People IRL have to understand, I'm not going the funeral of my friend because of the risk of #covid #TakeAChillPill
It doesn't mean I don't care for the family or my deceased friend
To make matters more concrete, my wife's MAGA-Q cousin worked at the hospice my friend was in & has covid &worked a few shifts while feeling bad before getting tested
I have enough serious health problems &don't need to add #COVID19 or #LongCovid to the list
He was an avid masker, so he'd understand
Rant over
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Good morning to readers. Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Some career news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically reduced the company’s workforce.
I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.
But this time, alone.
day 8
@oatmeal
A Little Wordy #8 🎨❌🤡✅ 77% https://theoatmeal.com/wordy?date=04-24-23
yikes, made a wrong guess today that cost me 2 pts.
@simdoes @ethanschoonover I have Bot Sentinel extension installed and I enabled the option to show the ratings of all posters. 21% is the Bot Sentinel rating for dril. their scale is 0-24% - normal, 25-49% - satisfactory, 50-74% -disruptive and 75-100%- problematic.
@ethanschoonover it's both hilarious and troubling that instead of dealing with a failed rocket launch Musk is spending a big part of his weekend trying to figure out how to deal with a #twitter shitposter. Its clear he has no idea how to deal with the situation but wants to find some kind of angle to ban #dril.
@oatmeal
day 7
A Little Wordy #7 🎨🤡✅ 83% https://theoatmeal.com/wordy?date=04-23-23
Feeling stupid for not getting it after the visual clue.
Schools bought millions of Chromebooks in 2020 — and three years later, they’re starting to break https://flip.it/o0rqXP
We can all take individual action to reduce our carbon footprint, but it would be really helpful if all our governments stopped subsidizing fossil fuel industry billionaires.
#EarthDay
Refugee from twitter. I am into math, tech, clean energy, EVs, COVID info, books, movies, music.
Based in Toronto. Support Ukraine.
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