Levi Breederland @levisan@qoto.org

@sabbatical Both would be amazing!

The thought was inspired by trying to figure out what I was looking at, and everything was covered in big bushy trees, so I guess there's upsides to both options.

Fun linguistic fact: the Dutch word for "lawyer" is "advocaat" and that word shares the same etymological root as the English "advocate". Is that not perfect or what?

Bonus related fact: there's also a (delicious) brandy-based drink sold in called advocaat and one of the theories behind the name is that it was originally called advocatenborrel, or "lawyers' drink"

Companies that do "street view" photography should intentionally photograph streets with things like deciduous trees in the sidewalk during times of the year when they are leafless

@harvhat I like that logic!

You see a social media account that, contrary to the norm, requires your "follow" to be approved. Do you take this to mean that the person doesn't want not-actual-friends to follow?

@sabbatical whoa!

Finally I have found a solution

https://xkcd.com/710/

I'm kidding, I don't not want friends. I just want different friend-ing

I'd like to have my remains put in one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G2Q1qsoGEU

A different social circle of mine has been sharing personal bingo cards so I might as well stick mine here as well.

https://youtu.be/cLUD_NGE370

I love the airplane taking off from the car though I'm not quite sure what the point is. Never seen that before!

Also didn't expect this video to be a period piece—I thought it as going to be something new but talking about the old.

I love how basic the explanation is (and needs to be, I guess). It's written like the audience knows nothing. Which makes sense considering 1937.

Last time I read this strip, I didn't know the song. Now I know the song.

10/10 would sing again.

https://xkcd.com/1052/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGpYa8UO0E

Fiction that surrounds a single workplace and, of course, the romance that happens, makes me wonder:

Why don’t all these (fictional) workplaces ban romantic/sexual relationships between staff? Other than the fact that it wouldn’t be a good story without it, of course.

I just read a Forbes article offering "eight tips to master the art of small talk" and it was horrid.

#1: use positive self-talk to reduce anxiety.

Yeah that doesn't help.

#2: don't forget there's a reason for small talk.

Yeah duh there's a reason but that doesn't mean it's not inefficient and often useless.

#3: show interest in the other person
#4: ask questions
#5: be verbose
#6: ask verbose questions

Could've just said "adhere to stereotypical politeness guidelines" and covered all four in one point but we needed padding, I guess?

#7: act like extroverts

There we go, finally saying it outright.

#8: do #1

Wow, great article. 10/10. My life has been greatly improved.

Updating my Vancouver Edmonton road trip cheat sheet after another visit with the family

https://levisan.me/articles/vancouver-%E2%86%94%EF%B8%8F-edmonton-road-trip-guide.html

When I hear "wardrobe malfunction" my first thought is always that the person is talking about the second time the children went in The Wardrobe.

"Once there was a man who held a political make-work job ... shining a brass cannon around a courthouse. He did this for years ... but he was not getting ahead in the world. So one day he quit his job, drew out his savings, bought a brass cannon—and went into business for himself."