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In reply to @aardrian.

@aardrian @sbourne At the risk of crossing some lines, I have a question. Do you like wearing the shirts? Are the shirts comfortable for you/your favorites/you like wearing them because they're well-made or whatever? If any of these return true, then nothing else matters, including whether or not you can pull off a particular look. Signed: Someone who has had a ton of trouble with body image issues over my life.

In reply to @technolass.

@technolass Yeah they sound weird here because we're in a valley and the thunder bounces off the surrounding mountains.

In reply to @MichiganPal.

@MichiganPal I'm glad things are quiet on your end.

In reply to @jan.

@jan Send the asteroid. Send it now.

In reply to @bruce_toews.

@bruce_toews That would not be pleasant. But I would do it if someone needed it.

In reply to @catileptic.

@catileptic Google will find a way to sink lower. There's always something lower.

In reply to @Pawpower.

@Pawpower I hope you have a fabulous Monday too.

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace @FreakyFwoof @ladymunch @fireborn @Caoimhe If I were you Drew I think I'd hate my life just because all the blind people know who you work for and then think you're supposed to have solved all the accessibility problems. Do you have "Not my problem" in an auto-responder yet?

In reply to @Nonya_Bidniss.

@Nonya_Bidniss @Wolven This.

In reply to @amy0223.

@amy0223 I'm not a huge fan of quiche but am absolutely here for that smoothy.

In reply to @lauren.

@lauren @fireborn @adora So by way of example, Seeing AI from Microsoft uses AI now for image recognition. I use it sometimes to try to figure out, say, what a label on a can says, or what color my shirt is. It sometimes gets these wrong and I need to double check with a sighted person. There's also OCR, which is technically in this category and which all too frequently still has to be manually corrected for readability/accuracy of text.

In reply to @bruce_toews.

@bruce_toews I think at the heart of it independence means that we were able to do it on our own time/at our own initiative. At least that's the thing that sticks out for me a lot of the time.

In reply to @summersun704.

@summersun704 Oh man, will do definitely.

In reply to @Pawpower.

@Pawpower @wesderby @kernsac Yes. Totally over the heat and humidity here too. Not sure I'm looking forward to winter because that brings its own issues, but at least fall.

In reply to @FreakyFwoof.

@FreakyFwoof Terrible travel days suck. I hope you get some time to chill after that.

In reply to @boogiechild.

@boogiechild Stay cool. Literally.

In reply to @devinprater.

@devinprater The only people who ever fob off one letter here or there being incorrect as not a big deal are the ones who have never had to manually correct OCRed texts so they can be used.

In reply to @feoh.

@feoh Maybe people wouldn't look to communism or anarchism if capitalists didn't spend so much time and energy letting the worst parts of human nature flourish and then not standing up the infrastructure to offset that for the sake of profit. This is like Christians letting all kinds of evil flourish in their ranks, and then bemoaning the existence of atheists.

In reply to @bryansmart.

@bryansmart Politician spam is so rampant that I get spam from politicians in states where I don't even live. And they all think my name is Ryan for some reason. Sometimes I want to find the Ryan who had this number before me and strangle him for signing up for all the damn campaign texts.

In reply to @aurooba.

@aurooba Sending you internet hugs. It's counter-intuitive but sometimes a vacation, even in the middle of the world being on fire, is the best thing for you.