I remembered a worse time (than being the one who kills access):

One of my vendors had won the contract that my company currently held with an automaker. It was told to me in confidence, as they thought it was going to be announced later that month. I was also told because they were looking to hire me to keep all the day-to-day knowledge.

It was finally announced… EIGHT. MONTHS. LATER.

While I never said anything (it could have tucked a major deal and got myself and a few others in legal hot water), I was always quick to counsel my underlings to move to other positions or get jobs somewhere else.

My brother was on the list of names once.

I was not allowed to tell him, but HR let me take off that day and had someone else do it.

I remember being the server guy who had to stay late on Fridays and remove access at 6pm.

I got a panicked call from someone who couldn’t save the file he was working on. It was for a project set to go live on Tuesday.

I had to break it to him that he was just let go.

Not sure what’s up with your feed, but mine is… not that.

The ends of both earbuds are a singular panel that clicks. Click once to fo “A”, double click for “B”, etc.

I set mine up so a single click will start/stop media. It will also answer or close phone calls.

Even mediocre Beets earbuds have physical “click panels”. I’ve used mine in the Upper Peninsula at -18F with gloves, hood, and ear covers.

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I do, but I’m handicapped.

ETA: I don’t really care if a non-handicapped person uses it.

On cold nights, my oldest cat demands that I make a “bed tent” with my legs so she can sleep under the blankets without being touched.

I’ve fallen asleep in this position more than once.

“all-straight-non-millenial-white-guy fire crews”

“Stocking stuffers” in my home are there to keep the kids occupied when it’s not their turn to open gifts.

Maybe $25 total in a stocking.

Succumb.

This is your life now.

My wife’s cat* hated me and I didn’t see her for 9 months. She was an indoor cat.

*(We got two rescue cats the day after we moved into our house. It’s not like I butted into a long relationship.)

Oh, some of them need laughed or yelled at, for certain.

I, however, need continued employment.

Poker face.

No matter what I am thinking internally, it does not show externally. Essential skill for customer service.

So… interfering in an interference case.

I had a cat that, for 16 years, would unerringly launch herself onto my groin as I lay in bed. Swapping places with my partner did not help. Only her passing released me.

I hadn’t known a thing about this until last year.

I was a 0/10 until college, though I have improved quite a bit over the past few decades using tabletop role-playing games. I can now keep several blobs in my head and know the general distances between each.

I’m still flummoxed with colors and definition, but I’m happy with what I have.

“How much fluff?”

“YES”

My favorite is “skratch labs”, though it is… gatorade-adjacent.