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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I’m not a Biden superfan either but I think people need to be aware of the reality. I have kids that don’t feel like voting because “Biden does not excite them”. While he doesn’t excite me either, it’s important to understand that not voting for Biden is essentially a step in the direction of the “other guy”, which happens to me MUCH MUCH WORSE than Biden.

    It’s naive to think that you can go from a to z without going through b, c, d, etc… We don’t vote for the ideal candidate, we vote for one that at least seems to be pointing in the right direction and has a chance to win.

    Also remember that this whole “both sides are the same shit, so why vote” idea was spread around exactly to discourage people from voting. It’s key to be mindful of that.


  • Man, I’m sad 😔.

    I knew him personally (we worked for the same company at a point in time, although very different departments). I’m also a heavy vim user.

    We once were in the same meeting where the unsuspecting meeting chair was taking nodes in emacs org-mode. Most of other meeting members were not geeks, so nobody knew who Bram was. I said “Bram, look at this, they’re taking notes in emacs just to piss you off”, to which he responded “yeah, and it is horrible…” 😁

    Farewell and :wq


  • Ask around the table who has fast reflexes. Get a $10 bill, scrunch it a bit and put it on the table (a bit like a ball). Ask the person to position their hand some 4 inches above the bill, palm down. Then, position your hand much higher (1.5ft) also face down and bet that person that you can grab that bill before they do.

    It’s misleading because of the distance but if you’re just normal fast by the time they react you’ll already have the bill in your hands.