toynbee

joined 2 years ago
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

I got offered a job at NASA. It was very tempting, primarily because I would have gotten to see space maneuvers.

However, they had no WFH openings and the department that was offering me a position was only using technologies with which I was already familiar. Unfortunately I had to decline.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

It's important to note that I said "wrong," not "incorrect."

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

There are at least two things wrong with your statement.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

"Nobody cares if you're dead" is a very sad statement. Hopefully my wife and kid would at least notice.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

My brother, who has a Ph.D. in pure mathematics, says that all a doctorate means is that you've learned to talk a lot.

I don't and never will have one, so this is the only relevant information I have.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't begrudge her the right to be warm, but it did make the cups look a lot less pretty. The ones I had were shaped differently, but basically this:

Aluminum cups example

I got them at a thrift shop, so no clue what brand they were. I think I technically still have them somewhere but have only used them once any time even remotely recently.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I used to make, consume and share a lot of frozen beverages. I had a set of aluminum cups that I loved, but everyone else hated them because they started frosting over as soon as the frozen drink was poured in. My then girlfriend, now wife, would only use them with a towel wrapped around them for insulation.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I once posted this picture in response to someone here on lemmy and they responded "I've got that book right behind me." (Possibly paraphrased)

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Thank you for putting in the work!

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

When do the blondes, brunettes and redheads show up?

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