@thedan84 Starting small. I keep fighting temptation where those things are concerned.
@matigo That's awesome. I hope she didn't overhear "the expert" denigrating her work.
@matigo "When you have something that reliably handles a large workload for 24 years under your belt, you can come back and express your opinion."
@larand They were doing it clear up into the 1970s. My left hand was slammed into a car door when I was three. Almost lost fingers. Had to learn to be a righty but gradually shifted back to my left in grade school. Penmanship teacher pretty much beat the attempt out of me. Hateful old woman.
// @matigo @hazardwarning
@literary People are unspeakably rude anymore. No filters. Not having to face someone makes that a lot easier. I couldn't imagine tearing down someone like that. If it ever happened here, that person would be sent head first out the door.
@literary Sidekick wrote a similar email when a publisher that fluffed her off came calling, years later, to try and sign her.
Now researching something I once thought heretical. Buying a pre-assembled, VR-ready gaming PC.
Also giving serious thought to replacing the Mac Mini with an iMac. Another thing I would never have considered in the past.
@streakmachine That was my thought. Phone booths are something I have not seen in years. Just empty husks where they used to be. Same with ISDN connections. Hearing of the two, in concert, is pretty neat.
// @matigo