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Also an episode of Black Mirror.

I think they meant Ptolemaic.

In this situation, I’m not saying whether the advice was good or bad. I’m saying it was a bad way to present his viewpoint and, even if the recipient agreed with him, unlikely to get a positive response.

And for what it’s worth, it didn’t. Not from me, not from the girl, not from the people in the room who weren’t directly personally invested in the situation.

edit: Corrected spelling.

While your argument is compelling, I still have my doubts about your sincerity.

It seems like you might not actually be agreeing with me.

One girlfriend, one wife.

One of my groomsmen always defended his fear of water by saying “there could be kaiju army crawling under there, you don’t know!”

When I got my first girlfriend pregnant, my dad said to me “as far as I can tell, your options are abortion or adoption.”

At the time, I didn’t want to be a dad, but that wasn’t the right response. I get the same energy from yours.

That’s a constant concern in my land locked state, so it’s good to be sure.

FWIW, my state is basically the opposite of land locked. I’m not comfortable with telling lies. I don’t mind saying things that are inaccurate to make someone laugh but I don’t want to make anyone believe those claims.

I suspect they meant the patterned clothing that confuses cameras.

I am against constant surveillance and these are huge privacy violations, especially because it seems very unlikely they’re storing the media exclusively locally. Also, the fact that they can be more discreet than many other options for recording is concerning.

The first two ads I ever saw for these were of a guy using them to quietly cheat at, IIRC, a board game; and of someone having a conversation, only to realize the other party was recording it. They looked like legit ads, but I’m not sure how anyone could think that was positive press.

All that said, the number of people advocating violence in response is alarming. Depending on the environment, I feel the appropriate response is to ask the wearer to remove them and then, if they refuse, remove either yourself or them from the situation. Obviously no one solution fits all situations and there may be situations where violence is warranted, but it is surprising to me that it seems to be the default.

edit: Recently started using a new keyboard on my phone, had to correct a word it chose for me. The meaning I was trying to convey was not altered.

You know, I think I’ve had a very similar conversation with you, or someone like you, previously.

Username … Uh … Might check out.

It worked in Burn Notice.

Isn’t that a hair style?

I think that there was a mix-up of what “their” was referring to in this line of conversation. It seems to me like you two are saying the same thing otherwise.

OC initially referred to it as “my laptop,” you’re correct about that, but that’s kind of a colloquialism - or has been everywhere I work. “My system” just refers to the hardware into which you login, assuming they provide you with such. I refer to the laptop my employer provided as “my laptop” or “my work laptop” if there’s a need to disambiguate, but I’m under no illusions regarding what would happen to the hardware if I left the company.

Also, though my work laptop isn’t locked down like that person’s is, I’m not going to install anything not work related or login to any personal accounts. After all, I agree with you: it’s the employer’s laptop provided to allow me to advance their interests.

Okta works on my tablet, but provides a mysterious “there was a problem” error on my phone. Both are running Graphene.

It’s literally the only reason I turn on my tablet.

I’ve recently had several appointments with a specialist. Most of them required me to show up between 0615 and 0630.

He doesn’t come in until 0800.

What if I accidentally say “this baby can fit so many spywares in it” instead?

For what it’s worth, I was referring to a nemesis of Superman. Admittedly it was a bit of a stretch.

What happens if I say your username backwards?