It is not a surprise that I use Google street view so often. In city wrangling it helps so much to see what is next door and across the street rather than trying to look for numbers while driving. Also, seriously Google, the view of my cabin in Otter Lake is from September 2008. Do another drive by already! [link]

eta: home view is March 2015, which a bit more recent. House looks about the same, even with the same cars.

I've actually thought about adding a 'like' button for Buffistas 2.0.

I've thought about that too, but often I find myself using that on FB and feeling lazy. Where here we are more talky meat.

Yeah, we would have to revisit the whole idea of cultural norms here, I think. Even though it's not the same kind of social currency we were thinking about all those years ago.

I also love Google Streetview for things like that! I've used it to double-check that routes have sidewalks and etc.

In the long run, I prefer the simplicity of not having reaction buttons here, of needing to use my words. But it is also fun to reference pop culture, so talking about like buttons is good.

Meanwhile, in Britain during a heat wave: Teenage boys wear skirts to protest their headmaster's "no shorts" uniform policy

And ditto for bus drivers in France.

Tales of the Co-Workers:

"Guess what I just did!" chorus of "What?" "I installed our program with the standard installation process and it worked without any errors!" "No!" "What?" "Buy a lottery ticket!"

I'm thinking of getting TSA PreCheck because of the hardware in my leg now. Seems like it'll make going through security easier if I have to explain every time that I'm a cyborg. Anyone have any thoughts on that idea?

That seems reasonable, Zen.

I like that we have to use our words here instead of hitting reaction buttons. Even if we simply say "like".

An article about the horse who plays Ross Poldark's horse in Poldark.

I like that we have to use our words here instead of hitting reaction buttons. Even if we simply say "like".

Me too.