I sign papers with customers from all over the world, and if I get to sign first and need to add a date, I invariably go for YYYY-MM-DD from ISO-8601. If they go first it’s most often illegible to readers without any cultural context.

Me agrees.

Yeah, in those cases I sometimes just put “she” instead. If they are the type of person to get upset by that (presumably because it’s a he that doesn’t want to be mistaken for a she), it’s precisely the person I want to offend. Reasonable people don’t care.

This holds true for many professions. “Bullshit Jobs” by David Graeber comes to mind.

Never go back to front.

Yeah, let’s call it a self defence cable instead. Like a corded taser.

Nah, industrial communication protocols in the IT industry uses lots of master/slave terminology. E.g. Modbus and Profibus DP comes to mind.

That’s really clever, I’m stealing that.

When a toddler is finally all dressed up and ready to go, they invariably suddenly need a diaper change. Is it the same with your wife?

That cheese sounds interesting, where would I find it?

Ted sounds like quite the importer/exporter. I feel like he should focus more on the imports than the exports. E.g. latex, diapers, chips and long matches.

Makes sense. Wanting to sleep is basically choosing unconsciousness over consciousness. Even when tired I’d rather be conscious.

Louis XVI was prosecuted and found guilty of high treason and crimes against the state by the National Convention during the French revolution, so it does happen from time to time.

They are not Kings and Queens

I understand the sentiment, but I hate this phrase. If any of the e.g. Scandinavian royals would exhibit this kind of behaviour and lawlessness, the monarchy would be dismantled in a heartbeat. It’s mostly for show, and the monarchy only exists for as long as the people want it to.

The majority of users are either a communist or almost a communist.

I was 97% communist at the last measurement. I think I will get the final 3% any day now, God willing.

a human produces 1.35 deaths per 100M miles driven

My car has been driven around 100k miles by a human, i.e. it has produced 0.00135 deaths. Is that like a third of a pinky toe?

Most.

(Also a made up statistic)

Doesn’t matter, everyone should brush, at least 2 times a day. And don’t forget to floss!

I’ve been happy with all my FatMax line of tools so far, especially the tape measure. Thanks for the tip on the utility knife, will look for it!

I am all for more public transportation in this country

In which country? Sorry, couldn’t tell from the context.