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Innocuous In Innisfil 🇨🇦Dec 3, 2024

The forecast for 150+ cm on December 11th has disappeared from The Weather Network this morning. Either it was a mistake, a prank, or they were worried about creating panic early. Like " call in the army" type of panic.

#DodgedABullet

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vvbudh Jun 25, 2024

@rolarizpe this helped me not fall into a pit just now. Even if things could be bad. I’m still not on windows and that, that makes things feel okay right now. Thank you for reminding me of this. #linux #windows #DarkTimes #dodgedabullet

Tom Lorenz Jul 22, 2023

I can now cross Start A Cooking Fire off of my bucket list. All is well, nobody got hurt, and there was zero damage. The contents of the frying pan I was using suddenly caught fire, so it was just a matter of pulling the pan off the stove and waiting a couple of seconds for the material to burn off. Still, that was pretty intense—and it’s over. #Whew #DodgedABullet #AdrenalineSurge

AI8W Apr 16, 2023

#WatchingOverMe #electrical #Safety #SeeSomethingSaySomething #HolyFuckBuckets #HolyShit #DodgedABullet

Wife: Honey? This outlet feels warm. I was going to vacuum.
Me: Are the lights in the basement on? (knowing that circuit is connected because I'm a nerd who maps out the electric circuits in the house Just Because (tm) )
Wife: Yes, let me turn them off.
Me: gets screwdriver and voltage detector.
Me: takes outlet apart.
Me: finds this: (pics attached)
My wife is a friggin hero - kept the NEW (to us) house from burning down.
Moral: If something doesn't seem right, even if it's "dumb", speak up.. It could save your house, or someone's life.

JT Feb 13, 2023

Do you ever stop and think of the weird bullets we, as society, have dodged?
Like that famous time Stanislav Petrov decided not to report what looked like incoming missiles - deeming it a computer issue - and thus saved us from what could have genuinely been a nuclear weapons incident?

Or more importantly, that time that Goldeneye (the James Bond film) almost had a title track by Ace of Base but luckily didn't?

Incredible how lucky we are.
#Goldeneye #JamesBond #AceOfBase #dodgedabullet

pocket full of hawthornes 💦Feb 12, 2023

well, i *was* thinking of hitting the grocery store on my way home but after i caught sight of the small crowd at the entrance and the troop of #GirlScouts spawn camping there... i figured maaaybe i give the #diabetes a rest. this time.

stupid blood sugar.

#GirlScoutCookies #DodgedABullet

Rev. Eric Burrows-Stone ⳨Feb 4, 2023

When I see stuff like this, I’m glad my tradition has historically eschewed vestments! 😬 #dodgedabullet

I had something like that happen at a company I had done a #takehome for. I shipped a bare-bones proof of concept that did everything, but wasn't pretty but also used an off-the-shelf module. I figured I was two days in for a week project.

And they just sat on it. I asked if the module was alright, the recruiter had no idea... and later they just said that they were disappointed I didn't use the time to do something more stylish or cool.

#dodgedabullet

Terra Field Feb 3, 2023

LMAO I opened #vscode for the first time in almost year on my personal laptop and look what the last project I had open in it was, bahahahahahhaha #TakeHome #FuckTakeHomes #lmao #DodgedABullet #engineering #InterviewTheater

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alethe

Nov 24, 2022

@jerry @ojensen @dylanowendylan Agreed! The first time I was asked to become CISO, the company knew of a massive breach and were concealing it. They wanted someone to “fix things” but it was already too late. I refused the position before knowing of the issue - later, when they reached out for IR services the picture became very clear. #DodgedABullet