My dad, trying to participate in my aviation geekery: "I heard about this plane crash a while ago, in Europe, involving a commuter airline called Germanwings..."

Me: 😬😬😬

Looking up Pittsburgh-bus-themed ornaments, and feeling genuinely sad over leaving this delightfully lore-drenched town.

- floating dumpsters
- Pittsburghese
- the Pittsburgh Potty
- Mister Rogers, Andy Warhol, August Wilson, Roberto Clemente, Rachel Carson, Billy Strayhorn, Mac Miller
- (also Kevin Sousa)
- our multi-billion-net-worth nonprofit
- “the furries are back”
- Pittsburgh Is Gotham (TM)
- pierogies
- the parking chair
- long live Heinz Field
- the bus mishaps…in a league of their own

You've heard of Elf on a Shelf. Now introducing...

#PiratesOfDarkWater

So, hi! It’s been a hell of a week. Like an “I need to update my Mastodon intro post” week.

I quit my job last Wed. I hit a massive wall with burnout, and could not take any more misery.

It was the right choice. I feel horrible leaving my colleagues so abruptly, but my lifestyle had become so unhealthy. I’m already much more relaxed.

So, let me know if you know of any salaried, non-FAANG, social-good-ish or under-the-hood-related UX openings in big cities? Thanks. 🙏🏽

This is freaking incredible.

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From Nathan Allebach (@.nathanallebach on Twitter) -

I periodically update this google doc that has almost every twitter meme template from over the years. If the ship goes down you can hold onto these overused jokes, as a treat

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mvq6HYMvX_0uB6z8Bph5LnmMkTtvgAqC2rpMDSSL2Eg/edit

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https://twitter.com/nathanallebach/status/1591795452101689346?s=46&t=awOY8zUSE2yWdCrdN_5tsA

Watching a Curiosity Stream documentary about volcanoes in southern Japan. I never thought about the importance of the dubbing voiceover artists’ inflections.

Shinto priests are explaining their beliefs and traditions regarding Mt. Unzen. I know enough Japanese to see they’re just explaining in a matter-of-fact way. But the VAs run the risk of a patronizing portrayal, depicting them as clinging to with a naive, infantile world view.