Almost Plausible is a show where three friends take ordinary objects (for example, a paperclip, a ceiling fan, or a toilet brush) and create movie plots based on those objects.

Full disclaimer: This is my podcast.

You could call them The Silent Generation.

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No, wait…

In my last house, the previous owners left a folder with information about various known quirks, which came in handy. They also left manuals for things like the stove and fireplace, as well as contact info for contractors they had used over the years. It ended up being a sort of owner’s manual for the house that we really appreciated. We did the same when we moved out.

My current house… There’s an under-cabinet CD player/radio in the kitchen that I almost never use, and the previous owners left the soundtrack to the Trolls movie in it, so I guess there’s that?

Yeah, most of these aren’t funny, but this one is great. Perhaps because of the less funny ones leading up to this.

Because I’ve seen this sort of thing happen several times in various contexts, I’ve long said that you should never write something you don’t want to send. Not even as a joke that you plan to immediately delete. It’s amazing how your brain will unexpectedly hit “send” instead of “delete.”

Weekend?

Radiolab has a great episode about Stockholm Syndrome, and how what we think we know is wrong.

Inside Man

That’s still a pretty wild wealth gap, though. The difference between one million and one billion is about a billion.

The Old Reader is pretty close.

Venture capital

I loved BoingBoing 20(ish) years ago. Several years ago I stopped visiting because SO MANY of their posts were just ads. I went to the site today because a friend linked to a story and just… Wow. The site is cancer now.

Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em all. If they want to fight so badly, they can fight each other directly. Don’t get the rest of us involved.

I have a podcast that I create with a couple of friends. We take an ordinary object—such as a ceiling fan, or a paper clip, or a toilet brush—and we create a movie plot based on that object. The show is called Almost Plausible, and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

My grandmother used to give me Wheat Thins in these bowls. I miss her. I’m in my early 40s.

Not quite what you’re looking for, but I really enjoyed The Taste of Conquest by Michael Krondl.

Considering those are Spanish plates, I’d say you’re right!

When I first read your question, I thought it was a hypothetical situation. Like an improv exercise or something.

Anyway, I was bitten by a racoon once. Everything turned out alright in the end for both me and the racoon.

So here are some timely tips to help protect your location privacy.

The article explains each one in detail, but the list is:

• Disable Mobile Advertising Identifiers
• Audit Your Apps’ Trackers and Permissions
• Disable Real-Time Tracking with Airplane Mode
• Separate Devices for Separate Purposes

I grew up in Hawaii and used to visit Florida because my grandmother had a winter place there. I agree with your comment completely.