Coworker/friend/loved one: "So why is XYZ happening?"

Brain: Aww yiss. I will anticipate all possible questions and forks in the conversation, say it all, thus saving everyone time.

Brain: Wait. Remember how you've been trying to keep it brief? Try that now.

Me: "Well, it was 8:30am after all."

Coworker/friend/loved one: "Er ... I'm sorry what now?"

Brain: They took the bait. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE

Me, 5 mins later: "... yeah so anyway, what was the question again?"

Let's not be hasty.

Surely free-range, organic, gluten-free sand would be the bestest source material ever.

Just waiting for a mate

What's up with the disembodied hand tucked up high on the right of that tall heap of grass?

It might depends on the AI.

I can't speak for Bard, but ChatGPT's data isn't any more recent than 2021. As it often reminds me.

It absolutely is.

If you recall from 9/11, many people made the decision to jump from those buildings, rather that get burned to death. And by "decision", I mean something fundamentally primal, and not a rational human being weighing the odds.

The drive to survive is strong in us. Fire is I believe at the top of the hierarchy of motivators deeply woven into our brain to avoid.

As another poster said regarding this particular thread, those people very likely succumbed to smoke inhalation before being burned. Not a great comfort, but it sounds preferable to being conscious and aware when the fire closes in.

... I think it's time to go look at videos of kittens and puppies now.

Random thought that's totally pointless here:

If he took all of his weapons and all of his ammo to a shooting range, and if he prepped to the best of his ability before beginning, how long would it take for him to shoot off all 26,000 rounds, if he tried as hard as he could to fire them off as quickly as possible? By himself, with nobody else helping, just to be clear.

Feel free to throw out best case scenarios.

Classic :D

In case there's anyone on this planet who has yet to see this commercial:

https://youtu.be/7C-vYY3SBDE

TBH for many years it's felt like most accounts (or at least the ones that bubbled up into my feed) were angry people venting about whatever. Like, the angrier they were, the more engagement they were hoping for. That was a surefire way for me to at least move on to someone else, or to just close the app. Don't need anyone harshing my mellow. The shouty people can go find a wall to yell at.

I barely get on these days. And I don't doubt that it's gotten worse.

If you need more fodder for a future response, you could break down both "seasonal and holiday decorations".

List the common/popular seasons/holidays where decorations are brought out, before or after having described your plant. For example:

• my plant is not a Valentine's Day card

• my plant is not an Easter egg, or made of chocolate

• my plant is not a firework

• my plant is not a somber meditation of the lives of our troops lost in battle

• my plant is not a Halloween decoration

• my plant is not a turkey dinner

• my plant is not a Christmas ornament, nor is it a Christmas tree

• my plant is not a large, illuminated ball, sliding down a pole between 11:59pm Dec 31 and 12:00am Jan 1, not is it a party hat or party favor

• etc

I'm sure you could throw together a much better list than the one above :)

Fwiw, it can be helpful to call out the date for such changes. Preferably in YYYY-MM-DD (ISO 8601).

While it's helpful to link to an off-site timezone converter tool (thanks for that, btw), "today" can be a different date, depending on where in the world you are. For example, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

Reminds me of the X-windows logo