I tend to use the names of angels for my personal devices (which surprisingly was inspired by this and not NGE)

For laptops I tend to use demons instead, just seems to fit better (which actually was inspired by Gundam IBO but this is the list)

For example:

• desktop (Linux side) is Raziel
• desktop (windows side 😩) is Azrael
• main laptop is Gusion
• eBay Thinkpad is Barbatos

“3! 2! 1!” Is just what I say when doing some potentially deleterious action after rsyncing a few key directories to a separate volume

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I’m all about efficiency

No, I don’t think I will actually

I think one of the reasons why we’re still seeing this done by journalists is because Elon’s takeover is probably relevant to whatever it is they’re reporting. I’ve definitely seen articles just refer to it as “X”. But whenever it’s a story about some crazy racist shit someone said or how poorly their advertising business is doing, it’s “formerly Twitter”.

That said, I think online people who aren’t writing for news outlets and aren’t insane will — for the most part — always call it Twitter out of spite until the site either dies or Musk sells it and it changes back.

I see a private ambulance service driving around my town occasionally and it always makes my skin crawl

I’d argue the pager explosions were just a different form factor of carpet bombing

You simply underestimate the duplicitous nature of the [country name] immigrant /s

I think going back in time and video gaming Reagan would be a good start

I don’t remember what it was but I read something recently that said “up to 30+” and I had to reread it a few times