Ersatz Cliff
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Sad, bad, and inconsequential to know
30 UNDER 30: Cliff, founder of durrt, a disruptive AI-first sod farming startup
we enabled the TV’s art screensaver so that the toddler has something to look at that isn’t over-stimulating or addictive, and now I’m getting haunted by an Edwardian French Impressionist Boy Ghost
I appreciate that Gen Z/Alpha are discovering the “We Have Sid Meier’s Civilization at Home” that had to tide us nerds over in the long years between Civs II and III. They’re probably baffled by the fact that you can create armies of lawyers, televangelists, & ecoterrorists; a true 90s time capsule
One rare thing I miss about unemployment was having the time to post this stupid bullshit to Facebook and within five minutes getting texts “how’s the job search going 😉 ”
No. We’re not doing “back in my day, men were men, basketball was physical, flopping was forbidden, and the game had HEART” for *2016*
Old doodle. Appreciate the subtle ashtray gag indicating he’s a replicant. Admittedly, the scene would be an improvement over the job search process in 2026
Whenever someone (from the company or user base) politely suggests “y’know, if we insult/shut down *every* user for daring to use this resource, there‘s no reason it won’t be replaced by ChatGPT,” a mod replies w/ some variation of this. It‘s classic DARVO tactics but lower-stakes & therefore funny
I ration screen time carefully. But all I have to do is say “Ms. Rachel” for him to make this expression, lol. She has Generation Beta on more of a lockdown than Dylan has on Boomers
Trump may still prove to be the American Churchill (by launching his own disastrous Dardanelles campaign)
kid’s asleep. Time to indulge in my new shameful hobby (functional programming)
Candlepin bowling CONS: splits on almost every frame PROS: possibility of strategic gutter balls that earn you a spare, akin to bunting in baseball