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the Chris Evans of the friends group (aka enthusiastic supporter of awesome folks). she/her. here to hang out with my friends. not here to debate.


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Thank you 💙💙💙

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The case my boss knew about was someone who didn't have a history of success while WFH, but it does seem really really weird!

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TIL my F500 company will not consider WFH as an ADA accommodation, which is such hardcore fucked up nonsense I don't even begin to have words for it

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Right? I ended up sticking with the bleach and vinegar mixing, but with the audience of this survey I had to clarify that it results in toxic gases 🙃

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It was a very lovely surprise! 💙

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It was really lovely and unexpected! 💙

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Thank you so much 💙💙💙💙💙

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It was wonderful to hear! 💙

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Apparently I'm great to work with and love what I do! (The latter part is very true!) 💙💙💙

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Very very good things! 💙

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Not even a little! It was really really great! But thank you for offering! 💙💙💙

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Very good! Someone asked another person how they did a report, and the answer was, I don't do that, ainsley does, so I just ask her, and that I love doing the reports (true!) and am great to work with (which other people chimed in to agree with) 🎉

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I am so so curious about whether anyone in that conversation (about me) I just overheard had any idea I was in the room, but despite being so exhausted that coming into the office today was an absolutely terrible idea, it was worth it to eavesdrop.

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Ooh, excellent. Thank you!

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Oh, that is very cool! Thank you! 💙

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How terrible!!! (And thank you!)

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Yes! That's a lot of drudgery handled, freeing up the humans to use the data instead of collecting it! 💙

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Oh, fabulous! Thank you! 💙

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Oh, very cool! Thank you!!! 💙

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So lovely that it's being used to automate the fun things and not the drudgery 🙃 Thank you!

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Oh, that is very cool!!! Thank you!

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Ooh, thank you! 💙

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Thank you!!! 💙

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(For additional, probably unnecessary, context, I am both new to the team and know grandboss is very pro-AI. So I am trying to tread lightly but honestly, which is challenging since my typical tread is most often compared to that of an elephant.)

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Brilliant! Thank you! 💙

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💙💙💙

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(On the other side, regarding generative "AI", I have the stolen training data, the water usage, and the examples of glue pizza, eating rocks, and mixing bleach and vinegar. Have you seen other examples of things like the last one, where the suggestions can kill people?)

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Today's task: competing this work survey about AI that is NOT anonymous 😭 Pals, do you have good examples of where machine learning has been good and useful because of its ability to process vast quantities of data? I vaguely remember seeing some stories about this, especially in science. TY! 💙

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This series is WONDERFUL; I definitely recommend it!

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I finally read this last night and it was SO FABULOUS and so much fun and they are so in love 💙

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(Note to self: you have at least four symptoms that you're anemic again, please take some iron and see if that resolves anything)

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I am hoping it will be a potential way to get medicine into Sasha if I ever need to do that! She hasn't been particularly enthusiastic about treats before but eating off my mom's hand is a good sign about how much she likes this. 😻

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Thank you; you're fabulous in-person too, obvs! 💙💙💙

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💙💙💙

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Thank you 💙💙💙

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Oh! In positive news, I've introduced Sasha to churu and she's a VERY big fan, to the extent that she'll not just eat it off my hand but my mom's as well (Sasha likes mom but generally doesn't make contact; Sasha prefers humans sitting on the floor and mom isn't usually able to do that).

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I am very tired after 12 hours of being with people, so thank you for listening to my exhausted thoughts 💙

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(My mom literally laughed at me when I said I was nervous about seeing him in person, and she was 100% correctly assessing how ridiculous the concern is, but ~42 years of being unlikeable in person leaves a big mental wound, even with 3 years of the effort to change that bearing fruit.)

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Thank you 💙

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I did get to see one of my bosses for the first time in 5 years! I don't think I have completely alienated him yet by being awkward in person? But I participated in everything I was invited to today, including the meal out afterward (I wore my mask all day and got take-out).

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I will go the ADA accommodation route if needed, but I just got a new GP so I have no idea how that request would be received. Being in the office is so stressful for me my watch registers my heart rate as vigorous exercise, in addition to all the physical reasons I can't manage it.

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I am trying very very hard to demonstrate that I will 100% show up in person for work stuff voluntarily if there is a need so please please don't try to make me work from an office regularly. There's no one I work with regularly in my office!

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Right???

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Perfect! 💙

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I will drink it all for you! It's one of my favorites! Do you want my English Breakfast? 💙

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YES 💙💙💙

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Thank you!!! (And added you on Ravelry, though I've barely posted anything.) 💙

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Ooh, how soft is silk yarn? I haven't tried it, but that might be fun! I'd love recs for that and soft cotton! Probably only buying one skein, so maybe up $30? Thanks! 💙

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oof that's rough 💙💙💙

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lol once I took the other skein out of the bag I figured this out, whew! New yarn dilemma: Mom wants a non-scratchy scarf, but I have no idea what this yarn is (I bought it 10+ years ago). Friends with sensory issues, any suggestions for non-scratchy fibers? (Specific brand recs welcome.)

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