Bwahahahaha

Ron: "Amanda, I only see the good in you." (with an indulgent, fatherly smile)
Me: "Really? I'll have to try harder."

Bwahahahaha

Ron: "Amanda, I only see the good in you." (with an indulgent, fatherly smile)
Me: "Really? I'll have to try harder."

From Pwe, reposted because I think it's important:

Mis-information continues to affect people's opinions, even after it has been corrected.

We'll probably never stop politicians from lying to us, but at least we can attempt to recognize when we're being manipulated.

From Pwe, reposted because I think it's important:

Mis-information continues to affect people's opinions, even after it has been corrected.

We'll probably never stop politicians from lying to us, but at least we can attempt to recognize when we're being manipulated.

Pleasant surprise

Ron brought his son Alex along to this conference. I first met Alex when he was ten or eleven, and he was a bright kid then. Whenever I meet a bright child with technical inclinations, I always worry just a little bit, because bright children who get sucked into technology early on have a tendency to become socially awkward adults.

I have not seen Alex in quite some time, so I was exceptionally surprised when the young man standing with Ron turned out to be his son. Alex is now old enough to legally drink (my memory is bad, so I don't recall if he's 21 or 22), and I'm pleased to say that while he is still bright, he is also socially adept and very well-spoken. I have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to talk to him without wanting to reach over and choke some sense into him (which is my all-too-frequent reaction to people in their early twenties).

Also, he has been known to play roleplaying games in the past. I'm now trying to convince him that he'd like to spend a weekend next June running around my property during the live game.

Pleasant surprise

Ron brought his son Alex along to this conference. I first met Alex when he was ten or eleven, and he was a bright kid then. Whenever I meet a bright child with technical inclinations, I always worry just a little bit, because bright children who get sucked into technology early on have a tendency to become socially awkward adults.

I have not seen Alex in quite some time, so I was exceptionally surprised when the young man standing with Ron turned out to be his son. Alex is now old enough to legally drink (my memory is bad, so I don't recall if he's 21 or 22), and I'm pleased to say that while he is still bright, he is also socially adept and very well-spoken. I have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to talk to him without wanting to reach over and choke some sense into him (which is my all-too-frequent reaction to people in their early twenties).

Also, he has been known to play roleplaying games in the past. I'm now trying to convince him that he'd like to spend a weekend next June running around my property during the live game.