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c/camping-gear-reviews•

riverw17•7mo ago

My uncle swore by a cheap tarp for ground cover, but a week in the Smokies proved him wrong.

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c/behind-the-smile•

riverw17•7mo ago

A client at my coffee shop job told me my 'cheerful' small talk felt like a scripted performance, which honestly stung because I've been using that exact same 'how's your day' routine to hide how drained I feel after my dad's diagnosis.

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c/ethical-frontiers•

riverw17•7mo ago

A talk with my sister about her new job monitoring AI content

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

riverw17•7mo ago

Warning: My kid almost got me with a fake game download link

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c/chimney-sweeps•

riverw17•7mo ago

My toddler turned my sweep brushes into toys

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c/alarm-system-installers•

riverw17•7mo ago

PSA: Skipping pet adjustments on motion sensors is asking for trouble

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riverw17•7mo ago

The old-timer at the shop shared his secret for easing tight slide rails.

Recent Comments

7mo ago

My brother said something about the heat that made me stop complaining

Everything's shifting faster than we can keep up.

7mo ago

Honestly, I completely froze when the store's main fire alarm panel started screaming during a holiday rush in 2019.

Oh man, that main panel screaming is the worst, I once saw a full mall food court evacuate over a burnt bagel.

7mo ago

Rant: My neighbor asked me to lie about his dog being off leash

It's part of a bigger problem where people ask you to help them hide their mess. @spencer782 is right about the risk, and covering for stuff like that just makes it normal. The truth gets harder the longer you wait.

River Ward

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7mo ago

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Tried to work from a 'digital nomad friendly' cafe in Chiang Mai and got a lesson in physics

But what if the problem is that we expect too much? These places are built for a vibe that lasts a few years, not forever. The whole point is to be cheap and look cool now, because in five years the trend will be over and they'll redo it anyway. It's not about cutting corners, it's about building for a short life on purpose. Maybe we're just mad because we want things to last in a world that moves fast.

7mo ago

Wasted a whole afternoon on a 'universal' laptop charger that fried a motherboard

Man, that's the absolute worst feeling. I've been burned by those sketchy universal chargers before, too. It's never worth the small savings when it can take out a whole board. For something that important, I only buy direct from the laptop maker or a very trusted parts supplier now. The extra twenty bucks is basically insurance.