Posts by lexfri@hachyderm.io
(DIR) Post #AZnqih4x6PKLXGuwue by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-09-15T20:57:45Z
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@grammargirl I love this!! People often think this advice holds for everyone except themselves, because THEIR work emergencies are real emergencies.But yes! Things are often less pressing than perhaps our colleagues may present them…
(DIR) Post #AZwSvlDmOvfG27oBNY by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-09-19T17:05:12Z
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I'm placing the over/under 24 minutes for how long I'll need to talk to my insurance company to fix this issue. Which do you take?
(DIR) Post #AZwSvlxVeuFCJxCheq by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-09-19T17:24:49Z
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The call was 19 minutes! And I have to go back to the cvs to get the refund 🫠
(DIR) Post #AZwSvmkQj1NMlg5luS by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-09-19T19:46:47Z
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So if you add the time to/from CVS, it was the over. But if you count only the insurance company, the unders won.Also, my oldest literally just tested positive for COVID. Ugh.
(DIR) Post #AZyKVzmvD0coMhMwHw by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-09-19T16:07:49Z
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Pro: got my new Covid shot Con: I now have to call my insurance company to fight over the $191 they didn’t cover.
(DIR) Post #AacnrvnLZ5KkcoxwTA by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-10-10T10:44:33Z
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Want to build your own Connections puzzle? Try my new tool, in beta:https://lexfriedman.com/connections/create-puzzle/
(DIR) Post #AbZeGm0Tpvrw5BC0Lw by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-11-07T16:54:41Z
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From the You Can't Make This Up department: Here’s what happened to my kids' school bus today after the driver dropped them off.https://abc7ny.com/school-bus-crash-into-home-house-damaged-howell/14021475/This is the REPLACEMENT driver after the other driver drove the kids to his house and left them on the bus while he went inside to find his list of addresses.
(DIR) Post #AbsqVh9gIsi2T84WPo by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-11-16T17:38:42Z
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This Washington Post story about the actual impact of the AR-15 is horrifying. It's worse than you can imagine. I will vote for any candidates who work to outlaw these and similar guns.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/?wpisrc=nl_most
(DIR) Post #AcxCYZkPKXKPsNwSlE by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-12-19T02:51:11Z
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@grammargirl My best to you both. I too hate that feeling.
(DIR) Post #AcySSv9obp1Oxs6zFQ by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-12-19T00:50:29Z
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My son's new medication needs to come from special pharmacies. My insurance recommends PillPack. PillPack requires I complete a captcha every time I log in. It then calls (not texts) my cell with a code that it reads out very slowly. Only THEN can I log in to see that they remain too incompetent to ship him the goddamn medicine he needs.
(DIR) Post #Ad3MSIaBMLgn196j7Q by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-12-22T01:58:53Z
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I want to be clear to folks encouraging Substackers to abandon their Substacks for a service like Buttondown… I’m willing, I’m trying, and it’s not one for one, it’s difficult, with paying subscribers if it’s even MORE difficult, and it’s not a turnkey thing. At least not for me, and I’m a nerd.I’ve imported my posts and emails, but now my account is (fairly!) deactivated while they make sure I’m not a spammer.My cost will go from $0 for free emails to $9/mo. Reasonable, but worth noting.
(DIR) Post #Ad3MSLRQjLTFss2HOS by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2023-12-22T01:59:32Z
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Buttondown indicates that I can migrate all my paying subscribers but some of that will have to wait til tomorrow because I’ve been exporting and importing for a while now.
(DIR) Post #AdYQfDfQhARGjVKjwG by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-01-05T22:03:32Z
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Successfully gave my son a syringe injection for the first time. 💪🏼 💉
(DIR) Post #Adhrub1nOjQEDozsjg by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-01-10T13:16:29Z
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@james @grammargirl @evoterra @leo @tomwebster My answer is close to James’s. But in many cases I think letting YouTube ingest your rss feed is better for YouTube than you. I’d often rather have great videos that promote my actual, monetized podcast, vs pushing some listeners to an under-monetized YouTube presence.
(DIR) Post #AhSR4F7HMAvGVzIISG by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-05-01T13:22:01Z
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UI.
(DIR) Post #AhpbFG9RY1mJwKl9u4 by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-05-06T11:31:29Z
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Conlextions #240 offers some foods for thought. https://lex.games/connections/1714996800
(DIR) Post #AhqauzglEwrwFSdl2W by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-05-06T11:28:42Z
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There are still bugs to fix, features to add, and improvement to make, but this morning I popped open the @lexgames app and really enjoyed working through the ones I can play! (The ones where I don’t already know the answers from writing them.)
(DIR) Post #AhtS8AUS4k75OqyBJQ by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-05-06T00:56:33Z
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Today I watched two different episodes of television during which birdhouse in your soul came on.
(DIR) Post #AhtWlKl2EcCgM1eoyW by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-05-06T11:55:52Z
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Brace yourself for Lexicogs #62. (See what I did there?)https://lex.games/lexicogs/1714996800
(DIR) Post #Aklxt7h77oIMGZjPQ8 by lexfri@hachyderm.io
2024-08-08T16:20:10Z
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“Come to think of it, denigrating the worth of a soldier’s service based on whether he deployed to a war zone is… kind of like denigrating the worth of a woman’s citizenship based on whether she happens to have children.”— Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on X, defending Gov. Tim Walz against accusations by Sen. J.D. Vance.Pretty good.