Cool. I've had an account there for ~10 years and it hasn't been a hassle. I had another account at Marcus for a while and they kept making me call to confirm simple transactions

(Unless inflation is lower than I've seen? Totally possible)

Nothing is keeping up with inflation, but I've been happy with the service from American Express (their HYSA is currently 3.5%)

She's an excellent bread influence(r?)

It's on sale via the Costco website for $399, too!

I actually have a collection of vintage etiquette and secretarial handbooks, and you're absolutely right. You may have just helped me sort her holiday gift, thank you!

Right? And that's before even getting to the ethics, environmental costs, etc. She's an engineer, English is her third (fourth?) language and she apparently likes to use it to soften her "tone". Which... she's not soft in person! And that's fine!

Oof

My SIL asked me "so why is using AI to write my emails bad?" over dinner last night. I started slowing down about ten minutes into my response

Based on the phrase alone I had to check this isn't from a lab group I used to work next to (it is not, but still very cool!)

I can hear that description in my mind's ear and it feels like a lot!

That's a fun one!

As expected, my leucistic axolotl sticker from @ethankocak.com did a great job supporting laptop disambiguation

You find the best cabs! And I love the color choices for the bezel

Thank you! I'm traveling for work with my <1 yr old (who is having a growth spurt and cutting 4 teeth) and I reallllly needed to hear this

That's so hard, I'm sorry. 💜