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THURSDAY, 23 JULY 1981
You've "been meaning to" for three years.
The thing you meant to do has since been invented, finished and replaced by AI.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- You started a podcast with your mate “for a laugh”. Episode 31 has nine…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
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