Shawn Dawson

the tale grows in the telling

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

“I had to turn off the lane assist. It kept trying to control my steering.” — filed under “Terrifying Things My Mom Said Over Christmas”

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

It never ceases to amaze me when people ask me for advice and then thank me for my insight. Don’t they realize I have no idea what I’m doing and make it up as I go? #impostersyndrome

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

My weekly movie night analysis - Mitchells vs the Machines was pretty good and a big hit with the wife and the 4-year old.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

@JonathanMHenson https://t.co/AsuZkc24LV we, humans, didn’t miss these nightmares by very much

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Just encountered the worst captcha system I've ever seen on @ATT trying to redeem a promotion card: Identify items in this image. Congrats, you've finished 1 of 6. What?! Ok... 2/6. 3/6. 4/6. 5/6. 6/10... wait what? Yep, it went from (already absurd) 6 to 10 captchas mid-process

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

“Can’t crush a soul here. That’s what life on Earth is for.” @PixarSoul is excellent

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Between @XboxGamePass creating a second account and then preventing merging with my old account,
@Xbox not allowing me to recover my old account,
@EA not allowing me to link to my new account, and
@EA support being MIA, @EAPlay essentially doesn't exist as an option for me.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Nothing good will come of the continued choice of partisanship over decency, reason, and justice.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

How many times does a line have to be crossed before good people from both sides come together to say “This is wrong” and stop the damage?

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

RIP Mr. Trebek, you were an inspiration

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

thank you

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Another unexpected, out-of-nowhere pleasure: Ted Lasso on AppleTV+. What an excellent, uplifting show. (@TedLasso)

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Slack and Instagram are abominations of UX design. As popular as they are, does this mean UX is irrelevant to success? Or are they just exceptions?

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

@JonathanMHenson These are the days when I wish I could care less than I do. I would love to stick my head in the sand and not have to deal with the world.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

@JonathanMHenson Haha. You keep your philosophy to yourself and I’ll stick to my cold, hard facts :-)

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

It saddens me that this is being debated but: Facts are, by their very definition, objective. They cannot have bias by themselves.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Am I the only one who instantly adds a uBlock rule for auto playing videos? I. Do. Not. Want. A. Video. Playing. While. Reading. An. Article.

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

Some days, being stuck at home with a 3-4 year old should be officially classified as “cruel and unusual punishment”

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

@JonathanMHenson The Gentlemen | Official Trailer [HD] | https://t.co/eucInkTuMW via @YouTube

[Shawn Dawson @gergi]

If you wish to be the king of the jungle, it’s not enough to act like a king. You must be the king. There can be no doubt. Because doubt causes chaos and one’s own demise.