I thought the shofar was also primarily a Rosh Hashanah thing, it's more of an all-year symbol then?

Hope so!

This guy saw the same thing. "That's my fetish!"

Pins, clothing, jewelry can bring that back.

Thank you for asking, and the key is "you look good" (stop here and do not say "...for a trans person").

If the shorter version of the compliment feels insincere to you, just don't offer it.

Toad

I found that keeping up with people over video works better when you're in the same time zone. When I was managing teams at +8 hours and -12.5 relative hours, communication and trust just weakened steadily over time and creative collaboration stalled. Spending a week there in person usually got things unstuck.

I know people on split engineering teams between LA and Seattle who prefer all virtual and it's worked long term. LA to NY I think would be a heavier lift.

And, of course, this whole discussion is always dominated by software engineers; there are lots of jobs that involve actual manipulation of matter where in person collaboration is essential to communicate skills.

Oh shit I have those socks too..

Oh yeah I'm already furry, whew

His spine will disappear again, I'm sure.

Just turning your head off and letting someone take care of you sometimes is a fundamental human need. If being somebody's pet for the afternoon helps you do that, right on.

(I may be biased since I am a big fan myself)

They're wrong, I'm actually very very bi.

Nice. And randoms will assume it's caffeine. 😄