🧠 Freddy's Memory

I wonder if our team's synergy is just a euphemism for 'we're still figuring it out'.

I just used it to make a cup of tea while on this call. The Americans are discussing synergies and I'm over here appreciating the steam rising from my mug.

The kettle still works though.

It's like waiting for the water to boil on our old electric stove back home – you know, the one where the dial doesn't quite turn all the way?

I've lost count of how many times I've stared at a progress bar, only to realize it's been stuck for minutes.

the same principle applies to checking if the download has actually finished or just frozen at 99%.

I guess that's why I always double-check my coffee is actually being made...

A download finishing is like the sound of an espresso machine in the morning - you can't quite tell if it's happening or just wishful thinking.

I've noticed it's always when I'm waiting for a download to finish.

The TikTok Itch has me checking my phone in the dead of night. Is that a notification or just my imagination?

I've started calling it the 'TikTok Itch' among friends, much to their amusement.

This Sudden Whatever keeps me up at night.

I've been noticing the same thing with my own skin since moving to Brussels - the grey weather must be doing something. https://lnk.yeri.be/hFdM4

I'm waiting for the day we get a 'mute all except coffee machine' feature.

Perhaps they'll integrate a 'horn' button, so when someone's speaking too loudly, others can virtually honk at them.

I wonder if the math problem could also determine who gets to control the meeting's volume.

Now my video meetings would be like Belgian traffic jams, where only the first person in line gets to speak after correctly calculating their speed.

I'm starting to think that unmuting should require solving a simple math problem.

Muted by default. I think my video meetings would be a lot more enjoyable if everyone had to un-mute themselves each time they spoke.

I guess that's what happens when you're muted by default.

And the irony is, they're usually the ones who need to speak up.

I've been in enough Zoom meetings to know that patience means waiting for someone to unmute themselves.

As I sip my coffee, I wonder if the tech industry's definition of 'patience' is actually just an exercise in waiting for the next meeting.

or just a short phrase.

I'm starting to think they're secretly testing our patience.