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"Might I beg of you a favor, Milord?"
"What would you have me do, Milady?"
She looked down for a moment, then looked up again.
"It is expected that I attend a ball this evening and, being new to the city, I have no-one to accompany me. Would you do me the favor of escorting me?" (1/2) #wss366

I wonder how many people get the reference… #bsd

"Twelve are right on," Fugu said. "But the left diquadratic optimization is point four off."
The Chief smiled. "It sounds like you nailed it."
"But why won't it accept the changes?"
"I haven't added you to '#wheel' yet. Gimme a sec…" He tapped at the keyboard. "There. Try now." (3/3) #wss366

"Mmm," the Chief said, without looking up.
"I've recalibrated the drive crystal settings, but the system won't accept my changes."
The Chief looked up.
"Did you calculate the checksums?"
"Yes," Fugu said, confidently.
"And did they all match?"
"They're all within spec."
"How close?" (2/3) #wss366

The Puffer was enroute to the jump point with fresh supplies and new staff. Fugu, the new drive engineer, went across the drive bay to the Chief's office.
The Chief was behind his desk tapping away at his keyboard.
Fugu waited. When the Chief didn't say anything, he said, "Hey, Chief?" (1/3) #wss366

Jennifer Weiner, writing for the New York Times, describes a glaring omission in the coverage of the Epstein files. But I describe another. https://stevendbrewer.com/another-glaring-omission/ #uspol

Content warning:tasty food

Pepper pork with sushi rice.