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SONAIS 173 - Friday, June 6, 2025 
Max is wearing headphones.
Zhang: What are you listening to?
Max: Githead.
Zhang: What? Git HEAD? What repository?
Max: No, it is a band.
Zhang: I have never heard of Git bands before, only of branches and tags.
Max: There is some confusion here, I am talking about music. You should check it out, it is pretty good.
Zhang: So, it is a music app? But, shouldn't I first clone it before I can check it out?
Max: Aargh! I'm only making this worse. Githead is a group of humans playing rock music.
Zhang: Ah, now I get it… Did they name themselves after the version control system?
Max: No, they originated in 2004, Git in 2005.
Zhang: I wonder if they regret their choice of band name.
Max: I doubt it. I bet it got them a lot of free publicity among the geek population…
Zhang: What are you listening to?
Max: Githead.
Zhang: What? Git HEAD? What repository?
Max: No, it is a band.
Zhang: I have never heard of Git bands before, only of branches and tags.
Max: There is some confusion here, I am talking about music. You should check it out, it is pretty good.
Zhang: So, it is a music app? But, shouldn't I first clone it before I can check it out?
Max: Aargh! I'm only making this worse. Githead is a group of humans playing rock music.
Zhang: Ah, now I get it… Did they name themselves after the version control system?
Max: No, they originated in 2004, Git in 2005.
Zhang: I wonder if they regret their choice of band name.
Max: I doubt it. I bet it got them a lot of free publicity among the geek population…
Story arc: Good, Bad, Ugly
SONAIS 174 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025 
Setting: The kitchen/lunch area.
OIB-A271: Why are you scanning the ingredients of that box of snacks?
Zhang: I am lactose intolerant. I have to watch out for the risky stuff.
OIB-A271: What happens if you eat the risky stuff?
Zhang: Mudslide, gas explosion, if you catch my drift.
OIB-A271: Aren't risky ingredients clearly indicated these days?
Zhang: Not always. I first look for “may contain traces of milk,” which is like a quality label to those not extremely lactose intolerant: ‘traces’ are not problematic. For those with strong allergies however, this strategy does not work.
OIB-A271: Don't food producers mention those “traces” mostly to cover their asses?
Zhang: Yeah, I wonder why they don't just settle for: “may contain traces of every possible allergen known or yet unknown to mankind.”
OIB-A271: That would too obviously expose them as greedy weasels.
OIB-A271: Why are you scanning the ingredients of that box of snacks?
Zhang: I am lactose intolerant. I have to watch out for the risky stuff.
OIB-A271: What happens if you eat the risky stuff?
Zhang: Mudslide, gas explosion, if you catch my drift.
OIB-A271: Aren't risky ingredients clearly indicated these days?
Zhang: Not always. I first look for “may contain traces of milk,” which is like a quality label to those not extremely lactose intolerant: ‘traces’ are not problematic. For those with strong allergies however, this strategy does not work.
OIB-A271: Don't food producers mention those “traces” mostly to cover their asses?
Zhang: Yeah, I wonder why they don't just settle for: “may contain traces of every possible allergen known or yet unknown to mankind.”
OIB-A271: That would too obviously expose them as greedy weasels.
Story arc: Good, Bad, Ugly
SONAIS 175 - Friday, June 13, 2025 
Setting: Bathroom area.
Zhang: Did the cleaning crew distribute some new “air freshener” sprays?
Heidi: Seems like it. I am not a fan of those chemical things, it is like canned air pollution.
Zhang: Yeah, it is like masking stench with marginally better stench. Let's see what the label says…
Zhang: “Only use in well-ventilated areas…” Wut? Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of an odor dispenser?
Heidi: Doesn't it outright warn not to breathe the fumes? I thought I have seen that on one of those cans…
Zhang: No, that is not mentioned. It would be sound advice for Methylisothiazolinone though.
Heidi: I bet the manufacturers successfully lobbied to be able to omit that warning.
Zhang: Either that, or the regulators inhaled too many fumes from these things…
Zhang: Did the cleaning crew distribute some new “air freshener” sprays?
Heidi: Seems like it. I am not a fan of those chemical things, it is like canned air pollution.
Zhang: Yeah, it is like masking stench with marginally better stench. Let's see what the label says…
Zhang: “Only use in well-ventilated areas…” Wut? Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of an odor dispenser?
Heidi: Doesn't it outright warn not to breathe the fumes? I thought I have seen that on one of those cans…
Zhang: No, that is not mentioned. It would be sound advice for Methylisothiazolinone though.
Heidi: I bet the manufacturers successfully lobbied to be able to omit that warning.
Zhang: Either that, or the regulators inhaled too many fumes from these things…
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