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c/digital-nomad-life•tessaw96•2mo ago

PSA: My SIM card fight in Bangkok took 4 days and a fake address

I landed ready to work, needing a local number for bank codes. The airport kiosk sold me a tourist SIM that blocked business apps. The main AIS store said my passport visa wasn't enough, they needed a local address proof. I spent a whole day trying to use my hotel's address, but they wanted a utility bill or rental contract. A guy at a cafe told me to just make one up, so I did. I went to a smaller shop the next day, gave them the fake address, and it finally worked after showing my passport three times. Four full days of my trip gone just to get a phone line. Has anyone else had to lie to get basic services while moving around?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•tessaw96•2mo ago

My writing group in Austin had a total plot meltdown last night

We were workshopping my sci-fi story and someone pointed out a huge logic hole in the core premise, which basically meant scrapping 3,000 words. I spent the next two hours with them just building a new, solid foundation from scratch. Has anyone else had to do a major emergency rewrite right before a deadline?

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c/email-template-swap•tessaw96•2mo ago

Ditching my cookie-cutter pitch after a client called it out

I used a stiff template for pitching new clients. One guy replied that it felt fake and asked if I was a real person. We joked about it, and I got the job by being more genuine. Now I start with a simple hello and mention something specific from their website.

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