Thank you for the nuance. Bad data and hyperbole doesn’t help what I agreed is a serious issue.

Seconded for Connect - I started using it after the API induced exodus and haven’t looked back since. I have no idea how it compares to other apps, but I have no complaints!

Cops? Probably not. The FBI and/or some other intelligence department? Probably.

Simple_Satisfactions

People change at the speed of convenience. They are generally willing to put up with a convenient shitty product over being inconvenienced. And yes, switching to a superior product is often an inconvenience.

Wait, using Sick Time for doctor visits isn’t the norm? Damn, I guess I’ve been spoiled by unions my whole career.

Second for GNUCash - there’s a bit of a learning curve, but once you get used to it, it works great!

Some people work to live, others live to work. Personally, I enjoy having a life completely separate from my career. I don’t know anyone who sits around Sunday afternoon saying, “All right, it’s almost MONDAY! Glad I got through the weekend!” And I like sleep, sleep is good.

It’s not specifically what you are requesting, but your comment reminds me how much I enjoy Fallout Radio. Great songs interspersed with fictional hosts discussing all manner of things. It’s just so nice to haveusic broken up with a little bit of banter.

One of the greatest examples of the work and detail that went into the recent Fallout London mod are the custom radio stations with their fun hosts.

My understanding is that Net Neutrality is not the same as privacy. The first is concerned with providers not discriminating against the data being sent/received. The second is about tracking all the data that is being sent/received (and more).

Very interesting video, I had no idea the level of redundancy built into QR codes. Thanks!

Do you have some reason why you think they will be bankrupt and/or split up?

I wouldn’t hold my breath for a bankruptcy - Disney has Gross profits of ~30 Billion a year and net profits of ~2-5 Billion a year. Even if their lawyers become completely incompetent and allow them to be sued for max penalties every month of the year, it wouldn’t even be a drop in the bucket.

Is there a website or resource that describes this in more detail? First I’ve ever heard of a cracked .IPA

Wow, that video. [Almost dies] “Lol, I’m the main character of my narrative so I’m not going to ever get seriously hurt!”

LLMs can also be helpful when your actual feelings should NOT be conveyed. For example, I can have a genuine response to someone along the lines of, “You are dumb for so many reasons, here are just a few of them that show you are out of touch with what our product can do, and frankly with reality itself. {Enumerated list with copious amounts of cursing and belittling}” Ok LLM, rewrite that message using professional office language because I emotionally refuse to.

The truth is SO MUCH WORSE than that. (Last Week Tonight segment on it) TL:DW - all of the initial payments only go to the insane interest they are already planning to charge you, then when you’ve paid back the amount of the original loan (all as interest, so not even denting the principal yet), then they jack up the cost even more. Scum.

So the thought is that, sure they may have happily voted for someone found guilty of sexual assault, but felony fraud is the step too far? I’ll take it, but I’m constantly amazed at how this is still a competitive race.

Yup! Nepotism = getting a job because of who you are related to. Networking = Getting a job because people who know your work give you an advantage.