Give it to your parents and wait until they die, then collect it tax free.

I have a 2tb ssd for my media server. I haven’t filled it yet, but I do sometimes delete things. Don’t tell anyone.

I would love if standard IP addresses used hex by default. C0.A8.1.1 or 7F.0.0.1

Emby is jellyfin with extra support and development. The apps came out earlier and for more platforms. It supports IPTV. Theres some pretty responsive forum support. Jellyfin may have these things too, but I chose Emby at the time for its native WebOS app.

Joking aside, I do have a lifetime subscription to Emby, which shares a lot of the same code as Jellyfin. But the lifetime subscription was $99 which I viewed as a thank you donation to the developer(s). In the past 5 years or so it has been an excellent value.

Many herbivorous animals eat the occasional animal. You can find heaps of YouTube videos of deer eating birds, and that’s just what’s been witnessed and recorded by humans. Some scientists in California recently recorded a population of squirrels that is very adept at hunting voles. Kangaroos may have developed their speed and strength to elude their extinct predators, they may also occasionally use it for a little protein and calcium snack.

The problem is Toyota has marketed them as partial EV, which they never were. These are hyper-miling gas cars. The battery is only there to absorb break losses, and provide gentle acceleration when the engine can be off.

The other argument I hear is that hybrids are too complex because it has a gas and electric. But what is missed is that mechanically there are simplifications. Aside from the brilliant transmission, all the power steering, air con, etc are powered by electrical rather than belts. This means they work even with the engine off. To me, belts are just another point of failure/maintenance and noise - I’m glad to be rid of them.

Each passing day, might be the best health you see him in before he dies. It’s possible he has some undiagnosed aphasia and is compensating with AI for as long as possible.

Anyway plenty of younger people have offed themselves due to AI or gotten AI psychosis from full faith in the AI sycophant. I’m watching a loved one struggle with Parkinson’s.

So just give your dad a hug and tease him saying if you wanted AI advice you already know where to look.

OP said “I don’t like drinking water” and my response to that is, then don’t. No reason to force a habit. Could even be risky to just follow the advice of somebody on the internet.

Grand Canyon EMS responded to 474 nonfatal and 6 fatal HRI cases, with the majority (84%) being US residents, 29% from Western states. Of the nonfatal cases, 51% were women, the median age was 43 years (range, 11–83 years), and 18% reported a cardiovascular condition. Clinical HRI assessments included dehydration (25%), heat exhaustion (23%), and suspected hyponatremia (19%).

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Hyponatremia was found to be almost as common as dehydration at the Grand Canyon. It is not a rare condition. It is very important to bring salty snacks when hiking in the heat. As important as bringing water.

Most people don’t drink enough water maybe, but most people also eat loads of sodium from ultra processed food, many times what the body needs.

Anyway there are many perfectly healthy people who drink very little water. There are also people who drink their own urine. Don’t worry about it.

We don’t know OPs diet. All we know is that OP feels some kind of societal pressure to drink more than they want to. Nobody should do that. We should consume the amount that feels right and it’s as simple as that. Those who consume a high fat diet, or are overweight may have plenty of metabolic water through fat.

Water pushers are just as wrong as I am. Hyponatraemia can be fatal and it can have similar symptoms to heat exhaustion, leading people to chug more water. The only safe advice for water is to drink what feels right.

Don’t. Drinking water with meals dilutes your stomach acid. Just eat less processed food and less salt and you’ll barely need to drink any water. Cooked vegetables and fruit are both mostly water.

Only time you need to drink water is when exercising outdoors for extended periods, and even then it’s about 3-4 liters per day (including food).

Also despite a lot of bogus advice out there, coffee is water, beer is 94% water. I have gone months with only coffee and beer and it’s not a problem.

Finally that brings us to kidney stones. Avoid high oxalate foods, and if you are worried about stones drink lemon water or other acidic beverages, as it dissolves stones better than plain water.

Chronic mild dehydration is not a disease and it does not need treatment. I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice.

Drink when you’re thirsty. Water or any other liquid other than soda pop. You’ll probably be fine.

In early engineering storm water was a problem that you want to drain as quickly as possible - so the solution was to pave everything including the creeks. Through many urban floods it has been recognized that infiltration into soil is the best solution for pollutants, flooding, and groundwater recharge. But we still have millions of acres of hardscape that needs to be re-designed to soak into the ground and only overflow if necessary.

But that said a lot of cocaine could enter natural waters directly by being illegally trafficked in boats, drones, or planes that crash. The real problem here is the war on drugs - cocaine was once available at every corner drug store. No illegal trafficking, no pollution.

It started in 1971 and it’s still running its course. So, look around I guess. If we don’t do anything in another 20 years it won’t be possible to own a home for anybody. We will all be severely restricted on what we can eat and how we can travel. Everything you buy will be disposable garbage that makes you sick and needs replacement often.

Wanting grapes is an intrusive thought. Your body and the gut biomes are creating that thought (with the threat of discomfort), and putting it in your brain. Your thoughts are not you. You react to them.

The splash is a free bidet

The news article should be free to read. After all it’s only text and it was written to be read. Ads greatly detract from the whole experience.

My proposal for a new model of news would be to be able to create an account for a one time fee of $5, which allows you to comment on articles for $0.25 per comment. Users who are logged in are also allowed to tip articles they enjoy, with proceeds going at least 50% to the author. Another option would be to hide or blur all images on articles unless the user pays $0.25. I think this model could make money, and allow customers to pay as you go and support the content they want more of. A regular subscription is a blank check for them to publish anything.

I agree. Proof of reincarnation gives weight to NDEs which have often claimed that this life and its lessons were chosen before incarnation. Furthermore it gives evidence that trauma can persist through lives and by offing yourself you’d likely have to experience the pain of your suicide through everyone who cares. Then you’d carry that extra trauma into the reboot needing even more life experience to heal. It’s a pretty long boot sequence to be learning the same lessons again.

You’d have to come back as a caterpillar first.

Okay? I meant it quite sincerely. Don’t worry about changing your parents. They will die soon enough. Just enjoy your time together.

Judge not, before you judge yourself.