That soy filler is the bane of my existence. I’m intolerant to legumes, and I’m pretty sure soy additives are the reason almost all manufactured foods affect me. In theory, I should be able to eat bread, but it’s very rare to find any that doesn’t include soy.

I’m pretty sure all my “gluten free” family are actually reacting to the soy too.

The opposition party’s equivalents for actual ministers.

My family insist on using the fireplace because they have some backward ideas about it being natural and cheaper because there’s so much wood around here. They use it way more than necessary, and use more wood than necessary, so a load runs out very fast and it often gets so hot they have to open the windows.

I like the aesthetic, but it’s a massive waste of time and money. Sourcing wood is expensive. Stacking it takes a lot of time, during which I could be doing productive work.

I’m sure the smoke is affecting our health, too. If I go for an early run on a cold morning the smoke hanging in the air makes it much harder to breath.

I might understand if there wasn’t a very good heat pump right there. The running costs of it are barely noticeable.

Wait, this isn’t even a new competition, and it’s basically resurrected soviet propaganda? Truly bizarre.

I’ve done fact checking on LLM models for work before, and it quickly becomes evident that many models rely on Wikipedia as a heavily weighted source of truth.

If LLMs have even a small role in producing Wikipedia content, the ouroborus of declining quality will accelerate.

That’s my strategy. If I add up all the printing I’ve done at libraries, schools, work, etc. it would cost a fraction of buying my own.

They take up so much space that can be used for more useful things, too.

I’m unfortunately very sensitive to those particles from laser printers. They’re really good at triggering migraines, so I could never have a laser printer at home.

I think she’s just a bit cold, and wondering if she should put on a tshirt because he looks pretty comfortable.

Lots of technology has reached a good-enough plateau, so I think we’ll start to see some left-field ideas. I’m just going to say realistic robot pets.

Car theft is more likely to be acted on than any other kind of theft, in my experience, but it still has to be convenient for them.

One time my car was stolen, I knew it had only just happened so they were certainly still driving it near my home, and the police just said sorry, we’ll let you know if it turns up somewhere. I called back a few minutes later when I remembered that it’s on a car share program so I can track the location via GPS - that got them interested, and I stayed on the phone giving updates while it took them only 20 minutes to make an arrest.

The same car got stolen a couple of years later, when I wasn’t able to track it live. I located it myself, and they just turned up to do a few minutes of forensics then left.

They’re definitely understaffed. When I went to the station to do a report there was only one constable in the building, even though it was a time of day/week when they’re extra busy.

Plan some rest stops in advance, about every two hours. A few minutes of looking at the scenery and fresh air can help a lot with alertness. Even better if it’s quiet enough for a power nap.

I’m surprised they didn’t sneak in a swipe about open source being a socialist conspiracy to undermine American ingenuity.

It’s very much a character-driven comedy, so some of those misses will land better with context.

I hope you come back to this thread after you get the reference.

You just reminded me that pineapple upside-down cakes were a common thing in the 80’s. At least where I was. What happened to those?

Typically just fried on the grill with the patty, bacon, and onion.

I suspect Corporate Memphis is partly successful because it works with ambiguous skin colours, so it automatically ticks diversity boxes without the artist having to think too hard about representation.

My prediction is that the successor will double down on that. I hope it’s cartoony style anthropomorphic animals.

It’s the shape of things, too. They have no character.

I was shopping for door knobs recently, because all the knobs in this house are spherical and smooth. They’re impossible to grip. We have a disabled person in the house who struggles to turn them. Gloves slip right off.

At the hardware store is an entire aisle full of doorknobs, but nearly all of them are the exact same smooth spherical shape. The rest were ugly rectangular lever styles that work but look very industrial in a home that’s mostly natural textures.

Somehow all these brands, finishes, locking features, price ranges, dozens of product variations, and literally only two doorknob shapes. Both so minimalist as to be almost impractical.

I had to settle for the lever style for one door, and just put grip tape on the others.

Bazzite is made for gaming, so it’s a safe choice in that regard.

They recently released a DX (developer experience) spin, which I’ve been running lately. That feels very similar to the other atomic Fedora developer spins, so it has a lot of creative software working well. I’ve used GIMP, Inkscape, Darktable etc. on it, and there’s even some nice automation to install/update DaVinci Resolve.

They’re also working on a GDX (game developer experience) spin, which should be even better. You might want to check that out when it’s ready.