Some of the users definitely like to pontificate a bit much and there’s still gaps in reliable clients for some platforms (e.g. Apple TV). That said, Jellyfin, as a service, is solid.

Past me was a moron sometimes.

Well when you fire all the competent people or demoralize them so much that they quit, this kind of bullshit is what you’re left with.

I was really disappointed when Resident Alien was cancelled. It’s a good show.

More like 12 years ago.

What are you talking about? This is all <brown-persons> fault. They’re stealing all of our <job-I-was-never-going-to-do-in-a-million-years>! We need reverse taxes for billionaires, where the government gives them money instead of them paying taxes, so some of it will finally trickle down to us. And, we need to deport all the <brown-people-whos-country-I-cant-find-on-a-map>. Make America Magic Again!!

They now have 1000% less missiles.

If someone successfully “slept their way to the top” then they actually (sort of) worked their way up.

A power company whose name I cannot share insisted on having 5 access and control rooms per power plant (most usually have 2-3 per plant) for redundancy. It drove them to near bankruptcy in the 2010s because of their tech debt trying to keep them all in sync world wide.

Ugh. Utilities are where innovation goes to die.

To Do:

• Make ToDo List

Well, that’s enough for one day.

I quit dipping long before I got medicated so I can’t speak to that. Meds definitely made it easier to stop drinking excessively. Didn’t need alcohol to quiet the inner restlessness anymore.

Whoa. A really bad month for me is 2500 kwh.

How to Get a US Visa (Without Really Trying)

Step 1: Create a Truth Social account.

Step 2: Create a litany of “truths” praising God Emperor Messiah Trump, the GREATEST president in the history of the universe.

Step 3: Share Truth Social account with US State Department. Remember, it’s definitely the only social media account you have because why would anyone need anything but Truth Social?

Step 4: Get Visa.

Harmonia axyridis AKA “Asian Beetle”. Native to Southeast Asia. Artificially introduced to the US for aphid population control, which they allegedly do very well.

And that is their single redeeming quality. Other than that, they are an incredibly annoying pest. I remember being a kid, when they really started to take off in the Midwest, and having to vacuum up thousands of them out of, well, everywhere. I quickly learned that if you used a vacuum cleaner where the dirt gets drawn through the impeller, they would die instantly and that would lessen the awful smell.

We had this antique Hamilton Beach hand vacuum with a large bag on it that was perfect for the job. The distinctive “ping” sound of those little bastards getting obliterated by the cast aluminum death machine was sweet revenge.

Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton.

You do not want to be in a relationship where you have to hide things. Trust me. Take your meds. Your wife can get on board with it, or not. Her choice.

My wife was always fine with me taking meds but we had some fierce arguments about the fact that our oldest child also has ADHD. She just didn’t want to accept it for some reason. Right up until said child started expressing suicidal thoughts. At that point, all I could say was, “Look, we can either let her keep going down the same path I went down at that age or we can get her the help she needs.” Wife got on board pretty quickly after that.

I get not understanding what’s it like to have ADHD. That’s fair. But to basically trash a major part of your lived experience because they themselves haven’t lived takes some incredible arrogance.

You can get away with a lot on a construction job site by picking up a 2x4 and walking with purpose.

“Users will completely understand the increased outages if we just eliminate the point-and-click UI that we’ve spent the last 30+ years getting them used to and instead give them a chat bot that they have to repeatedly type detailed instructions to for marginal results at best.”

– Vibe CEO’s Everywhere

And they just want that sweet, sweet fee income from late fees.

“One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved (AKA me), was reclining at his side.”

– The Gospel According to John