unload a glittering cargo of stars, entrepreneurs, supermodels, influencers and tycoons into the lagoon

If only that were literally true

It still is, specifically it’s an unrealistically optimistic utopia. Relatively speaking.

There’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think

I’m certainly not a veterinarian and I’m quite prepared to be proven wrong, but yeah your explanation seems much more likely

Yeah, about the FAQ.

He’s just a huge fat cat. He diets, he works out, but never really loses any weight. We’re not too worried about it. His actual licensed vet says he’s fine, so we’ll just listen to her because she went to cat medical school or whatever.

How is this possible? That cat is way beyond the “healthy at any size” range.

The strobe light problem might also be caused by putting a LED that’s not dimmer-compatible on a dimmer switch

https://http.cat/status/504

Shush you, Venice is magnificent. Wouldn’t want to live there but it’s an extraordinary place absolutely worth experiencing. Ancient, labyrinthine, palaces and churches everywhere, it’s like stepping into the Renaissance.

Yeah, that’s fair. Still curved though. In my defense I had it right in my brain, the idea got garbled on its way to the keyboard

Aaaaactchhhually a frozen lake would follow the local curvature of the earth, even assuming ideal conditions and crystal formation and so on