It’s been done before. ChromeBooks comes to mind, but there have been others. Usually winds up killing the outfit that tries it.

As far as I know Chromebooks only survive because of the educational market. Locked down devices are preferable in schools.

I won’t buy one, but I could see such systems becoming dominant in another 20 years or so.

He can fuck on off. That’s up to the States.

There are things I can deal with and there are things I can not. I’m not about to waste precious resources worrying about things I can’t affect. I do my part when opportunity presents, but winter is coming, and Me and Mine are not yet prepared.

If you think you can change what is coming, then by all means, but I’ve got more pressing concerns at present.

That’s fine. My filters will just continue sending them to /dev/null.

First I’ve heard of that one. Nice. Looks like the same setup that Github Pages uses too, so should be easy to transfer the site if needed.

You have more control, beyond that… It’s not. Better to fully self host it, but not everyone has the capability or interest in developing the capability to do that.

Linktree is just a static site with a list of links. You could do the exact same thing using Hugo as a site builder and GitHub Pages for free hosting. All it would cost you is a custom domain name if you wanted one. Not sure activitypub brings anything useful to the table here.

I don’t generally read them to the minute very often. For the most part, 5 min increments are close enough for what I need, most of the time. If I do need a more precise time, I’m usually already closely watching the clock and it’s just addition (was 1341 when I started this, now it’s 1345.).

If I need to get the precise time, cold, than it’s as simple as: closest 5 min tick, then add or subtract minute ticks till you get to the minute hand

Eventually you get to the point where it’s not something you consciously think about. You just look at the clock and then pattern recognition takes over and you just know what time it is.

I can see this post from the SDF. I think you may just be having federation issues.

So I’m seeing a bunch of complaining about this. Anybody have any actionable suggestions on how to frustrate this intrusion?

I tend to use a paper towel with a little bit of canola oil, after hand washing it lightly with soap and water.

My cast iron won’t win beauty pageants, but they are functional equipment, not wall decorations.

From what I’ve noticed, “not figuring it out” is often either a question of fine motor coordination or poor ear training.

Other times it’s outlandish expectations from yourself. Your not going to be playing "Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits for a while, but something along the lines of “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley is probably achievable within your first week.

Fine motor control is mostly just a matter of practice. Use a metronome and start SLOW.

Ear training in this context is being able to map a sound in your head to a finger position on your instrument. Again practice, pick a simple melody and try to find that melody on your instrument.

As for what instrument. What do you want to play? You could get any instrument in the world, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to play that instrument.

I mostly play and teach guitar, you can easily get a reasonable instrument in the $300-$600 range. Sometimes cheaper.

Serviceable keyboards can be had for about $150.

It’s probably mostly legal. Though they might hit you with defacing currency. Technically that’s still a crime, though I don’t think it’s been used in a while.

The dye is available to the general public so that part is easy. Given how trigger happy US law enforcement is, I wouldn’t recommend doing this. Sounds like overly complicated suicide.

I use Forgejo for my private git repos but in all honesty, it’s massive overkill for my needs.

Hmm, you’ve noticed that too?

If you pay attention, you’ll notice a few other indicators as well.

I like that description. I may borrow it the next time I’m asked to run a safety training.

To answer your question, yes. Your reaction time does slow down as you become more tired. The effect is similar to being very drunk. This fact is the basis for Hours of Service regulations in the US trucking industry.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3307962/

https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/18/5/346/2749684

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/effects-of-sleep-deprivation

https://crimsonpublishers.com/cojts/fulltext/COJTS.000503.php

From what I’ve noticed, cities tend to be more liberal than rural areas. I can’t think of a major city off the top of my head that is a republican stronghold. I’ve got to go to work but I found these two links which may help.

https://townsoftheusa.com/most-conservative-cities-in-usa/

https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/15-most-conservative-major-cities-in-the-united-states-883419/

How bad must the full Epstein files be for Trump to be thrashing about this much? Former President Obama hasn’t been a frequent name in the news for what, 10 8 years?

Edit: Has it seriously only been 8 years since we had some semblance normalcy in this country. It feels like a lifetime ago.

If I remember correctly correctly, it was something like reckless discharge or a firearm. It’s bullshit, but it’s all the “justice” her family will see.

Good.