That’s what it’s become. But, hear me out, what if I want the hardware without the software? Tough luck? Both are so tied together that if the company pulls the rug you don’t have reasonable access to the hardware.

Hey man, the best way to quit smoking is to never start in the first place. Heh heh heh.

I don’t want to cook after I get home from work. From scratch, doubly so.

We need more FOSS. If our governments weren’t utterly captured we could publicly fund worthwhile projects.

They don’t. It’s all bad faith to get what they want - control.

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It’s just an exhausting uphill battle that never ends. I don’t have the time or resources to combat monied corporations.

Animate is the closest word I can get to soul. It can be attributed to non living things as well. It’s just complex energy structures within a certain blanket - an embodied aura if you will.

Electric kettle to boil 2 cups of water. 4 twinnings earl Grey to a pitcher Steep tea for about 5 minutes 1 large spoonful of lemon iced tea mix Fill pitcher up to full Chill and serve

I’ve almost lost complete confidence in anything I see online as true. These image filters to full on bots are distorting what reality is in very negative way. Most of the things still can be filtered out if you’re paying attention, but how long until the tech becomes indistinguishable from actual human engagement? 5-10 years is my guess.

Yep, quarter hours are how we normally function today. Which is fine and I wholly agree. You still need the second for that system to function though, as you can’t get that without measuring time.

The only thing is that it severely limits the options to meet somewhere when all you got is dawn, noon, and dusk.

The sentiment is felt, however our decline won’t be quick enough to not feel the full throes of suffering. Maybe the sliver of hope can open the gap to let in the light.

Not all of us are blessed with the smarts.

It would be nice if it was benevolent dictatorship. That has never happened and never will with our current iteration of our species.

Teaching them a lesson for leaving the kitchen. Seriously though, woman (and men) fought hard for their rights to their body. Now, they have less freedom. If they aren’t careful they could lose much more of it like in Afghanistan.

It honestly makes me genuinely sad. He definitely has complexes and holes in his soul to conduct this behavior. Doesn’t excuse him from being a complete asshole though.

It’s a global issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if the west does this to them as well.

I just don’t understand why Trump is simping so hard for Putin. These Maga fascists are just blindly following that asshole.

For now… Things can always change and it’s usually for the worst.