Greetings from central Missouri! We have family in the KC area and my daughter is attending the art institute. We finally know where most of our favorite things are- if you need a recommendation just holler.
beardsley
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It probably is a mix of both... my teenaged kid already had seasonal allergies pretty bad this year. once wildfires smoke arrived (we are in Missouri), he developed a cough on top of it. And my eyes sting every day... and even our doggie is sneezing daily now.
I really enjoyed hearing "enshittification" in the voice of Ian McKellen as Gandalf in my mind 👏👏
you live a couple blocks from me, don't you?
I am a dull and simple lad, but I've held a belief ever since Musk purchased Twitter he did it to wreck the platform. I'm still undecided if he's just looking to liquidate its assets, or drive off reasonable users so he can turn it into his personal soapbox.
Spot on. the placebo effect is powerful and very likely plays a role in both scenarios.
Often I have supposed really expensive cables improve things just because it was time to replace cables already, or the connection was janky to begin with because the budding audiophile is upgrading from bare wire connectors to banana plugs.
Hats off, that's both an argument for the use of third party apps and for eliminating third party apps at the same time...
If your position can't survive the scrutiny of the light of day- that is, open discourse- it's flawed and you're a fool if you stick to it no matter what. All I can say is nowadays we have a lot of fools in JC. That makes them vulnerable to outside influence.
Detachment of the right from the Founders and the creation of a country free enough to allow such nonsense sentiments feels almost complete.
It's taking some time to get over the withdrawal, but despite the fact I really liked some subreddits, staying off has become the best internet habit-related choice I've ever made. The low signal-to-noise ratio you mention is one big factor. The other is I needed some obstacles to ease of use to make my choices more deliberate. I have found alternatives, sure. But now I spend maybe a tenth of the time on social media that I used to when I was redditing every day.
Definitely Fall for me. It's a great time of year if you're a gardener- finally seeing the literal fruit of your labors. The fall festivals are fun and the weather is typically perfect for a street fest. Mosquitoes die at some point so great for get togethers with a small- or large- fire. Plus I confess I am fond of winter being a birdwatcher and loving the snow when I don't have to drive in it. So the expectation during Fall makes me pretty psyched.
For a while we spent vacation time in Michigan every summer- absolutely loved it. Ever since the kids started going to college it's been more sporadic. Someday we'll get back up there.