Which is why they don’t mind releasing the models.

Nice. I was just wondering if I could get a replacement fan for my 13-year-old cooler if one failed. This would be a fun alternative to explore.

See, that’s what sold me. So many playing cards get this part wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nku7kdol5GY

Same here.

All of my purchases are practical and come from a need, not a want.

I’ve gone to an extreme form of this. I buy the same food every week, and eat the same meals every week. This practice makes my weekly grocery shopping a breeze. I know exactly what I’m getting, exactly where it is, there’s no browsing or even looking at other products. I’m in and out in <30 minutes, including check out, and I know my bill will be ~$75, which is all of my food for a week. So, just over $10/day. I don’t eat out at all, and haven’t since the pandemic showed me I could easily make all my meals at home while eating better and saving money. I was just doing it out of habit and convenience, AKA laziness.

Yeah, I thought I’d get bored with the food when I started this, but I haven’t. In fact, I’ve simplified the menu even further over time. I started with the mantra, “Food is not entertainment, food is not reward”. Because, food should be neither of those. If you wonder whether your pet gets tired of eating the same thing every day, they don’t. Because, they don’t think about food as entertainment, how does boredom even fit in the equation?

My suggestion is to not give it access to the backups, but may I’m naive that way.

I stared at it, and didn’t know what to ask, so I closed it.

What fun would that be?

I’m surprised Texas has a sex offender registry.

I’m not buying this.

Just the one?

Let’s see there’s work, exercise, hooking up with strangers, masturbation, and alcohol. Maybe get a dog. And, if you work a lot and have extra money you can spend that on crap to fill the void for a minute. I suppose you could try to start a hobby, but beware, that does take away from doom scrolling time.

The people writing and passing these laws all know the fear over 3d printed guns is bullshit. But, they’re paid to “believe” it, and use it as rationalization. Just like they all know age verification is really about surveillance.

Rice comes out of your bum, three times.

The rest of the owl.

You can win battles, but never the war. Power always corrupts. Eventually, one will be stronger, then much stronger, and as they get stronger, they become more corrupt (Reddit). The only solution, apart from headge trimming, also a temporary solution, but more cathartic and maybe longer lasting, is to leave for a different option (Lemmy), and then the cycle repeats. And, in the end, the warriors die, and then a bigger cycle repeats. Cycles within cycles, we repeat the same circles, generation after generation, millennia after millennia.

More power to you, but if you get it, it will corrupt you, too. No one is immune. Power always corrupts.

So, we’ll pronounce it “Wilbur”?

I’m sure those in charge of this had the argument and went 'round and 'round with it. And, this is what they came up with.

Whatever, we’ll get used to it, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea. It will probably hurt brand recognition more than the mildly-offensive “GIMP” ever has. At least when noobs heard “gimp”, their ears would perk up in mild surprise, and they’d ask what it is, there-by solidifying the product in their minds. “Wilbur” just won’t have the same effect, because there’s no surprise. They’ll ask, but the impact will not be as great, and they’ll forget. “Wilbur” is forgettable as a name for anything, or anyone. “Gimp” is not.

I agree with the sentiment, but not the aggressive tone.

Also, *whether.

Passive-aggressive bullshit, brought on by emotional immaturity, and social anxiety.

Fucking children running around in adult bodies.

Can’t wait for artificial gravity and transparent titanium, which will apparently block cosmic rays and modulate UV light.