chicory [he/him]

I’m voting for Alzheimer’s. “Finish the job” but for real.

Join us in the reading group!

https://hexbear.net/post/1631798

BeyondPod is nice with no bullshit

It’s an excellent book, you should definitely check it out

“expanded self-defense”

“enhanced self-defense”

Play it cool! I know how hard it is to resist, but don’t reach out to them. Your time is valuable and you’re busy doing valuable things… MAYBE you will be available once they send the offer.

I have a Steam Deck and I love it. I got the 256gb LCD version back in August 2022. The killer feature for me is portability. I find myself playing more games because I can lay on the couch or take it with me on trips. No longer stuck in front of the computer. The other awesome thing is the sleep functionality. You can hit the power button at any time and the deck will pause your game and go to sleep. Great for getting a few minutes in while waiting on the bus or while the kids are distracted etc.

The KDE desktop mode is fine. I don’t really see people using it as a replacement for a typical PC/Laptop but the option is there. I use the desktop mode to install additional software and that’s about it although I do nerd stunts occasionally like using the steam deck to control other equipment. It’s useable with the touchpads but I use a bluetooth keyboard and trackpad when I do it.

Coward.

I think we’ll be talking about the 2021-2022 inflation for the rest of our lives as the COVID era is incorporated into textbooks etc. Fundamentally it was a supply shock from the initial wave of tightening in 2020. I believe doing nothing would’ve gotten us the same result with inflation “plummeting” to 3.2% YoY as supply caught up with the disruption. Increasing interest rates is simply bloodletting that hasn’t killed us yet - quacks are patting themselves on the back but we’re not out of their grasp yet. Sometime in the future the intervention will be disproven.

I hope you enjoy it! I think part of the magic of radio is the randomness/chance we miss with internet technology. We can listen to podcasts or music on demand but surfing the dial with a radio brings you something curated by someone else. With shortwave, not only is what you’re listening to time-bound, but it’s also determined by solar conditions. Depending on the suns activity, radio waves propagate better or worse, so night by night what’s available changes.

I am a dork for radio and it started with listening to my parent’s shortwave receiver when I was a kid. I hope you have fun with it, and I just want to add, think about taking it with you whenever you travel. It’s always fun to see what else you can hear from a new location.

I hope you’re brewing Folgers or some other coffee in a can for the full effect

Yessss

Seconding des, it’s a blast. Good luck and have fun!