Good thing I put mine in airplane mode when I first got it and never updated firmware. I load books like its a flash drive.

Agreed. The promise of AI when I was younger (80s 90s) was it would do all the jobs no one wanted and we as humans could focus on arts, entertainment, and leisure. Somehow along the way those got crossed.

I have my old old TV from a pawn shop mounted on the wall in the bedroom. Still works. Good enough to hook up a streaming box to and watch something before passing out. Many a nights it has been something mindless like the Office or Parks and Rec

Yeah atheism was default for a long time i think?

I can imagine her as president, yes

Kind of topical right now. This was just a mental exercise and not a prophecy.

You and me both

Good question. I think it is if you are in the blast zone

Beautiful pic! I love when you can see for miles

I appreciate the kind words. Grief is a process and right now I am still working through it.

If you can afford a larger cut of meat and do your own butchering at home, you can save a few dollars doing that as well.

Has not changed all that much. Really depends on the instance you join.

Yeah it is in Washington. We got lucky it was not raining and super cold that day. It’s been downpour after downpour the past month.

Top of Mailbox Peak. These birds were everywhere. I assume due to people sharing food when they hit the top.

It isn’t an issue if platform but rather being responsible for content moderation. The time investment after spinning a server up is what worries me.

I mean, I would if I could

My mother died this year. It happens to everyone if you live long enough. It still sucked. She had MS since 18, died at 66. More than ten thousand days in the fire.

I am trying to come to terms with her disease and how I was not a great son. Could have, should have, would have. The three horseman of regret. I think most people have similar thoughts when a loved one passes, but it still hurts.

I have resolved to carry a picture of her to every mountain I hike up. Take her with me where she could not in her life. I wrote a letter of goodbyes to her and left it in mailbox peak. It still doesn’t feel enough.

I hate the person I was while she was alive. I was there, but not the person I should have been. The benefit of hindsight.

Oh man. I used to leave zombo on in the background of my work pc years ago. All night until someone would inevitably shut down the pc or pull the audio in the morning

I left reddit and do not contribute anymore. I do browse certain subreddits in my mobile browser, but don’t login. Lemmy is better for conversation and I like supporting the underdog in the age of content is everything.

I thought about spinning up a lemmy server but honestly the moderation and being responsible for content is a huge concern