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Yep. It’s also a good way to structure thoughts and get some perspective so I’m not just going in circles. Much easier to be analytical in Notepad or a notepad than just up in my thoughts.

Makes me think that republicans are better at showing up

Specifically people in ultra-short relationships without obligations. Bulletin boards were better in this way, since it meant people would get to know each other.

If my mind is racing, I will get up and just write about it until it stops racing. Usually that’s when I’ve made some kind of plan to address what my mind so busy processing.

If I just can’t sleep for some unexplained reason, I will get up, bring my duvet to the living room and read comics for a while.

Other than that, I try not to eat too late, and I will usually read in bed. Back when I had my Fitbit it said I averaged about 7h30m sleep a night. I also have a daylight lamp that I use in the morning during the dark half of the year.

“fartshump” in Norwegian, some people will also say “fartsdump”

As a hobbyist, I’d say that LLMs are usually good at the basics. Once you get into unusual and very specific situations (or the context gets too big), they can get weird, but they’re often surprisingly good sparring partners in those cases as well.

Then again, what I might consider unusual, might not be so unusual to an expert.

I’m on Kubuntu, it’s fine

You were just unlucky. This doesn’t usually happen.

As for the broader question: it depends on what you want to do. If you’re looking to do simple office stuff and web browsing, Linux is pretty much exactly like Windows and Mac OS (except you can’t really use the desktop version of Microsoft Office).

Some things are easier – e.g. you can get most apps from Flathub or the included software manager, and the system will take care of keeping them up to date using the same update manager as the OS. Most customization is also easier on Linux, since more of it is built in.

Some things are harder – e.g. regardless of how obscure the app, it will usually install the same way in Windows: you download an installer and run it.

On Linux this can get very complicated with smaller and more obscure apps – to the point where you might have to e.g. set up a container with a specific distro, install older versions of dependencies in that container, modify a makefile, compile from source, and then edit some configuration files manually – all to do what you might accomplish by just running an installer in Windows.

…but that’s unusual. It is an argument for testing out Linux somehow before committing fully to it (e.g. by dualbooting or running it in a VM) – just to see if you can get your vital software (or good alternatives) running.

It would be lovely if the race became right-libertarianism vs democratic socialism – if only because there would kind of be a common basis for the conversation, i.e. that politics is about economics, and that it should have some basis in reality.

I don’t see it happening, though. Right-libertarianism is just too honest and clearly bad for most people. I think we’ll see a new flavor of right-wing populism in stead.

I always felt “f***” was dirtier than just writing “fuck” - maybe that’s the intended effect

He does say it is also about the economy and Israel - the other stuff, he does not mention. Trump has been polling quite well on immigration, so I don’t know that ICE has been such a big deal for most American voters, unfortunately :\

J.D. Vance is saying the same thing: https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835

It’s obvious, even to Republicans.

Yeah, I usually go for the lightest roast I can find, and since I’ve moved to a very small town, that usually means something close to medium dark :p

the plot thickens! There are greasy and non-greasy dark roasts?

It’s really nice, but as @KRAW writes above, it’s also bound to be different since the metal filter lets the oils through while the paper filter doesn’t.

Shrugging it off is a good option if you can pull it off. If the child is used to getting a reaction, you should expect the behavior to escalate before petering out, though. This is true whenever you try to extinguish bad behavior that way.

I was just thinking that if the oil was on the surface, more of it was likely to disappear for some reason, rather than if it’s on the inside of the bean. I don’t know if that makes sense, really, I doubt the oil would evaporate?

How big is the group? Kids that age are usually not that anxious about nudity, but a few are, and it would surprise me if this is the first time they’ve had children like that. I’m used to there being booths or separate toilets for kids above the age of three.

“Wait two minutes” is often not practical - although a decently staffed preschool would be able to figure something out if they see a child needs privacy (maye the child was too shy or shocked to say, though). Ideally, there would be a separate toilet without a diaper changing station, so the kids can pick that if they want privacy.

Obviously, kids deliberately exposing themselves to each other would be inappropriate

Inappropriate, but also quite normal. It’s rare that children that age are anxious about nudity, and common for them to be curious.