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Cake day: October 3rd, 2023

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  • I think high end smasnugs do that. But yeah same, I have a Chromecast and I just sling stuff to the TV. Its tuner hasn’t been used in a decade.

    Speaking of decade… I should probably upgrade that thing. But it’s big enough, dark enough (LDC, but at least not a crappy LCD), and high enough resolution for it’s size and distance from my couch (1080, 50 inches, 10 or 15 feet) that I just can’t justify replacing it. I wish it would die already lol.

    Maybe if I move and get a big enough bedroom, I’ll put it in there, and upgrade to something with HDR. I really wanna get in on some good HDR. Seems like it’s getting really good and really affordable if you buy the right thing.



  • Bidet crew checking in.

    Mines got hot water. I don’t mean that it’s got a pipe for hot water, and you have to wait forever for it to warm up. I mean it’s got a water heater built in. And a heated seat. And a hot air blower… dryer? Butt hair dryer? It’s nice, especially in the winter.

    Clean your butts, people




  • I’d rather not disclose my age on this account, but, let’s just say we’re not newly married.

    I will admit my statement about location sharing only being a problem if you’ve already got problems was a bit too binary. The issue is more nuanced.

    I see you’re focusing on the cheating aspect, which to your credit is what the OP is all about. But from our perspective, that’s not even an issue or a use case for the technology. We have full trust in each other. The technology is simply useful for other reasons.

    Did she make it to work in the snowstorm or rainstorm?

    Huh she’s usually home by now, is she unconscious in a ditch or just stopped at the store?

    Dinner is almost ready, I just need to put this in the oven so it’s ready to come out the second she walks in the door, let me make sure she’s actually on her way home. Oh, she must have gotten held up at work, I’ll wait a few more minutes.

    Stuff like that. Yeah there’s other ways of solving those problems, and that’s fine too, we just prefer the convenience.

    We don’t share locations because we don’t trust each other, we share because it’s convenient. I guess you could say we trust each other not to go crazy with it 🤷‍♂️

    We have married friends who won’t share with each other, and that’s fine too.

    I’ll retract my earlier statement. Location sharing is a sensitive subject, with lots of facets. Sharing or not is a personal choice. And while there can be practical benefits, I think most people would agree that using it for cheating prevention is… Unhealthy.










  • Oh man, I don’t know how this could be true. I work manual labor, in sneakers. I spend all summer recreational time in either flip flops or barefoot. So while I don’t have huge callouses on my feet, I’ve got some. Not tender baby feet.

    But still, one day it was like 70 or 80 out, I changed out fancy clothes into shorts, but forgot to pack my flip flops. I really wanted to walk down to an event that was going on, but I didn’t want to wear black fancy shoes with my shorts. So I went barefoot on the sidewalk, about 3/4 of a mile.

    I did like you said and walked in the grass a lot, but man the concrete was hotter than I expected. It didn’t hurt at first, but each new step I took found freshly warmed concrete that just heated my foot more. Keeping moving definitely wasn’t helping. Eventually it started to hurt, even with walking in as much grass as I could.

    I got to where I was going, grass covered area, and didn’t think too much of it.

    When I went to leave? Oh man. My feet hurt. Looking at them closely, I had several blisters on both feet. I cooked em. I couldn’t walk back, I had to call my friend to pick me up.

    That was on regular concrete. I cannot imagine doing that on asphalt, I wouldn’t make it a hundred feet.

    Maybe I really do have tender baby feet 🤔





  • I’ve definitely pulled my hair out with docker too. Banged my head against the wall for a couple days before finally giving up.

    I’m not ridiculously tech savvy, but I’ve tinkered with Linux since I was young, daily drive it on my laptop. I’m not afraid of the command line, and I’m smart enough to search for help and guides when I need it.

    But something about docker just breaks my brain. Maybe I’m too old and there’s too much abstract thought required, I don’t know. But I can’t figure it out.


  • It’s an interesting trend these days, people wearing headphones and earbuds everywhere they go.

    It’s not my preference, and I get that it’s a personal choice.

    I agree there are definitely times where it makes sense, alone at the gym for example.

    But I see groups of kids walking around, most of them with at least one or both headphones/earbuds on/in, and I’m like, what are you listening to? I can’t imagine doing that.

    But obviously some people like it, it’s just not me 🤷‍♂️