A few hours. My employer feels it’s important that I sit in front of my computer in their building, rather than in my home.

Sink it is, then.

Hey, look, it’s me!

Thanks so much, Mom, for thinking that prayer and church are the way to fix things, not medication and therapy 🙃

I did. But I could easily see how people are put off by the “fan base”. I actually avoid talking about Linux at all irl because I don’t want people to think I’m a fossbro

If you don’t mind going through the trouble of the “interview” to join a private tracker, I have heard very good things about MyAnonaMouse

Well, it’s not my area of expertise, so I’m not sure exactly. But I suppose a good place to start might be restricting or removing the ability of government agencies to classify or redact information, alongside increasing the power and scope of FOIA/sunshine laws.

What do you think?

Why not? Why should we allow our government to keep secrets from us?

I just want to make sure I really know what websites to avoid so I don’t accidentally do a crime.

TIL garlic bread memes are an aroace thing. Who knew!

I’ll plug the podcast Live Like The World Is Dying.

From their website: “How do we live in a world that might be ending? By preparing to survive that end and by working to prevent it. Live Like the World is Dying features interviews with people who think about how to prepare for and survive crises.”

Mass electrification of end uses, with nuclear for clean firm baseload, and wind and solar plus storage for peaks, is the future of energy. The longer the US is unwilling to let go of fossil fuels, the further behind it will be. China already has enough of an advantage that it has secured its position as the global leader of energy technology for at least the next century.

I just switched from Spotify to TIDAL, and it appears to have a Live session feature. I haven’t tried it yet tho

I think you nailed it with the Firefly quote. I’ve always loved that one.

Even if our movements don’t succeed, I want to be able to say that I did my part and didn’t go down without a fight.

If you add the words “liberal, capitalist” in front of democracy, I agree with you. But I believe that democracy as a whole is a worthy ideal worth striving towards, in all areas of public life.

YUP. The moment that someone first told me that I interrupt all the time is seared into my brain. Ever since, I’ve made an active effort to stop myself. Especially without meds, it’s hard.

Yes, I feel that way sometimes. But I try to keep in mind that humans are innately social creatures, and I shouldn’t shut myself off like that. It helps to have pre-planned events with people I know I like, like playing a TTRPG or board game, or volunteering.