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In the 1980s and 1990s it seemed like I encountered someone who needed their automobile jump-started about 4-5 times per year.
Since 2000, it's been about 4-5 times *total.*
What changed? Did we collectively get better at not leaving the lights in the car on? Did cars start regulating their electrical bus more tightly? Do car batteries suck less? All of the above?
What would the biathlon be in the absence of firearms? Cross-country skiing and archery?
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115572955015604951
People proudly voted for this.
@Tim_Eagon Me too!
Volunteer firefighters warn they won't be able to keep Big Beaver moist in emergencies without community action.
The unspoken part of "move fast and break things" is "...and don't write any of it down."
Can't have anyone learning valuable lessons from our failures, after all. That would mean admitting we failed.
The view from atop Dunning-Kreuger Mountain is breathtaking.
OK, I need the universe to do me a solid and not make a run at Dolly right now.
Do you pronounce the "L" in polka?
I'm not interested in the canonically correct way. I want to know what *you* say.
My Old Man Online superpower is my ability to still be pissy about corporate platforms doing RSS dirty.
Yes, there's a crime boss in Yewdar named "Don Torredo." Yes, he runs an outfit known as The Family. Yes, they are known for their flashy airships. No, I have no shame.
I only have time for the fast...
...and the furious.
At 45, I still find the most commonly difficult step of a recipe is "let cool before serving."
If corporations are people, then can we all agree that private equity are the folks who go around carving out people's kidneys to sell on the organ black market?
Eating a loaded baked potato with my sweetheart at the state fair.
So it's an okay day.
Every now and then I think about all those children who were named Daenerys by parents who saw in the character something aspirational for their child.
@KeithAmmann Sounds like you want something with CalDAV support. There are some self-hosted solutions out there, as well as managed hosted plans. This KB page from Tasks lists a decent selection of options.
EDIT: would be infinitely more useful if I provided the link, huh? https://tasks.org/docs/caldav_intro/
I'd respect evil a lot more if it wasn't always so fucking stupid.
Long form video.
Watch more of it.
Long form writing.
Read more of it.
Stop treating length as pain.
Rebuild your focus.
Learn something that wasn't shoved at you by an algorithm.
The sole purpose of Connecticut's existence is to insert traffic between you and where you'd rather be.
Claire Foy can do more acting with her silent face than many can with an entire soliloquy to themselves.