Optimism is intellectually lazy. There is a chasm between "Everything is going to be alright! Somehow!" and "Here are the problems, and here is how we are going to attempt solving them."

Daylife Wasting Time: saving 1.5% energy by sacrificing 5% societal health and sanity since times memorable. I must say, on consideration, it seems perfectly on-brand with the general way we're running society.

When all you have is a hammer-and-sickle, everything looks like an oppression.

@nixCraft
What if you just keep a root console open on tty1?

@existentialcomics
After decades of looking, i managed to find exactly one (1) woman who is willing to have sex with me. Maybe i should try my hand at communist revolutions instead.

Government officials you are not allowed to insult are not "public servants". They're aristocracy.

"You can't have a sound solution to a problem if your theory of the problem is incorrect or incomplete."
— Louigi Verona

@ColinTheMathmo If your primary need is keeping a set of files synced between multiple computers, Syncthing does a good job, while avoiding the reliance on a trusted third party. If your primary need is off-site file hosting, the solution will likely be different. As i don't normally use cloud storage, i am afraid i can't help with that much.

People will go to great lengths to avoid the burden of being free.

IKEA is the grown-ups' LEGO.

"Think twice before thinking!" — @realitynapper

In retrospect, i really should have named "Rounds of Hell, part 1-3" "Be Entertained, round 1-3". Then again, naming things IS hard.

https://simonvolpert.com/drla/#rounds_of_hell_part_1

@nixCraft What makes you think they aren't going to just reuse the ones they hid years ago to collect tracking data for sale and targeting?

"Greetings! I bring gifts! Also, chaos and destruction."

"In my defense, i never said i was good at this. I said i was the only one who's willing to do it at all."

Human Rights Organization Blasts Invaded Country For Not Surrendering Fast Enough

#TrueHeadlies

Public Official on Trial for Asking News Outlets to Be Less Mean to Him

#TrueHeadlies

"As a half-elf myself, I just can't bring myself to trust anyone who puts the orc flag in their profile."

Nothing like a brief brush-in with modern, socialized medicine to fully appreciate that you live here, and not there, and now, and not then.

Crime is always an option.