Caffeine works. Melatonin has never done anything for me; maybe I’m immune, but I’ve put it in the same mental basket as homeopathy.

I like to internalize this as a victory, and the utter humiliation of the person who offended me. They said “Sorry.” That’s admitting defeat!

Status represented by hat size?

I agree. I do appreciate the spirit of OP’s comment, that we are agents. I observe a lot of people who blame everything but themselves for their circumstances, and take responsibility for nothing.

However, sometimes you get the meteorite, and sometimes the meteorite gets you; we’re none of us 100% in control of our fates.

To be fair, it is a very long-winded post. I think it’s not an uncommon use case, though, and so deserved a robust sketch of the desired solution; Farmville and chat are sideshows, and what the people left on Facebook are really there for are the Walls.

Compiling has never been the hard part. The challenge is making it through the entire configuration menu system before succumbing to the urge to gouge your own eyes out with blunt sticks.

Once that’s done, kick off make take a long break; it’ll be compiled by the time you get back to it.

I hear build times are getting longer with the Rust parts, though, so do it soon before you need mainframe access to get a compile within your lifetime.

There are some excellent apps out there, and by and large they look and work better than commercial apps, IME. So I disagree with the assertion that I have to stay with commercial software.

What I was asking for, in my post, was not which apps have better UX than Facebook, but rather which of the very many OSS, federated (although, not necessary for my use case), self-hosted platforms fit the specific use, and ideally with a straightforward iOS mobile app. Doesn’t have to be pretty; just has to be able to quickly take and post photos to a private channel/community/wall.

Circles really is quite nice in all respects. I think they’re hindered by their choice of backend. I’ve been using Matrix for years, and key management has always been a hot mess. I wouldn’t be surprised if the issues we encountered were related to Matrix’s god-awful and buggy PK negotiation & management process.

The AMD graphics driver is reputedly the biggest that mainstream Linux users will encounter, approaching six million lines of code.

That does seem a bit … excessive.

The latter.

There have always been despicable people like Trump, and I’m certain that, as horrible people go, he’s not even in the top thousand of horrible people alive today.

It’s far more sad that so many people in the US are willing to overlook his faults; even if you discount his rabid base, it’s especially sad that close to another 20% of Americans who are more or less centrists (for Americans) are willing to overlook the fact that he admits that he’s working toward a dictatorship. This is the most depressing thing, for me.

I stub my toe. Is that a “have to?”

That’s a lot of phaelenopsis.

It looks utterly repulsive, but I kind of love the idea… the sheer convenience.

It was a typo. There are only 6.6 people in Ireland.

The what app‽

It never occurred to me to check for an app. I see a couple in the Play store, but not this one - is it an iOS app?

Holy cow, though… this is a game changer! Thank you!

Naw, I’m just a non-Seattelite with a narrow definition of Capital Hill. My aunt and uncle own a house a couple of blocks down from Volunteer Park on 14th. The few times I’ve been there, all I’ve seen of Capitol Hill are those few blocks of million dollar homes. I’m vaguely aware that it’s a larger area than just that (rarified) section, but that’s how I think of it, and I still put that area in the “more expensive” category.

Seattle for me is the fish market and that section of Capitol Hill. You know how it is visiting family for holidays: you see their neighborhood, and “the sights,” and not much else.

Right. Except that it was Zeus’ mother, Rhea who, tired of her husband eating all their sons, gave Cronus the rock in swaddling clothes and hid infant Zeus away in a cave.

But, basically, right.

🕸️🕷️

But that’s not a very friendly spider emoji. I sense an unfair bias.

/╲/\ºo;88;oº/\╱\

Greater opportunity, yes; however, cash is still legal tender in the US and it used to be illegal to not accept it as payment (this may have changed). And, as the payer, make sure you get a receipt so they can’t screw you and if the landlord doesn’t pay taxes, you’re not culpable - it’s their responsibility, not your’s.

Cash is fine. The receipt is important, though, for a number of reasons. Not many people are going to go withdraw $1,100 just to pay rent, unless they’re getting a discount for cash, which is a good indication there’s some tax dodging going on.

Even if you trade sex for rent, get a receipt saying you paid your rent.

Making it an excellent bargain.

However: it doesn’t sound as if she didn’t accept only because she wanted to be faithful; it sounds as if she was upset by the experience. So, fuck anon. He can go see if the landlord will accept something from him, instead.

He likes the creamy filling the most.