I second the Kobo. I’ve owned 3 different kindles over the years, and I like the Kobo better than any of them.

These might become a thing in the US when some vapid influencer acts smug toward ‘dirty people’ who can’t afford one.

Holy crap, I don’t blame you.

“Howdy-doodily-do!”

I haven’t purchased anything for a while, but I think Amazon still lets you download your digital album purchases as individual mp3 tracks.

State Farm. They spend ungodly money on NFL players and nonstop obnoxious TV ads, yet deny claims every hour of every day.

Snake: Man, Windows SUCKS.

Lemming: You should switch to-- I’m dead, aren’t I.

Wise dudes should always zig when the bandwagon of bros zags. Increases your chances.

Very little on here or reddit is worth preserving IMO. Sure, there are some gems in the mountains of shit. But those are mostly the “technical answers to technical questions” variety.

Was watching TV with the dog next to me on the couch. A song I like came on and I sang along and my dog stared at me in amazement. Since then, she doesn’t care when I sing. I think it was just a one time surprise.

10 moneys minus 2 taxes plus 0.44 scintillas plus 69 because pr0n.

Being adult is highly overrated. Look at all the “serious” people ruining the world with their greed and selfishness. Never let the inner child die. Children inherently understand morals that adults corrupt with religion and over-thinking.

The last guy we want promoting good things. He will curse them with his waxy Elder Things notions.

Nobody wants Clippy OS, Microsoft. Good part is, they are edging more people to Linux.

There are so many users on both that exclusively (or nearly exclusively) contribute “gotcha” replies only. Never an original thought or comment. They only want to “call out” others. Sniper-camper mentality. You can easily see it in their histories. I block them aggressively.

“Men don’t communicate.” There are multiple modes of communication. If you know, you know.

Dumb. One of the few things LLMs are good at is correcting spelling. That’s a lot of effort for an ineffective “poison”.

Local Discords are hit or miss, but at least where I live (mid sized city) there are several for various hobbies and activities. There’s also one for the city itself that’s active. People on the city channel mostly bitch about local news/politics, but will try to help folks looking for social groups.

Nextdoor has a shitty reputation (for good reason) but sometimes you can find a few sane / helpful people on there, too. They might be able to at least suggest some local groups and events in meatspace.

Hot and Sour soup always makes me feel better.

Can only speak for myself. I use AI tools almost daily to help me pursue my hobby. I find it very useful for that. But when I enjoy art produced by a human, on some level I want to connect with the human experience that produced it. Call it parasocial if that helps. But I’m always at least a little interested in the content creators, not just the content.

I know some people consume content like a commodity or product. I’m not judging those people at all. But I’m generally not like that myself. I want to know the story behind the creation.