I’m GOING to the Olympics this year. Totally stoked to travel to France. It is the only vacation my wife and I are taking this year.

And other major expansions for elden ring and FFXIV released recently. There’s potential overlap in the player base. 90% is a big dip though.

Comma at the wrong place in your title makes it confusing and hard to read

The Librem 5 is a Linux phone that the reviewer tried to use as their daily driver for a week. However, they found several issues that made it impractical for regular use including poor battery life, a subpar camera without basic features, and lack of compatibility with many popular apps. The reviewer also noted problems with the phone randomly powering off and convergence mode with the next dock being unstable. While the reviewer thought the Librem 5 was a cool device, they ultimately decided it was not ready to replace their main phone due to these limitations and instability issues. The reviewer expressed interest in reviewing other Linux phones if provided to them.

Yes 👍

Ai summary because it seems like folks aren’t reading the article:

The study finds that threatening anti-piracy messages aimed at deterring digital piracy have the opposite effect on men, finding they increase piracy behaviors by 18% in men. However, such messages can reduce intended piracy in women by over 50%. The research also showed educational messages had no impact on intended piracy for both men and women. Notably, those with more favorable views of piracy saw even higher increases in intended piracy when exposed to threatening messages. The findings suggest anti-piracy groups should tailor their messages for different genders and consider alternative educational approaches to avoid unintended consequences like increasing piracy.

Seems like threatening messages specifically drive piracy up in men, but not for women. If you have a favorable view on piracy then the aggressive ads make it more likely that you’ll follow through.

It’s pretty much saying that the industry may want to reconsider the way they frame their warnings because it may actually be influencing people to take action.

Weirdly hostile, but ok. It’s like any other tool that can be used to accelerate a process. Hopefully at some point it’s useful enough to streamline the minutia of boring tasks that a competent intern could do. Not sure who is specifically targeting welders??

If it frees up your time to focus on more challenging stuff or stuff you enjoy, isn’t that a good thing? Folks are dynamic and will adjust, as we always have.

Don’t think there’s a good excuse to come at someone with animosity over this topic.

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Second video summary:

The video discusses how disposable vapes reflect the priorities of contemporary capitalism. It explores how industries are increasingly designing products and services to cultivate addiction and eliminate consumer choice. This includes tactics like the razor and blade model, restrictive patents, and subscription services that lock customers into long-term relationships. While governments regulate some addictive products, they often fail to curb exploitative practices that undermine competition. Disposable vapes exemplify how corporations have optimized business models around addiction and behavioral manipulation.

Something interesting this passage highlights is how companies in diverse industries from vaping to software to insulin have adopted similar strategies originally used by industries like tobacco and gambling. These strategies are designed to establish captive customer bases through addiction, lack of alternatives, and high switching costs.

First video summary: The video discusses vaping and analyzes its health effects compared to smoking cigarettes. It explains how vapes work on a technical level by heating liquid that contains nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive as it affects the brain’s reward system and causes a rapid release of dopamine. Newer vapes use nicotine salts which allow for higher nicotine levels without throat irritation, potentially increasing addiction risks. While vaping may be less harmful than smoking, it still delivers nicotine which can have long term health impacts and is particularly concerning among youth. An interesting point was how nicotine salts allowed vapes to satisfy nicotine cravings more effectively like cigarettes, fueling their rise in popularity.

Good song, great video

“Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone.”

Ken Chlouber, Colorado miner and creator of the Leadville Trail 100 mile race

https://youtu.be/TH4Y_skmSoY?feature=shared

Grilled veggies, crispy garbanzo, some Greek yogurt and zaatar. Super quick and easy.

Ehh, my ac unit wasn’t working properly this summer. I’m in the southern US. It would get up to 85° F in the house and I’d be pretty sweaty by the end of the day.

Sure, it was fine, but it wasn’t comfortable by any means.

The fried capers and white bean soup in this video are BOMB. Would highly recommend - it’s super simple and delicious!!

Dude I read that part a few times… The person delivering this quote isn’t interpreting self-immolation the same way (as an act of protest to highlight atrocities), like, at all…

I mean, if my cheque was off by a couple of hundred dollars, I’d want to follow up on the discrepancy (not in panic mode though). My wife’s a high earner and some pay was delayed a month due to staff turnover.

Leadership was like “it shows financial stability to be able to wait for pay,” but people have budgets and plans for that money. Otherwise it’s an interest free loan to the organization - the money should be paid out timely.

But I do agree, overall, that folks should be able to manage their budget, especially as a high earner.

Hahaha I was assigned Burlington by this year’s wrapped. Guess I’m moving to the lesbian commune out in Vermont.

I do most of my listening on Qobuz, so the results here are probably skewed! Love me some king gizzy, big thief, dirty projectors, and etc.