CDs and Bandcamp are also my way to go.

In my case, the main driver was disappearing songs. I hate it when I have a great playlist or collection of albums and some of them mysteriously disappear without notice. Or worse, they get replaced with a different version.

sigh so back to CDs we go… luckily second hand discs are dirt cheap, and even new albums are quite cheap (inflation-wise) compared to their prices in the 90s

Maybe if you post a pic we can provide with more info. A vet visit never hurts, but it may be something harmless and you can save the cat some stress from the vet

Are you sure your cat is not scratching there? Mine has itchy ears and sometimes she will scratch vigorously and remove some hair

You’re wrong. Have my upvote.

The issue with cars is people abusing them instead of relying on public transport, where it would be cheaper and more convenient, but some people pay more for the extra comfort, which is seen as wasteful.

This snowballs into urban planning centered on cars, which creates a pretty bad incentives loop.

On the other hand, planes are a necessity for some business travel, and a nice way of visiting the world once per year. Yes, some people abuse flight, but it’s a non issue overall.

I genuinely thought it was an unpopular opinion. I keep reading a lot of Matrix apologists on the selfhosted/tech communities, but it seems that they may be a minority overall!

I actually do agree with you quite a lot. XMPP has two important issues: everything is an extension, including encryption (n 1998 we were still using telnet…) and relying heavily on XML, which was a good idea en 1998 but now we have better formats.

Thanks for the fair arguments. It may seem I’m defending XMPP, actually, I’m not… I ran a server and it was not great. I was trying to compare an --as you say-- 27-year-old protocol with a modern one, and Matrix doesn’t seem to be significantly better. It’s a shame, because I’d love to use it, but it just does not work well.

XMPP is a protocol too, can run on a Pentium-II (I hosted a server with 100s of users on a P2) and it doesn’t suffer from federation issues or message loss.

Yep. Nothing felt worse than spending 20€ in a CD and realizing that, apart from the hit single, the rest of it was pretty bad.

I agree. Also, since Apple services keep being (even if only so slightly) worse than their Google/Microsoft counterparts, including ads totally removes their competitive advantage. What’s the point of using a worse product that’s also enshittified?

I’m not a hater, I am writing this from my iPhone on a full Apple ecosystem. But if Apple chooses to follow the Google route then their products will have no appeal to me.

I know it’s all about money, but I don’t get it. I really thought they were smarter than that.

Laken thermo bottle. Stainless steel. Keeps liquids cool/hot for ~4 hours. Built like a tank, it has gone flying from my backpack pocket multiple times - once it rolled on the ground for 50 meters when I had a bike accident. Still works after 10 years, using it daily.

People are being a bit cynical in the comments, so I’ll share my experience which is a bit different.

I felt an irrational fear when I checked the box to become an organ donor a few years ago.

I rationally knew it was the right thing to do, but it felt bad nonetheless. Nowadays I just no longer think about it.

So my guess is that many people are scared of it, but no one wants to admit that.

She is 😻

I mean… it could also be good ol’ photoshop?

I love it when a company is honest with their advertising!

I love it. He seems very sweet!

I will reply to your comment to generate a notification wishing you a fantastic day, internet stranger!

This is a good write up. Thanks for sharing. I use “hide my email” sometimes and it’s important to know that it’s possible to find the real address behind it.

Good advice on this thread, but the only one that will work for you is: find a good therapist.

A good therapist is one that not only understands your issue, but also understands you, and is able to guide you in a way that works for you. Not all people will be healed by using the same methods, and the main task of a good therapist is to find the one that clicks for you.

I would tell what worked for me, but it may not be useful. But the previous step worked: I found a good therapist which told me what I had to do.

(In case you’re already talking to an LLM: please don’t. I compared my therapist’s advice with those of an LLM -with a good prompt and all cautions observed- but the LLM didn’t “get” me and its advice was useless and sometimes outright wrong)

Edit: after reading some more replies, some people recommend taking drugs (legal or illegal). DON’T. The wrong drug will fuck you up. This includes antidepressants. Wait until a good therapist prescribes them for you. If the therapist and the GP disagree, follow the therapist’s advice. In my case this was critical as it helped me find the right medication and later quit it successfully - which is as important if not more than taking it.

They are all beautiful!

The absolute cutest! 😻