Don’t worry, you’ll be able to rent your life needs with a subscription plan that will be only slightly unaffordable.

Now they’re shooting for 20-30 minute hold times.

How long before gedit depends on systemd??

Every once in a while, I come across someone who makes me jealous.

YES! YES!! YES!!! I hate having to sift through that tripe when exploring certain genres.

getting real reading done without my ADHD taking over

Maybe that’s the appeal.

The Lynx browser is surprisingly nice.

Me too, bird. Me too…

Many years back, I kept my ipod classic in an old sock to protect it while it banged around inside my bag. My buddy made fun of me for it, little did he know that my sense of fashion was just far ahead of its time.

I’m going to disagree with you a bit here. I’ve seen first hand when intelligent people use all their additional cognitive ability to create rationalizations and pseudo-logical interpretations of questionable facts to avoid challenging their own assumptions. It takes a good dose of humility/integrity to admit that you were wrong and be willing to change course. That’s not a feature of intelligence, at least not in the realm where it is typically measured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–szrOHtR6U

Not if they don’t have a tail.

If it doesn’t have a tail, it’s not a monkey, even if it has a monkey kind of shape.

It’s still my preferred Linux distribution.

Www.Slackware.com At least the OS itself stays relatively current.

Just a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.

most of those people would forget you exist if you leave Facebook

This is 100% true. I dropped facebook about 10 years back. If I’m not your “friend” without facebook, then you’re not really my friend. Getting out of that cesspool of drama and ignorance was one of the best moves I’ve made.

The requirements for home schooling in the US vary wildly from one state to the other and can be almost devoid of any practical oversight in some circumstances. In most cases, parents have autonomy to choose their curriculum and there is a whole industry built to cater to that market. Unfortunately that includes books that deliver the kind of stupidity that we see above. Also, I think it is difficult for those outside the US to understand just how much we idolize individualism over any sense social responsibility here.

I’ve observed several possible explanations:

1. People are taught certain doctrines and will not question those doctrines - ever. If some new information conflicts with those doctrines, then their faith is being attacked.
2. Some are deeply invested in what a certain doctrine allows or prohibits. Think about the sick rationalizations for slavery in the US back in the 1800s supposedly based on the teachings of the Bible. (Sorry, slavery fails the “love your neighbor as yourself” test). To change their thinking means that they have to admit that they were wrong or give up some privilege or perceived position of superiority.
3. They self identify with those beliefs and anything that contradicts that belief is a personal attack. Basic arrogance.

From my perspective, the teachings of Christ were about humility. Admitting that you were/could be/are wrong and being willing to change. That’s the whole core of acknowledging your own selfishness (sin), moving to repentance (change) and seeking God’s help in that process. Being combative is not compatible with that, in my views.

I was thinking about how to reply here in a meaningful way but I think your response encapsulates the core of it pretty well. Lots more I could say, but would lead to long essay and probably of limited interest to the topic at hand.