Personal: Google. I just dump everything in as an event, no real organization. Really useful to remind me to do things like swap out batteries, filters, car and home maintenance, doctor appointments, etc.

Work: I put everything in the Outlook calendar except for time off, which goes into Teams. Hate them both. If it’s just a dumb little reminder thing, I make sure it’s marked as both private and not busy. I’m sure my boss can see it anyway, but I don’t want to make it look like I’m blocking off my availability for no good reason.

Holidays: I refer to whichever dumb calendar is already open.

I sometimes still write things on a nearby notepad or even put post-its on my monitor. They don’t stay there for very long, but sometimes it’s nice to have a physical / tactile element in play.

You can vote for more than one candidate, but you rank them by order of preference. This way, third party and independent candidates actually have a chance.

I did. I loved music and it was cheaper than the record store. It only seems dumb now because of the internet. The big downside of it was limited choices, but it also got me to try some new music out. It was one of those things every comedian made fun of, yet participated in.

Diabetes Type II: You can lose your feet. You can go blind. The risk of cancer, stroke, and heart disease go way up. You can get kidney failure. There’s more, but it’s a long list of shit that can go wrong. You don’t want it.

They are boring, IMO. I usually “click on the jump ahead clicker” and clear my throat like an old man.

I’ve been running into this, too. Similar issues with Jerboa.

I think the numbers may work in your favor the other way. The coolest / funnest / most interesting people I know have minimal or no social media presence. There are fewer of them, sure, but a much higher percentage of them are cool people vs the mindless drones who see everything in life as a photo op which they can post on their curated online persona’s webpages.

I’m so goddamned sick of Microsoft and its greedy bullshit. I just looked at a recent KB update from them and the article must have breathlessly mentioned the word “subscription” 50 times.

After years of being a MS corporate stooge type, I finally started messing around with LibreOffice. It can read MS Office files. Check it out if you haven’t already.

Smoking is an ancient method of preserving food. It imparts a smoky flavor which many people enjoy (though some do not). The advantages of smoking vs cooking include being able to smoke large amounts of food efficiently using racks and potentially less and/or cheaper fuel, and greatly reduced risk of burning the food (or the racks, which may be made of wood in a primitive/camping context).

While smoked meats are what we often think of, many foods can be smoked including vegetables, herbs, spices, and almost anything if you like the flavor it imparts to the food.

Smoking does also cook the food, only slower. Also, some people do eat raw or undercooked meats as a culinary choice. It does increase the chances of acquiring food borne parasites if the meat is undercooked.

The good news is, you have plenty of time to turn things around. Just don’t wait to do it. Time slips away so quickly.

I went to high school with a couple of people who went on to do truly incredible, world class things. Both of then in fields I treated as a hobby / entertainment. Meanwhile, I’ve been midlevel mediocre at everything.

And I figured out years too late that I completely blew it when it came to three separate relationships, any one of which would have been life changing for the good. I was just very, very stupid and thought relationships came around like a bus service.

Now that I’m much older it grieves deeply me all the things I took for granted. All the missed opportunities. All because of some mix of laziness, lack of a long term perspective, lack of focus, lack of self discipline, and cowardice. Looking back, I realize many of my peers were more mature and focused.

I have to accept that I am a fundamentally unremarkable person and have burned up most of my good years of potential. I try not to dwell on these dark thoughts all of the time. But there’s no way to truly come to peace with it.

I don’t care much about “leaving a legacy”. Just wish I’d made better decisions, especially when it comes to finding and keeping a loving partner.

Zuck sees the fediverse as a viable threat to corporate power or he’s desperate for any kind of win…maybe both.

Laws are inconsistent and don’t always make sense. My guess is they consider someone who actively chooses to go into a restaurant with the intention of not paying is more of a thief. Everyone needs a place to live (homelessness is de facto illegal in many respects) and failure to pay your rent or mortgage seems both more sympathetic (on the surface at least) and passive, because it may be due to circumstances beyond your control (loss of income, health problems, etc).

I hope Lemmy never adds karma, or an aggregate score, or anything like that. The up/down votes on posts and comments are good enough.

I love these posts. But Imma be pissed off if we find out mizu is Gallowboob or some fucker like that from reddit.