On chess, there is a moment in 2001: a Space Odyssey wherein HAL and Frank Poole are playing chess. A more attentive person than me pointed out HAL cheated. I paused and looked at the board forever. I almost gave up. I thought I would never figure it out. Finally figured it out! I have never felt so smart for wasting so much time.

This might be a US thing. I have worked in — what I consider — pretty unfulfilling jobs, but they usually still insist I take my vacation time and remind me to take breaks. Maybe it secretly came back in my performance review in obscure ways so I might also be an idiot.

2001: A Space Odyssey

The person who had your number previously used WhatsApp. Maybe they are still using that number for WhatsApp.

It’s a little weird that syphilis and chlamydia are way more euphonic than they ought to be. They just roll off the tongue and feel so good to say.

I have no idea how I managed to understand that.

I made grilled cheese for my father in law in India where it was not insignificantly difficult to find “American” bread and processed cheese. It’s comfort food that crosses borders and cultures.

Edit: You United Statesians got that weird cheese thing right and I will die on that hill.

LOL Favourite? Jury is out. Most popular? Android all the way.

I got in trouble in a discussion about the most popular Linux distro when I said it’s obviously Android.

Trying to get everyone saying things properly is like hurting cats.

Is this not just a continuation of the same old plan to characterize everything Democrats do as cheating so they get to say the election was stolen again?

As if everyone on Lemmy is going to vote 200 times.

GPT4All

Also, if the water coming out of your faucet is hot enough to harm you, turn down the temperature of your water heater. You will save quite a bit of money too.

Edit: and check the anode in your water heater every 5-ish years. So much cheaper and easier to replace that than the entire tank. Pay attention to your water heater.