ShutUp10 helps a bit. It puts a ton of settings in one place for you.

"Bicycle. Giraffe. Football. Umbrella. There, I'm done. Aced it."

"Sir, I asked for your name and today's date ."

May he launch himself into orbit and never come back.

A nice big wheel of Wensleydale could have saved thousands of lives.

OMG, yes. The flavor "wet" has been added to my lexicon.

I respect your preference. But after living with a dozen single door fridges and now one French Door fridge, the French Door fridge wins hands down for us in our house. We all much prefer it. Just fits the workspace much better.

Yes, the flappy door thing did wear out after several years. I replaced the $4 spring and voila, good as new.

Any of them before soil depletion and banana blight. Fruits and veggies tasted so much better in the 80s. Melons in particular taste lifeless now. Once in a while I strike gold at the local farmer's market or in our own garden.

The Open Web is definitely dying. Some dystopian weaponized ads hellscape of an apps-required shiternet will be around for a while.

Less doing, more being. --Mage Ged

Empathy and decency are scarce precious commodities. But the ruthless predatory "thought leaders" have been in charge ever since we clubbed the last neanderthal.

"It Was Just Business" should be engraved on whatever memorial is left behind to mark our self-extinction.

Milk? Is this one of the McPoyles???

The difference in surfing the web on my phone with pi hole vs without it is stunning. It's almost unusable without.

I spent a lot of time putting googly eyes on these pears and coming up with a distinct voice for each one. Why you gotta do me dirty like that.

Routine abuse of the filibuster rules by Republicans was a big part of it. Not the only reason, but a fairly major one as I recall.

And while I am a Democrat and I vote that way, I very readily admit the Democrats often bring a book to a gun fight when it comes to politics. They have good intentions but then they get steamrollered on things like SCOTUS appointments....

MBA: Shouldn't we charge people for the privilege of opening the doors manually? How about a subscription for this service?

AI assistant: You appear to enjoy running into doors. My algorithm will lock doors in your face from now on. You're welcome.

Many years ago I worked at a small community bank. Was one of the better jobs I've had. Then a large regional bank purchased it, and overnight it became the worst job I've ever had.

People take voice calls in 2024?

The Flash. No list of reasons. Just never appealed to me at all.

I love them. But they can vary significantly in taste, quality, and texture. I definitely like some better than others.

And olive oil is fundamental to cooking. (Though it's often overused and a cheaper oil would be a better choice).

I binged the Dredsen Files, and after that found it a little difficult to reset. Same for the Dune series.

Then I binged all of the James Bond books, and by the last 2 or 3 I was more than ready to be done with those.