We're trying to set up my mother's internet and SWEET MOTHER OF GOD this is a user-hostile process. Even under the most cynical (and probably legally accurate) interpretation where their one job is to maximize profits, why do they make it so hard for people to give them money?
After driving out to the Comcast store to pick up the equipment, we wondered if there was a place nearby where we could get fries and fake our deaths.
Good news everyone
Electricity generated by fossil fuels fell by 22% in the UK over the last year. This means that in 2023 such fossil fuel use was at levels not seen since 1957.
I envy the people of the 1970s for their perfectly preserved civilisation in the geological record. A thin layer of pristine styrofoam on a layer of lead from petrol exhaust on a layer of illegally dumped asbestos, easily dated due to all the nuclear weapon testing.
What about our generation with its paper straws and spotify playlists and fast fashion?!? Nothing to show in the fossil record except our beautifully preserved corpses made of micro plastics.
@inthehands Outside of you is a wolf, a goat and a cabbage.
@freemo Sonewhere in the SubGenius literature is a reference to "the vampire Jesus who shed his blood for you and now WANTS IT BACK!"
@todayilearned Dr. Who: There are LOST EPISODES!
Captain Video: Hold my beer.
@Suzan This is consistent with the theory that my dog is secretly a cat. She wants to be one inch away from everyone.
@Epidiah Just did session 0 of Savage Worlds: The Last Parsec.
Some good news to celebrate: EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low.
“The 8% reduction in emissions should be celebrated, but more must be done to wean the EU off fossil fuels, reduce reliance on petrostates such as Russia, whilst also leaving the world a better place for the next generation.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/24/eu-fossil-fuel-co2-emissions-hit-60-year-low
I tend to rotate like a convenience store hot dog in my sleep. The upside is that, with my patented copper wire pajamas, I can generate electricity this way. The downside is that I am accused of "stealing" (liberating!) the covers.
Because of a surprise ice-storm-related houseguest, we've sleeping on an air mattress lately. I'll admit that it was impressive that the bedding all ended up on my side, given that we were in a sleeping bag.
@trystimuli @shauna My previous dog thought eye contact with humans was undogly. The current one will stare us down for treats, working the puppy-dog eyes as hard as she can.
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