You lot. (Orbital)

That they exist. I’ve lived without cable or over-air television for more than two decades. Before streaming, I pirated low-quality tv show rips. I haven’t been exposed to tv commercials unless visiting family or friends for years.

TV commercials are so loud and obnoxious and treat the viewers as morons and I can’t stand them. But people who are used to them tune them out as background noise. I can’t tune them out. I need them to be muted or I can’t think. I also shun internet commercials. If I can’t watch content without the ad, I just don’t watch.

Lonnie is a liar. TLDR.

I’ve even considered finding a life coach, but I get the feeling they’re a scam.

Yes, I agree.

But it sounds like you’re experiencing depression. I’ve been through a lot of that. Consider seeing a psychiatrist and getting on an antidepressant. I was in denial about my state for months (because admitting it would make it real) and finally got back on an antidepressant after years without. The change was so profound that I wish I’d done so sooner to spare myself the suffering. I wish you the best!

There is a correct answer to the question. It’s a math problem.

Nope. I have used WordPress on a blog or two, but I didn’t know what WP Engine was until a couple of weeks ago.

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Try to think of something for which you are grateful every day. I have a reminder on all my devices for this daily and I think of three things.

Automattic, the company behind web content management system WordPress, told HKFP on October 7 2024 that it had received a take-down demand from Hong Kong authorities relating to the website of Flow HK. The company said it had not complied with the order and had notified the site owner.

Maybe their lunatic ceo will travel there and get arrested and end his bs battle against WP Engine. Sorry, the nerd in me latched onto this bit.

It’s really cool how countries (including China, plus my own, USA) meddle with people outside their borders. /s

Imagine the good that could be done caring for USA citizens with all the money we send to Israel to make war.

Here’s the real link. please try to avoid AMP links. They only further google’s stranglehold over the web.

Holy shit, I had to stop reading part way through the pedo section cause it just kept going and going. Roblox is fucked up.

Linode, Digital Ocean. I’ve worked with both in the past, but that was years ago so I don’t know how things are now.

I just tried it out using the same search string that I’d, just prior, run on the goog:

how many permutations of 9 digit number

Results were not encouraging.

I meant general computer backups, I just had trouble phrasing it correctly. As in, you and I probably didn’t backup our computers properly until we lost something. That’s how most of us get into backups. Similar here.

Agreed. You fucked up and now hopefully you learned from it. The reason any of us have (typical local) backups is because we lost data, whether a little or a lot. This is no different.

Many. There wasn’t fluoride in the water where I grew up for the first decade of my life. Tips:

Bring earbuds and clear it with the dentist that they’ll tap your arm if they need to talk to you. Have a playlist ready. If you can afford it / have the right insurance, ask for gas to help you zone out. If you feel pain, they didn’t give you enough novocaine. My dentist informed me that people with red hair are less sensitive to the drug and need more of it (she noticed my beard comes in kinda reddish when she told me about that). Don’t be afraid to let them know of discomfort; they want you to be ok during the procedure so not to make you avoid getting treatment right away in the future, thus making whatever problem worse.

You can maybe ask for a single pill script for a downer like zanex if you don’t drive to the appt.

Get a barebones mini-PC (no OS so you aren’t paying for a wasted license) to install Linux. Bring questions to the community (after doing your due diligence to show that you put in some effort on your own by asking questions that show that you’re trying). People are generally pretty willing to help out. Start with figuring out which distro is the right fit for you. Check out r/homelab and other homelab resources.

If all this is too overwhelming, take other advice from someone who makes a better pitch than I did. Good luck and welcome to the hobby that is known to take over your free time and money in a deeply enjoyable way. Cheers!

Eats crunchy foods (celery, carrots, etc) in shared office every day for lunch. Loudly.

Why don’t we just tell them how to run their country? /s

We’re such assholes. I can’t wait until half of our geriatric government leaders die off and maybe some saner (younger) people can have a say.