I’ve been using Kagi since February and it’s been superb. I typically find what I need in the first 5 results and the ability to customize it is really nice.

It costs a little money, but honestly it’s saved me so much time over the 12,000 or so searches I’ve conducted that it’s worth it. Previously I’d sometimes have to hit up some combination of Google, Bing, DDG, Brave, etc. just to get somewhere.

Kuhn Rikon Swiss Peelers. They come in 3-packs for like $15. They’re sharp AF, lightweight and easy to use.

Travel a little, volunteer in the community, use any (if any) excess funds to try and better the things around me, cook more, adopt pets.

Waiting for the day we finally and collectively eat the rich.

I’ve been using Kagi since ~February and it’s changed my views on Search. Beforehand, if use a combination of Google, Bing, DDG, and Brave and rarely find what I needed in satisfactory time. Now I’m typically finding it in the top 5 without all the cruft + have access to a handful of LLM assistants to choose from for other tasks (when needed).

I’ve also heard good things about SearXNG.

OP, please take this succinct statement to heart.

I’ve owned or adjacently owned or been involved with multiple businesses. It always starts out as excitement, it always turns in to paperwork and lawyers and permits and licenses.

I loved the people, the customers (some), the employees, etc. but I always spent more time doing business shit than the things I loved doing. And it erodes your soul over time.

Now, if you end up with an award-winning thing and can afford to pay for some help with some of that stuff? Hell yeah. That’s the dream. But it can be tough to get there.

Well, this will be my next party trick somehow.

wtf @ the bluetooth wheelie

Man, I started answering you and realized I am also 40 and…yeah.

But, were I to go to a show, a CD? Nah. But a sticker or socks or something, certainly.

At my primary day job, no, they’ve already announced weekend hours to all employees to resolve issues one by one. I feel for IT/Helpdesk.

At two of my friends day jobs, yes. Everything was fixed by late afternoon.

At another friend’s day job, no, and things aren’t looking great as their disaster recovery plans, staffing, etc. were not prepared for this. It’s sounding like it could extend into next week for them.

For another friend of mine…he got turned away at Starbucks this morning because their computers weren’t working. I guess we’ll see if he gets turned away tomorrow? Haha.

Not so much a verbal thing, but just the general first glance demeanor on a blind date or an internet date…tough to forget.

Also, growing up I was always told I’d never amount to anything spending so much time on computers and that I needed to do something with my life. Well, I made over $500k last year in software engineering consulting…so…yeah.

Still better than Jerry Seinfeld.

This post is amazing.

Do you suck on them or just like…crunch/chew? Do you eat more than one at once?

I was reading on their wiki page that they have gone through some formula changes, was it noticeable to you?

If you’re serious, can I ask why? I’ve never met someone who likes them and I’m curious what it is about them that people like.

Having owned, partly owned, or at least been very friendly with restaurant and bar owners…

…no, no they do not. Maybe they do if you end up on some radar or something, or get reported? But in general day to day and inspections, no.

shittily

Based on what I’m seeing in the small business community around me…

1. Small businesses see less foot traffic, take out loans to survive, realize things aren’t picking back up due to a drop in general spending, a drop that businesses like this can’t weather but mega corps can

2. Small businesses close, go bankrupt, etc.

3. Eventually only mega corps left, it’ll become the only option to do or buy anything, and we’re all fucked

edit: At some point I hope we all realize we could stop fighting each other, have power in numbers, and eat the rich.

I have soft soled slippers for bedroom / office parts of the house.

Hard soled slippers for those short trips to the garage or trash or to get the mail.

And for everything else, an actual pair of shoes (yeah yeah I only have one).

I actually always wear some sort of slipper inside though because 1) my feet get cold 2) I don’t want to get my socks or feet extra dirty and 3) I feel weird having my feet “unprotected”, I know slippers add nothing but it somehow brings me peace of mind.

Seriously. My wife asks me if random people are objectively attractive or hot or whatever all the time, it’s basically just conversation fluff. It doesn’t matter how I answer because she isn’t jealous or anything, again, just conversation fluff.

Well, sometimes it matters if I say, “no that person is really weird looking” and she’s like, “whaaaat why?”. But then it’s just funny.