Sonic sage playlists FTW

Similar - I signed up for my Spotify account with a VPN, as it was only available in Europe / UK / something like that. Have been paying for as long as I can remember.

With our family account, we had a house account, wife, mother, grandmother, and myself. In reality, only 2 of those accounts really got used.

The family verification emails were definitely annoying. But the yearly price hike with few important feature improvements, combined with things like audiobooks being for the primary account only, caused me to re-eval.

Now, my wife is on a student plan on Spotify, and I’m trialing Tidal. I expect to stick with Tidal based on lossless and higher pay for artists. If I don’t, I’ll likely swing over to Apple Music. Switching and migrating playlists is pretty painless, overall.

In any case, I’m glad I’m out of that abusive relationship with Spotify.

That’s not quite what I said. You have strong convictions, and I wish you well.

xoxo -rando

Poor advice, IMO. Going below BMR is ok, starvation mode is largely a myth, and, while nutrition is important, it is not necessary for caloric-deficit weight loss.

I have a Soda Stream and use powders. The trick is to turn your powder into a “syrup” first.

Mix your powder with 1-2 oz of water, stir it well (I use a hand held milk frother), and then put that into your bubbly water.

Maybe it’s just important to stay generally social with folks of all types, as perspectives and conversations keep us young? Is that a good maxim?

I think you hit the nail on the head.

Where you live is one thing, but how you face the world is another. As we age, it seems that we have increased challenges in the areas you note.

Trust becomes harder. Acknowledging our own faults and cognitive degradations becomes harder. Making decisions becomes harder. And desire to remain autonomous becomes stronger. Those things don’t jive too well.

One more thing to add: maintain a community of similarly-aged peers. Otherwise, one might feel like they are on an island.

This is based on my experience caring for an elderly family member.

I’ve just started a Zulip POC and it’s been decent so far. Definitely resembles Discord.

OP — Plex is a step easier, as Plex brokers the connection. No reverse proxy. The same plus in this case can also be seen as a minus.

I’m still on the Plex bus, and it’s good for me and friends. Jellyfin will get there one day, but right now it’s just not quite feature complete enough for my use cases.

Well, yeah, I did say everything ;-)

Everything in moderation.

Similar boat. I’m still on the Plex train, but otherwise I share the same story and recommendation.

You ever suck dick for nicotine?

Had a few ideas for ya:

2 coins

A fake AirTag

A couple pieces of chiclets gum

Coiled wire or string

Fresh air (or a fart), in a tiny ziploc bag

A tiny hair doll

Two very tiny hair dolls

Let me know if you need any more!

Don’t forget that sunscreen can be expensive depending on your destination. Going to a family or friends house and the beach? NBD. Flying to Cancun and into a resort? That on prem sunscreen is gonna cost ya mucho dinero compared to BYO.

To add, logic unfortunately doesn’t really help illogical fears.

I prefer to dice and soak in cold water first to get rid of that excess starch. Saving cook time is a win for me.

I prefer it straight with water, myself. Sometimes it’s hard to find places that will sell a straight matcha water. It’s important to use at least culinary grade if not ceremonial, and order your matcha from a reputable distributor.

I like Tenzo tea, but it’s overpriced. Enso or something like that is what’s in my cabinet these days.

From my SOFII days: “Shut your cock holster [anti-Semitic slur]”

Cock holster. Genius.

The other slurry bit was cringe then and still is.

Hey, don’t judge a cover of a book by its look.

And check out Trailer Park Boys.