I watched the documentary about the missionary kid who illegally traveled to Sentinel island and was killed by the natives. What was actually more interesting was the documentary also told a parallel story of an older missionary who tried converting one of the uncontacted tribes in South America. He spent so much time there that he learned the language and became friends with them. He ended up becoming a non-believer by the time he left.

As long as I have soy sauce, mirin, oyster sauce, and sesame oil, I can cook up a dish with whatever random stuff in the pantry.

For me, the issue is that the show hinges on one single plot point (what is the program and what is the main character’s role in it), and you can only go so long without revealing it that it starts to drag. It’s already a slow burn show in the first place, which isn’t necessarily bad. But you can’t keep going for multiple seasons prolonging things to keep it a mystery.

Season 1 was good because it set up everything, and you end it with the excitement of what S2 will reveal. By the end of S2, you still don’t really know anything. Yes, things happened and you get to know more about the characters, but nothing really moves forward. You can feel it’s getting there, but not quite because the show is planned to go 2 or 3 more seasons. For me, this show should’ve been two seasons max, with the second season revealing the mystery halfway, and the second half showing the aftermath.

A lot of have pivoted. When I attend conferences, most of the vendor sponsors are basically “this same product that provides this common service, but with AI integration”.

Wow, thanks! It’s funny how it appears a lot of brands have the same design.

Awesome! Great price too. Thanks for the suggestion.

Amazing! I was gonna post it in the barefoot shoes and barefoot running community but wasn’t really sure if it was actually a barefoot shoe. Thank you so much!

Ah publicly exposed bucket. Tale as old as time.

It’s crazy, but I want to believe that 4chan post from supposedly a government insider. I can’t remember everything, but the aliens are supposedly not coming from space, but are already here and have an established base underwater. That’s why the credible military sightings are over the ocean and the UAPs appear to dive into the water. There’s also another theory that the aliens are in fact humans from the far future, trying to warn humanity about what it’s doing to doom the planet. But I don’t understand why they can’t just make the message clear and have to resort to vague UAP sightings.

Home maintenance and minor fixes. I’m sure the new homeowners will appreciate that.

I’ve never actually used it. Is it like instagram reels where you can put a photo/video and music together?

Edit: Just tried it. I don’t see the appeal to be honest. A messaging app to me is just that, an app to message people. If I wanted social media to post updates of whatever, I’d use pixelfed or mastodon. The author says the advantage of Signal is the granularity of the audience of your story. IIRC, facebook and the like allow you to restrict down to specific people you want. Obviously the corporate surveillance part is a no-brainer, but if you’re specifically talking about audience filtering, it’s no different.

IMO, instead of social media features, they should try to copy some Telegram features instead (sticker packs, automation, etc.) to make it more enticing to regular users. Make it a full feature chat app instead of a social media app like instagram.

Pick a server somewhere in southeast Asia. I don’t have issues with youtube with locations outside of western and first world countries.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a plastic air fryer. That’s terrible if there is one though.

Lmao an SCP actually breaching containment.

Cryptocurrency company paying their employees in cryptocurrency. Well at least they walk the talk.

Yeah, I’m all against social media surveillance, but this was on the jumbotron at a concert. Having said that, I do hate those segments in concerts and sports where they feature audiences on the screens without consent. It’s not like there’s a line in the customer agreement when buying tickets that you allow your face to be featured (unless there is?). That’s why I always make myself as boring as possible - either just sitting with a straight face, or eating something - so I don’t get singled out.

The article says Apple claims the employee failed to report previous breaches, so maybe it’s the last of multiple strikes.

Based on the article, the youtuber and an accomplice who knew an Apple employee accessed the employee’s phone while it was unattended, so technically it wasn’t intentional and more negligence. On the other hand, Apple also claims the employee failed to report previous breaches, so maybe this was the final straw.

Our PMs don’t like making things opt-in.

This reply from one of the employees sums it up.

Hard synths vs soft synths. Hard synth purists scoff at soft synths because they are not “authentic” and merely simulations. Soft synth snobs scoff at hard synth users because they are old timers who can’t move on to the future. Both are fine, do what you want. At the end of the day, what matters is if the music you produce is actually good.