It’s not paranoia if everyone really IS out to get you.

Sarcasm can be difficult to catch in online conversations. Yours, however, came through like hot sauce on chicken wings.

Very cool article! (Har) Tx for posting.

Little bit of a goofy mistake in it about a supposed 1939 St. Louis World Fair. NYC was 1939. St. Louis was 1904.

I don’t recall any lasting sleep benefits, but you’re absolutely right that there ain’t NOTHIN like a Propofol nap. Amazing. And when I woke up, completely, instantly awake, no grogginess or hangover effect.

No wonder MJ was addicted.

Here are video links:

Pic 1: Bilbo Baggins, Fellowship of the Ring, https://youtu.be/IBxGNfjv4oo

Pic 2: Faces in the Dead Marshes, The Two Towers, https://youtu.be/R83vTGt0vg8?t=68

Pic 3: Galadriel, LOTR, https://youtu.be/HZ7wB4rm5Hw

Pic 4, Sméagol becoming Gollum, The Return of the King, https://youtu.be/knImeAiO1qc

“Nothing.” You know: memes, scrolling, YouTube. I mean if you’ve tried all three, what else in the world can a person do?

I only understood about 60% of what I was reading, but this was really interesting.

Pretty much the only way to be 100% certain about any mushroom, after narrowing down identity visually, is to do a spore print.

Talk about Grim.

Yep, same here.

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” —Benjamin Franklin

“Earlier today, we spoke with representatives from Twitter and they will send a letter to us to say that X.com will be used by Twitter…”

Ah, yes. A letter, the choice of grandparents and luddites worldwide.

If it’s a low rate, I’d be fine with that.

Billshark: never heard of this! I signed up. THANKS

Hyperbole: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyperbole

These posts about Reddit’s continuing slide are like the news my elderly mother gives when yet another one of her friends dies: sad, but what you gonna do?

I’m happy(ish) with my current setup, but I’d really love eventually having the option to replace my Echo and Home devices’ innards with something local and open-source.

Those baggy knees lol.