There’s a part of me that wants to cringe from the conspiracy thinking clear in this response. Unfortunately, the logical, observational part of me is much bigger. I see the patterns on this one.

I just this morning got a privacy update from my Asus router. They’re going to start collecting my usage. I clicked disagree, and it went to another popup warning that I will lose most of the features I rely upon, with a button “re-read”. How is this not extortion?

Now I have to go through the traumatic process of installing wwdrt and hope I don’t brick my internet access entirely.

Several months ago, my brother scanner software would not work until I gave it permission to send my scans to their server. I no longer use that software.

The surveillance state is expanding at an exponential rate. We are amidst the " great reset" the right wingers warned of, but it is driven by their “great” leaders.

Definitely the intelligent way to do it.

I’ve always known it to be broader than that. I did it in middle and high school. With my gaming/scifi/computer friends I was a D&D geek who knew every monty python line and all the talkbacks to Rocky Horror Picture Show. (Cheese shop or “the man you are about to see has no neck”, anybody?). With the band/orchestra/stage people, I was an artsyfartsy. With the alt/goth industrial crew, I was all-in on the music.

Code switching is about adapting to the environment. In my case, I did it because I was into all those things.

When used in reference to urban kids, it’s unfortunately the way to be taken more seriously by people who have power over you so you aren’t too threatening.

First impressions count, and they are good or bad based on the cultural experience of the one forming the impression.

Oh, yeah, and holding the right mouse and dragging to resize the window.

Came here to say this. Basically, the same way it’s used in Windows. I hit the key, type a few characters and I launch the app I seek.

Couldn’t handle the blowback, eh? I doubt this will convince the townsfolk to put down the pitchforks. Might need more walk back.

Paperweight? Oh, wait - too small and light.

Well, that’s rather cruel and self a destructive. Millions die immediately and billions die of starvation, leaving only the wealthiest, least compassionate people alive.

That graphic might be underestimating the damage. The last documentary I saw said a major global extinction was caused by the last one and areas similar to the ones here were scortched, not ash covered. But again, it was a while ago, and memory tends to make things bigger.

You might be able to get AI to generate mermaid if you can get it to scan your topology.

That’s Wyoming - Yellowstone. Though given it’s size, I suppose it could also be there.