use the wayback machine on archive.org. pretty much exactly what you want.

i feel old when i say i prefer dumb electronics, but it seems to be a wise choice at this point in the great enshittification. not only will my thermostat work as long as i have power, but my data isnt getting sent anywhere.

i have some friends like this. we regularly disagree on things, and that is okay. they dont want to change their worldview just as much as you dont want to change yours.

“i disagree” is a complete thought - there is never a necessity to explain why you dont have the hatred they do.

new coke problems

its not terrible, it just sucks that its not automatic. i am not on windows and dont want to be treated like i am.

a.k.a. they are tired if getting sued for stealing your data illegally, so chatgpt wants you to sign a waiver.

i still think the “Broadband Facts” requirement was one of the top 5 things to come out of the biden presidency. i really hope that stays.

i see local bands once or twice a year; however my wife goes more often, about every other month. i dont go to big shows. i always buy at least one thing.

i have a decent job, so i need to share the love even if i dont want anything.

i currently use ublock origin on firefox. the cookie disclaimer on the site does not allow a mandatory-cookies-only approach. it reads that you must allow them to use your data for sale/tracking

cookiewalled.

use linux.

<3

you dadded your dad. i hope he realizes he got dadded, hehehe.

i can remember my dad calling our PC “the nintendo” then i was growing up, and that irked me every time, heheheheh.

as someone who has never eaten ethiopian food, you made me want to eat ethiopian food <3

this sounds great : D

american here. we definitely have 3 distinct categories of food that are “proper” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. there is some overlap, but its culturally obvious which foods are for which meals (it doesnt seem weird to me, but i can see how that is weird to everyone else).

my wife doesnt like breakfast foods and eats things like instant ramen and a coke for breakfast - this is considered very strange here. i still think its weird, and we have been together for 18 years, heh.

edit: oh, lol… i didnt answer the question. breakfast is my favorite meal. biscuits & gravy and breakfast burritos are my favorites <3

i, too, have a friend that in all-in for elon and made tons of money with tesla stock; he is an elon and trump supporter, etc.

we talk politics regularly, and almost always disagree in these conversations. it can get a little heated sometimes, but we are pretty good at catching ourselves… after all, politics are all opinion-based, so our politics being on the opposite ends if the spectrum are understandable.

if talking politics is too much for the friendship to handle, then i recommend talking about it less (even though it can be difficult when every other story in the news is about it rn). if he brings up a political point, tell him you would rather not talk politics (i say this to my father whenever he comes over, too; its a lot easier to enjoy someone’s company through an enforced facade)