tangible

I had fantastic khachapuri in Lithuania.

Yeah, started at 13. A paper route, and stocking shelves.

I mean, the Dutch are terrible at defending.

Just ask around in Srebrenica.

Raised protestant Christian. What made me leave the religion: 1. debating a militant atheist who asked questions I couldn’t answer 2. textual criticism and apologetics classes I took during my biblical studies course 3. intellectual curiosity. that sounds conceited but you do have to have some form of it to question everything you have been taught up until then.

what happened next is not very exciting. I worked up the courage to tell my mom and the church, stopped attending church services, and had a second puberty of sorts (many such cases!). I’m on good terms with everyone in my family, they respect my position and I respect theirs. No coercion of any kind.

I’d call myself agnostic today. I don’t 100% with absolute certainty rule out the possibility that there might be a higher power after all, but I live my daily life as if there isn’t any.

Tildes might be what you’re looking for. It’s invite-based, which helps to keep the level of discourse at a somewhat decent level.

Can’t relate to be honest. I’m just over 6’1 and I love it. I also don’t necessarily relate my physical appearance to being intimidating. A friendly demeanor and a smile go a long way.

iCloud as primary, Proton Drive as secondary

are humans animals?

man + woman + good timing = baby

I’m using Proton. European, encrypted, an ecosystem that generally works for me (there are exceptions… such as Calendar). Ticks my boxes. What works for me might not work for you, but you could give it a try.

You could also try something like Migadu which has a nice low-budget plan and are generally a no-frills type of company which I don’t see using AI anytime soon if at all.

Here’s what I do to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa. I just remember the following three things.

-40C = -40F; 10C = 50F; for every 5 degrees C, you add 9 degrees F.

So that means that 25C = 77F. and 40C = 104F, and 43C is about 110-ish F.

LinkedIn and Whatsapp.

I don’t care much for the “fediverse” as a concept, I just wanted a non-US alternative to reddit.

Let me take a bunch of acid and I’ll come back to you on this…

I would say that thinking includes the ability to generate novel ideas and the ability to reason. This ability to reason may include viewing a situation from another perspective than one’s self. An AI does not reason, it recognizes patterns in a huge dataset and generates output based on that.

Early millennial and for me the 90s were peak. To borrow from Hobsbawm, I think of that decade as the long 90s, starting on 9 November 1989 and ending on 11 September 2001.

Not US, but I was 24 in 2008. It was definitely an interesting time in many aspects. My dad was 24 in 1978 and that was also not great. And my grandfather was 24 in 1944. (also he was in Germany)

I’m probably going to regret this question, but why do they need THREE instances

I too have been trying to make people laugh with damn near a dozen word jokes, but no pun in ten did.

It’s fine to change your mind. The world is to be understood through the lens of power and money, but that doesn’t mean that you have to agree with it. Assume good intentions. We’re all hypocrites to a certain extent and it’s okay. Be kind to yourself. You’re never too old to learn. Being right all the time gets you nowhere. It takes time to get good. Adopt a thankful mindset, even if you don’t believe in a higher power. Never give up. Say ‘yes’ more often. It’s your life and you’re in the driver’s seat. Live and let live. Worry less. Kämpfen bis zum Verrecken.