In physics lab we had 2 linear polarizers and by varying their relative angle, could polarize or block all light.
I also used a circular polarizer, but that didn’t feel as polarizing to me.
I used to pirate games because there was no legal digital distribution. The pirate version I could get faster and wouldn’t hassle me to put the right disk in the drive before I could play.
Then digital distribution got good, DRM got less obnoxious, and malware got meaner.
I used to pirate music for similar reasons.
I didn’t pirate video because the files were too large, and around the time bandwidth caught up, Netflix got good. Now digital video distribution is awful so I pirate video until they solve the fractured storefront problem.
The clavinet caused a brief resurgence of interest in the clavichord because it solves the “too quiet” problem of the original.
Lemmy is too small to need this solution in search of a problem.
Still miss my LG VX1 that closed with a nice <thwack>
I threw an end of summer BBQ and invited a bunch of friends and family. I didn’t sweat who could make it or not, it was just great to see a bunch of friends. I didn’t even mention it was the day after my birthday.
Point is you may be too old for a birthday party, but you’re never too old to hang out with friends.
To be fair, at the time that was the best rate seen in the previous 20 years.
For making choices. It’s not a race, buddy.
You’re saying your wife’s pleasure doesn’t matter to you?
“First is best”
To avoid overthinking decisions that don’t really matter, the first acceptable choice is the correct one.
Save your indecision for stuff that matters.
Do regular Mastodon instances and clients play nicely with Threads?
I’ve been on Mastodon for a while and never seen a Threads user.
Sometimes you roll the Katamari, and sometimes the Katamari rolls you.
You’re mixing up user blocks of an instance with defederation.
If you want to hear from them, why would you block them?
Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work?
In a federated system, only the instance admin can block others from commenting.
You can ignore, but you can’t prevent them from replying to your public posts.
I disable on 2 of my local news sites because they need every penny, but not on local news sites owned by major publishers.
It’s better to stay and fix. things than always run from trouble.
See also I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
“Why don’t desk chairs have a 5-point harness?” 😂
You can’t slouch when wearing a seat belt?