Oh wow, we’ve finally reached the “effectively rejoining the EU, but under much worse terms than we previously had” stage of proceedings?

Current plan is Proton, but the main hurdle is ensuring family-compatibility. I’ll report back!

Good to know I ordered the right competitor!

New house, new thermostat, no grandfathering in to the old app. Hence, the experience is now completely unusable. I can’t add the thermostat to erase its boneheaded “smart” schedule without buying another google device.

I’m genuinely giddy about the idea of soon being 100% google-free though!

Probably via IRCA (“the Reagan amnesty”) in 1986? I used to know a bunch of old Irish guys in SF who’d overstayed tourist visas in the 70s, been “illegal” for 10-15 years, and then got settled with green cards in the late 80s.

Just… guh… why is “no ceiling” assumed to be a good thing?! Ceilings on wealth are the only way we’re going to begin fixing this mess (pick a mess, any mess).

Plus, to your point, what good is a strong floor if it’s weather-damaged and covered in pigeon shit?

To be fair, Grimes DJing and Mr Beast’s dead-eyed rictus grin in the room sounds to me like the perfect setting for a horrendous trip, so he’s basically doing it to himself

If there’s any justice in the world*, that “This Year” design on a t-shirt should be able to make everyone involved moderately rich, at least. I’d buy multiple!

* - world may, in fact, contain disappointingly little justice

holy fuck, I’m real mild on Bluesky (or I just got old and chilled out a bit?)