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Many substacks…

• Line Noise is a good music one
• Rave New World
• Blackbird Spyplane

For a phone with a minimal UI, there is Light Phone. I almost bought the Nokia “banana phone” because it was used in The Matrix and I love that film. If you want something that will last a long time, maybe Fairphone (tho it is Android)

I guess we’ll see how it goes here with the hallucinations

I’m using Masto a few times a day and I generally like it. I get a good mix of news and pictures. I joined after Twitter became X.

I’m not on Bsky but frankly reading the comments in this thread makes me consider it

I think concrete actually reacts with plastic in some cases (I have read as much)

What happened to your supply to cause leakage?

Sure, plastic isn’t perfect, but it is cheap and easy to get. I have plastic gallons for my house and car. I’m willing to consume a bit of extra plastic in a disaster situation 🙃

IMHO: water is the easiest and most important. Stash some bottles

Like… where do you draw the line?

I’ve got water, a purchased “bug out bag”, camping gear, extra clothes and water in the car, batteries, ham radio, and a crowbar.

I’m not a prepper but I consider myself somewhat prepared

FWIW storing a few extra gallons of water is a very easy prep

If I’m feeling angsty I like early Nine Inch Nails

If I just want to chill then maybe “The K&D Sessions”

A commenter on Ars suggested donating, so I did. You can too with this link! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/internetarchive

Ok so I did read about the affirmative action policy you linked, how does that support your argument?

I guess my main issue with your argument is that I’m not convinced of the reliability of the sources you’ve cited regarding the situation in Xinjiang.

Despite your criticisms of Wikipedia, I believe the users of the site do a good job of vetting the information that’s there.

I do think it’s valid to criticize the US broadly, and I likewise think it’s valid to criticize China when they appear to be doing mass internment and “re-education” of their minority groups.

I second getting a handheld recorder with built in mics! You can mount it on a tripod if needed

I don’t post much but I sometimes get memes from a Discord server — that of the webcomic Drugs and Wires

I am inviting you to consider this question!

I’m aware of what it is. I like to use it to learn about things that generally have agreement among internet users. Why do you think that your sources aren’t being used to edit the pages on WP? (Genuine question)

I notice no Wikipedia links in there 👀 Edit: my mistake there is one and I will reply separately

I thought Bashar said 2025

Dope. Thanks!