When video streaming first appeared on the internet, I basically stopped watching cable. I tolerate 0 ads and abuse video and streaming services until it’s impossible to do so and then I just won’t use those services anymore. It’s not sustainable to let me watch, acknowledged. I don’t care.

They also got rid of video ratings, porn really is corporate!

Not all, but yeah. 75% of my wishlists are weird and interesting indie stuff from the constant Steam demo fests.

Imagine not being American and using Bluesky. Or Mastodon. That’s the vast majority of what’s there if you speak English.

No way! Manglement isn’t part of the union :P

I work on the floor in a pretty specialized role, so I can always just use the excuse of having to attend to any given machine coincidentally whenever they want to have a meeting I don’t feel like attending.

None of the managers really understand what we do, so they don’t challenge the excuses ever.

Username checks out. That’s interesting, I don’t doubt these experiences happen. In fact I thought you and OP would be the more common experience.

Acknowledged OP edit aside…

I can’t say I’ve experienced that illusion myself. I do wonder if there’s something to your question that has to do with Circadian Rhythm or waking up more when you see sunlight.

Calling someone cowardly was my understanding of chickenshit.

I use adblockers, but I’m confused how this would hurt google if people using adblockers stopped using youtube.

1990’s? At least in Canada.

That I didn’t know!

In the future, buy loose kernels in jars. They’re the cheapest popcorn in the store. For now you could just tear open the bags.

I don’t think this is challenging enough to NEED a glass lid but it does help of course. A metal lid will do. You can just go by ear. Once the popping frequency dies off, stop.

Avocado oil has a very high smoke point, you won’t reach it making popcorn. I’ll explain why. Add some to the pan. I use quite a bit, I like it better than butter so it’s the only fat I add.

Optionally buy the salts/fake butter combo flavor cinemas use. Sift it over cold pan to taste. Otherwise, use what you like for seasoning.

Turn the stove to max heat.

Dump in kernels.

Cover and wait until a small handful of kernels to start popping.

TURN OFF THE STOVE. The residual heat in the stove/pan will fully pop all your kernels without burning the earliest kernels to pop. Shake your pan gently now and then to get the kernels stuck in the already popped corn to drop back down.

That’s it!

Kamikabee

My roommate was reading over my shoulder (I browse on the living room TV sometimes) and he audibly groaned at this which fucking sent me lmao.

Their attacks are never a global rollout, you somehow dodged them all! Lucky.

No bee has ever stung me without cause, but I don’t have killer bees living here. I do wonder if bees often get falsely accused for wasp behavior, but idk.

Shows big font on desktop too.

The title maybe, unless that was a stylistic choice.

You’ll be fine for now so long as you’re not already a Person of Interest of a three letter agency.

Yeah. smallest violin plays in the distance