nalinna

Work!

Wow. I just got reverse-onioned.

Ah, yes, the ol'

"First they came for the Uber and Lyft drivers, and I did not speak out— Because I was not an Uber or Lyft driver."

Let me go find my shocked face.

Somehow I get the feeling W2s are about to be even harder to come by.

Came here to say this. Now I have to dig even deeper into my high school trauma to find something else, thanks. 🤣

Oh, look. Polk County being themselves out-loud again.

1. Glad he's okay.
2. That photo is absolutely iconic.

(IANAD, and I've never been on T.) Is it ever so slightly raised? If so, it could be a keratosis. I started getting them as I got older in similar places. Not sure what it could have to do with T, though... maybe hormonal changes in general? Dunno.

We used to feed only dry and it ended up causing us problems when we had to switch to wet for medical reasons (one had diabetes, and then the other ended up with CKD). The one who was supposed to be smart was somehow bad at eating it (she kept trying to chew it and it would fall out of her mouth 🙄) and also just generally didn't like it because it's not what she spent her life eating.

I don't think dry food is inherently bad or anything, but if that's your primary source of calories, then you do need to make sure your cat stays hydrated and also that they don't end up in carb-overload (unless you didn't mind the thought of giving your cat insulin twice a day, exactly twelve hours apart).

And it sounds like you don't have to worry about this last part, but for anyone else reading this: please make sure your cats have some amount of both when they're young and not so set in their ways... don't make the mistake we did!

I hear you--this obvious to you and I and to plenty of people, but if there's one thing that I've learned over the years it's that the majority of people need to hear the same message, over and over, in lots of different forms, from lots of different sources, in order to internalize it. There is a disappointing amount of value in being Captain Obvious when it comes to communicating with large groups of people.

For anyone else wondering what the Open Arm maze was: https://maze.conductscience.com/elevated-plus-maze-basics/

It's how they hook into the matrix.

Most major audio companies like JBL, Bose, etc, are putting out linkable speakers. I've got a Bose sound bar which integrates pretty flawlessly with the Google speakers I haven't brought myself to get rid of yet. I've found that, if the logic exists to sync it with other speakers in its ecosystem and an integration for HA exists, you can probably add it to a whole-house setup via music assistant. And you can probably use multiple ecosystems, too (though I'm not certain you can adjust delays across ecosystems... I've never tried that myself, and it's going to be the most vital part of your whole-house setup. My living room, dining room, and kitchen all have to have their delay adjusted by several milliseconds so it doesn't sound like auditory torture when you turn on multiple speakers in the same area. My bedroom doesn't have to be synced, though, since it's far enough away from the other speakers that you don't hear both at the same time.

...okay, yes, just checked and it is, indeed, quite challenging to sync delays across different ecosystems. I'd recommend keeping all your speakers in a single area (e.g. kitchen, dining, and living rooms) all in the same ecosystem and you can change manufacturers as you change rooms. https://music-assistant.io/faq/tech-info/ )

I think you'd be well-positioned to buy a few speakers according to your budget, and add more over time of any manufacturer you like (as long as it integrates with HA/MA) if you so choose. Any of the well-known brands are generally good. I personally prefer systems that don't require an external amp, but that's personal preference. I've been very happy with my Bose stuff, but lots of people love JBL, Genelec, and even our pals at Sonos re: audio quality. I think the world kind of is your oyster here, friend. Do what your heart (and ear) leads you to.