Probably try to get my identity back. I’m not trying to escape anything currently, and not having documentation is a dangerous thing in the world these days.

That has been my experience with it too. It’s probably more fun with good gear, but i just see hours on the couch in my future that I don’t want to spend.

Maybe, probably. They are going to gamble that they can stay the same because people are/will be so mad about… well everything.

They can prop up a white male moderate with an ounce of charisma, someone that is around 45. People will be refreshed that this candidate speaks in complete sentences and the capacity for empathy – like a real person.

That’s what they want, business as usual sold as a revolutionary idea. Will people buy it? Who knows… groups of people are pretty dumb.

I could see Chuck Schumer smugly saying this with his glasses sliding down his nose.

They aren’t seizing on shit. They are saying ‘nuh uh! Our old man was better because he fought people who couldn’t fight back.’

They took him into a room and said “hey, do you want a mountain of legal bribes? If not, we will primary you with that same mountain”

I ran it for a while, and loved it. Cinnamon is sleek and feels polished. The installation is really fast and not bloated with garbage software.

Everything generally works, and the interface feels familiar.

It is Ubuntu/Debian under the hood, so compatibility with most software is good. Bleeding edge drivers may run into issues, but most of them work with a little fiddling.

It’s worth a try. If nothing else toss it on a USB drive and give it a test drive.

Some browsers have built in fingerprint resistance techniques you can enable:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/resist-fingerprinting

I wouldn’t entirely trust it, but enabling this feature in strict mode would tick a few of your listed boxes.

The rich ladies getting square “Chad” jaws really throw me off. I don’t understand the appeal, who wants a super wide chin?

I recently drove eight hours on a trip. It’s brutal, but you’ll be fine.

• download offline maps on your phone
• get lots of music, podcasts, and things to keep entertained
• stop every few hours to stretch your legs, use the bathroom, and maybe get something to eat
• be aware of your route. Think about where you can stop. Be ready for construction and other unexpected delays.
• check your tire pressure before you leave (especially the spare!)
• make sure you have basic stuff like a jack and jumper cables
• make sure you have your license, insurance, and registration
• if you can afford it, dashcams are nice to have

Yes, going to the gym can be fun. Once you start feeling better and seeing results, there is a feedback cycle that makes you want more.

You should buy a pair of gym shorts and have a spare tshirt for working out.

Without knowing your goals it is hard to tell you what to do when you arrive to the gym. Typically you check in by scanning your card. If you don’t want to change at the gym, show up in your shorts and shirt ready to work.

So now you’ve entered the gym with some proper attire, then what? If you don’t have a plan, a good default is to limber up by stretching for a bit. Then find your favorite cardio machine and warm up on that, maybe for 15 mins or so.

Then you can do what you please. Go lift weights, continue with the cardio, play a game like basketball with some people; variety is the spice of life.

If you don’t know how to lift weights, there are tons of resources out there ranging from books and YouTube to personal training.

Circuit training on machines is a great way to get started, especially if you don’t have someone to work out with.

Home training is ok, but you have to have a lot of discipline to not end up on your phone or the couch. Going to a gym, especially with a workout partner, seems to work best for me.

I feel like weed Whacker/Eater are brands like Kleenex. In my head it is a string trimmer.

I usually say “I’m going to trim the yard”.

It really comes down to the calculus of how much I like them vs what did they actually do (with some things being truly unforgivable).

For example, Sylvester Stallone recently came out in big support of Trump. To me, that makes him a huge ass. That said, I’ll still watch Rocky 4 if it comes on (all the while, in the back of my head thinking “wow, really, Trump… that’s your guy?”). So my perception of him and his movies change, but also it’s his right to be an idiot.

In the same vein, Rob Schneider has recently made his whole personality a bitter old conservative "comic’. He really brings little of value to the table, so he can easily be dismissed. His value/drama ratio isn’t worth giving him the time of day – we’ll outside of this example.

I can’t totally divorce the person from their content, but I try when their stuff is great and what they did isn’t too repulsive.

You have to be incredibly good at something for me to ignore you being an asshole. There are also certain things that are unforgivable even if the art is good.

It’s like Cosby was funny, but he drugged and raped people, so it’s hard to laugh at him now.

Kevin Spacey. Bill Cosby. Danny Masterson. Steven Tyler. Anthony Kedis.

They are all gross now that I know more about them; some moreso than others.

A lot of companies have been doing this for years. AWS literally sells this as a service: https://www.mturk.com/

Last year I owed 10k USD. I certainly cared then.

Overall I don’t think about it until I do my taxes. That said, I’d happily pay more if everyone else got healthcare, good infrastructure, and a clean environment.

Just a screen that says, “corn again, huh?”

I plan on being dead then, so do what you want with my digital wake.

This person loves piña coladas and getting caught in the rain.

Perhaps. He wants to emulate Putin. He probably won’t live long enough to, but at some point he’ll attempt martial law because of some invasion he cooks up. Jan 6 was the kid glove version of what they’ll try this time.