More so than most people, I like to manually "close" unused apps on my mobile devices as a matter of habit. Still, if availability is what you want, it's easier and more effective to have multiple devices. In a household with multiple people, this comes naturally. For singles, a low cost way to achieve that is to simply keep the old device when you "upgrade" to a new one, and use a prepaid SIM -- severely limited data, but cheap to maintain. (Used to be that you can just swap the physical SIM card, but as newer phones stop supporting physical SIM, a second SIM is now needed for the second phone.)

Good article!

They don't tell you about things like arsenic. A lot of our food supply now is genetically engineered and poisoned with pesticides and other toxins. I mean my favorite candy is Jujy Fruits. It was favorite when I was a kid. I buy it sometimes. But I know I'm eating petroleum with a lot of other toxic ingredients, maybe even arsenic. I'm as nostalgic as the next person.

It is a great photo!

How can anyone do that at 91?!

Well, assuming they made no scientific mistake, and a living thing lived for 24,000 years, or came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 year... is this meant to be about the idea that deceased human beings might be frozen (they are being frozen) and brought back to life in the future? I've always thought this idea was macabre, and I do not believe it is possible or will ever be possible. Imo, these matters or only decided by God (or by the Universe, if you like).

Interesting. I don't think we've been told the full truth about Fukushima, btw. I don't think we ever will be told the full truth about it.

Ok, it wasn't the fact that housing affordability had been getting worse that got my attention. That's kind of obvious. It wasn't the fact that all age groups are getting hit. I didn't know this but it didn't surprise me. It seems akin to the fact that all age groups are among the newly homeless. The part that stood out to me was the following. It proves something I've been thinking for several years. "The AEI also calculates the share of house-key holders by income, specifically for that “first-timers” group. As of 2022, only one-quarter of families earning $50,000 to $75,000 owned homes, rising to just 30% in the $75,000 to $100,000 tier. By comparison, 70% to 80% of households making $175,000 and up have captured the long-standing American Dream." A family or an individual needs an upper-middle class income today to afford a middle class lifestyle.

A few more that didn't make it, and the one that won... (starts at 16:03 in case it doesn't start there) Link to video

Thanks. I received a notification in writing when I checked my scroll down notifications. It gave me the option to unsubscribe and to report spam. I did both. I also when through specific app notification permissions in my setting and turned off the ones I didn't want. So, in fairness to FB, it has nothing to do with FB. Ok.

Yes, it's an old university. I've actually been there. A lot of impressive scholarship happens there. The renaissance of authentic instruments, performance techniques, and textual analysis of composers' texts in classical music happened there. I, personally, far prefer Cambridge, for many reasons I won't bore you with, though. Again, I'm reminded how young the US is as a nation state. Impressive architecture is ubiquitous in the UK. Love it.

@Axtremus that was such a cool video!! Thank you for posting it!! I am going to share it with one of my friends here who teaches Chinese linguistics, I bet he can use it in with his class.

Thanks, though the first thing you'd notice is that 'indefatigable collie blight' has turned our lawn into brown powder [image: 1777009734510-20260402_101909-resized.jpg] The guilty blighters l-r Nero Neptune Tiberias Venus

It's a freakish thing to give a prize for that. What a twisted mind.

I had no idea he was 81. I think of of him as one of the “young” conductors…

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Things I didn't know: AP was founded in the V de J. I certainly didn't know this. VC and PP were founded in Geneva. I knew this. VC, PP, and AP have manufacturing facilities in the V de J. I had no idea. It's not every day I learn something new about watches. I'm glad I found this ad. 1stDibs site is great selling with its categories. It's good to have along with auction sites, some retail stores in the US (Rau Antiques in New Orleans, Lang in San Francisco) [edit- and in the UK] and the companies' sites. I almost always look at jewelry when I go to 1stDibs. I think I'll make a "picture book" for myself when I get my office set up. I can print pictures and text of jewels and watches, and organize all of it in a large binder. I'd include famous jewelry and crown jewels, and mineralogy. I think that would be a satisfying and relaxing project for me.

Thank you Chas!

@AdagioM [said] Hooray, electronics! Yes! What would we do without them? I would be bored out of my mind. If that's wrong, I don't want be right.