It was probably Aspen Dental.

It’s not so much the motivation, but the just doing it. Shia has a great video on the subject:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0

Sonic sage playlists FTW

Similar - I signed up for my Spotify account with a VPN, as it was only available in Europe / UK / something like that. Have been paying for as long as I can remember.

With our family account, we had a house account, wife, mother, grandmother, and myself. In reality, only 2 of those accounts really got used.

The family verification emails were definitely annoying. But the yearly price hike with few important feature improvements, combined with things like audiobooks being for the primary account only, caused me to re-eval.

Now, my wife is on a student plan on Spotify, and I’m trialing Tidal. I expect to stick with Tidal based on lossless and higher pay for artists. If I don’t, I’ll likely swing over to Apple Music. Switching and migrating playlists is pretty painless, overall.

In any case, I’m glad I’m out of that abusive relationship with Spotify.

That’s not quite what I said. You have strong convictions, and I wish you well.

xoxo -rando

Poor advice, IMO. Going below BMR is ok, starvation mode is largely a myth, and, while nutrition is important, it is not necessary for caloric-deficit weight loss.

I’m with ya. I’d at least prefer that the increased security came with some extra privileges, like scan and go.

When in Rome, I guess. And I’ll try not to be a grump about it.

My thoughts exactly. I gain almost nothing with this design change, as compared to keeping the current or similar-to “bar” form and folding out from there.

I’m starting to have visions of Zoolander and his ridiculously small cell phone…

I just switched from Spotify to Tidal, and am enjoying lossless audio. We’ll see if I stay or go here.

It’s fun to try a new algorithm, too. I used SongShift to transfer my tracks and playlists (have been using that app for 5 years or so now).

Came here to say this. If you do a 360, you turned around twice.

I have a Soda Stream and use powders. The trick is to turn your powder into a “syrup” first.

Mix your powder with 1-2 oz of water, stir it well (I use a hand held milk frother), and then put that into your bubbly water.

Maybe it’s just important to stay generally social with folks of all types, as perspectives and conversations keep us young? Is that a good maxim?

I think you hit the nail on the head.

Where you live is one thing, but how you face the world is another. As we age, it seems that we have increased challenges in the areas you note.

Trust becomes harder. Acknowledging our own faults and cognitive degradations becomes harder. Making decisions becomes harder. And desire to remain autonomous becomes stronger. Those things don’t jive too well.

One more thing to add: maintain a community of similarly-aged peers. Otherwise, one might feel like they are on an island.

This is based on my experience caring for an elderly family member.

They might miss out on the convenience of AirPlay, though. AFAIK you cant do DLNA streaming to the Apple TV.

AirPlay really bridges the gaps for me, wrt having any app available on my tv at any time.

Combined with steam connect, it’s a decent multi use box with solid, non-intrusive updates. Just wish the garden wasn’t so unnecessarily walled.

I’ve just started a Zulip POC and it’s been decent so far. Definitely resembles Discord.

‘Well done or none’ is the general rule.

Not in Wisconsin

Maybe my stainless is just seasoned well… no significant taste changes to me whether I load up anything from an Americano to instant decaf.

The vibe is nicer from ceramic, though. Especially if it’s the old, diner style ceramic. I’m a bit of a sentimentalist, I guess.

Nah, it’s actually pretty dope. Scrub daddy, scrub mommy, and the scrub wand — I’m all in, baby.

Legit, the scrub daddy franchise is a lesson in great “KISS” product design.

What was it that clicked?

Gah, I miss those days. I had a personal video on YouTube from the early days. Something or another flagged it — probably the audio I used for the cheap “credits” I put in — and the video went away.

More recently, grandmas birthday video. It got taken down a year later, likely because I had short, edited clips of Peanuts included. 🙄

Oh, and you mean Justin.tv.