On my work PC I disabled automatic restarts and I'll just hibernate it for weeks at a time, keeping my work stuff open. Convenient, and I can install updates when I choose to.

Plague Inc. gameplay irl

I do wonder how my copy of Word 2010 at my work is going to do this.

I know what you meant, but arguably this does make them the Paint Police.

That vacuums are so terribly loud and whiny (and unnecessarily tiny space heaters). Older vacuums used to be bigger and run slower, but in my experience vacuumed as much or even better. Nowadays they put several kilowatt motors in there that somehow don't do as much but produce immense noise and heat.

If someone vacuums with their window open I can tell from over 100m away by the whine. Fuck that.

I used to hate vaccuming because of that. I'm glad to have an actually quiet vacuum now (a Henry). They're rare, but they do exist.

paper produce bags enter the chat

There's an important follow-up post. https://lina.sh/blog/cuii-gives-up

A bit offtopic about a pet peeve of mine, but this is why it'd be super nice if social media that end up getting screenshot had absolute timestamps. Thank you for letting us know.

It's funny because here in Austria right now in August I need my sweater in the morning. Very much not normal. (Not that I mind it being cool, but it's worrying.)

You get a circular voltage gradient away from the strike spot. A human with their two legs doesn't spread along that as far as a deer's four legs do, so they catch more voltage drop across that, which also runs through their body (along their heart etc). It just depends a lot on how and where a body is affected by electricity.

I always like to put stuff back in the right spot in store shelves, and fix it if I notice something misplaced or fallen down. It's just a small thing for me to do, but I know I take a little annoyance out of someone's workday.

Electronics: Only the low voltage side.