I remember buying this when it was released from a local new and used music store, The Record Exchange, in NC. Nostalgia indeed.

How so?

You're confusing Cate Blanchet with Gwyneth Paltrow.

I don't understand how that's a problem. Can you go into a little bit more detail about what you think the consequences might be to manufacturers choosing to use Steam OS or some other Linux operating system on their handheld devices?

I assume it's a hard G as you also hear when people pronounce GNU.

Despite the common perception that religion seeks to answer mankind's questions about life and death, in reality, religion is the practice of engaging with the ineffable, with a mystery that has no solution. This is a fundamentally different function than that of political ideology.

Yes. It contains fiber and micro nutrients that gummy worms will not have. Skip the juice though. Drink water instead.

It's really quite shocking how the GOP agenda can be predicted by asking yourself, "What's the worst thing someone would in a given situation?". What's even more shocking is that they have engineered the political framework to disproportionately grant them enough power to sometimes pass these regressive policies. But for most of America, sigh, just another Thursday...

I'd be interested in seeing that experiment in the comment section. It could be implemented with another filter (similar to the "Activity" filter in the post listing, I'd guess). Still, this wouldn't present a qualitative difference between "good" and "bad" discussion. But it might surface "interesting" discussion for a certain type of member.

How can you see what has been blocked?

Great point. Lemmy and Mastadon look more like an effort to claw back the web of open access and decentralization from VCs, grifters, and the like.

Both great reads. I'd also recommend the second and third books following Annihilation, just know they are quite different. Good, but different.