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The kerning looks okay - it’s the font that’s weird.

Yeah this is strange. People need to stop vilifying sex work. If the person is doing it willingly, they’re not hurting anyone, and they enjoy doing it, what’s the problem?

Thanks for the info!

Which induction plate did you get? I’ve been meaning to try one out as well, after watching Technology Connections’ video about them.

we are discovering just how bad they are for your health

It turns out that burning a highly flammable carcinogen in your living environment isn’t the best idea.

with sugar

Pepsi Max is sugar-free.

It’s definitely possible for Steam games to be DRM-free, especially older ones. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

For those games, you can literally just make a copy of the game directory after downloading it, and back it up somewhere. Just run the game EXE (or equivalent on Linux) to run it, even on a system that doesn’t have Steam installed. Everything you need is in there. That’s all Steam is doing when you ‘install’ a game - downloading its files and extracting them. It also installs any required runtimes like MSVC or .NET, but you can do that yourself too.

Of course, the best idea is still to buy games on GOG instead.

Not unless it’s DRM-free. You don’t own games that have DRM. You just have a license to use them, which can be revoked at any time.

The fact that so many people use Steam mean that gamers haven’t really learnt either. Some games are DRM-free on Steam, but a lot aren’t.

Zuckerberg said during the most recent earnings call that usage amongst 18-29 year olds is actually growing though.

For what it’s worth, a bunch of open source stuff is maintained by Meta, that businesses rely on:

Parts of the Linux kernel, including btrfs, cgroup2 (which is heavily used by Docker and similar technologies), psi, bpf, and a few others.

PyTorch, used for AI/ML stuff

PrestoDB

zstd compression library and xxhash hashing library - used by pretty much every database system and a large number of backup systems now

React, React Native, Relay, etc.

Plus all the AI research and models (like Llama) that’s published publicly with generous licensing policies. Way more Open than “OpenAI”.

the cushion beneath the mesh.

Neither my wife’s chair nor my chair has a cushion underneath the mesh. It’s just plastic underneath the mesh, and you can easily wipe dust off the plastic.

This means more stress is put on the strands than for a full cover upholstery.

While that may be true, I’ve had more issues with foam chairs than mesh chairs.

There are some foam + upholstery chairs that are very good though, like the Steelcase Gesture (which rivals the Herman Miller Aeron).

Don’t get a chair with cheap foam like that. Get one that uses mesh instead. More breathable, and it’ll last way longer. Ikea may have some. The Staples Hyken is pretty decent for the price, if you get it on sale (<$150).

The Herman Miller Aeron chair is still the best, but it’s very expensive. You might be able to get a good deal at a store that sells ex-office furniture, but a “good deal” for the Aeron is still $500-600. I think there’s some Amazon stores that sell them second hand. If you buy one new, they have a 15 year warranty that covers practically everything. My employer had a pretty big discount on new new ones for home use, from the supplier they use for the office.

Get one that uses mesh instead of foam.

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As an Aussie, I can confirm that this looks like a tag an Aussie would write.

Get one that fits properly and you should have fewer issues. All four corners of the sheet should go under the mattress, not just sit on the side.

The desktop, task bar, start menu, Alt-Tab switcher, and a bunch of other stuff are in Explorer.exe. It’s the second app that starts when you log in, after userinit.exe.

why is fashion like this?

Whenever I see clothes that don’t make sense, I just assume it’s because it’s “designer” and I can’t afford it.