“If this is too blind for your taste, consult some well-meaning fool (there is always one around) and ask his advice. Then vote the other way.”
— Robert Heinlein, 1973 (Time Enough For Love/The notebooks of Lazarus Long)
“If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong…” 1/2
@seldo (Plus the new one’s astoundingly quiet compared to the old one, enough that I can set it off at midnight and sleep through a full cycle when it’s in the room next to the bedroom. But that probably varies a lot per model/manufacturer…)
@seldo They’re a bit like old cars, in my experience: once they get to a certain age and start going wrong, they tend to carry on going wrong. My new one came with a two-year full guarantee plus a ten-year parts guarantee, which means less financial uncertainty.
Ihnatko Lending credence to September’s rumor that the opening action sequence of the next Bond movie is just James picking up his in-laws from a regional airport. cnn.com/2019/11/19/car…
@ezalter @OvercastFM I found that restarting my phone kicked things off again. (I also found that app update downloads were stalling in the App Store, so I’m guessing it’s an iOS issue rather than specifically Overcast. Of course, we may have different problems!)
Tempted by a stroll down a metaphor. pic.twitter.com/sfZ9JOFxBM
@dangusset I was happy with it. Much credit to YouTube carpentry videos :D
Oh, well done Twitter/Catalyst. pic.twitter.com/6gDbICPa0F