It’s only constitutionally protected for those who further the administration’s agenda.

People in red states masking? I have doubts.

Damn, that’s a pretty decent deal for a big purchase.

I’m glad at least some countries are taking notice.

You’re not looking for someone who has good communication skills?

We sure do live in a society… why are boomers/silentgen like this?

Same, I use KDE as my desktop environment with Wayland as well.

I’m sorry to hear that! I’ve been having good experiences with Wayland + NVIDIA on both Ubuntu 25.10 and EndeavourOS (whatever version is the latest). There are minor annoyances, but nothing as dire as what you’re describing.

The most jarring one I can recall was in a Big Five published book where the name of one character was swapped for another character’s. It was jarring because, in that scene, the mistakenly identified character wasn’t even in the room, but is given a piece of dialogue that logically belongs to a different person. It was just such a weird mistake that I had to wonder how it happened. Word typo? The author miswrote it? Editor messed it up? Who knows…

I wouldn’t say I’m a fan, but I appreciate noir - more so in films than books. But I would highly recommend Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford; that book just drips with alternate history noir. Not from the perspective of a criminal, per se, but definitely a somewhat mysterious/shady protagonist. It is just one hell of a book, so I had to recommend it.

Manga and graphic novels are definitely ‘easier’ for me to read than traditional novels. There are fewer words, the action is more prominent, and the art kind of directs your focus for you. It’s sort of in-between a book and a movie/show. That said, I do think it’s a valid form of ‘reading’. Reading doesn’t have to be a book that is at least X amount of words.

Looking at the tin whistle I’ve had for over a decade… it’s just been gathering dust… but who knows, maybe I’ll have motivation to learn it once more.

Ah yes, it’s definitely the regulations that are making those costs go up, not tariffs or CEO paychecks.

Lol, I came here to also post The 4400. It’s been a good experience, but I’ve been taking my sweet time through season 3… would hate for the watching experience to be over. I’m excited to see how the books are, though.

I’ve heard Tonkinese are pretty chatty in general, isn’t that so?

My cat only meows when she’s upset or annoyed or angry. Her trills are so cute when she does, though. What I’d do for a chatty cat!