One of my best friends (who is no longer with us) taught me how to do the Secure Shoelace Knot, and I’ve been using it for over 20 years. I’ve taught others how to use it cause it’s so amazing. Never looked back! This resource is wonderful, and there should be more resources like this that teach practical skills that we need in reality.

That’s the one! It’s a reliably decent playlist, and she’s a good study buddy.

I can’t wait to share a short list when I have the time! Life has been quite hectic (in a good way). I was able to listen to some of these without interruption and I’m into it/inspired to share some tracks when I can, especially since you invoked a Trance-off! Feels like I barely have time to listen to music for enjoyment. Lately I’m just pulling up a lo-fi hip hop radio station for ambience, but I miss being able to pay attention to and enjoy music without constant distractions.

Precisely, which will cut down on e-waste and consumer costs as well. If industry says that reduces profit bc people are still using their current models, then they need to be better and more creative as businesses to deliver what people want, and not shoving them toward a new purchase they don’t need/can’t afford.

Same, and I like exploring the mushroom possibilities as well to replicate that meatiness factor. If you haven’t already and it’s available to you, try My Bacon which is made from mycelium and packaged in coconut oil! Different than bacon for sure. Still very tasty and worth the experience. Although a bit expensive because I eat the whole package in one go, it’s good on the stovetop or oven.

Fascinating to see what draws other people to trance. I’ve been a fan since it was shared with me in early middle school and I’ve been hooked ever since. I don’t need drugs if I have trance, and I genuinely mean that because it’s so evocative when done right. I have so much more fun at raves when sober because the music carries us all.

Here’s one of the classics that always gets that frisson going for me. This was prime Tiesto, and although he’s not a favorite of mine, he has a new (too short but fun video) banger every now and then.

Incredible!

Insidious, indeed.

Not in my browser history! This one’s staying blue.

“Vampire Capitalists” – Using this term now, thanks!

I’ve experienced many losses and traumas, some of which were guided by others with even more experience than I. They reminded me that while we grieve, we also have to take care of ourselves. Bathe, eat, drink, and live, even if the vector forward has an infinitesimally small magnitude… And to remember that our loved ones would want that for us.

I hope to be that friend for others when we inevitably experience these things and I’m glad to share what I’ve learned to keep us resilient in community. Carry their memory forward, and use the gifts they gave you to give back to yourself and those around you. ❤️

Sorry to hear this news. While you’re probably feeling a wild amount of strong emotions and having difficult conversations, we often forget to hydrate and eat something nourishing. I hope that you and Mom can grab a bite somewhere that will help give you the energy to take the next few steps. Little by little, friend.

Another way people end up with a master’s is if they don’t want to do a PhD in the subject matter they study. In my case, I had plans to go into a slightly related field for my PhD (and got accepted into a great school for it) but had a career opportunity presented that I couldn’t pass up… so I left it at master’s.

I can relate, but my coworkers are so chatty that they can hold the conversation for the both of us and I’m usually just along for the ride. It’s very uncomfortable for me but I value a healthy work environment so I hear them out all the time. I wouldn’t be in the know otherwise so it’s quite valuable.

The water thing is not overblown if you consider that data centers will only use potable water and will not be able to use treated water. Per just one of many studies:

Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons per day, equivalent to the water use of a town populated by 10,000 to 50,000 people.

With climate change and the exacerbation of droughts around the world, this puts any source of fresh surface or groundwater at risk of drying up.

Only 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only 0.5% of all water is accessible and safe for human consumption.

This is a growing environmental justice issue (and data centers encourage further energy poverty that I haven’t even addressed, much less the increasing ratio of usage for industry vs residential), and to ignore that we as humans cannot replenish or increase freshwater supplies with any meaningful scale to support life, this becomes a dire issue.

I for one would much rather have water and affordable energy for communities.

Commenting to keep track of this.

I appreciate both of your perspectives. I’m going to hold out hope still that what is being done mobilizes people that wouldn’t normally, and allow for the development of solid goals that protect the most amount of vulnerable communities to carry this movement with longevity. The most I will expect is that we attempt to show each other and ourselves more kindness and grace through this process. Tearing down the walls we’ve built between us is a goal I’ll vote for. We’re more similar than we are different.

Was going to say something similar about the clusterfuck part. That sounds like an absolute logistical nightmare for any small dev team that’s already stretched thin.

Watched the stream linked in the article all the way to the end. Never heard of this before but have been playing Minecraft since the beginning. There were tears shed watching this! Huge thanks to Kurt and all those that donated!

This post speaks to me. Thank you for this! Practicing radical hope daily, and this is another great tool to keep going ✊🏽