I see you, friend. I see it all. Hugs

That high horse you live on is going to buck you off onto your face one day and I will enjoy it.

Besides all the obvious problems with this, the biggest one I see coming that I don’t see many people talking about is how Amazon will inevitably use this to put others out of business if they don’t cooperate with Amazon. They’ve already done this hardball game with sellers voer the last decade that if you don’t sell on Amazon for a unsustainable discount+fees you’ll find yourself losing business to Amazon’s stolen copies of your products under the “Amazon Basics” brands. Well proven they do this, and I can see that if you find yourself scraped by this new AI program and you fight it, you’re going to be getting a visit from the Amazon Mafia.

Incorrect. They have a new “ai feature” that scrapes the internet for independent stores and copies their products, pastes them on Amazon and then sells them to Amazon customers. Their AI then goes and places the order with the original store. Read the article and the news - it’s widely reported in the last couple weeks. It seems like a “good thing for sellers and consumers” There are dozens of problems with this which are well covered elsewhere.

I have been trying to break my Amzon Addiction for years. This did it.

Yes, NextCloud’s parnters page is a mess when it comes to user experience. It’s tough to find a good provider even when using the location filter. When you do get a page of results, the links are broken or you follow the link and the partner doesn’t really advertise NextCloud and often use confusing billing models or “solutions” packages which are hard to decipher. It’s really almost impossible to determine which providers just are a regular web hosting company that gives you a one-click install of NextCloud vs managed NextCloud implimentation.

The only partner I’ve found there that offers managed NextCloud from a US server location is MassiveGrid. Other providers might offer it, but it’s not apparent from their websites. So far MassiveGrid is OK. A little slow on customer service but at least productive and friendly customer service. I tried Tab.digital but they are in Europe and I had issues with both server performance and customer service being willing to help. Tab.digital has more self-service options like being able to buy autosetup an add-on OnlyOffice server, and self-custom domain settings, but MassiveGrid offers more Gb space for less $. You just have to submit a ticket for things others offer automated process for. But MassiveGrid does not offer add-on OnlyOffice servers which I wish for.

I have neighbors with chickens 2 houses down. I can attest that the chicken sounds bring unexplained joy.

I know these solutions cost more but if you’re having trouble with frequent spoilage this might save you $$

For cow milk, try and buy organic in a container that blocks light. I find these to have extra long expiration dates compared to plastic jug regular milk… Often 2-3 months from purchase and it is often unspoiled past that.

Try unsweetened original almond milk. I find it hard to tell the difference and the almond milk I buy can last 4-5 months in my fridge if I don’t use it sooner.