lets talk about food (not as healing item)
https://discuss.online/post/1681816
lets talk about food (not as healing item) - Discuss Online
So far I’m having a blast with the game. But the food, man… What is the appeal
of Chunks for people living in New Atlantis? Did the post-exodus humanity sign
some kind of a Green Pact and decided to go full worms and lab-grown proteins?
Isn’t the appeal of a home cooked meal some of the most commonly told tales
across all cultures? If UC prides itself as safeguard of humanity, then what
their refugees could remember of earth’s culinary history must also have been
archived somewhere. What happened? Yes, there’s New Homestead. Yes, there are
enterprises producing grain and synth-meat products. In-vitro meat technology
should be incredibly sophisticated and economically viable by then. Even small
scale traditional farming and butchering could be practiced in planets under FC
jurisdiction. But why is Chunks everywhere then? Cost? Yes, there are cooking
stations in which you can craft custom dishes. But (probably a lore oversight)
naming many of them “alien jerky” or “alien stew” tells me that humanity still
hasn’t accepted those new ingredients as “proper human diet” yet, compared to
the “old earth ingredients”.
cost of privacy related services - Discuss Online
I have been reading about internet privacy for a long time. As time went on, I
got a vpn subcription, a custom domain, a paid email hosting, etc. No regrets on
the services themselves. I recently had this conversation with a colleague of
mine, complaining about the rising cost of everything including internet
subscription services: netflix, spotify, youtube, you name it. I could simply
disregard my colleague’s complaints as I didn’t have any of those and know the
ways of obtaining materials. However, once I start adding up the privacy related
services I’m willingly paying instead… they also add up into a considerable
amount. So, do you pay for anything privacy related, how much do you pay in
total, and is it affordable for you? For example, many VPN providers offer
yearly subscriptions around 40-50 USD.
VPN reviews that aren't paid-for articles
https://discuss.online/post/1024048
VPN reviews that aren't paid-for articles - Discuss Online
Searching for VPN yields many results, but most are SEO-crap with their sponsor
company being pushed to the top. If you were on /r/vpn years ago you might
remember the “that one privacy guy/site”. The site owner used to do VPN reviews,
with commentary on topics as speed, ease of use, support, etc., without
resorting to typical buzzwords like “military grade encryption”. There was a
table with all of their findings so readers like us could sort or compare
between providers by priorities. There also was a similar section for email
hosts (without reviews). The site owner, unfortunately, went offline and the
site itself was sold to a company as far as I remember, but it was a breath of
fresh air of unadulterated web 1.0. Does any of you know anything similar that
is updated/active today? I am comfortable with my current VPN provider, but it’s
always nice to be aware of other options.
Just tried Org-mode today - Discuss Online
cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/556056
[https://discuss.online/post/556056] > Always heard about org mode but was
intimidated by emacs when I could barely manage vi/vim (sorry guys). Installed a
plugin for org-mode for Sublime Text today and… shit, why didn’t I try this
sooner? > > I have thousands of text files with horrible organization, thrown
around multiple directories, no common naming scheme, no hierarchy, no unified
notation, just ramblings and a barely marginal attempt at organization using ===
as title markers. I have links and ideas buried deep and I didn’t want to use a
third party tool “just for managing text”. > > Well, my eyes are open, and thus
I’m euphoric, enlightened by its brilliance. I must rewrite all my stuff in
org-mode.
Just tried Org-mode today - Discuss Online
Always heard about org mode but was intimidated by emacs when I could barely
manage vi/vim (sorry guys). Installed a plugin for org-mode for Sublime Text
today and… shit, why didn’t I try this sooner? I have thousands of text files
with horrible organization, thrown around multiple directories, no common naming
scheme, no hierarchy, no unified notation, just ramblings and a barely marginal
attempt at organization using === as title markers. I have links and ideas
buried deep and I didn’t want to use a third party tool “just for managing
text”. Well, my eyes are open, and thus I’m euphoric, enlightened by its
brilliance. I must rewrite all my stuff in org-mode.
