Zompist Bboard Again

MacAnDàil wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:38 am

malloc wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:24 pm Over the past month, youtube has changed their policies to ban adblockers. At first it merely pressured me to ditch the adblocker but now it refuses to show videos at all. Unfortunately that means my main source of video and even music has disappeared. Perhaps it's for the best as I have been trying to cut back on digital media with little success. Yet currently there are pretty much no alternatives available to me apart from an underfunded and poorly stocked library.

Are there CDs and DVDs on loan from the library? Is there only one library? Or available for cheap from thrift stores?
And, more importantly, what's the most ethical?

masako wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:40 am I don't want perfection, but it sure would be cool not to have crap

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:59 pm

masako wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:40 am I don't want perfection, but it sure would be cool not to have crap

It’s pretty amazing already! A few duplicate glyphs is far from a fundamental problem.

(If anything, it makes it more naturalistic. I was shocked when I realised how many Chinese characters have two readings.)

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:59 pm

masako wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:40 am I don't want perfection, but it sure would be cool not to have crap

It’s pretty amazing already! A few duplicate glyphs is far from a fundamental problem.

(If anything, it makes it more naturalistic. I was shocked when I realised how many Chinese characters have two readings.)

Man in Space wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:28 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:59 pm

masako wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:40 am I don't want perfection, but it sure would be cool not to have crap

It’s pretty amazing already! A few duplicate glyphs is far from a fundamental problem.
(If anything, it makes it more naturalistic. I was shocked when I realised how many Chinese characters have two readings.)

^WHS. Caber has a fair few duplicates too, but I’ve decided to embrace it for the reasons bradrn has stated.

Raphael wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:20 am We're waiting for the people who are supposed to replace our broken doorbells with new ones today.
...and waiting...
...and waiting...

xxx wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:03 am maybe they rang the doorbell...
and you didn't answer...

Raphael wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:29 am

Raphael wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:20 am We're waiting for the people who are supposed to replace our broken doorbells with new ones today.
...and waiting...
...and waiting...

And they've rescheduled to Wednesday. Or perhaps there was a misunderstanding, and they were meant to come on Wednesday in the first place. Sigh.

Raphael wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:34 am
And they're - well, he is - at work.

Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:56 pm My father has contracted COVID (again).

I haven’t been able to get the new booster yet, and I am considered high-risk.

Raphael wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:21 am

Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:56 pm My father has contracted COVID (again).

I haven’t been able to get the new booster yet, and I am considered high-risk.

Good luck.

Man in Space wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:41 am The USPS appears to have mislaid multiple packages I am expecting.

Also, I have a refill left on my bipolar meds but suddenly now the insurance has an issue, despite filling previous refills.