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Content warning: Lots of swearing.

Gray

There’s a lot of anti-aging stuff around the internet, from people saying to put on lotion, to people who are showing you how to redirect your own expressions of basic emotions so you don’t smile. I have my own opinions on the ways that people are trying to avoid the signs of aging, but we won’t go too deep into those. I’d just recommend looking into why, and realizing that once you hit 60 you’re not going to look 20, no matter how little you’ve smiled.

New Year's Bingo Card

So someone on fedi mentioned that they were given the idea to do a new years bingo card, instead of a new years resolution. I kinda like the idea, since new years resolutions tend to be kind of vague, and far too large in scope; what the hell does “read more” even mean, anyway?

The History of Imperial Units of Measurements

Introduction

Look. Am I horrendously attached to imperial units? No, not really. I like them, I grew up with them, but fundamentally I don’t think I’d pine for inches over centimeters, valuing the simplicity of the foot over the fact that 1/3 of a meter is 333.3333333333… oh you get the point, centimeters.

The Modern Issue with Free Software

Note: I love free software, and this is an issue with how a lot of how modern tech runs more than an issue with free software directly.