Not sure about that, according to her own statement in the article she doesn’t blame Trump for any of this. It might take a few more dead family members to get her to re-think her support.

Playing in the medium range (Cassandra) is hardcore enough for me.

Definitely against AI music. If someone accidentally posts something that was AI generated (& it later gets removed) that’s fine and all, but submitting that type of music on purpose would be a bit much. Maybe have a separate community for AI slop music if people want that sort of thing.

I’m kind of neutral on AI artwork, to me it’s not a big deal if the musician themselves did something like that to include with their music. But it does trigger a lot of people so if that also gets removed it’s not a big deal & most legit musicians aren’t going to publish music with associated AI art anyway.

I just saw them play last month when whey were on tour with Birthday Massacre. I mainly went to see Birthday Massacre which have more of a goth/synth/metal/pop sound if that makes any sense :P

But I have to say Lord of the Lost put on a great show and a lot of people there already knew their music and were into it.

Yes.

Not only that, the current generation of smoke detectors have sealed batteries so you can’t even open them up to change batteries or anything. So once they expire in 10 years they start their incessant “I’m dying” non-stop beeping - that’s when you dispose of the entire smoke detector and buy a new one.

I’ve read that they don’t detect smoke as well after 10 years anyway (e.g. even more false alarms) so it’s probably for the best to get rid of old ones.

I don’t have any answers - but now I wonder if your idea would be easier when working with one of the fancier smoke detectors with voice alerts. Those have pre-recorded voice alerts that “speak” when an alert occurs, rather than beeping. Those pre-recorded messages must be stored somewhere in the smoke detector.

That was my first thought too. My understanding is that Nordic countries do think about vitamin D deficiency (especially this time of year) so it’s common to see stuff like cod liver oil and other ways to supplement vitamin D, besides just eating fish. Figured Switzerland would be similar.

With PSU issues your system wouldn’t be able to boot up. Or if there was some sort of load issue in the middle of usage you’d just see your computer turn off / restart.

What you’re describing is some sort of software or driver problem.

Sounds like you’ve thought much of it through already. I’m not familiar with that type of product but am thinking if you already did the testing/whatnot to comply with whatever local and national regulations exist then you’re okay to start off. I think(?) you’ll want a resale certificate or similar for the state you’re in if you’re going to be dealing with b2b sales but could be mistaken (the buyers definitely want that).

I’m not a buyer but work at a small business that buys other types of product so I’ve seen this stuff play out. Quick notes

What should I roughly expect when I go to physical stores to sell my product to them? Do I simply walk in and ask for a manager?

You probably want to ask who’s in charge of evaluating and buying product. There might be someone there who’s job is actually to be the buyer for the store, otherwise it usually comes down to a manager or the owner(s).

Am I missing something in my preparation (physical or mental)? Are products generally on consignment to stores or are they bought outright?

Can’t speak for other stores but where I work if the buyer/owner likes the product they’ll commit to buying a few cases and see how it sells… after that you have to hope they’ll want to re-order at a future date. That’s when you check in with them and see how things are going, if they need more product, etc. More rarely if the buyer is really into the product they might actually buy a case or two during your initial sales meeting.

Should I bring enough stock to the first meeting or is it normal to drop off products on a separate/later date?

Most sales people seem to bring samples with them so they can leave them in the case the buyer isn’t around. Then they call/visit to follow up, maybe leave more samples, etc… I don’t know if that’s the best approach but it’s one way. The sale would work better if you actually get to meet the buyer but you can’t rely on knowing their schedule, setting up a meeting they might blow off, etc… The place I work at doesn’t have a buyer physically there 7 days a week so people popping in to sell tend to miss them and end up talking to a manager or whoever happens to be at the store that day.

And like the other comment said, be prepared to be told “No” a lot. You’re not the first or last person that’s been at the store selling creams/lotions, always keep that in mind.

A bit gross. Even more so if the woman is not welcoming to that sort of thing. …OTOH to be fair if they are both into it then okay it’s between those two.

That exact situation has happened at the building I work in, older 50’s maintenance guy keeps calling out to and trying to have conversations with my early 20’s coworker. She finds it extra gross that the married guy has a daughter about her age. At one point she got stuck riding the elevator with the guy and he tried touching/grabbing her shoulder and she noped out of there as soon as the elevator opened. At this point pretty much everyone at my work area knows about it and warns her whenever he is around so she just kind of avoids/hides from the guy.

What I find interesting is when older guys exhibit that sort of behavior, do they think it’s just private between the two of them? Younger women like to talk and they definitely will talk about this stuff to friends/coworkers.

Yup same here, my main system is a bit over 10 years old now but it was originally built all maxed out so it has lasted and worked great all this time. The GPU and hard drives were the only thing I ever bothered swapping out during all that time.

But like you said, past 10 years and you start to wonder how much longer the system is going to run for. I’m hoping mine lasts long enough past the AI craze that I’ll be able to do a new build without the insane costs but who knows what the future will bring.

Yes, QWERTY. But I’m just old enough to actually have typing class as an elective in high school, not sure if that’s still a thing in 2026. It was useful and being into tech I knew it was something I’d need to learn.

I’ll add that the keyboard you’re using is important for touch typing. Some keyboards don’t have good bumps/notches on the keys which makes it harder to do any real touch typing without looking down at the keyboard.

The King of the Dead looks so happy in that last panel. Not just the crown, he gets Aragorn’s hair too - That was a kingly gift!

However I want the option to expand it as I find new music here and there.

With Jellyfin or other self hosted media player you’ll be able to add files as you like. I usually buy music in FLAC format from Bandcamp and Qobuz to add to my own library. That’s in addition to other music I ripped from CDs over the years.

but are there good options to “sync” the library to my phone other than just simply drag and drop the media?

Some Jellyfin apps have an offline mode (Finamp is one of them) so you can stream music online from your Jellyfin server or mark albums/songs to download within the app and then be able to play that music offline. I use it since I don’t have unlimited mobile data but still want to have some music on my phone for offline play. Not sure if that’s the best way but so far it works for my usage.

Like the other comment said, it’s never specifically mentioned. The event or catalyst isn’t the point of the story so I don’t think McCarthy intended to spend much time on those particulars.

I need to re-watch it but from what I remember the man goes through the entire story with a ever-worsening cough, the air quality isn’t great, there’s not much sunlight that comes through anymore, hence plants & whatnot pretty much all die off. I didn’t quite follow why there’s no more electricity/power anymore but that happens too. Taking a guess McCarthy is vaguely describing something similar to a catastrophic asteroid event or a major volcanic eruption along with a massive solar storm or something along those lines.

Coincidentally I just watched Greenland 2 (sequel to Greenland, obvs) which is about an comet/asteroid event and the aftermath. Neither movie is nearly as good as The Road but they’re fun popcorn movies if you’re into that sort of thing… the second movie definitely gets some inspiration from The Road, I’ll say that much. Not nearly as bleak.

Dead, probably. I’d be okay with it… the way The Road is set up the world is going through an extinction level event, nothing grows anymore. There’s only so much pre-canned food, or other humans, to eat before it all runs out. It’s pretty bleak.

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Some Anglosphere countries (USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia) love to add fluoride in water.

Not sure about the other countries you mentioned but wanted to note that not all cities in the United States add fluoride to their water systems. I’m in the U.S. in a city without fluoride water treatment, there are definitely others.

Do they put fluoride in your drinking water ?

No.

Are you happy with that?

Yes.

My understanding is that fluoride’s benefits are mainly as a topical treatment, meaning its best used as part of toothpaste or rinse.

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If you’re going that far back means those two friends in the same city were probably going to church (or some other religious gathering) fairly regularly and would likely see each other fairly often. Enough to be able to make other plans during the week. And yes, can’t tell someone you’re running late or not showing up… if you’re late you’re late, if you don’t appear then that’ll be a conversation next time at church.

Beyond that since they’re in the same city those friends likely go to the same pub(s) or other places and see each other that way.