I empathize with your condition, but glasses that record everything and everyone and shares that data with one of the worst companies in the world make it everyone's problem. I understand how these can be beneficial to you and others in similar situations, but sacrificing everyone else isn't the right answer.

What I would be okay with is if a medical provider created a similar product that doesn't record but has the ability to do the positive things that Meta glasses do and have them available only to those that get medical approval. I would even be okay if they recorded to a private, secure and encrypted place that is regulated and the data controlled like HIPPA so it couldn't be sold or used to train LLMs.

If this is the only solution, then everyone should have to identify they are wearing a recording device. It would single out people with disabilities, it would be everyone that used them.

If it matters to you, someone else pointed out that it's heavily built by Claude.

I was super happy to see him back after getting the gig at SNL. I was also thrilled to see to really well there in his first season.

If you're getting free weights, I'd get an adjustable bench as well. If you already have a bike, you can get a bike trainer to ride inside when weather isn't cooperating. I'd avoid a treadmill since as you mentioned, the outside is accessible, and if you're not in a climate with snow and ice, a little rain sometimes feels good during a run.

But like others mentioned, dumbbells and a kettlebell will be all you need to do a lot of strength exercises. An adjustable bench allows you to expand on that. You can get dumbbells that use plates, so you dont need a full set, just the bars and plates. In the future you could get other bars for different strength training if you feel the need and you can just use existing plates.

Otherwise as someone else mentioned, you can do a lot with just bodyweight traing too. A good mat will go a long ways for that. You can supplement that with resistance bands that take up minimal space.

There are a ton of skit channels on platforms like YouTube that have filled the void. Most are shorts, but there are channels like Viva La Dirt League that does some longer form sketches. Chris and Jack is another channel that I think does some really funny sketch comedy too. Dropout.tv is imo the best subscription out there. While not really sketch, it's almost entirely improv, but it can kind of scratch that itch.

Jeremy Culhane was on Dropout before SNL too. They're a great company that treats employees and customers great.

We vacuum the house almost daily with a little shark hand-held unit, mostly because we have 2-3 dogs at all times. In the weekends the good vacuum comes out for a deeper session. We bought a carpet cleaner and we use that maybe every 6 months or so. Little to no shoes in the house helps a lot.

The big thing is to not let them get too dirty with more frequent cleanings. It's a lot easier to do that than it is to try and clean a heavily soiled rug or carpet on fewer occasions.

Carpet cleaners can be rented for pretty cheap, but if you use it more frequently, it's better to just bite the bullet up front since it will pay itself off.

Using it increases the adoption numbers which can lead to more adoption, and therefore funding. It's indirect, but it still shows support for the author.

To me, DHH being a toolshed isn't even the worst part of an LLM coded slop "distro" that recently had a significant RCE vulnerability that required the bare minimum to exploit. Every OS / distro also has vulnerabilities pop up, but that's a known issue with slop code. DHH being a racist cunt is just the cherry on top.

Even with the stripped out version of the definition, that still clearly defines the current Republican regime. It's a self own if I've ever seen one.

Like I said, I try to avoid things when it's feasible. Cutting electronica out isn't feasible.

Here are the core principles of fascism. Republicans check all of the boxes. That's why we call them fascists. It's not just a knee jerk title to draw shock it's a fitting title based on their actions. Feel free to try and dispute any of that.

Core Characteristics of Fascism.

• Powerful and Continuing Nationalism: Regimes constantly use patriotic mottos, symbols, and songs, whipping up fear of external threats to unify the populace.
• Disdain for Human Rights: Basic civil liberties are ignored or suspended under the guise of national security and public safety.
• Scapegoating and Identifying Enemies: Popular discontent is redirected toward a common enemy—often minority groups, immigrants, or political dissidents—blamed for the nation's problems.
• Supremacy of the Military: A disproportionate amount of national resources goes toward military funding and glorifying armed forces, viewing peace as weakness.
• Controlled Mass Media: Independent news outlets are either directly censored, state-run, or intimidated into compliance through propaganda.
• Obsession with National Security: Fear is utilized as a primary motivational tool by the government to keep citizens hyper-vigilant and compliant.
• Intertwining Religion and Government: Ruling parties frequently leverage dominant religious identities to shape public policy and project moral superiority.
• Protection of Corporate Power: While populist rhetoric targets the "everyman," actual economic policy typically preserves and collaborates with wealthy corporate monopolies.
• Suppression of Labor Power: Independent labor unions are outlawed or heavily restricted because they threaten state and corporate synchronization.
• Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts: Free expression, academia, and critical thought are viewed with intense suspicion and suppressed if they challenge state narratives.
• Obsession with Crime and Punishment: Police powers are expanded, and local laws are enforced with extreme, unchecked authority.
• Rampant Cronyism and Corruption: Friends and loyal associates of the regime are appointed to powerful positions, looting state resources without legal consequence.
• Fraudulent Elections: Democratic processes are manipulated, rigged, or completely abolished to maintain the ruling party's absolute grip on power.

crickets

And we all know that if the far-right people are excluded, they’ll just make a better Linux community elsewhere.

Lol, no they won't.

They are people, and they do have every right to live there lives, but not consequence free. Racists, bigots, etc all deserve the hate they get. By using products they create and profit from, the user is helping fund that person's beliefs and actions. I for one gladly will not use their products. The little bit of extra work keeping mental tabs on those products or companies and doing my best to avoid them is far better than supporting them in any way. I don't always avoid them and in some cases it's not feasibly possible, but I can try.

In the primaries, people will vote for their favorite candidate in the party they're registered with. In the general, you have two choices and one is usually a Democrat and the other Republican. There are a couple "independents" that have made it through. That's how it works in a first past the post voting system. At that point you're likely voting for the lesser of two evils but good candidates can make it through.

It's a shit system, but some people will abstain because they think that a protest non vote in the general is some way of protesting. The math doesn't add up and it's why Trump is president. Too many idiots decided that Kamala wasn't good enough, even though she was clearly, on all levels, better than Trump. I didn't love her, but I knew that if she won, the states and the world would be in a better place. You'll heard those idiots parroting shit about her being pro Isreal, but anyone with half a brain could understand that Trump was going to be far worse for everything, including the Isreal conflict, than Harris.