on the nose metaphors: some of the more painful parts of this cursed timeline

Last Christmas, I got jackery backup batteries with solar panels for my kids... and it was a much appreciated gift! Whether for yourself or peace-of-mind for loved ones, having even a little bit of backup power can go a long way in emergencies/outages. My write up here (just my 2c, no affiliate links or whatever):

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Backup Power/Battery Options for the Climate Crisis

I’m a huge advocate for solar and will make a separate post for that (SOLAR: How to Get Started and Why You Should), but whether you have sol...

Hubby is supposed to be brainstorming gift ideas for the kids but instead he's looking up auto door openers FOR CHICKEN COOPS with... I am not kidding... facial recognition for your chicken to make sure you don't let in the WRONG CHICKEN. What a life.

North Carolina, y'all getting up to some good trouble, keep going.

My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

AI hands every exec in every company the ability to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and they make the wrong choice every.single.time. It's the end stage of a culture that promotes the wrong people to power.

If you're not aware of the awesomeness that is Penzey's spices, I'm here to tell you that they make great stocking stuffers for adult-type folks, especially ones who love to cook (or just, you know, eat). This year, I got some of their cute trial bags as a special treat.

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In the last day, two examples of AI enshittifying/making extra work: 1 - AI sending email requests for info I'd already sent an audiobook producer (for the second time) 2 - my adult kiddo's prof is using AI to create nonsensical quizzes and study guides instead of teaching. Don't use AI🔨