I’ve bounced around. Liked Tidal but can’t support an American company these days. I’m currently on Qobuz and enjoy it. The UI isn’t amazing but it’s not bad. I really enjoy the playlists/essential listening features, I’ve fallen down a lot of interesting wormholes that way. They’re also curated by people not algorithms, so your personal recommendations might not be as on point as you’re used to but the general playlists have a wide enough selection that I’ve had a great time.

There’s a service called Soundiiz that helps you move favourites/playlists etc from one service to another relatively painfree, so honestly, maybe give each one of them a couple months and see what works best for you?

Oooh, good points especially as 95% of her wrestling is on her parents’ bed…

Ooooooooh, great list! I can definitely adapt some of these! “Watch out for the CLAW!”

Oh yeah, she loves being picked up and thrown! About half of her wrestling moves end with “oh no, she’s getting picked up by the feet! What is that maniac going to do to her? He’s not going to throw her by the feet is he? No! Someone has to stop this OH NO THERE SHE GOOOOOOES!”

Ha!

Though know Im thinking about it… Maybe a stone cold “and we crack our milks together” sorta thing.

My God, I want to see her try that! Thank you!

No.

Oooh, hadn’t seen that, I’ll be giving it a watch today! Thanks!

Ha, sounds like an eye opening moment for the junior dev!

Really groovy stuff, thanks!

Yup!

He’s got those side hits! How’s he supposed to keep them nice and even?

Sorry to join the angry baldies rocking the “well, ACTUALLY”

(Also, as a guy who gave into reality during covid and adopted a shorn look, I find I’m spending almost as much at thr barber as before. Much easier to justify getting a nice beard lineout before a date/fancy event nowadays.)

Thank heavens! Let’s get the ol’ mob to storm the castle/this guy’s comment!

Context and nuance? In a fediverse comment section? Is that even allowed?

Pretty wild take. “Have you also stopped listening to anything new? Then stop streaming!”

I’m middle age and streaming (Qobuz, non American, no AI, high res), helps me keep finding new music. I’m probably not going to buy Sabrina Carpenter but damned if I won’t listen a couple of times.

I don’t want to own all the best of the 70s, 80s but yeah, I occasionally like to rock some oldies.

I wouldn’t even know where to start with the synthwave/jazz/japanese funk that I love to code to.

Ain’t Cuban leaders unelected… Making them… Dictators?

I love how someone popped in just to prove your point.

The heartbreaking bit is that the craziness seeps out into reality and we get tarred with it as a result.

My guess is that it’s because criticizing the silly/extreme Left requires nuance and context, both of which are more difficult than ever in a headlines/140 character world.

(I don’t actually dislike the nyt as much as some of the online crowd does but this is still the first thing I thought of and had to share.)

“Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society,” he said. “I mean, they’re obviously CEOs, they’re obviously companies, and obviously they’re advocating for themselves.”

I love this bit. “You can’t trust those CEOs, they’re completely conflicted. Unlike me, I’m just a CEO looking out for society.”

Two things can be simultaneously true:

1. Russia has suffered substantial loss of materiel etc.

2. Russia still has effective command and control systems. Whereas the EU depends heavily on America for advanced targeting (think the Ukranian long range missile strikes on refineries in recent months.)

Here’s a fairly accessible article on some of the difficulties/timelines for a post American NATO:

(Notable quote from someone wiser than myself “We’re almost completely dependent on U.S. intelligence for satellite and everything that goes with it”)

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/02/25/mind-the-gaps-europes-to-do-list-for-defense-without-the-us/