Oliva, a Portuguese brand. I use vintage machines, my current one is electric but still with a beautiful sturdy metal case. Tomorrow is the day to put it back into use in its new craft workshop :D

Ohh. Bernina is my second favourite sewing machine brand! At least Claudia has a reliable tool.

Slop - new recipe now with more slop! Buy one AI and get a tulip bulb for free!

I really like this one, makes a lot of sense.

Calming herbs: lavender, lemon balm, lime (linden) tree But any herbal infusion is probably better than coffee (and often cheaper). Chamomille, green tea, fennel for example you might find in a shop, they are not necessarily indicated as anti-anxiety, but still better than coffee.

From my own experience, quiet indoor activities that involve sitting are not so great for anxiety. Moving, talking walks, being outdoors, especially in nature, work wonders. What grows in your area? Maybe the anti-anxiety medication is right there (happy to help with identifying the plants you find).

It’s okay, tonight’s not gonna rain

No, the whole idea of fermenting milk in different ways is so you don’t. You can safely have your milk transformed by bacteria into yoghurt, kefir or cheese! Of course, Big Yoghurt doesn’t want you to know.

Oh I remember! And data was transported by animal-drawn vehicles. The stench!

Took the test as an actual German, scored more autistic than German. I never noticed the similarities though, very funny.

No, I know what he means. There’s a certain too-much-ness, a weird stiffness around me and other neurodiverse - you wouldn’t notice it on a good day but it’s certainly annoying for others. I’m not really capable of normal social interaction in groups at all (groups = more than 1 people present), and I might fake it for a while but it becomes clear after a few interactions.

Okay for the wire chewing rats, and I shall add circuit destroying bugs to the scenario. Fingers crossed that the non-human ones help us destroy these abominations.

Oh look, I know that couple from somewhere! They don’t look like having fun, but you never know

Edit: In all my many years on earth I never knew they were supposed to be father and daughter. To me they always looked like a couple. Thanks for correcting!

Okay, whatever turns them on I guess

The population calls it Caralho de Filho da Puta Vai te Foder Cabrão de Merda. This is the place to go if you want to learn Portuguese swear words and/or go fast.

Great explanation. The vintage imagery deserves the Luddite Seal of Approval. If you are not a teacher you might consider becoming one.

Corporations stealing shit? No way!

And is this an actual thing that is possible to do? It seems relevant to a philosophical issue I’ve been thinking about for a while: every security layer (in computing, but suspect that it goes back further to the first time somebody built a wall of sticks and rocks) adds additional problems or possible break-in points that are then patched with more security layers on top. I’m however not an IT person (call me semi-IT as I translate IT-related documents) and don’t want to jump to conclusions. But from my tech-adjacent viewpoint that’s what it looks like - are we just heaping bullshit on top of more bullshit and creating something too complex to be manageable anymore?

Can somebody eli5 this to a luddite please?

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“Worry-free Installation” - instructions unclear, roll is now stuck in my anus. What do I do next?