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I feel lazy. I feel fat. I feel like I'm losing stored information. I feel upset, angry, wronged by the US with everything going on. I'm at my wits end fighting for my rights for my education and funding. I feel hopeless. But still, I Rise 🔥

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

So... Netflix only lets you pause your account for 3 months and says if you cancel you will lose access to all personalization and recommendations and your list. But when you actually cancel, they say "oh, come back within 24 months and we'll hold onto your info for ya, no worries!" 🫪

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Pokemon Worlds was SO cool to watch (on Twitch)! I learned a lot to carry into my TCG journey, and I'm so excited to attend and maybe even compete in Regionals this next season! Congratulations to all the finalists and Champions in every game category and division! Y'all are scary to watch 😅

Saw this game advertised, love dragons, thought it'd be cool. Did a search just to be safe. The creature companions are "powered by AI" and there are several other characters such as advisors that are also AI-powered. I'm so tired of this...

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If things remain the way they are now - politically - and nothing changes by the end of this year, I will seriously consider moving to another country next year. I'm so freaking tired of not being able to afford groceries

Took my computer(laptop) to a free repair cafe for cleaning. James, a software engineer, had a look, said she runs hot, ran tests, laptop hit 89°C. Thermal paste was replaced roughly 2 years ago but I didnt trust those people fully... Open up my gal and... jeeeeeez 😬 (Read alt text for description)

An image of a laptop, upside down with the cover removed, exposing the internal components. The piece on the left is the cooling system, made of copper, which circulates a cooling fluid as it heats to keep the laptop cool. Circled in red are areas where thermal paste is supposed to be. There is little/none where it's supposed to be, indicating that the last people OP trusted to remove and re-apply the thermal paste did not do their job correctly and used minimal resources (potentially a small drop of paste).