Someone convinced me to study computer science 20 years ago. The career possibilities with good money and easy work have put the rest of life on easy mode (for now). Even meeting my wife and having my family would never have happend without that decision.

Thumbs up for the Silo series. Even though it’s not in outer space, many other boxes tick: multi-generation, environmental systems, spoiled planet …

Yeah, that song stood the test of time (at least the test of a decade).

The latest was „Call me maybe“. I’m not mad, that song slaps.

You don’t have to use it, but aluminum salts are not really cancer-causing:

https://www.healthline.com/health/what-to-know-about-aluminum-in-deodorant

3,5-5k€ depending on size and finish. My sister has a 45cm one in their kitchen.

Here you go: https://www.irinoxhome.com/eng/freddy

So, any of the xkcd phones?

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:xkcd_Phones

Our accounts are the same age.

Yeah, I fully understand their benefit to make better use of renewable energy sources. But they are not net-generating power, so their inclusion in the graph is still somewhat misleading.

How are batteries generating electricity?

I‘m not questioning the data, but this whole „article“ is advertising to sell an ETF to invest into this trend.

High on Life?

My favorite example is still The Wire (or even before that Twin Peaks).

A more recent example is Dark.

Witcher 3:

• NPCs have at least some rude remarks for you, but a good number also have hints and background info hidden in their dialogue.
• You should eat to heal, but on the lowest difficulty setting this is not required anymore. Just meditate and everything is refilled.
• You can explore different landscapes and their flora and fauna, but you can also go to the towns and cities and checkout their sociological patterns. The settings even change after you meddle with higher politics in the main and side quests.

If you prefer something besides swords and monsters maybe (haven’t played it myself) Cyberpunk 2077.

Another one I have started (but far from finished) is Mass Effect. In my first sessions I was overwhelmed by the many dialogue options and factions present in the citadel.

Insisting things like tax returns or household maintenance should be taught in school.

The goal of Education is not to train you to fit into the system you happen to grow up in, but should provide the foundation (litaracy, STEM, art …) and awaken the curiosity in yourself to become lifelong learner. That will develop society, and not a bunch of drones doing their tax returns and changing tires every season.

Being proud of not knowing things, and having no desire to change that.