There are similar projects like this big fusion gun thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VZ5b0Lwxk

Great list, thanks for putting that together!

It sounds like you’re trapped inside a media bubble that’s feeding these positions and stories to you. Don’t confuse the stories people are talking about with your own life.

There’s always been crappy stuff going on. There’s always been amazing stuff going on. The human race is not dying. Some stuff gets better, some stuff gets worse. If you hyper focus on all the bad stuff and outrage that the algorithms are shoving down your throat then you’re going to get pretty crappy. It’s like trying to live off of sugar.

Retake your agency and live your life; be yourself. Don’t go crazy obsessing over yet another doomsday scenario someone is spinning for clicks.

I believe you uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”

Not enough context, impossible to answer this question.

The LED should be expected to outlast the rest of the phone by a large margin. That said, given enough units out there, it’s statistically inevitable to get a couple with some issue that die earlier.

To be fair, it has already been years

Bait and switch

Hilarious!

Pixel 7a is currently $500 new, so good mid tier device. https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_7a

But really what you should do is get a used mid or top tier phone that’s one or two generations behind. Depreciation on phones is so great that you get a lot of bang for your buck.

For example mint condition Pixel 7 is $300

https://swappa.com/listings/google-pixel-7?carrier=&color=&storage=&modeln=&condition=mint&sort=

Nah, buy a used guitar for $50 and try it out. Most people trying out new hobbies give up after a short time.

Lol, that’s me!

The silky pyramid bags are the worst. Paper bags should be ok, unfortunately a lot of bags that appear to be paper might not be, or might be mostly paper with some plastic threads holding it all together. Almost impossible to tell just by looking at it.

Meanwhile modern teabags leach microplastics into your tea when used.

But those envelopes are tasty…

Cereal box top redemption!

Your wish is granted, you get bug eyes

That’s cool

Good overview!

What is a filament style LED bulb?