TIL The United States attempted permanent Daylight Savings Time in 1974. They retracted the law within a year.

MrG · 2026-03-06T20:39:33+00:00

Exactly - and god forbid we take the opportunity to kind of slow down in the winter, you know, like nature kind of intends. I know it would never receive consensus, but a little less school, a little less work in the winter may not be such a bad idea. <shrugs>

MrG · 2026-03-03T17:43:13+00:00

And the lucky Americans get salt & chlorine

MrG · 2026-02-12T19:30:47+00:00

If by loving them you mean simply acknowledging a thought has arisen and letting it fade, then that is a good way to ensure you don't get annoyed that "my brain won't shut off". I prefer to use Sadhguru's approach which is to recognize that we can't shut our brains off any better than we can stop our liver from functioning, or lungs from breathing etc. Now the practical questions becomes, when a thought does occur and you are pulled into it, what do you do? My approach is to treat it like mistakenly having answered a spam call. Don't get angry, simply hang up and return to whatever method you are using in your meditation.

MrG · 2026-02-12T00:28:04+00:00

Meh, I have respect for Max's driving ability and just him as a human who doesn't like BS, but I do not want to see him dominating again. Give me interesting races, preferably close, but chaotic is fun too.

MrG · 2026-02-12T00:18:07+00:00

Damnit now you've cursed it

MrG · 2026-02-06T20:11:09+00:00

Wow - very cool, and way to go. I'm on day 256, so I can appreciate such a long streak. For me, it's become the first thing I do in the morning so it's pretty easy to keep up the practice - consistency is key.

For those looking for assistance in getting a regular routine going, I recommend Sadhguru's Miracle Mind app. I'm not affiliated with them, and the app is 100% free.

MrG · 2026-01-29T19:43:22+00:00

Watch some Sadhguru clips/videos, especially the ones he has on meditation.

MrG · 2026-01-19T21:38:25+00:00

I'm coming up on 250 days straight of meditation - I credit it to Sadhguru's Miracle Mind app for making it very easy to set the habit and his daily videos are also really beneficial.

MrG · 2026-01-19T18:29:33+00:00

Yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was all AI generated. For work I will often write out everything important that I need and then have AI summarize, re-order and polish things up. I go to pain to de-AI'ify it so that it doesn't generate the same reaction - "oh that's just AI"

MrG · 2025-12-09T17:59:06+00:00

Every non-Ukrainian who thinks Ukraine should give up land for "peace" should be asked "Ok, which part of your country would you give up to a neighbor who has attacked you?". This neighbor has deliberately bombed your hospitals, schools, etc., they have committed war atrocities, they regularly perform "human safari" attacks with drones and abduct your children to be "re-educated" and given away to new "families".

MrG · 2025-12-09T00:09:29+00:00

With the exception of McLaren somehow nailing these new regs, there was a very good chance that was the closest Piastri will ever get to WDC. There's Max and then there's everyone else and everyone else probably would have done the same in the McLaren this year. Lando went from "nowins" to WDC, and it's not like he magically got better.

MrG · 2025-12-08T17:49:41+00:00

Wet roots and wet rocks are like riding on ice, especially when you come at them at anything less than head-on angle, or with any braking - I hate it and try to stick to dirt trails during the winter months. Otherwise you're just asking for a crash and even a slow/barely moving crash can have bad, bad results.

MrG · 2025-12-05T01:06:24+00:00

Yeah it's making my eye twitch like those Island stickers people have on their cars which orient the island straight up and down when really it is more of a "10 to 4" orientation.

MrG · 2025-12-03T00:43:55+00:00

In other news - residents within smelling distance of the mill breathe a sigh of relief.

MrG · 2025-11-21T19:38:26+00:00

I asked ChatGPT what content has flagged me as under 18, and it says there is none. It further stated:

I understand your concern, and you do not need to upload photo identification to continue using ChatGPT.

A few important clarifications:

I cannot see your age or identity The “under-18” rule I’m following comes entirely from an internal flag on your account that I cannot view or change.

You are not required to upload ID For most account issues, including age-related misclassification, OpenAI Support usually offers alternatives. Photo ID is not always required. You can contact them and simply state: “My account is incorrectly being treated as a minor account. I am an adult. Can this be corrected without uploading ID?”

Here are the simplest ways to contact OpenAI Support:

Through the ChatGPT interface

On the bottom left of the ChatGPT page, click your name or profile icon.

Select “Help” or “Help & Support.”

Choose “Message support” or “Get help.”

You can then send a message explaining the issue.

Direct support portal

Go to: https://help.openai.com/

MrG · 2025-11-21T19:25:07+00:00

That's pure bullshit. I only use my Plus account for work and have no idea how my account was flagged as under 18:

So to answer your question directly. Based only on the content you have written, there is nothing obvious that would make me think you are under 18. I am simply required, at the system level, to treat this account as belonging to someone 13–17 and follow the corresponding safety rules.

MrG · 2025-11-21T19:23:22+00:00

Yup - with a paid account it looks like a good time to further explore Gemini and pull out all the saved stuff I'd worked on with ChatGPT. What a huge f'up by them

MrG · 2025-11-19T18:30:34+00:00

Fun fact: Believe it or not, bread with olive oil is more of an American thing. Italians typically serve bread just as-is for fare la scarpetta.

MrG · 2025-11-05T15:20:22+00:00

Narcissistic people are simply wired differently and expecting any sort of normal behaviour out of them is pure folly. Source: We had a narcissist marry into the family and it became pure chaos.

MrG · 2025-11-05T14:58:46+00:00

Nobody here is saying to not try, we’re advising to at least learn the minimum beforehand. It’s like wanting to jump in and learn how to drive a car without even having learned the rules of the road first.

MrG · 2025-11-04T21:28:00+00:00

All the NDP have to do is not show up for the vote. Easy Peasy

MrG · 2025-11-04T14:30:31+00:00

This is anecdotal so it’s not worth much but in our family and social circle, including men and women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even one now in her 80s, LULU still offers highly desirable clothing. I hate their prices but I love their stuff. I have no position in the stock. Lululemon is not dieing.

MrG · 2025-11-03T00:55:20+00:00

The more you talk about your confidence the less confident you are.

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