I was already playing around with Lemmy, and after a few weeks I checked back into RIF and saw his post, so I came over to .World.

It was the Wheel Of Time series that got me to get an e-reader, those books where massive tomes and a PITA to carry around. I’ve stuck with an e-reader since, easy on size, weight, and the eyes. I got a Kindle Paperwhite for the back lightning like a decade ago or when ever it came out and use Calibre to manage the books on it.

Not OP, but… I took a pay cut years ago not as dramatic of a cut about 104k to 72k. I no longer had to drive to work but took a bus so I saved 90 miles (145 km) a day in driving. So I had a big savings on gas, and car, and with the time savings I could switch my kid to a regular daycare because I no longer needed extended hours. I had more free time to cook all of our meals so I had a big savings on food versus take out all the time. I also had the time to do work on my house versus hiring out. I cut back on vacation budgets but we had time to get out of the house and play at the parks and trails nearby every day. All and all a cut in income but a big increase in enjoyment in life. For savings I was able to save about the same between the two jobs.

I always thought Fat is satieting. In other’s uou may get the opposite effect of becoming round from consuming it.

Getting there:

In preclinical trials, participants received a dental lozenge the size of a cough drop, with a core of calcium and phosphate coated in a layer of peptide-infused flavoring.

Not yet:

Further research is needed to investigate the permeability and chemical stability of the mineral layer to achieve an effective, easy-to-apply treatment for dentin hypersensitivity, including implementing the peptide-guided approach under in vivo conditions.

Research article (Feb, 28, 2023): https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01039

And here I was thinking my 360+ hours in BoTW was excessive…

Is this thing really for sale?..

That’s been a good one for me too. I have been running the Dell D6000 for over 4 years now for work, no issues. Every port but the 3.5 and one of the USB-Cs being utilized daily.

About 10 years ago I needed a new can opener. I also bought the EZ-Duz-It from Walmart, it was like $9 at the time, double the cost of the other one available. Totally worth it, and I still have it. The only way I see this thing breaking is if I start using it to loosen rusted bolts on the car while changing out the brakes.

Voters in Calhoun County turned down a chance to deem EMS “essential” and raise taxes to better fund the service.

They did it to themselves last November… https://www.kcci.com/article/voters-in-5-of-8-iowa-counties-pass-ems-essential-fundinghttps://www.kcci.com/article/voters-in-5-of-8-iowa-counties-pass-ems-essential-funding/41915203