I lived in a triple decker back when I was in college and those featured sleeping porches for the summer time. We would drag a futon out there and sleep in the open air with the cool night breezes. Worked well most of the summer (except for rainy/stormy nights and the dog days of August). We did not have AC, just fans. (there were some people who had window AC units in their bedrooms in some of the units). But we lived in a city so our jobs mostly had AC and we would go to the pub, mall/stores, movies, library after work and just hang outside at weekend festivals etc… all AC or uneeded AC places. Frankly, it was just not hot enough here in the summer long enough to warrant a unit and the increased power bill. Once Labor Day came around it was Fall. In the winter we used electric blankets, long underwear, sweaters etc.

I just saw a YT clip about how the 25 y/o McMansions are all falling apart.

Yeah, I have tried to keep my central AC off as much as possible. My power bills over the past year have been insane.

I just don’t want OneDrive. Can it stop refusing to be deleted?

Now I want elderberry jam on my toast.

That podcast office he works out of must be a bank vault/bunker to keep people from coming in and impacting his throat.

Oh yes, the golden shower of riches that don’t manage to find themselves in banks in Panama or the Bahamas.

I work in healthcare as a nurse. I can’t see AI doing this. Esp. with ACA satisfaction scores. I still have patients with old flip-phones that don’t really know how to turn them on or make a call.

Or all the water in their state (see Utah) or raising the temps so high their power bills are the size of a mortgage.

Well, we will at least have a whole new sequel plot for a new Fight Club.

Microslop OneDrive wants $20/m for 1T. However you slice it, we pay for them to back stuff up on a cloud that we used to just back up on our own physical storage. This also gives them access to all our info/pics etc to scan for their AI bots.

I liked Google Circles. Was sad it went away. It definitely made sure that my interactions/upvotes on Aunt Nancy’s account wasn’t seen by MIL who hates her guts and deems my interaction with her a sign of betrayal.

In order to sign up at the SS website on my laptop so I could get an updated statement, I had to use my phone to take pictures of my ID and myself. It kept failing/dropping. It was a giant PIA. Finally got it to work but I had to attempt a couple different days. I don’t know how someone who has no experience with a smart phone and laptop or tablet manages. I think I heard that about 25% SS employees were DOGE’d as well as many field offices closed and it can be incredibly difficult to get an appointment (some are just not staffed), especially if you reside in a rural county. I have to help my husband get signed up on the website and I dread it. He has a very thin frustration threshold with tech he can’t get to work. I foresee his phone flying across the room.