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cerement , 6 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2868: Label the States

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Old Mexico, Texas …

cerement , 6 months ago to Linux in Read to leap into Linux

• Linux Mint is pretty much the stock recommendation for newcomers to Linux – straight forward, no big surprises
• and Steam for your games – with Proton, there’s very little that won’t run under Linux in one way or another nowadays

cerement , 7 months ago to Politics in Republicans Introduce Bill To Expel Palestinians From The United States

you’re just supposed to lick that AIPAC boot, not deep throat it …

cerement , 9 months ago to Home Improvement in The water from my faucets suddenly smells like stagnant pond water. How can I tell if it's to drink?

• you get it more often in temperate climates, with hot climates, there’s usually not enough temperature shifts to push turnover
• the algae or “pond water” smell is distinctive, if you haven’t noticed it before, then likely something else happening this time
• agree with the other answers, pick up a testing kit off Amazon – your body can handle a lot of mineral content, but you don’t want to risk biological contamination

cerement , 9 months ago to Home Improvement in The water from my faucets suddenly smells like stagnant pond water. How can I tell if it's to drink?

lake turnover – in spring and fall, water temperatures equalize enough that water near the bottom moves up to the top taking the smells of algae along with it – usually only lasts a week or two each time

EDIT: safety issue – keep your water heater at 140°F or higher to prevent Legionnaires’ disease

cerement , 11 months ago to Fediverse in Six reasons Mastodon won't survive

Two colored comic strips with four panel. The one of the top says: The Fox and the Grapes, Aesop, 600BCE. and depict a fox falling in love with grapes hanging on a tall tree, unfortunately, can’t catch them, get frustrated and then run away while restoring self-confidence saying I don’t need any sour grapes. The comic of the bottom in parallel says Many posts on Twitter, right now… and depicts the same story with a blue bird falling in love with a network of Mastodon, can’t reach it, gets frustrated, and ends with the bird running away saying Mastodon is too complex anyway!

— David Revoy, Same feeling 🍇 (2022-11-07)