Same. Not from chocolate, but from ice cream, butter, and foods like pizza and lasagna that are made with lots of cheese…my bf’s favorite meals.

I go to the park, visit friends, join clubs, do volunteer activities, play with pets, visit garden centers (just to look), walk along the river, etc.

Torsocks is what I use, personally. You just put ‘torsocks’ in front of whatever command line you can normally use. Works for gui programs, too.

Sounds like a good time to start collecting orchids.

I like Steven Black’s lists.

I thought most people replaced every part of Windows with something better, because none of it was very good.

Thanks! I grabbed it. It looks good, IMO.

They may not remember us by our names, but they’ll be able to see the effects of the choices we made.

I agree. If there are multiple communities with the same subject, I want to pick which one(s) I participate in based on the people and culture there.

I specifically do not want the toxic, Reddit-like experience that the big instances often have.

I got my glasses from a Chinese company that owns the entire chain of production. Excellent quality, and even lower priced than “cheap” American stores like Walmart that just resell.

Get a P.O. Box for returns/exchanges, so you don’t have to give out your home address.

Use a VoIP service if you need a business phone #. Callcentric is cheap and reliable.

Use an email redirect service like SimpleLogin or AnonAddy to create an email account that’s just for business, and add it to your PayPal (if you have one & plan on using it) so people don’t see your personal email address on receipts.

I use Freetube and I’m happy with that, but I"ve seen people say a lot of good things about Grayjay.

As a user, I very much do not want a common discussion space.

I use it, too. Never had any problems with it.