Australia and Canada are most uninhabited because there’s a lot of uninhabitable land. I do agree that a lot of land use isn’t efficient, but there is also generally a reason people don’t live in central Australia.

Amen. On my phone for now, juggling storage space for flac files.

I’m hanging on for Fiio/ Snowsky to release the next version of the Echo Mini, which I’m crossing my fingers for metal body and removable battery.

I don’t use streaming, but I have high hopes for Snowsky. The Echo Mini is very close to what I want, and the slated release for the Echo (normal?) is soon.

I’m very grateful to 2010 me who decided to rip my family’s CD albums into a hard drive, which has stayed with me through multiple countries, pcs, and listening devices. Built on with Bandcamp and Soulseek.

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x-vertism is a behavioural archetype that changes with mental state. Nothing is absolute. Lots of social and structural factors impact people’s mental state from outside their control.

I can appreciate that what you’re saying is good willed, but it feels like the equivalent of telling a depressed person to try “not being sad.”

Very real concern, at least in older and heavier cars. Hot brakes don’t work well, engine braking is harmless and makes it much easier to control pace.

The best way I can describe is going down a big hill with just brakes feels like you’re on a slippery steel slide, trying to use your hands to stop. Engine braking feels like you’re on an escalator, where if you just stay where you are, you’ll get to the bottom at a consistent speed.

Whatever money I would spend on music streaming, I spend on Bandcamp Friday.

There’s one this week people!

Great for when you need to cry, though.

Beloved is a strong word. Tolerated maybe.