bluelander

Runbox.com! I've been using them for years after Lavabit was shutdown. Based out of Norway, affordable, and privacy focused.

I quit drinking. I wasn't an alcoholic or anything, but I was drinking regularly. Quitting has saved money on my grocery bill, made going out cheaper, made me healthier, and enabled me to remember every fun night with my friends with perfect clarity.

I've always maintained that it's a library, not a backlog. A backlog is a chore, a task I have to finish.

A library is a catalogue of new, exciting experiences waiting for me to have them!

I also happen to live in a rural area with radio Internet so when I decide I want to play a game it's many, many hours for it to install and be playable. Heck, sometimes I can order a physical game and it'll arrive by delivery faster than I can install it.

Also some console games are still physically on the cartridge/disc and it's becoming more and more of a rarity. As long as the media and systems hold up you can still actually own these games. It's sometimes worth not sleeping on these because, as I'm sure we can all see, they're a drying breed. Same thing with (most) GOG games: if you download and save the backup installers you can have actual ownership over titles purchased there.

https://www.doesitplay.org/ is a wonderful resource to find out if a physical game you buy is actually on the media it comes on.

And, unfortunately, some digital games are going somewhere. Delisted games have become a real problem for preservationists. You can find a whole list of them here: https://delistedgames.com/

All that said I support the notion of less consumption and more meaningful consumption when it occurs. Don't let FOMO get the better of you, be aware that these corpos are not your friend, and take measures to secure the things you wish to have available to you! Host servers, seed torrents, and have backups.

I doubt anyone is getting lead poisoning exclusively from eating chocolate, but it's accumulative in the human body and worth being aware of.

A fair point! Didn't even occur to me since I only bother with the dark stuff lol

They're the lowest listed of the "high lead content" category. So kind of the best of the worst for it, I suppose.

Oh weird! I'd be more suspicious of my phone permissions than Voyager/Lemmy, but s healthy degree of skepticism top to bottom is probably always in order.

I love Tony's, but they're also reportedly higher in lead content than other brands.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

Valrhona is a solid non-American brand pick from the list of safer chocolate and they're B-Corp certified. I believe their parents company is French.

When it comes to chocolate you're often forced to pick your poison, so to speak.

Totally love that controller.

Texan here. This is all correct.

That game seems to get picked on these days, but back when it came out my brother and I were all about it. How's it hold up?

I have a startling revelation. Upon closer inspection it was a piece of wood.

I have lied to you all.

That's a matter of perspective, I suppose. We've been doing it for about ten years so our vibe, sound, and structure have improved in that time. Not to mention equipment upgrades.

I'd say pick a topic you enjoy and start there, but I don't think there's a wrong route. But if it's super early and we sound bad maybe give a newer show a shot lol