In the US, libraries are free, have bathrooms, and you can spend the whole day. Hence, urban libraries have become de facto homeless shelters with all the social problems that implies. Suburban libraries are still pretty great places to work or read, but city libraries are a tragedy compared to what they were when I was growing up.
It sounds like you experienced this in some American city and generalized to all? This absolutely not true for Boston Public Library which is an immensely convenient place to WFH, read, or write. I also never experienced this in NYC public libraries, nor in the main Philadelphia library.
Imho public library systems in US cities are absolutely incredible, and arguably one of the best perks of living in the US period.
That's surely true, but maybe you're generalizing from a smaller sample than I am. For context, I've spent significant time (years) in Boston, NYC (Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn), LA (West Side and Downtown), and several smaller American cities in the American NE and SE using libraries. For comparison, I've also used the libraries in Paris, Rome, London, and other European cities extensively. I've used the iconic libraries and university libraries and they are great for sure, but branch libraries are a different matter entirely.
They definitely aren't as good as they could be, but I have always been able to get stuff done if I reserve a study room. Even suburban libraries are better like that
What do you think is the "intended purpose"? The fascinating and beautiful thing about the library systems in US is that there is no reason to have a purpose, you can literally just sit down and look outside the window. Breakneck-speed-modern-life needs this. I want a place to stop, think, read, write, listen... just somewhere to be human without fees for a second.
I don't see why there's an expectation that a "non-developer" should be able to understand documentation or tutorials written for beginners. It's a specialized field with technical jargon. There's a reasonable expectation that the person reading your tutorial is at least marginally competent. Beginner doesn't necessarily mean "non-developer." It could as well mean "new to this stack/technique/idea." I know this was written in good fun, but the implications that you shouldn't need some baseline competence to work through a tutorial is just wrong-headed. It benefits the reader to run into roadblocks and work through them. That's how you learn.
The most incredible part about this story is that Will Smith is still a performing (and touring???) musician with any audience at all, AI or otherwise. I thought he was an actor now. Wut happened?
I think it was confusing to me as well because this guy is some sort of 90's legend, and I do not understand what kind of relevance he might still have, especially on anybody under 35. It's not like he successfully transition into some kind of cultural-relevant behemoth such as Ozzy Osborne or Snoop Dogg, he kind of plateau'd at least a decade ago, but potentially more...
I used to watch and enjoy the Fresh Prince, but you couldn't offer me enough money to go to Will Smith concert, because, why the hell would I do that...
People over 35 are the people with money. I can't imagine a bunch of 16 year olds paying £300 to go and see Oasis in the 90s, but those 16 year olds are now in their 40s and now have money and an opportunity to live their adolescent dream.
he did plateau, but he did achieve superstar status. people who achieve less still do “retirement” tours (to pay the bills) and book large crowds decades later.
If the government passed subsidy laws or building requirements that caused your loss, then you might expect compensation. Did you disagree with bailing out small businesses shuttered during COVID and their furloughed employees? Same principle.
The genius of Rushmore is inseparable from the collaboration with Owen Wilson and the autobiographical inspiration of their school days. Wes Anderson can never make another movie like it. His oeuvre since then is without charm for me.
The dishwashers in my various homes these past 25 years have served as extra plate storage with only occasional running to keep them in working order. Otherwise, we just wash our dishes by hand. I don't see the point of letting your dirty dishes accumulate in the dishwasher or the sink for that matter, when it is a simple and pleasant task to just clean them, dry them, and put them away. The alternative is pretty disgusting. As you cook, simply use spare moments to clean pots and pans as you go. Those can't go in the dishwasher anyway, so nothing gained there. Moreover, you have to clean the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher in any case so that the dishwasher can actually get them clean. Dishwashers feel like a double-taxation chore. You're already scraping off food, running the plates under water, and giving them a brief scrub even if you're using a dishwasher. And then you have to wait for the thing to finish while that dish or utensil is unavailable. Plus the little soap packets or pills or whatever are another hassle.
Just do your dishes by hand. If you have a big family with lots of dishes, what a great opportunity to teach kids some good habits.
- Buy pans that can go in the dishwasher, or just accept they will have a reduced lifespan.
- Buy more utensils and plates than you need. It's just me and my partner but we have something like 20 mugs in the kitchen, 12-18 plates etc. Who cares?
why would I want to clutter my life with more than needed? Why would anyone want to be surrounded by dirty dishes, even in a partially loaded dishwasher? It takes time to fill one up unless you're feeding a lot of people at once. If it's not full, then either it's partially full of dirty dishes, or the sink is, or the dirty dishes are just lying around. All three of those options are disgusting. "Who cares?" Why not just live in filth? Why take out the trash before it overflows? Why clean up food mess from the counter or floor before it attracts vermin? Why bother keeping things neat and tidy?
"Pleasant task" sounds like an oxymoron to me. We have video games now, the spectrum for "pleasant" has shifted and household tasks are toward the bottom.
I don't believe cooking has spare moments, eg there is never a time when I could take out my phone and watch something for 30 seconds. I think that means I am filling the spare moments with efficient task scheduling (chop while sauteing) and washing dishes is just making it take longer.
Different strokes for different folks. The day I stopped having to hand wash dishes because my apartment had a dishwasher was a great feeling. Handwashing dishes is for suckers (and so is pre-rinsing).
