Between +2 and +4 depending on the day.

I enjoy tech, and tinkering, and like the other user here very much enjoy FOSS stuff.

Anything non-self-hosted IoT, or non-local AI* models, or anything else privacy invading gets a big ol -10.

Being in IT though I do regularly keep a hammer nearby to remind my devices not to step out of line.

* Also AI being used to “replace” real human work is bogus. I only use self-hosted AI and only as a toy and anything that comes out of it is not my work nor does it get shared anywhere. Pay and hire real people for serious things.

The weird part is apparently Canada got hit by this as well.

I’d be curious what those “market conditions” are that screw over our northern neighbors too 🤔

I’ve answered this before, but -

I would sneeze or cough, and my oldest would act horribly offended and yell at me. Or she’d come up and demand attention because she’s 8 pounds of fluffy Velcro.

My second oldest would be the one cat to act offended at a bowl of wet food.

My boy would come running at the sound of a yogurt container opening or a whipped cream can being used.

My youngest girl would be the one to make eye contact with me and bolt away. She’d also be looking for her momma (my second oldest).

Video games and “making things work”/tinkering.

Getting to learn what makes something tick and then making it tick (again, usually) or modifying it (mostly via software) is a lot of fun for me. I still haven’t quite gotten networking down yet but it’s my next thing to master since I want to set up my own server.

That and baking/feeding the people I love. Taking on a new baking challenge is especially fun. Cakes are my favorite to make. Candy making is on my bucket list as well.

I had a PS2 at seven and also did this, and stuck pencils in erasers and every other common childhood fidget/boredom activity.

I’ve also seen my younger family/friends do these things lol the common thread of humanity remains as long as you actually pay attention.

When the fuck am I going to stop learning about celebrity deaths via memes?!

Edit: (above statement is rhetorical)

It’s going to come down to anything with even a whisper of LGBTQ+/minority/disability/etc representation, just like with books.

They start with the “egregious” content (not that it’s necessarily right to remove that either), then narrow it down until it shapes up into hegemonic conformity and systemic oppression via media (there’s a term for it, kind of like stochastic violence but not quite that I can’t remember atm).