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kitesay··on We hid a free trip to Switzerland in our privacy policy
No one reads the fine print as they need the service.
kitesay··on FreeCAD
Spent hours and hours learning how to use it to draw a part. Got it done, but then didn't use it for a long time. Next time, couldn't remember how.

Finding Cadquery less of a hurdle for casual use. Wish I could run it from Termux though.

kitesay··on This is What It's Like to Spend Your Life in Prison (2023) [video]
Life without parole. Letting them out when they are elderly. What do they do for care?

It's not like they'll have a retirement fund.

kitesay··on Oregon raised spending by 80%, math scores dropped
Focusing solely on the school isn't going be the answer. Students spend more time not at school. That has an effect.
kitesay··on San Francisco coyote swims to Alcatraz
Probably a swallow. They could carry them.
kitesay··on Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers
They are claiming open source, without doing it.

Reality: users are still getting a feature cut with an update.

kitesay··on Bison return to Illinois' Kane County after 200 years
More like a managed herd in a fenced paddock. A spring tourist attraction.

I wonder how climate change is going to affect the idealistic "restore the ecosystem" plan.

kitesay··on What Did Medieval Peasants Know? (2022)
This seems relevant to the topic:

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry https://acoup.blog/2025/10/17/collections-life-work-death-an...?

Five parts. This, the last gives a sense of what life was like.

I guess most people imagining those days think they'd be amongst the rich nobility, not in the peasant class.

There'd be few today that would want to go back to life at that time.

kitesay··on Android developer verification: Early access starts
I agree. Waiting to see for how long. Has to be 24 hours at a minimum I'd guess.
kitesay··on Effectiveness of trees in reducing temperature, outdoor heat exposure in Vegas
How to Dress and Undress your Home | LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2025/06/dressing-and-undre...

kitesay··on Australian who ordered radioactive materials walks away from court
Yea
kitesay··on Why banks are suddenly closing down customer accounts
Ask the homeless about their mail address.

Not having a physical address is a huge problem.