Once you are done, consider the date it was published.

When you finish it, look to The Left Hand of Darkness.

Also, there is a postscript/short story that serves as a prequel to Dispossessed. The Day Before the Revolution. Do not read it first.

AI data centers use a LOT of electricity. Our systems are rated for 130 kilowatts per rack. Our minimal buildings are in the order of 40 megawatts. Elmo is most certainly not going to build anything that can compare with our midrange buildings.

The Dispossessed. I am now an anarchist.

As I understand, a primary function of kindergarten is exactly that socialization. An awful lot of kids spend the first day crying. I did. He’ll be fine.

My wife and I met at these ages - in the 1980s. The warning i have for you is that you both have not yet learned the kind of patience and forgiveness needed for a lifetime together. That will take time and work. We spent a lot of years in difficult situations and needed to rely on each other. A relationship is hard work.

r/popping

Having family, friends, and neighbors over. Total will be around 16 or so. We cleaned the house all day yesterday and still need another few hours to prep. Had to rearrange the furniture to fit the tables.

It’s 7am now. Gotta get out of bed and get going. They’ll be here at 2.

A 2Mw diesel is too big for a regular truck. But not as big as a small house. My prior data center drew 4Mw. My current data center (AI-oriened) draws 30Mw.

I know someone that fled Croatia in the 50s to become a refuge and a stateless person. He made his way to the US via Germany, eventually getting naturalized and having a successful life and family.

This may be the last path open to us: Flee to a rational Euro country and seek asylum. Be the refugees that they push us to be.

I’ve resolved one adoption mystery and have two more under investigation. It’s very rewarding work.

I’m also working on Euro citizenship for me and my siblings. We may be too late - some international policies are changing and we may be already shut out.

No. Ancestry is the big fish. 23 tried to swim in deep water without a solid established cash flow.

Also, how does someone having access to my (already public) tree matches do additional harm? My real name is globally unique. I’m Very easy to find and ID.

I use it and like it. DNA and all. Yes it’s expensive. I generally pay for a month, then let it expire for a few months while I catch up, then renew as needed.

It is the 900 pound gorilla of the hobby. If you want to get DNA matches, it’s the first choice by far. And it has enabled me to learn an enormous amount about my family - and my wife’s, and several friends who are interested.

If genealogy is your thing, do it. If you only want to half-ass it, there are alternatives.

And Christianity.

An Insteon integration with a hub and a bit more than a dozen switches, water sensors, etc.

Maybe 4 or so z-wave devices connected via a USB dongle on the Pi.

The Alexa integration for the direct Wi-Fi bulbs. Maybe 6-ish. Also for wife-acceptance.

So- small and unorganized. I really want to wipe and start fresh to be more organized. I also want to learn how to do cross-integration triggers and actions.

Wow. An insurance company denied coverage and we all agree with it.

3b+ here. I’d like to upgrade to a 4 or 5 but haven’t had any pressing reason to do it.

I don’t mind the name, but it seems awful expensive.

Saturday will be rainy, so mostly getting my Mom ready to move in with my sister. She’s in her 80s and can’t quite live on her own anymore.

The plan for Sunday is to get some progress on rebuilding my deck. It’s sat half-finished over the winter - my wife is losing patience.

A patron god creates a new body ex nihilo to enable the execution of an important mission. Maybe the death was part of a bigger plan?