I’ve never really followed X (nor Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, etc. so I basically live under a rock. Sometimes I ask dumb questions to try to understand people a little better. Apologies if my questions inadvertently offend anyone. I mean no harm.

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  • I used a mini PC (from Minisforum) for my home server for a while. It worked great— until it didn’t. It just suddenly shut off forever without any warning signs or anything. No signs of life. I confirmed that the power supply and memory were fine. The only option is to find a replacement motherboard (and CPU/GPU since it’s an APU soldered onto the motherboard).

    I ended up just building a PC to replace it. I don’t recommend a mini PC for this purpose.



  • That wasn’t about dark roasts, that was about Starbucks’ coffee and roast. There’s a big difference. Starbucks goes darker than most specialty roasters’ dark roasts.

    Also, “burnt rubber” notes often come from robusta coffee. Robusta is cheap, easy to grow, and has a long shelf life. The darker it’s roasted, the less it tastes like burnt rubber[1]. But Starbucks claims that they use 100% arabica. If true, then it’s almost impressive that they made it taste like that.


    1. There are some amazing, exceptional robustas, but you won’t find them in commodity coffee or Starbucks ↩︎
















  • I assumed it’s probably due to some creators becoming, or later being discovered as, “problematic” and/or some sort of brand risk. It would look more strange to unlist a few of them, so better to unlist all of them.

    To be clear: This is speculation based on zero information 🙃. Just a total guess based on how things tend to go between internet culture and corporations. I’m probably wrong. It would be cool if YouTube would communicate things like this.

    It’s unfortunate to see such cultural history hidden away. Though, tbh, this is probably the most that I’ve ever thought about YouTube Rewind, and I haven’t thought about it in many years.


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    Yep, it’s “Estadounidenses” in Portuguese as well. The distinction (and occasional confusion/debate across languages/cultures) makes sense, considering how those cultures learn about continents.

    In contrast, English-speaking countries teach the seven-continent model, in which there’s not really any place called “America.” So when we omit “The United States of” for brevity, native English speakers still understand where it’s referring to.

    “USians” is an interesting shortcut. It may not be proper English, but it still seems understandable enough in text. Hopefully everyone who vocalizes it, pronounces it your way. If I ever hear “Oosian”, I’ll probably assume they meant “Asian”.