Yes! Great demonstrations of what she talks about. The biggest complaint she has is that we will go to a place, let's say it's a Vietnamese place, and it will be really good but not at all authentic. She wishes those were called what they are, Vietnamese American Fusion. Like, take pride in this thing you created.
Partner (UK) and I (US) talk about this a lot. I felt this way, but she pointed out to me that the US is astonishingly good at taking dishes from other countries and putting a spin on them, such as changes in texture or combinations. Once I started to pay attention I agreed.
While many in fedi will say the above, a simple federated search model could increase adoption. I.E. don't bother going crazy with it, just add a discovery platform where you can search "your own" or "the network".
Oh how I wish you were near me. Partner and I do winter camping (she's better in the cold than me, but we both enjoy it) and working with dogs has been on my bucket list for years.
Labs don't need coats because they have a greater fat content combined with two layers of fur. Fun fact, not bathing them also makes them water resistant.
Very cool. I run a piKVM attached to an 8 port KVM and 8 plugs controlled by relays, giving me full control over everything. I should add this to the mix.
Yea, VPN to homelab is a pretty important one to me. I run all my services as *.lan behind Wireguard with ntfy for push notifications. I've got Alipay already but will be adding Wechat to that list, too. Great recco on healthcare, almost forgot that one!
If you eat an apple from the top down, you can eat the middle without much texture change. Apples don't actually have a "core", just seeds.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/apple-cores-are-a-myth/281531/