I’d ask your friend if they walk 3k to the market, and if the answer is no, tell them to STFU.

the walk is good for your though. You can feel like a badass for doing it, but complaining kind of weakens that.

The devil is in how things are made useful to users who just want to get things done. The problems comes with corporations making decisions about what users should need to understand, and what users want. There’s been a lot of dumbing down and manipulation in that process, serving the needs of those corporations and advertisers and not the needs of the users.

Software can be made useful for those who don’t want or need to undertand all the details, in a good, non-harmful way. The principle of separation of interface and implementation even demands it. But our society being what it is, that largely doesn’t happen, so I’m inclined to agree with your pessimistic take.

I love the stains! I have recipe pages that look like this and know it is the sign of a well loved recipe.

The pimento doesn’t really have all that much flavor, espec next to the olive. You should definitely try some green olives again, it is one of this things that it’s not uncommon to dislike as a child and later acquire a taste for.

Vignetted? If I’m correctly inferring what you mean by that, you might also try ‘tunnel vision’ as search term.

or a Dengue

Why would you ask this rather than adding it to wine yourself to see what amount you found satisfying?

I believe there is a trade off between grippiness and hardness. So depending what kind of surfaces you need to walk on, buying boots with soles that resist wear more may have a downside.

Cobblers will replace heels too. I realize this doesn’t matter if the trip isn’t worth it, but for future reference.

Creatine is very helpful for reducing the effects of sleep deprivation. I’m not sure what dose would be ideal, but I would expect it to be pretty large, like 20 grams.

I’m guessing ICE likes it, it probably makes their job easier.