If a mid-tier bicycle company selling bikes that start around $2,500 offers employees "free" bicycles but employees have to buy the bike at cost up front and are then reimbursed a few pennies on the KM but only when they commute to work, that's not a free bike, that's ridiculously cheap advertising.

And, final thought of th day, I have a front row seat to watching my employer destroy it's brand for no reason other than high profitability simply isn't good enough anymore.

I've got th popcorn, you bring the cola!

In other news, I saw that some big fruity company has more now-year overpriced phones they want me/you/the world to buy. Phones have been exceptional for years -- why would I need a new one.
Unless... I did recently hear about GrapheneOS. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious about it.

I tried Organic Maps for the first time today and overall I was a little surprised at how useable it was. I'm comparing it mostly to Google Maps.
I miss the photos in Google maps, but for basic navigation I think Organic Maps might be one of the better way to de-google while still using Android.

After trying #immich, it is beyond me how much better search is compared to #Synology #Photos' search.

So the other day it occured to me that instead of posting something to Instagram, maybe I'd be happier deleting a few things from Instagram.

Oliver Darcy has some very good points here

I keep starting a book, getting busy with life, setting the book aside for a few months, forgetting what was going on, and then restarting the same book. I've been doing this for at least a year.

God forbid a Democratic elected official be seen doing something, anything.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/n...

There's a pointy mountain I get to see whenever I fly to Oregon, daylight permitting. I don't have much to say about it. Regardless, it's home and it certainly feels as such.

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.