These companies want to take everything that is required for people to communicate with one another and exercise our capacity to operate in a democracy and sell it back to us as automated algorithmic decision making that will ultimately penalize us for reasons we’re prevented from seeing.

It's time to bring back mooning.

Our house came with no garbage disposal, which I initially considered an annoyance. I've gradually realized that they're actually just expensive plumber visit generators and there's no good reason to have one.

Thank you for mentioning this! Food banks can get food MUCH cheaper than you can from the store. Economies of scale! They also have the means to get people fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meat, etc—not just pantry goods. And they can rescue loads of food that would otherwise go to waste.

This is cool, and I kind of want it. Looks like a mari lwyd thing.

Putting the "simple" in simple machine.