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I think you meant melanin btw

I'd say experiences is still a good answer, its what we ask for when it comes to the kids. They have tons of toys already, they don't need more, and I'm too particular about tech for my.kids for anyone to buy them tech (without it just getting returned).

We go to animal preserves, science centers, art museums, renaissance fairs, etc. Tickets only for the kids, its more like "pick an event/activity" than anything else I guess.

Sometimes we wait for family to visit so they can go too, sometimes we just take lots of pictures.

Aside from that....

• Rock tumblers are great, but loud, so talk with parents first.
• There are some great kits out there to learn to sew.
• There are electronics kits for kids that basically snap together in different arrangements for different circuits
• Marble kits (where you build different layouts) can be fun
• Terrariums with guides are always a good option IMO
• Magnet blocks are also really fun and can be reused a bunch

I suspect our voting options won't be at a voting booth, but with what I am now referring to as "alternative ballots".

VM time!

I have a windows VM to run some specific tools I need for work. Well, multiple, I have one particular tool that still is useful for certain projects that needs Windows 7 for example.

Not technically running on my desktop though. Ive got a proxmox host for it that I remote into from whatever to do what I need to.

Whoah, not good.

He's gotta press it down first so it makes a good seal

No one is safe from Paw Patrol!

Seriously though. Chase has fucking spy cameras and a spy drone. His car is armor plated.

The true story of Chase is going to come out that he's been kicked out of dozens of departments for police brutality and planting evidence, I fucking guarantee it.

Two kids under 8 will do that to you.

Especially when you run your own media server and curate carefully what is OK for them to watch.

Ive watched K Pop Demon Hunters so many times already. I know the lyrics. I know the lyrics better than my kids....

Its a good thing I liked it.

Paw Patrol? Not so much. But the movies are better than the shit show (which I don't have available for them, the mayor in the show is such a dick)

Close! 9 already, special this year + a new dino movie for 2026 will make it 11...

And now you know. I'm sorry, but I'm glad to share the pain of this knowledge.

Yes, and I replied to a comment with "The Paw Patrol Movie" with a joking comment about how many there were.

There is even a Christmas special coming out this year. Paw Patrol: The Movie (which came out in 2021) isnt the newest, The Mighty Movie is (2023). Which is also funny because the Paw Patrol Movie came out in 2016, and there already was a Mighty Pups movie in 2018.

And 4 more movies from then until the 2021 version. And 2 between the Paw Patrol and Mighty Pups movies from 2016 and 2018 respectively.

As a parent I must ask - which one of the many paw patrol movies do you think is "The Paw Patrol movie"?

Only an impact if the client device doesnt support av1. Then it needs to transcode.

The "various devices" you mention are your potential pitfalls here.

The first combined product is the Arduino UNO Q and built off the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform with a focus on AI capabilities.

Joy of joys.