Open source file formats in general. I’ve personally known friends who have lost access to their old works because it was using some proprietary file format that only one abandoned proprietary software they don’t have access to anymore can read.

Significant improvement in the quality of life of Cubans. Probably also increase US tourism to Cuba. Not sure if it would have any real impact on the average US citizen.

All these poor millennials are buying too much avocado toast. Here’s how I became a homeowner at 18 by pulling myself up by my bootstraps:

1. Get your dad to spend 300k of his 1mil/year income on a house for you

For me it was a combination of seeing that there was a lot of activity on the fediverse (no point joining a social media if there’s no people on it) and also feeling the need to actually frequently use social media again, because I hadn’t been using social media for a while outside of retweeting something once in a blue moon.

We’re social creatures, so I’m sure the more people move to Fediverse, well, the more people will follow.

How do you log in to your computer though?

I use diceware passphrases for any passwords I need to type in (ssh keys, logging in, decrypting my hard drive, master password for password manager, etc). It’s the most secure way of setting a password you have to remember and type. Especially since my auto generated passwords contain special characters I wouldn’t be able type without just using those ways of entering some escape sequence and typing a unicode sequence.

If I’m at home, udon noodle soup: just vegetable stock cube in a pot of water, boil it, chuck the noodles in, chuck in whatever you want to put in the soup (I just chop up tofu and one vegetable of my choice), boil for a few mins, and it’s done. Put Laoganma on to serve. Obviously use whatever other noodles you prefer if you have a preference other than udon. Takes like 15 mins total and it’s so simple for something that’s an actual full meal. I don’t take it with me when I’m on the go though, as it’s hard to carry a bowl of noodle soup with you.

For something you can take with you on the go, I’ve been making this vegan smoked tofu carbonara recipe lately. You’ll still need a microwave to heat it up once it’s lunchtime, unless you want to eat cold spaghetti for lunch, but it’s really tasty, especially the tofu.