Something in windows was causing it to be impossible to run docker containers with ease without needing to mess with some virtualization setting in some deep hidden windows settings paanel

Blue bubble discrimination is real

I wanted to have an easier time when talking to girls and honestly I think it helped a bit

Probably not helpful for a thermostat on a local only net, but there is a specific use case for a thermostat connected to a third party network. If you have a iot only network that you can allow outside ingress and egress to you can get a connected thermostat to participate in smart grid demand response events. Basically instead of having your thermostat just set to your preferences, you can also allow a utility company to modify the temp offset by +/- 4 degrees temporarily or even do things like “pre cool” your house by having your tstat be set to autocool the house aggressively before the hottest part of the day and then switch off when everyone else’s starts turning them on and your house is cooled already. This makes it easier for utilities to supply houses with renewable electricity instead of relying on peak power coal plants. The controls they send out allow for an opt-out, but the less you opt out the more money you generally receive off your power bill or thru some other incentive

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/07/smart-thermostats-inadvertently-strain-electric-power-grids

(How tstat with user only settings affect electric grids)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670720308556

(How distributed demand response with devices like thermostats, car batteries, water heaters etc can help)

https://blog.srpnet.com/how-smart-thermostats-are-changing-the-electrical-grid/ (An example from a utility directly)

Saying it’s our responsibility to have kids it’s implying it’s our responsibility to endlessly expand and multiply. That is the domain of viruses and creatures that exceed the environmental carrying capacity of their species