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My musical choices on youtube just triggered it's suicide prevention splash page and a "You are NOT alone" banner on the subsequent content pages.

Now I feel like I've alarmed someone unnecessarily and have an overwhelming urge to explain that I'm not feeling suicidal, I just like quiet, pensive music. 😬

I suppose I should also thank them for making me experience teen-panic one more time in my life.

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Today the town lost power, which is not a new phenomenon. This time it was during the night. With the lost power the internet is also gone, since there is no power to power the radio towers. If one has access to satellite this probably would persist as long one is accessing it directly to the device.

The first thing I grabbed was my headlamp which is located in my ruck that was close by. Then I went to check if the power outage was my fault before checking outside to see if the street lights are still on.

Scrambled to go find a candle before contemplating what to do next. Either I can wait about four hours until the electricity is up and running or I could go to the next town over which still has its lights on thus most likely also access to internet.

It is quite interesting how dependent we have become to electricity especially in a home setting. When out in nature it is expected not to have electricity, thus there is no shock.

The good thing is that I train regularly how to live without power, so I knew exactly how to react during the initial outage.

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@crazybutable @Remittancegirl This is terrific, John. I feel #ChatGPT will eventually serve as a tool for first drafts, the skill being in determining inputs and, as you indicate here, in corrections/rewrites. Outside of #education, I'm aware of several people who are already using it this way for business comms. I argued last month for a return to the in-class blue book essay but, yep, not every class can do this. #modernproblems