My unlimited data plan in Albania cost $11/month. In China, $15.

Bandwidth is cheap

I have a microwave/air fryer/convection combo that I can’t use unless I install a phone app. It came with the apartment. It has only a few “buttons” on its face. The UI is almost completely non-intuitive, but the app makes it easy. Every time I bake bread I fight the urge to blow my brains out as I navigate to the app. I have become that which I mocked.

Wild Cards?

Humans will exist. We will live in the sea and we will have flippers. Our brains will be smaller, but we will eat lots of fish.

Ah yeah the appellation system. couldn’t you just call it “Champagne-style wine”?

If I can make cheese good enough to pretend that it’s another brand, I’m gonna just slap my own label on it

You can’t even open a bank account without a smartphone in China

Honestly, /r/all is pretty pitiful these days