[minotauri]

ocean sounds for those of you who need it

[babbyygirrrl]

I don't know who needs to hear this but... start living. The days are flying by and all you do is work, pay bills, and stress. Enjoy what you can like walks, sunsets, music, laughter. Joy doesn't have to be expensive. You deserve it.

[creditednature]

Photo by Jaron Mobley on Unsplash

[barnsburntdownnow]

Full Moon Over Mt Hood Ron Brown; Oregon March 2, 2026

[90377]

Lac des fées by Benoît Deniaud

[marshals-2]

[huariqueje]

Quiet Dream - Alice Dalton Brown , 2023.

American , b. 1939 -

Oil on linen , 83 x 63 cm.

[swanwinged]

send me to the mountains, let me go free forever

[furbolg]

[mevil]

[huariqueje]

Small Flowered Doorway - Alice Dalton Brown , 1996.

American , b. 1939 -

Oil on canvas , 20 × 18 cm.

[aristocrating]

its 2026 i cannot handle any more fucking "author A obviously ripped off author B" discourse by people Who Have Only Seen the work of author B and admit themselves that they have no further knowledge of the literary landscape they are moving in. like.

[iihrrtme]

[mystic-revelations]

[urbanissues]

vertical landscapes

[yourreddancer]

The European Union already forced Apple to abandon its proprietary charging port and adopt USB-C across its entire iPhone lineup. It just did something bigger. A new EU mandate requires every smartphone sold in Europe including Apple devices to feature a battery that can be replaced by the user without specialist tools, without voiding a warranty, and without sending the device to a manufacturer approved service center. Batteries must maintain a minimum capacity threshold after a set number of charge cycles and replacement parts must remain available for up to ten years after a model goes on sale.

The consumer electronics industry built its current business model around batteries that degrade, cannot be replaced at home, and create a natural upgrade cycle every two to three years. The EU just legislated that model out of existence in the world's largest regulatory market.

Apple, Samsung, and every other manufacturer now faces a choice between redesigning their devices for the European market or accepting that their current hardware architecture is no longer legally sellable there.

Given that no company walks away from European consumers voluntarily the phones are going to change and once they change for Europe the rest of the world will ask why theirs still do not.

[dreamsrunfaster]

[everythingfox]

Spending adult money correctly

[catchymemes]

[caterpilleee]

I know why you drew him. Because he is beautiful.