Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. That’s Good Omens

The city should

Chocolate eggs? We always hide real eggs. Cooked and painted.

Probably. But they still wouldn’t be any more accessible to the average person

Can I choose the neighbor?

How is chromium “not well known”? It’s a pretty well known fact that most popular browsers (except for safari and Firefox) use chromium

1 million is ridiculously little. That would completely prohibit homeownership. And pension savings.

The Great Depression that happened almost 100 years ago? That definitely must have been caused by a court decision that happened half a century later

And perhaps one of our states leaves the country.

It’d be the Gategate. It would only be called Billgate if Bill was a woman.

Hosting with close allies shouldn’t be a problem.

Within the EU, I still don’t care in which country the data is hosted

I wouldn’t say forever. But it will take a long time to rebuild.

Food is at the bottom. With all the other physiological needs that form the foundation for the other, less important, needs.

That’s how pyramids work.

Then even a well stocked instrument library probably wouldn’t have it

Ants farm. So farming is a hobby?

Imagine all the terrible music we were spared because talentless randoms couldn’t just pick up an instrument for free.

Have you installed bugs at all of your neighbors houses or something?

Probably not, because if you did you’d be more annoyed at people who play their instruments well. That requires hours of boring exercise that don’t sound well at all. And even when they practice a piece, they’ll usually practice 4 bars on repeat, for an hour.

Self actualization might be at the very top of the pyramid of needs. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have it.

With most woodwinds, you probably have to get your own reed for ~3,50€. But the rest can be cleaned well enough.

When my concert band lends out instruments they have to get a professional service at the local music store when you return them. They’ll replace any consumable parts that are missing, if you haven’t already.

Of course that would probably be a bit more difficult in a library setting, where the lease lasts only a very short time.

Just because it’s frozen and made in a factory doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s unhealthy.

Vitamin C is pretty much the only nutrient that gets degraded by freezing and storage. Usually the problem is that the nutrients weren’t in there to begin with.

Having a look at the ingredients is really worth it. Of course that is a lot more difficult in a restaurant compared to a grocery store. Thanks to regulations.

Considering that I am struggling not to loose weight, I don’t mind a lot of calories.

When I make baked potatoes at home I usually use 2 of the biggest potatoes I can find. Per person that is. Then I use Quark with 40% fat, mix in some cream, at least a teaspoon of salt, green onion and some frozen herbs.

I don’t think restaurants make it any less healthily.

Your point about using oil instead of butter is valid enough. Rapeseed oil has a lot of alpha-linolenic acid. Butter a lot of saturated fatty acids. But oil is the cheaper ingredient. Butter is important to archive the traditional tase. If restaurants use butter I won’t hold it against them.

For dishes where you can choose your own carb-rich sides I would appreciate some whole-grain options though. For example cooked spelt. It pairs wonderfully with many traditional German dishes. Far-eastern and Indian restaurants could offer whole grain rice.

White grain is the worst offender when in comes to empty calories. Saturated fats at least still fill you up as much as unsaturated fats. You need twice as much white grain to feel as full as you would with whole grain. And you’ll be hungry an hour later.