Sunsofold

Basically Dan Olsen's entire channel - lots of good stuff

RAGS shadow data extraction from LLMs - a horror movie for anyone who cares about data security in a world where people/organisations use LLMs

Bile

Never question the customers' reasons for buying.

And then one day you have kids, and they innocently put on Disney's Robin Hood...

At least there's a chance to warranty it. If you buy the knockoff stuff, you can go back a month later and that manufacturer no longer exists under that name so they have no responsibility to service a warranty.

Hmm... I am a fan of this aesthetic so...

Hard to beat Darkher for dark and witchy. Incredible music in its own right as well.

But also...

Eivor Pålsdottir

Nyghtegale from the Green Knight

Amira Elfeky

Jolene via Joliet

Halfsleeper

Bulgarian choral music

Rïcïnn

Hetane

Linea Aspera

Lindy Fay Hella is hella fey. (Sorry)

Lamb has something to them that feels right too.

Kati Ran of course.

Noeta

The Negative Harmony cover of Maneater though lots of negative harmony covers could angle toward that uncanny valley feeling of illusionists.

Something in the Dark

Cloak of Feathers for something more metalic

Alice Francis if she's a bit cocky

Kovacs has a touch of spooky in her jazzy

The big problem with cheap Chinese knockoff crap isn't that it's crap, but that it's that it's highly variable. With some things, who cares? Getting a spatula for half price that will, even at the worst quality, do basically the same job and last years, won't be a problem. Getting a badly made computer component that fries some other component, or a storage drive that craps out after 6 months and takes your data with it, is a different matter. You won't have any recourse. Same with cheap batteries that either ruin the experience by needing constant charging or by being actually unsafe. QA is expensive, but it's worth it when the object is also innately expensive.

Then I can't get in, much less sit at a table.

Peanuts are a commonly lethal allergy to something that, while not unavoidable, is surprisingly prevalent. I have heard it's awful.

I think of them like food content warnings for non-lethal allergies, like lactose intolerance. It's a kindness to have a warning that helps people avoid shitting their pants. However, we all need to recognize that it is just that, a kindness. There is an inherent risk when someone says 'hey, taste this.' If you have a high sensitivity, you have a responsibility for self-care through self-denial. If you were uncertain if a food contained something to which you had an extreme sensitivity, you'd say 'no, thank you.' Same holds true for the whole world of media. You can hope for kindness, and put in the effort give it to others where you will, but don't trust that it will always be given to you because it is an extra effort.

Haven't used it but I've heard of cryptomator.

It might be harder to navigate. Looking past your own glowing eye sockets could make your eyes adjust to the closer, brighter light and leave you night blind