I've used it with Python for data extraction and visualization last week. It worked worked surprisingly well 90% of the time. But when it failed to produce the code I wanted, it was difficult to trouble shoot and find a way around.
It helped a lot to break the tasks down as much as possible. It also remembered stylistic guidelines from several prompts ago

The only strange thing is that buying the single Mignon eggs is cheaper than the pack of four.

They are for people that have been traumatized one way or another.
If that is not the case for you, I'm genuinely happy for you.

Trigger warnings.
I used to think they are for overly sensitive people, then life happened and now I have my own triggers and would like a trigger warning for certain topics.

I don't know where the hostility comes from, but here is a good review article that has a global overview of the impact free-ranging cats have: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10073
It calls out several studies from the UK that do highlight the impact of cats on the wildlife.
An additional interesting point is chapter 4.4 "The interest of cat owners":

Studies show that many cat owners are opposed to banning the free roaming of domestic cats, although the degree of this opposition varies between countries (Ash & Adams, 2003; Crowley et al., 2019; Lilith et al., 2006; McDonald, Maclean, Evans, & Hodgson, 2015; Thomas et al., 2012). Several UK studies are particularly illustrative. According to Crowley et al. (2019, p. 18), cat owners ‘rarely perceived a strong individual responsibility for preventing or reducing’ predation by their pets. Likewise, McDonald et al. (2015, p. 2751) found that many owners ‘do not accept that cats are harmful’, including owners of highly predatory cats, and moreover found that providing owners with ecological information regarding cats’ wildlife impacts does little or nothing to change their views.

You can't compare the impact of actual native wild cats with the impact of domestic cats. It's such a huge difference in numbers.
As you said, some areas have wild cats and the ecosystem is tuned to that. But even in those areas the comparable extremely high numbers of additional predators (domesticated cats) is damaging to the wildlife.

They are still mesopredators. A big bird of prey, a coyote, or a fox wouldn't mind going for a cat.
But it's not even relevant for the discussion whether they are apex predators or not. They are efficient predators and the artificial high number of individuals is harmful for the ecosystem.

There's an enormous difference in the natural occurrence of native wild cats and feral or roaming domestic cats.
No one is arguing against native wild cats being around, but against artificially introducing a mesopredator into the ecosystem.

As a "professional ecologist" you should be aware of the concept of "landscape of fear".
Non-consumptive effects have an equally strong (some argue an even stronger) effect on prey populations compared to consumptive effects.
Letting domesticated cats roam freely creates an unnaturally high predation pressure in the area and has more effects on the local wildlife than just killing it.

I would have been more understanding if it was always on the level of two extra cans of soup or comparable.
But 2 lbs of pine nuts is not balancing the scales, that's abusing the system.

I mean I could understand (but not necessarily approve) if it would be a few everyday groceries here and there. But pine nuts? 2 lbs? Sorry, but that's just ridiculous.
I can completely understand if people have to steal food to make ends meet. It's a tragedy that they have to do it, but it's the system's fault and not theirs.
But OP doesn't seem to fit into that category.

Oh come on, really?
Don't get me wrong, I don't care about some big chain losing some money, for me it's a matter of principle to not fuck with the system unless really needed.
Two cans of soup, I don't care. But pine nuts? Cheating the system for some "luxury" goods and not some essentials is pretty low.

As a ginger, I'm extremely aware

It says Jyväskylä University. Jyväskylä is a city in central Finland. The picture is from their research station in Konnevesi.

Oh that's random, I've been there! Edit: OP, if you're still around Konnevesi, say hi to the boys (Jyrki, Janne, Risto)

I have used both used GitHub for sync and Syncthing. Both work pretty flawless, but I prefer Syncthing (or rather Syncthing-fork).

As far as I remember, synching to mobile is not easy with the GitHub solution (I only used it to sync between two desktops), but Syncthing works great on both mobile and desktop.

Ich bin ehrlich gesagt auch nicht der Freund davon, aber nachdem ich eine Analyse ihrer USA Reise bei DLF gehört habe, ergibt das durchaus Sinn. Sie trifft sich gerade hauptsächlich mit Republikaner (Governor von Texas zB, da es dort neben riesigen Mengen an Ölförderung und Klimaleugnung auch eine Menge erneuerbarer Energien gibt, und Mitch McConnell fallen mir noch ein) um Netzwerke zu erarbeiten um nicht komplett unvorbereitet auf eine mögliche zweite Amtszeit von Trump oder generell einen republikanischen Präsidenten zu sein.

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