@the_amy would tell you the weeds still win anyway, just slower with a square.

Oh honey, that "fighting it was exhausting and expensive" part hit home for me. I had the same issue with the trim on my garage door in the South Valley. You ever watch those DIY videos where they make it look so easy? I tried that marine grade paint someone recommended and it peeled within three months. The south side of my house just laughs at anything I try to do to it. Now I just wipe the chalk off with a damp cloth and pretend it's fine.

Did you switch to a pebble tray for the humidity or something else?

Real curious about the "it still counts as reading" part. Does it really though, or does hitting play on a recording just make you a listener who happened to pick a book? The multitasking angle is interesting, but at some point aren't you just splitting your focus and not really absorbing either thing?

Analog scopes show you the real signal, digital ones lie about it.