Endymion_Mallorn

Not easily at the moment. I’ll probably come back and give you some answers if I remember.

Were you interacting with the Fae by any chance?

I don’t, personally. I’m of the mindset that it’s interchangeable with the mainstream social media, and I use them the same way.

I am aware of that, I was going along with the joke.

So mount it on the back and make yourself an old-fashioned rear engine car.

Even though things aren’t going as they should, I wouldn’t be likely to leave. I don’t agree with a lot of what’s happening here, but there’s no nation I know that supports more of my beliefs and lifestyle than the USA. Plus, my family, my friends, and my loved ones are all here. Leaving would mean losing them, and that’s totally unacceptable.

Okay, but what about your catma? Does that define your naptimes and your need to make people believe that you must’ve meant to smash your face into the table leg after darting through the house?

Yes, this has been a problem with FOSS. Linux is only getting popular because the UX has advanced beyond “developer UX”, and Windows has declined into corp uselessness, and Mac doesn’t do what’s actually needed for half of the people. That’s how this works because users are normal people. Either you adapt or you gatekeep. Both approaches are valid, but you don’t get to complain about your choice.

The Fediverse will see mass adoption when it matches the actual features people want. Think about this: Foursquare was a great local social media. But the moment their big feature - the check-in - got added into Facebook and Nextdoor, usage dropped like a rock. People go where the most features are presented most conveniently. Privacy is a “nice-to-have”. If I’m already sharing pictures of myself from a phone, I want it to automatically read the EXIF data and pick up the geolocation and other stuff. I expect filters that are doing the intense work on the server rather than my device (and for free [as in beer]). I want easy sharing and tagging, and a way to put myself in front of my friends and especially in front of my rivals.

If the platform you’re pushing doesn’t have those features, it’s not fit for purpose. Remember - iStock, Pexels, Imgur, Flickr, DeviantArt, Pixiv, Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat all have different purposes, even though they all perform the same basic function: hosting and serving pictures. It’s the feature set that matters, not the core function. Don’t ask yourself “what does this thing basically do?”, but rather, “what will people want to do with this thing?”.

I’m fond of Judith Hoag’s performance. Also, I hate that Paige’s April basically never interacted with Casey. Whit doesn’t count.

The Klingons are out there, and we’re down here playing Century 23!

Careful, you might get mistaken for Thin Blue Line folks.

I mean someone who’s actually been featured in national news, and would be known across the country.

Find me a politician on the US national stage who isn’t funded by AIPAC.

Massie doesn’t count.

Can any of it be used to start a court case somewhere he doesn’t own? That’s the only thing that matters now. Indict him or shut up.

I mean, both. Frivolous personal spending is bad. Inflation is bad. These two things are both bad, but not in scale. It’s possible to say “Uber Eats is a waste of money”, “Uber is a greedy corporation extracting money without value”, “Corporate taxation has affected prices in a way that’s negative to the consumer”, and “Inflation and trade instability have made it harder to have the lifestyle we expect”.

None of those are contradictory. Some can be changed on a personal level. Some need greater influence involved.

Well, that makes Fedora a distro I can marginally trust for now.

Warren Zevon - “Life’ll Kill Ya” & “My Ride’s Here”

My father’s death doesn’t hit me in my day-to-day life much. But there are moments it hits me. Dad and Warren weren’t close, exactly, but they were fellow-travelers and Dad worked the concerts at the Capital.

Mamoru needs to be there. Because when Usagi is in a rough place, it’s his job to save her.

Personally, I see every reason to piss them off. Then again, I think that we need to finally heed Eisenhower’s warning about the MIC and find a way to shut it down. Mind you, I also think we need to heed Goldwater’s warning about the Republican party, and Washington’s warnings about both forming parties and being tied up in Eurasian politics & culture.

It won’t ever happen, of course, because it’s not the most profitable thing. And it would take power away from the kleptocrats and give it back to the people.

*Hustle.