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mwt

@mwt@mastodon.nz

Recently got a marine science PhD. Now doing data science stuff with river flow data, and learning te reo Māori.

A sci-fi/fantasy nerd, gamer geek (board games, video games, ttrpg), and into fiction writing.

I play tam and agogo in a samba drum and dance band, and occasionally djembe at drum circles.

I enjoy hatha yoga.

Reasonably good cook (specialising in soups and stews), a novice vegetable gardener.

Also: a (probably (undiagnosed)) autistic transgender Chinese-American.

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mwt, to random
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Tonight's theme for is . Songs that tell stories. So, pretty much every country-western and musical would qualify, but I'll start small. :) Here's New Kid In Town by the Eagles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLf3mDLWzJE

mwt,
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Don't You Want Me by The Human League:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EhG9giKZvo

mwt,
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Whiskey In The Jar, as covered by Metallica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrvmNtWU4E

mwt,
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Meanwhile, next up from my partner is The Pogues with Fairytale of New York:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

mwt,
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Meanwhile, my partner starts us off with Major Tom by Peter Schilling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0A0XcWy88

mwt,
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Johnny by October Project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WvDa1RiZOU

Everything is different but it's all the same to him.
Everything is nothing like it was, before she came, before she stayed,
And went away.

mwt,
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Quite a few Billy Joel songs tell stories, but one of my all-time favorites is Leningrad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgD_-dRZPgs

mwt,
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The Search Is Over by Survivor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xELTfJ-ZVBc

Now at last I hold you, now all is said and done.
The search has come full circle, our destinations are one.

stux, to random
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When you download and install a new app on your phone or tablet and it asks for certain permissions to use for example your location or access to contacts or photos, first ask yourself: "what could this function be of use to this app?" If you can't find a good reason just "don't allow" it

If the app does not work without that certain permission you can always change it later

Better to be safe and don't overshare data 😉

mwt,
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@stux If the app won't work without pointless permissions, I start looking for alternative ways to do whatever I wanted it for.

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    mwt,
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    @ojala 1) lots of people watch, because bread and circuses. 2) at the end, everyone concludes that their favourite candidate(s) won.

    I find them full of sound bites and not very informative, so I mostly don't bother.

    dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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    Do you eat breakfast?

    And by "breakfast", I mean the first meal of the day, and actual food (coffee, tea, and juice, don't count as food but smoothies do)

    #poll

    Please boost for a wider demographic! 🙏

    mwt,
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    @dancinyogi
    For a long time, workweek breakfast was orange juice and yogurt. Nowadays I often steam five eggs at the beginning of the week, and have one per day. Mandarins are in season in the winter here, so that has become the Vitamin C replacement lately, but it's spring now so I'll have to transition to something else.

    gurubob, to random
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    Blessings for today! Thank you everyone for taking part and shining the light where it needs to be shone https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300980431/counter-protest-turnout-swells-well-beyond-size-of-original-protest

    mwt,
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    @gurubob good job Wellington!

    christopherd, to random
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    It's coming up Election time in Aotearoa New Zealand.

    Here's some things you can do to help turn out the vote.

    • if you have wee kids, take them with you when you vote. Experience shows that children will copy their parents when they are old enough.

    • if you have children over 18, make sure they are enrolled, then offer to take them to a polling booth. Evidence shows that voting once means you are more likely to vote again.

    mwt,
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    @christopherd even more so when the total population of the country is only 5 million. (speaking as someone from the U.S.)

    mwt, to random
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    This week's theme for is , as inspired by the discovery of penicillin On This Day in 1928.

    One of the first songs that comes to mind for me is The River of Dreams by Billy Joel:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo_vn_Ilsu8

    mwt,
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    Finally, last two from us tonight are about exploring space. Here's NASA Johnson Style:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sar5WT76kE

    mwt,
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    And last but not least, Astronomy by Blue Oyster Cult:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0t_wb0lUW0

    mwt,
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    The Riddle by Nik Kershaw:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDygS0a6Tgo

    mwt,
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    Diggy Diggy Hole, as covered by Wind Rose:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU

    "Down and down into the deep
    Who knows what we'll find beneath?
    Diamonds, rubies, gold and more
    Hidden in the mountain store."

    mwt,
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    Rediscovering You by The Scissormen:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0X9zc2qhw

    mwt,
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    Meanwhile, my partner would like to start off with Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnq9wPDoDKg

    mwt,
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    The Search Is Over by Survivor:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xELTfJ-ZVBc

    malwaretech, (edited ) to random

    For anyone unaware, Google Chrome is currently rolling out an update that track your interests based on browsing history, then share them with 3rd party websites. The notification page makes it sound like they added a new privacy feature, but in actuality they automatically enrolled you into their tracking system and you have to go and manually opt out.

    mwt,
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    @malwaretech so, stop using Chrome, got it.

    mwt, to random
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    This week's theme for is . Which I guess can either be about literal dirt, or smutty naughtiness. I'll start with some of the latter, with Big Balls by AC/DC:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlqLHcphyw

    mwt,
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    Talk Dirty To Me by Poison:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCChxBSRo1Y

    mwt,
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    Inflatable You by Tim Minchin:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6raVzrbqrM

    mwt,
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    And here's Kiss with Lick It Up:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcj34XixuYg

    mwt,
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    Here's Benny Mardones with Into The Night. The video doesn't remotely resemble what I envisioned by hearing the song back in the 80s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9TXjIadhq0

    mwt,
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    Here's Closer by Nine Inch Nails:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFwQP86BRs

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