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24601: can't speak french™, so i let the funky music do the talking. j'aime : la musique pop, les transports en commun. not so much : réchauffement, haters.

avis femelles, mais sur l'internet le genre a peu importe. ne décroche que pour emma et paloma.

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pootriarch, to random
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there was a prompt sometime back (remember when prompts were for people?) about authors from whom you've read five or more books. i thought about it, stared at my shelves, looked in my online piles… and i didn't think i had a single one. still don't actually

pootriarch,
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@kingrat woah

lunalein, to books
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@bookstodon I’m looking for nonfiction recommendations that are:

  • not self-help or politics
  • not US history
  • available and enjoyable (in english) on audiobook

thoughts?

pootriarch,
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@lunalein may i recommend wordslut
https://book.dansmonorage.blue/user/emmadilemma/review/36932/s/ace-slut-shaming-shaming#anchor-36932

pootriarch, to random
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i was just reminded of the old 'sit on the photocopier' gag. fun times. who even has a copy machine anymore?

pootriarch, to random
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the fog today is so huge

how huge is it?

it's so huge that @SutroTower can't see a thing

https://fog.today/
h/t @scott

pootriarch, to random
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that was going to be a standalone shitpost but it's a good day for those hashtags. you gotta try this thing

pootriarch, to apple
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no, apple, taking your security patch does not mean i wanted you to put the stupid default wallpaper back again. that's a microsoft move.

pootriarch, to random
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the current news causes 'tik tok' to have rather unfortunate lyrics

StupidCamille, to random
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The more I try to find the different groups of verbs in French, the more insane I feel lol

There definitely are patterns that can be factorized but ouch

pootriarch,
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@StupidCamille this makes me question how i can conjugate even the five verbs i know. a british friend, educated in france, once asked me how i learned french pronunciation.

  • learned? it's phonetic
  • [glares]
pootriarch,
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@StupidCamille i agree, it's incomprehensible, or let's say resistant to learning. that's the mystery, i don't know how i can get as close as i do without having any idea how. 'phonetic' was what came out when thinking 'well i just know, much of the time'

surroundedbyidioms, to random
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A spider (a pretty big one for this part of the world), was taking a turn about the room. I asked, "What are you doing?" It stopped, cocked its head, and listened, and once it was assured that it was out of danger, carried on its promenade.

pootriarch,
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@surroundedbyidioms i am reminded of an old post on vermin
https://www.belle-aurore.com/mike/2019/03/vermin-vermin-everywhere/

pootriarch, to random
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the christopher cross intervention worked. but a) i can't believe i watched that on an airplane and b) i need a drink

pootriarch, to random
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i just read a quote from christopher cross in a music article and now, yeah, i've got that earworm. which was used in the britney episode of glee - that should knock it right out

drandrewv2, to random
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“has taken an astonishing gamble” in calling an early , apparently.

It would be truly astonishing if he needed, and/or was particularly enjoying the job…

Actually, he’s shit at it and, as we recently learned, he’s richer than the King so it’s not like the income matters.

The only possible redeeming factor might be having great, supportive colleagues… and that being so, with ‘friends’ like his, I think it’s astonishing he’s stuck it out this long.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/23/sunak-has-taken-an-astonishing-gamble-in-going-for-a-general-election

pootriarch,
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@drandrewv2 in the states, i think in the 70s, there was a novelty song called 'take this job and shove it'. i imagine it being played at no 10

pootriarch, to random French
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Suite à une vidéo de Konbini, vue avec ma copine ce soir, j'ai décidé de faire la playlist de ma vie (9 chansons qui marquent des étapes de ma vie/des moments importants)
— @feudjais

voici la mienne, elle ne s'agit pas de mes chansons préférées (là on pourrait consulter https://listenbrainz.org/user/emmadilemma/stats/top-tracks/?page=1&range=all_time) mais de neuf titres liés chacun à un moment particulier, souvent une personne particulière. (je suis anglophone et can't speak french™ mais j'éspère qu'on puisse me comprendre malgré les fautes). allons-y…

u2 - running to stand still
kylie minogue - better the devil you know
dinah washington - i could write a book
girls aloud - whole lotta history
taylor swift - all too well
natasha st-pier - à l'amour comme à la guerre
martina mcbride - how far
ariana grande - thank u, next
angèle - plus de sens

anirvan, to random
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Kindle? Kobo? Apple Books?

What’s the best, or maybe most ethical, ebook platform?

(I rarely reread books, so long-term ownership isn’t a factor for me)

pootriarch,
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@christa @eniatitova
i have a kobo. because they're not amzn. which is slimy. and for better library integration. through overdrive. who are slimy. so there are some books i don't search for on overdrive. some of them i buy in cash. if i was willing to check out the book in overdrive, and i really like it, i'll buy it and switch to reading the print book.

pootriarch, to random
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that terrifying moment when you think you may have answered someone in the wrong window

autism101, to random
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Do you use subtitles? I'm using them more and more when they are available? It helps me to keep track of what's going on, and I like that I can turn the sound down when if it gets overwhelming.

#AskingAutistics #AskADHD #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

pootriarch,
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@autism101 my +1 is neurotypical but absolutely always has the subtitles up on everything that has them @stephaniepixie

katieonviolin, to random
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Gonna be a good league night
Just demolished competitor #1 though I tilted on ball 3 and subsequently forfeit balls 4&5

pootriarch,
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@katieonviolin how do you smash people with two forfeited balls, are you some kind of superhero?

pootriarch,
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@katieonviolin

Tilt ending the game is brutal

sorry for ignoramusness, but tilt doesn't always lose the game? it normally just forfeits a ball? don't hate me for growing up on joust

pootriarch,
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@katieonviolin and 'short flippers, wide lane' sounds like the only way to win is to tilt it. but not enough that you, you know, tilt

pootriarch, to random
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speaking of buckets: i did not need to see a portable toilet today bearing a brand of 'honey bucket'. especially not on my way to lunch

pootriarch, to random
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this mess reminds me of when the dead bird was taken over. we're moving! everyone said. to mastodon! then they got here and 80% said, gee, this shit is hard and i can't see everyone i used to and where are quote tweets, and they went back. it's easy for foss/fedi denizens to think ours is the obvious answer for everyone, but it really isn't.

pootriarch, to Signal
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has anyone used calls? is the quality ok?

Beatlesandworms, to random
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If I could bother you, and you have read this, please comment with a:
a) song recommendation
b) terrible dad joke
c) nature picture, or
d) fun biographical fact about your younger self.

Xoxo.

pootriarch,
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@Beatlesandworms the view northeast from stearns wharf in santa barbara, circa 1998

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