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Cefr

@Cefr@beige.party

An allusion to my favorite RHCP song.
And pronounced the same way.
Image is a multicolored whorl of water.
Banner is a larger copy of the same.

Will boost news of the marginalized
regardless of CW, not your preference?
Mute my boosts or unfollow, your choice.
No fascists. Won't engage, just block.

I ignore all DMs, followers or not.

Followback not required, just be you.

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Cefr, to random
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In case you need it (likely not) further proof Dave Ramsey is an asshole. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dont-pass-math-homebuyers-call-130700730.html

Even following his advice still won't buy you a house playing by his rules, because it's your fault you don't earn $11,000 a month. This is a rich bastard who gets his joy teasing the poor with relief then slapping them for not being rich.

This isn't learning via tough love. This is ridicule and humiliation of the masses as entertainment. Get debt free on your terms, not his.

Cefr, to random
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I think I found the real origin of Beige.Party.

Same as prior image but zoomed in to Sunday: Fondlebum BEIGE The Crucifixion Pyjamas Pavlov & The Dribblers Harpsichord of Death Arrogant Sandwiches

RickiTarr, to random
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It has been a minute since I've done a music question, and it seems like a fun day for it, so:

What is your Pump Yourself Up Kickass Song?

Here's one of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/3CGxxJeQ6Tk?si=1cVMNoZWQzNOSpOA

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr Silversun Pickups, "Panic Switch"
https://youtu.be/HfUJIpJV25g

Brian's always been a rock star, also Nikki in her shy years corrects Dave Letterman at the end, and it's hilarious. Joe has the keys on lock, looking stylish.

But never take your eyes off of the drummer.

Cefr, to random
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Fastest way to get me to stop reading a news article:

"Experts warn..."
"People say..."
"Citizens agree..."
"It has been rumored that..."
"Our analysts have stated..."

GrimmReality, to random
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I love Paget Brewster so much I would marry her if I wasn't 100% sure that me marrying anyone would inexorably lead to someone I love being sad and disappointed in me.

Cefr,
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@GrimmReality Paget is so damn awesome.

RickiTarr, to random
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If you could pause body aging, what age would you have paused at, and why?

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr 35. Enough youth to see the world, but enough wisdom not to be drunk through all of it.

Cefr, to random
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Not hard to guess why TV, Radio and Newspaper is against Biden.

  1. Billionaire ownership at the C-Suite. Some more than others, most indirect conglomerates.
  2. Democratic collapse sells interest.
TonyStark, to random
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Conservatives and right wingers are spreading Robert Hur framing. Meanwhile, here’s reality.

Also in reality, Republicans want to cut Social Security and make fun of you for being old. And take away your rights if you’re young. And hope you don’t notice. And they really don’t care about this.

VP Kamala Harris speaking about Special Counsel Robert Hur.

Cefr,
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@TonyStark The GOP end game isn't anything short of ending the current rule of law.

The current legislative flood of bills, the court posturing and attack on civil rights points to one outcome: there is no clarification or cleanup intended. If they can capture control, they are going to punch reset on centuries of law and make America into a White Nationalist bastion.

And if they don't succeed here, all eyes are on the other G8 nations, who are all facing the same threat because the billionaires are restless.

RickiTarr, to random
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Share your cute adorable face, or don't, just be a lurker!

This my face in the sun, and my poofy hair and my eyes looking at you

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr Selfie isn't in the cards, but here are my cats.

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr That works for me.

Cefr, to random
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I don't know why restrooms are so fucking hard.

Solution for restroom problems via politics when your business doesn't have the funds/space to redo it:

  1. Put up a Round Bathroom sign with a man, woman, child inside it on all restrooms. If people seem confused, a nameplate that says "Unisex Bathroom" should straighten it up. If not, you got smart customers.
  2. Install a door lock (one sided with a service pin release in case someone locks themselves in and doesn't respond), and sufficient amenities for any biological need for anyone at any age.
  3. There is no step 3.

Men who need to go and the traditional 'Men's Room' being occupied can simply use the other one. Women don't need to rush while using an empty men's room in fear that a man is waiting when she's through. If there's baby stations, any bathroom can be a family bathroom if you lock the door. Bathroom has a tampon dispenser and a 'men can' next to your toilet? If you don't have the associated parts, simply ignore them.

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr One interesting idea I read from someone who was into architecture — for new buildings stop making bathrooms for gender and make them for capacity: Large, Medium, Small. Large ones we all know. Mediums are the Family Bathroom. Small is the typical Water Closet: sink, pot, mirror, and nothing else (doesn’t have to “be” small: wheelchair accessible of course.)

The trick: ALL of them have a locking entry door. Even the Large one. The whataboutisms can be answered by society at large. (Large Bathroom Etiquette: go in alone and lock the door? Enjoy the icy daggers from everyone in line on your way out.) And the building involved can mix them.

Airports? Large and Small abound. Lounges, business class, and VIP ones more small than large.
Hospital? Medium ones default for patient waiting areas, small ones in wards and to support staff.
Schools? All three.

Yes, urinals aren’t in that plan, but guys should look carefully at their shoes the next time they use one. No matter how ‘neat’ they try to be, there’s thousands of small drops proving otherwise.

ned, to random
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Engineers will go to any length to design every structure around cars, lol.

Cefr,
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@ned "Why doesn't the container, the largest structure, simply eat the smaller inferior vehicle?"

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, picking up from my video game post yesterday, I'm curious:

When you play video games, rpgs, ect, where you get to choose your character, do you tend to choose a character of the same sex, the opposite sex, non-binary, anthropomorphic, or a mysterious 4th option?

If you want to share screenshots of character builds I would enjoy that!

Cefr,
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@RickiTarr Female, because male characters I find boring.

I play City of Heroes mostly. Boo: gender locked parts (boys can’t be pretty). Yay: there’s a Costume Creator that lets you select a different gender per outfit, so costume slot one can be female, slot 2 can be male, and slot 3 can be the game’s third gender, Humongous (still male.)

Cefr, to fediverse
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If Firefish is going to come back, Kainoa won't have a hand in it. They quietly handed over the keys to the repo to a maintainer... who has publicly stated they aren't a programmer and are just looking after commits. Not exactly a signal things are starting back up.

https://git.joinfirefish.org/firefish/firefish/-/issues/10847

Unless there is an announcement soon about someone taking up development again, I think it's safe to say Firefish is over as a Fedi platform.

Optimism wants to say that someone will, but at this point even if someone does it'll be playing catch-up to the current state of affairs. It isn't possible for someone to come off of the street and say "I'll do it" and go back to the pace that was happening last summer immediately. (But it's not impossible for me to be wrong and six months from now someone does. I'm just not banking on it happening. Even the Firefish name itself might be too damaged in reputation to even take back up.)

, , and are derivatives who are continuing onward with things. All three of them have disassociated with FF completely so it seems Misskey still has a future with non-Japanese users. (Iceshrimp even spent time on a new non triangular logo to further separate from Firefish.) Server admins who wanted to consider a Firefish instance but shied away from the drama last fall may want to follow those projects instead.

If your fedi server is still on Firefish, don't be surprised if an announcement "were taking signups on our new Plombus server, in X months Fleeb will be decommissioned" comes down sometime soon. Internet services without recent updates are asking for trouble from exploits and vulnerabilities. Also, without an active FF developer to fix standing issues (or a skilled DB admin on your instance's behalf to whittle the database and schema to fit the new system as well as possible) a cut-over migration where users don't lift a finger isn't in the cards like the Calckey to Firefish migration last September. It likely will be up to you to decide to either move your account Mastodon style (no post migration, just your follower lists and a link back to the prior server) or to just start fresh.

0x00string, to random

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    Cefr,
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    @0x00string I mean, the Waco Standoff cemented Texas' penchant for hosting religious headquarters for the extreme. That's not wrong.

    Alice, to random
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    Sometimes people tell me I should do standup comedy and I try to explain that writing short Mastodon posts isn't the same as doing standup, but I just watched a little standup special and I think that if I insert a lot of unnecessary rambling sentences and things like "um" and "ya know?" and then add some awkward pauses for forced laughter, I could probably make this work.

    Cefr,
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    @Alice Standup staple: the "callback punchline". Whatever the 10-15 minute narrative is, if you find a way to weave it so you can repeat an earlier punchline, even if it got a mid response, the audience will love you for it.

    Cefr,
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    @Alice Ha! One of my favorite music videos from InnerPartySystem. American Trash captions:

    "This is Ingrid.

    She had three days to learn the lyrics while juggling her job as a college professor. Unfortunately we could only afford 20 seconds of choreography. The rest of the time we politely asked the dancers to...

    Wiggle."

    https://youtu.be/AqtXtnUGPiA

    Cefr, to random
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    Ah, so it really wasn't a coincidence when I visited my parents out of state, the same radio station was on the dial on six frequencies.

    Christian Radio conglomerate “Educational Media Foundation” buys out both non-profit and private stations to turn into Air1/K-LOVE clone repeaters. Unlimited growth, no laws to stop them. And Non-Profit: CEO makes more than Clear Channel in yearly income, tax-free.

    I wonder what the airwave war between Clear Channel and EMF will look like when there’s nobody left to buy?
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/christian-radio-educational-media-foundation-1234946121/

    "But for now, EMF and the Christian-rock industry, it seems, are happy to be a joke if it keeps scrutinizing eyes off them. “The public just doesn’t really care what they’re doing,” says Urick.

    Keep letting Christian rock be nothing more than a punchline. The Educational Media Foundation, it seems, thanks you."

    Cefr, to random
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    Well, that was silly. Wanted to try IRS's Direct File service, the one I kept hearing about in the news.

    Was interested in IRS Free File. Got my W-2s, figured why not? Signed up for ID.me... which... Didn't work. Asked for a video selfie, couldn't match my face, tried camcorder, no dice. Wanted me to install an app, I refused. 20 minutes into it, already gotten nowhere. Took a deep breath, went to eat dinner.

    Came back, give it another go. More trial and error. (Glasses on, glasses off? Do I need to smile like on my driver's license? Neither the pic or myself had hair.) About the twelfth time, I did it right. Okay, I'm 'in.'

    IRS site with my profile: you haven't filed, and you owe nothing. Cute. Where's the Direct File pilot? Head to help, found a topic. There's requirements. Gotta make less than $80K, check. And live in a pilot state. Texas is one of them. Check. Sign up for the newsletter. Uh, alright.

    And "thanks for your interest. We anticipate starting a limited test of Direct File next month, with broad availability in pilot states in March..."

    Nope. Doesn't work for me. The best defense to tax fraud is filing for a return as soon as you get your info.

    Looks like TurboTax gets me for yet another year. I know what you are thinking... I've been using them since 2004. And I've been introduced to EVERY trick they employ in dark pattern behavior and (more luck than skill) dodged every single one of them. I haven't paid Turbo Tax for taxes since I started. 2023 is no different. And my login worked on the first try.

    IRS, your move. I want this to succeed. I will try again next year, hopefully when it's ready right at the start. 🤞

    Cefr, to random
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    God damn it, people, for the hundredth time, it's not the George Lopez Show theme song.

    The song is Low Rider. The band is called WAR. https://youtu.be/BsrqKE1iqqo

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    If you refuse to vote for the guy that's NOT a fascist because you don't like something he did, you're a moron.

    Cefr,
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    @StillIRise1963 Was Obama perfect? Of course not. But imagine if Snowden happened under Trump's watch instead of Barack, for example.

    That particular something that people call a weak spot in Obama's presidency that in hindsight wasn't as bad as it could have been. Could anybody imagine what mass surveillance would look like now if Trump was in charge when that leaked?

    Wraithe, to TheExpanse
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    Via Twitter via Mike Drucker:
    “(me reading 1984)
    god it’s so relaxing to finally have sci-fi with no agenda or message”

    Cefr,
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    @Wraithe I wonder what Avasarala would say about that.

    neurothing, to random Italian
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    Hello, people!

    Sometimes, we need to quiet ourselves and escape from the noise around us to recharge our batteries.

    So, this will be quite a paradox.

    Because it will be asked to share 5 songs about silence, quietness and tranquillity.

    Be still, be immersed in

    Mine in the next toot.

    Cefr,
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    @neurothing

    While a touch obnoxious to list the same song five times (and I apologize if it is taken to be so), I've noticed it is a bit of a Rock Artist Right of Passage lately to cover Enjoy The Silence.

    Breaking Benjamin - https://youtu.be/-quw1RGKQ_U

    Lacuna Coil - https://youtu.be/Lx58hXh4pVA

    Linkin Park (resample of DP) - https://youtu.be/jpn6SXMq8e8

    Tori Amos - https://youtu.be/_gZzkGvyqzc

    Failure - https://youtu.be/-4l1R1AroMg

    film_girl, to random
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    Here is my continued discomfort with the Apple Vision Pro and how its announcement/roll-out has gone: In every single way, this is a dev kit, which I think is completely valid and is the proper positioning for a device like this at this stage. But Apple, while somewhat positioning it like a dev kit in terms of price/release/how it can be tried out, continues to market this as a direct to consumer device. You cannot be both, and I cannot stress this enough. You cannot be both.

    Cefr,
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    @Wraithe @film_girl Agreed. I'm pretty sure the Vision Pro will be interesting.

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