ItsThatDeafGuy

ItsThatDeafGuy, 11 hours ago to random

One thing I love about the area where we're staying is the majority of people's front gardens are full of country cottage plants. Combined with the abundance of wildlife it's absolutely beautiful. We have a family, or two as there are so many, of fledgling wrens just outside our rented cottage's kitchen window chirping away happily.

ItsThatDeafGuy, 13 hours ago to random

I am honestly stuck with what to do about Instagram.

Meta are AI scraping and saying all publicly posted photography is fair game. I use IG to keep up with photobook publishers and photography galleries. Although I do post some of my work, I don't post my so called 'a-grade' work because I have invested so much money and time into it. They are all kept for exhibitions and, hopefully, fine art photographic monographs.

So..... this AI shit is really, really doing my head in. Think I'm gonna have to make the decision to quit Instagram at some point.

ItsThatDeafGuy, 16 hours ago to meta

Memo to business owners: using Facebook as your official website is really bad practice!

#FuckMeta #Meta

DJDarren, 22 hours ago to random

Anyway, morning, champions!

How are you all on this shitty, wet Tuesday?

ItsThatDeafGuy, 2 days ago to random

Labour: we wish to give your teenagers the opportunity to vote.

Conservatives: we wish to give your teenagers the opportunity to get killed en masse.

#UKPol #GTTO #ADeadCat #DogWhistle

Alice, 3 days ago to random

The existence of condoms implies there must also be prosubs.

RickiTarr, 4 days ago to random

Check out my ridiculous outfit! It looks like they made Saved By The Bell a dress!

ChrisMayLA6, 5 days ago to random

So, just to be clear, if the Tories lose the election (which seems likely) and Labour then decide not to continue the policy of deportation to Rwanda... what happens to all the money (over £200m) so far transferred to Rwanda?

Can we expect a claw-back or should we just add it to the growing pile of money the Tories threw away (or more accurately thew to their mates)?

ItsThatDeafGuy, 5 days ago to DuckDuckGo

Realistic alternatives to DuckDuckGo folks?

#DuckDuckGo #DuckDuckGoAI #DuckDuckGone

the_etrain, 5 days ago to random

I don't think anyone in my family has ever put a dish in the dishwasher. Which makes me wonder, what do they think is behind the stainless steel door under the counter?

ItsThatDeafGuy, 6 days ago to college

Dear UK #Students, get yourselves on the #ElectoralRoll right now as you will be at home in July. Tell you families, tell your neighbours, tell your friends.

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

#UKStudent #UKStudents #University #College #RegisterToVote #Vote #Election #GeneralElection #UKPol

mentallyalex, 6 days ago to random

I saw a meme a moment ago, discussing various ways you can keep your neighbors at bay. In this case, it was appearing just slightly unhinged so they won't want to engage. :blobcatgiggle:

I laughed, it's funny, but while I was boosting and favoring it made me think about my new home. I moved in a small bit ago and I have still yet to meet all but one retiree.

No one says hello, no one stopped to welcome me or ask questions. A few have waved as they drive by and park in their garages. But they shut the doors as their cars are shutting down. I was three states away from this place a year ago and the neighborhood was much the same.

I remember when neighbors were bothersome. When you would come home and find someone sitting outside or walking their dog and they would want to strike up a conversation.

I'm curious how things will look in coming years. Will we form tighter groups with our neighborhoods, or will we further splinter, I wonder...

weirdwriter, 7 days ago to linux

Since Microsoft announced their latest spyware, sorry, #ReCall, People want to jump ship to #Linux so I'm gonna give the community some solid advice. The biggest hurtle new users will have to deal with is the community because, to be honest, they are extremely obnoxious FOSS Bros that can't stand newbies or Windows users or non technical people in general, but here's your chance! Here's a chance to really guide people, not badger them into picking Linux just because.

Don't tell a new person to Google the term. Give them a video, a book, a tutorial, something to help them along. Think it's hand holding? Tough luck.

Don't ask them to register to a forum and provide feedback. Offer to give feedback on their behalf.

As for any Disabled person in your life? Just don't recommend Linux yet at all. It's still not ready for non technical Disabled people. Just no! No!

I wrote, briefly, about that at this link, but really, I haven't even scratched the surface yet as to issues with Linux adoption for Disabled users. I run Linux on a VM. I Debloated my own windows, so I stick with that. Just listen to the Disabled community without telling them they don't know why Microsoft is shit. Listen, and then code based on their answers. https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/112481584085153619 #Microsoft