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Mrfunkedude, 4 days ago to random

Childish Gambino and Andre 3000 need to make an album together.

Do it.

Teri_Kanefield, 25 days ago to random

By the way, I always post here first because people will tell me my errors (without being rude LOL).

I don't hire a proofreader because I don't monetize. I feel like I should get double pay for today's blog post, but 2 x zero = zero 😂

Also I tend to discuss ideas here first because I get so many smart and interesting responses.

I think I've either muted, blocked, or scared away the people who like to yell at me.

dgar, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to ethelcain

I have a playlist on Soundcloud of my own original rock music and I’d love for you to check it out, preferably on some good speakers, up loud. I’m really proud of this, and would love to hear what you think.

If you have “I like music” in your profile, you must listen. It’s the law!! 🫶

Boosts very much appreciated! 🤗

#Dgar #DgarMusic #Playlist #Indie #Rock #Music #Pop #Dgarheads

https://on.soundcloud.com/cM4PLN4hep1urK3N8

mcc, 2 months ago to random

Today is my birthday!

If you'd like to do something for me for my birthday, would you please reply to this with—or by other means send me— something with colors you liked? Like an image or a video or a link. Music would also be acceptable if it gives you a strong synesthesiac association with color.

If this request confuses you, here are some examples of images with colors I found striking [Artists: Laurie Barmore, Vian Borchert, Erica Aurahack]. But your reply can be whatever colors you like.

Abstract art by Vian Borchert
Abstract art by Vian Borchert

shojiwax, 2 months ago to cycling

Make it trend.

Post a photo or cite example of something simple (an object or an experience) that brings abundance and satisfaction way beyond its face-value simplicity.

Tag it with #frugalAbundance
Boost examples that resonate with you.

#bikeTooter #climateDiary #solarPunk #meditation #philosophy #lifestyle

dgar, 4 months ago to random

Them: Can you give me some lessons?

Me: Why would you think I could do that?

Them: You said you’re a Mastodon tutor.

Me: Tooter. I’m a tooter.

brian, 4 months ago to random

Guys, it’s happening! My daughter is becoming Mastodon-curious. She asked me if there was a server for D&D. I got to say yes, but also explain that you can follow anyone from any server. I got “ah ah ah, i see.”

I need to remind myself to slowly and gently blow on this ember.

MattHodges, 4 months ago to random

This week I wrote seven groups of bullet points on a fairly complex topic, and then I used a language model to help me rapidly turn those into more formal chunks of a memo. I could tell you that it helped me get that task done a lot more quickly than starting with a blank doc, but plenty of people would tell me that it didn't.

sam, 4 months ago to random

There is a weird rich suburb south of Atlanta that has trails everywhere except they're not for bikes, they're for golf carts. I always laughed at this as a stupid rich people thing, but recently I realized that they all take golf carts everywhere (groceries, kids to school, etc.) instead of SUVs and golf carts are electric. I wonder if anyone is using this as a model to trick, I mean, encourage, suburbanites into building bike infrastructure and downsizing / electrifying their transport?

w7voa, 4 months ago to random

Washington Post - Former president Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered to make decisions without clearing them with the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/06/obama-biden-meeting-campaign-2024/

stefan, 4 months ago to Trains

Okay, so I finally figured out how to get @trains to post videos that are not "live" streams. The account should be a lot more fun to watch with more variety.

Give it a follow!

#trains

A short clip recorded by a camera attached to the front of a train riding through the countryside covered in snow. The train tracks are lined with trees and a few houses here and there.

bayport, 4 months ago to random

I saw The Boy and the Heron this afternoon and now my insides feel all scrambled up and trying process what I saw…

bayport, 6 months ago to random

@clive

Hey check out this account that just showed up on my feed this evening. You’d dig it the most: https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame

bayport, 6 months ago to KindActions

OhMyGerd MFW I see my notifications that @clive is following me, one gif is not enough 😅

#gratitude

Reaction gif of a dapper looking bespectacled man in a suit and tie sayin “wow big fan!”
Reaction gif of a nerd jamming out in front of an old computer with crt monitor. He is wearing big head phones nodding rhythmically with a goofy grin on his face. Also bespectacled.
Reaction gif of a very happy looking game show contestant smiling, gesticulating, and pointing widely. No It totally reflects how I feel recalling all the various Clive Thompson work I’ve read over the years in Wired magazine, on eX-Twitter @pomeranian, and most recently here on the Mastodon 😃 His “Weird Old Book Finder” widget thing is really cool, among other things

clive, 6 months ago to random

“The Literary Style of Alt-Text”

For years, I didn’t add alt-text to my online images

But I’ve started doing it all the time now — being on Mastodon is what showed me how important it is!

Along the way, I’ve started noticing …

…. what an oddly literary activity it is

Here’s an image I wrote alt-text for when I blogged a few weeks ago, below

My essay on alt-texting: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-literary-style-of-alt-text-9f1595cd8f0c

A free “friend” link in case you don’t subscribe to Medium: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-literary-style-of-alt-text-9f1595cd8f0c?sk=1d9cd685997cb08d8909da687a2d03cf

A screenshot of a story written by the author, describing how he wrote alt-text for the attached photo. I reads: And at first I just wrote a simple description, something like "a cyclist going down the street." Then I added more details, including that the cyclist is in the center of the picture, and behind them are a bus stop and a brightly lit store, and that the cyclist is moving quickly. But as I was writing that last clause - "the cyclist is moving quickly" - I realized something curious about the composition of the photo: The cyclist is crisp, while the background is blurred. That's not an easy effect for the photographer to achieve! And it' precisely what gives the image its power. So I wound up writing the alt-text thusly ... “A cyclist going rapidly down a city street. The photo is taken from the side, and the cyclist is in the center of the image, heading towards our right. In behind the cyclist we see a bus stop and a brightly lit store. Interestingly, despite the fact that the cyclist is moving quickly, they are unblurred and crisp in the photo - while the background is blurred. The ultimate effect is curious: It's as if the store were moving quickly, while the cyclist was standing still” One could critique this alt-text for being too damn long. Fair enough! And there's something a bit narcissistic about me focusing on the internal experience I have while puzzling over how best to describe this image.

clive, 6 months ago to random

YOU LUCKY PEOPLE 🍀

The latest issue of my "Linkfest" newsletter just dropped! 📬

I call it "the opposite of doomscrolling" 😃

Read it for free here, subscribe via pay-what-ya-want (from free to whatevs): https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-12-tyromancy-point-nemo-and-why-movie/

This issue includes:

🧀 tyromancy
🚀 "Point Nemo"
📱 why movie villains never use iphones
🕹️ 36 versions of Pong
🎨 next-gen Spirograph
🚗 the "boot girls" of Atlanta
⚓ Christopher Columbus, tech bro
🎶 1924 pocket-sized record player

bayport, 7 months ago to motorcycles

I lucked out with this primo parking spot for lunch at the Square today. I couldn’t help but run into the middle of street to snap a quick pic, especially next to that vintage Lincoln Continental.

#photogenic #motorcycles #Kawasaki #Z900RS
#NotQuiteA-#CafeRacer #ModernR
#StrandTheater #MariettaSquare

bayport, 7 months ago to random

I rode the bike up to the mountains and found some handcrafted goodness at the Ellijay Coffeehouse. I can’t remember the last time I picked up and read thru an actual physical zine. It’s been a long long time

Mrfunkedude, 7 months ago to random

Ok, I've gotten out of bed, ate breakfast, and tooted all over Mastodon.

So it's time for a nap now right?

RIGHT???

Mrfunkedude, 8 months ago to random

Now that the search has changed for Mastodon. is there a special way to search only our own post???

bayport, 8 months ago to animals

I met this little guy wearing bat wings today down at Cool Beans Coffee on the Marietta Square. He was super cute and friendly.
Inspires me to start a hashtag #DogsThatIHaveMet

#DogsOfMastodon
#CoolBeansCoffee

hootalex, 8 months ago to random

Blue Jay hex sign 🐦 ✨

SteveBellovin, 8 months ago to random

There are few things more satisfying to those of a certain persuasion than successfully repairing something never meant to be repairable.