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damoncjones

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Banner photo (from left) My son Xavier, Kevin Smith, and me, at Twin Cities Con 2023
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siracusa, (edited ) to random
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First, it’s great that @MichaelWhelan is on Mastodon. What an amazing artist.

Second, his recent post featured a spherical alien that I instantly recognized from my childhood. https://mastodon.art/@MichaelWhelan/112428886103083708

It’s from this book, published in 1980, which had a cover image that is also burned into my brain.

damoncjones,
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@siracusa @MichaelWhelan I also had that book! I must have gone cover-to-cover on it dozens of times as a kid. I was separated from my copy many years ago and occasionally I find them in local shops, average price about $50.

mekkaokereke, to random
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If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...

Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.

https://insideevs.com/news/719283/chinese-ev-tariffs-biden-quadruple/

We can't allow the US to get off of fossil fuels... unless US billionaires win! 🤡

Fear the BYD Dolphin! (an EV car for $12K)
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/T3nfyO_UHjk

damoncjones,
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@tojiro @mekkaokereke the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf are both low cost. The bolt is the smaller of the two, but the Leaf is more sedan or compact in description. I have driven both, and while I liked the Bolt a lot (previous car before final EV purchase was a Chevy Spark), the Leaf was more comfortable to me. The Bolt has a slightly larger battery and usually sells cheaper, but both cars are slated for hold/discontinue this year.

damoncjones,
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@tojiro @mekkaokereke A further point about the hold/discontinue on both cars: Bolt as far I know is being Dc-ed. The Leaf is being put on hold for minimum 2 years while Nissan works up a new Leaf that will be slightly larger but not Nissan Ariya sized, projected year 2026. They also are working on a smaller EV that will use a newer and better dry-cell battery that will be Nissan standard moving forward. The plant was just built and opened this year.

RepShontelBrown, to random
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Today, I voted for a bipartisan legislative package to assist America’s democratic allies in need — Israel, Ukraine, and in the Indo-Pacific — and provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Ukraine, Gaza, and around the world. https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-brown-votes-bipartisan-bills-support-allies-provide-humanitarian

damoncjones,
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@RepShontelBrown I understand that in order for Uukraine to get aid, Israel was gonna get it too. Even though they've demonstrated they not only don't need it but are actively using it to genocidal goals. Thank you for supporting Ukraine and the others that aren't doing genocides.

Gargron, to random
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The fact that you can follow the president of the United States (@potus) from your Mastodon account instead of being forced to have an X or Threads account for it is a huge W in my book. Of course our team is fully available to help if they'd want to set up Mastodon on whitehouse.gov. I believe governments should not rely on 3rd party platforms to connect with their constituents.

damoncjones,
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@Gargron @potus no shit. I blocked Threads and as a result can't follow Biden. Sticking to my principles.

thor, to random
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A clinic on the Canary Islands that specifically targets Scandinavians. It's blacklisted by every insurance company, but tricks and coerces customers, especially elderly people (thousands of retired Scandinavians travel or live there), into paying large sums with a credit card, promising that the treatment will be covered later. The blue sign reads "SCANDINAVIAN SPEAKING CLINIC".

damoncjones,
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@thor that's fucking evil.

sjvn, to random
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But, I'd still use 11 before Vista.

damoncjones,
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@sjvn hard pass on any Windows version, EXCEPT 7. I enjoyed 7 and I begrudgingly got used to 8 and immensely enjoyed Windows Phone 8 and 10. But M$oft gonna be M$oft. Fuck 'em.

itsfoss, to linux
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Make use of the “Kill” command in Linux for handling stubborn background processes.

https://itsfoss.com/kill-command/

damoncjones,
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@itsfoss thank you for the occasional reminders of how brilliant terminal access is.

effinbirds, to random
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damoncjones,
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@effinbirds loved seeing you at Twin Cities Con, come back for 2024!

Daojoan, to random
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Xbox laying off 2,000 workers because "the industry didn't grow enough" is obtuse at best.

And it ignores a simple economic reality even a toddler should be able to understand:

Infinite growth is a goddamn myth.

It’s the great collective delusion of capitalism.

An industry cannot grow year on year indefinitely.

At some point you run the fuck out of consumers.

If your business model is based on hand waving hypothetical growth, you’re either lying to us or you’re lying to yourself.

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan yes. This is what alt-reich assholes like Alex Jones and Stefan Molyneux and many others don't understand. They really believe their message appeals to everyone, and anyone that rejects them is an example of "shadow banning".

mekkaokereke, to random
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I always think it's funny when right-wing types get mad at Star Wars for becoming "woke." They didn't notice the obvious fascist imagery? They didn't realize that they were the villains in this whole cinematic universe? So unobservant! I would never make that mistake! I'd know if I was the villain in a whole cinematic universe!

Anyway, I can't wait to watch the second installment of Dune! What'll happen next in Arrakis(Iraq)? Will the spice(oil) flow? Will Paul's Jihad topple the empire(us)?

damoncjones,
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@mekkaokereke all of that, but also how Dune and a Japanese period film (I think it's Dark Tower) greatly influenced Star Wars along with of course, the Vietnam War (Lucas said Vietnam was more the inspiration than WW2, although the parallels are obvious). One look at most of Dune (came out before A New Hope), plus the Japanese film, and it's undeniable. That said, Sci-Fi was always Woke, which is what Conservatives will never understand.

CelloMomOnCars, to cars
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"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency () sent to the White House for review its proposal to finalize sweeping cuts for new and through 2032 that could drastically boost electric vehicle sales.

Under the initial EPA proposal, automakers are forecast to produce 60% by 2030 and 67% by 2032 to meet requirements."

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/epa-sends-vehicle-emissions-reduction-plan-white-house-review-2024-01-19/

damoncjones,
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@CelloMomOnCars truth. Also, at my Nissan dealer, typically the people that know the most about EVs are customers like me and the EV mechanics on staff. My sales guy was nice enough, and service advisor is nice, but they admit they don't know beans about EV's and Nissan has been in the game years ahead of everyone else. I've spoken with a lot of dealership people over the last 2 years and most don't know anything, even how to charge them. My state is EV friendly, too.

GottaLaff, to random
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Aww... #RIP Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and appeared in Predator, The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, Action Jackson and dozens of other films and TV shows, died Tuesday, his family announced. He was 76. https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/

damoncjones,
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@GottaLaff Greef Karga and every other role of his.

GottaLaff, to random
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OMFG. I'd never heard it before either, Robbie.

Via Emptywheel:

This is actually one of Roger Stone's favorite slurs against women. He has used it against me at least once.

" told her: 'See you next Tuesday' – a phrase that is often used as a derogatory euphemism directed at women." https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/01/politics/roberta-kaplan-donald-trump-deposition-maralago/index.html

As for , here's what he tweeted to me in 2014, among other things::

damoncjones,
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@GottaLaff yep. C-U-Next-Tuesday. Common among toxic ones. There's also Can't-Understand-Normal-Thinking. Probably others but those are the two biggest "locker room talk" ones I'm familiar with hearing.

18+ Binder, to random
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It’s-It!

damoncjones,
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@Meanwhile_on_earth_One @Binder it's in your face, but you can't grab it

Daojoan, to random
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After a long track record of releasing inaccurate, wildly misinformed statements, factually false claims and unreliable projections, we can infer a simple, if uncomfortable, truth.

Elon Musk fucking lies.

He lies about hyperloops, tunnels, Mars colonisation and self-driving cars.

And we can safely assume, he's lying about Neuralink.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/elon-musk-lies

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan yep. Even @2600 didn't believe he would actually sign a mortgage (it's what he actually did) to buy Twitter because he's so full of shit all the time. I didn't think it would happen, honestly. But if he hadn't, I might not have tried Mastodon. I do despise the man, don't misunderstand. I'm just saying that myself and others discovered the silver lining that had been there all along because of his bullshit.

Daojoan, to random
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I demand a reality show where politicians have to live on minimum wage for a month. 'Keeping Up with the Commoners.'

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan I would make them do it for 6 months, with a coin toss at the end deciding if they get to keep the money and wealth objects like art and houses, or it all goes to a block of charities to be sold off.

Daojoan, to random
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LinkedIn is an endless feed of shitty ads written by people you met once at a conference 5 years ago.

And that's when it's good.

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan agreed, LinkedIn sucks. I still have an account on there but I barely ever check it because of the bombardment of it begging me for a monthly sub, while locking out any useful features behind that pay paywall. I mostly go to it every couple of months to see if maybe M$oft decided to change anything. I spend about 5 minutes poking around, and dip back out.

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan @pierrickblons the knifey-spooney bit from the Simpsons kills everytime with Aussies I know.

Daojoan, to random
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I understand the impulse to think that Elon bought twitter as a part of an evil genius technocratic plan to control the masses

But I do think we have to consider the possibility that Elon bought twitter because he is a buffoon

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan one of my favorite quotes that I will butcher here is, "Never attribute to Evil, that which can be explained by Stupid."

Meaning of course, that I don't think much of what "wealthy celebrity" people do is ever smart enough to be evil. It's either stupid in pursuit of money/power, or stupid because they have unchecked amounts of money/power and love to flex. Actual Evil, I think, is rare.

18+ orange, to random
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Forcing you to listen to major staples of the Canadian music industry over the last 40 years, so I have an obedient toy to hyper-fixate at.

damoncjones,
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@orange where does Bran Van 3000 rank?

Daojoan, to random
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One of the biggest problems in modern discourse is we keep saying "But" instead of saying "And"

Example: "Hamas committed murder but IDF strikes have killed innocent people" immediately sets up justification and whataboutism.

Whereas "Hamas committed murder and IDF strikes have killed innocent people" gives us objectivity and a realistic world view that doesn't justify anything.

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan I realized this as a personal flaw many years ago and have tried to catch it when the words are leaving my mouth. It's a choice that often makes for better compromises when I need it.

"Your work is good, but it could be better", or, "Your work is good and I want to help it be great"
. One of those is much more constructive, and sets me and the listener into a better mood, usually, as an example.

Daojoan, to random
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I think it may finally be time to throw in the towel on all things tech and just start a ska band who's in

damoncjones,
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@Daojoan my only contribution would be hype man. Zero talent otherwise.

Sherifazuhur, to yemen
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Yemen Strikes Are Another Nail in Joe Biden's Coffin for Muslim Voters @yemen

https://www.newsweek.com/yemen-strikes-are-another-nail-joe-bidens-coffin-muslim-voters-1860375

damoncjones,
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@Sherifazuhur @yemen

Like, it would have cost him nothing to tell Israel to knock it off. Nothing. It would have cost nothing to speak the truth at his position, about how bad things are, there. I despise conspiracy shit generally, but it's like...does Israel have something deep on Joe? The likely thing of course is that we're seeing what the effect of having a person like him in office is. He's done a lot of good things and tried to do others, but this shit sucks.

mcc, (edited ) to random
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No four words strike fear in my heart like these

damoncjones,
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@mcc Yep, this fits neatly into @pluralistic recent work on . More often I find myself using web apps of things I like, when that is an option.

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