drimplausible

Binder, 3 days ago to random

For my money, the most impactful scene in The Great Gatsby is in the denouement where she says “truly, he was a great gatsby” & what’s-his-name retorts: no, Daisy, he was THE great gatsby.”

I still get chills

drimplausible, 27 days ago to random

Visited the Jurassic Jamboree in Drumheller today as we attempted to set a world record for most inflatable Dinos gathered.

Unofficial tally is around 3000, which blows out the old record like a meteor hitting the Yucatan.

How was your Saturday?

fkamiah17, 1 month ago to Life

I've just come across the Old English compound word "hord-wynn" (hoard-joy), which refers to treasure that delights.
That's how I'm going to be thinking of my library from now on 🥰 📚
#Life #Books #Words #Etymology

J12t, 1 month ago to fediverse

Silly (or maybe not) question:

So what exactly is social media for?

For some, it is a way to sell ads into an addicted audience. But we are trying to get away from that with the #Fediverse. So if it's not that, what is it for, exactly?

And for you personally: if you didn't have social media, what exactly would you miss in your life? Which needs or wants do you have that would be unmet?

I'd love a broad variety of responses. Reshare?

Binder, 1 month ago to random

At this point, I’m open to the possibility that w/e Bono is seeking does not exist.

J12t, 2 months ago to random

OH at #fediforum

"...is expected to take place before the next FediForum".

Apparently FediForum is now a measure of time in the Fediverse 🙂

ekknappenberger, 4 months ago to random

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StillIRise1963, 4 months ago to random

I don't like watching video. Just write it down.

drimplausible, 4 months ago to wordpress

Updated the #Wordpress #activitypub plugin to 2.0. Excited to see if the bidirectionality helps it work more like a proper server. Nice to see the quick progress.

Binder, 4 months ago to random

Horrifying to learn that most Americans are only meme-making at a 6th grade level.

Binder, 4 months ago to random

That bit in Ronin where De Niro ambushes a dude w/ a cup of coffee only I’m the dude & the De Niro && I made the coffee.

Binder, 5 months ago to random

There are no must-reads on SubStack.

ai6yr, 5 months ago to ai

For only $8 a month, you can now chat with God online. ("AI-generated" God, mind you. Does that qualify as a fake God?) #AI #religion #AIpocalpyse

The free version offers unlimited conversations and dialogue with Chat with God. The Pro version offers expanded capability at $8 a month which includes unlimited messages, a daily verse, prayer requests and the ability to send prayer, along with access to the Chat with God Community. The Daily Verse feature sends tailored spiritual verses directly to users' mobile phones via SMS.

drimplausible, 6 months ago to cyberpunk

Jeez, I can no longer distinguish* posts from @Memos_from_Lofwyr or @Computer from reality in my timeline.

*: at Monday morning pre-second-coffee glance, anyways

Urgh!

#shadowrun #paranoia #cyberpunk #dystopia

drimplausible, 6 months ago to random

I'm mostly upset that they've ruined the verb #grok

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

It was perfectly cromulent.

drimplausible, 6 months ago to random

Note to self: when the social media feeds have you exasperated and you feel your blood pressure rising, be the change you want to see in the world.

There's no sense adding fuel to the fire, especially when the stupid burns.

Step away, and/or post something positive.

It'll be alright.

/Thanks, past me.

drimplausible, 8 months ago to academia

Did I ever get around to writing an #introduction ?
:scroll: :scroll:
Wow, nope.
I think I was holding off, pending a shift to a self-hosted instance.

So in order to absolutely guarantee that happening tomorrow, let me post one now. 😋

#canadian #phd #researcher outside #academia currently trying to rediscover my "voice" online, including a nascent #blog #podcast and #youtube channel

interest areas are #newmedia #scifi #emergingtechnology #innovation and #vr

Figuring this out as I go 😀

drimplausible, 9 months ago to instagramreality

I logged into #tiktok the other day and learned that #barbie is now canonically a #furry and I don't know what to do with this information so I thought I'd share.

anyhoo, you're welcome.

drimplausible, 9 months ago to random

Took a hike yesterday up to the lovely Lake Agnes tea house in Lake Louise. Elevation 2135 m, gain on the hike ~395-435m. Amazing view.

View of Bow River valley and Lake Louise from Lake Agnes, AB

drimplausible, 10 months ago to fediverse

I guess #firefish is a better name than #calckey (cute logo anyways) as I thought the latter was a social version of #matlab

It seemed odd that the #fediverse needed a way to share equations, but I guessed things worked differently there. Who am I to judge anyways?

But I still have no idea what it does? Sharing your #firefox bookmarks or something? No idea.

drimplausible, 10 months ago to random

A wonderful #mailbagmonday as some new arrivals to #drimplausiblesbookshelf were waiting patiently including The Gutenberg Parenthesis from @jeffjarvis Can't wait to dig in! /1

drimplausible, 10 months ago to HashtagGames

The Vector

#DepluraliseAFilm
#HashtagGames

drimplausible, 10 months ago to fediverse

With looming introduction of #threads and the subsequent integration with the #fediverse I thought a quick summary of a key piece of #economics literature is in order. Likely too late, but perhaps not.

Basically, what is #facebook or #meta business model?

The production of the #audiencecommodity

🧵

(This is from 1977, by Dallas W. Smythe, so some of it may seem obvious in retrospect. Please read it through.)

(Also I'm posting as I go, so it might take a bit).

drimplausible, 10 months ago to mastodon

Blocked my first petulant man-child on #mastodon today.

Feels somewhat incomplete without the haptic tingle and "Achievement Unlocked" shiny flashing on the screen.