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hedders

@hedders@mas.to

Rarely entirely serious. Fond of otters and dogs, scarily obsessive about music and old videogames. Boosts absolutely are endorsements; it's why I boosted them. He/him.

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historyofpunkrock, to punk
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What could this band be called?

hedders,
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@historyofpunkrock The Fucked Knees?

danielpunkass, to random
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I am so proud of myself and my society that my 15yo boy can come home and tell me nonchalantly about one of his best male friend's boyfriend. Like it's nothing. This is the future we want. Never would have flown in my childhood. And I'm sure it doesn't fly many places today.

hedders,
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@danielpunkass Yep. My two teens are the same. Gay, straight, bi, pan, demi, trans, enby, whatever - it doesn’t faze them in the slightest. Everyone’s just folk. The kids are alright.

arstechnica, to random
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The UK is bursting with diarrheal disease—cases 3x higher than usual

Cryptosporidium cases link to travel and swimming, but at unusually high rate.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/10/the-uk-is-bursting-with-diarrheal-disease-cases-3x-higher-than-usual/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

hedders,
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@arstechnica I wonder if it has anything to do with private water companies dumping unbelievable amounts of raw sewage into our rivers? Just a thought.

RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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When you're a news outlet that doesn't know Chernobyl is in Ukraine...

hedders,
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@RickiTarr I'm actually impressed. Chernobyl is probably the most (in)famous place in Ukraine, even more so than Kyiv. Like, how does one not know that?

hedders,
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@RickiTarr Perhaps, although call me a grumpy old man but I'm not sure that's a good excuse really. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings happened a long time before I was born, but I still know they're cities in Japan.

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@RickiTarr ah! Fair.

mansr, to random
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Use doors HOW?

hedders,
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@mansr

Julie Andrews Spinning GIF by The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization

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    hedders,
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    @Tattooed_mummy oh Lord, yes. This is one of my all time pet hates. I’m 6’4” and barely fit into a modern aircraft seat as it is. When the fucker in front of me leans their seat back it is pure agony.

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    hedders,
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    @HelenG presumably he will then be knighted for services to rhyming slang.

    hedders,
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    @HelenG oh I dunno, he could always reprise this absolute gem:

    https://youtu.be/lExnBadkFZg?si=QK0RECr2EwYeW_g9

    steve, to random
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    What is it with the UK Passport Office's "recognised professions" list? What is it about a chiropodist, for example, that makes them a reliable countersignatory, but a shop assistant, for example, is not?

    https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications/accepted-occupations-for-countersignatories

    hedders,
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    @steve I've always assumed it was just a list compiled by a middle class person who couldn't conceive of a world in which one does not know multiple white-collar professionals socially.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on? You know I want details, spill the tea!

    hedders,
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    @RickiTarr This girl invited me to go to the Notting Hill Carnival with her. So we met up, headed out. We were on the Tube when she quite suddenly just ditched me; ducked through a turnstile and vanished into the crowd. Gone. Never saw or heard from her again. Never did find out why (this was well before the era of mobile phones).

    hedders,
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    @RickiTarr It remains a mystery to this day.

    stavvers, to random
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    I'm not being carceral but people who pay with their phones and don't have the app up and ready when going through the ticket gates on the tube should be immured in the tunnels

    hedders,
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    @stavvers also supermarket Boomers who block the entire aisle with their trolley while they carefully and painstakingly scrutinise the relative prices of name vs own brand biscuits.

    hedders,
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    @mansr amen!

    foone, to random
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    Now that Microsoft owns Activision, what's your shitpost choice for a game from their library that you'd like to see them open source?
    My first guess is H.E.R.O. but I'm sure there's something else in that huge library

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_video_games

    hedders,
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    @foone River Raid FTW!

    WhyNotZoidberg, to random
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    The more I learn about the British political system the more weird it seems.

    To me, as a Swede, it seems like a system firmly planted in the 17th century who someone put a 19th century overcoat on and gave a stock portfolio to make it appear modern.

    hedders,
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    @WhyNotZoidberg that is basically accurate.

    Wait until you hear about how you get to be our head of state and wear a shiny hat and be immune from most of our laws because your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was a bigger murdering bastard than mine.

    (Yes, I know Sweden also has a monarchy. But it seems to be significantly less mad than ours.)

    hedders, to random
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    Fascinating and insightful article on British accents and how they affect how we perceive people. If I’m really honest it is basically how my own prejudices play out in my head; I do tend to make snap judgments about people based on how they speak, far more than the content of what they say. It’s something I work on avoiding every day.

    https://www.theguardian.com/global/2023/oct/08/we-still-make-judgments-from-the-way-people-talk-rob-drummond-decodes-accent-prejudice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

    hedders,
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    @cyberlyra yep, it’s a real thing, and “caste system” isn’t a bad way to describe it, because while it isn’t as rigid or overt as e.g. the Indian caste system, its effects can be every bit as pernicious.

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    hedders,
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    @SmudgeTheInsultCat This is where the legend of the Michigan Dogman started.

    ryanhoulihan, (edited ) to random
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    When presented with hardship, lots of people turn to the story of Jesus for guidance.

    I am not doing a bit when I say that at the darkest crossroads of my life, I channel Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And frankly I get better results.

    hedders,
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    @ryanhoulihan You can solve a lot of problems with Mr Pointy!

    ActionRetro, to random
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    New video! Sonoma on 3gb of RAM vs 64 with OpenCore Legacy!

    https://youtu.be/l1-slCZ41FI

    hedders,
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    @ActionRetro this is ace!

    stares pointedly at my much, much newer Surface Go 3 that struggles to run Windows 11 properly

    futurebird, to random
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    Do you ever think about abandoned tech trees? Like how no one is working to design better drafting compasses or vellum? No one is perfecting vacuum tubes. No one is laser focused on methods to speed paint and accurate portrait by hand to send out for marriage proposals.

    Technological leaps make entire areas of research pointless— but

    What if just a bit further down the line on the old tech tree there was some bigger breakthrough we’ll never see? I think about this A LOT.

    hedders,
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    @futurebird I think this is a perfect articulation of why Sid Meier's Civilisation is so addictive.

    arstechnica, to random
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    Ad-free Facebook, Instagram access planned for $14 per month in Europe

    Free version will remain but require consent for targeted advertising.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/ad-free-facebook-instagram-access-planned-for-14-per-month-in-europe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    hedders,
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    @markusl Presumed, not deemed. As in, that presumption is rebuttable. Art 7(4) is relevant in particular. There have been some positive noises about the possibility of offering a paid option instead of targeted ads from some of the SAs. Meta has deep pockets and I reckon they figured it’s worth the try.

    hedders,
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    @markusl Doesn’t mean it’ll work, necessarily. But it’s not unarguable.

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