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jda

@jda@social.sdf.org

Liberal computer geek, hockey nut (and goalie), web 2.0 fanatic, dad of 2 and husband of 1. Veteran (ie, old) software developer and computer hacker.

Medford MA USA

#nobot

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jda, to random
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I can't even tell you how bad the record is in 6v5

RickiTarr, to random
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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

jda,
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@RickiTarr Rhiannon Giddons tells amazing stories

https://song.link/us/i/1179556532

jda,
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@RickiTarr Bob Marley anyone?

https://song.link/us/i/1469575905

GottaLaff, to random
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Well we have a showing tomorrow which means my coverage will be interrupted tomorrow and today, because today we have to scramble to finish painting all the areas that we need to "touch up" including an entire wall.

Just a heads up.

jda,
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@GottaLaff good luck!

jda,
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@GottaLaff a friend of mine got his Canadian citizenship a few months ago but a move isn't currently planned. Good for him and his family to have the option anyway

Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

jda,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon some suggestions:

  • The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

  • Winters Orbit by Everina Maxwell

  • The @murderbotbot series by Martha Wells

  • Seven of Infinities by @aliettedb

  • A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

  • Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie

Not all of them were my cup of tea but I'm in the minority

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@Jennifer @bookstodon

While I'm on a roll (and having read the other replies) let me add:

  • Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko by Derek Tyler Attico

  • Spinward Fringe series by Randolph Lalonde

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@Jennifer @bookstodon

Looks like Goodreads saw your question:

Fresh Fantasy and Sci-Fi Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind of Reader

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2757?ref=SFFRecs24_sa

emarktaylor, to Hockey
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🏒 :NHL: :StanleyCup: @hnom @hockey :HNOM:

Started off watching the Canadian broadcast - but commentary was putting me to sleep.

Have moved to ESPN with Sean McDonough. Much better.

jda,
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@emarktaylor @hnom @hockey yeah, Sean is great

eniko, to random
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been doing a thing where when i get up from my desk i set a timer and kinda walk in circles for 5 minutes for my (mental) health. seems to work ok. nothing earth shattering but better than just sitting immobile at my desk all day

(please don't come at me with the "you need to do way more than that" that always crops up whenever someone who doesnt exercise tries to add a small bit of it into their routine cause it doesnt meet some supposed daily quota for maximum health benefits)

jda,
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@eniko it's a bit like the Pomodoro technique, where you set a timer to force yourself to stop thinking about your work every 25 minutes and get away from it for 5 minutes. I need to get back to that

jda, to random
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Morning Mastodonians!

I didn't get as much done this weekend as I had hoped. I did a pretty good job of cleaning out the gardens, but I never made it to the mulching. The weather was perfect all weekend but my knees are still bothering me. It's like they are someone else's knees. If I do too much, they start hurting and if I just stay off them for a bit, they feel better. Maybe I should get it looked at but I feel like they'll just say to do what I'm doing - ibuprofen, ice, and stay off them.

jda,
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I did watch 2 more 2024 movies - Poor Things and Oppenheimer. I liked Poor Things way more than I thought I would after the first 30 minutes. Oppenheimer was fun for the first 2 hours but the last hour was boring. The multiple timelines were confusing and unnecessary. So 2 more pretty good but flawed movies in the list of 10 "best", leaving me 4 more to watch. Perhaps I'll give American Fiction a watch tonight.

@movies

jda, to movies
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So Oppenheimer was pretty good. It lost steam in the last third, as I wasn't really all that interested in the weird power politics going on (although RDJ was great), but the lead-up to the test explosive was fascinating. All in all, another good but flawed in the 2024 grouping. Only 4 more left to see.

@movies

jda, to movies
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I finally finished Poor Things and, wouldn't you know, it grew on me. Or maybe it was just Emma Stone's amazing acting that finally reached me. There were some funny moments, some great cinematography (particularly when she and Max were walking down the lane and it showed each with the background leaves and tree kaleidoscope blurry), and even some touching moments.

#movies #movie #oscars #film #films

@movies

jda,
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It still tried too hard though. Not a big fan of movies that have an over the top look (like say The Shape of Water). And the whole brothel section was too voyeuristic and overlong for me. But I kinda liked it, which I wouldn't have believed aftwe the first 30 minutes.

@movies

jda,
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@OldAndCranky @movies he did chew some scenery, didn't he?! 😺 I liked the ship scenes with Jerrod Carmichael and Hanna Schygulla (I think) because she was finally starting to become a person and not a thing

jda, to random
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How many empty net posts can a team hit?????? But we got it eventually.

jda, to PCGaming
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Morning Mastodonians!

Had a pretty quiet weekend, as I tried to stay off my wicked sore knees. Saturday was particularly awful, but they do seem to be ever so slowly getting better. I stayed in bed, took ibuprofen, kept them both iced down and played on my ROG Ally. It plays very well on the little Z1. Amazing how they have kept the game relevant and getting better, after all these years. It is getting a little grindy, but I should probably push off my start planet and get exploring.

jda,
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has already been very busy and will only get busier. I drove my wife to work and took a foster kitty to the vets. Later, I'll meet some ex-coworkers for lunch about an hour away and hopefully pick up my wife on the way home. And then I will need to rest up for the playoff game tonight. They looked really good on Saturday night. I really hope Coach Montgomery learned his lesson from last year and just sticks with the goalie rotation.

RickiTarr, to random
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If you could have one new skill starting right now, what would it be?

jda,
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@RickiTarr play a musical instrument, like a bass guitar

jda, to random
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Morning Mastodonians!

Well, I'll complain one more time and then you're done hearing about it until the end of July - my knees are killing me, and playing goal this morning was incredibly painful, probably the worst since before my hip replacement. I wasn't sure I could even put on my goalie pads. My non-twisted right knee hurt the most. Wonder if that's because I've been favoring my left knee? Luckily, my team spent most of the time in the other end. I still gave up 6 goals and we lost, 6-4.

jda,
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I think I just need to stay off them for a bit. I'm sorry doggos, but this means no long walks in the Fells for a few days. I probably should ice them both. I didn't realize they were doing so poorly, so for the rest of #today, I'll take it easy. If A will let me have the big screen TV, I'll just to get back to my #Oscars movie watching. I really want to see Anatomy of a Fall and American Fiction, although I suppose I should force myself to finish Poor Things. #movies @movies

RickiTarr, to random
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What kind of high-school experience did you have? Were you in a clique? Were you popular, unpopular, the coolest kid in your Homeschool? Did you have a sweet jean jacket with patches, or maybe a leather vest? Were you an evil villain or a Mary Sue?

jda,
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@RickiTarr I had a pretty great high school experience, honestly. A tiny high school in NH (graduating class of about 60), I was involved in sports, theater, and the class vice-president. I was just good enough to cross most of the cliques, from nerd to jock. I ran out of courses to take(!), so I had "independent study" chemistry and history as a senior. Killed me in college, though, because it was way too easy.

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Morning Mastodonians!

It was a good, spirited hockey game this morning, even if we only had 15 skaters, which is my least favorite number. I consider 16 skaters the bare minimum, as it means no one has to triple shift. After we went ahead 2-0, they scored 4 on me, mostly through screens but still were annoying, as they went 5-hole, which I feel like I should never give up. We got a late goal, but never tied them up. Still, a pretty good workout for the penultimate skate.

jda,
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was really funny last weekend. You should check out some of the skits. Ryan Gosling was the host and it is always extra funny when the actors keep cracking up. The alien abduction sketch, a sequel to the one from the last time Gosling was host, had the ever-brilliant Kate McKinnon in it. The gag song, featuring musical guest Chris Stapleton, was a riot. Even Caitlin Clark got in on the laughs, as she came out for Weekend Update to harass Che on his women's basketball jokes.

jda,
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It looks like great weather again but I have some errands to run, so I am not sure I'll be able to take the for . It has become such a regular thing that they get all antsy come lunchtime, following me around and whining like I will forget. But I need to get more mulch and a few other things and I just don't have much extra time. Tonight, C & I will play but I need to get to bed early, so maybe just one room as usual.

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