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jumile

@jumile@mas.to

IT nerd. Lots of interests. Empathy isn't a character fault.

#GuildWars2 #gaming #reading #python #linguistics #ale #rugby #humanism #nobot

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angiebaby, to random
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jumile,
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@angiebaby Remember the Quiverful lunatics? That smells strongly of them. 😬

Or it could be some kink dynamic, and then you have the kinkshaming worry. People are complex.

jumile,
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@angiebaby No disagreement from me, but if her kink is public humiliation, it might be possible.

Not making excuses for either of them, just trying to make sense of a second hand retelling that sounds weird AF.

alternativeto, to random
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Intuit will discontinue its QuickBooks Desktop 2021 software version, including Pro, Premier, Mac, and Enterprise Solutions v21, from May 31, 2024. Users are advised to transition to QuickBooks Online to continue receiving services and updates https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/intuit-to-discontinue-quickbooks-desktop-by-may-2024-urges-shift-to-online-version/

jumile,
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@alternativeto In case it useful to anyone seeing this:

HomeBank is an excellent cross-platform alternative. It's open source, your data stays local, can import OFX (and other) files, and it's just like the Quick Books of old.

I've been using it ever ever since QB ditched the UK market.

angiebaby, to random
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$0 to the first who guesses the mystery person.

jumile,
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@angiebaby Is this new variant of Pin the Tail on the Republican Politician?

angiebaby, to random
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In these horrific times, the two things you must guard with your life are your mind and your heart.

jumile,
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@angiebaby And the gold hidden in your Victorian top hat.

...but yeah, mind and heart are probably the better options to focus on.

jumile, to books
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Game Show Host: "What do you do outside work?"

Contestant: "I have a massive collection in my library at home. I have... a good two hundred in my collection."

I'm not one to yuck someone's yum nor consider such things a competitive sport but, mate, that's just two of my shelves... after "massive" I was hoping to hear at least 4-5X that.

popcornreel, to random
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SINCERE INQUIRY: Is there truly a “middle” in politics positionally or ideologically? I think the notion of a “middle” (whatever that is—because, strangely enough for me, that doesn’t necessarily mean between left and right)—is mostly mythological. I’d like one to genuinely entertain this.

jumile,
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@popcornreel It's fashionable to declare centrists (in the right vs far right choices most countries today) as somehow being worse. There's some merit in that.

But the problem is polarisation. Dubya's insane "If you're not for us, then you're against us."

No. The Argument of Excluded Middle is a logical fallacy for a reason.

You don't have to "both sides"/fence sit a position. But you need to be able to see the intent in the non-bonkers sides of both arguments to make sense of it all.

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We must vote. And I truly believe this election won’t be close. @JoeBiden will coast.

BE SURE TO VOTE. NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

https://vote.org

jumile,
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@popcornreel Always remember...

OwenTyme, to writing
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I've found another online store that respects the price I've set on print copies of my books.

Has anyone ever heard of bookshop.org? Anything good or bad to say about them?

I found my books on it recently and the site has good reviews online, so I've added bookshop.org links to the list that shows up when you click on one of my books2read links.

My books on their site: https://bookshop.org/contributors/owen-tyme

@bookstodon

jumile,
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@OwenTyme @bookstodon I use the uk.bookshop.org quite a bit. Sometimes because I'm ordering a book I don't want a major retailer involved, but mostly because it's keeping brick and mortar bookshops alive.

So far (10 or so), the delivery has been a few working days, and occasionally I'll get a handwritten "thanks" note included.

It's better than saving a few quid to maybe get a battered (if at all) book delivered from the smiling behemoth who'll do their worst if there's a problem.

assaf, to random
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me or I?

jumile,
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@assaf Interesting way to remember.

I've always worked it out as : if there is more than one person involved and you reduce the statement down to just you, then it's obvious:

  • ...lent a bike to me.
  • ...I cycled to the beach.

Different method, but same result?

jumile, to fediverse
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Thinking back on my pre- experience, when "social media" took off, my engagement was little different to the shitlords who enjoy their status on those media. Economics says you get what you incentivise for.

But since starting this account, and others on other Fediverse sites (, , , etc), I've really got into the groove of being positive, ignoring or downplaying the negative.

It's how I want the Internet to be. Be (as in YOU) the change you want to see.

kissane, to random
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literal clouds of pollen whooshing past my window, thick as woodsmoke but yellow-green

jumile,
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@kissane "Look at all that plant sperm!" caused some of my friends to gag once. No regrets.

dgar, to random
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It’s that time again!
Show me some memes!!

jumile,
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@isaactly_s @dgar Saw the perfect explanation of why this doesn't happen any more: they removed the lead from paint. 😄

Compassion doesn't need to, and shouldn't, die as you age. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

assaf, to random
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foiled again

jumile,
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@assaf Looking to be part of the solution? Then don't be part of the precipitate.

Let the wars commence...

25kV, to random
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Until today we honestly had no idea that Dennis Waterman was once Queen of England

jumile,
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@25kV Did she write the theme tune, and sing the theme tune, too...?

jumile,
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@25kV I'm ashamed to just realise that's where that snippet came from. I apologise on behalf of both of us.

kaylee, to random
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Mascarpone cream 🥰

A bowl of mascarpone cream I’m stirring with a spatula. Looks yummy

jumile,
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@kaylee Needs a CW warning. Unffff. 😍

jumile, to mastodon
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If you think the ability to put hashtags in their own list(s) - away from your timeline - in isn't important, try following a popular hashtag.

I just followed and I've never seen my timeline scroll so fast. Good grief. 😅

Shame that the Masto devs have sat on this feature request for coming up to 6 years: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/7692

AE4WX, to random
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Thinking I should move my WordPress site (been a while since I added to it) and domain. I'm confused on how to do that. Anyone got experience with this?

jumile,
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@AE4WX Paging @idoubtit - didn't you do this recently?

evacide, to random
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I have decided that the only way that I can write this CV is to pretend that a man has just condescended to me on the internet regarding a professional matter. This will bring me the rage I need to channel in order to recite my qualifications.

jumile,
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@evacide This may help with the rage focus...

mastodonmigration, (edited ) to random
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Bridge to Bluesky

Apparently, Ryan Barrett @snarfed.org@snarfed.org, an engineer/developer, is about to connect a bridge between Mastodon (Fediverse) and Bluesky.

Announcement here: https://snarfed.org/2024-02-12_52106

Of note the bridge is OPT-OUT. That is, your content will be automatically bridged to Bluesky, UNLESS you OPT-OUT.

So how do you opt-out? You have to DM Ryan Barnett at @snarfed, email him (somehow), file a GitHub issue, or put in your profile bio.

jumile,
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@trumpet What are mas.to's plans for handling this Bluesky bridge malarkey? And similar future attempts to broadcast Fediverse user data outside of it.

jumile, to medical
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Last month: The one company with rights over in the UK don't produce enough, blames it on its popularity for weight loss.

This month: The one company with rights over medication in the UK don't produce enough, blames it on packaging logistics and increase in diagnosis.

In both cases: "It's not our fault", it can't be legally obtained anywhere, lives are damaged or at risk, and the "cost" to the is a bit of hand-waving in the press. It's appalling.

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    jumile,
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    @idoubtit Me too. I'm assuming it's because I'm >6 months past my bi-annual eye retest date. Loving the dry eyes...

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    jumile,
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    @idoubtit Ugh. I'm not sure if "we're all heroes" is better or worse than "we're all family" on the scale of corporate jingoism.

    The worst I've seen in recent years was a VP who used an image of a military sniper looking down the telescopic sight of a Barrett M82 sniper rifle. Because he considers himself a "troubleshooter". 😬

    jumile, to StableDiffusion
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    Experimenting for the first time with self-hosted AI-generated images this evening on my Linux laptop to see what it can do: default install using 1.5. Simple to setup if you're familiar with venv and Pip.

    Using just the CPU and giving it the prompt "bluebird", this is what it gave in 17 minutes (CPU only). Must admit that I'm pretty impressed.

    jumile,
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    @isagalaev It has its own local webserver so - once it's running - the prompts, etc, are all point and click.

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