magela

magela, 7 days ago to random

I bought Little Kitty, Big City today and it is delightful. :ablobcatheart:

A bit buggy yet, but it's cute, charming, at times hilarious (I'd like to meet the folks responsible for dialogue), and well worth the dollars. It's even got a discord and the devs seem like they're paying attention!

WTL, 13 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to Starwars

With #MayTheFourth coming up, I'm contemplating a Star Wars rewatch. I'm curious what order you consider is the ideal order to be watching them in.
#StarWars #Poll

magela, 16 days ago to ADHD

Question for the #medicated masses:

Do you all get super thirsty, or am I an extra-special snowflake who just doesn't drink enough water in general and who is now feeling the compounding effects of more regularly focused work?

(This is a serious question; I know I don't drink enough water and I'm trying to work on that. The #ADHD meds seem to be exacerbating this because with the productivity comes long stretches of not getting up to grab a glass of water even though it's RIGHT THERE.)

magela, 17 days ago to Etymology

Because I've seen this a lot lately:

It's "rein in," not "reign in" (unless you're saying someone is ruling over a territory or domain, i.e., "she reigns in Spain").

Rein in: comes from the act of pulling on the reins of a horse or other mounted animal. Means to place limits upon, to control.

Similarly, "free rein," not "free reign."

Free rein: implies letting go of control over someone or something. Letting it run free without the pull of the rein.

#etymology #homophones

magela, 17 days ago to bookstodon

@SallyStrange @bookstodon ooh this is fun. #10Authors5BooksEach

Here are 10 authors of whose books I've read at least 5:

Will Wight
Terry Pratchett
Terry Brooks
Brandon Sanderson
Michael J. Sullivan
Amy Tan
N. K. Jemisin
Sarah J. Maas
Charlie N. Holmberg
V. E. Schwab

magela, 4 months ago to random

Confession: I have no idea how to play MTG but I really, really love the art.

magela, 8 months ago to fediverse

I haven't been posting/tooting much. Probably because I'm busy and tired and tired of being busy, but I thought I'd say a quick #hello to the #fediverse and maybe, I dunno, make some new friends? :cat_heart:

magela, 8 months ago to books

#Books #Bookstodon
I never think about the importance of reading because books have always been a normal, routine part of life.

But reading is a big part of the way that I keep myself happy and sane. Most nights I don't sleep without reading at least a chapter. My job involves a lot of reading, yet I still need to wind down with some fantasy or sci-fi even if my eyes are tired.

I only recently realized that that's not the norm for a lot of folks. No judgment, but how do you end your day?

magela, 8 months ago to random

Just learned that my elderly aunt and uncle have COVID. Her case is pretty bad and she's already pretty frail. Yes, she's vaxxed, and yes, it would be worse if she weren't.

I invite everyone insisting that this is "over"--especially those in power who've decreed that additional boosters aren't necessary and probably won't be covered by most insurance--to have a think about those who are suffering for your selfish desire to make everything "go back to normal" again.

#CovidIsntOver

ajsadauskas, 9 months ago to startup

Hi, we're a tech startup run by libertarian Silicon Valley tech bros.

We're not a newspaper, we're a content portal.
We're not a taxi service, we're a ride sharing app.
We're not a pay TV service, we're a streaming platform.
We're not a department store, we're an e-commerce marketplace.
We're not a financial services firm, we're crypto.
We're not a space agency, we're a group of visionaries who are totally going to Mars next year.
We're not a copywriting and graphic design agency, we're a large language model generative AI platform.

Oh sure, we compete against those established businesses. We basically provide the same goods and services.

But we're totally not those things. At least from a legal and PR standpoint.

And that means all the laws and regulations that have built up over the decades around those industries don't apply to us.

Things like consumer protections, privacy protections, minimum wage laws, local content requirements, safety regulations, environmental protections... They totally don't apply to us.

Even copyright laws — as long as we're talking about everyone else's intellectual property.

We're going to move fast and break things — and then externalise the costs of the things we break.

We've also raised several billion in VC funding, and we'll sell our products below cost — even give them away for free for a time — until we run our competition out of the market.

Once we have a near monopoly, we'll enshitify the hell out of our service and jack up prices.

You won't believe what you agreed to in our terms of service agreement.

We may also be secretly hoarding your personal information. We know who you are, we know where you work, we know where you live. But you can trust us.

By the time the regulators and the general public catch on to what we're doing, we will have well and truly moved on to our next grift.

By the way, don't forget to check out our latest innovation. It's the Uber of toothpaste!

#startup #business #tech #technology @technology

magela, 9 months ago to HashtagGames

Ironic by Alanis Morrisette. It's whiny, pitchy, and its lyrics are annoyingly (ironically) non-ironic.

#HashtagGames #MostAnnoyingSong #MostAnnoyingSongs

My favorite thing is that she was cast in Dogma as God, where the voice of God would explode a human's head.

Alanis Morrisette as "God" screaming forcefully.

GossiTheDog, 9 months ago to random

Random bit of Microsoft telemetry dropped in this WSJ piece, good to know they’re tracking key presses.

TrendyWebAltar, 9 months ago to music

Some days—like today—I think about the Associates, and how their story is like a tragic version of Wham!, both groups in their time arriving at very different spots on the same large island called pop #music.

@music
@music

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/04/alan-rankine-the-associates-architect-of-indie

magela, 10 months ago to ADHD

#ADHD #FocusIssues

Currently drifting between "I've got so much to do!" and a total lack of focus.

Maybe that's because I had to drive 2 hours this morning to take my niece to a specialist and it threw me off track.

Maybe it's just because having too much to do temporarily short-circuits my brain.

Look, I found a #Koosh!

Ginnso, 10 months ago to random

Shout-out to @kinsale42 for getting West End Girls stuck in my head tonight...

video/mp4

magela, 10 months ago to Diablo4

You can pet dogs and cats in D4 #Diablo4 #DiabloIV by using your emote wheel and choosing "Hello."

Be warned though: apparently dogs will follow you out of town into danger; cats won't.

#CanIPetTheDog

magela, 10 months ago to random

I've just learned that hashtags should be capitalized for screenreaders, so I'm going to go fix my hashtagged posts now and hope it helps someone. Small efforts can make a difference.

#HashtagEtiquette

magela, 10 months ago to gaming

#introductions

Hi, I'm Layla. I migrated from eldritch.cafe (a lovely server) to mstdn.games, so figured a new #intro was in order!

#Gaming is my home. I work as in-house counsel focusing on #digitalgames, #dataprivacy, #legalops, & #AI.

My background is in #tech & #music. I have a #library degree. I love #writing, #languages, #animalrescue (I have #cats & #rabbits), #scifi, & #fantasy. I edit legal writing and tutor for the bar.

I'm #bi+/#omni and #adhd. Follow and I'll follow back!