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mdmrn

@mdmrn@urusai.social

Level 15 Dad of 4. Christian. Left. Xennial. Enginerd. He/Him. 2006 TIME POTY. Enviromancer. Amateur Pokรฉmon Trainer. Animal Crossing Island: Moduland. Opinions ๐Ÿ—‘.

Staff / Mastodon Admin: https://sakurajima.moe/@beneaththetangles

Tags: #fedi22 #Parenting #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #VideoGames #DadJokes #Jokes #Humor #Silly #Anime #Manga #OnePiece #KPop #Music #ACNHInspo #Christian #Faith

PFP: Balding, bearded white man in a black Venom themed Hawaiian shirt.

Header: Black and white manga screenshot showing a bearded man in sunglasses popping out of the ceiling. A nervous person whose face is partially in view yells, "Dad?!"

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760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4, to random
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i made mastodon for the nintendo 3ds :3c

a video of a new nintendo 3ds. i open the miiverse app and the mastodon explore timeline appears. i then demonstrate the following things: - switching timelines with zl/zr - viewing a user profile - viewing images - viewing alt text

mdmrn,
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@760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4 Ahh! This is so cool!!

So well done.

mdmrn, to internet
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I had an ICQ account back in the late 90s, but haven't been involved in it in a long time. Wondering if it's worth making a new ICQ account.

...Or if the old account even exists anymore...

mdmrn,
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@cthellis @Musicappreciat7 I mean, that's fair. I wasn't even sure if anyone used it much anymore or if it is worthwhile as an alternate chat software. :akkoShrug:

mdmrn, to random
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Good morning and happy Monday!

Last week was...super weird for me on a personal level. Highs and lows all over the place.

I am hoping for a week that is...less eventful. Then again, I've already got a busy day with work followed by a PTA meeting.

Hope you have a great start to your week.

aronow, to random
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Sitting with some shitty news

:blobfoxpleading: please send hugs and cat pics :blobfoxpleading:

mdmrn,
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@aronow Hope you're doing okay. Sorry for the rough day. The only cat pics I have recently are from when I went to the zoo with my oldest (and 4 friends) yesterday for their birthday https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/692450547649685430

But, they're kinda big cats here :Hehe:

mdmrn, to manga
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Me picking up another volume of Your Lie in April to re-read: Oh, I'm going to cry, aren't I?

mdmrn,
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Yup...it happened

:spyfam_anya_crying: :neofox_sob:

Animated GIF. Scene from Community where Troy Barnes, wearing a grey sweater, is screaming very dramatically downward with his hands in front saying "My Emotions! My Emotions!" which is written at the bottom of the screen in all capital letters.

mdmrn, to Parenting
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Good morning and Happy Saturday! May the Fourth be With You this Star Wars Day.

Also, today my oldest turns 15 years old. 15 years ago, my wife was on her fourth week of hospitalized bed rest and I was training the person who would fill in for me on paternity leave. I got the call and rushed to the hospital. 10 weeks early, my oldest was born via an emergent C-section.

15 years later, here I am with this snarky, smart, creative, and empathetic kid. And I'm about to take them and 4 of their friends to the zoo.

Here's hoping the weather holds up okay!

mdmrn,
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So, I'm leveling up to Level 15 as a Dad today.

Skill wise, obviously I'm taking some ranks in Patience. I've got 4 kids with one teenager (and this summer a second one), so of course need more of that. Also, a few ranks in Dad Joke, since I take that every level.

I took Dual Wielding years ago, but I do get another feat this level. I think I may take the Truth Seeker feat, to make sure I get a bonus on my rolls at figuring out what my kids are doing and/or plotting.

neatchee, to Travel
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It's done, y'all. Flights purchased. Hotels booked. We're going to JAPAN! WOOOO! :ferncheer:

Seattle => Tokyo => Kyoto => Osaka => Tokyo => Seattle

10 days in June. I'm so excited. Time to start the serious planning now :kon_Stretch:

mdmrn,
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@neatchee Enjoy and have fun!!

beneaththetangles, to FF
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It's Friday, let's do a quick Follow Friday post before I end up forgetting. Cause I will.

Follow all of our fantastic staff that are on Fedi with some commentary on each:

@mdmrn - Goofy, bald bearded dude and admin of this account
@twwk - Ministry founder and all around good guy
@negativeprimes - Light novel enthusiast and staff editor
@pagesandhope - Vlogger and lover of all things manga, especially Haikyuu
@KhakiBlueSocks - Social media expert and lover of Digimon
@Samuru - Radiating "True Gamer Energy"

Please #follow all around and give 'em a poke, I'd love for more of our team to be active here on Mastodon!

#FF #FollowFriday #Anime #Boost #PleaseBoost

mdmrn,
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@twwk That's very kind of you, but I am truly unoffended by being called a "goofy, bald bearded dude" - very accurate descriptor :Hehe: @beneaththetangles @negativeprimes @pagesandhope @KhakiBlueSocks @Samuru

mdmrn, to history
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"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 1976

Yes, that's who originated the quote.

Respect for PhD historian and author, Laurel Ulrich, who said this as a passing remark originally in a study from 1976 about Puritan funeral services.

mdmrn, to Parenting
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Good morning and happy Friday.

This week has been...weird. Between unnerving doctor's appointments (I have another today), busy evenings with the kids, a call from the school about my oldest getting hit with a tennis racket, and my oldest's birthday tomorrow - this week has been...odd.

Oh, on the tennis racket - my oldest tried to break up an altercation and accidentally got smacked with a tennis racket in the process.

So, it's been a week.

Tonight into tomorrow is my oldest's birthday party. So - bonus kids all night / into tomorrow.

What a week.

aronow, to random
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This is Baby Sir with his carrot ๐Ÿฅ• it came with him from his foster family and itโ€™s still his very favorite thing in the world :blobfoxaww:

mdmrn,
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@aronow Aww!!! What a cutie!

Haste, to random
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Nat got me flowers ๐Ÿ˜ญ

mdmrn,
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@Haste Aww, so sweet!

mdmrn, to tetris
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Last Boost

7-Eleven is working with Tetris to make a Slurpee cup that you can play Tetris on with a functional screen.

Why is this a thing that will exist?

And why do I want it so much...?

mdmrn, to Pixelfed
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Okay, so another set of stats now that April is over.

As I've said before, I am posting concurrently to Pixefed and Instagram to see what the differences are.

Let's break it down by month first. Here are average likes by month for the year to date:
January - Insta 20 / Pixelfed 8
February - Insta 21 / Pixelfed 8
March - Insta 27 / Pixelfed 11
April - Insta 26 / Pixelfed 9

Year to date, we're averaging 23.7 likes per post on Insta and 9.1 likes per post on Pixelfed.

But, this is a thread, so let's go deeper.

#Pixelfed #SocialMedia #Instagram #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Meta

mdmrn,
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Year to date - cat pics are averaging 20 likes per post on Insta and 25 likes per post on Pixelfed. Manga does well on Instagram with 28 likes per post on average; on Pixelfed? 5 likes on average.

Flowers or "Bloomscrolling" does well on Pixelfed with 25 likes per post; on Insta it's 23 likes per post.

Basically, trends in what I post show an interesting top list.

Instagram: 1. Manga, 2. Selfies, 3. Flowers / Bloomscrolling
Pixelfed: 1. Cats and Flowers / Bloomscrolling (Tie), 3. Selfies

mdmrn,
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So what does this tell me?

In a world of algorithms, my manga posts are being caught into their algorithm pattern and being seen by more people. In a world without algorithms (i.e. Fedi), people like to see pictures of flowers and cats.

I mean, I get it.

Oh - and year to date, I'm averaging 0.05 likes per follower on Insta and 0.08 likes per follower on Pixelfed.

And current follower count:
Instagram - 454 (+68 since 2023)
Pixelfed - 117 (+40 since 2023)

mdmrn,
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@aronow I mean, I like it! It's like a federated Instagram. For me, I prefer viewing image heavy accounts using the Pixelfed interface than the Mastodon interface. So, sometimes I double follow folks here and there.

It keeps getting better, too, as they improve some of the options. But, I'm also pretty basic on Insta / Pixelfed and don't use a lot of filter options, etc.

aronow, to art
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Good morning fedi friends - ITโ€™S ! The launch event I planned is happening tonight!!

Getting everything ready and maybe sneaking in some work on a Baba Yaga themed piece for an show coming up in LA that Iโ€™m applying to :blobfoxartist:

Whatโ€™s on your agenda?

Good morning hedgehog gif

mdmrn,
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@aronow Woo hoo! Have fun with the event!

My day is...work, softball practice for my 9 year olds, then (hopefully) some Pathfinder. We have a weekly game, but it all depends on availability of the group of Dads I play with.

mdmrn,
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@aronow Yea! We're all kind of scattered, so we've been playing a few different campaigns via a virtual tabletop for a good 4 years or so now. There may have been a few TPK's over the years.

We've labeled our group chat "Dungeons and Dad Jokes." :Hehe:

mdmrn, to random
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Good morning and happy Thursday!

Let's throw it back or something for throwback Thursday.

I don't know. I'm a little tired this morning.

Have a good one.

aronow, to queer
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Oh! And the womenโ€™s group I started working with approved my proposal idea for a month event!

mdmrn,
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@aronow Congrats!!

mdmrn,
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@aronow Oh yea, I hear you! Glad it's working out for you!

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