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mentallyalex, to random
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Good day to you Fediverse, I hope you are well or as well as can be expected?

I believe today I am hitting the road earlier than normal in search of donuts.

I will alert the masses when I find them.

CoachMark,
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mentallyalex,
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@CoachMark
covered in pastry goo...sweaty and panting

Don't look at me!

mentallyalex, to random
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Hello evening, you are rather warm...it's nice.

mentallyalex, to random
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  • Not this social media environment *

You honestly believe that the ONE space you send users to for assistance can be aggressively over moderated with "volunteers" who use macros and fill automation?

Oh yeah, you are a serious environment who needs deep pocketed investors. :blobcatlaugh:

My friend, we have Reddit. It exists...it's totally a thing. You need to develop past Reddit or they'll just use that. Marketing will die on the vine regardless of which campaigns you deploy.

mentallyalex, to random
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For the record, if your "landing area" is filled with individuals who act too busy, too road weary, or too important to help new users, that is a self-fixing system.

Your social media group is dying, and I'm trying to learn it to see if it has reasons to exist. Within hours the faults are very clear.

I doubt they'll believe me when I explain it is them...

justafrog,
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@mentallyalex Welcome to all newcomers!

Now shut up, read the manual, and the FAQ and the entire 20'000 article wiki, and if something isn't in there, go fuck yourself!

... wait, why are all the new people leaving after a few minutes?

mentallyalex,
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@justafrog :blobcatlaugh: yes!

"How do I...?"
"Haha nice try spammer! No seriously, you fucking liar, great effort but I'm smarter than you!"

Paraphrased...he didn't say liar he said scammer. But he was meaning liar when he said it, he just...didn't understand the nuance.

mentallyalex, to random
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I have been relatively music-less today. Apologies, here is what has been echoing through my head today.

All day on repeat actually.

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
https://songwhip.com/harvey-danger/flagpole-sitta

:blobcatdj:

mentallyalex,
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@justafrog I'm from the south and grew up listening to mariachi. Highly encourage everyone spend a few hours studying this style of music.

mentallyalex,
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@justafrog I was listening to a less popular song from 311.

Omaha Stylee, if you are familiar?

https://songwhip.com/311/omaha-stylee

mentallyalex, to random
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I don't normally "clean shave" daily but for some reason this week I have.

I'm remembering why it's a bad idea, my face is constantly cold!

aria_unbound,
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@mentallyalex That sounds like a boon for the summer months.
Unlike getting a short haircut in the winter and not remembering to have a hat...

mentallyalex,
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@aria_unbound my hair situation is completely out of sorts.

I haven't shared it publicly, but my avatar is wholly out of date currently. My hair is so long right now...

mentallyalex, to random
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Whoever agreed to transition Pink Floyd's Hey You into Blondies Heart of Glass is a bad person or an AI and should be stopped.

:blobcatdj:

gnate,
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@mentallyalex
Right, obviously it should have been Set The Controls For The Heart Of Glass.

mentallyalex,
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@gnate or SOMETHING melodic to tie in.

ebbs and flows, ebbs and flows!

mentallyalex, to random
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Cybertrucks are vulnerable to rusting in the rain, correct?

A flatbed was stranded on the side of the road as it was raining on it and the cybertruck it carried.

I'm curious what this means. If the truck rusts, did the owner strike it lucky by being able to hold the tow truck liable? IS the truck liable?

I imagine the situation is a bad to worse, typically people do not have flatbeds towing their healthy vehicles.

LouisIngenthron,
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@mentallyalex I think, unless the cybertruck owner specifically negotiated such beforehand, there is no reasonable expectation that a tow truck operator will make any effort to keep a vehicle out of the rain.

Even if you had a convertible with a roof broken open, most people's first thought would be "oh, I should cover that with a tarp or something" not "oh, I should ask the tow truck driver to stay out of the rain".

ralfmaximus,
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@mentallyalex

US commercial tow trucks are required to carry liability insurance (up to $750K I think) should they be deemed liable for damages inflicted during a tow.

One could argue the Cybertruck should have been covered with a tarp (same as if a convertible was towed with the top down, or windows rolled down in the rain) so making a claim should be pretty straightforward. Assuming the cybertruck melted or whatever.

mentallyalex, to random
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mentallyalex, to random
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I read that originally as "Moss Boss" and had a very fun Al Capone image come to my mind.

Remnants of bushy mossy hair under a fadora hat. Walking confidently along the forest floor running scams on the rabbits and pressing the local rodent communities for their stores for winter.

"In case of accidents," He says, chuckling to himself.

mentallyalex,
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"Such a nice burrow you and the missus have here," Moss Boss said.

He walked into the burrow as the two rabbits stood holding each other in the corner. The male rabbit had his paw protectively around the female. His expression was angry, but his hindquarters quivered with fear.

Ignoring the two rabbits Moss Boss walked slowly over to the couples double couch. Just the two of them, for now, they had spent their tiny savings on this new home on their arrival to the thickets. Moss Boss had greeted them and explained the ways of the thicket. They had to pay their share, or bad things could happen to them.

"Now, as I hear, you have had some trouble finding what you owe," Moss Boss said.

"We'll get you what you came for, we just need-" The male rabbit said, his voice firm although his body betrayed his nerves.

"What you need," Moss Boss said interrupting, "is to understand how dangerous it can be out here for two young rabbits such as yourselves."

mentallyalex,
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Illustrators, let's get weird, DM me.

mentallyalex, to random
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I saw a meme a moment ago, discussing various ways you can keep your neighbors at bay. In this case, it was appearing just slightly unhinged so they won't want to engage. :blobcatgiggle:

I laughed, it's funny, but while I was boosting and favoring it made me think about my new home. I moved in a small bit ago and I have still yet to meet all but one retiree.

No one says hello, no one stopped to welcome me or ask questions. A few have waved as they drive by and park in their garages. But they shut the doors as their cars are shutting down. I was three states away from this place a year ago and the neighborhood was much the same.

I remember when neighbors were bothersome. When you would come home and find someone sitting outside or walking their dog and they would want to strike up a conversation.

I'm curious how things will look in coming years. Will we form tighter groups with our neighborhoods, or will we further splinter, I wonder...

mentallyalex,
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@megsouth absolutely

mentallyalex,
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@megsouth

Yes Nature, exactly what I was thinking! Thanks @ElleGray for the visual. :blobcatgiggle:

https://beige.party/@ElleGray@mstdn.social/112486160487755231

mentallyalex, to random
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So, does Discord no longer allowed users to register accounts without registering a phone number?

They have "detected an anomaly" with a new account I just attempted to make and have assured me that I can quickly clear things up if I just give them a phone number.

WhiteCatTamer,
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@mentallyalex It started doing that for me about, oh, 2-3 years ago?

I stopped using it.

mentallyalex,
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@WhiteCatTamer it's gross and such a dumb reason to not use a tool.

mentallyalex, to random
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It's interesting watching devices slowly die as businesses demand more access than anyone is willing to provide.

My devices now randomly require additional updates they never needed before. I know the excuses, but I literally helped design some of this stuff...they are excuses.

My television has been becoming more forgetful lately. I'm sure the manufacturer will expect me to simply buy a new one. I don't need a television in this room and it was just an optional piece of equipment. I have unplugged it to see if I'll notice its absence.

Consumers need to remind themselves where the authority lies.

Blass_Rose,
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@mentallyalex it's a little app called "Control screen orientation" that only does what it says on the tin.
You can set your screen rotation to be locked at any orientation, even 270 (reverse portrait, so the charge port is on the top), or any set of rotations.

I honestly just downgraded the app.
I've kinda close to just doing the work to either trying to get old xposed modules to work, or modify my bootloader to allow all screen rotations, as that's really the bulk of what I want: forcing screen rotations & allowing even the weird ones like reverse portrait.

mentallyalex,
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@Blass_Rose I had a similar issue happen with down ranking my DAW/audio stuff.

My license was for only whole versions apparently so since they have moved from 3.9.2.25.2-7 or whatever to finally moving to 4, I need to rebuy it someday if I upgrade.

The features they offer in the new version doesn't warrant the purchase. They haven't added anything I want.

mentallyalex, to random
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The smell of the rain on the concrete has wanted to me. :swoon:

mentallyalex, to random
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I get it, I do. I do not look the type to have the music at this volume and I am certain my enthusiastic lyrical matching is worth the cost of admission. But I really must insist, Mr. Crossing Guard, move so I may be on my way please.

https://songwhip.com/nicki-minaj/super-bass

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