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mikemccaffrey

@mikemccaffrey@mastodon.social

Well rounded web developer building accessible sites for nonprofits. Animal lover. Aspiring ally. (he/him)

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futurebird, to random
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What if when making a "fear monster" for you fantasy or sci fi story you didn't base it on a spider, snake, insect, or a slug?

So many creepy things in nature, I'm sick of spider monsters with "glossy chitinous legs" snake-like monsters that "slither sinisterly."

Cut it out.

Base your scary creature on a chinchilla, a capybara, an orchid, a dove, a human.

Leave the arthropods, snakes and invertebrates out of it.

Or if you MUST do an insect do butterflies. THEY can't be trusted.

mikemccaffrey,
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@futurebird Have you watched Scavenger's Reign, where these are the most terrifying creatures in the alien forest?

mikemccaffrey, to scifi
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People are always complaining about how #TheJetsons promised flying cars, but at this point, I'd settle for the bed that helps you stand up in the morning.

#SciFi #RetroFuturism #HomeAutomation

The bed, now without covers, has tilted up nearly vertically, and George is about to slide down into a standing position on the conveyor belt that will bring him to the bathroom.

mikemccaffrey,
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@inkican @mikemccaffrey That does not seem like a productive start to the day.

lzg, to random
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    mikemccaffrey,
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    @lzg I have bad news for you. As of today, it has already been three months since it has been five years until we turn 50.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @lzg And by becoming respectable adults, do you mean lead an uprising to overthrow the capitalistic/colonial system? It is on my list, but I never seem to get around to it.

    randywalters, to random
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    I found this photo of the odious in the current issue of “The New Yorker.” (Photo by Mark Peterson.)

    Look at that ear. That is not the ear of a human being.

    It has no lobe. AAAAAAUUUGGH

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @randywalters I think he is missing one of those inside his head as well

    futurebird, to random
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    Today is a good day because one of my students drew me an ant. 🐜 (and it’s a pretty good ant too)

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @futurebird All ants are good ants.

    mykdeen, to Minecraft
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    I know there's a lot going on in the world but I just lost a lot of good stuff in a lava pit on my server and idk wtf I'm going to do.

    Don't tell my daughter while I try to replenish our iron store

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @mykdeen One of the reasons I enjoy having a realm is the regular backups they do and how easy it is to revert to a previous version. If you are locally hosted, maybe look at tools for your OS to regularly save copies of the world files.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @mykdeen Also, if you fall in a lava pit, you can immediately log out before you die, log into the world as a different user, drain the lava in that area and then log back in as the original user and you will no longer be in lava.

    mikemccaffrey, to mastodon
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    I really miss how Twitter would group similar notifications, such as all the recent retweets or favorites for an individual post. I'm not sure why this isn't a feature that has been added to the notifications page yet.

    mikemccaffrey, to random
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    If some children's books can be converted to rap, how many rap songs could be published as children's books? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Q-G9ouq97/

    AdamMakesTTRPG, to random
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    The problem I have with most superhero movies is that the villains always change the world for the worse and the superheroes restore the status quo.

    I want a superhero movie that tears down the status quo for something better.

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    @AdamMakesTTRPG @parsifalseere I mean he did throw all the world's nuclear weapons into the sun at one point.

    mikemccaffrey, to random
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    Looking forward to four years of typing "BUt hIs AgE!!" because even the most progressive pundits can't refrain from punching us all in the balls for no reason.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    Currently listening to (who seems determined to sink to the level of his peers) point to 's more somber tone in the most recent campaign kickoff as definitive proof of age-related decline.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    Don't get me wrong, the Democrats would have been completely screwed if the Republicans nominated absolutely anyone else, but Biden is perfectly qualified to take on a challenger who has previously proven himself incompetent at the job, seems to have declined even more precipitously, and is distracted by a half dozen legal cases that could potentially land him penniless in jail. will be fine unless the pundits spend eight months piling onto him over his age.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @lzg I think that the pundits depend so much on there being a competitive horserace to justify their jobs, that the biggest incentive they have to is pile onto whomever is in the lead until the race is once again too close to call.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    I just listened to the rest of the Ezra Klein interview and then promptly unsubscribed from his feed, at least for the moment. His solution, when he finally got around to it, is to have Joe Biden just drop out and then have a bunch of random Democrats choose the next candidate at the convention, which is a completely bananas plan.

    Also, he is out of his mind saying that Nature's Fynd is a decent cream cheese alternative.

    lzg, to random
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    mikemccaffrey,
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    @julieofthespirits @lzg Historically, it seems that the best heroes are the ones who died before they could let us all down.

    ct_bergstrom, to random
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    Yes, this brings the CDC guidelines for COVID into line with guidelines for RSV and influenza.

    It's not just that is COVID more severe. The guidelines for RSV and influenza are not right either. We need universal paid sick leave, not permission to return to work while still contagious.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-cdc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VU0.jViR.n7R1fvDM_WEv&smid=url-share

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @skry @ct_bergstrom This is the asinine policy they have been following from the first moments of the pandemic, only making recommendations that they think the public is willing to listen to.

    mikemccaffrey, to random
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    Not super excited that spent a big chunk of his first episode back at bemoaning the fact that Joe Biden is old, a problem we can literally do nothing about at this point.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    You don't change horses midstream, even if the horse you are riding is getting old, especially if THERE ARE NO OTHER HORSES IN THE STREAM.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    @bobkmertz The quality of available party candidates is definitely something to prioritize in the leadup to future election cycles WHEN THE PRIMARIES HAVE NOT ALREADY STARTED HAPPENING.

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    @bobkmertz Sorry, I was not intending to yell at you, just add a solid dose of emphasis.

    You are right, the only thing that has seemingly saved the Democrats from their blunder is the Republicans out there blundering as hard and as often as they possibly can.

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    Sigh, and now is non-apologizing after not understanding that the problem we all had was that he was just parroting the exact same talking points as everyone else instead of showing any kind of leadership.

    Say what you will of , but at least the man is out there making arguments that no one else is making (since they are completely bananas).

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/02/20/the-daily-show-jon-stewart-joe-biden-backlash/72668937007/

    He continued, "But I guess as the famous saying goes: 'Democracy dies in discussion.'" "I have sinned against you, I’m sorry," Stewart added with sarcasm. "It was never my intention to say out loud what I saw with my eyes and then brain. I can do better." The talk show host said he would need "mentorship" in "unquestioning propaganda," queuing up a segment about Tucker Carlson.

    mikemccaffrey,
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    Also, labradoodles are highly overrated, and are not worth all the time and money people are putting into breeding them, especially when so many great dogs out there who need homes.

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    @trendoid No.

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