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paulthenerd

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The name is Paul, I live in #NorthernIreland with my partner and our cute British shorthair #Cat Truffles and ragdoll cat Gizmo. I like #Music, #Books, #VideoGames, #Food, #Tea and #Rum. These things will be the subject I toot most about.

Going to try and keep it positive and fairly wholesome.

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ChrisMayLA6, to bookstodon
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Defend our

(from @tomgauld)

@bookstodon

paulthenerd,
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@ChrisMayLA6 @tomgauld @bookstodon I always find it odd that people are so passionate about saving pubs for socialising related reasons but the same cannot be said of public libraries. My public library's summer book club was a terrific social experience when I was growing up, it saved the summer holidays in many ways

luckytran, to random
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This is terrifying. Police in the UK will be given the power to arrest people if they are wearing face coverings at specific demonstrations, the Home Office has said. Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail, and a £1,000 fine.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/08/masked-protesters-could-soon-face-arrest-says-home-office

paulthenerd,
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@luckytran That's nothing. You can get a £2500 fine and 6 months in jail if the police think you raised your voice too much at a protest

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/face-masks-public-protests-crackdown-fine-jail-b2492901.html

ChrisMayLA6, to Economics
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This graphic (circulated by Bridget Doran on LinkedIn) neatly sums up the problem with the simple message that growth needs to be prioritised & measured via a nominal GDP measure.

In this sense it reflects a heckle reported by Anand Menon nearly a decade ago, during a lecture on GDP & the problems of growth:

'That’s your bloody GDP. Not ours'!

The simple truth that growth is unevenly distributed is often lost in policy discussions!

paulthenerd,
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@ChrisMayLA6 Absolutely, all talk of growth and GDP means absolutely nothing to people who do not share in the result of said growth/GDP. Those in power (and who want to be in power) don't get that because they are sharing in the result of the growth/GDP.

RickiTarr, to random
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It is strange how many completely arbitrary and unproven numbers we live by:

10k Steps
The BMI
2000 Calories
6 inch Penises
8 Glasses of Water
8 Hours of Sleep
8 Spiders A Year

paulthenerd,
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@RickiTarr get your 5 a day is another

paulthenerd, to WFH
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CEOs Are Using Return To Office Mandates To Mask Poor Management

https://www.forbes.com/sites/qhamirani/2024/01/26/ceos-are-using-return-to-office-mandates-to-mask-poor-management/

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, picking up from my video game post yesterday, I'm curious:

When you play video games, rpgs, ect, where you get to choose your character, do you tend to choose a character of the same sex, the opposite sex, non-binary, anthropomorphic, or a mysterious 4th option?

If you want to share screenshots of character builds I would enjoy that!

paulthenerd,
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@RickiTarr I always pick the female option because I'm male in real life so why would I be male in video game life

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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David Rowland, (Centre for Health & the Public Interest) on #Labour's #NHS plans:

They're based on a 'series of misunderstandings about the role the private sector currently plays in the NHS.. [the plans] will cost the taxpayer a lot more as very large profits are being made from NHS care by private companies.

[it] also diverts income away from NHS hospitals, leaving them with less money & staff to do the complex work that the private sector won’t do'!

Will #WesStreeting listen?

quoted, FT

paulthenerd,
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@ChrisMayLA6 Labour are responsible for the role the private sector plays in the NHS in no small way; they don't misunderstand it, they misrepresent it because several of the top people in the party have ties to health companies

RickiTarr, to random
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Alright y'all, whenever I see something funny, I save it to show you all, but then I forget, so now I have a small backlog. So, here's a couple of things to give you a chuckle, and feel free to share a couple of your own if you have them!

Why would a rich famous guy marry a 34 year old woman? If you started immediately you MIGHT be able to have two kids. And she’s publicly had sex with a ton of guys. Despite her wealth she’s very low quality for any successful male. Just seems weird and almost like he’s a L= Why would a successful man want a middle aged woman who’s always on tour? Is it...could it be...because he’s gay? Underneath all that nonsense is a lovely picture of Taylor Swift mentioning that she's 34
There's two kids in the pool with their mother one is being held up by the mother and it says Horny, the other is next to them struggling to swim and it says Hungry, underneath that is a skeleton under water that says Happy
ra Tech > News Tech VIRTUAL LOVE Al girlfriend earns $30,000 a month from ‘lonely men’ and received *20 marriage proposals’ despite not being real Charlotte Edwards, Assistant Technology and Science Editor Published: 16:51 ET, Jan 18 2024 | Updated: 824 ET, Jan 19 2024 There is a picture of a blonde white fake looking woman who looks just a little too perfect

paulthenerd,
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@RickiTarr I always kinda liked Taylor Swift's music. Seeing how many minds of insecure little men she occupies rent free has turned me into a full on swiftie

paulthenerd, to Twitch
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One thing I do miss from deleting my account is the section. There are some really talented people there streaming music. Are there any people out there streaming music via ?

paulthenerd,
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@gcrkrause I plan to, but I’ve also learned of the directory that has a music section https://directory.owncast.online/

paulthenerd, to fediverse
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Amazon should either sell to someone who will give a shit about it, or shutter the site completely. It's been a dumpster fire for years and this latest review bomb scandal just underpins what a dumpster fire Amazon has turned it into.

For an alternative I recommend (which is what I use) or which is a service that I've dabbled in but found I prefer Storygraph. That does not mean Bookwyrm is bad, just personal preference.

paulthenerd, to Steamdeck
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If this works on I'll get it there. The lack of marketing is frustrating though which only feeds into my concern that Ninja Theory are in line to be shut down no matter what happens with the game

is only two weeks away, and fans feel Xbox should be making more noise

https://www.eurogamer.net/hellblade-2-is-only-two-weeks-away-and-fans-feel-xbox-should-be-making-more-noise

paulthenerd, to random
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The Shadowy Conglomerate Behind

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/05/14/the-shadowy-conglomerate-behind-lbc/

paulthenerd, to WFH
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Think a new #OfficeChair is needed. My current one feels like it will collapse under my fat arse at any moment.

Recommendations on a fat arse compatible chair available in the UK/Ireland are welcome (no more than £400) #WFH #Mastodaoine

paulthenerd, to eink
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I absolutely love that is coming to market with colour before .

Kobo announces its first color e-readers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24124411/kobo-libra-colour-clara-colour-e-reader-kindle-e-ink

paulthenerd, to Jokes
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What do you call an apology written in dots and dashes?

Remorse code

paulthenerd, to science
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We get so much talk of “video game preservation”, this is far more important. We could one day lose vital scientific research. Losing video games would be a bit sad but we’d survive, losing scientific research would be devastating and it would take decades to recover, if we ever do. #Science #Publishing #Preservation

Study finds that we could lose science if publishers go bankrupt

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/study-finds-that-we-could-lose-science-if-publishers-go-bankrupt/

paulthenerd, to sciencefiction
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More for fans

https://storybundle.com/worldsf

paulthenerd, to music
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Went to redownload some from my library that I had previously paid for only to find that the music is nowhere to be found.

Apparently Bandcamp deletes purchased music from libraries when artists/labels pull it from the store. That's less than ideal. Might have to reevaluate my opinion that Bandcamp is a better deal for musicians AND fans.

paulthenerd, to TikTok
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Hypocrisy, thy name is America.

As The US Freaks Out About TikTok, It’s Revealed That The CIA Was Using Chinese Social Media To Try To Undermine The Gov’t There

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/18/as-the-us-freaks-out-about-tiktok-its-revealed-that-the-cia-was-using-chinese-social-media-to-try-to-undermine-the-govt-there/

paulthenerd, to foss
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game got an update. I had fun the time I played it with friends

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/free-and-open-source-action-adventure-rpg-veloren-update-016-out-now/

paulthenerd, to WFH
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Daily reminder that is about commercial real estate and pointless managers justifying their jobs, it is not about productivity or efficiency

paulthenerd, to linux
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All operating systems suck, all that matters is finding one to use that sucks in ways you can tolerate/work around

Same goes for

paulthenerd, to threads
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Are we really going to do the whole discourse again? For gods sake respect the decision of your admin, they are smart enough to do right by their users by acting in keeping with the values the seek to foster for the community.

RickiTarr, to random
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I've been getting old my whole life.

paulthenerd,
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@RickiTarr I was born an old fart

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