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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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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

skaeth, to books
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?

At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?

My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/

@bookstodon

paulthenerd,
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@skaeth @bookstodon absolutely no shame in DNFing a book if you’re not enjoying it. It could be simply that I’m not in the mood for it at that moment but would enjoy it later or it could just be that the book isn’t for me whatever the reason

paulthenerd, to superbowl
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Apparently the is rigged in a deep state plot involving and her endorsement of Biden in the 2024 election. I kinda want the to win it now just to see the nut jobs lose their minds

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taylor-swift-targeted-conspiracies-chiefs-super-bowl-1234955940/

paulthenerd, to music
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What was the first album you ever bought with your own money? Mine was Britney Spears Baby One More Time and I listened to the crap out of it

paulthenerd, to AppleMusic
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"New AI features for to create “auto-generated playlists”

If they can make use of to suggest songs within the context of a themed playlist I'm creating, that would be a use case for AI that I can get behind

thinks 18 might be the ‘biggest’ iOS update ever

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/28/ios-18-new-features-apple-biggest-update-ever/

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/

paulthenerd, to VideoGames
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This looks an awful lot like Hollow Knight, is there nothing this crowd won't rip off? Also, how about actually finishing development of a game before releasing another? You already have 3 games in early access

dev's upcoming Metroidvania switches developer credit as it drops a new demo

https://www.eurogamer.net/palworld-devs-upcoming-metroidvania-switches-developer-credit-as-it-drops-a-new-demo#comments

paulthenerd, to linux
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All needs now is the ability for application developers to charge for their hard work

paulthenerd, to generationx
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Yeah, it’s not just I think you’ll find. I’ve always struggled with job interviews. Employers really should look into better ways of assessing candidates

Gen Z struggles with job interviews. Can we really blame them?

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/jan/18/job-interviews-gen-z-careers

Gustodon, to random
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Sometimes I get embarrassed because I'm from the same planet as Donald Trump.

Then I remember I'm also from the same planet as Led Zeppelin.

paulthenerd,
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@Gustodon Queen in my case. They are the band who got me into music

Alice, (edited ) to random
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If Guy Fieri says "redonkulous" for "ridiculous" then word algebra concludes that he calls his dick his donk.

paulthenerd,
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@Alice Honky Tonk Badickadick.

Actually that makes sense in the context of that song

ChrisMayLA6, to books
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Here's a handy guide to check yourself against; which way do you display/store/shelve your #Books?

I have so many that I fit a number of different categories depending on which part of he house you're in.... I doubt I'm alone in my pluralist shelving habits

@bookstodon
#readersofMastodon

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/shelf-absorbed-nine-ways-to-arrange-your-bookshelves-and-what-they-say-about-you

paulthenerd,
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@ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon Mine are stored in folders tagged my author and then series :P

paulthenerd, to fediverse
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Reason the is better than Twitter number 46834: when you search for you actually get lovely photos of snowy scenery

paulthenerd, to music
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is a broken business model, and that sub headline is a crucial statistic because the biggest streaming platform will now not be paying a dime for less than 1000 streams. Something needs to change because this is not good for the future of music no matter what techbro apologist journalists will have you believe

Around a quarter of music on streaming services didn’t get played at all in 2023, new study finds
And over 86 per cent got played less than 1,000 times

https://www.nme.com/news/music/around-quarter-music-streaming-services-didnt-get-played-at-all-in-2023-3571732

janbartosik, to books
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There are exceptions, sure. But they are as rare as an honest politician.

@bookstodon @knihy

paulthenerd,
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@janbartosik @bookstodon @knihy I don't think books and movies are comparable, and one can't really be better than the other because they are two very different forms of story telling each with different constraints. Its like comparing apples and oranges really

dgar, to random
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paulthenerd,
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@dgar "get off the internet, I need to use the phone"

paulthenerd, to apple
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Still paid a ludicrous sum but is the only big tech company that has cut the pay of the CEO in recent years? Does count as 'big tech'? Telling that they are the only companies not laying staff off as well

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total pay drops to $63 million for 2023

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/11/tim-cook-total-pay-compensation-2023/

paulthenerd, to ai
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The Awesome Rise of AI… You Must be Choking

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/12/the-awesome-rise-of-ai-you-must-be-choking/

paulthenerd, to Steamdeck
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I've said it before about the slew of powerful and expensive handheld gaming devices that have come on the market since the , but I'll say it again....people who buy handheld devices don't really want an expensive and powerful device that compromises portability. They want a light, ergonomic, affordable device that gives satisfactory performance for the games they play. have known this for decades which is why they've had the market cornered. Other companies don't seem to get it

Enter this

AYANEO NEXT LITE handheld announced with SteamOS Linux

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ayaneo-next-lite-handheld-announced-with-steamos-linux/

paulthenerd, to ai
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Hot take: if it is impossible to create tools without copyrighted material, what you do is ask creators for their permission to use said material then compensate and credit them appropriately. You do NOT steal the material and then ask forgiveness later. That is

paulthenerd, to random
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Hmmm I still don't see what's happening with subscription services like Netflix as "". I see it as the inevitable evolution of a fundamentally limited business model.

2023 Word of the Year is “enshittification”

https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/

palmoildetectives, to vegan

The largest and most colourful old world monkeys – Mandrills get even brighter coloured when excited. They are from and . Help them survive and be , https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/

The largest and most colourful old world monkeys – Mandrills get even brighter coloured when excited. They are from and . Help them survive and be , https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/
The largest and most colourful old world monkeys – Mandrills get even brighter coloured when excited. They are from and . Help them survive and be , https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/
The largest and most colourful old world monkeys – Mandrills get even brighter coloured when excited. They are from and . Help them survive and be , https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/

paulthenerd,
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@palmoildetectives it’s a pity most of the butter alternatives that are marketed as vegan friendly contain palm oil, including many nut butters. Also need to watch out for the “sustainable palm oil” greenwashing tripe

StillIRise1963, to random
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Infinite growth is a concept that should be applied to one's mind, not a business.

paulthenerd,
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@StillIRise1963 no one's mind has the capacity for infinite growth any more than a business does

paulthenerd, to vegan
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Lots of scaremongering about missed vitamins and nutrients in a diet. Truth is if you’re planning your meals (which you should be doing anyway even on an omnivore diet) and using whole food ingredients (which again you should be doing anyway), then you will be fine.

Enjoy eating healthier and enjoy the cost savings.

paulthenerd, to books
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I “only” read 11 books in 2023 (not including audiobooks as I listened to quite a lot of those) but I don’t feel any less accomplished than someone else who read 50. I enjoyed the crap out of all 11 books

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