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reay

@reay@mastodon.social

Dad. Writer. Amateur photographer. Dabbler in tabletop game design. Fan of books, tabletop/video games, comics, music and movies. Neutral Good. He/him.
Thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://pixelfed.social/reay
https://www.reayjespersen.com/

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reay, to random
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Please mention to your less well educated/willfully ignorant family and friends that it's worth heeding science on this one and wearing protective glasses if they're watching the eclipse.

There's PLENTY of BS flying around from... ahem not scientists... advising people to ignore all advice to do so.

Because while there's loud and proud confidence about it now, there will be zero, "Ignored science and watched the eclipse with my bare eyes and now I'm blind. CHECKMATE, LIBTARDS!" posts later.

lilithsaintcrow, to random
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My daughter: "You know, even if it's from fresh water, we still call it seafood?"

Me (blearily uncaffeinated): "Yeah, because fish food is different."

My daughter: "..."

Me: "...I'll see myself to the coffeepot."

reay,
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@lilithsaintcrow I had a similar discussion with my 13-year-old, who was mulling over why they’re called seagulls even when see them but we live by a lake.

benjancewicz, to random
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Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users

reay,
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@benjancewicz It would be terrible if his alleged genius, narcissism, conspiracy theory boosting and constantly incorrect predictions for how everything will work out, all end up with nowhere to go.

feld, to random
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Q-Tips are one of those American products where every other brand is vastly inferior and I'll never understand why

reay,
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@feld I came across some alleged dollar store brand last year when visiting family that were wood in the middle bit, and they were quite something. Never did find any in the local stores, though.

reay, to mastodon
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Morning, all:
A few questions about migrating to a new instance:

  • Can one keep one’s follows and/or followers?
  • Does the older handle get retained, or is that/can that be deleted?
  • If it’s the former, can it be used in some practical fashion to direct people to the newer handle?
  • Any other questions I should be asking or stuff I should be considering with such a move?



reay, to random
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I try not to be at least A LITTLE bitter when people are jazzed about it being Friday but because of the nature of my jobs, I’m working 23+ hours over tonight and the next two days.

My attempts at such usually fail.

But, sincerely, for those who get a typical break in their work routines, happy Friday.
Enjoy it extra for me. 🙂

reay,
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@lukem Thanks.
I try to focus on the positive of at least getting paid for it, but yeah, it’s a downer at times.

reay, to random
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Curious if Trump will be watching the whole eclipse without any protective eyewear.

reay,
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@APBBlue I was genuinely torn between wanting to throw his cultists in with him in that post but didn’t want to feel any guilt for any of them who may actually do so and are irrevocably damaged by it. Whereas Trump’s gonna Trump, so 🤷‍♂️

kayeluvian, to ai
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Cool I think that's everything we needed - we can switch off the AIs now.

reay,
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@kayeluvian Popes to gauge distance with…

Americans have THE WEIRDEST measurement system.

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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What. The. Fuck?

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/03/china/billionaire-three-body-problem-netflix-intl-hnk/index.html

reay,
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@TheBreadmonkey This story in itself would make for good television.

stux, to random
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Oof.. we just heard a loud bang from downstairs with our elderly neighbors so I called to ask if they needed help. Turns out they did since this time the woman had fallen down

Took some time to calm her and her husband down and checked for injuries, it seems they are lucky every time so far but I’m worried that will end some day..

At least she’s back in bed now :blobcathearts:

Also back to bed for me :blobcatgiggle: :pusheentired:

reay,
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@stux Well done for checking.
Many (most?) wouldn’t have bothered.

18+ feld, to random
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smiley face, disturbing

reay,
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@feld It was evidently free, though, so at least there’s that.

reay, to random
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Last night I took the kiddo to see I Don’t Know How But They Found Me.

VERY impressive band. Hugely talented and very comfortable on stage.

See them if you get the chance.

reay,
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I should add this was at a small venue I’ve been to numerous times and I was disappointed that so many people still have zero clue about how much space they’re taking up, and a bewildering lack of awareness of/not caring about bumping into people.

Maybe I’m just hyper aware of it for myself, but I know when I’ve backed into someone, or bumped them, etc., and I a) apologize and b) strive to avoid it happening again.

Weird how so many others do neither, again and again and again.

reay,
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@falcennial Not the first time I’ve heard this conclusion, which saddens me.

I get when you get brushed or bumped a bit by someone’s huge backpack and they don’t notice, because the thing weighs 80 pounds and that’s a relatively small sensation to detect.

But this one young halter-topped lady (no padding protecting her) was edging back so much that the corner my phone, which I was texting on, was pushing into her ribs.
HARD.

Yet zero acknowledgment or a self-preservation move away at all.

🤔🤷‍♂️

LoganFive, to random
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I don't need advertisements for the show I'm watching while I'm watching the show. You already got me.

reay,
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@LoganFive I’ve had that happen with movies, too. Literally seeing a trailer for the movie I’m there to watch.

reay, to random
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Taking the kiddo to her first concert tonight. Young-ish band at an all-ages show.

Wondering what shirt I should wear to be the most embarrassing dad possible. Current pick is my Rush 2112 t-shirt.

reay,
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@WagesOf No, but that’s a solid pick.

reay, to random
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Important public announcement:

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video/hLttGleU?playlist=oLRZ3mum

reay, to random
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Finally realized that no one was just going to show up and cut my toenails so I finally did them myself.

THANKS, OBAMA.

reay, to random
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New post up:

W̶h̶a̶t̶ I̶ r̶e̶a̶d̶ t̶h̶i̶s̶ m̶o̶n̶t̶h̶ What I’ve been reading for months

https://www.reayjespersen.com/blog-1/2024/04/01/w%cc%b6h%cc%b6a%cc%b6t%cc%b6-i%cc%b6-r%cc%b6e%cc%b6a%cc%b6d%cc%b6-t%cc%b6h%cc%b6i%cc%b6s%cc%b6-m%cc%b6o%cc%b6n%cc%b6t%cc%b6h%cc%b6-what-ive-been-reading-for-months/

(Ok, I DID NOT expect strikethrough text to show up like that in the link... very weird.)

historleans, to Amazon
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“ spent more than $3 million on anti-union consultants last year in its continuing effort to keep organized labor out of its delivery network, according to disclosures filed Saturday with the Labor Department.
The retail giant has been ringing up a large tab hiring “persuaders” who try to convince workers not to form unions. It doled out more than $14 million on such consultants last year as well”: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-anti-union-spending-2023_n_6606cd7ce4b07b59d64d0a42

reay,
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@historleans @aral … makes one wonder how much it would’ve cost them to just pay their workers a decent wage. 🤔

Champagne, to baking
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This is what happens when you bake angry.

reay,
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@Champagne I’d eat that anger.

MnemosyneSinger, to random

Your regular reminder that BMI is bullshit, it was invented 200 years ago by a guy who wasn't a health professional and only used white western European men in his study. It does not measure individual health, it does nothing more than tell you the average height to weight ratio of a white cis male. Basically useless.

reay,
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@MnemosyneSinger @noam I had this reminder when I went to what is considered the best medical facility in the world for a specific operation. They said I’d need to lose fat before they could consider me, which I get, but then cited my BMI as the evidence for that conclusion, which made me wonder how they have such a glowing reputation.

Even logically the BMI is dumb. Muscle is more dense than fat. If I was a body builder, the BMI would suggest I was still unfit. 🤷‍♂️

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