violinguy

violinguy, 1 day ago to Watches

This is one that grew on me. It's a Parnis Chinese automatic PVC coated #watches #watchesofmastodon

skinnylatte, 10 days ago to food

More soy toots: when you buy soy sauce look at the ingredient list and label.

If it has ‘hydrolyzed soy protein’, it’ll be roughly the same quality as ‘cheap Chinese restaurant takeout soy sauce packets’. Soy sauce made from chemical processes. It doesn’t taste good to me and is usually amped up with sugar.

If it just says ‘soy beans’, and the label says ‘naturally brewed’ or ‘naturally fermented’ or ‘first draw soy sauce’ it will be pretty good.

#Food

violinguy, 11 days ago to Watches

Boderry titanium field watch automatic NH35 screw down crown. Available at Boderry.com. Chinese made made well. There's a bronze version too. #watches #watchesofmastodon

violinguy, 15 days ago to Watches

50s vin age Tissot bumper automatic #watches #watchesofmastodon . What's a bumper movement?
The bumper movement is a type of automatic movement that uses a rotating weight, or rotor, to wind the mainspring. The rotor is attached to a pivot, which allows it to swing back and forth within a limited arc

pluralistic, 17 days ago to random

All digital businesses have the technical capacity to enshittify: the ability to change the underlying functions of the business from moment to moment and user to user, allowing for the rapid transfer of value between business customers, end users and shareholders:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/19/twiddler/

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/24/naming-names/#prabhakar-raghavan

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violinguy, 21 days ago to Watches

This is a Berny titanium mechaquartz ##watches with sapphire hardened chrystal -nice little field watch #watchesofmastodon

violinguy, 23 days ago to Watches

Addiesdive #watches #watchesofmastodon very well lumed outer and inner ring. More style than many Chinese watches. May be a homage to a Hamilton

StillIRise1963, 27 days ago to random

I still can’t get over the fact that people discussed trickle down economics like it made any fucking sense.

18+ pluralistic, 1 month ago to random

With Pluralistic, the solo blog I founded 4 years ago, I've moved into longer, more synthetic essays that try to connect the things that caught my attention today with all those things I've written about for the past two decades. That's also proven very fruitful:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/20/fore/#synthesis

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yaelwrites, 1 month ago to random

@pluralistic I was worried my expectations would be too high but your book is mind blowing; thank you for putting it out into the world 💕

violinguy, 1 month ago to random

I'm not sure. This is a 60s to early 70s Gruen watch with a domed crystal. # #watchesofmastodon

StillIRise1963, 2 months ago to random

Dear women,

ALWAYS have secret money just in case you find yourself in a situation.

Love,

An older woman

dangillmor, 4 months ago to random

Historian Timothy Snyder asks us -- all of us -- if we understand the whirlwind we are going to reap if we sell out Ukraine. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/23878

Everything will get worse if this happens. Everything.

Mrfunkedude, 4 months ago to random

This is your reminder not to censor yourself because you're afraid you'll lose followers.

Only the people who stay are worth knowing who you are. Be you. Be as much as yourself as you want to put out there, but be yourself.

We need more sincere people who aren't trying to put on a show to get followers. People just being themselves. Sometimes goofy, sometimes angry, sometimes brilliant, but always true selves.

To me, that's what makes a great social media platform. People being who they are.

violinguy, 5 months ago to random

Time has named Taylor Swift its person of the year making it the first time Swifties have heard of Time Magazine.

violinguy, 8 months ago to random

Citizen eco drive chronograph was
my companion today.

rbreich, 9 months ago to random

Just a random reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

MeanwhileinCanada, 9 months ago to random

It's not the heat, it's the hum - an induced climate crisis.

donni, 9 months ago to random

something bad happens
This means my worst fears are correct
something good happens
This means nothing

Deglassco, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to history

In 1920, Mamie Smith became the FIRST Black American to record a Blues song. "Crazy Blues” ushered in a new era of "race records.” Previously, white singers copied Black vocal styles in blues recordings, while Black entertainers like Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, & Bessie Smith were confined to the "Chitlin Circuit." Mamie Smith’s success paved the way for black blues & jazz musicians to thrive.

https://youtu.be/OiJrBgbwsJw

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@blackmastodon @BlackMastodon #BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #music

DarthPutinKGB, 9 months ago to random

Day 506 of my 3 day war. It’s going so well I am having a purge of any vaguely competent general.

I remain a master strategist.

ricmac, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to threads

Poll: If #Threads goes ahead with its plan to add #ActivityPub, will you follow one or more Threads users in your Mastodon account?

rbreich, 10 months ago to random

The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 45 years has shifted $50 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. That’s $50 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of working Americans.

The wealth doesn’t “trickle down.” It gushes up.

georgetakei, 10 months ago to random

Trump lawyer Lin Wood, who spread false election conspiracies and tried to overturn the 2020 election, has agreed to permanent retirement from the practice rather than likely disbarment.