Today's call starts in less than two hours. Looking forward to chatting with everyone and hoping to see some new faces!

@jarkman @grajohnt @yagfox yes! That's what I was thinking. Just need to figure out how to make person-sized springs now 😉

Trying out YouTube music for a bit. First impression: what a chaotic home screen! And why are there all these videos? And why aren’t you telling me what these audio quality settings mean?

Let’s compare. YouTube is a mess of “PICK ME PICK ME” and that omnipresent UI cue which hints you can scroll - but because they’ve used the same trick in both directions it just kinda looks like the content doesn’t fit on the screen.

Tidal is much simpler. A selection of “recently played” at the top and then the autogenerated playlists. Sufficient spacing that the UI doesn’t feel too cluttered. That said, things do get a little more cluttered as you scroll down.

Re: @jedda’s post on HOAs:

Oh man, I’m so happy we don’t have an HOA where I live! That said, it’s a relatively small neighborhood (~100 homes) and we don’t seem to have any meaningful problems to deal with.

There are 2 “shared” road entrances that we collectively fund the maintenance for—literally just a sign on the wall for how to (optionally) contribute for supplies and what day to show up to paint and what tools to bring for landscaping stuff. Works fine! https://notes.jeddacp.com/our-homeowners-association-saga/

Thing 1 has just moved in with Thing 2*, largely so T1 could escape Salt Lake City to get a bit of a fresh start in the Seattle area. I’ve been laughing to myself about “the olden days” because way back, they would have had a landline at home and I could have called it and asked for one or the other. It’s just so weird that this “calling a place where a person is likely to be” instead of “calling a person directly” behavior is just, like, gone completely now.

* T1 and T2 are my adult sons

I received an email from the California Secretary of State that I'm registered to vote. This will be my first time voting in America now that I'm an official citizen.

🗳️🇺🇸

Worst game ever.

#retro #retrocomputing #windows #funny

@mcc is there... is there a sublime text theme for vs code?

"Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend MarketingLand. Besides learning that being a Zoom DJ is a job, my biggest takeaway was that no one in this space really realises what's on the horizon."

The people running the marketing, social media, and branding of many important organisations have no idea how much potential the social web holds.

https://forbetter.ghost.io/marketing-in-uncharted-territory/

#Fediverse #Blog #Marketing #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

I think a part of this problem, for me at least, is that so much of modern web culture is geared towards side hustles. After all, the primary way to make money online is to convince others you can help them make money online. That culture quietly creates an underlying itch/pressure to make everything a “thing.” I’m pretty anti-monetization, but still must actively fight this weird self-imposed pressure to make a hobby/project/experiment a bigger thing than it needs to be. https://social.lol/@yordi/113250060392214030

bunpup might be a bit weak-willed by posting a pic with the #FatCockFriday tag, only cause someone said it'd be be fun,,,

#transnsfw #locktober #lockedgirl #fatcockfriday

Story of my trip to Iceland so far: exquisite landscape meets mediocre phone photographer. Landscape wins.

Live now! Link to join at https://www.conferencechats.org/.

bun is very soft and has great boobs, wanna see it play with them? :3

bun "accidentally" impulsively bought electric dog collars so that it can make an OpenShock set

anyone wanna pay the bun for some customs video so that it does not have to worry about this silly decision?

(obviously, if you tip the bun, you'll be able to tase it once the thing is done)

@revk as bad as it sounds, chicken nuggets and chips is always a safe option.

Due to the nature of my parents restaurant at the time, that for the real young & fussier kids was always a safe option.

Ones that were older and wanting more "proper" food then ordered from the normal menu.

@Edent i think the MG Cyberster launches here soon. That’s a relatively small two seater convertible, like a MX-5.

I asked ChatGPT how to wire a standard UK plug using the new canvas feature...

It's #BandcampFriday and the brand new Alien Alarms album "Utopia Or Dystopia?" just dropped: tell your friends!

https://alienalarms.bandcamp.com/album/utopia-or-dystopia

#newmusic #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic #Philosophy #poetry #spokenword #utopia #dystopia #diymusic

Mae mor brag did o hyd i le diogel ar-lein lle nad oes neb yn dweud pethau negyddol am fy lliw, gwahaniaeth, diffyg taldra, symudedd cyfyngedig neu hyd yn oed fy llysieuaeth.
Diolch Twt Cymru!

@FediTips is the fediverse named after Kevin Federline?

I'm looking for a student for an M.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Calgary. *This is a fully funded position.*

The project: building tools to help understand how "retro" video games were made under amazingly constrained circumstances. While it's a CS position, this is interdisciplinary work done in collaboration with archaeologists and others.

Needs: strong coding skills, good writing abilities. Ideally: low-level, reverse engineering, or compiler experience.

The 51st, a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C., built from the discarded timbers of DCist, launched today at https://51st.news Their spring Kickstarter brought in $250K.

“Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better.”

So glad we at Outpost got to help a bit (and get to keep helping) and there’s real momentum in the media world of journalists doing for themselves - mutually. #journalism #localjournalism #DC #WashingtonDC

Is your beard playing hide and seek? With Verdant Gent products, it’ll stay front and center! Visit 🍃💪😄
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#beardcare #shaving #grooming #mensfashion #shopsmall #shophandmade #verdantgent

@gabboman man FUCK nestle all my homies hate nestle

Handmade kaleidoscope, no digital image, handcrafted #kaleidoscope #handmade #artsandcrafts #artofmastodon

I love ffmpeg's error messages

"big_values too big"

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the gauge cluster on the top of the Nikon 35Ti? Is this not just amazing? This is on a 35mm pocket camera.
It just tickles something inside me. I adore it.

The Masjid Nabawi Gate DXF GA0010 digital design drawing was made using a manual sketch at the beginning, Inspired by the design of the gate of the Prophet's Mosque located in Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

https://www.designifier.com/product/masjid-nabawi-gate-dxf-ga0010/

#Designifier #lasercut #lasercutting #laser #laserengraving #handmade #acrylic #cnc #engraving #laserengraved #woodworking #lasercutter #laserengrave #lasercutwood #crafting #woodcraft #diecut #masjidnabawi #madinahmunawwarah #masjidalnabawi #haramsharif

@losttourist @lyndamerry484 Content Warning: There’s no Dexy’s but there is Paul McCartney. This might result in a few expletives from some of the #totp tooters 😀

@FediThing @rysiek

Always. Be. Demoing.