Googled “I’m always angry” because I couldn’t remember how the Bruce Banner line goes. From the results I think I may be on some sort of watch list for people with anger management issues.
This is oddly gripping. I had plans for this morning and they’ve all been usurped by Tram Curling.
https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/115196483411136708
Today’s cursed sentence: “This bundle includes the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game and Talking Flower Figure. Please note: Talking Flower does not talk.”
I've noticed that there havent been many (any?) Proud Boy, Patriot Front, or Oath Keeper demonstrations recently.
I've also noticed that ICE is using common Patriot Front tactics - like arriving in Penske Moving Trucks and a lack of professionalism in regards to pushing, provoking, and handling bystanders.
I think its obvious that the Trump regime has brought all of his brown shirts in under the fold and are providing them with training, weapons, resources, and pay.
Today’s irritating problem, my coffee grinder is making (unhealthy, mechanical) grinding noises when it runs. It’s almost impossible to usefully Google for grinding noises from a coffee grinder though.
“Hey, Siri, stop”
“Pause in the kitchen?”
Oh come on. There’s one place in the entire world any of my Apple devices are playing media right now. What else would I be asking for?
I hope everyone gets the accolades they deserve today!
@LewisWorkshop @idnorton I think the bike hire point is more relevant than busses that can carry bikes. Ubiquitous bike/scooter rental has transformed my city’s bus network for me because they make the perfect last mile hop from the nearest bus stop to my actual destination, and I’m not stuck with a bike to worry about when I make it to the pub.
A random thought for you. I think it’s commonly accepted that the ideal rate of unprosecuted crime is not zero, think things like starving people stealing food, or busking without a license. However, politicians can never be seen to say anything other than “crime is terrible, we’ll stamp it out”. I’m not sure it’s possible to resolve those two things, especially since politicians will also ~never repeal existing laws.
The boy is back at school, which means Monday is a 7 mile walk followed by a pub lunch while I wait for the train home. I think this has fixed me.
Hi folks - I'm looking for books about or based around narrowboats and canals. Fiction or nonfiction is fine. Thanks for any recommendations!
#canals #narrowboats #bookstodon #gongoozler
UK people, it’s emergency alert test day, where are you going to watch the ensuing chaos? I’m thinking I might pop out to the local supermarket for it.
Hey gang, I really need a job. UK, remote, something to do with computers.
I've been doing all sorts of software plumbing for a decade now, I can speak C, Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, even a bit of Assembly for certain architectures in a pinch.
I might not be extremely specialized in any one area but you bet I can solve that one nagging problem you're not sure what specialist you need for. I've done frontend, backend, embedded, everything.
Please boost!
@LuluHelle @gothintheshell I’m absolutely fuming that “pay not to be tracked” was found legal. GDPR had so much potential but of course the big corporations stepped right up to the line, and then made a business model out of crossing it.
“You’ll get more conservative as you age” says the establishment, as I go from cheering on Tom Clancy novels in my teenage years to thinking maybe it’s time we gave anarchism a chance in my 40s.
David Graeber explained how in our system, the poor are always expected to pay their Debts and those in Debt are made to feel as if they did something wrong - almost like they committed a crime.
But of course, corporations are never expected to pay their Debts.
@Edent I mean my plan was to sit and play games today but if I must. [Enrolls in seminary]
Bought a book to learn electronics and the first tutorial is literally "lick a battery"???
Nerd sniped a Discord full of lifelong gamers by mentioning my 70 year old Dad has decided it’s time to give these new fangled video games a try. Other than Forza Horizon I have no idea where to start. Requirements are that it’s on Game Pass or Apple Arcade, because I’m not stumping up for a whole console so he can decide he doesn’t like it a week later.
Ugh. The internet is dying under the weight of SEO/ad slot optimised content. I just read what felt like about 3,000 words on how to clean climbing shoes which came down to “use warm water soap, don’t machine wash”.
My taxi driver on the proliferation of flags along the route home “oh, I think they’re just trying to send a message to the government”. I don’t think he was ready for me spending the rest of the journey shooting down his straw man arguments. “You can’t call that many people racists”. Just fucking watch me buddy.
What is the phenomenon that causes all TV shows to eventually make a fake documentary set in the world of their TV show? Is it that script writers have a burning desire to tell the story of how hard it is making TV?