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For general mental-health/lack-of-spoons reasons, I'm going to largely step away from social media through the end of 2023 - and...

For general mental-health/lack-of-spoons reasons, I'm going to largely step away from social media through the end of 2023 - and possibly beyond. I don't have a bazillion followers or anything - but I do have a few, and it just feels polite to let ppl know.

Stay At Home Choir doing Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu". A reminder that people working together can produce amazing...

Stay At Home Choir doing Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu". A reminder that people working together can produce amazing beauty...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59jCrujLJU

Having become Slightly Active on a social medium for the first time since CompuServe was a thing, I am rediscovering the jolt of endorphins...

Having become Slightly Active on a social medium for the first time since CompuServe was a thing, I am rediscovering the jolt of endorphins from Being Noticed.

Fortunately, I am old enough to not start seeking that In Excess. But it's good to be reminded of why ppl behave like they do on social media.

So this was **18 years ago** and I feel...even older now. Unfortunately for all of us, the UJ revolution got stuck in committee and was...

So this was **18 years ago** and I feel...even older now. Unfortunately for all of us, the UJ revolution got stuck in committee and was superceded by the search for a new minister:

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/carroll/article/JON-CARROLL-3324002.php

birdsite thoughtsWait, Twitter is rebranding as X? Who knew?!?Wow, I really am inside the "Mastodon Bubble", huh.

birdsite thoughts

Wait, Twitter is rebranding as X? Who knew?!?

Wow, I really am inside the "Mastodon Bubble", huh.

The most important bit of enlightenment one can achieve in our modern technical world is this: "When told 'You haven't sent...

The most important bit of enlightenment one can achieve in our modern technical world is this: "When told 'You haven't sent this email, did you really mean to press Delete?' one should **always** say 'yes'."

"Why am I spending so much time on soc-media these days?!? I don't think I used to be this bad!"You weren't you *idiot* -...

"Why am I spending so much time on soc-media these days?!? I don't think I used to be this bad!"

You weren't you *idiot* - you checked like 5 ppl on Twitter and 3 subreddits, max. Then SocialMediaMeltdown happened and you got onto Mastodon, mostly as a protest against enshittification.

And the gorram engagement **got me**. Damn you, you Interesting People! /me shakes fist

Everyone keeps framing the "Mastodon is Too Hard for most people" debate as a critique of the server-choice/sign-up UX. It's...

Everyone keeps framing the "Mastodon is Too Hard for most people" debate as a critique of the server-choice/sign-up UX. It's not.

"Mastodon is Too Hard", because it **requires agency** from its users. You can't sit back and watch it flow by. You have to make decisions, all the time - what server?, who to follow, look at hashtags, make lists.

As a result of generations of training, "most" users are on social media for entertainment - not engagement. You can't fix that in software.

@ThreeGoodThings? How about 3 good books?* Travis Baldree's "Legends and Lattes"* Nathan Lowell's "Quarter...

@ThreeGoodThings? How about 3 good books?

* Travis Baldree's "Legends and Lattes"
* Nathan Lowell's "Quarter Share"
* Lois McMaster Bujold's "Curse of Chalion"

#ThreeGoodThings #bujold #baldree #lowell #chalion #LegendsAndLattes #SolarClipper

I discovered a lot of new (to me) (I'm VERY late to many parties) music/artists over COVID; helped keep me sane.3 artists/songs/videos...

I discovered a lot of new (to me) (I'm VERY late to many parties) music/artists over COVID; helped keep me sane.

3 artists/songs/videos that have really stuck with me:

* Billie Eilish, "Happier Than Ever"
* Nightwish, "Ghost Love Score" (esp the 2013 Wakken performance)
and more recently,
* Ren, "Hi Ren"

#3goodthings @3goodthings

Life Hack: If you have a mouthful of wine, DO NOT sneeze.That is all.

Life Hack: If you have a mouthful of wine, DO NOT sneeze.

That is all.

"Default to open" is an ethical choice. "Be open to a specific entity" is a social contract. I can be a strong supporter...

"Default to open" is an ethical choice. "Be open to a specific entity" is a social contract. I can be a strong supporter of open protocols, while also being perfectly fine with closing the blast doors through which people have been Setting Me On Fire for decades. This is not A Conundrum, nor hypocrisy.

This Doonesbury strip ran 50 years ago May 29 : https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1973/5/29

This Doonesbury strip ran 50 years ago May 29 : https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1973/5/29

Meditation after a day of Getting Shit Done: It feels so damn good to get task-list-items checked off. **WHY**, dammit, do I procrastinate...

Meditation after a day of Getting Shit Done: It feels so damn good to get task-list-items checked off. **WHY**, dammit, do I procrastinate so hard?!?

Brain and brain, what is brain?!?

No, I'm not addicted to #rimworld. Yes, I can stop whenever I want. I just need to do this little bit of cleanup and finish this one...

No, I'm not addicted to #rimworld. Yes, I can stop whenever I want. I just need to do this little bit of cleanup and finish this one quest. "It's 1:15 and I have work in the morning", you say? Um...dammit.

Spend half my time puttering around keeping the house clean and fixed up, and the other half going back to school for (probably multiple)...

Spend half my time puttering around keeping the house clean and fixed up, and the other half going back to school for (probably multiple) History degrees

In a discussion around crypto-currency, NFTs, and @web3isgreat, my (adult) daughter said:"(shrug) If they can't explain how their...

In a discussion around crypto-currency, NFTs, and @web3isgreat, my (adult) daughter said:

"(shrug) If they can't explain how their NFTs make it easier to acquire Pretty Math Rocks for my D&D game, than just getting 'real' money and spending it on Etsy, I am Uninterested."

Being raised as a roleplayer has saved Yet Another Soul... :)

Can I sue PayPal for fraud once they've sent me *ten* "Last Chance to Apply for a PayPal Mastercard!" messages?You keep using...

Can I sue PayPal for fraud once they've sent me *ten* "Last Chance to Apply for a PayPal Mastercard!" messages?

You keep using that word "last" - I do not think it means what you think it means...

No, classmates.com, nobody I knew in high school wants to see a current picture. Leave us all the illusion that everyone we knew Back Then,...

No, classmates.com, nobody I knew in high school wants to see a current picture. Leave us all the illusion that everyone we knew Back Then, is still young and beautiful and smiling.

(Thinking they all still have 1980 Hair is bad enough...)

Watching #ilyAIMY on live stream after attending a house-concert Sunday. Love watching talented ppl be passionate about music. Find 'em...

Watching #ilyAIMY on live stream after attending a house-concert Sunday. Love watching talented ppl be passionate about music. Find 'em here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cpl0g7WwI0