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2025-03-15 05:06:14

Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian just bought Digg.
I didn’t see that coming.
Are we going to see Delicious and StumbleUpon make a comeback too?
https://archive.is/2025.03.06-091247/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/digg-alexis-ohanian-kevin-rose.html

2025-03-14 18:46:58

I watched Mark Carney’s first speech as Canada’s new Prime Minister.
And for the first time in my lifetime, a Canadian Prime Minister has voiced aspirations about transforming Canada into a superpower.
Not “middle” power. Superpower.
https://youtu.be/2a5EUGjobwc

2025-03-14 17:40:59

For the past two weeks, I’ve done nothing except watch the situation with tariffs unfold. And to say it’s been stressful is an understatement.
But the other truth: there’s extreme fear.
And fear creates a terrible bias. People are bound to sell everything they own if they believe their house is burning down.

2025-03-14 15:56:31

This, right here, might not be much but it’s vastly improved messaging compared to what the U.S. has been saying to Canada for months.
Therefore, it’s an improvement—even if modest.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11081772/u-s-trade-tariffs-lutnick-canada/

2025-03-13 19:31:22

Brits make a lot of B movie trash.
But what makes these movies so funny is that they employ trained theatre actors for this B movie trash.

2025-03-13 06:14:02

You all need to understand that Trump is literally threatening war with Canada.
He’s not trolling. He’s talking about invasion.
https://youtu.be/x2fgN01mra0

2025-03-12 21:01:06

First Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need anything from Canada—not even our energy.
Now he’s butthurt because, in fact, the U.S. actually needs Canada. Without it, millions of Americans can’t power their homes.
Well, Americans now know what’s on the table. Things can get worse.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/trump-says-ontario-shouldnt-be-playing-with-electricity-ahead-of-fords-meeting-in-washington/

2025-03-12 04:05:21

Bum Farto lived a legendary life that was fitting of his name.
https://youtu.be/QbuizFv4jZA

2025-03-11 21:32:16

You think corporate America is happy with Trump?
$4T of value has been already wiped away since this trade war with Canada. And that’s only for now.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/trump-business-roundtable-ceos-stock-market.html

2025-03-11 20:59:35

Look at that.
Trump “respects” Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Calls him a “very strong man.”
And he’s only saying this because millions of Americans were on the precipice of real harm.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-government-says-premier-in-talks-with-potential-overseas-heavy-oil-buyer/ https://image.nostr.build/86b9577b3fb170bb685497afbaebdddde7e842eb1dc5bff0e27f0a441ef90eb6.jpg

2025-03-11 19:48:35

Now that Doug Ford is meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to negotiate, Ontario is suspending the electricity surcharge.
What have we learned from this? Trump only respects force.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11076308/doug-ford-donald-trump-tariff-hike/

2025-03-10 22:31:54

South Korea is already pitching itself to Canada as a military supplier.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/submarine-deal-south-korea-canada-us-relations

2025-03-10 21:41:06

Here in Vancouver, all American beer and alcohol is now banned—removed from store shelves.
These tariffs on Canada still aren’t top of mind to Americans, but they will be once it hits their pocketbook.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-bans-all-u-s-alcohol-at-government-stores-in-response-to-trump-tariffs-1.7479629

2025-03-10 19:53:18

North America’s oldest company—formed in 1670—is on the verge of bankruptcy.
If Hudson’s Bay Company dies, an important piece of history does too.
https://vancouversun.com/news/canada-hudsons-bay-creditor-protection

2025-03-10 19:20:24

I asked my very conservative mom if she still likes Trump.
She told me, “Nope, he’s downright evil.”
“Why?” I asked her.
“Because he wants to destroy Canada,” she answered, “And make us American.”

2025-03-10 03:27:55

Three months ago, I said the Liberals had zero chance of staying in power.
Then Trump happened.
And now Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader. This guy not only steered us through the 2008 recession, he helped the UK through Brexit. So I think he can help us through Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/americas/canada-liberal-party-chooses-carney-leader-intl-latam/index.html

2025-03-04 04:58:06

Once people stop buying junk bonds, that’s when I’ll start worrying.
Because that means there’s zero appetite for risking, and everyone is fleeing towards safety.

2025-02-25 17:31:14

$TSLA should fall into a crater because it has a P/E ratio of 147.63, and that’s even after a 25% decline over the past month.
The only reason it hasn’t yet is because Tesla is a cult.
But money doesn’t give a damn about your warm feelings for Elon.

2025-02-25 16:58:57

I’m the exact opposite of Gordon Gekko.
Gordon Gekko says, “Greed is good.”
Nah, fear—for lack of a better word—is good.
Fear, my friends, fear... it's the breakfast of champions. You think I make decisions based on sunshine and lollipops? On warm, fuzzy feelings?
Please. Fear is the great motivator. It's the cold, hard slap in the face that wakes you from your complacent slumber.

2025-02-25 16:48:31

Stock market sentiment is now “extreme fear”.
I like extreme fear. 😃
Yes, Trump, tariffs, inflation. I get it. But the net effect is that fear is fear—and fear (not greed) is good.

2025-02-19 08:32:28

This article was shared on Lemmy, saying that BlackRock is predicting a recession “unlike any other”.
But that article was written in December 2022, literally at the *bottom* of a stock market downturn.
Since then, the market has gone up drastically. And we’re now at an all-time-high. BlackRock was sure wrong, weren’t they?
In fact, the “experts” are wrong all the time. At least, in terms of what they publicly say. 😉
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/blackrock-recession-warning-stock-market-analysis-2023-economic-outlook-2022-12?op=1

2025-02-19 05:18:45

#DeepSeek popped the #AI bubble! It's triggering the collapse of the #StockMarket!
At least, that's what everyone else was telling me.
But look at the stock market today. The NASDAQ Composite is close to it's all time high. And what's more, nobody noticed!
What's going on? Simple: people always pay attention to bad news.
In fact, the rich want you to pay attention to bad news: the more you buy into gloom and doom, the more likely you are to sell your assets so they can buy it up at a pittance. https://image.nostr.build/0402da7c602f442d60fb9408f54fee6b836e1f18da396821aa0a229a53946b69.jpg

2025-02-19 00:26:47

If you’re anti-immigrant, it stands to reason that you’d also be misogynist, anti-abortion and anti-LGBT.
Without immigrants, a nation state would need more reproduction. That is, if they want access to cheap labour.
So how to get cheap labour without immigration?

2025-02-19 00:16:54

Just bought these Sony MDR-EX15LP in-ear headphones.
They’re not amazing, but for $10—decent. They fit well in the ear. And as far as treble is concerned, they’re all right.
However, the bass leaves a lot to be desired. That said, they don’t sound tinny, and at least there’s bass. https://image.nostr.build/eab8dfb77f479038184996da1c3457ea6dda2a7d60c5c42591b205928a644c85.jpg

2025-02-18 18:21:38

#Elgg is getting an #ActivityPub plugin!
Now if you’re not familiar with Elgg, it’s one of the first ever open source social media platforms. It launched all the way back in 2004 and was founded by Ben Werdmuller and Dave Tosh.
I remember installing Elgg 15 years ago, playing around with it for a bit, and not doing much with it because there wasn’t anyone I knew who used it. So ActivityPub will definitely extend its network effect.
https://github.com/RiverVanRain/activitypub/wiki/Welcome#groups

2025-02-18 07:14:19

So I’ve been thinking about this.
If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership, I will vote Liberal for the first time in my life.
What Canada needs now is an economist. Someone who can out-business Trump. Who can broker trade deals with Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

2025-02-18 06:52:30

Well, I went to the gym today.
It’s the second day in a row that I went to the gym. I hadn’t been to the gym in at least a week. In my defence, I had a minor head cold. But I was in the gym today—and I plan on going to the gym again this week.

2025-02-18 02:28:59

Sister Sledge - He’s the Greatest Dancer / Somebody Loves Me (1979)
The disco era had a lot of great bass, but I’d say “He’s the Greatest Dancer” is one of the best—probably tied with “Good Times”. And funny enough, Nile Rodgers wrote both songs. “He’s the Greatest Dancer” was supposed to be a Chic song. The B-side is a nice too. https://image.nostr.build/e78a2f13069142af867ed8ce8c7f223c10ad281174a3d4e416b7694b5cb533d3.jpg

2025-02-18 02:09:02

Shonen Knife - Rock Animals (1993)
One of the most punk rock bands to ever exist—precisely because they’re a bunch of Japanese girls singing about cute boys, kitties high on catnip, and delicious mushrooms.
Also one of my favourite bands ever. https://image.nostr.build/c30ccf698e6a100c387410c502ee77e198f8d4ba5306e1a11d88765881c8c2ba.jpg

2025-02-17 05:09:26

A split 7” single of Fire-Toolz and R23X.
Oddly, I bought this as a retro game convention. And it’s an intriguing mix of synthwave and death metal. Shouldn’t work but it does. https://image.nostr.build/4b302aacdf67f9f0582323fb4d55af10a24d2217bcc323710628214ca54107a5.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2112ec39e3d4c3f340ba5a98e093d94382117b10366d1d6f4f9f5b8385dc203d.jpg

2025-02-17 04:28:33

This series, Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch, is damn cool.
For a year, I lived in Brooklyn. And the first time I encountered a block party, that was when hip hop became real to me because we don’t have anything like that in Vancouver.
And these performances, that’s what real hip hop is like.
https://youtu.be/f2Acl7TJfQ0

2025-02-17 03:54:44

Infinity Song is reviving soft rock. And I mean that as a compliment.
Because this band is the successor to the Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac.
Seriously, this song slays.
https://youtu.be/TNyr9xPgMRM

2025-02-16 09:26:38

Live performance of The Laughing Dogs playing their song I Need a Million.
And the guy with the beard later on did most of the voices for Team Rocket in Pokémon.
https://youtu.be/kqceZjbFVXo

2025-02-16 09:19:41

Today, I was listening to The Laughing Dogs, the 1970s New York punk band that was popular at CBGBs and toured with Blondie and Patti Smith.
As I was looking at who the band members, I saw that Carter Cathcart played keyboards.
Wait… the famous anime voice actor?!
Yes, the very same Carter Cathcart who did the voices of Gary Oak, James, Meowth, and Professor Oak in Pokémon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laughing_Dogs

2025-02-15 04:23:22

Kate Bush - Never For Ever (1980)
Her 3rd album, and worth it alone for Babushka, but every track is a killer. What an amazing musician. Kate Bush truly is a rock goddess. https://image.nostr.build/c6a108ab9148403b0d126c60f8edbf7c03e79cb568461bb71f4ad1fc781c80d6.jpg

2025-02-14 18:58:16

Someone just said that nerds can’t be DJs.
Okay, what? DJing is the most nerdy thing you can do in music.
It literally requires you to have arcane music knowledge so you can mix disparate tracks. It’s the musical equivalent of playing Dungeons & Dragons.

2025-02-14 18:34:31

TechCrunch is now covering #Mastodon’s addition of quote posts.
But there’s one thing @Sarahp@mastodon.social might want to change: we know when quote posts are coming.
The display of quote posts is coming with Mastodon 4.4. You will be able to see quote posts if they come from other services.
But authoring of quote posts, that is the ability to make them in Mastodon, is coming with Mastodon 4.5.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/mastodon-is-working-to-add-the-controversial-quote-posts-feature/

2025-02-14 18:27:10

Here’s #Mastodon’s specification for quote posts. And they provide examples too.
The great news is that this will not break compatibility with platforms that have already implemented this feature. Thank God!
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/e232/fep-e232.md

2025-02-14 18:18:30

#Mastodon is being more blatant—it will add quote posts.
This will piss some people off but frankly, this has been in the works for years.
To those who believe quote posts are abusive, there is no data whatsoever that shows any correlation between quote posts and abuse.
And actually, platforms like #Misskey, #Akkoma, and #Friendica have had that feature for years, and hardly anyone using those platforms has ever complained.
In fact, I use quote posts every day. No one’s complained to me about my use of quote posts.
Nevertheless, Mastodon is doing the right thing—and it takes serious courage to tell the Fedi Gatekeepers that this will happen. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth. But it’s a change that needed to happen.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/

2025-02-14 17:24:07

#Reddit is planning on paywalling some subreddits.
If true, this is the biggest gift they’ve ever given to the #SocialWeb because I guarantee a whole lot of people will want that stuff for free.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/

2025-02-14 09:40:30

Can’t believe this song is 15 year old.
Time moves too fast.
https://youtu.be/kVDNcN9Dg_U

2025-02-14 09:34:11

Classical music is exhausting. 😮‍💨
I like it but can only hear it occasionally because the dynamic range wipes me out.

2025-02-14 01:59:44

Have we finally discovered Jack the Ripper’s true identity?
If true, one of the world’s oldest cold cases may have just been solved.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jack-the-ripper-identity-revealed-dna/

2025-02-13 21:25:49

TIP: Use #Voyager to do keyword filtering on ”Trump” and “Musk”, and #Lemmy becomes much more usable.

2025-02-13 21:12:42

Eventually, these AI girlfriends and boyfriends will require a subscription.
Unless, of course, if they’re running on your own hardware.
And what kind of relationship is it if you can just uninstall your romantic companion?
https://theconversation.com/teenagers-turning-to-ai-companions-are-redefining-love-as-easy-unconditional-and-always-there-242185

2025-02-12 23:06:19

This reverse Turing Test, where AIs try to figure out who the human is, offers an interesting glimpse into how to conduct a modern Turing test.
That said, I don’t think the fellow doing this test tried to pretend he was an AI.
https://youtu.be/MxTWLm9vT_o?si=eUe78-RtOqs8jtPl

2025-02-12 22:30:07

Whenever someone tells me Genesis is bland and milquetoast, I send them this video.
Because this is a circus.
https://youtu.be/WjYEyENr6c8

2025-02-12 18:01:56

Micro Social, a new iOS app for micro.blog, has just launched! It features:
* Customisable Feed
* Photos-Only Timeline
* Books Integration
* Seamless Conversations
* Minimalist Design
The release notes can be found here:
https://gregmorris.co.uk/2025/02/12/micro-social-the-launch.html
You can download the app here:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/micro-social/id6741072380

2025-02-12 10:35:40

#Mastodon plans to add the display of quote posts with Mastodon 4.4, and then to support authoring with Mastodon 4.5.
I hope the dev team has the courage to follow through with this plan because, amongst some Mastodon users (but not most), this will be the worst thing ever—despite Mastodon clients supporting quote posts, and software like Akkoma, Sharkey, and Friendica doing the same.
Ultimately, quote posts are a must. More people want them than don’t.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/trunk-tidbits-january-2025/ https://image.nostr.build/841950564aa73139dd9b3e1d91e3241ca61bea3ad1b91501eccc23eab0b1ff9e.jpg

2025-02-12 08:03:42

I can’t stop laughing at this.
I mean, it sucks to lose out on $780M. If I lost that kind of money, yeah, my life would be filled with regret.
But the idea of buying a landfill, searching through every bit of garbage, hoping the hard drive is still intact—that is incredibly hilarious.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/landfill-concealing-8-000-bitcoins-valued-at-usd780m-to-transform-into-a-solar-farm-but-man-now-wishes-to-buy-the-site

2025-02-12 05:03:01

Well, I’ll be. Looks like the Liberals are gaining support.
What’s the reason? Not only is Justin Trudeau stepping down as leader, but Donald Trump’s tariffs have made Canadians re-visit our priorities.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/nanos/article/conservatives-still-frontrunners-but-hemorrhaging-support-to-liberals-nanos-survey/

2025-02-11 21:38:20

Something to understand about the HOA is that they pretty much only exist on #Mastodon.
They’re completely invisible on #Lemmy, #Pixelfed, and #WordPress.

2025-02-11 21:35:53

Very cool! You can use #NodeBB to post to #Lemmy. Here’s a demo:
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/30246381

2025-02-11 21:26:11

A well known #Lemmy server full of tankies just lost its domain name and it’s up for sale.
https://www.sav.com/auctions/details/7073489/hexbear.net
Watching the admins talk about this is wild.
https://hexbear.net/post/4468531

2025-02-11 21:18:25

Looks like #Tumblr will finally join the #SocialWeb once migration to #WordPress is complete.
And because it’s migrating to WordPress, it will be using #ActivityPub for WordPress to do this.
What’s interesting is that people are already demanding #ATProto so Tumblr will connect to #Bluesky. But from a business perspective, that’s a bad idea unless Automattic plans to run its on firehose—which can be quite expensive.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/tumblr-to-join-the-fediverse-after-wordpress-migration-completes/

2025-02-11 21:12:13

Generally, I think it’s better for devs to build #SocialWeb services that enable #ActivityPub than it is to “build for the Fediverse”.
If HOA-types say, “This is not how the Fediverse works” the natural response is to say, “I’m building for the Social Web with an open protocol backed by the W3C, and I’ve chosen this because it’s a web standard.”

2025-02-11 21:07:05

I prefer #SocialWeb to #Fediverse because these imply two entirely different things.
Fediverse implies an enclosed space for which you’re either “in” or “out”. Which is why the Fediverse attracts to many HOA-type people.
In contrast, Social Web presents an effort to supplement a space that already exists, and for which everyone is already included.

2025-02-11 20:29:23

Remember StumbleUpon?
Someone should create an ActivityPub-enabled version of that.
That could probably be very easy to build.

2025-02-11 20:24:26

You can now broadcast events across the #SocialWeb via #ActivityPub for #WordPress using Event Bridge for WordPress!
That feature alone is pretty nifty, but I’m also loving this modular approach towards building new Social Web services.
https://codeberg.org/Event-Federation/wordpress-event-bridge-for-activitypub

2025-02-11 20:13:44

Absolutely fantastic news! Love to see the Social Web Foundation’s closer relationship with the W3C, and gives me so much hope for a much more open future for social media.
https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/02/11/the-social-web-foundation-announces-its-membership-in-the-world-wide-web-consortium/

2025-02-11 20:05:11

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What certain people want is to hang out in a biker bar.

2025-02-11 20:03:04

Buzzfeed is now creating their own social media platform called “Island”.
And it’s completely dead in the water if it’s centralized and therefore not a part of the social web.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/island/manifesto

2025-02-11 19:02:51

How long do you think it will take Google to rename Greenland to Red White and Blueland on maps?

2025-02-11 07:35:49

Just played Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure on a 62” 4K flat panel display—with a gamepad—and it feels like sacrilege.

2025-02-11 06:26:28

David Lynch almost directed Return of the Jedi.
https://youtu.be/EJQ4vCu-S0U

2025-02-11 00:50:13

This is hilarious.
That said, as a straight man, I have no desire for bone boobs whatsoever. https://image.nostr.build/8a3883d0f299a2c536718ea85c0d6e14350f8fd4664ec44ae8bf1b8cde28071e.jpg

2025-02-11 00:24:29

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I don’t really care about the money aspect. This is just another form of decentralized social media.

2025-02-11 00:20:11

It’s interesting to watch alt-right folks try to hijack the #Fediverse like they did with #Reddit. They follow the same strategy:
1. Pose as a progressive with an interest in certain pet causes (e.g., veganism, atheism, etc.)
2. Declare free speech as an absolute right
3. Push the idea that all viewpoints have equivalence
This strategy, though, only works if they have power over communities and there’s no escape hatch.
Which is why building *redundant* communities on multiple servers (and software) is so important.
For example, there should be no default video game community.

2025-02-10 20:01:50

The #Fediverse can almost replace Big Social. There’s a few services that need to be built. Specifically:
* Pinterest alternative
* Snapchat alternative
* Yelp alternative
#PeerTube also needs a generalist English language server that’s easy to join. This might be asking a lot, but I have ideas.

2025-02-10 19:14:05

#Voyager for #Lemmy is wildly great.
It’s actually better than #Reddit.
One of the best #Fediverse apps today—perhaps the best. Its UI/UX is top tier.
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/voyager-for-lemmy/id6451429762 https://image.nostr.build/a1a1272166a135f3adf9b335ee1ccaa7ad4f12c71566ee69b5b566d2679651a5.jpg

2025-02-09 22:17:54

People who make nihilism their whole personality, no one thinks you’re clever or interesting.
Doom is so incredibly boring.

2025-02-09 21:59:29

To be blunt, I don’t believe for a moment we’re all doomed.
The world is run by old men, and these old men will eventually pass on.
And time is always undefeated.

2025-02-09 19:19:17

It annoys me that The Carpenters are pegged as a soft rock group. That’s not accurate.
In reality, they’re a jazz-rock fusion group.
And the specific jazz in question is cool jazz.

2025-02-09 19:05:24

In the movie Anger Management, there’s a scene where Jack Nicholson tells Adam Sandler to get rid of all his angry music, and the first thing he gets rid of are his Carpenters albums.
The funny thing is, yeah, I’d say the Carpenters actually did make angry music.

2025-02-09 18:59:16

This is bothering me because I know this cassette is old: it was made by Ampex. But I don’t know which year it came out.
I’m guessing 1971? https://image.nostr.build/0cebf08ef062bb31717880b020f9068aeee5303fd7f57d87d346decd017a1d47.jpg

2025-02-09 02:54:14

How the hell is Kate Bush not worshipped as the rock goddess that she is?
Only David Bowie matches her in terms of creativity.

2025-02-09 00:10:38

Bought this bag of Tim Hortons medium roast whole bean coffee because it was 300g for $9.
And I asked myself, “Would this be better if I ground the beans myself and put it through an Aeropress?”
Well, kind of. Somehow, the Aeropress brings out some sour notes. And it transformed something that was once terrible into something tolerable.
But this is still Tim Hortons coffee and it still sacks you over the head with bitterness. Still better than Starbucks, but only barely. And if your choice is between Maxwell House and whole bean Tim Hortons, well, grab this bag.
However, this is still not premium coffee—not by a long shot.

2025-02-08 20:19:50

We should be considering a NATO without the USA.
And that also means dramatically increasing defence budgets in consideration of Trump pulling off a Putin.
Let’s start with putting non-American military bases in Greenland.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-paris-brussels-trump-uncertainty-1.7452693

2025-02-08 19:56:00

When Aaron Swartz does it, it’s prison time.
When Mark Zuckerberg does it, that’s just business.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/

2025-02-08 09:22:25

For the first time in a year, I played a video game on my 62” TV.
Typically, I don’t do this because the 4K resolution caps off at 30fps. And I’d rather have a high framerate than high resolution.
But there’s also something to be said about having people watch me play. I really do get it.

2025-02-08 09:14:58

Trying something I have t done in awhile: finish a video game.
I got pretty far today, and would have beat the game. But then my kid started watching me play, got really into it, and asked for me to finish it tomorrow so she can go to bed.
So I’m doing that so she can watch the ending.

2025-02-08 08:53:16

Buffy Saint-Marie was stripped of the Order of Canada.
This has been a wild saga.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/buffy-sainte-marie-stripped-of-order-of-canada/

2025-02-07 08:45:33

My problem is that I keep debating how I’m going to have fun.
But this debate take so long, I just wind up not having fun.

2025-02-07 08:25:10

What’s my wife like? She’s very Chinese.
She plays badminton, listens to Cantopop, watches anime, and constantly cooks noodles and rice.
Also, she’s extremely persuasive and always has a way of making me think her ideas are my ideas.

2025-02-07 06:59:14

This footage is wild.
What a profoundly stupid man.
https://youtu.be/aUWy8HcSZOs

2025-02-07 06:09:46

Saying “Megadrive” instead of “Genesis” just feels wrong to me.

2025-02-07 03:44:59

Just saw “How Sociopaths Actually Work,” an interview with diagnosed sociopath Patric Gagne.
It’s fascinating because I suspect sociopathy is almost the polar opposite of autism.
Sociopaths feel intellectual empathy but not emotional empathy. Personally, I feel emotional empathy, not intellectual empathy.
https://youtu.be/FTWNnmymMc4

2025-02-06 23:04:56

I’ve come to see music formats like vinyl, tape, and even MP3s as a musical instrument.
This isn’t a new insight. DJs figured this out 50 years ago.
But what’s interesting is how the alleged imperfections of each medium become their defining feature—what musicians use to add colour.

2025-02-06 20:56:51

#Peertube v7 is getting a complete UI/UX makeover!
Here’s a first peek at it! 😍
https://framablog.org/2024/12/17/peertube-v7-offer-a-complete-makeover-to-your-video-platform/ https://image.nostr.build/90eac151bf9f3010c3fc36e814e29daa7fb95f9a69ea53db48addefa979f39ef.jpg

2025-02-06 18:41:36

One of my favourite punk rock songs.
If you watch anime, you probably know this.
https://youtu.be/AUEW81BSMEE

2025-02-06 18:19:03

Trump’s threats of tariffs have lead to Québécois feeling more patriotic about Canada.
Which means the federal Liberals have a fighting chance against the Conservatives.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/politics/article/canadian-pride-is-on-the-rise-in-wake-of-trumps-tariff-threat-especially-in-quebec/

2025-02-06 10:19:59

Within the past 24 hours, there has been a surge in #Lemmy sign-ups.
Around 4,000 accounts were made during the past day.
Not as much as #Pixelfed’s growth, but it’s been higher than usual.

2025-02-06 06:21:53

Just listening to The Jam while sipping a beer. https://image.nostr.build/4cf158cbf46e0b9aca584a84f6557e66a24fd47276b832ae1d32f4336ae253fd.jpg

2025-02-06 06:16:27

Elon Musk is a free speech absolutist in the sense he views speech as *absolutely* relative to whether it flatters him or not.

2025-02-06 05:44:56

Great testimonial about @nodebb@fosstodon.org and its #Fediverse integration.
https://dualpower.supply/posts/nodebb/

2025-02-06 04:15:08

Kate Bush - Lionheart (1978)
An incredible prog rock album. Yes, I said “prog”—because that’s what this is and Kate Bush is one of the greatest prog rockers to ever do it. And what a voice! https://image.nostr.build/e73673c4c691baa173703134ccbca414daf45b10350ed9cae757b376dc235ef4.jpg

2025-02-06 03:57:53

Ah yes, “peace”. After the leopards ate your face.
https://archive.is/2025.02.05-194640/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-pro-trump-arab-american-group-changes-its-name-after-presidents-gaza/

2025-02-03 20:39:19

Oh my God! This is a beautiful device!
And the feel of the brushed metal is incredible! https://image.nostr.build/08c71362b24d2d66b74f15b6e279cf06f6d75629d0da1ee8792e9df19c50fb8e.jpg

2025-01-30 01:59:24

Both my wife and daughter think men are more cat-like than women are—both in terms of physical appearance and mannerisms.

2025-01-28 22:46:03

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Twitter literally destroyed my business because they banned not only my business accounts but also the client accounts I was running.
They gave no reason, but told me the decision was final with no recourse.
And this was pre-Elon.