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In the middle like a bird without a beak 🐓 Admin of this here instance 🦖 I have no idea what I'm doing 🦣 he/him 🙆‍♂️

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2024-08-21 18:20:10

Shaming my dogs when they bark too much by telling them to, "Be Best." They do not like it.

2024-08-20 15:18:27

I have defederated from fediverse-lite(.)com. It promotes Christian facism and homophobia. I'm feeling ambivalent about including receipts because even with a CW it can serve to amplify hate speech. And I really don't like writing out the alt text for screen caps of hateful bigoted posts. If anyone would like to confirm for themselves just take a look at their about page, specifically their block list and the reasons given.
#fediblock

2024-08-17 19:01:02

I recommend defederating from shortstacksran(.)ch. The admin is an obvious troll.
#fediblock
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2024-08-15 17:04:22

This is your semi-regular reminder that Elon paid $44 billion for Twitter
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2024-08-14 04:19:48

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Oh, that suspension would have only affected people trying to view the account on beige party. There may be something additional going on with your instance if you can't see the account.

2024-08-14 04:17:45

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Also, the Cosmically business was because it became more than just being anti-Israel, he was starting to rail against Jews in general.

2024-08-14 04:14:19

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I did suspend him pretty early on in the life of this instance, but I think it was a bad call on my part, so I have now reversed it.

2024-08-13 05:02:54

Props to Elon for designing a vehicle so hideously ugly that I can pass it on the freeway in my dented-up 2006 kiwi-green Honda Element with the check engine light perpetually lit and still credibly point and laugh at the huge wanker in the shitty "truck"

2024-08-13 02:29:17

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Yesterday he "X"ed about running some scaling tests and I thought "Oh that's cute, are you doing that all on your own?"

2024-08-13 02:15:51

Hmmm...so apparently trying to make your failing social media site also be Zoom is a bad idea

2024-08-10 16:28:30

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LMAO. As dumb as these people are, I am constantly amazed at the new depths of dumb they are able to mine.

2024-08-10 16:19:00

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Oh I'm just ranting about the "Tampon Tim" thing which is supposed to be an insult but is actually a compliment.

2024-08-10 16:12:23

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Well, men shit, so of course that's perfectly normal. Even though it's objectively gross and not normal, and probably the greatest joke God ever played on the human race.

2024-08-10 16:03:51

As someone raised by a single mother, who, once I got my license, often got sent on errands to go buy pads, and who has continued to do so, having been married for over 20 years to a real live woman who's a whole fucking person with bodily functions and everything, I really appreciate the type of masculinity that doesn't wilt in the face of totally normal and necessary sanitary products.
If there's one thing these fascists have made abundantly clear is that they value women primarily for their reproductive systems. And then they are gonna get squeamish about the normal functioning of that reproductive system?
And these are the same people who think you should have no problem seeing some white dude cosplaying in tactical gear carrying around an AR-15 in public.
Fuck these Nazi clowns and their fragile china-doll egos. I don't claim to know what it means to "be a man" but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve making women feel shitty about their bodies and forcing everyone around you to wonder if you're gonna murder them at any given moment.
How about just trying to be a decent human being?

2024-08-09 05:27:37

:bc: Attention Beige Party-goers! :bc:
YouTube links in German? Warum nicht?
I've been getting reports of YouTube links showing text in German, and then the links being broken when you click them. I looked into this and I think it has to do with our servers being hosted by Hetzner, which is a German company (Though the actual servers are located in Finland). Preview cards are cached at the server side, so the German version of the YouTube page gets grabbed for the preview card. If you actually click the link itself, it will take you to the correct page, it's just the preview card that's broken. Though, the preview card is the most prominent clickable thing on the post so this is understandably confusing.
One thing to note, this only happens with the shortened youtu.be domain urls. These are what you get if you click the share button under the video. If you get the full URL (with the youtube.com domain) from the browser address bar, the preview card will load correctly. The problem is that it's pretty hard to get the full URL on mobile. I had to get the shortened link in the YouTube app, paste it into Chrome and then request the desktop site to get the full URL.
Edit: @npub15n7…t9fk came up with an easier way to get the full URL: https://beige.party/@RolloTreadway/112930593747828218
Needless to say, this is not ideal. This started happening relatively recently, so I suspect this might be a bug in the Mastodon code. I also noticed that, at first, clicking the link would take you to a generic splash page with German text, now it just sends you an undefined page that doesn't load, so it seems like things might have changed with the most recent update.
Until it gets fixed, there's not a whole lot we can do about it. For now we'll have to get by with workarounds:
1) If you see one of those posts with the broken preview card, try clicking the actual link text above it to get to the video.
2) If you're posting links to YouTube videos, make sure the URL you're using has the full youtube.com domain.
You can find more information about this phenomenon here: https://mastodon.world/@mlanger/112914323157956296
Or just type "YouTube links German" into the search bar. It looks like a lot of instances are having this problem because Hetzner is a popular hosting service for Mastodon instances.
Beige-Segne :bb:

2024-08-08 16:35:40

Walz's ability to cut through the bullshit clearly and succinctly is such a joy to behold. The simple statement of "Mind your own business!" feels profound in a political landscape where the right complains about a "nanny state" when what they're trying to create is just a fascist nanny state where the government is all up in everyone's business. The Democrats are the ones who are saying just let everyone be themselves. That's a pretty simple and broadly appealing message, and it's so refreshing to hear a politician just say it directly and unapologetically, not because it polls well, but because it actually reflects his core values.

2024-08-06 20:48:32

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Yep, you can just sign up. I require entering a reason for sign ups, but you can pretty much put anything there, it's mainly there to discourage spammers.

2024-08-02 22:05:14

I've never really watched Olympic surfing before, but it has quickly become one of my favorite things to put on in the background while I work. It's mostly just people bobbing around in the swells with beautiful scenery and the constant roar of the surf, and then occasionally something really cool happens. It reminds me of Scandinavian slow TV.

2024-08-01 23:57:24

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it's so weird to be weirded out about being called weird

2024-08-01 23:46:10

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And I'm not just the admin of an instance full of weirdos; I'm a big ol' weirdo myself.

2024-08-01 23:45:17

Calling the fascists weird isn't ruining weird. Weird can be a compliment if you don't happen to be an insecure chest-puffing man-child. The fact that they are so triggered by it is the point. It makes weird even better.

2024-08-01 15:14:35

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👀 What that cloaca do?

2024-08-01 04:15:06

:bc: Attention Beige Party-goers! :bc:
State of The Instance - July 2024
Well, better late than never! I'm in the Pacific time zone so it's technically still July over here. It's been another busy month so I'm running behind again, but I did want to briefly go over moderation policy, because I've gotten a few reports related to an issue that's not covered by our current server rules and I would like to have a more defined policy in place.
New Rule Proposal: Content Attribution and Generative AI
When I started this instance I pretty much just ripped off mastodon.social's instance rules because I figured they knew what they were doing over there and their rules seemed like a good place to start. Over time I have tweaked them slightly to further clarify things that I thought were too ambiguous, and for the most part I think they have been sufficient to effectively moderate this instance. But I adopted these rules in late 2022, before generative AI really took off.
Since then, mastodon.social has adopted a new rule:
Rule #6: Content created by others must be attributed, and use of generative AI must be disclosed
Content created by others must clearly provide a reference to the author, creator, or source. For adult content, this should include performers. Accounts may not solely post AI-generated content.
What I like about this rule is that it's founded upon the principle of proper attribution. If we are posting content that is not our original creation, we should provide attribution so that it is clear who the original creator of the content is. This is generally good manners, and if we're talking in terms of copyright, it's the law. I live in the US, so in order to start this instance I had to register as a DMCA agent, which means I'm legally required respond to DMCA takedown requests.
Unfortunately, as we all know, Silicon Valley tech billionaires are exempt from such trifles as obeying the law. They designed large language models that are basically automated mass-copyright-infringement machines. They knew that they were violating the law, but they did it anyway because they figured that if they could get generative AI to the point where it actually worked, everyone would be so amazed by the technology that nobody would care about the massive copyright infringement going on under the hood. This tactic seems to have worked, which is, to put it mildly, not great. Like it or not, however, this technology exists, and it will continue to exist, so we need to deal with it.
I know there are those who will disagree with me on this position, but I don't think it makes a whole lot of sense to punish people for using these tools. The fact of the matter is that it's not us who funded this technology, it was billionaire assholes like Elon Musk. Generally speaking, most AI-generated content I have seen here has just been silly fun, and I think that living through the slow decline of global society, which has been instigated by billionaire assholes, entitles the rest of us to have a little silly fun as a treat. Given all that, I think a fair compromise is to require that AI-generated content at least be attributed as such, so that people are aware of the source of the content and can make their own decisions about how they choose to interact with it.
I'm not really sure what to make of the adult content clause. I haven't had to deal with that much here, and to the extent that I have, most of it has fallen into the "original content" category. I don't see any reason not to adopt it, so I am proposing that we adopt mastodon.social's rule as written.
I invite you to share your thoughts in the replies. As always, whatever policy we adopt, I want to make sure it's something that we can all understand and build a consensus around.
Ok, on to the numbers!
New sign-ups:
In the month of June we gained 25 new party-goers, for a grand total of 460 nifty non-fungible fedizens. Of those, 260 accounts have been active in the last month.
Welcome new party-goers! if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly.
Finances:
For the month of June we received $290.00 in donations. After PayPal fees, that comes out to $253.53. We had $1,803.44 left over from May, so our total available funds for paying the June hosting fees was $2,056.97.
The hosting fees for June break down as follows:
VPS Hosting: $129.57
Foreign Transaction Fee: $3.49
S3 Storage: $10.87
SMTP Relay: $17.00
Total: $160.93
After paying the hosting bills for June, we have $1,896.04 left in donation funds. That's enough to keep us running for about a year, so we are in good shape. Thank you to all who donated!
I've already mentioned this in a previous post, but I'll restate it here for greater visibility. I have recently come down with a spot of that awful affliction known as hope, and I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that most of you are here, at least in part, because you really don't like fascists. That was a big reason why I started this instance in the first place. So, if you are a US citizen, and were planning to donate to the ko-fi this month, I would encourage you to consider donating to ActBlue instead:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kamalaharris2024
I know this is specific to US politics, but unfortunately the consequences of US politics do not remain politely confined within the borders of the US, and a fascist takeover of this country would have disastrous effects around the world. I won't make a habit of mentioning US politics in my official capacity as admin of this instance, but the stakes of this feel too high for me to just stand by and say nothing.
For those who are unable, or would just prefer to donate to the ko-fi, you can do so here:
https://ko-fi.com/drinky
The link can also be found in my bio and on the about page for the site.
And once again a big thanks to all the Beige Party-goers. I am really proud of the community we have created here, and that has everything to do with you fine folks.
Beige-bless :bb:
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2024-07-19 02:33:17

:bc: Attention Beige Party-goers! :bc:
I've gotten several reports on the account of the Nazi that runs poster.place. Naturally, I was confused because I had long since defederated from that cesspool. I did a little investigation and found out that they were using some redirect service at momostr.pink to mask their actual alt account at coracle.social. I have neither the time nor the inclination to play web sleuth with these idiots, so I have defederated from both instances.
There were some folks following accounts listed under momostr.pink, but it seems this instance's main goal is to obfuscate real account names by generating obnoxiously long aliases that redirect back to the original account. This is highly suspicious behavior and I already have one example of it being abused, so I'd rather play it safe and just defederate from the whole thing.
If anyone at Beige Party was negatively impacted by this, please let me know and I will consider changing the suspension to a limit, so that people can follow individual accounts on that instance, though I would be highly suspicious of anyone trying to obfuscate their identity in this way.
Beige-bless :bb:
#fediblock

2024-07-07 22:43:01

Currently watching Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. and at this point rebuilding Tokyo Tower again just seems reckless

2024-07-05 19:50:15

Oh no! I messed up and took the Red Line and now I'm stuck at Beaverton TC!

2024-07-05 19:25:18

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Sorry, amended, I mean China/Rider going into Casey Jones.

2024-07-01 05:11:01

You continue to pull books off the shelf, tearing them open and circling random words in sharpie.
"Maybe it's every fourth word, or maybe every sixth—No wait! What about a Fibonacci sequence!"
"Listen: you have to let this go."
"What? No way—not Billy The Giraffid!"
You look down at the miniature okapi cradled in your hands. He's wearing a little pilgrim hat.
"He's my new best friend!"
The park ranger holds up a tape measure to Billy.
"Sorry, but it's under six inches. You'll have to throw it back."
"But I caught it myself!"
You hold up a fat baby with curly whisps of hair and a thick greasy smile.
The guy in the row behind you shakes his head, yelling against the current of the roar of the crowd.
"It has a tracking device in it. This isn't baseball; if you try to leave with it, stadium security will come after you."
You clutch the baby to your chest.
"Over my dead body!"
The mourners file past, peering down into your casket. Some faces show genuine grief, some seem distracted, most just look bored.
None of this interests you, though—the only thing you notice is that you can see up everyone's nostrils, peering into the vacuous interiors of their skulls, the dense emptiness of unbeing.
You feel a slight snap as you become unstuck from your body and you are falling into that vast nothingness. The darkness envelopes you, then scintillates with an electric purple pulse that hums with the buzz of a billion bustling baby bumble bees.
"Well, I'm not sure if we have any books specifically about baby bumble bees, but you might find what you're looking for in the Apiarial Arts section. It's just down that way, past the Starbucks.
You pull out your sharpie and lick your lips. I try to warn the Barnes and Noble employee, but there's no time.

2024-06-30 00:54:43

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Thanks! I'll give it a try next time.

2024-06-28 15:04:35

Ah, late June. The sun is shining, the children are playing in the sprinklers, the smell of grilled hot dogs is wafting over the fence, and the Supreme Court is unmaking modern America as we know it.

2024-06-27 16:57:01

:bc: Attention Beige Party-goers! :bc:
State of The Instance - June 2024
Sorry for being late with the June update, things have been pretty busy around Beige Party Headquarters, and my spreadsheets were in total disarray. I had planned to continue the policy review this month, but I just haven't had the time to think AND write (in this economy?), so this will just be a short update with the numbers for May. I will try to get out a separate post for the policy review, or maybe push it off to next month's SOTI.
On to the numbers!
New sign-ups:
In the month of May we gained 23 new party-goers, for a grand total of 446 beneficent beige burghers. Of those, 256 accounts have been active in the last month.
Welcome new party-goers! if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Finances:
For the month of May we received $240.00 in donations. After PayPal fees, that comes out to $208.47. We had $1,751.13 left over from April, so our total available funds for paying the May hosting fees was $1,991.13.
The hosting fees for May break down as follows:
VPS Hosting: $127.54
Foreign Transaction Fee: $3.44
S3 Storage: $10.18
SMTP Relay: $15.00
Total: $156.16
After paying the hosting bills for May, we have $1,803.44 left in donation funds. That's enough to keep us running for almost a year, so we are in good shape. Thank you to all who donated! If anyone would like to donate, here is the link:
https://ko-fi.com/drinky
It can also be found in my profile header and in the about section of the site.
And once again a big thanks to all of the party-goers. Keep on Beigein' in the Free Fediverse!
Beige-bless :bb:
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2024-06-25 17:51:50

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would know

2024-06-25 17:49:12

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I'm not sure if this is the exact show, but there was a show around this time where someone dosed the water cooler back stage and everyone was further out in space than usual for the show. There's a lot more stage banter in this one, particularly from Jerry who didn't talk on stage all that much, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was that show.

2024-06-25 17:44:41

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Alt Text for audio:
[Band tuning up, crowd yelling and clapping and whistling]
Bobby: Patience, patience...
Jerry: If everyone in here learned about two dozen jokes, what you could do, is like, before each gig, you know, before each set, you could like do a whole big number of telling jokes to everybody around you, man, and like, say there's four people around you, that's a lot of jokes if everybody knows twelve jokes, you know, twelve different ones, that is—[to audience member yelling something] Quit it, man.
Bobby(I think): Put it on me!
Jerry: That way you can avoid—
Bobby: Then you can—
Jerry: —all that, uh, clang, bang, and you know, whistling, hooting and all that.
Bobby: Then you can learn about twelve songs, and then everybody could come to these things and you wouldn't have to have a band because you could just all entertain each other.
[Audience applause and cheering, more tuning sounds]
Bobby: Then the guys with the front seats would be out of luck, though, because there wouldn't be so many people around.
Jerry: The people in the front row could take up knitting.
[Someone in the band (maybe Bill or Mickey) calling to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, the audio engineer (and chief engineer of the psychedelic revolution)]
Bobby[mumbling]:...get up here and do something productive by god...
Jerry(I think): Bear! Bear!
[More tuning sounds, someone (probably Bill) calling to Bear to turn on Mickey's microphones]
Bobby: Hey Bear! Turn on Mickey's microphones!
[More tuning, random vocalizations by the band]
Phil(I think): Let's have a spotlight for the announcer please
Zacherle[in a deep dramatic voice]: Good evening!
[Audience applause]
Zacherle: So nice to see you, Count Dracula!
[More applause, band tuning in the background, Zacherle chuckling]
Bobby: This ain't a show, it's a party.
Zacherle: Good morning, my name is Jonathan Schwartz
[Audience applause and laughter, Zacherle chuckling some more]
Zacherle[overly dramatically]: I want to wish you all a happy Valentines Day.
[Applause]
Zacherle: I was gonna come down the aisle in a casket but the damn thing broke!
[Audience laughter]
Zacherle: I'm still bothered by those crabs I caught at Channel 47.
[More laughter, Bobby mumbles something]
Bobby: Anyway, it wasn't a casket, it was a banana crate.
Zacherle[laughing heartily]: My boy! [to audience] Well, well! This is glorious Sunday Morning...
[Audience laughter]
Zacherle: The Grateful Goddamn Dead!
[Audience applause, band counting into Casey Jones]

2024-06-25 17:44:03

The intro to the second set of this Dead show from 2/14/70 at the Fillmore East is pretty famous for legendary late-night horror movie host John Zacherle's intro of "The Grateful Goddamn Dead!" as heard on Dick's Picks Vol 4, but I was more tickled by Jerry and Bobby's banter at the beginning. It would serve as a pretty good mission statement for Beige Party:
https://ia800901.us.archive.org/23/items/gd70-02-14.early-late.sbd.cotsman.18115.sbeok.shnf/gd70-02-14d1t06.mp3

2024-06-25 15:34:56

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Crafting extremely local toots because tooting for the national market is just too spendy

2024-06-25 06:14:26

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Big dumb mountain. Who died and made you mountain?

2024-06-25 04:06:43

The mountain is out today, shivering in the fetid haze above the Marquam Bridge, inelegant and ostentatious, like a beer can logo plastered across the sky.

2024-03-21 05:04:33

Remember in Blues Brothers when they end up at the Nazi rally and the point isn't even that Jake really hates Nazis, it's that Nazis are about the biggest losers that anyone could imagine. They are portrayed as completely pathetic dead-ender assholes.
Or in the Rocketeer when the mobsters find our the Sinclair guy is a Nazi and join forces with the FBI to stop them because Nazis are clearly the worst thing.
Or when Christopher Plummer rips the Nazi flag in two in Sound of Music.
None of these films were making bold political statements. The Nazis were the bad guys because that was something that everyone in the audience could agree one. Dunking on Nazis was a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
When the hell did we stop agreeing on something so simple and self-evident as Nazis Are Fucking Losers?