Pat @Pat@qoto.org

#covid19 #pandemic #coronavirus

What type of face mask do you wear?

@icedquinn

>"i live under a rock is congress still failing"

bad news: the house has picked its figurehead

more bad news: they will be a do-nothing congress

good news: do-nothing will be better than the last congress

@icedquinn

>"libraries are pretty cool i haven't been to ours in 3 years"

Yeah, during a pandemic, who knows, those books may have cooties.

@icedquinn

I guess in a game, anything can happen. Anyway, those meat MREs in that game are not actually meat, they're just bits and bytes and pixels.

@icedquinn

>"rimworld things
vegans can eat beef as long as its been vacuum packed first
"

I don't think that's true. If a vegan (intentionally) eats meat, then they are not a vegan.

(I don't know what rimworld is, but it sounds sexual)

I also deleted all of my responses in the thread too so they would not be misconstrued given his/her deleted toot.

#fedi #qoto #transparency

Just muted @ceoln for excessive CW use.

(CW = content warning)

#fedi #qoto #transparency

Just muted @auser for deleting one of her-his a toots that I responded to. (Probably a bot)

@Romaq @mikmaqpeek

>"If anyone has had experience with a dog "grieving," I would welcome to learn of your experience."

She may not even know that Freddy is dead or understand what death is. She may just be concerned that Freddy is missing, not knowing where he is.

When you talk to Tilly, you may want to have one of Freddy's toys or favorite blanket or whatever to show her so she knows who are talking about while you are reassuring her and to show her that you understand that Freddy is gone. (She probably knows his name, but having something visual will help because animals rely a lot on nonverbal cues.)

Taking time out to do something fun to distract her will probably help too, to give her a break so she is not constantly stressing out.

@tanweerdar@mstdn.social

What does "MastoPrompt" mean?

I actually don't care who the House Speaker is.

It's irrelevant.

Enjoy the kabuki theater...

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #FTW #SFFTW #film #movie #spaceflight #future #rocket #MaxFleischer #BettyBoop #Popeye #moon #cartoon #animation

Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

Dancing on the Moon (1935)

This is the first animated film I’ve had for the Retro SciFi Film of the Week. It was produced by Max Fleischer, who was a leading animated film producer during the first half of the 20th century. Fleischer created Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor and was very active at inventing new techniques for animation. He is the inventor of the rotoscope, which was used throughout the 20th century for producing graphic special effects in most live action films as well cartoons.

I’ve mentioned before that there was a lot of innovation during this time, including the development of rockets by Goddard and others, and the idea of using rockets for space travel was beginning to look like a reality.

Also happening at this time was a lot of class conflict and labor unrest. The Ludlow Massacre happened just two decades prior to the making of this film. Right after this film was released animators in Fleischer’s studio, who were working in poor conditions (as many workers at the time were), staged a major strike that crippled the studio.

This short film is about a tour company that specializes in honeymoon vacations on the moon. The technique and artistry of this short film surpasses many cartoons made even today.

@stux

Snowden... ironic.

@tanweerdar@mstdn.social

https://qoto.org/@Pat/109640859889950790

#MastoPrompt #smallpoems #poerty #poem #jan6

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Who can blame you for being upset,
disappointed, let down, tossed around.

Our promise was so grand, so sound,
but now it’s trampled to the ground.

You were open for a change,
from a prince so very strange,
but he’s betrayed you as well.

Now you’re willing to dump it all,
even if it stumbles a great fall,
even if it creates a fiery hell.

Look back, learn from your past,
ask your grandma before she she passed.

When is a relationship worth keeping,
when is it best to keep sleeping?

@tonic

Next invention... an AI salesbot that can recognize dry humor.

Haven't worked out all the details yet, but I'm sure this idea will make me a billionaire.