Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org
Grinnin' Ferret
Joined Nov 2022
Adulting is such a horrible pain in the ass, but the alternative is far worse.
@torq I use messenger as the link to family and a few friends. I don't bother posting.
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Good Sunday morning!
You heard it from the horse's mouth, or should I say pastor. They want to kill you.
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The fact that for 4 years this anti-American psycho narcisist had the launch codes to their nuclear arsenal is probably the most terrifying thought possible. #Trump
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The GOP is obsessed with genitalia. What kind people using bathrooms have, whether they should blast their own with light, and what the president’s son’s look like.
@AmandaHilden Skeptoid goes back so many years, and covers so many topics. 😊
@lauren Yup to what you said. Yup to thinking a Tesla would be great. Yup to seeing them now as a MAGA hat. Nope to ever consider getting one now.
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Many Tesla owners seem to now be concerned that their vehicle may be increasingly viewed as the automotive equivalent of a red MAGA hat, or noting that they themselves are now viewing Teslas that way. Not very difficult to understand why.
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Something particularly notable as I read through this thread is the current Tesla owners who say that they really like the car per se, but would not consider getting another, because of what Musk represents to them now (and of course, there's much more EV competition now also so they don't have stop driving EVs). Professors will be talking about this "self-inflicted brand implosion" in business school classrooms for generations.
I have blame @Dennis1212 for seeing this post. He's much more on top of things than I am. Dennis is worth a follow just to see what trouble he's getting into! He's a great person to chat with. I agree with you and enjoy the organic relationships we form online. It's how I met my wife of nearly 20 years.
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A presidential candidate who would welcome Nick Fuentes and Kanye West to dinner is a candidate who is completely untethered.
A candidate who has no one around him to tell him no.
He is surrounded by people as crazy as he is. Which means he’s even more dangerous.
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TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-02/tsa-scan-face-security-rights-8276741.html
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Reminder: If anyone from any instance, large or small, wants to be added as a founding member of the United Federation of Instances please send me a private message. Happy to add anyone who adheres to the code of ethics.
You can always leave any time.
We have close to 200,000 members right now.
https://ufoi.gitlab.io/constitution/united_federation_of_instances_proposal.pdf
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Holy hell, I only opened up applications for member sof the UFoI and we already have over 200,000 members total in the application list (the sum of all users across all instances applying).... amazing!
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@freemo@qoto.org
I am now compiling a list of all servers who may have an interest in joining the United Federation of Instances. Quite a few instances have already...
Adam Reader, also known as The Professor of Rock... is a freakin' legend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWn2ShHJnNs covering "I can't make you love me" performed by Bonnie Raitt.
PoR is so gracious and respectful as he covers each of the artists. I came from the days of the Satanic Panic, and there was so much wonderful music back in the day I couldn't enjoy because "if it ain't God's Gospel & Country/ Western... IT'S OF THE DEVIL!!!"
But that music was still part of my background, stuck in my head after all these years. That's the power of THAT music at THAT time! I very much appreciate how Reader covers the background and context of this music I had in the background despite my parent's efforts to keep me from the Evil Devil Worship Music. For Reader, it's personal, it's authentic, the music is *life*.
Please take time to check out his YT channel and see if he covers a favorite of yours. You might catch an interview with Ann Wilson of Heart, or Santana. Just... check it out, and I'd love to talk about this guy, the music, and the legends of Rock that inspire us today.
@jalefkowit@octodon.social
"This election cycle is not the time to stand on principles. Now is the time to hold your nose and vote for *MY* tribal candidates. You can worry about your principles when nobody cares and it simply doesn't matter."
@AmandaHilden https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4455 This site discusses these images in detail.
@Sbectol @AnnFromMEandMA @atomicpoet
I saw your post in passing. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4419 suggests the same thing, and you may find it useful. The transcript page has further reading and references at the bottom.
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I love how we threw billions at making AI that can drive, realized AI can’t drive a car, then asked ourselves “okay, let’s see what other important decisions we can leave to AI”.
@kim I decided not to proselytize on Twitter for Mastodon. I don't care for the "Don't give content to that fascist platform" song and dance either. I'm already finding where antifa types are acting like the thugs they claim they are fighting against.
If you set your expectations of humanity low enough, you'll still be disappointed but rarely surprised.
I help where it appears appropriate. I comment as I see fit. I post new stuff here. It's generally more comfortable and friendly. It appears less likely my random brain droppings will be subject to abuse from MAGA, flerthers, Libertarians, hard core "so far left they are coming back from the right" antifa.
So... it's nice here. I just don't see Mastodon offers much to make a religion of it.
Grinnin' Ferret
Joined Nov 2022
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