Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org
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Joined Nov 2022
@freemo I'll just be over here getting my daily dose of antimatter eating a banana. 😉
@freemo No mun. No fun. We can't afford to pay to play.
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So apparently Musk is going to require **all** users pay to use twitter, no more free accounts of any kind.
Assuming this eliminates ads, might be the first move Elon made with Twitter that will make my personal experience better... not so sure about all the people who cant afford it though....
Oh yeah, the other two parties... The LP puts the butt crack between the giant douche and the turd sandwich. I agree with you about the Democratic Party POTUS candidates. And sooner not vote than vote GOP. The best way I can see to vote in 2024 is by absentee ballot from outside the US. No matter who wins, we all lose.
Libertarians over the time I've watched them seem more interested in being a "good ol' boy" clique than a political force wanting to articulate policy that gets them elected and puts butts in chairs to bring that policy in effect. You would have better luck at that herding cats. That's in the best of years.
These haven't been the best of years for the LP. The LP of New Hampshire in particular, but echoed in general have impressed me as the stoner section in the bleachers at a QAnon rally. No crackpot conspiracy theory is too insane to contemplate. And to top it all off, a "peace, amicable National Divorce" seems like the best plan to them. And if it isn't so peaceful after all, most Libertarians smile with a twinkle in their eyes with glee at the thought of finally putting their guns to use in an orgy of civil violence with the fig leaf of, "Well, we didn't initiate it, but by God we can settle it!"
I follow @/josheakle. He is, as best as I can see by my values, the Libertarian I'd vote for. I appreciate @/larrysharpe and @/realspikecohen. But those voices seem lost in a sea of "too crazy to be Republican, scary even for MAGA, QAnon is real folk who are more than happy to burn the entire US to the ground. And they get cranky when I ask what the hell is NAP about giggling at the thought of massive civil unrest just to have former President Clown Shoes dictator over red states again. What the greater part of Libertarians seem to advocate for is a dictatorship of might makes right, and somehow their support of the Leopards Eating Faces Party will work out just fine for them.
I find current Libertarians horribly authoritarian and not too worried about personal liberty, or even seriously concerned about policies worth voting for or getting butts in chairs. They really don't want me participating in their little club. I make too much noise questioning too much.
@freemo @flabberghaster I'd love to vote Libertarian Party but they clearly don't want me. That does rather limit my options if I'm to participate at all.
I'd really rather the fine folks beating the drum about the "evils" of porn would avoid confusing the problems with the Bible as problems with porn.
@HowardTayler I'll promote it as best as I can. Financially, we won't be able to throw money at you like I wish I could do for your fine work and wonderful years of laughter and a few tears.
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The MANDATORY FAILURE Kickstarter launched this morning, and funded in about four hours and twenty minutes.
I'm sorry I didn't post updates here, but I keep losing track of my various socials.
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The printing is a teency bit off-square on some of the cards, but I'm not going to complain. Once the picture is in place nobody but me and maybe the hardcore #comics collectors will notice, and they often LIKE to see minor misprints. Also at 20 cents per card they're as cheap as free.
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Fellow artists! I'm reporting in on the sketch card blanks I ordered (uprinting-dot-com):
1) Copic pigment liners are quickly colorfast (no smearing!)
2) Copic markers look good on them
3) the printing is is good.
$21 + nominal shipping charge, turned it around in about two weeks.
I didn't find it on a quick search, although https://youtu.be/vvr9AMWEU-c duplicates the original post as a side-scrolling 3D waterfall. If you happen to have time to dig up the link, I'd be happy to take a look. I'm just happy to think of some find memories. :D
@freemo I'd watch it, I just haven't had occasion to do so. My wife avoids crowds as it triggers panic and anxiety for her. I'm "curious," but not enough to particularly care to go see it.
Oh hey! Wow, I'm glad I caught this! Yeah, I find fandom.com annoying, but I use the wiki because IT'S THE WIKI! I do fully support your move. I will promote it among my group in addition to attaching https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki_talk:Community_portal#Move_to_a_different_wiki_host?, and encourage them to switch to it as well.
Thank you SO MUCH for taking the complaints and request to move seriously. It didn't occur to me it was such a problem for everyone ELSE, I just dealt with it. But... Yay!
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Almost a month ago, we asked our community for their opinions on moving the wiki away from Fandom.
Today we wanted to update you on what had happened since and what are our current plans. (1/4)
@sdgathman @freemo Good dog!
Yes. *I* only see stars as points because my visual acuity is trash and "smeared tiny dots" are what passes for "points" in my vision. But I always wondered why 5 pointed stars were a "thing." It was when someone somewhere linked the infographic of yours to the natural eye sutures and stars it was, "Holy hell!"
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The most frequently asked question that I get about #JWST images is: "Why do the stars look like that?". In other words: why are the stars "spikey"?
The answer has to do with both the wave nature of light, the shape of the telescope's primary mirror, and the position of the struts that hold up the secondary mirror.
The full infographic on JWST diffraction spikes can be downloaded here: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01G529MX46J7AFK61GAMSHKSSN
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Grinnin' Ferret
Joined Nov 2022
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