To be clear I'm not talking about NSFW stuff, and I haven't seen any nudes or graphic violence going around anyway. At least no more than usual.
I'm seeing a good number of people demanding CWs on posts related to current events. Can someone help me understand why?
This is a serious question by the way. I'm not trying to be a dick. Everyone on Mastodon has the ability to filter their timelines, why is that suddenly not an option in this case?
What's the real reason Gandalf didn't just walk into Mordor and straight up murder Sauron along with his army of orcs, trolls, etc?
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@b6hydra I dont. Even on cave dives where the space is pretty tight I am still pretty comfortable. I am sure some people do, but those people probably wouldnt SCUBA dive in the first place.
That said I will say this, BEFORE I learned to SCUBA I would feel something you might call agoraphobia when I was swimming in the middle of the ocean with no visible bottom. Though Diving in areas like that quickly cured me of those feelings.
Not related to agoraphobia or claustraphobia I can say your first few dives can be scary, my first 10 were. But the fear is more like "If my equipment breaks and my dive buddy doesnt see me I might die". Thats a healthy fear though and ultimately is what lead me to go tech because in tech you have a backup for everything, even tanks.
@freemo Something I've wondered about going on dives, especially when you get into the hundreds of feet... Do you ever experience claustrophobia or agoraphobia?
Hope it's not a dumb question haha, I understand you don't go 60m on the first try. It just seems like between the constraints of the gear and the openness of the water there's a greater opportunity for a panic response to take over.
@freemo I can see that. Do you happen to have a link? I'd be curious to know where they mark the start of the production process. Is it at the Apple plant, or does it include the harvesting of raw materials and manufacturing required to produce the component parts?
That specific statement was referring to the previous one on car manufacturing, but it's worth noting. Thanks for keeping me honest.
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The US state that fought back after Republicans tried to rig its elections
Despite a flurry of legal action and very public disputes between members, Michigan has produced some of the fairest voting maps in the US
Then comes the mandatory 2 hour fidgeting period, after which the door acts like its going to close then starts going back up because reasons.
(If this sounds like an insane thing to complain about, you're not wrong. I'm about to burn this fucker down.)
Were there actually a lot of children being maimed before garage door sensors became mandatory? I'm not old enough to remember, and as far as I can tell the only purpose is to become misaligned every time a pigeon farts.
This reminds me... Maybe I should think about setting up automatic post deletion
Just realized I haven't posted anything in almost two weeks. So here's some nonsense. You're welcome!
@WilliamsStrangeFest Yep, rich people arguing about who deserves to get richer. *yawn*
@doliu666 Fedora is going to start including them https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-36-NVIDIA-Wayland
That said, I sincerely hope it doesn't catch on with other distros.
@freemo Reminds me of what de Tocqueville said about prisons. Same idea, just with unwanted people instead of unwanted animals. At least I think it was de Tocqueville...
@Mek101
Keep in mind I haven't used FB in over 5 years, but no it's organized similar to other ActivityPub platforms, just with a more macro-blog feel. Home timeline, local timeline, federated timeline function pretty much the same. The interface will likely feel dated compared to FB, but if you can navigate Mastodon you can navigate Friendica.
@feditips @fdroidorg@mastodon.technology @news
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Biden signs law forcing all vehicles made 2026 and later to come with a "killswitch" preinstalled.
As well as surveillance monitoring for drivers to detect "abnormal driving" habits.
Potential for remote flaws is concerning.
#privacy #cars #Automobiles #surveillance #News
https://news.yahoo.com/law-install-kill-switches-cars-170000930.html
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"Jaywalking" as a crime was invented by car companies in the 20s, to shift blame to people on foot for being hit by cars. "Littering" was invented in the 50s by paper cup and tin can manufacturers to shift blame to people who drop trash. The phrase "personal carbon footprint" came from a BP marketing campaign intended to shift blame for climate change away from petrochemical companies to individuals.
When they call themselves "the party of personal responsibility"?
This is what that means.
@WilliamsStrangeFest We don't have them anymore around here, it sucks
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