Dave T-W @davoloid@qoto.org
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Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
This hits hard.
https://mixmag.net/feature/rip-danielle-moore-crazy-p-singer-frontwoman-house-music-tribute-obituary
"Danielle Moore believed in the idea of dancing as a deliberate act of community or a salve for personal anguish and the numerous benefits that came with moving together on a dancefloor. It was this experience that enabled a shy and otherwise under-confident woman to perform as though she owned the stage."
Aww this is so unfair. Crazy P frontwoman Danielle Moore dies at only 52. Only discovered this chilled blend of funk, house and soul in recent years.
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the whole purpose of the post-menopausal woman is to prevent the rise of generative AI
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What idiot called it "the plot holes in the script of Disney's The Lion King" and not "Lacuna matata"?
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The free speech shitgoblins got what they wanted, and they're still not happy.
They’re still following the rest of us wherever we go, spewing the same tired nonsense.
Why? Because it turns out that shouting into an echo chamber isn't nearly as satisfying as they thought it would be.
Today's video essay: How Twitter Became the Loneliest Reich
Just heard this overhead. What's the vertical and horizontal separation required over London? Possible near miss. #AVGeeks
Caught up on the #Olympics closing ceremony, absolutely love #Phoenix, Air, Vampire Weekend, and that Kavinsky song is one of the most iconic movie songs.
Thomas Mars seemed so grateful for the fans that came to their excellent Glastonbury closer last year (billed against Elton John) so this must have been such a thrill.
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Loved hearing Tim Walz today say "you don't just win elections to bank political capital to win another election, you take that political capital and you burn it as fast as you can to improve people's lives". #uspol @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews
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"I don't read the news - it's bad for my mental health," has become the rallying cry of the willfully uninformed. It's the kind of statement that gets nods of understanding and murmurs of agreement at dinner parties.
We've somehow convinced ourselves that being an informed citizen is incompatible with personal well-being, as if knowledge and mental health are locked in a zero-sum game.
New hobby for me and adventure girl. Picked up a kayak and have been out for the last 3 days on the North Kent Coast. Best way to stay cool!
Alt text not working for me: photos show a cyan 2 person inflatable kayak, me and kiddo with coast in the background, wearing lifejackets, and a distant shot of us in the middle of the harbour, with proper boats behind.
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@KydiaMusic @kwramm @bojacobs Exactly. It's a cluster of neuroses, starting with serious self-esteem problems. And so, societies with self-esteem problems are ripe for fascism to take hold.
Another red-flag for me is a society that loves the concept of revenge, which the USA is. Americans love the idea of getting revenge and this is one of the things that makes Trump so attractive. Trump frequently threatens revenge and this turns his followers on.
All of this stems from a populace that is unhappy and feels put down, which much of the USA also feels. Racists feel put down. The rest feel they can't get ahead because the system is rigged. Which it is, by the wealthy, but they don't understand it. They don't realize that the wealthy people they idolize are the very ones who have rigged the system and destroyed the middle class.
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If citizens don’t feel safe in the public square, because it is ruled by intimidation, threats of violence, and displays of aggression, they won’t be able to participate as equal citizens. As a result, democratic political culture perishes.
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/maga-on-the-beach-redux
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- Location
- Mostly London
- Pronouns (plz)
- he/him
Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
