Output that made me want to check on this, if anyone is curious. Glowy glass plate with blacklight over a comic book image, then hit with the ‘Pastel’ style. Looks cool but very AI-esque.

“Is that wacky tobaccy?” “The wackiest!”

Massive Beatles fan, Moody Blues, Beck, Nirvana are the ones that stand out. Both children absorbed the first and last ones. Lots of others that got tuned out during my teenaged years.

But he’s still a casual seeker of music via radio, so there was a period where he got really into Chaise Longue by Wet Leg.

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Call me selfish, but I’d go back two weeks and salt the walkway for sick Cracks and company.

Was a very Life is Strange-esque, ‘this action will have consequences’ branching path event.

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You, specifically, having readers? Homie I know I’m not alone in following the bits of biography you’ve already posted with great interest. I’d read the fuck out of your memoir.

Edit: read HurricaneLiz’s response. Lol, I’m one of those invisble fans they’re talking about, and I am rooting for you 😁

I almost feel like someone needs to do a write-up of the 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone debacle - while not a 1-for-1 example (it wasn’t a migration attempt that functioned the exact same way as it would with PieFed), it’s a good case study for userbase-community owner-instance dynamics that should be considered, specifically the bit in your last sentence.

Out of curiosity, have you got a link or something for these workshops (and are they done in English or French)? I’m out in Ottawa, seems like a useful thing to have in my pocket to share with folks since there’s a lot of movement between the two cities (and if online geography isn’t a barrier).

If not, no worries and keep up the good fight.

I think part (though not all) of the issue is discoverability. There’s other communities where this isn’t as prevalent, but a) they’re not always easy to find, and b) for this as well as other reasons, they might not be super active (if people don’t know it exists, who’s posting?)

I get around the first bit by trawling All New once and a while. One feature I will say I liked on reddit was the random community function. But while I like that it’s a smaller userbase here for some reasons, it does mean less diversity of interests.

I’d say a script-kiddie can modify a script, but only if there’s some resource that says ‘change this part to do x’. They don’t understand why that change does what it does, though, or how to troubleshoot if it doesn’t actually do the thing.

Signed: config file kiddie - I just do what youtube or forum denizens tell me to do until it works. Imagine there’s script-kiddies out there that do something similar.

Yes, but in a show with major themes about women’s empowerment it’s a weird device to lean on that much.

There are so many times where the Scouts would straight-up die and/or Negaverse cronies would win the day if he didn’t show up, throw a flower and talk. Enough times to the point where I wondered “Hey, wtf is the message here exactly?”

I have some very hot takes about the efficacy of the Sailor Scouts given exactly how much Tuxedo Mask does. This is why my ex-wife and kid, who only wanted to enjoy a magical girl show, stopped watching Sailor Moon around me (it had a good three or four beginning to end rewatches before that though).

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I think on the whole, we do a little better at this than other platforms. Does depend on the subject, but I see more positive, respectful interactions here than I do elsewhere.

Always a good reminder though!

Even more out of context, it’s a horrific way to treat the corpse of a rock and roll legend.

You have a couple days where you play stupid Tom Cardy songs on repeat to keep your spirits up at work then suddenly:

Can’t say I really disagree with you, but my caveat would be this: if you’re going to try drugs, know what you’re getting into. ‘A drug is a drug’ is a dumb statement you hear sometimes - not all drugs are created equal, and luckily these days we live in a world where a lot of great harm reduction information is easily available (for now, the future’s never guaranteed).

Know your substance, ~how it works, contraindications and best practices, common risks, what you’re hoping to get out of the experience, what you’d hope to avoid and how best to manage that. Prepare yourself accordingly, including frank reflection on if you really want to do it.

Used responsibly, some drugs can be useful tools - I agree that with psychedelics you can often reach the same kind of useful conclusions straight, but for some it can be a useful kick in the pants in the right direction. Sometimes (with a little experience under your belt and understanding of different dosages imo), they can be nice enhancements in the right environment. But know that there are risks you need to control for where you can, and actively accept if you cannot.

And a great little maxim coming out of talk re: psychedelics, though useful elsewhere: “When you get the message, hang up the phone”.

Before Christmas occurs, I must listen to this several times.

It’s not only a tradition, it’s the law in Canada. If you don’t any presents will be forcibly confiscated the day after Christmas. Some people try to fight this, which is why it’s called Boxing Day.