Notices by C.S.Strowbridge (csstrowbridge@mastodon.social)

@fesshole

A couple of decades ago, my sister decided it was too stressful to buy gifts, so she told the family she wasn't doing it anymore and that no one should buy her gifts either. A couple of years later, no one was buying or accepting gifts and it made Christmas so much better.

We still buy Christmas gifts for kids we knew, but that's it.

@fesshole

I hate that saying so much that I will sometimes put my pants on the floor, step into each leghole, and pull up my pants, just so this saying isn't true.

@WarnerCrocker

This is a, "Let them fight." moment. MTG is pull evil and no progressive should get anywhere near her.

@dalias @DemocracyMattersALot

With parental consent, parents could say no.

@gamingonlinux

Well... I would boycott this company for its ties to Saudi Arabia, but I don't think I've bought a game from this company that was made this decade.

@sidereal

If this happens, it might encourage others to follow in Luigi's footsteps.

@gamingonlinux A few years ago, I realized more than half the games I own on steam I've never even started. Since then, I've limited the number of games I can buy to less than half the number of games I've finished since I last bought any games.

This is working, but I still have not started 1 in 6 games I've bought.

@jeffowski

I've been saying this for ages. The only reason Conservatives are alive today is because progressives have been working hard to keep everyone alive.

https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069308

In 2001, Death rates in liberal lead counties used to be 2% lower than in conservative lead counties. By 2019, that gap had increased to 16%.

Covid-19 closed the gap initially, because it hit cities first, but they it expanded.

@fesshole

I recently got an external drive so I can watch Blu-rays on my PC. I also burn all CDs I buy so I can listen to them as part of my MP3 collection.

@WarnerCrocker

"You can't lie your way out of lies."

I chose to believe ICE.

Those were NOT ICE agents. Therefore, the next time men dressed like that show up pretending to be ICE, treat them like they are criminals and defend yourself.

@gamingonlinux @The4thCircle

I hear Valve is going to release a version of Linux that's optimized for games. They obviously have one for Steam Deck, but they are apparently making one optimized for PCs.

@georgetakei

It's a cult. We have to stop pretending MAGAts are rational humans we can reach. It is a cult and all we can do it limit the damage they do.

@godpod

As a Canadian, I support keeping the tariffs in place until Trump, Musk, and the rest of the GOP leadership are in jail.

@AnarchoNinaWrites

There's a cell phone provider where I live called Fido. They used to run ads that included the sounds of dogs eating. It was disgusting. I actually called the TV station and told them every time that ad came on I changed the channel and refused to continue watching that network for the rest of the night.

@AnarchoNinaWrites

Polievre spent $50,000 to avoid debates in his leadership bid and the Conservative Party spent over $8 million in advertising in 2023 alone. Even the conservatives know he is not a good leader.

The Liberals need to get aggressive in their campaigning and excite the progressives. I've actually called their HQ in November after the election in the States to take to them about that. They said they were going to fight when the election is called, but they need to be faster.

@Infoseepage @LucyG

"What we do know is that she's a person who makes sexually provocative videos for a living..."

You're a fucking rapist. I'm convinced you're a rapist.

FOAD.

@Infoseepage @LucyG

"We know next to nothing about what happened..."

Then you shut the fuck up.

Why is this hard for you to understand?

"...but her framing captures at least two other people working out, which is a big no-no most places."

Then he should have said, "You are not allowed to film here."

@Infoseepage @LucyG

You sound like a rapist. I'm 100% serious. A man attacks a woman and you are desperate to defend the man.

Shut up, before you say something you can't walk back.

@AnarchoNinaWrites

Crawling insomnia is a good way to describe my particular form of Non-24. Basically, every day I go to bed 30 minutes later than the day before. Sometimes is speeds up and sometimes it slows down, so I can never plan more than a week in advance.

I was once put on medication that might have helped. It cost $100 a week out of pocket and all it did was slow down the crawl. That's not actually helpful.

@AnarchoNinaWrites

I've got Non-24 hour and it is becoming very clear that I'm going to sleep through Christmas this year.

Not having a solid sleep schedule sucks.