Notices by Hexnut (ambihelical@qoto.org)

@freemo They break ties and count electoral votes and other such minor duties. Other than that, not sure why people think VPs have any power to do anything. After a few decades it's hard to remember their names unless they end up as president one way or another.

@freemo All the data indicates it felt 10 pounds lighter

@freemo This post leaves me somewhat bafflegabbed.

@freemo That stack thing sounds like a pipeline, stack means something else to me. I'd need a picture for the 2nd, can't visualize it from the description.

@freemo 40 yo babies always look a bit sus.

@pkal Thanks for looking into it. This instance is based on an old version, slated for upgrade, hopefully we’ll get that feature at some point. @freemo

@pkal Not sure how this got in my feed without an #emacs tag, but it needs one.

@pkal Ok, it’s not showing here, but it would explain why I see the post in my home feed. Maybe a bug in my instance is not showing all of the post. I think if it was a federation problem I wouldn’t have seen it at all?

@pkal Interesting, I didn’t know that was a thing. That would explain the behavior. Not sure I like invisible tags though, but that’s more on the receiver side to show them in some form.

@freemo There's "would be better" but more importantly "able to be elected", as most of them don't seem to be on track to be on the ballot in most states.

Every single one though? Well I have to admit Vermin Supreme has a certain je ne sais quoi, but I'm pretty sure he'd make a terrible president. I don't even know what I would do with a pony.

@freemo Everyone can see he's in decline, but there isn't really an alternative for them at this point, so denial is a coping strategy. I'll don't deny his decline, but don't see any alternative but to vote for him, and hope succession goes smoothly when necessary. Yeah, yeah 3rd party candidates, do any of these seem viable to you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election

@freemo Yep, but unfortunately a widely held belief, sometimes only implicitly held, but held nonetheless.

@CarKettner @Strandjunker

@freemo @CarKettner
Arguments about the "realness" of the wealth aside, most of the envy in the original thread is from (IMO) a zero-sum mentality, in other words the stock wealth is at the expense of the rest of us, like there's only so much pie and these guys are taking my piece too. I always find that idea amusing and wrong.
@Strandjunker

@freemo we’re gonna need a regex soon

@freemo born on a leap year?

@freemo Interesting demon BTW. Maybe he should be the patron demon of programmers or STEM: from the interwebs:

"He is a demon of the First Hierarchy who seduces by means of laziness, vanity, and rationalized philosophies. To others, he teacheth mathematical sciences and handicrafts. He doth make men invisible, lead them to hidden treasures, and give them power over serpents. He teacheth secrets. Every question formulated to him sees truthful answer." 😆

@freemo Except for the movie writers. The center is the seal of Astaroth, I had fun looking that up. The outer part is apparently gibberish used in the Bedknobs movie. Did they call the seal by name in the movie? (I have not seen it)

@freemo On your interpretation: perhaps. I find it hard to get those subtleties via text interactions (and irl as well), so I try to assume the best until they are blunt about something. Seems to keep things on the rails, but it's hard at times.

@freemo Yeah he did seem to turn quickly. As a critique of the interaction, maybe this set him off, you seem to be implying he's being PA, whereas I *think* you were saying you appreciated that he wasn't being PA? I'm used to your style of communication, and I am still not sure.

"You are welcome. Best way to end a conversation you have nothing further to add to is simply by not speaking. Comes across a little passive aggressive otherwise."

@freemo Love when this happens...