@RamenCatholic that orb thing in vegas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_%28venue%29

oh no birthrates are falling whatever shall we do oh no the workforce

fuck you dipshits, use your fucking so-called AI to do your banal pointless work, you stupid fucking parasites

@Fragglemuppet AFAIK, no, you can only wishlist albums. well, you can wishlist singles if it's published as a single on bandcamp, but that's not quite what you're asking, methinks.

@ComicContext excuse me, but is this not an "after dark" post?

LLMs: <hoovering up every bit and byte on the internet and shitting out ... well, you've seen it. whatever it is.>
randos on fedi: hey, could i please quote you for my blog? it doesn't generate revenue, but i'll link back to you.
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what kind of world do you want to live in?
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imagine being a middle-grades teacher. i get to hear about it from my partner, who today had to try to explain to a student why his neighbors put their house up for sale to move back to Costa Rica because they're scared.

the kid wanted to know why they're scared.

he's 10.

fuck. these. fucking. fascist. fucks. to death.

@Tutanota
y'know... thanks for actually following up on this. i'm so accustomed to encountering non-apologies, nonresponse, or worst, doubling down. it's a decent apology, and it's refreshing to see. i'm checking out your website and it is respectable... i especially like the thorough image crediting, and i appreciate the commitment to salary transparency. i also appreciate the small free account option, and i will be giving it a try. ✌🏻
@puppygirlhornypost2 @dalias

@botvolution i don't even care about the performance, per se. but as the character is written? racist nonsense. plus he's a fuckin dunce. his maquis crew was mostly *not* maquis (tuvok, seska, and suder was a literal psychopath). he makes the worst, *obviously* bad decisions.
the show as a whole (so far) feels like repeated interesting setups or concepts, ultimately followed by melodramatic plotline nonsense that diminishes the whole affair.

lol fucking STV. i'm so hot and cold on this show. we didn't get UPN when it first aired, so this is my first watch.
Neelix is obviously annoying, but not as annoying as the phony wannabe native american Chakotay shit.*
but in s3e4 we just invented the phrase "interfere-o-metric pulse." 🤨 they're pulses. that interfere. that's just brilliant sci-fi writing, people. 😐

*like, the ghost of Chakotay's dad sends Voyager into a trap that gets their ship fuckin stolen for a kid that's not even his.

hey there my #disabled friends, just me again seeking some real human feedback. my human-partner-spouse-person has #arthritis and has been having pain using her #apple magic mouse. i'm trawling the hell that is search results, but curious if #disability fedi has any advice:
best mouse for #arthritic hands? something designed as #ergonomic or maybe just something not so flat as the magic mouse? or maybe a trackpad works/feels better than something you need to grip?

@botvolution right? instant classic.

S2E24: Tuvix
clearly
CLEARLY
Jeff Goldblum should have guest starred as the titular Tuvix.

@botvolution always.

@botvolution i had been thinking of jarjar earlier today. the thought: neelix existed in the public consciousness for a few years before ep1 came out. something was wrong with the hivemind or zeitgeist or whatever in those few years.

yeah, i ... don't get it. like, was pretty meh on Chakotay early on, but the back third of S1 he basically kicks ass.
but Neelix.
like, flip-flop between absolute insufferable goofball comic relief and bearer of the emotional crux of the episode. it's... jarring.

@botvolution i am QUITE sure you are not the only one. 🤓

i mean *obviously* i need to see Tasha Yar get bitchslapped to death by a puddle of antagonistic tar before we can move forward.

yeah, i *could* watch Star Trek: Voyager, which i have never yet seen in its entirety because we didn't get UPN where i grew up and i hadn't ever specifically sought it out. *or* i could do that *after* i watch all of TNG, including the movies, and DS9 again. and i mean *obviously* ...

update: i watched Encounter at Farpoint and, having been reminded of my fondness for these characters, i ultimately decided to start Voyager.

and because fedi desperately needs another opinion about Star Trek (/s), here are some cold takes on an old show (so far thru S1E14).

pros: Kes, holo-doctor, Tuvok, sapphic nerdery between Janeway and B'Elanna, Vidiians (cool idea).
neutrals: Paris & Kim. Chakotay. occasional rehashed TNG plot gimmicks.
cons: Neelix. like, more con than i expected even.

@aral

when i was a child, my mother used this colloquialism: "if you run with the wolves, you howl with the wolves."

fast-forward to present day, in which this same woman tells me, "If she [Kamala Harris] wins you'll get communism. If Trump wins you get freedom. I vote for democracy over communism. Sad world."
and then sends me links to... Facebook.

and the app used to message me this swill? Instagram chats.

so no, i don't want any more #Meta in my life, #SocialWebFoundation thanks.