Notices by ren 🏳️‍🌈 (a they/them) (renwillis@mstdn.social), page 2

@anarchopunk_girl @StillIRise1963 friend, I have no idea what your blog post is going on about.

Low quality healthcare is a burden on the ENTIRE healthcare system. If one chooses to be reckless with their health, it affects everyone in their lives AND the healthcare system as a whole.

IMO the solution is not forcing healthcare, but supporting proactive healthcare and education, combined with social services for those who need it.

Education + Access + Service = Healthier Society

@anarchopunk_girl @StillIRise1963 ah! ye olde slippery slope argument!

Yes! If we have and encourage proactive healthcare and health education, before you know it, they are strapping us down & injecting brainwash microbes in our brains!

Easy tiger. No one is forcing anyone to take care of themselves. But giving up on education and social services (which the US has already mostly done) is the fastest way to a broken society controlled by a powerful few.

@StillIRise1963 I used to be very libertarian about stuff like this too, but not only does stupid shit like this put a burden on the healthcare system, it raises insurance rates for everyone, and no one is an island, stupidity usually spreads to their spouses, kids, and family & friends.

Personal freedom to be stupid is never actually “personal”.

@Gargron @babe Someone had an early 🍺 start today.

After failing horribly at CRPGs Neverwinter Nights and Original Sin 2, I’m going to put them on hold until I get lessons from my #dnd friend.

Until then, I’m playing #StarTrek Legends on #ios - a turn-based #rpg #gacha #game and hopefully an easier try at turn-based combat games in a universe I know and love!

INTO THE NEXUS!!!

Wish me luck!!!

#videogames #gaming #games

"An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white, with lighter skin and blue eyes."

Super cool and totally not racist tech bro culture we got running our world, eh? PROGRESS!

https://www.businessinsider.com/student-uses-playrgound-ai-for-professional-headshot-turned-white-2023-8

#AI #tech #linkedin #photography

Scary shit y’all. I’m staying home this Halloween.

Article Update: In less than 2 days, #Threads somehow gets even worse!

https://rentsuru.medium.com/its-been-5-minutes-and-instagram-s-threads-already-sucks-f10d507807ed

My feed is now all those interesting people, places, & publications that I followed on #Instagram over the years reacting & replying to celebrities & brands like Dunkin Donuts and fucking Paris Hilton.

Or worse, seeing celebrities & brands replying to each other.

Awesome. 😬

#meta #facebook #mastodon #fediverse #twitter #twittermigration @fediverse

While the Shitshow at #Reddit will come to a conclusion on July 1

Over on #twitter, not to be outdone, they're now forcing you to have an account to view tweets. lol.

Deleted my account last month. Tested it on the phone & desktop and yep, nothing but the sign up page.

This "nudge" to get people to join will only serve me to stop giving #Musk free clicks. So.. THANKS!

#TwitterMigration #Fediverse #Mastodon #elonmusk

@killyourfm @jcrabapple @gnuGeek Sorry to bump but saw this and immediately thought of y’all. Haven’t listened yet, so not sure if y’all like it. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ld1VtkXdCJdY9fXOynpir?si=m7RwI4OASZWdrwZfLRMZoQ

@jcrabapple @killyourfm @gnuGeek Not yet. I’m at that weird point where I’m listening to my own music because I’ve got a bunch of new songs in the hopper!

@Gargron @dansup @stux nothing. I assume it's because I didn't search for anything

@stux @Gargron @dansup nope! I'm on Chrome, no themes. Says I'm on v4.1.2

@Gargron @dansup hey @stux looking on the web, seems mastodon.social has an "Explore" option to see trending posts where we have "Search" on mstdn.social?

I think for new users on mastodon.social, they see a feed of trending posts to help with discovery?

Is this intentional or is it me, did I mess something up?

@dansup awesome! Disappointing to see Active Users dropping, BUT hyped to see that the people who *are* active are posting more and more!

I wonder @Gargron if part of it is "starting over" following people/empty feeds? Would having a trending posts feed be helpful for discovery like some apps have?

@jcrabapple @gnuGeek @killyourfm Back in the 90s I was all about my alt-country / no depression music. Uncle Tupelo, Old 97s, etc. The The has an amazing album of Hank Williams Sr covers called Hanky Panky I love and listen to on the reg. https://open.spotify.com/album/6MryZFi2UEJifVpMQk9ab7?si=LsYjrIffSJWbEN1qkkXlgw

@gnuGeek @killyourfm @jcrabapple haha! yeah, it’s another great way to discover new music. Added fun is to take the playlist on spotify and make a radio station out of it. Then you’ll hear even more new music! - though I believe making a radio station is a Spotify desktop only option these days? Anyways, happy listening!

Hey #music lovers, been meaning to share this. Over on r/indieheads on reddit, r/hitsman posts a weekly “New Alternative 40 Chart” of new alternative & indie pop & rock. Here’s the latest chart. Check out all the exciting songs out!

And the best part? They maintain a #spotify playlist of the 40 songs, updated weekly! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6i0kOJ1KWahQIRSwWr3mOo?si=MxxbkCVrQe2kT1s4myxHuQ - highly recommended.

Happy listening!

cc: @killyourfm @jcrabapple
#newmusic #alternativemusic #rockmusic #indierock

@killyourfm @jcrabapple I humbly have to disagree. As a genx fan of a good chunk of these albums, I’d argue that every year has tons of incredible albums released!

If you depend on Billboard to guide you, then yeah, you may be disappointed, but holy hell, every Friday is a gold mine waiting to be discovered.

If I may recommend. Keep this link bookmarked, check it regularly: https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date

My god, the next 2 weeks alone! *CHEF’S KISS*

@Bigou @atomicpoet Ah! Thanks. I’m on Calckey now, experimenting. Not sure if I’m getting much out of it over mastodon yet. We’ll see. Right now it just feels like a fancier but beta Mastodon, but I’m still playing around to see how/if it fits into my social media experience or not.