2026-07-10T23:41:21Z https://njump.me Kat S https://njump.me/npub1fm6ky5dz8aalklk2g7y2yh4g79usv78ka9exql48hga07nxknssq9wp5es https://chaosfemtw.files.fedi.monster/accounts/avatars/110/893/958/633/428/669/original/e298dfca8c1fd5ea.jpg https://chaosfemtw.files.fedi.monster/accounts/avatars/110/893/958/633/428/669/original/e298dfca8c1fd5ea.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9jspxneuxtn6wd748xke8ps7slajwfy2ydz7s3kfjds7h629uz4czyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqd2elmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxq3hhedzqnfgl3784wlu70zysj42k7cvulzvgt7myrxma03drwsuy2keu'>nevent1q…2keu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As you mentioned, &#34;there are certainly languages that have provided some mechanisms for dealing with boilerplate&#34;. Where the languages don&#39;t provide them, workarounds have been available, from the snippets you mentioned in Textmate, to increasingly sophisticated code-generation features in IDEs.<br/><br/>The lack of such mechanisms seems to me to be a failure in language design. I&#39;m confused by the way so many people seem to accept it as a fact of life and just look for the latest workaround, rather than demanding better language design.<br/><br/>Or am I just being a lisp weenie about it? 2026-02-14T18:22:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2540e6fj8ug9d0maput4h89gl3rnlstkye3zmv8kyyw0zkkxwywgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqslwe3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszunx90ek5q9ppj8rvrrmscwwh39wcg7e8857n5z4grd63n67ecgcwsqk9y'>nevent1q…qk9y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is where I get stuck, through this line of reasoning: why is boilerplate not widely regarded as a symptom of bad language design? 2026-02-14T17:55:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszl2jsjpjv7a3nql22yp7hmr4xgj7948jjtn2j3tavzatrzqu4lqqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqhm85vy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx45mstut637twlhwayqs3qk6fhagjts2aa7smh78nprkwlufu5pgxgrmhs'>nevent1q…rmhs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent bit of advice, that. 2026-02-06T09:52:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq5plyeyp2gm47k633hzghgsshfemxgrj4pk9rjqgya5yvjqq205gzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq6r076s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxe9g0rnnhwqh0kte3z4nhaxwmfedqmhu8a35jhguy5wl0uxdn2qsteaq0'>nevent1q…eaq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same: a preface/foreword would enable you to call out the racism and factual errors in the original work.<br/><br/>You could also flag it on the front cover, by prominently displaying &#34;edited and updated by Dilman Dila&#34; under the original author&#39;s name.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not a copyright lawyer (or any other kind of lawyer) but I *expect* you could claim copyright on anything you add.<br/>Then again, if Dover can take out-of-copyright works, and claim copyright on their reprints, maybe you *can* claim it on the whole thing. 2026-02-06T08:54:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdx2ler6f9u44l3vl6hynzfgwlfu3fl9eyhscd53tgg0syzrdyg0szyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq8px6k3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zja4uytc9feej3llnecd2hrwfj9ca89vksk8psnu2l4d8p6r8tg3mfyyr'>nevent1q…fyyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He was using ChatGPT as a storage environment for entire finished articles?<br/>That&#39;s a horrifying example of the way people have been sucked into depending on these things, and feeding them with material in the process. 2026-01-30T10:07:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pdllxr4umcejsyme4eag7xjzep8tynmcysvukzmd54zw4rk5kaszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq89vkn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82kaywfzez9vx7mccruwv4gnyycpfqp68nr0pln863chqhtp84dgw9kmx9'>nevent1q…kmx9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe it likes you, and it&#39;s checking in on you.<br/><br/>A crow used to do that at the window of my workroom, in Amsterdam. It would stick around long enough to be sure I was moving and OK, then fly off.<br/>Admittedly, it didn&#39;t wake me up to do that :) 2026-01-27T07:31:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp6zna6k6x9lqsak4snaeh64r93r7cwsl3079n5hraxkj6kyt8xrqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqv3ujy6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxn4tcej4ftrjyr3x5p0xyz7eg85f4heeuc65uvwsned8uvc2f6s562jm7'>nevent1q…2jm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love the way the multimeter&#39;s just sitting there with capacitor innards all over the side of its casing, like it&#39;s about to let out a resigned sigh, then wander outside for a cigarette. 2026-01-16T12:26:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx5mp9phh075a7y03cmzzmm2azj3kufjl8q906gnj8mtytf5ef7qszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq8t09hc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25hn5gfjlw9raussw0anz0ckcxl4rhg5pgfxvg5vxkjlg7gq3gfqyc0nd9'>nevent1q…0nd9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gentle reminder: the abyss is for staring into, while the void is for screaming.<br/>We appreciate your attention to this distinction. 2026-01-13T12:45:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vavc483cv6557er82xgh5j7rv0re7wajscfj9ptc8yqqzhzpk3szyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq2uk7ve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrxjyvz98553qehgxat80ah4yx49jaw9ewtw7a9xxq9j3g95ugsccfhjsh'>nevent1q…hjsh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Never mind moral compass; at this point, it&#39;s just self-interest. 2026-01-07T16:53:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy0tua82w87n3a93hnphpv4y044ps0zs08jp6f3u26dl64dxk4hhgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqwv5zlm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspam7vgzlu5k4vwnph03fdkccnyrhj5wky73qd7dtp4ssuka03z4qqg6wa7'>nevent1q…6wa7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With what criteria, or to what purpose? 2026-01-03T14:17:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspr9hzfekde23j5ugkslcfkx8gpjwv2ev86zz89a9t4r5zfljdvngzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq9dmpup In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsrwxqp0jdzjyxydwlfkzlcgachm9ca7yhwh3jypna840hw3lwwgpxl6kz'>nevent1q…l6kz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>John Carpenter.<br/>He also directed The Fog, the Halloween movies in the late &#39;70s, Escape from New York, and the &#34;what am I even watching?!&#34; classic Ghosts Of Mars.<br/>I recommend all of them :) 2025-12-20T16:28:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8cysr6fthktkcvp7p3ks6jrd6yke6qp39hkfzc6v6ayyu2u36hgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq9t26vh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhmxagyvh4rqn0rg7hjhk3xcft705juks9u3gzquflrfd0dzh3pq8jrh2d'>nevent1q…rh2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s gorgeous! 2025-11-25T10:06:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswx7pvxhumhadecxmsn03pnt25scr5afsafg05ttg8ujkccx6eh0czyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqlu3eyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd95tecj35plks7mj8ac80jfhdcyxddgw9mu6f9c3w48zetyyq6qc5jnx9v'>nevent1q…nx9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t that a water tower? 2025-11-23T17:53:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2wc5f8uavd35j8ln2g6tvtz0j046ycem6p3ctmlrzev0csxuvweqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqgjdhyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hnhz0y0h4jf6qazh5ekjqs0z0q9zcuh2ww3wyxlllusqgsfxcwggvkr0d'>nevent1q…kr0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The same is true for political power.<br/><br/>There just shouldn&#39;t be that much power in the hands of a relatively small group of people. 2025-11-19T17:53:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyxj9a8r7225pjzz39az68t6jveaw9wduflylqptenevu9e64jg9qzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqlzj4az In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrueazw8qauhekqwx9p384xymlgnnkwdh8ckpjxhz08n9y2ez0f2qt6hh2x'>nevent1q…hh2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a law of nature, as far as I can tell. 2025-11-10T20:31:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgardfz4uxhh35vzhl2e3e0nks5rz6rwpljuv3dhvme6zw6hase7gzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqlmg3wl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g0ggzukflfeackm5yj9p58kak8plqjqvq39zejcsc488w34500gh4nx8g'>nevent1q…nx8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because they really, *really* want that training material for facial recognition and image-generation systems. 2025-10-28T11:58:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9tdp7lrmdlfql5xurrytngejggy7hpgrh5sd5l7we8ts57gp62nczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqaq6n8t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tdqed4hyfq5euavv85vd8q8yh5r75vnjn6wgquk3u4qwz5hjgnc7aw09y'>nevent1q…w09y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK, I&#39;m never going to remember the name for these, but those carvings over doorways in the British Isles, of women doubling over and holding their vulva open?<br/><br/>I think I just figured out that it&#39;s a warning sign. 2025-10-28T11:19:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsysq9k969kj6djfc7qut5g2c7ydflrx3w0ymwpe7ry5yruqpwnksgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqs6a4yr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrj0dmmu8hujzmqvtpltz3u9p0rtr9yjtk472r20mnvm9ekmt9phqkf0tzf'>nevent1q…0tzf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. In the early &#39;80s we had BBC micros in my intermediate school, and we were taught Logo on Apple ][e machines in high school.<br/><br/>We also figured out how to make single-sided 5.25&#34; floppies double-sided, using the blade from a pencil sharpener, because the school was charging extra for doubles :) 2025-10-16T07:00:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszq30j02jyyjjsmd900ea3sz4zwc9uag89wn4lzgx4ey43jzrn4jgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqh8lqz6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hnqaqza6vaqdz0hl8372mtdwpxpqwme7rwdjx5gy0wn5y3870ys9wyve3'>nevent1q…yve3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yay! Can&#39;t wait to see the whole thing. 2025-10-16T06:11:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsda52ljd707wvy9l750cf8mew8yta8qhqkxmpzl8r7xlsthq83mjgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqjc4lz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87g8ncy54t79umhqqp4drv0dskswdp49hu9v28l7gffcwurw4t8sux875q'>nevent1q…875q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not even vaguely.<br/><br/>That rhetoric about foreigners &#34;coming here to rape our women&#34;? That&#39;s the sound of predators defending their territory against competition.<br/><br/>The &#34;our&#34; in that sentence comes from a sense of ownership, not protectiveness. 2025-09-29T19:07:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgqf5yuseg34fjhrcx3d2lnws9y8p5wgmy3jetdl8gkg5q2uh5pszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq79s504 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2flt8z24nrh2tl87zgdgryqjs59f0yj5muaza3psdpkgshfje42czukkfh'>nevent1q…kkfh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The dot-com bubble was a gold-rush, driven by the greed of founders and investors.<br/>It wasn&#39;t met with the same kind of opposition, partly because fewer people understood the implications (the internet had really only just reached widespread public awareness) but also partly because it was basically a rush to set up new shops in new places.<br/><br/>One high-profile problem was companies that threw together the catalogue and payments functionality in a hurry, and left fulfilment as an afterthought. One retailer pre-sold an awful lot of stuff in the Christmas rush, knowing that it would be March before some customers saw their purchases. The CEO basically said in an interview that he didn&#39;t care because he already had the money.<br/><br/>It&#39;s also important to remember that the internet has been around since the 1960s - it had already been organically growing, evolving and proving its usefulness.<br/>*Technically* it&#39;s true that the quest for AI has been around for just as long, and has also produced some useful artifacts, so maybe a comparison on that level isn&#39;t out of line, but they&#39;re still not the same kind of thing.<br/><br/>This AI bubble is partly that gold-rush, and partly the latest silver bullet for productivity, but with multiple layers of evil on top.<br/><br/>It&#39;s likely that some of these newer technologies can be applied in genuinely useful ways. However, there&#39;s a lot of distance between &#34;you *can* use it for that&#34; and &#34;it&#39;s the *best* tool for the job.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;s also important to remember that when referring to the software and related artifacts, &#34;AI&#34; is an umbrella term, not a specific technology. They&#39;re artifacts that have been discovered while pursuing the Holy Grail of Artificial Intelligence - and I use that term deliberately.<br/><br/>And this is where many people are unaware of history, or carefully not mentioning it. &#34;AI&#34; is not a new field that&#39;s only just started bearing fruit. This isn&#39;t the first harvest. The way has already been paved.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve already had two AI Winters, one of which killed Lisp&#39;s prospects as a mainstream language, and I believe the term itself is derived from &#34;nuclear winter&#34; - it&#39;ll pass eventually, but a whole lot of things will die from radiation poisoning and cold along the way.<br/>So that&#39;s what I think we&#39;re looking at for LLMs, diffusion models, and possibly even for tech like ML which has already proven its usefulness.<br/><br/>And that&#39;s the long version of &#34;no, I don&#39;t think they&#39;re the same kind of thing&#34; :) 2025-08-31T08:50:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxs2wzr85ul7tadr0xst23zkffy9uvxfs4nnyyy4e704p2efhdyyqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqpgl7jn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydd2vtdr20qqguwul7hyughaakua7tzmsz5zywnv2txmc65fkzegeprhht'>nevent1q…rhht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Common Lisp.<br/>The spec was formalised in 1994, and all the evolution since then has happened in add-on libraries. 2025-08-07T23:26:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp74gv6hynpvaeqv0ru60yzwg5nmzeyjhm9kz89vx96q4mfzttqzqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq5gl03w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xhm706qp32twcye40524q6w035ctfa0h0skjrkw4h44wqp6h24s2c2q3y'>nevent1q…2q3y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>CL&#39;s pretty stable. Somewhat retro, too.<br/><br/>I think there&#39;s something to be said for articulating the spirit of an approach in a specification, taking it to maturity, making sure its interfaces allow for plenty of extensibility, then calling time on the bikeshedding.<br/><br/>I wouldn&#39;t be surprised to see something of the kind emerge from RISC-V, on the hardware side. 2025-08-07T22:58:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs09rel4w7zs58lqkdrdtndjqhfdr6tg0xtx3yc79wjww0055vcyvqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqzc68c4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfyczz7ck76lwa8na5kcva3eavjwyy3p8e2auall4pqxrmuzz9tgzvyxpg'>nevent1q…yxpg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alternative question: what is the *actual* intended purpose for all this computing power?<br/><br/>Automated population-scale surveillance seems to be the only plausible answer. 2025-08-03T08:54:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgjxh8xlzkafadyfthltxejrvjxa2hef2rzjk6t669rr2lufevfmszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqdksaj3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7e0ngygctw9lx7c2jkd2mdgxq6h84g4hma7rmny23dkzrm6lm4cjyhphp'>nevent1q…hphp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For the record, I&#39;m in the other camp.<br/>If what you want is a feed of links, we have RSS for that. 2025-07-30T08:38:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd8f8qdlpy5ck5qlt520u4fnf3dw52m4n9e2wfltsrlny6rd5j4wgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqspw3dt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkhy7yvmw5lc2x85andljpvxezr4exrcfxwht3l7hw7hj78z6lfcru2kpa'>nevent1q…2kpa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Technically, tho...<br/>:grins: 2025-07-15T05:05:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsffe90jtqy4qlxn658m4x6du7g8cdtpfpz3t3p4h0nl9cjkyyanmgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqf3vay2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspz6hlfgv7sdd94s9z2hrfy8dmmg5ea55hqsdcaavv93elh3xtecs9xsuyf'>nevent1q…suyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah yes, the world of visual and tactile art has always been a bastion of political neutrality, reserving its focus strictly for the aesthetic.<br/><br/>White european men, in particular, would never create large anti-war protests, let alone question the nature of &#34;art&#34; itself.<br/>They&#39;d be more sensible, and stick to politics-free subjects, such as prominent white men in whose hands large amounts of wealth has been concentrated, and their displays of said wealth and its associated power. 2025-07-06T07:40:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspatjerdkay67qkunmzkd7uccaznyr89h6hw4kagysshk0q039tyszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqvp04tw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvr38ee0537spnucafuc9cuq7f6cuft9wme6gx8ux9kanpefvk3qyg7v8t'>nevent1q…7v8t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having lived in both Amsterdam and London: yes, that would also hurt pretty badly. 2025-06-23T13:42:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx35d554nzk25xh0nm8nhkzcj43jr0ngrjcs5ccyeyjzmdzlw0a0szyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqt3jwlt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gqra0s26zmj403u6u85p3dm4gcmwjkusm7pvh7zzzgkjg8zn0zg6nwkqx'>nevent1q…wkqx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I thought I could cope with the cold, I&#39;d seriously consider it. 2025-06-23T13:31:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstf4tr4jradmslnz9kunaelr8grrh809lux4twsx9j20cfagrhprqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq8h8lyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4eqhx8dpzv6swlzuvs47gs5td7sk9llms77nm8t5elx9p0utwxc4zmh20'>nevent1q…mh20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That it was. Sorry about derailing it.<br/><br/>And that is indeed interesting; I had no idea they&#39;d made that series. 2025-06-01T17:20:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq8h8cwnchnl39sh7rscdelvr5ag33r52lne2zt24sgegvght2fvczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqt69ecq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuqd338uhum2tvx8c7373gllmj8w3g03mmj99rsmmx6aatxcsamg0ry2xe'>nevent1q…y2xe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True, I guess.<br/><br/>I did make it all the way through Mongolian Death Worms, for example. I think I actually watched it a second time, just to confirm that it really was that bad. It&#39;s a thing I do sometimes, and yes: it really was. If you want a bad movie, Two-Headed Shark Attack is a better choice.<br/>Or the one that was overtly about a killer crocodile, but turned out to be a rumination on government corruption in sub-Saharan Africa.<br/><br/>Those I&#39;ve actually watched (and hated).<br/><br/>There are others that my partner and I have bailed out on because we realised neither of us was still paying attention. Or because it was annoying both of us too much to still be interesting, like Happy Death Day.<br/><br/>Time. The difference is time invested/engaged. 2025-06-01T08:59:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ymc40x3q5tq9dgxnf7q08lh74tjky7d9ptnxq036hefnxvc5kqczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqdu4ex7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2hflnpx5usmehky3hl9n9z22e2ml4qakdgtfkf7kthrwsgux2lgy23k4c'>nevent1q…3k4c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sysadmin! Of course I look for the failure modes.<br/><br/>Blandness occurred to me, too. Now I&#39;m trying to figure out whether there&#39;s a meaningful difference to the viewer, between stopping the movie because it&#39;s so strikingly bad, or stopping it because you only just realised how much of it you missed because you tuned out and your mind went elsewhere. 2025-06-01T08:50:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstws3990vuw6jsg6sqe0w6ham6n7dz7q5625uv5zs8dzjam67ps4czyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqfceymu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrfsrdcysxfxwz3xjg22p95v7ws730sw3slav5n8t9feckthsfcsg5pptg'>nevent1q…pptg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or they&#39;ll always be bad, but almost certainly one or the other. 2025-06-01T08:37:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf46mxrxpzl7x5qlhgpt0ug8csq4xxdqy72j7mefmyqmg78shmnuczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq0jjlul In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswv3tq09lasg2djeyl4kfy3tx0mkj3yh5rpwtnys2x3sd4kpzy55scqkge2'>nevent1q…kge2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That was excellent, too.<br/>Again: please don&#39;t fuck it up by making a sequel.<br/><br/>I&#39;d actually like to see the story behind the flintlock pistol at the end of Predator 2. You never know; the odd-numbered ones might turn out good :) 2025-05-31T12:39:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9xfm0dlmvk2v08j5c55dxv9j6wm2qrmc34fqm7vwnzfkpg3sx6sczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqjgpqdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d4f8g27e9a953qy7e7l8cuyv39q7e2le5psqt30lazf8fjd2j9s38as3m'>nevent1q…as3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Predator 2, in the yautja ship at the end.<br/><br/>First instance of the curse of Predator sequels, where the second is doomed to be terrible. At least this was *fun* terrible, unlike AvP:Requiem.<br/><br/>I&#39;m holding out hope that they never make a Predators 2. 2025-05-31T11:53:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0fa30e90eeea7m0s94zun4qnr0hnk7rt4u727elm8udrwa3nr58gzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqf6qe5z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswahhp68krjwn2t9t0j2zla3e5fnuevds8hn4w3m3mnu3trj2acnc2dly72'>nevent1q…ly72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This does not sound good. 2025-05-18T20:15:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgyy6xd88ukwumfwg7ff4rtlf6e84hrdkf0afadtgx546hx7wfzxqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqnf8gar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kmxpd7vh6u3qv2qjgymntfxzx9d4sg6wm96vrp64lx85gsfyzpcn780yd'>nevent1q…80yd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thankyou!<br/>I&#39;d been wondering where that comes from. 2025-05-17T08:05:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs5k7af6crm7jar9zwg38dyzk94mze3nesugcwql8y6hnwp6xw9gzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq3nuskz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwhwmymnlafgkdk4gjmzdvy5ama8g09c0xelf64sxn8fphq5gg3qj82sgh'>nevent1q…2sgh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t tell whether this photo belongs in a textbook, or a fine-art auction catalogue.<br/><br/>But definitely one of those. 2025-05-10T14:39:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq3urtp54pwxhp8w4sz34f42w67wmhnxp493u0umusnc0hjvqcc3gzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq7v28pm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjwrtnn05umkr4zk3sp76qp3p276r6fdpv7nut5e49wdv9z33s6s4lknmp'>nevent1q…knmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I believe not.<br/>Mice have been recorded laughing, though you have to record at very high speed and slow it down a lot.<br/><br/>I *think* dolphins do, and I&#39;m reasonably sure I&#39;ve caught cats expressing amusement in their own way now and then, though I wouldn&#39;t call it laughter as such.<br/><br/>But cats definitely know when you&#39;re laughing *at* them. 2025-04-15T09:20:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8cfwl9tsugv049kyp0jtqjz79uxaymdhf7tl7gf72c509ywtw2sgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq08vv4h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswc687uwcjyxzzvxq8dzgxczmdvn4eqnu34m34avutjmgtu0e70jce7x9ah'>nevent1q…x9ah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s when she laid out the twin effects of glacier-melt that the lightbulb went on for me. 2025-03-28T15:38:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxx5ewshl4ntctvxamhympekvz754aza6mltppr4p4n5g4p6jyjgczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqff05vt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdujnr2qaec284ryxgr3y7huvrn6swn3kn434nvjzup2u32j03vdqus8uea'>nevent1q…8uea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That makes an unpleasant kind of sense. Damn. 2025-03-28T15:32:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdfptrz35vewamuada7784pe5p8d9y6rlaeht5rdks26ukyka96fczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqlwgk3p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27e6237qsmzdwfyzug87whyrqtx5qdghxre4h65rns096dhenelsuskjml'>nevent1q…kjml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I loved dancing zombies in the Thriller video clip, so why not? :) 2025-03-22T13:47:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kz6eyv6df6lwutqvsdrezdu5r7gz7kj2jrr25ra3gpl0jdjzjqszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqh49u3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zu3ps2vh3l06d9fy7azmkpwzhhep3hwh8ynxustrptwurtn59msr86kh8'>nevent1q…6kh8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah, one to block. 2025-02-25T14:31:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst0k94u5y7a6w72hyy4lfwhqkqvaj3a0k0qq8zyhnnzppkp85d03qzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqljxclu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyga9r9m2pf4czekn6v7r4qqpvwxx9ljtm0dly526sr6aaxn3s6s8jsr2l'>nevent1q…sr2l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I think it&#39;s just another kind of rain, one with a lot of fine hailstones.&#34;<br/><br/>That happens, too. We call it &#34;sleet.&#34;<br/><br/>The kind of patchy snow-cover you&#39;ve photographed here, though, that&#39;s just plain annoying. 2025-02-15T13:17:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9yq34454l85ezdcqp9q8m564sljrudqqet8yalwctrrv400vqxmgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqd93akr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyxqt30p8pnpnrah4j5yw954q5p3rf3fhrg03vjusfazkuxechucwjw629'>nevent1q…w629</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry I don&#39;t live up to your exalted standards. 2025-02-09T20:10:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0m9zn02l3p0pehwh3gmx2lp7srk75w685294gmv2l75tvc9kgdqszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq4f8ryp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9g2tn6cuyldkj9j9y8uk7rwp86lrqnr8nxprw22r8munmsscvryq6umru5'>nevent1q…mru5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think some fear is justified, in the face of a ruler and administration prone to lashing out at anybody standing up to them.<br/><br/>However, even the most conservative have to recognise that it&#39;s past time to disengage from any kind of dependence on the USA. Tactfully, by all means, but as quickly as we feasibly can without prejudicing our future prospects.<br/><br/>I see this potentially dovetailing with [this post](<a href="https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/is-europe-just-not-good-at-innovating/">https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/is-europe-just-not-good-at-innovating/</a> ) by [@bert_hubert](<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert">https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert</a> ) - do it at least partially by leaning into the more cooperative and less predatory aspects of European culture. 2025-01-30T08:08:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0fwu2al8m46t0d692nucjj76uc7t4nschskcmy8jkep5rd3efdqqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqkfkgfq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqnujvkh23wfcgjw39ckfsm4xw9wys0mlvuen3srpd4tphhhegu6c7epdhc'>nevent1q…pdhc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think AI&#39;s main value is in being a holy grail: we&#39;ll never actually attain the goal itself, but it&#39;s led us to some interesting things along the way.<br/><br/>The current wave of investor hype, though? That&#39;s the latest iteration of the automated weaving and lacemaking looms that the Luddites were literally up in arms over. It&#39;s about churning out barely-good-enough at a rate and price that displaces actual craftsmanship.<br/><br/>It&#39;s price-dumping; a bleeding contest that the deep-pocketed industrial investors expect to put them back in control of the labour market.<br/><br/>Oh, and it&#39;s also being used to pollute the knowledge-sphere so thoroughly that people give up on any expectation of finding the actual truth of something.<br/><br/>It&#39;s the poison in our well. 2025-01-23T14:01:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrpk3mpu5q925fjyz3d0wt6925cgvnz4pmrfrwxcyhy4qejk8rakqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqh6t8r4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22v3pcnga2sdg9fgdcclku5eae45e2797v3dkvspqmqyga4yuwsg6fsky6'>nevent1q…sky6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TCP over MIDI CC 2024-12-22T10:32:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyadkgk0rav5fhh222p77tmdn8t8r5edvjxkhx7uwwa4lhzmtgn0qzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqhvs3kg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd388p543ve9s2l3c29znmr540jxqmu46svt8vvfmj2a3qrgfh20qsdph7w'>nevent1q…ph7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The founder is also aggressively transphobic, FYI.<br/><br/>That was a real Milkshake Duck moment. 2024-11-23T16:47:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3g3vapz0nuepljd5zw2wpg5grmjq63mut4qwmpmklxdfxh8z4hgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqsgm58e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvc0fyhp505tdkf7vjda9tgar7h33lc4pyl9xqv35e0ve0639ac2c3jdp9h'>nevent1q…dp9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True.<br/><br/>And yet again, this &#34;smashing others down&#34; reduces to &#34;taking things away from others.&#34;<br/>Rights, liberties, financial wealth, career prospects, and ultimately life itself.<br/><br/>It always comes down to that one thing.<br/><br/>However, it doesn&#39;t raise them up, and they *know* it. I think that&#39;s one reason they&#39;re never actually happy - I&#39;m discounting transient moments of joy from &#34;victory&#34; over others, or from looking down at those beneath them.<br/><br/>The only time it even gains them anything is when it&#39;s material wealth that they&#39;re taking. 2024-11-23T15:20:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx624c70s70fy6c8u8lk628vxupn9aegrjpvj3f796vt2h3ep954qzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqjj05xg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcp6sd3c03jte0mvavzd8up4kfwesyxyxh7ptr372r07kczgql5qm7vrqn'>nevent1q…vrqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is exactly my take: an awful lot of fascism boils down to taking things away from other people.<br/><br/>That and a means by which mediochre people can feel powerful.... through gaining the power to take things away from other people. Or enrich themselves by...<br/>It all comes back to that one thing. 2024-11-23T09:35:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp2ahlm9f5n5hkl9af64jgyc4veclr25cyweweygnynlz8gtfmulszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqf4hy79 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98a00rvxgpkwsmgmtze6gswqc3s336jh4ecz7uvaaw3j08clsmcq3626yr'>nevent1q…26yr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An older (pakeha) relative in Rotorua just emailed me photos, calling it &#34;a marvellous thing.&#34;<br/><br/>I don&#39;t remember a PM pissing the country off this badly since Helen Clark&#39;s god-I&#39;m-so-clever &#34;I&#39;m only limiting *paid* speech.&#34; 2024-11-17T21:04:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9898eewr8pyuq27wqwev6evj4rayhmw3ssx849f3svfauj8xfqvczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqxa5e8u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4pzq4wzme7pw9gcjdeedkvt7062g74lme7lg3pdqj7vzy2espzsptat6l'>nevent1q…at6l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Funny. That doesn&#39;t look like indifference to me; that looks like systematically ensuring there aren&#39;t any new Palestinians. 2024-11-08T16:26:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9z65pl63xkgatrt0765pcq3hljz2phh8r2mmhzrryfegsqlcg8eczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq0x37rm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdtc2hv34txn6qf7ekemj4g962n3rtgv075kxpn9c57ehq2mtrkqc7taf8'>nevent1q…taf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are there many in your circles who aren&#39;t white cisgender men?<br/><br/>And why is it so important to join all of these together? What&#39;s so bad about having multiple islands?<br/>Even here in the fediverse, I gather it&#39;s not unusual for there to be isolated islands of instances, because so many don&#39;t want to communicate with them. Why not respect people&#39;s choices, and accept it when they don&#39;t want the same things you do? 2024-10-31T09:11:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2956pu08sad8vscmtrmcgxxcm3c47wgh2te8dylm7t03t76mgvgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq2aggk3 Adventures with Google&#39;s creepiness on Android continue: I found an entire new section of settings, where I have to tell it not to &#34;learn from this app&#34; - individually, per app.<br/><br/>I&#39;m at the point of shopping for a physical metronome, and seriously considering buying a physical navigation device, just to keep even that data out of Google&#39;s (easy) reach.<br/><br/>On that note, is anybody working on an OSM-based equivalent to Garmin/TomTom? 2024-10-27T13:09:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyt48x89c658warxqkhr9lxncn468e70tdjngvcf20a6qgma8y9hszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq7qhpew In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hzs3nuhptrrnxtnyvu8hrdq8ttswswfhu9le0rvnwh2nzwpz2tszpgzzh'>nevent1q…gzzh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Demonstrating that there&#39;s plenty of magic in science. 2024-10-19T14:08:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdtm6mpwht0tk04c5evadzxuvka23ms6ael4m27uzmvecwgr6jxrczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq3neye5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28y9dv6e3wm7lt0vgptd86ehxd5cwjx5e6kt8hcxe54c0fvas82cx3gjlq'>nevent1q…gjlq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is he not already pretty much out of the picture?<br/>Or do I just hang out in the right/wrong circles? 2024-10-16T20:28:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvz773k0ruymxcv2dt4ptd76r6jkx5pmr0aw8nn0hre3nv779v7eczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqtp6g5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspuyyesgfq5ndc0qwq6f85x5jwprz42nqv8y4xrn58mzyzvecknjqt89rg3'>nevent1q…9rg3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Often. I feel like I&#39;ve scrambled my way to a good place in life, only to look around and discover there&#39;s an entire network of people setting fire to the future.<br/><br/>I&#39;m basically running on defiance, at this point. 2024-09-26T15:02:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfdly9cx0dlkfq6j95tgmfaghdn0j3ekxgyhq29mch23wm7m3jtfgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqa47809 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24utnl37c6ss080kywmd5xn3kxmva2vrr83r9aw6c4glv9gcevmc2twjc4'>nevent1q…wjc4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve heard rumours that it&#39;s called emacs :) 2024-09-25T17:43:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8x0q46pwv3qr2xrdwr99mar6vpsgdyka3ydfevvr7ld2fzm4uqhqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqrf2hdl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rmusz4njams4ndap8kjcew7reu40hkm333r3tc5v6rqplujudns9ahpwm'>nevent1q…hpwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And that&#39;s why I make a point of referring to myself as an immigrant, in that context. 2024-09-20T09:49:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8x25y4nxt7c3tn6fe5nr2xv2lm3070xtd6qdp24qh89vsqe4gsqszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqumzyj2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3gyy3cjlfplthn8thesagc6xp0hvjjzfj6923g8e703j7nn7v9czwsv4t'>nevent1q…sv4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like it.<br/>In fact, I was just thinking this morning how much I&#39;d like to be able to include POST-style content with a GET request, just to make more complicated queries feasible. 2024-09-15T17:26:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdnps67lgmccelxayg99tw8xxj2kdktrzwps7wh2ygm2dp5sqk3yszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqy5v4z3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd08q4dm89uy3m4whxazu87jkng5g8lf0kr93wwe2y955f2qxcu5qdcdgrn'>nevent1q…dgrn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love the way you&#39;ve used it here. 2024-09-14T11:44:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfauh5hc850gp36g2u6fn23w329m7pvh4euvqjt4kykr9amh6jsmczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq582kjz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v9cdm3zej459w5xge729dxxkqxgdpydulee6wpp0eq6pwgx00gq8dhm98'>nevent1q…hm98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What recorder? 2024-08-23T20:49:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdlxnehcgw333l77lqkagqkqfvv7d26uzuhqdt300pmn49wsz8kkqzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqrc0cqw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgs5ddlgqh4faujxnt6vj7lxph29l7n2fcszz25pay8llutqr4t3cl7xfdv'>nevent1q…xfdv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The part about German being the other language. I was informed in very clear terms that it was a blend of Latin and Frisian. TBF, Frisian is pretty English-like, and there&#39;s been a lot of exchange between (normal) Dutch and English.<br/><br/>Then again, I&#39;m not a linguistic historian, I&#39;m well aware of the provincial pride involved, and I personally side with the German theory.<br/>...unless there&#39;s a Frisian in the room and I don&#39;t have a professional linguist for backup :) 2024-08-18T16:02:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv6fdg7vhxzx04wqymh2lz65t7ydazqld6y5tut03unplmyj7qmjczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqtnnrm2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ktdgttj5v9zwa9dlth5snff5crur9p25wg3ku89knp7errwurcgsfsffm'>nevent1q…sffm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Say that around a Frisian, and you&#39;ll be corrected sharply about the &#34;German&#34; part.<br/><br/>That&#39;s one mistake I&#39;ll try not to repeat. 2024-08-18T08:27:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxzn4ylp40muuesscyg8py76qz0spydp0wew6hgkjp58ehk3nyxszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqk2wfc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrnf4pkhcyrylewql5vtcqd0vvpuvvful88l8phpesppphd4e06skypvq6'>nevent1q…pvq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The dagger-footed angrysaurus does not want to be your friend. 2024-08-15T11:56:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr0q720ew7657sd8wh3gpc7qk4pwyg8ke6c4j8qwmvplqt62xhvuszyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq9xnpp8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5rkrdv4rja76tm5rzhe8h2q9ey5e2ke7z60r4z7ywuwe0d9zn8qvgsqu2'>nevent1q…squ2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m one of the people who talk smack about them.<br/><br/>If your flight is direct, you&#39;ll probably be fine.<br/><br/>This time last year, they delayed our luggage on the second flight of a 2-hop outbound trip.<br/>They were quite communicative about it... in the most useless way. They strung us along for two days before we gave up and just bought replacement stuff for the trip.<br/><br/>I genuinely don&#39;t know whether they were lying or just totally disorganised, but it took over a month to get my luggage back. As far as I can tell, it had been sitting at Madrid Barajas for 3-4 weeks, before I finally asked the right questions of the right person at the right moment. Several hours after I went in and picked it up in person, I was notified that they&#39;d authorised its delivery to my home address.<br/><br/>There&#39;s more from that trip, but you get the idea. I&#39;m never flying Lufthansa again. I&#39;d rather drive to Hannover and back. 2024-08-13T19:39:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx8kwht0dmkquna6cwqvkz0wq4vraen795vtx9tg7mgzufcp48m8qzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqpuvzp8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5e8vtpu6vmnhmymfemlq79f2mnevz0yt8g8ws36st0wnht3ereg5u2v0f'>nevent1q…2v0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m hearing a rhyme with &#34;I&#39;m too intelligent to be racist/sexist/*ist&#34; here.<br/>Same pattern. 2024-08-04T18:48:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kv6lq6h07pumdue2rupvsc7egdhaaheq3p8txlzwudj4qr7th9czyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqem0wkw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8uw30tftjshg207mstzjujtk5xed9fdwwz9hf9t9aadlfd7sccgwddcrr'>nevent1q…dcrr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Weren&#39;t they more of a Boomer thing?<br/><br/>No shade here; I just always saw them as something from the previous generation. Or is this a late-GenX vs early-GenX thing? 2024-08-04T14:59:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9qjpaz0l2asuz67ukk73r84r566w8uucq2dw5ly0qwc8stpde8czyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqu5aah8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdg5pyy63hduhdxdeq2gfckhn83y3h3qn2gffrz8ctpw79ckav6qgpqlk2k'>nevent1q…lk2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Guess I&#39;m gonna have to buy the White Album again...&#34; 2024-08-04T14:32:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0sduuymng3udyct3j0xhdgl3gxsencq0gwmf5umuteelullhf5kczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqdqnxeq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8ry6wv6h6avachjws9776r3k0f3f5c26udgkqjvq8t4ry05zxwcn0nvv8'>nevent1q…nvv8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:Alan Rickman voice: *Miners*, not minors! 2024-08-02T17:09:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2008cuyz04mh7um6srtue2d5fk3d62c24mvx9vs4f5jtrj46edlczyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzqmxn0pv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglk2p5g63mfvda3wq0xxv3dmcfjc5cjtuum6fq9a2ysvhermg99qfq2trq'>nevent1q…2trq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m guessing he&#39;d just look at you for a moment, then ask &#34;*that* is what you have questions about?!&#34; 2024-07-31T19:11:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx4r9gv2s0j6yel4g2g7lhff8spu97hdl0whvzph3cts7gwc9jxvgzyp802cj35glhh7m7efrc3gj74rchjpnc7m5hycr757ar4l6v66wzq29374m I&#39;m just going to start blocking people who say &#34;bullying (people I don&#39;t like) is good.&#34;<br/><br/>To restate: if you&#39;re punching *up*, it&#39;s not bullying. Pick a different word.<br/><br/>&#34;Bullying&#34; is punching *down* against people who can&#39;t fight back. If that&#39;s what you&#39;re proud of, I&#39;m here to throw you under the next available bus. 2023-09-18T19:23:33Z