2026-08-24T23:15:04Z https://njump.me Jack Daniel (often offline) https://njump.me/npub1ye5x50jmhg07m4l30qylf7l5fu8fq36xfxeqecl4a6q008cgr4kqn5wecn https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/034/825/original/f6fedc99a0aef5a8.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/034/825/original/f6fedc99a0aef5a8.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz94pfgjxr38myr6j4pxnyng6y745qdqu48c5gjcuxfuzxqvs22vczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcl4ru3r Malort Negroni.<br/>At Lone Wolf Lounge in Savannah.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/964/882/262/325/914/original/bd0715c12649cce0.png"> <br/> 2026-07-22T17:49:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ef69vpvq9zdglsfaup7upca4slqnhw3tefepvravs6v07ml2vfczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc3tqkv2 Bertha. Tropical Depression Two is likely to become Tropical Storm Bertha, and while it doesn&#39;t look too terrifying, I wouldn&#39;t underestimate anyone or thing named &#34;Bertha&#34;. 2026-07-19T20:40:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdfypqu0gfnttdkupnpwt6cnv7r8wln4hqyj3jnetyxe8zv4etv4czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkct68ut9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcyk3pp9ez6gxhg3y8m0j7367sx5hwzjjsy9p7kgukxts6qtzxpqkcvnjp'>nevent1q…vnjp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if you have insufficient rage and despair, there&#39;s a book which will send you. &#34;It Shouldn&#39;t Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans&#34; by David Shulkin.<br/>Summary: The former VA secretary describes his fight to save veteran health care from partisan politics and how his efforts were ultimately derailed by a small group of unelected officials appointed by the Trump White House. 2026-04-21T14:06:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphyc3rzcvvzc49vuzkke7nw4hxxme4hzfmj6u9p0tzqj0zjpzhyczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkczzpnc3 Yesterday was my every-six-months-until-I-die visit with my otolaryngologist (aka ENT, ear nose and throat doc) to have a tiny camera stuck up my nostrils looking for signs of Bad Things after he found a papilloma during surgery a few years ago. Depending on my mood, he may be referred to as Dr Snot, Noseferatu, or Nostrildamus.<br/>Tomorrow, royalty, a visit to my dentist, and a crown. Thursday, my endodontist, and finishing up a root canal.<br/>How&#39;s your week shaping up? 2026-04-21T12:08:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxfueh02glzt055x3kzezezfk4g3jmcxmhzmpgmfcp02mya4d5cvgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkct4vrsz Today in my first world problem whining, posted from my third world country, fucking American heat pumps suck when the temps drop near or below freezing. 20 year old (too old for republicans to like) well insulated house, blowing cool air unless I push the emergency heat function. Meanwhile, next door, 101 year old house with no insulation in the walls or crawl space, single pane glass, the gas furnace has them toasty warm only cycling on occasionally. 2026-01-16T13:28:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswqwf46jr7klt5ea8uqm8u06atqlmk3gl0cl3kw989lmx59my2nlszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcd7yf2s In the immortal words of Moms Mabley<br/>&#34;They say you shouldn&#39;t say nothin&#39; about the dead unless it&#39;s good.<br/>He&#39;s dead. Good! &#34; 2026-01-13T18:35:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr3nzc24ydff5nc0296837zd4ma3sefy5punj5t8r6tdu6urp8zkqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkctaf3lz Mornin&#39; friends. Please try to be kind to at least two people today, more if you can.<br/>And start with yourself. 2026-01-06T12:44:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2y8qrqmjvp2xmkk804hzyvz20ugzwpkv37p74dvfuz8cqk3cam6szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcm03xw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdds697n5eaxhv6du5emwcw98nml8eh9mw8qafj3nnw79tftsp5sevejyp'>nevent1q…ejyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: arrest made. I always have low expectations from LE on DV issues, but it sounds like these folks don&#39;t play. 2026-01-05T01:16:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfdds697n5eaxhv6du5emwcw98nml8eh9mw8qafj3nnw79tftsp5szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkch4cen7 Check in to hotel. Go to room. Go to front desk, request LE intervention in domestic violence in next room. Go to bar. Drink.<br/><br/>No, I did not intervene. My DV experience gives me a beyond zero tolerance attitude, and I did not want to have to call a lawyer and get arrested for non-subtle intervention. 2026-01-05T00:07:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq3dgyy3qkm7nzyy7t6q9z6t2rtqfg963vzse02k5nu4mzstdjkcszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcud9at3 You are a little late for mistletoe season, aren’t you Suffering Bastard?<br/>Remember little buddy, mistletoe is parasitic, and you are made of tree.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/838/158/619/222/024/original/27869016f7900d0e.png"> <br/> 2026-01-04T18:09:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvml3htt0wcclgyzzpza2ze2esgfls5vhe4m2sp8aa7fx53xctr9gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcf8d2lf Fuck the fucking oiligarchs, their puppets, and their wars. 2026-01-03T16:30:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx7uc8fxplxlwsvmg54q7kr9nxepk5txm0uhmw75khpkd6arqhxeszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcwy8gcl Oh look, unjust war, our specialty. Does it involve people who are not white (or white enough) and oil? Well I&#39;ll be damned, it does, quelle surprise.<br/>OBTW, he is still on the list, and I personally don&#39;t care because I believe his victims, but I do care about the docs as they may move more of his sycophants into abandoning his rotting corpse. 2026-01-03T13:26:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9usllkkv3eqlw9raakez9qsvqkvkwf6yrgfmveuxl48r02s7v7ygzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc0p3ggu I keep seeing reminders of this.<br/>We did it, and everything else required.<br/>Our big mistake was turning them back on the next day.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/817/166/117/250/844/original/4bcc880cc170a508.png"> <br/> 2026-01-01T01:09:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2z9dwwgxwldrgmk4ulqvy50pp9ue9ugfm47gu5c844xntvvvt8uszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc7nruze Payment page 404s, showing app server version.<br/>I try not to notice these things, but I can&#39;t help myself.<br/>It&#39;s a 2012 version of an actively maintained open source software package.<br/>Same outfit had direct object reference issues up until a couple of years ago.<br/>The sad thing is no one is surprised at this shit, we&#39;re all just exhausted. 2025-12-23T00:09:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxv02fug50m6gl38lxe6gzsgzvmkwxeqmq74pqqzt40gns76fg6cszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc94mnsc This should get me through the afternoon.<br/>(Turkish coffee)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/764/865/010/663/533/original/6661b5d18e9367e6.png"> <br/> 2025-12-22T19:29:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfseu9yznrauw53gkuhrfezvt3uu76dfgaac7vwcwteza049wnk4qzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc6nvsfq That will turn the sun.<br/>#solstice<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/755/402/494/318/350/original/a685da1aba98b412.png"> <br/> 2025-12-21T03:22:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsglqjzqtfgrk6zzjzd5759f7fnx7n92pcwvttelglrg8y9au09aaqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc56urzj Buddy Carter just texted me asking for money. My response?<br/>&#34;You are a miserable lying bastard. And clearly brain damaged. Plus, a cowardly murderer, having profited from fueling the opioid crisis, killing for money from a safe and comfortable distance. You are a part of the destruction of this once great country. I can&#39;t wait to see you weeping at mango mussolini&#39;s funeral - hopefully soon.&#34; 2025-12-19T23:15:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs838q9802gkq0n6qhnayvl6v97r6exzlqvy9e4xeh2r6ueka7qkwczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc9ytp5k Sometimes you reply to an email and it is an answer, and sometimes you volleyball it, just spiking it back over the net to buy time.<br/>Or is that just me? 2025-12-14T13:32:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszmta6aqz9d2qwmd62y74h0py403uvdt4qkrnk8efpe8jgsjqmk2gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcd2sdx8 Climate change is a hoax to the MAGAts, but not to my insurance company:<br/><br/>&#34;Notice of Non-Renewal<br/>The above referenced policy is scheduled to Non-Renew at the end of the current policy term.<br/>Reason for Non-Renewal:<br/>Reducing Hurricane Exposure&#34; 2025-12-08T13:18:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsysv6jts4hn8j5pspe08aj0342melrfdv3a6sexd64h2un4v496zczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc8nxl4u If you are old, like me, these words *used to be* comforting. Now I read them as &#34;Yolo and good luck&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/669/589/789/963/666/original/e0e2fe68c2fb10b9.png"> <br/> 2025-12-05T23:40:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst683axekqw7w63lcpctx8u3xlveafn9fdthxtk8ayr7grw8t5yeqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcj62zln RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/115662346503089279">https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/115662346503089279</a><br/><br/>This thread is a fantastic explanation of how we got here.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note19jgu3nvvewtxzpqu667n8mlnzlzkjqhu65reeu952wphgyxypf0ssrzrtz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note19jg…zrtz</a></span><br/> </div> Right-wingers understand the law is not a Platonic ideal which we uncover by chipping away the surrounding marble. It's arbitrary. It's made up. Precedent and prior commitments don't matter next to the exercise of power. They just use that power for horrific ends. </blockquote> 2025-12-04T19:39:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqgda3yc9rwsuyrte2ktuz996d5kel05s6ywd0utsthjmggn6uy6szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc63yypn Ramos Gin Fizzes. <br/>Messy kitchen for scale.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/630/145/223/287/106/original/44fc1a81ede3941e.png"> <br/> 2025-11-29T00:28:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrmfkwkqd2r9kgh26mzaulwlujrlrnvnk3282hzp50arwutxln0kqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcmjjsqp Apparently a lot of companies want me to buy a lot of shit today.<br/>Sorry, not sorry, no. 2025-11-28T17:10:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0gdgev9z8tpkrcs6u520879wdjsy4wzx7k2c369h7hqnt4jzhy9czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcdjdrap Today&#39;s profound annoyances: insurance companies, lawyers, and mortgage companies.<br/><br/>And I don&#39;t even have a mortgage. 2025-11-28T14:46:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspzc5dcehkw7p533ce08h5rq4e34mhwudr0msy3jgm5ft932h3hfgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcqe9zmg &#34;You can get anything you want at Alice&#39;s Restaurant&#34;<br/>But both Alice and the restaurant are now gone.<br/>Sums up the state of things, doesn&#39;t it? 2025-11-27T14:38:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdzx7g0k58mpuxslaar65cts3k33lswp8u7m6juez95pejmsgmxzczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcpkfww8 &#34;Your call is very important to us&#34;<br/>and other lies 2025-11-26T14:22:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8jdzu6nyr9n4frn20zvmmp750zq2qh308d65a0cjwsgr7k2g6gegzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkce6t0ta My love of sleep is unrequited. 2025-11-25T13:42:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz3gpp8v0dzg0r6al2f9f3wkttds3wjgm8g5a5k7c2jq2d3rg6srgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcefkcn4 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jack_daniel/115599160952274592">https://mastodon.social/@jack_daniel/115599160952274592</a><br/><br/>Here&#39;s the thing about this, if MS can override or ignore Group Policy settings for Copilot, it can do so for anything else and that seems bad.<br/>It seems bad, because it is bad.<br/>Further proof MS can not be trusted.<br/>I say this as a long time Windows user and admin, going back even before my MCSE+I in NT4.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1tf6zthhs7q9wvk0z9gc4jlvyx8x93knmh8cmlx5mpx3tdarwqqhsy2946y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1tf6…946y</a></span><br/> </div> Motherfucking Microsoft keeps turning CoPilot back on, even after disabling through group policy and app settings. Fuck those monkey sodomizing rat bastards.<br/>(I only have one W11 machine for specific tasks, and can't wait to part with some responsibilities so I can dump it). </blockquote> 2025-11-24T13:39:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95ap9mmc0qzhxt83z5v2e0kzrrnzcmfamnudln2dsng4k73hqqtczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc4uw4v6 Motherfucking Microsoft keeps turning CoPilot back on, even after disabling through group policy and app settings. Fuck those monkey sodomizing rat bastards.<br/>(I only have one W11 machine for specific tasks, and can&#39;t wait to part with some responsibilities so I can dump it). 2025-11-23T13:06:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmquceksha7ejupn7lu55afppat0fwyycdavj5ywkcldly2nczpczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkccn3upk For once, I would like to be simply whelmed.<br/>not over-<br/>not under-<br/>just whelmed 2025-11-21T14:06:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5m2w9ed9wsmqa38gy4dfhvmyam9qd2ke9yk8vl357vsvt028x9gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcdpyzyh I just realized that fresh caught wild US shrimp (mediums are 8.99) is now cheaper per pound than hamburger ($10+) down here in coastal Georgia. WTF. 2025-11-20T00:00:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstv8hv2nteewwyhvhyylaussk7wjn5d4rnhnxj9zzhynplhwqu5kczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc724nkv Bluetooth is amazing, every version is better and better- but it never loses it&#39;s roots of being an unreliable piece of shit with a myriad of shitty implementations.<br/>USB-C follows in its stumbling footsteps. 2025-11-10T03:01:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxmezcydwrke40kjdzy52q0zcvms0emscszktm8vvv408h2nkckszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcsequrt It feels like the clocks have been set back way more than an hour. Like almost a century. 2025-11-03T13:29:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdz0s9glfx7729lvcwqk4t60m46a99fjt537sv68xm57d8q7vky3czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc824p52 Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival.<br/>One of the best things about living in the hellswamp. Backbeat Boulevard on stage providing the soundtrack.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/431/361/627/227/780/original/4a1d7079ea0dd823.png"> <br/> 2025-10-24T21:55:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vchtgv756m5a7qeuvdu0dzsl0ljqyp3zqee9kgjl8egl4em8ctszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkccv7y6w Just went to the doctor to review my allergy screening. Paraphrasing, but he basically said that I am allergic to critters, being indoors, being outdoors, and some other stuff.<br/>No kidding Captain obvious excuse me, Dr. obvious, that’s why I’m here. <br/>He said there’s a long-term solution which will help considerably overtime, but that I have to pay out of pocket because insurance doesn’t cover it in the US. It’s covered across Europe and elsewhere, but they don’t cover it here. 2025-10-23T16:14:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xhn7juqx6z7dykvc0fu7zl9kd7hr8w0gedxamqspugl45x5mm7szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc7pmhw8 Oh FFS, yet another gods forsaken &#34;patient portal&#34;. 2025-10-16T23:42:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qt0zrp4m969wzfqpzcrxu7wjrfgj4u54ka5c8qh4907dm8sfjxszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcjcwjvh I&#39;m so fed up today y&#39;all will need to come up with your own rants. 2025-10-16T16:02:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsruj2mc4j36fc6r2w8zvkay5ehxu9yfhtk4h7wphmemq3h204rsdqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcuxqj2k Posting just because. Doris Jeanette (Anderson) Daniel, WASP (Women&#39;s Airforce Service Pilots), WWII.<br/>AKA Mom.<br/>Jimmy Carter gave her the one thing she wanted from her service, so you can visit mom at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/355/708/200/310/267/original/6f4a04838cc0200d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T13:21:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0krsks4kfxdgc384vq7dx5kegk9w2r5xcclxsxjd05gp8zepl4vszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc2mntde Nobel hands out honor to a fascist, who uses it to honor another fascist.<br/>Fuck this shit.<br/>Also, happy Saturday. 2025-10-11T12:01:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyckremxmhrzr5rgpcw4jk46hkgru9ulexdhlj057sxpkpgrddq9gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcz23zvy Uncle Jack is becoming cranky. 2025-10-10T12:55:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyhl3eard35st9swzp2t4mt08up0wzyz6x5ta3lzt556kak6a3acgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcz7rmtn Here&#39;s a flashback. NuTone whole house audio system and intercom. The entire house was a perfect time capsule of the early 70s.<br/>Being my age... The stuff of nightmares.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/346/750/117/562/935/original/78772f62d89d17d9.png"> <br/> 2025-10-09T23:19:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5045tzr7862wkwsl467unjrd2qyg2mzs76dxkgjn3ujgx7avuqszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcyfr9mp The great thing about solo drives, especially in the dark, is that you get to be alone with your thoughts.<br/>The terrifying thing about solo drives, especially in the dark, is that you get to be alone with your thoughts. 2025-10-05T11:30:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgk7zg0l0uja7jf4d6vvsw3ceq68c3sdpg45yrjnr4yzlyc4nkpcgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcdk8el7 Even as a certified (and certifiable?) old person, it has not escaped my attention that many &#34;starter homes&#34; are now the same price as the first house we bought.<br/>Except now there is an extra zero at the end.<br/>Maybe try being born rich next time kids.<br/>Fucked, we are. 2025-09-30T14:21:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszn9g932xqlyr9nnfftuwldhztqw360dkuflaudkj4k68pn7sgqcgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcafzcd0 How the hell does anyone afford anything these days?<br/>Oh. They don&#39;t.<br/>This seems bad. 2025-09-19T00:59:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszg8vlzeuj4c9e0cvecpszg6egw6sn5gxmt64wjl7fy6uet42706szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcaxqh8n I do not miss the clusterfuckery of airline pricing. At least I do not have to deal with the incompetence of Carlson Wagonlit, or the incompetence and evil of Concur for personal travel. 2025-09-16T23:07:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2ntuwdzm4hzhl78h8jcdyws7yhj6czcz3fyllyecfgeph2hv5kczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcjx4l29 I love where I live. I loathe where &#34;where I live&#34; is.<br/>Moving is on the table. The mere thought is overwhelming. We&#39;ve nested here, with the plan to be here until we aren&#39;t. Retired and not rich, means elsewhere in the US. Probably. 2025-09-14T21:49:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprwyrq7c4yehm24eugg98mmp306el2xz238gj0elyadwgw8e7e3szyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcg3aaxv Weekend breakdown. It&#39;s like a weekday breakdown, but with mimosas.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/187/056/053/328/122/original/813a8c8ff99f454e.png"> <br/> 2025-09-11T18:25:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05ngvuftja8jr4eajh0ylmz7xcys7gak5tytk8tettcz5rvk4vmqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkce28jhf I have a lot to say about this, and I ain&#39;t saying any of it. 2025-09-10T22:31:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrjmpdwqt2vfdtr9uxquarz7mq4she7tzntmgjlu8n5s065n26fkszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc0xd2nx <a href="https://youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?si=hz1EgvVosBF5vm4W">https://youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?si=hz1EgvVosBF5vm4W</a><br/>Brilliant. And depressing. 2025-09-10T02:00:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9f6xcu82cf8nppl2fps3ru2ue0fynpz8x6a2pfln0q6t0ckfy0mczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcte96y4 local ISP is offering a exterior Wi-Fi access point bundle, so I asked them for the specs. They said it’ll reach 100 feet. I asked them Wi-Fi five or six. No response. Remember when ISPs had smart, technical people on the front lines? I vaguely remember something like that from long, long ago. 2025-08-27T13:28:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqf5dg8qhnx5uxh85xdk539l9u5h30fr36xzed8lyhtj0hz9600uszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcfcfjfy Looking through insurance claims, luckily I have great insurance because the submitted price for a single epipen is $636.49<br/>and<br/>a five day course of Paxlovid is $2211.13. 2025-08-25T11:56:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqsp4kzqg6m3v2vsv39wsgwdx43ptxkq2amycvh5fsffj8z2xhwdczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkclay6k9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspz66nc07s4jj5q6sck3x9gcdvp8m500f6wv5shtms4gf6xgetsmckej92p'>nevent1q…j92p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s not rush into anything, mkay? 2025-08-25T11:53:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz8xt2auar9pt9mdad6vj6y3q8jvq85t7n3cpr4tuj866j9nxyxagzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcntqfyy Gods damn it. I finally fell.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/044/423/796/333/028/original/9721ac27b2c598ac.png"> <br/> 2025-08-17T13:50:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ujrrvad75cjerdq3gre8f6cfse6a0h04t64j0mf7xd5r3p5l6mgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc4fv2jm looks like Camden County Georgia law-enforcement are hoping to write enough tickets to pad their bank accounts for the lawsuits that are coming for harboring that dude that was just indicted on multiple counts.<br/>they’re out here, policing the highways, but not their own departments. 2025-08-11T15:25:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrpgv4nc4fppvq8ux50kpqku2668h4xczy7x9759hvm78fpy4xxnqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc06k2al Well, happy fucking Monday to you, too. It looks like newly named tropical storm Erin is the first one of the season for me to pay attention to.<br/>it is too early to worry, but not too early to prepare. 2025-08-11T15:08:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstmgjcp0ymn4dr89f9v9a5dfftzlgt4d708ts0ye8gfxs2x4wrlvqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcyc0vqh In the immortal words of a brilliant tech rep for AMC/Jeep back in Ye Olden Days:<br/>&#34;Look buddy, I&#39;ve got two balls and neither one is crystal, how the fuck should I know?!?&#34; 2025-07-26T21:28:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ngxlvkkem2s8llq6uf8vfks2yc7g3lmafyd2awctzcd8hrv0d9qzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc363kh2 Just told my ISP &#34;May the backhoe of despair forever hunt your underground fiber&#34; 2025-07-25T17:33:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszte6eu5f4dtjjwcafj5y857l8dgndt26qaqxq89c4tdjchm0uspczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcupytsj Fucking computers. 2025-07-24T02:03:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswr93xr4cjm490v0vhexndykgsjzdvvuled5nw3qskv99x4lucy9gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcjg0dqn Signs of the End Times, part (infinity)^2:<br/>Jarritos in plastic?<br/>Oh diablos no.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/882/112/529/366/215/original/f716bac5bc80641c.png"> <br/> 2025-07-19T21:57:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2fa7dtrc769e8daxtqhvzzjt6kdnver8s5kp69qdnej0m03kg5pszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcpyjz5a Wrist and elbow wrapped in heating pads.<br/>She asked what happened.<br/>I answered honestly:<br/>I did not die young.<br/>#AgingIsFun 2025-07-19T02:45:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxhafkjr32z24fz4qz4lchs5xnv7xk50vmyywnydx4v036qa9qanszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcr4ruls Two things I did not know about until this week:<br/>The United Cajun Navy has a weather app, and it&#39;s great for notifications about stuff in your area. At least as long as they get weather info.<br/>And <br/>New Orleans has a Running of the Bulls! Like Pamplona, but NOLA-fied. The bulls are not bulls, rather they are women on roller skates armed with whiffle ball bats. There is, of course, music. And, being July in NOLA, there is sweat. 2025-07-12T21:35:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqk3cxc7rz7sacamk3779ay90zar3mujxtwwh9ku8ynufka547lyszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcrd4pf6 Most in US media are now just semi-sentient Judas goats in front of a microphone, camera, or keyboard.<br/>Leading us to slaughter in hopes of not being butchered themselves, or with some kind of Stockholm Syndrome with the oligarchs and kleptocrats.<br/>Parrots put more thought into the garbage they repeat. 2025-07-12T12:16:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqdz0nftqegnmawmjwnxgeeycdzlta8s6rqt6c8galth2zxyf46lqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcuy4qtk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql5jc3e0dhsck60mrrzqhasnyr9dv4w2sklkzng9wdhn3k8r8xlsv8lpkg'>nevent1q…lpkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>enjoy Savannah, parts of the area are stunning. I&#39;m just about an hour south and wander uo Savannah regularly. 2025-07-10T23:39:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqwjuslyh67kska650z8ljeydpsx8pnhgsp4azhleqe5el82ezn0czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc8cad07 On the upside, after the collapse, maybe we&#39;ll have to stop fucking up every other country we can with our economic imperialism. Or is it economic colonialism? Whatevs, maybe fucking ourselves over is the only way the US stops fucking everyone else. I just wish only those who voted for this got fucked, not all the vulnerable folks and the rest of us.<br/>Sometimes the silver lining is tarnished. 2025-07-04T02:04:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs93wgu8da0arq95pe0x73ycna9hge24rfnfqyf2g3fk25kzp97jugzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcxujzst Our local pub showed Jaws tonight on their big screen tonight.<br/>Other screen had Baywatch.<br/>JuxtaposiWTF 2025-07-04T01:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfrezs5fwvsrq4gq9f0g5khh4ka47nc7z6yslcw29mc4hrd26qfzszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc4rsvmt Oh man, forgive my capitalist urge to buy things, but seriously, a Marie Antoinette cocktail mug? Perfect for Bastille Day on July 14.<br/>Remember folks, with a guillotine you can always get a head. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.deathandcompanymarket.com/products/marie-antoinette-cocktail-mug">https://www.deathandcompanymarket.com/products/marie-antoinette-cocktail-mug</a> 2025-06-30T17:47:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4u6wx4j877luaxaqs94fua7y6w8kku8ujn9x206kfu624a58ppszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc5jlqk5 Totally normal Sunday morning, ended up with getting a sobbing hug from a woman because I was kind. All I did was help her load a few bags of gravel into her car.<br/>In case you were wondering how much the hatred has infiltrated everyday life here in the mortal remains of the US. 2025-06-29T15:16:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstejuc9g2xl07hnxdj0l9uyqv3jjwe5pcyzlxmya0wnfe5v87yv6czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc9zh44x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfez9t5mm9kde4hv2gwxllsz973qj689f8sy5fqp5havkmf9vudaq7uzxpk'>nevent1q…zxpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>some day I will make a playable giant something. It&#39;s fun that StewMac&#39;s fret calculator will work for any length. You may appreciate the bridge and tailpiece I made for it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/840/694/941/342/original/78d4d027da66bd06.png"> <br/> 2025-06-25T20:17:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrtcam6gq4aqyxdzr47szlar98mwk97l6m8mlk9hx3qsq90gyvefqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcv9jlp3 Made another banjo. Rather big. Eight feet overall. (That&#39;s about 2.4 meters in them foreign numbers).<br/>Art piece only, not a player.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/636/561/847/283/original/e3bad696fab9ff14.png"> <br/> 2025-06-25T19:28:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdsqv3whgh4xlazrganmzuqk462se6yszw8sv7s2k8rqv6yu6zk6gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcdylhj3 I forgot to do this yesterday:<br/>Remember the Alamo...<br/>Was a battle in a war fought to retain the &#34;right&#34; to own other humans.<br/>That part was not taught in history classes when I grew up in Texas.<br/>Didn&#39;t learn about the Oklahoma panhandle, either.<br/>Learned about Juneteenth at home, not at school. 2025-06-20T23:38:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2smfdz7yr8jechxedfv5hgcz9gyqynzlv23kst7zxrdl5fvf25vszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc7gdpjf Overheard yesterday:<br/>&#34;May he die surrounded by friends.<br/>You know, like Julius Caesar.&#34; 2025-06-15T15:05:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9krcd5zf7zvg36w5g37atgemhvpznkp83wx6wer8u8dl59zmkyqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcgyqym5 Oh my. When you see this kind of lineup behind the bar... This should be fun.<br/>At Stellina, Roanoke, VA.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/672/698/468/795/902/original/0a43d32aaa4cf1a1.png"> <br/> 2025-06-12T22:21:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgzyyz4mlqdjldmdjvf0myvt4ysxlefpkj32ag70wffam5rglqmkszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcka9tr2 &#34;Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna&#39; be fooled again!&#34;<br/><br/>Quoth the Nac Mac Feegle in The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 2025-06-12T13:15:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd6rhgzx849n9s2psjnp5f5case8ehlmz24tjkkgurj9w6kglzt5qzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcnwrkds &#34;The police are not here to create disorder, they&#39;re here to preserve disorder.&#34;<br/><br/>Richard J. Daley 2025-06-12T12:34:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszmndherp4tpyh644rndt07wkeeqeaqfqtmvdu236xyfhxu2trarczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcj4es3r Well now, would you look at the time, it is already well past Fuck This Shit o&#39;clock. 2025-06-11T13:24:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2zhcx6uata3rmtxzzpxhklzdwl8my6rm3yrgxqdzqd382jf4g6hczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc6uwp02 While the Atlantic has been fairly mellow thus far, thanks in part to the Saharan dust storm blocking the sun from further heating the already-warm waters, the eastern Pacific is not being mellow. Two named storms already, Alvin a week or so ago, Barbara now, plus another 90% chance of formation disturbance and a newer disturbance with ~40% change of building to ugly. 2025-06-08T11:39:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrar79usa44p0cfwynp9k0e37ah6m8czz9jtm7qte80pazycjxreszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcjutglv It&#39;s too damned hot. <br/>#Caturday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/643/840/175/852/850/original/b2f38e4b2f15fd23.png"> <br/> 2025-06-07T19:56:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstccsk3w4282x8k0cjnpelg5n52scnd0349tkjg7j342g3zmg5yygzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcqpxzna &#34;It&#39;s not that hard, you just have to do it&#34;<br/>Ah, OK, so it is very hard. 2025-06-03T11:58:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2zfhk8zsd7qkk8a9u2y8q542suhqjl7gaw3c790rrse6spsg7sdqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc99etn3 Just had a windshield replaced on one of the old Jeeps. Online sources quoted ~$350-400 for the windshield and gasket (not installed).<br/>Local glass shop cuts flat safety glass, total job was $155, windshield, gasket, materials, and labor.<br/>I am so glad we still have some old bastards around here who know how to do stuff.<br/>Also, I am now older, and more of a bastard, than any of the old bastards I get referred to for all kinds of work. 2025-05-27T19:47:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxtzg5wvr38a40v7k04w5mk5hyfyffty2jxvntn39c4z8tl4qryzczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcqse525 It is sadly fitting that Memorial Day has become synonymous with big sales events, as so much of our military activity has been, at least in part, due to US economic imperialism. 2025-05-26T12:37:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdeak7lgsaek65f9gpquxljy77xza77u6s8kt29wqwdnlmc5c3g0gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc8x0q6z Dear hivemind, who sucks the least for domain registration these days?<br/>I have used Gandi for A Very Long Time, but their prices keep climbing, and services keep fading- if I wanted that I would still be with Verisign.<br/>I doubt that GoDaddy has redeemed themselves adequately to be considered, so who?<br/>Thanks in advance 2025-05-15T18:56:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9kz4ku7j2a4aqa9a4ktzk2ukfem5nzmdlw4jfh6c3tzdgj3fu5rgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc2r3qf0 Heading back up to Asheville for the RAD (River Arts District) Renaissance this weekend. Not a RenFaire, but a celebration of the renaissance of the arts district and resilience of the artists in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The lower Arts District is still a mess, but folks have found new spaces and continue to make their art.<br/>Sadly, the tourism they depend on is sparse this year. I hope that improves with the spring and summer weather. 2025-05-07T15:12:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsquqwsjp87feeau8qwtczqnt0jvxdgj8dldc30vjvxu78knyhdr0gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcmxetel I did a thing last week. Went up to southwest North Carolina, in southern Appalachia, and did a banjo building workshop. It looks fantastic and sounds even better. Made with local Appalachian hardwoods, maple and walnut.<br/>Check out <a href="https://www.mulheronbanjos.com/">https://www.mulheronbanjos.com/</a> for info and to the three stunning work Lindsey does.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/421/157/963/974/210/original/af94305335c3bfa1.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/421/166/570/474/155/original/81fa75ae1e7b1d40.png"> <br/> 2025-04-29T12:08:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvn46u8mjx29m4euztaq0cp0srl9leec4m4fwlhktvgu2yqks5vnqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcvzcn4w They want us exhausted, they want us to accept futility, they want us to be nihilistic and give the fuck up.<br/>I am willing to cede exhaustion, but that&#39;s the line. 2025-04-15T22:05:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvu7flj5kavz3u3psscpj9qgnnrcq68rgzle6q7l3q880ll63qnpqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcuycgjh It&#39;s not 106 miles to Chicago, no matter what the Blues Brothers said, it’s no more than 40.<br/>We got a full tank of gas, we don’t smoke, it’s raining ... and we&#39;re wearing sunglasses.<br/>Hit it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/287/683/185/825/725/original/b06cdcabe535dfea.png"> <br/> 2025-04-05T22:21:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrg9kgqzuzgdr2kn8dzsk7nfxg75u0x6nkfz8n7nvak9ld6njdqhgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc94dx2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0glnen3xqyuk8hrg0c5v73jsdx0l75377ds05l9ccvxmgqkflzcuxkjsk'>nevent1q…kjsk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>things I like the most: high fuel economy and low emissions. Right behind that, modern adaptive cruise control. The lane assist stuff can be helpful, but is often horrid. I loath that every interior function runs through the stupid body computer. It makes everything slower to respond, harder to diagnose, more expensive to repair, and generally drives these things into being disposable vehicles. 2025-04-03T18:14:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf0glnen3xqyuk8hrg0c5v73jsdx0l75377ds05l9ccvxmgqkflzczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkczxgzmk as someone who regularly drives vehicles with such advanced features as turn signals you have to turn off yourself, and manual chokes, whenever I drive a new car I flip back-and-forth between that’s awesome, that’s stupid, I could get used to that, I could never get used to that. 2025-04-03T17:31:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf2xz73al5qwruzed8fqa5c0nagsg3ul25jpz0vu4c7s2lc6xf90czyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc7p5skq I&#39;m such a toddler. It&#39;s raining, waaah, everything is wet, I can&#39;t be outside, waaaah, everything sucks.<br/>I guess I&#39;ll just do laundry and mope, but not in that order. 2025-03-31T15:39:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9xgzyqqnlxmsjcufm3auymhzsd7d2fcn3sn85dl6h5ln3g0n74vszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcjf3kfm Holy shit, I didn&#39;t think my opinion of CBP could get any lower, but here we are.<br/>Not national news, not even local news, but just another drunken fascist flashing a badge, being 86ed from a local joint, refusing to leave, and meeting local LE. 2025-03-25T00:22:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxe237unhhjf2qukdf8g6l6znkl8kcrn8czw490d7y0ura7c0u8zgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcsskkkw R.E.M. led me to believe I would feel better about this. 2025-03-17T13:06:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsflw6m77ym4cphtt5r6efqjh5rk6wau39d2ttx4am683h0wa8lzkczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcykjml3 Speaking of guillotines, The Oatmeal strikes again: <a href="https://theoatmeal.com/comics/guillotine">https://theoatmeal.com/comics/guillotine</a><br/><br/>(Bookmarking this one for Bastille Day) 2025-03-17T00:01:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz794hlyrxlmqwp8rrqhnuavxftyvyd0an7ese27uj6q6hwf6frwczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkckzhxxc UPS now charges a 2% fee for paying invoices by credit card, and they invoice this fee separately after payments are made. I just paid the CC fee by CC, wonder if I will now get an invoice for 2% of 73 cents?<br/>mofos know they can nickel and dime us, because what are we gonna do, use FedEx (LOL) or USPS (ROFL).<br/>Enshittification will continue until the guillotines are worn out. 2025-03-17T00:00:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszr7gmq5h25qtl2gmtx2x9m07cqfspcnyqt7hz5dhuqqr2rqtkajszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcn868c3 Imagine if you, your cronies, and your benefactors all had lots of money to play games in the stock market, and had the ability to manipulate the market into bust and boom swings, that would be wild, wouldn&#39;t it? 2025-03-07T17:47:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsta28hgwsx2a8d04jd5jufdtwl52epajnsdrufvpy47nexanpsvkqzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc083ehh Remember those kiosks in malls where folks would write names on grains of rice and stuff? <br/>Where are those people now?<br/>Writing instruction manuals, that&#39;s where. 2025-02-25T14:21:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvdlgwl2matrfqxa84jm2z24r7yf3rf5djjkpwssv56y6ckhmt6zczyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkceyqvxu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsps2d2smz05k78g0jem7wkgsq97qe9ftz7k7srrs3pds2j08zcwtgc9w79c'>nevent1q…w79c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A few of us here in our little coastal city are trying to get a community radio (low power fm) station going, we have our permit from the FCC, trying to find funds. When things are good, we&#39;ll be a voice for the community, when they aren&#39;t (hurricanes and such) we&#39;ll be able to put out important info, even when people don&#39;t have cell or internet, FM just needs a little handheld to find assistance. Will loop in the local HAM club, too, for long range comms. 2025-02-14T13:27:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv4hv8neqwsugwexd0vrwafyusl4k7s90thy72sdvr982fhsmam3gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc2zp86s The Democratic Party, having capitulated to the fascists, shall henceforth be known as the Vichy Party. 2025-02-13T15:04:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2r2fu4hvq3jfznllvyvry5sm68vr0sa2lvdvrut6tes326kj7seszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkcwtjhyc Good morning friends. A gentle reminder to take care of yourself as well as you can. If the bastards are trying to get you down (which they are), don&#39;t help them by neglecting yourself. 2025-02-10T12:56:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfykd355rmhcm8uvdx4223f22xw5j35sxqwfp9khuzklfrgzmx8gzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc9uq2ur Oh hell, this escape room looks impossible.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/963/701/150/808/689/original/570bb1e65df8298f.png"> <br/> 2025-02-07T17:09:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2g93ex4hmqeyef42y9225fkp5pcr3fsf2t2j8886jfk4v0wfr5hszyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkctnsykk FuuuUUUuuuck Cancer.<br/>Just learned that Amit Yoran has passed. <br/>He was a friend, and a long-time supporter of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gh2mn4az22u7zr6yjcvusv8lwf6d3ur23jh95tpy0xud886s0zfsgku83j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Security BSides</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gh2…u83j</span>)</a></span> from the early days of NetWitness through his leadership at Tenable.<br/>Fuckity fuck fuck, would y&#39;all stop dying and shit? Please? 2025-01-04T21:14:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0w3zqyjc6dpjax05z6rgfhfd3tvqc7v0wtm2pfcfl36lm3ljk5dgzyqnxs637twaplmwh79uqna8m738sayz8geymyr8r7hhgpaulpqwkc2nhpeg Oh, that&#39;s clever Amazon, send me the cheap version of the thing I ordered, hoping I wouldn&#39;t notice. 2025-01-03T15:52:29Z