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doctorLURK

@doctorLURK@mastodon.social

Post less, lurk more.

Oathsworn foe of the powerful and shadowy Sweet Pickle Relish cartel. Number one dilly-dallying aficionado. Anonymous coward. View the legendary (and spoiler-free!) HALLOWEEN MOVIE GUIDE here: https://bit.ly/3tjZfpz

Core interests & traits as they relate to Mastodon: #MagicTheGathering #Humor #Linguistics #Bookstodon #SFF #JoannaNewsom #Insomnium #TIDAL #Portland / #PDX #PNW #Liberal #FarLeft #CivilLiberties #HumanRights #Ally #BLM #Antifa #ACAB

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RickiTarr, to random
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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

doctorLURK,
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@RickiTarr one of the most interesting and envelope-pushing pieces of "pop" music I've heard in the last 5 years is Lonely World by Moses Sumney. Listen to the entire thing; it goes places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-PCyN6yNc

RickiTarr, to random
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Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

doctorLURK,
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@RickiTarr yeah, sometimes I forget not everyone travels incognito online the way I do. No offense meant.

I don't know! We have a raceway RIGHT IN TOWN, too - and it's not that far (~2 hours) to reach long, mostly empty desert roads on the far side of the Cascades - but nope: it's gotta be cruddy little import tuners scrambling up and down I-205 from 10:30 PM to about 6:30 AM, every night. Like, my dudes, internal combustion engines aren't hot news anymore. No one is impressed you own one!

doctorLURK,
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@RickiTarr oh, are you in Columbia? My spouse (from St. Joe) went to college there, at Mizzou! Small world.

I'm from Portland, OR. Pros: relaxed vibes, good weather, tons of cool and pretty things to do/see, there's some serious efforts to recognize and address our city's racist past (and present), and to really celebrate all the different backgrounds and ethnicities that live here. Cons: the PPB are monstrous; city leadership has been crap for several years. Loud street racing on the eastside.

GottaLaff, to random
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NEW: THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRUMP TRIAL.

doctorLURK,
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@GottaLaff

Animated GIF from an old Disney cartoon where Pluto the dog has a nightmare about going to the underworld and being judged for his crimes against cats... by a jury of cats. The cats raise up letter signs one after the other as they dance in unison in the jury box. The letters spell out "GUILTY."

GottaLaff, to random
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FYI, someone just asked me, "Could you please put a CW on those US politics posts?"

I said no sorry,, just mute me.

I don't understand CWing political posts. And that doesn't mean you need to @ me explaining why. I know THEIR reasons, I just disagree with them and won't do it.

I respect CWs for other things, but not politics. Politics is news and people need to be aware of what's happening. It's not gory or violent, it's politics.

Kthxbye.

doctorLURK,
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@GottaLaff thanks for clarifying! I think everyone's entitled to their own approach to this. I agree that if someone does it differently than you, it can be unreasonable for them to be angry about your choice. I also get the exhaustion, and why people (especially outside the US) want to see less of this. Personally, I use a filter to hide (and sometimes completely remove) political content that stresses me out; I think most people would like this solution too if they knew how to fine-tune it.

glynmoody, to vegan
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After a blue won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

doctorLURK,
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@glynmoody I'm certainly willing to learn more about their pollution savings vs. traditionally made cheeses and see how that stacks up against the extra energy consumption of their model. It could be a net benefit! But in any case, I'd still like to know.

doctorLURK,
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@glynmoody I was really interested in this, as a diet-unrestricted person who enjoys tasty food no matter where it's sourced from (and a longtime blue cheese aficionado). And I'm still interested! But I have to admit I'm unimpressed by how "all in" the company seems to be on "AI" machine learning. Feels to me like it's in direct opposition to the environmental benefits of plant based food. But maybe their model is less energy intensive? Guess I'll have to learn a little more before I try.

RickiTarr, to random
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I refuse to get pregnant, because even though no one will admit it, I'm pretty sure that fetus controls you from the inside like I'm a mech suit for it.

doctorLURK,
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@RickiTarr On the other hand, "It wasn't me; I'm just a Gundam for this fetus" is possibly the best get out of jail free card ever

CultureDesk, to television
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"Halt and Catch Fire" premiered 10 years ago and went on for four seasons and 40 episodes. @polygon's Devan Suber describes how the beloved AMC show understood the draw of video games better than any show that's come before it. "In the words of Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace), the computer was always 'the thing that gets us to the thing,' a vector for connection, expression, or some other deeper human need."

https://flip.it/5WaRtN

For more stories like this, follow Polygon's TV Shows Magazine, @tv.

doctorLURK,
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@CultureDesk so many people!

doctorLURK,
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@CultureDesk @polygon @tv boy, what a great show that was. Started out solid but unremarkable; ended up an unforgettable and surprisingly poignant experience.

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

doctorLURK,
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@BasicAppleGuy oh my gosh, I remember Dogpile! As I recall it was a meta search engine; actually pretty useful for the district Scavenger Hunt competition they did at my public high school every year, back in the late 1990s.

I mean, I remember a number of the... things in that image, but few as fondly as Dogpile.

checking Wikipedia

Good lord, it's still active?! Well, see y'all later; I'm off to mess with Dogpile for the first time in 25 years 😅

killyourfm, to random
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Hey kids, if you want to hear how great recorded music used to sound before the loudness wars won and everything got compressed to shit, listen to an early Eagles album like "One Of These Nights."

I mean, DAMN, it sounds so rich. So balanced. There's so much space between the instruments. The harmonies are electrifying. It sounds like they're playing together right there in front of you. Incredible.

This has been another installment of Gen X Jason Yells At Cloud. Thank you and goodnight.

doctorLURK,
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@killyourfm Steely Dan's "Aja" on a quality hi-fi is another sublime '70s audio engineering experience 😌

doctorLURK, (edited ) to Youtube
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Anyone who primarily uses #YouTube for just listening to music (like I do) should consider trying out an app like @newpipe (NewPipe). I haven't dealt with an ad or interstitial break since I switched, and the mobile app plays sound while my phone is locked without missing a beat. I don't know if it'll be around forever, but I do know I'm never going back to just "www dot youtube dot com" for online videos again.

Edit: Android DL link for those who want to try NewPipe: https://newpipe.net/#download

gutenberg_org, (edited ) to books
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in 1940.

John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.

The book was first published in April 14, 1939. The book won the National Book Award & Pulitzer Prize for fiction, & it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. When preparing to write the novel, Steinbeck wrote: "I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this [the Great Depression and its effects]."

doctorLURK,
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@gutenberg_org one of the greatest works of 20th century American literature, and still a heavy hitter today. We read it in high school but I found the pace too slow, and didn't much more than skim it. Reread a few years later in college and it floored me. Steinbeck paints with a heavy hand, but he does so deliberately, with awareness and purpose.

GottaLaff, to random
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⚠️Yet another #recall:

Nearly 8 tons of beef sold at Walmart recalled due to E. coli risk - CBS News https://apple.news/Af59DOfnRTqWXfCMcbBh1wA

doctorLURK,
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@GottaLaff just popping in to say, and bearing in mind that I preemptively mute and block like a parade grand marshal throws candy (so I may not be seeing every comment): I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of classism in the comments here. Keep up the kindness, y'all - it looks great on you!

drahardja, to TeslaMotors
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Someone is selling a $15k Faraday cage for the for “doomsday” EMP attacks. 🤣🤣🤣

Literally a tinfoil hat for your douchepanzer.

I guess they figure OTA software updates can wait while they’re protecting you from the zombie apocalypse.

A fool and their money, etc.

https://mosequipment.com/products/mission-darkness-cybercylent-emp-faraday-car-cover

doctorLURK,
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@drahardja completely protected from EMPs!

...but laid low by a somewhat large mud puddle 😞

arstechnica, to random
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20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/20-of-grocery-store-milk-has-traces-of-bird-flu-suggesting-wider-outbreak/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

doctorLURK,
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@arstechnica guess I've got to pour out another one for my main homie in health, Louis Pasteur. Thanks for keeping my milk safe, LP!

QasimRashid, to random
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In the 24 hours since Joe Biden put conditions on arms to Israel for killing civilians—Israeli MK & Likud Official Tali Gottlieb has threatened to “collapse 10 buildings in Gaza” and Security Minister Ben Gvir said “Hamas❤️Biden.”

If this isn’t genocidal intent—idk what is.

Here’s my latest on how we actually overcome this extremism: https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/the-history-prior-to-107-that-media

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doctorLURK,
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@QasimRashid aww, the li'l slaughter babies miss their murder pacifiers.

dangillmor, to random
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It is odd, to put it mildly, that the Pulitzer Prizes will be awarded today at Columbia University, which has encouraged police to shut down journalism about the over-the-top police response to protests...

doctorLURK,
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@dangillmor "but... but our traditions!" Pulitzer committee sweats profusely

doctorLURK, to random
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Sometimes I think about how had one of the best stories of any PS2 JRPG, but nobody really remembers or thinks about it. The Barows and Godwin families were both such interesting factions, and the depictions of courtly intrigue/skullduggery were excellent, especially for the time and medium in question.

It's a damn shame how many creative works never get recognized the way they deserve to be. There's just too much stuff to laud all of it, I suppose.

doctorLURK, to random
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Astonishingly, I was awarded an 8% raise (!) at my 6-year performance review. Everything I can tell about my company's owner/founder/CEO suggests that he would like nothing more than to fire me as a cost-cutting measure--but apparently, I'm too useful to the running of the actual business itself not to be retained. (I handle a LOT of stuff for these folks.)

Anyway, the upshot is I may soon have money to support a couple more small creators! Who should I check out?? #LFR

doctorLURK, to random
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Yesterday was a good day to cancel your Spotify subscription. Today is a good day to cancel it as well. And guess what? Tomorrow, too, will be a good day to cancel your subscription to Spotify. (h/t @killyourfm )

https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-changing-how-pays-artists-stream-thresholds/

Jaden3, to random
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My #1 goal for now on in is to be happy. I fast realized the only way to achieve this is literally not give af about anything. Soon as you give af yall fked ,coz yall worrying bout shit and that fks yall brain up and make you unhappy.
Secret of a happy life is NOT GIVE AF BOUT ANYTHING 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 PEACE 😊
love yall
Jaden ❤️
#stayhappy 😊
If shit happens, deal with it, leave it and move on .....................

doctorLURK,
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@Jaden3 you gotta live your life the way you gotta live it! Just remember to always extend other people the same grace about their life choices you'd want from them about yours, and you won't miss.

doctorLURK, to random
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Job posting: "We're looking for someone who's comfortable with our 'move fast and break things' mindset"

Me: sprints into interview room, blindly swinging a sledgehammer

doctorLURK, to oregon
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Hey, just in case anyone in my extended family (hi y'all!) doesn't already know: Republican Jeff Gudman has switched parties and is running in the as a Democrat this year, after getting iced in the general election (running as the Republican candidate) a few times over the past decade. Don't fall for the lie - please support the actual Democrat running against him for State Treasurer, Elizabeth Steiner.

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