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mrcompletely

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He/him. Tyler IRL. If you've seen this handle elsewhere yeah that's probably me. Moderator at https://heads.social Mastodon instance, admin at https://Jerrybase.com

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peterdrake, to random
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Grant me the serenity to do by hand the things I cannot automate,
the skill to automate the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

mrcompletely,
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@peterdrake this is quite smart, not just clever, but true

mrcompletely, to books
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Recently finished and recommend Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor aka @nnedi. I haven't read everything she's written, but everything I have read I've liked a lot, so I'll certainly read the second book in this series. She writes everything from "good for adults too YA" like the Binti stories to "very much NOT for youth" like the superb but intense Who Fears Death. Shadow Speaker lies somewhere in between, I'd say, and I enjoyed it a lot.
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#sff #Books #bookstodon

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@nnedi Okorafor is a gifted character writer especially. Her protagonists and other key figures are always striking and memorable. She describes her approach or vision as Africanfuturism and it's powerful, one that exists on its own terms, not defined in relation to historically mainstream western SFF. This context difference is for me a very welcome and enriching, and certainly sometimes humbling, one. There's an enormous sense of dignity and strength to her characters 🧵
#sff #Books #bookstodon

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Shadow Speaker itself is an interesting book because it's one of those that refuses to choose between science fiction and magic. You can read a synopsis at the link, so I won't recap it, and I wouldn't dare give away more of the plot, because a lot happens. Suffice it to say that if the description interests you, go ahead and grab it, you'll probably like it. And if that story idea doesn't grab you, check out her other books instead.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-shadow-speaker-nnedi-okorafor/19829282?ean=9780756418762

dugglebutt, to random
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I don’t really use Twitter anymore, I have a burner that I just use for sports and weather and news and never post from. But every time I open it, I have to question my sanity.
I just read an article about how there is an ice cream that is designed to, and I am not making this up, “taste like your grandma”
I subsequently read another article about how the New York Knicks won an NBA playoff game because someone let out “an epic fart”
These are real things. You can look them up.
Are people just getting more insane? Should I double up on my meds?

mrcompletely,
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@benroyce @dugglebutt I combine copious overfollowing with occasional bouts of heartless pruning and man my TL is nice

grimalkina, to random
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"Each assemblage gains emergent properties produced from interactions between its components and relies on those interactions to continue existing. For instance, a tight- knit neighbourhood can build a collective memory about the reputation of all of its members and develop norms to promote prosocial behaviour. "

(still reading this paper https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/112440065311802043 )

mrcompletely,
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@grimalkina complex adaptive systems, networks, and emergent structures keep turning up everywhere interesting. As soon as you have a large enough mass of mutually interacting anythings, and you learn to zoom in and out across scales a bit, dynamic structures emerge. And when those structures generate constraints on the behavior of the component whatevers, you get something really interesting, something that at least gestures strongly in the direction of the infamous "downward causation" 😱

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@grimalkina in the case of your example, the prosocial norms are the constraints, in case that's not clear. They are generated by interaction of the component persons and then act as constraints upon their behavior.

tor_haxson, to random
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LEADER BOARD UPDATE

Cats can breath a sigh of relief, and a nod of respect that @UncleJimmy entry of Marley doing an XXL Otter Paw, was NOT from today.

Because, well, that is some sleeping.

Here is the update..

  1. Pinchy Modern Shrimpin
  2. Lily Siobhan Box
  3. Gus computer nap
  4. Esther extended paw
  5. Toffee, blanket wrap
  6. Eve bed occupation
  7. Jumpy tight tuck

Also ran..
Ohio crew (sad)

mrcompletely,
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@tor_haxson @UncleJimmy west coast crew will be running late. Cats had a shockingly active afternoon which should lead to a heavy snooze here soon

UncleJimmy, to random
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@mrcompletely

Mr. Cest La Vie, you know I suck at internets. Did I do the TotD cats correctly?

mrcompletely,
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@UncleJimmy almost. So the way the posts are connected to each other is by the hashtag:

Click on that and you'll see all the posts. That's the key to Mastodon besides following lots of people: hashtags. Like or or . Each of those should be a link that takes you to posts with that hashtag. So add hashtags to your posts for people to see them.

To add them to existing posts, use Edit in the "..." menu on each post and just paste the hashtag in

mrcompletely,
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@UncleJimmy note that by the rules of pics have to be from today.

BTW if you posted vinyl collection pics here with the hashtag and maybe and whatever genre it is (like etc), you could find some people, you have a good collection. For streaming links to go with vinyl pics I think YT links are preferred here to Spot, but whatever

there are def some dope musics posted here. You can actually follow hashtags too which is fun

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@UncleJimmy I have a thread I posted about how to Mastodon for better fun awhile back, let me know when you have a minute to read it and I'll link it to you, it's been helpful to some

mrcompletely,
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@UncleJimmy oh and um there are active adult topic hashtags too. Please don't boost/RT that stuff in the heads.social timeline but it's as present here as anywhere.

UncleJimmy, to random
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Marley. My homie. T.Rex naps

mrcompletely,
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@UncleJimmy @tor_haxson dickpunches all around! Wait, no

exchgr, to random
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psa: my name is not ellie

mrcompletely,
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@exchgr oh this isn't you then okay

Ellie Mae from the Beverly Hillbillies

wobs, to random
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The son who avoided a TBI this morning has delivered! As promised, Cupcake is on her back in play-off form taking full advantage of the perfect combination of full sun, perfect temperatures, and a cool breeze.

Pinchy is definitely over-performing in her favorite indoor nap spot. She's typically in a tight curl, so the full extension curl with chin perched on paws is a high degree of difficulty and a real stretch for her.

Another tortoise shell cat napping in an elongated curl on a blue sheepskin in a modern chair.

mrcompletely,
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@wobs both great

mrcompletely,
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@thesizzler @tor_haxson @wobs also an absolutely top tier pet name

mrcompletely,
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@wobs @thesizzler @tor_haxson of course!

philip_cardella, to random
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As we're probably making final decisions for my dad very soon i have to admit, I'm not crazy about having to navigate all my parents' Trumper friends and family. I'm not going to say anything to anyone here because this is about helping my parents and I'm grateful for all the help we can get.

But it makes me sick knowing a few of these people would spit on my non binary child's hospital bed before they'd offer the child the support they're offering my mom and dad.

mrcompletely,
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@philip_cardella very difficult situation. Keeping that ideal in your mind and saying it out loud is my only thought. Just "this is about Dad" over and over. But ooof

tor_haxson, to random
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Update !!

Bad news for Eve, Lily is still in the box.

Anyone's game to be honest, a little belly fur, a tail-to-nose the day is young.

Here is the leader board.

  1. Lily
  2. Eve
  3. Esther
  4. Jumpy
mrcompletely,
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@tor_haxson the box is such a power move out of the gate

mrcompletely, to Cat
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An unexpected but clever development on the Esther front: she's shifted from one purple sleeping surface to another, better lit one. Kind of a loose stance here but a bit of extension and as always with Esther the sweetness is in the details: the little whiskers and ear highlights and such. I feel like there's more potential here. Stay tuned

Same cat and chair, close up.

mrcompletely, to Cat
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Good news, unexpected sunlight means Jumpy has attained a very tight tuck position in his favored office-bed window spot. If you're going to contend with a basic approach like this you have the nail the technique and I think Jumpy is showing his veteran experience here, 14 years in and the cat knows how to nail a perfect curl and tuck.

Same cat, from behind, shown by windowsill

tor_haxson, to random
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Starts today, use this thread and the hashtag.

My crew has nothing to offer as of yet.

Saving it up I hope !!

Sleep On !!!

mrcompletely,
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@tor_haxson Esther is in position and warming up. No sleep yet but it's coming

exchgr, to random
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people like to think of iPads as iPhones for Olds with cranked up text, etc, but some of us just like to see a whole lot more text on a single page without having to turn or scroll every couple of seconds

mrcompletely,
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@exchgr I'm a nut for input precision

mrcompletely,
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@exchgr interesting. I hate haptics but use the other two things a lot, maybe not deal breakers though

drewharwell, to random

This is so funny to me

mrcompletely,
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@waxbanks @drewharwell so deeply stupid

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