The Ghost of ÉmilieMake a "positive music" thread. #Reminder
@frankie I'm out driving people right now. Waiting for a customer to come outside.
@frankie They're grocery shopping. I have to pick them up in an hour.
Dr. Percy@thebiologist1117
I've only seen them jumping sideways, like a pendulum! 
in videos, of course!
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Oui, Lowride was the name
Oui, Lowride was the name
@thebiologist1117 *lowrider
@frankie There's an entire culture surrounding customizing cars like that. Everything from the engine, to the suspension, to the bumpers, to the decals are all custom, usually done in a body shop. They're very expensive.
@frankie There can be music there, and lowriders will often try to "bounce with the beat." That's why they do that jumping thing.
@frankie It can be bad for the car, though, if the bumper crashes down on the ground, so you have to be careful.
I can't believe how immoral that is. These BMW owners *buy* these cars (the cars are theirs, they own them), and then greedy BMW finds a way to siphon off even more money from them, and since it's a subscription service, they'll never stop paying for it.
What's worse is that they're not actually getting anything for paying that $18 a month. *BMW* is taking something away, then charging for it.
Before we had these "internet of things" devices / products (#IOT), it would've been impossible to do what they're doing. But because corporations are so greedy, they abuse the power the internet gives them. They use it to take people's money.
If you're going to take my money, corporations, you at least have to give me something for it. You can't charge me for things I already own... Even so, that's what they're doing. 🤦♀️
@frankie Good morning! 💌🤍
@lydiaconwell If you somehow existed without ever having met or seen anyone else, how would that make you feel? #ThoughtOfTheDay
@thebiologist1117 night-o 👋❤️
Rokosun@thebiologist1117 They appear as normal hashtags in mastodon web, only #fedilab has this problem of interpreting it as a hyperlink. And yes all hashtags act like links in fedilab 😐
@thebiologist1117 I think this is a new bug, I'm not sure how long it has been like that though. Maybe it only happens with hashtags from misskey, I'm tagging #fedilabbugs here.
@thebiologist1117 #fedilabbug is the more popular hashtag I think......
@futureisfoss Let's see... um...
@futureisfoss What's the last thing you were thinking about a lot?
@thebiologist1117 I just finished watching the last episode of that 911 podcast you recommended me, lol. And it was very funny 😄
@futureisfoss Oh yeah, that one is excellent!
@futureisfoss The Operator and Luna play off of each other so well, I always like to hear what they think of stuff.
@thebiologist1117 They first talked about the war and all which had nothing to do with the call, and he kept teasing the other guy for it, haha 😄
@thebiologist1117 Em, you gave me a list of podcasts in our matrix DM, and I haven't even listen to them yet, lol 😂
@futureisfoss Well, even more to warm your earballs with!
@thebiologist1117 I like podcasts because it means I can rest my eyeballs 😇
@thebiologist1117 There you go Em, that's a thought!
@futureisfoss Wonderful! 💭🌞🙌
@thebiologist1117
We'd gone for trekkin' today!
And while I was on the hill, in union with the sky and the clouds, with the wind threatening to topple me and send me rolling down faster than I walked up, I was in bliss, and 'twas then that a thought occurred to me!
Isn't happiness the most important thing in the world? Whether it is a byproduct of something you sought, it is what you sought, happiness is the ultimate destination!
Happiness is worth the cost 😇
@frankie @thebiologist1117
> with the wind threatening to topple me and send me rolling down faster than I walked up
LMAO, you're so funny Frankie 🤣
❤️ @frankie @thebiologist1117 And I agree, we should try to be happy. Also remember that happiness is a state, you just gotta find out what brings you to that state, it can even be the most simplest of things 😇
I am not here, write email if need to@frankie @[email protected] @futureisfoss Except happiness doesn't last. It's like motivation, can go in a moment. Life is not a sprint, but a marathon. There are so many instant gratification in front of us, and people blindly chasing them.
Go for meaning, that lasts.
Go for meaning, that lasts.
@parasurv @thebiologist1117 @frankie
When I said simple things that make you happy, I was thinking about things like listening to your favourite song, going for a walk, learning about something that interests you, spending time with your loved ones, etc. And I think they're meaningful too :)
And on the other hand, everything you do doesn't have to have a meaning, sometimes you do things just for the sake of doing it, and it makes you happy.
How we feel is internal, and everything outside of us is external... We can never predict how we'll feel internally, so we have to focus on what's external, since that's consistent.
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In other words, we could feel terrible, and still be interacting with our surroundings and doing things that are meaningful, regardless of how we feel.
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My point is, emotions are temporary, the same way hot sauce burning your tongue is temporary, or the same way stubbing your toe hurts... or how you feel itchy until you scratch whatever it is. Emotions are an impulse, and they don't last.
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@parasurv @futureisfoss @frankie
If Alan was on this thread, he'd be raging right about now.
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I'm at my stepfather's family reunion right now... but it's hot and loud, so I went outside to sit in the shade.
I wish I was more comfortable in social situations, but the volume and everything really hurts my ears.
@thebiologist1117
I also grew to hate the loud volume - fireworks, loud music, noise from the croud, etc. I like quite and calm now.....
I also grew to hate the loud volume - fireworks, loud music, noise from the croud, etc. I like quite and calm now.....
The reunion is at a lake, and everyone is half-naked wearing their bathing suits.
I wonder why everyone else is comfortable with it, but I'm not?
@thebiologist1117
Good morning Em 🥰
Good morning Em 🥰