D. B. Stuck

@MyWoolyMastadon@toot.community
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I'm just a guy trying to get a rug that pulls the whole room together. :: We're all trapped on this crazy world together and sometimes you have to laugh at the people acting like crabs in a bucket.

Bio Pic Alt Txt: A shamelessly stolen piece of graphic art showing The Dude from the movie The Big Lebowski. He's got his long hair and beard which makes him look religious and he has a saintly halo around him. He's sporting his signature sweater and v-neck shirt and is wearing sunglasses.

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I’m pretty sure I’m not insane (questionable) - but the stub nib is wider in the TWSBI Diamond, than the TWSBI ECO or the Mini Diamond. (At least in the one I have)
Also, my pen is almost out of ink!
#fountainpen #confusion
The California National Guard cut off soldiers' access to vital military information because of what Ken Klippenstein reported on Tuesday, the independent journalist writes. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/i-triggered-another-federal-investigation
I Triggered Another Federal Investigation

The Army’s keystone cops are on the case

Ken Klippenstein

Grand Canyon National Park:

"The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost."

https://apnews.com/article/grand-canyon-wildfire-lodge-north-rim-f3510c22a6fddc9ff1322dbd450aedb8

#wildfires #WhiteSageFire #DragoBravoFire #NPS

Historic Grand Canyon lodge destroyed by wildfire, official says

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a wildfire. Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents and staff that the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames. He says the visitor center, the gas station and a waste water treatment plant also were lost, along with some employee housing and an administrative building. Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park annually, with most going to the more popular South Rim. The North Rim is open seasonally. It was largely evacuated last Thursday because of the wildfire, with more evacuations of firefighters and hikers in the inner canyon over the weekend.

AP News
I genuinely feel bad for Mac gamers.

You pay a premium for the hardware. On paper, it should run AAA titles without breaking a sweat. But in practice? It’s a wasteland.

I’ve bought Mac games before. Had some great times. But let’s be honest—Apple treats backwards compatibility like it’s beneath them.

You know how many games I bought directly from the App Store that don’t even launch anymore? I’m still bitter about the original Call of Duty. Paid full price over a decade ago. Dead. Doesn’t open. No apology.

Now compare that to Linux. Games made 25 years ago for Windows? Run better on Linux than on actual Windows.

It’s absurd. But it’s also why I don’t game on Mac.

kentuckygrandma

Sounds like a plan

@TheBreadmonkey Do you know what really boils my piss? New Piss Boiler 3000™ - yours for only €34.99!
It's so funny that it's virtually impossible to scam/spam Fedi and that the second anything pops up it's immediately shared and discredited because it stands out for miles. Literally the only way to fool the people of Fedi is to operate a fully functional account for 3 or 4 years sharing all of your hopes and dreams, your fears and innermost thoughts and *then* sting them with the scam. Which is why I'm here to bring you the great news that you can now buy the Spiralizer2000™ for the low low price of only $49.99! Spiralize anything! Carrots! Fries! Cake! Pets! Ever wondered what a sandwich tasted like as a noodle? Wonder no more! Noodle your noodles! Then noodle those! Never stop noodling. For only $49.99. Send your credit card details today and get a FREE (limitedtimeofferonlytermsandconditionsapply) Cubeizer2000™.

MAGA QUICKSAND

Dance with the date who brought you Donald Trump!

Trump is being eviscerated over pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

For YEARS, Trump used Epstein to Blame the 'Deep State'... MAGA is now discovering that Trump IS the Deep State and boy, are they angry!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump

Extremely specific query about neurophysiology but if any of you can point me to some kind of info on this I'd appreciate it because I have no idea what search terms it would require

Apparently there's a thing in spinal cord injuries where you can develop a sensitive spot above the site that can feel really nice, relaxing, or arousing.
I have one that makes me just instantly relax, it's like picking a kitten up by the scruff. Most calming thing on earth. And I'd like to know how/why it happens

@Tock @Uglesett @luana no, as a matter of fact taking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsiKUsrqFkc&list=PLvoAL-KSZ32dRMGLza8Dw4xZK6_1ItjNr&t=52 and cutting off everything after ? - that is v=IsiKUsrqFkc&list=PLvoAL-KSZ32dRMGLza8Dw4xZK6_1ItjNr&t=52 - will not show the intended video - https://www.youtube.com/watch is not a video URL. Time is also important - I might be linking to a specific point in a 4h video, for example.

Those 4 are safe to cut, yeah, but "just cut off everything after ?" is straight up misinfo - that's how you end up with people sharing broken links
The Problem with Video Essays

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It turns out "my" shirt design was stolen and used by some US assholes who now sell a Rob Anybody t-shirt.
I can't do anything about that, except giving everybody the design for free - if it has to be out there, nobody should profit from it.
If you end up using it, please PLEASE donate to one of Pratchett's favorite charities or at least to somebody in need.
And add a #GNUTerryPratchett line somewhere, maybe?

Edit: here's the SVG
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/slcpssbvoz1txzcbnup8i/hope-anybody-GTP.svg?rlkey=i0m9ln5otnac67uc9rgr5bjjp&st=5qwl623v&dl=0

Or, maybe, buy something from https://shop.paulkidby.com/featured/ - the original art is his, and he totally deserves to be paid for it.
FEATURED - PaulKidby

@pgcd to design a shirt with Rob Anybody and complaining about the design being stolen... isn't it ironic? 😁
@Dingsextrem a little, yes. But then again, I never sold the T-shirt because I didn't want to steal from Paul Kidby and from the Pratchett estate, and even Rob would agree with me that you don't steal from them.
@pgcd it's definitely a cool design.
@pgcd Brilliant, simply brilliant!
@pgcd 💙 They can tak' oour lives but they cannae tak' oour troousers.
@mycrowgirl *kilt, also
@pgcd of course.
You’ll tak the high road, and they’ll tak yer wallet!
@mycrowgirl sorry but I can't compete - I'm inherently flawed and my Scottish is non-existant.
OTOH if I didn't have to learn German due to the accidents of life (ie. living in Germany) I think I would try and find a partner to learn Scottish with the declared objective of speaking like Jamie McDonald

@pgcd Fully intending to use this on a mug. For work.

And yes, I will absolutely donate for the privilege. Thank-you.

#GNUTerryPratchett