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glad to see i'm not the only one who's done this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHPuZA3ir68
Ultima 7 Building a House

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Tirritate self-help publishers by writing books about how imposter syndrome is a necessary mechanism these days for empowering one to ignore the sycophancy of genAI bots, and how everybody should cultivate the syndrome in themselves.
god learning anything in 2026 is actually so intensely painful

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If you don't know what this event was about, and even if you do, I highly recommend the documentary, "J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius" (2019) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3fW7FNAvrc
J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius (2019) | Trailer HD | Documentary Movie

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When the real world usage metrics on Google+ eventually came to light, we learned that the average user session was .... about five seconds long. The overwhelmingly dominant "user story" of that entire effort was "User wants to click the back button."

If the rumors I'm hearing from inside the big G are anywhere close to representative, when the real information from Gemini comes out, if it ever does, it's going to be absolutely hilarious.

Two gender-related #FediTips:

1. The first time you interact with someone or say something about their post, it's worth checking their profile to see if they've shared their pronouns. I've seen a slew of misgenderings of trans and enby people in replies recently, all of which were preventable.

2. If you are comfortable revealing this about yourself, it's a great idea to share your own pronouns in your bio, ESPECIALLY if you feel like you don't "need" to. Normalize sharing pronouns!

The lost art of letter writing bringing generations together

In the hope of reviving letter writing, BBC North West Tonight has launched a pen pal project.

I currently have three pen pals, one in the UK, one in the USA, and one in Thailand, all found right here on Mastodon!

From: @raindrops_and_roses
https://mastodon.social/@raindrops_and_roses/116585139914638161