Endymion_Mallorn

If Fediverse software starts encouraging monetization, I don’t think the userbase will even maintain the current strength.

Wait, you didn’t just set up a second account that had a 1970 birthdate?

I wanted to like Google+, but the way they forced it into YouTube ticked me off.

Threads in microblogs baffle me too. Doubly if replies occur mid-thread. Tagging should be limited to the person being replied to and the OP, not everyone.

Oh, so the good idea from Bluesky of Starter Packs is now fully in Mastodon. I know that repost-quotes are in too, which is fun.

Character limits are a feature, not a bug. I liked the limit of 160 characters (with tags) on Twitter. It’s because of SMS, but called for brevity and clarity.

I just want to know that my wife is safe. That’s the only thing that would keep me here.

And the main answer is “Pray we do not change it any further.”

Me playing Mindustry

Thank you!

I would normally say ‘may’, as in ‘must be able to’, especially since the classical senses are a little wonky anyway.

To me, yes. I would be willing to buy a copy of Britannica or another printed encyclopedia.

If it’s a physical object, I do what i need to do. But I’ve developed the policy that I don’t pay real money for unreal things. And anything I cannot experience with all five senses is unreal.

Have you ever read Paradise Lost?

“can be” vs. “should be”. But yes, the god of the Torah is a jealous god. I mean, he flat-out says, “you shall have no other gods before me”. Not, “no other gods exist”, or “you can’t respect other gods”. Just, none before him. Which says that while he might be omniscient and omnipotent, he’s not the only god who is so.

Okay, and? Yes, the 93 bombing was years before, but terrorism wasn’t going away. Just because none of us normal folks thought about it didn’t mean it was something to avoid insuring against. Think about this - the WTC had subway access too. Terrorist attacks in subways may not be common, but they’re possible. Insurance isn’t about what “is”, it’s about what might be.

I will highlight that the WTC had already been bombed once before, and had been hit by a Cessna. Terrorism is part of the insurance for any large building, especially one that had already been the site of a confirmed terrorist attack.

That’s a general statement about that man’s existence - he has his own bizarre approach.

Given how durable and versatile bathtubs are, I wouldn’t be surprised.

If the way someone goes to war with the US is by freeing us from the overly-centralized landlords of the Internet, maybe whoever they are isn’t so bad.