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Well yeah, but what this image doesn’t mention is what would happen to the shareholders if we had paid leave for all in the US 😰 /j

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Gen Z job seekers should be allowed to steal everything this person owns.

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To this day, I love to suggest my tech friend switch to Lindows as a joke. Still kills if they get it, otherwise I have to explain “so it’s this old Linux distribution…”

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I read this article and my main takeaway was: that Bling Bling song sucks.

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“Flavor Flav is a swiftie” - Flavor Flav. This article just keeps hitting.

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The whole “25 y/o brain fully developed” thing is not something you should be putting much weight in, for what it’s worth. slate.com/…/brain-development-25-year-old-mature-…

metaphortune ,

Good on ya! I got mine a few years back at 27 and haven’t had a single regret. Taking an active role in family planning and making sure your partner(s) don’t need to deal with the side effects of birth control is awesome.

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I’m always telling people to REALLY watch Napoleon Dynamite. I think it got quoted and proto-memed to death when it came out, leading to most people having an unfair idea in their head of what the movie is.

The soundtrack is phenomenal. The acting is (mostly) way better than you may have thought it was. Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) was nominated for an Independent Spirit award and he absolutely deserved that nomination. The cinematography is excellent, especially knowing how much it cost to make + how much experience the crew had. Though it’s not explicitly said, I think it’s ultimately a story about neurodivergent people finding friendship, solidarity, and happiness in a world not made for them.

Also, the scene where Uncle Rico throws a steak at Napoleon is still funny.

metaphortune ,

Honestly: I cannot have the Instagram app on my phone (both for privacy and for addiction) - I have it installed on Waydroid and the fact that it works like 50% of the way keeps me from using it more than a couple times a week.

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It was to me too, had to go looking - guessing this from Wikipedia is what it was:

Kiedis acknowledges in his autobiography Scar Tissue that he had sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl when he was 23, before and after learning of her age, in the 1980s. This inspired him to write the song “Catholic School Girls Rule”.

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Win’s is still so tough to me. I read through each of the statements and my final thought was: he did some bad things, but nothing that’s going to get him thrown in jail. Similar to Aziz Ansari if I remember correctly. Now whether or not punishment would be morally right is another discussion, obviously our legal system is Very Flawed.

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I love clarifications like this! Good on ya.

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I love the idea! If there was good support from something like GrapheneOS or /e/OS I would be looking at one of these.

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Way too many to list but I’ll throw one out. Do you like Radiohead, REM, The National, Pixies, Frank Turner, or Dinosaur Jr.? Well, they (or their lead singer) all love Mark Mulcahy’s music enough to have recorded a cover song for the tribute album when Mark’s wife passed.

Mark led the band Miracle Legion, released some solo work, and led the band Polaris (not the metal band from Australia), best known as the band from the show The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Also noteworthy: Miracle Legion toured and released an EP with The Sugarcubes, aka Bjork’s band.

Song recommendations: The Backyard, All For The Best by Miracle Legion - Hey Sandy, Saturnine by Polaris - Taking Baby Steps, The Fiddler, Hey Self Defeater by Mark Mulcahy.

Album recommendations: Drenched by Miracle Legion, Music from The Adventures of Pete & Pete by Polaris, and Fathering by Mark Mulcahy.

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    metaphortune ,

    Bare minimum, please talk to your vet before continuing to do this. Looking at the Safety Data Sheet for Zep-O-Zorb, I would avoid using it with my cats.

    metaphortune ,

    King’s Bounty 2. It’s not an amazingly well made game, and it lost a lot of the fun goofiness of the other games, but I do love the combat and think the story was underrated.

    Downloading Youtube videos with DRM

    Doing some research on things that I will absolutely never do. Let’s say a nefarious party wanted to download a video from Youtube, say, an episode of the TV show Community. The downloaders I have researched for Linux (Youtube Downloader Plus + Parabolic) will not let me download any episodes that have DRM. Are there any that...

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    A couple examples:

    Free with ads: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3AUBtm_5oMust be bought: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c26o4h0coY

    metaphortune ,

    71 on Metacritic, 6.8 user score. Not bad! Will definitely be getting it if it works well on Steam Deck.

    metaphortune ,

    2024: album that has my attention is Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party. Glorious, dramatic chamber pop with many lyrical nods for the History majors in your life.

    2023: Javelin by Sufjan Stevens + Expert In A Dying Field by The Beths. Suf is the easy choice but man is it good and, in typical fashion, heart-breaking. I don’t know how The Beths continue to make their style sound fresh, but they do. The songwriting, harmonies, guitar work, all so excellent.

    2022: The Festival by Tim Baker + Revealer by Madison Cunningham. Tim Baker just doesn’t miss. Leaning heavily into the horns and soul influence, but still grounded in composed, mature folk-pop. Madison Cunningham on the other hand varies style a good deal but it works every time. Great guitar, interesting compositions, lyrically strong.

    2021: Peace Or Love by Kings of Convenience + Stunning & Atrocious by Fleece. Kings of Convenience, your modern-day Norwegian Simon & Garfunkel, return in perfect form. Feist returns for a few tracks, every song is strong. Fleece level up from complex guitar-heavy indie-rock to delicious funky indie-pop. The most fun I’ve ever seen a band have together on stage was seeing them play this album.

    2020: Half-Empty by The Little Hands of Asphalt + Every Bad by Porridge Radio. Missed Half-Empty until a year ago but wow, it’s such a stellar singer-songwriter album - string arrangements are mouthwateringly good. Begs to be listened to as an album. Every Bad is, to me, pure catharsis in musical form. Vocal performances on tracks like Circling and Sweet are gut wrenching.

    Favorite songs not in any of these: Oh How We Drift Away by Tim Heidecker & Weyes Blood (this is what I’d put as my Song of the Decade so far), Feelings Meeting by Living Hour ft. Jay Som, Jackie Down The Line by Fontaines D.C., Your Light by The Big Moon, Hounds of Hell by The Phoenix Foundation ft. Nadia Reid.

    metaphortune ,

    I’ve gotten a couple in the past few months, and it definitely seems to be a thing/have been a thing: howtogeek.com/…/why-youre-getting-so-much-signal-…androidpolice.com/signal-is-taking-the-fight-to-s…

    metaphortune ,

    Just in time for the Bell Riots 👀

    metaphortune ,

    I had the same thought at the description!! Loved that from Kiell

    metaphortune ,

    Do April Fools jokes count? I was bereft after reading an article 13+ years ago from a trustworthy gaming site that said Armor Games (a popular flash game dev at the time) was taking over all development for the Elder Scrolls games.

    (In retrospect, maybe that wouldn’t have been the worst thing after Skyrim came out)

    metaphortune ,

    Anecdotal, but I do know personally 2 people who only started driving in their 20s. It’s not a 0% chance that they genuinely are learning to drive.

    metaphortune ,

    It is Robot Krabs controlled by Plankton, if that helps at all!

    metaphortune ,

    Star Trek AND Chuck Tingle in the same post, god bless.

    metaphortune ,

    Let’s maybe avoid artists with significant amounts of credible sexual and psychological assault accusations levied against them.

    metaphortune ,

    Can I also throw Jakobinarina’s The First Crusade on this list? Difficult to find but worth it. yewtu.be/playlist?list=PL64573D677D2C70EC

    metaphortune ,

    I’ve said for the longest time, Apple could put iMessage on Android, charge for it, and make plenty of money (mine included). So I was very intrigued by Sunbird! But I took one look at Sunbird’s website and knew something was wrong. Maybe it was the lack of a clear idea for how they’ll make money or that they didn’t initially disclose the technology behind it.

    Suffice to say: I am not surprised by this.

    metaphortune ,

    This song will forever be associated with FIFA in my mind. It’s a good track!

    metaphortune ,

    I’ve used Mint for a little over a year, no major issues past setup. I’ve noticed being “deprioritized” a few times but it hasn’t been terrible. Only thing is that T-Mobile was definitely better / easier for international roaming.

    metaphortune ,

    Yes, but nothing has changed in my experience as of yet. I am not a true T-Mobile customer like I was before I switched to Mint.

    metaphortune ,

    I grew up on forums / IRC / IMs, later transitioned to Myspace, then Twitter / Facebook / Tumblr / Instagram. I had a lot of fun over the years, it definitely saddens me that I can’t get the things I liked about those experiences back.

    metaphortune ,

    I will say this: my go-to tip for the youths moving out is that good towels are 100% worth the money. I was definitely the young bachelor who bought cheap towels and realized they’re basically useless.

    metaphortune ,

    I share a first + last name not with an actual celebrity, but with a character from a cult TV show (played by a much beloved comedic actor). So every once in a while, like yearly at most, someone goes “hey, just like x from y!!!” which is pretty pleasant, honestly.

    metaphortune ,

    Thankfully, no! More generic name, significantly more cult / under-the-radar show from the US.

    It took me 16 years to figure out why I hate a Journey song. What song did you hated until you figured out why?

    I love Journey. But for some reason I hated, “Don’t Stop Believin” and I could not understand why I loathed that song until I recently rewatched The Sopranos for the second time after 16 years and the final episode had that song playing until the “blackout.” And now I know why…...

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    I think there are multiple reasons why I despise “High Hopes” by P!ATD but: I did see a video where a media outlet forced John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats to listen to it and he pointed out the song uses the phrase “manifest destiny” as a positive thing. When in reality, the concept of manifest destiny resulted in the genocide and displacement of Native American peoples in the Western US.

    What do you use Best Buy/ Big Box Electromics Store for?

    What purposes do you use Best Buy/Big Box electronic stores? Do you try items before you buy them in-person or online? Do you shop in-store for products? Are you a purely online shopper? I make an effort to patronize small companies, but when it comes to electronics, I frequently buy reconditioned computers and other items from...

    metaphortune ,

    If you’ve got a Micro Center near you, that’s the way to go. They may not be small but they’re definitely not Best Buy and their selection is typically great, barring any industry-wide shortages.

    metaphortune ,

    Ahhh, that’s a bummer. I used to live in a city with one, now live in a city that sadly lacks one - hopefully they expand into both of our areas soon!

    metaphortune ,

    Yet again doing MVP-level work!! Many thanks.

    metaphortune ,

    Dunno if we’d seen it so thoroughly confirmed before that trailer that this is just modded/reskinned Stellaris. Which I’m still into!

    The Fairphone 5 released, is the sleekest repairable phone yet (www.androidpolice.com)

    Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking...

    metaphortune ,

    To be fair, Murena is going to be shipping a version of this with /e/ OS on it. mastodon.social/

    metaphortune ,

    Need an HP Touchpad level fire sale, please and thank you!

    metaphortune ,

    Hard agree here, it’s fantastic.

    Are there any good apps for texting on a computer?

    I’ve tried Google’s Messages for Web, Microsoft’s Phone Link, and KDE’s Connect. They all seem to have the same problem: they lose connection constantly and have to be unpaired and re-paired. Is this a problem inherent to the way that Android works? Has anyone managed to solve it, or is there a setting to fix it?...

    metaphortune ,

    Second this. My only complaint is that I couldn’t get it to work on /e/ OS. But if you’re using regular android you’ll be alright. (couldn’t get it to work because it couldn’t verify my subscription, fwiw)

    metaphortune ,

    Holy SHIT! That is amazing. I’m from the US but love Hey Rosetta! to death, I know she directed a few excellent videos for them (as well as her other work in Canadian TV). So cool.

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