Posts by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
(DIR) Post #AvPMkicSnRBluTooiG by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-06-23T02:26:29Z
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#MonsterdonSome of that kit-bashed floating ship is model parts frames...What 12 yo did not dream of that in 1979..?
(DIR) Post #AvgNqzLIWYmC9FUnxI by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-06-29T22:07:11Z
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@cypnk Very cool.Also terrifying.Raises serious questions about using PDF as a document format.I guess my big question is how many PDF viewers are defaulted to run this kind of code in a PDF? :oh_no_bubble: One would hope that most have this turned off by default?🤨
(DIR) Post #AvqE4qHxPjL1vTr6sC by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-07-06T01:35:04Z
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@strypeyYou can do this with 'exclusive lists' in Hometown (a Mastodon fork). I don't know if Mastodon proper allows it.
(DIR) Post #AvvywIrrSIXZamsZMG by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-07-08T20:13:38Z
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@strypey @SmartmanApps @moshidon Yeah. I have Exclusive Lists for "Brands" and "Celebs" -- basically people who wouldn't want to converse, anyway. Since they're not in my "Home" stream, it preserves the more conversational nature of that feed.I have a couple of other special interest lists.Far from perfect: Mastodon only displays 4 lists in the web interface (+ "Lists" to see the rest), and they're chosen *alphabetically*. 🙄 But it does work.
(DIR) Post #AwBrEXfzihqdZ7ymx6 by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-07-16T12:02:46Z
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@stux It's weird that I can see you posting from this account, but I can't access mstdn.social. It's been a few hours like this.Something up with the server or networking?
(DIR) Post #AwbP5UhJx79QTABCD2 by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-07-28T19:49:41Z
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@davidrevoyThey're all good, but give me different feelings.A: Self-righteous "message" - "a very special episode"B: Really feel empathy with this one. Bit sad.C: Funny. Kind of old. But leaves a bad taste. I guess there's a faint "incel" / "misogyny" vibe?D: My fav, I think. Appeals to my X-er cynicism about commerce directly.
(DIR) Post #AxCXz4t50fZllSJ4IC by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-08-15T17:53:56Z
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@futurebirdI've been hearing some rumblings that suggest discontent in Windows-world. I think they might be pushing Copilot onto more people? Maybe they're nostalgic for the annoying-but-less-harmful Clippy..?
(DIR) Post #AxbZ5JMB5EQ5HeS2Pg by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-08-27T19:34:04Z
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@futurebird I'd second the Terry Pratchett fans here.Also have read C.J. Cherryh's "Chanur" series several times, so I guess that counts.And of course, there's Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", which I've probably read a dozen times over the years.I've read all of those aloud, BTW. Very smooth prose. (Well, except for the Kif, but listening to me try made the kids laugh, so that was alright! 😅).
(DIR) Post #AyP5SeHsI2d4MzV4kq by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-09-20T16:57:45Z
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@grickle Could it be that THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK is the one true solution to Congress...? 🦆
(DIR) Post #AyeMBIUNVEypqWgeIK by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-09-28T01:45:19Z
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@foone We went from "documents retrieved off the web" to "software applications downloaded from questionably trustworthy sites on the internet with terrible security".
(DIR) Post #Az4v07iLlrClkWaUuO by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-10T21:18:22Z
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@futurebird @mikemccaffrey A dramatic telling, but I was definitely not sure until you mentioned the "sound barrier". 😅 After that, we're getting into Leiji Matsumoto territory...
(DIR) Post #Az8Pdu4HVU6p6nbtY0 by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-12T13:45:48Z
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@futurebirdOne of my frustrations is that so much of our (affordable) tech is designed to be disposable.I want a smartphone that is built like one of those early 20th century pocketwatches, with durable, repairable components that can be repaired that way.There is no technical reason not to do this. It's purely a matter of marketing and culture.Open Hardware / Maker culture has the will, but not the mass to make it viable. Corporate culture has the mass but not the will.
(DIR) Post #AzbgtMNzvu87DLmS6i by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-26T16:45:37Z
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@futurebird @jeffjarvis Plenty of room in there for a Museum of Presidential Crimes.Should do regular tours.
(DIR) Post #Azc07LBX5r1oflKWUC by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-26T19:51:21Z
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What does it look like if I upload a short MP4 with no sound? Does Mastodon think it's a "GIF"? Will it loop..?It thinks GIFs are video and converts them to MP4. Hmmm.. 🤔 From the October 2025 Newsletter. A fly-around the "Glory to the Conquerors of Space" monument set. Similar to a shot in the episode now, but not identical. Not sure we ultimately did this set justice.
(DIR) Post #Azc07M2hu9YxKgCzMu by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-26T19:53:12Z
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Yeah. Looks like it thinks it's a GIF and it loops. This is good to know.I can save the trouble converting stuff to animated GIFs, I guess.
(DIR) Post #Azc2GdO0zTKxdajBGy by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-10-26T20:45:14Z
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@futurebird Yeah. I'm pretty comfortable keeping my own company most of the time, but even I do like to get out and be with people sometimes.I often like to be in a public place, but just for the "walla" and the feeling of being out. Not actually to talk to anyone. :raccoon_cool:
(DIR) Post #B1ivVSJFY7vksWjn5k by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2025-12-29T00:16:40Z
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@futurebirdI don't know about now, but it was very much still alive in the 1980s, I can attest.
(DIR) Post #B1ukrDHxJGxX41p80e by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2026-01-03T17:13:53Z
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@futurebirdSeems to me they've barely even gone through the motions of making a case for this violence. Of course it's wrong. The whole thing is illegal.And yet we can't seem to make that matter enough to stop it.
(DIR) Post #B25iEcYW37QI1BumGG by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2026-01-09T00:06:22Z
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@futurebird I loved those stupid terrible rectangular school pizzas so much! 🍕
(DIR) Post #B27qhXWb1ND8lKElaS by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
2026-01-10T00:50:38Z
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@futurebird Definitely funky three-eyed, seven-limbed fossils.