Posts by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
(DIR) Post #AMdWrznp9iPokDEyYq by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-08-18T01:11:00Z
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@urusan Frankly, property taxes are one of the few the rich can't evade."Oh, you have 50 mansions, a private island, a doomsday compound, and a personal theme park? That'll be *your freaking fair share,* thanks."What are they going to do, tunnel into a mountain and not enjoy daylight for their next 20?
(DIR) Post #AN27BmjbPLsGnjg2Iy by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-08-29T20:12:18Z
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#GameDev pollDoing a retro game, I'm considering using the PC speaker for very select sound effects. Thing is, while this is entirely possible, I don't know if it's actually desirable.
(DIR) Post #ANIJ0ajwYoMsvhI8gq by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-09-06T16:04:21Z
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I just realized my old wallet still has my CPR certification card and I have no idea when my certification expires.Not that I'm likely to go anywhere CPR might be handy or would do breaths in our current world, but it always felt nice to have under my belt.
(DIR) Post #ANbbGHsbwPMOsaYMc4 by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-09-16T00:42:52Z
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@urusan Nobody will produce a cure as long as treatments remain profitable. :/
(DIR) Post #ANjrMkKk1AL6p7FnyS by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-09-20T00:00:18Z
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Meet Yarbo, a Lawn Robot That Mows, Blows Snow and Clears Leaveshttps://www.gearpatrol.com/home/a41281558/yarbo-lawn-robot/Fuck me, this is too damn tempting and I may well do something I regret. 😫
(DIR) Post #AORWhAWzKbEt3czQyu by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-10-11T01:56:41Z
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@urusan Not sure, but I did see an article a while back where someone did finally have the audacity to put a tomato in one. XD
(DIR) Post #AOUf4MSmW3adpfTKAy by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-10-12T14:14:20Z
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@urusan TBH, I may be behind the times, but my Sony SmartWatch 2 has outlived like 4 phones (I literally lost count) and a Sony SmartWatch 3 and is still going.It may not do as much as it used to, but I have the temperature, weather, time, date, next calendar appointment, notifications, and battery level all at a glance. Plus hardware buttons and an easy interface for everything.If anything I really wish Google had stolen more from Sony for Android Wear. I love this thing. :)
(DIR) Post #AOyhATcWo7VhsozLrU by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-10-27T01:36:36Z
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@max The problem with $1 coins is the same as $2 bills: tills that don't accommodate them. Both are legal tender (the gov't actually stockpiles $2 bills for the apocalypse), and most machines will accept them even if it's not listed, but they are a nightmare for cashiers (if they don't call the cops for presenting a $2 because most people think they're counterfeit and many in circulation don't pass marker tests because they don't get replaced fast enough).Blame capitalism.
(DIR) Post #APSt7HlYq0XsxMgx9s by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-11-10T14:21:37Z
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"New broom?""Yep!" my robotic housekeeper replied brightly."It's pretty.""Thank you!""Should you really be using it?" I observed the fiber optic bundle sparkling against the tile"Some things you preserve and some things you use. What matters is that you enjoy them."#TootFic #SmallStories #MicroFiction
(DIR) Post #ARysQqqxJUSoF7ELOy by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-01-24T05:43:03Z
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@nytpu From a writing perspective, they're paced like TV because each episode has to have a reason to keep watching. They also are often longer than a movie all together and a "movie" release (home video) is likely to cut out significant portions of filler, necessary downtime, and worldbuilding and keep only the most exciting bits. Sometimes that's good; other times details that come back later get cut in the process. Largely, they're little different from a TV show's first arc.
(DIR) Post #ASNHXHKLxCZ3kV2KYK by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T15:48:55Z
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@Polychrome Photoshop IRL when? I immediately thought the same thing when saving it just now for art reference. "Why would you ruin such a great dress with a 25¢ vending machine sticker?" XDI could still be very classy as a similar pattern, just not as bones and meat.
(DIR) Post #ASNcSxj0zTq4phM55M by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T16:33:28Z
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@Polychrome Black sequins would hide a lot. If you used the flat kind for a scale pattern, you could probably make it look vaguely draconic. Not sure if that's something you'd go for, but it's the first thing that comes to mind.
(DIR) Post #ASa3NjLOBzNfZQRbsm by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-11T18:27:39Z
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@urusan "I grab the cable to the moon space elevator and pull very, very hard."DM: "Roll a strength check.""20."DM: *sigh*
(DIR) Post #ASgx581OyhMezCYsbY by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-15T03:57:00Z
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I apparently have it in me to be frustrated, so just to get things off my chest:1) Fedi is not dying and it's not dying because of us. Fedi has more users than it started with last year by, what, an order of magnitude? Shedding some of that doesn't mean it's not bigger than it's historically ever been, and it's been around for several years. Easily the most frustrating thing I've seen. My first image on m.s is from Aug. 2018. Some have been here twice as long.2) Please don't feel "trapped." You can have as many accounts across servers as you like. Nothing stops you from having one on 8p or anywhere else. We take no issue.3) Saying we're anti-trans is BS. I am the ONLY cis mod here. Everyone else is trans or enby. What we are is concerned about the safety of our trans community here. This decision was the best way we knew of to protect everyone.4) Calling us hypocrites for commenting ignores the pressure we've received to do so over weeks and months, plus a flood from m.lol. Catch-22.
(DIR) Post #ASgxGcxqH5AY8dNbXs by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-15T04:03:32Z
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@Linux_in_a_Bit We announced we were going from a silence on eightpoint to defed, with a thread on reasoning and with receipts.
(DIR) Post #ASgxxBrMvL2SWleCLA by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-15T04:06:09Z
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@Linux_in_a_Bit https://tech.lgbt/@mods/109859234105285365
(DIR) Post #ASrTytWrBk5OMuVc4e by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-02-19T22:55:43Z
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@rolle I feel like there's an explanation in here that's both an emphasis on the angles and also that cursors were originally designed for a 1:1.2 aspect ratio on CRT monitors that, just eyeballing it, would straighten this out. They probably never changed it because sometimes things look right just by familiarity. I literally have done this same thing for game projects.
(DIR) Post #AUFZH3aLjwRkp7NM5Q by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-04-02T18:13:58Z
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Watch "When The Cat Jumps on the D&D Table" on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/shorts/wNlEiTibpZg?feature=shareHahahahahaha! 🤣
(DIR) Post #AUnYN1PXEaVTHKdWr2 by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-04-19T04:09:16Z
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Scientists Create A Fully Rechargeable Battery, Made Entirely From Food : ScienceAlerthttps://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-a-fully-rechargeable-battery-made-entirely-from-food
(DIR) Post #AXAKd0D0AG7GTIsSLg by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2023-06-28T22:21:07Z
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Alex Norris made this entry of Webcomic Name that perfectly describes Fedi right now.Fedi grew out of groups forced out of places like Twitter and Facebook. It is a space built specifically to protect everyone here from the systems that did it.When we talk about #P92, #Facebook, #Meta, #Bluesky, and newcomers who immediately want changes to make them more like other spaces, this is exactly that in 3 panels.#WebcomicName