Posts by klintron@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #ARxNSa5VKHBj5WQ76W by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-01-24T04:19:26Z
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"You can never know too much about the shadow line and the people who walk it." - Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye.
(DIR) Post #ASJkVoLWL8Cxc9Oa6i by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-02-03T23:05:21Z
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Thinking once again of leaving mastodon.social as dice.camp is now muting it. Trying to pick out an instance that:- Does a good job of moderation- Isn't blocked by instances I want to interact with and isn't likely to be- Doesn't block instances I want to interact with and isn't likely to- Is likely to be around for a while- Isn't too niche- Is accepting new members...- ... and doesn't require the equivalent of a college essay to apply to join
(DIR) Post #ASJkVpqOloVAGCqksK by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-02-03T23:10:43Z
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All of this is made more difficult because some of those factors create tension with others. Larger instances can raise more money to pay for expenses and hire moderators, but are also much harder to moderate.I want an inclusive, well moderated instance, but I also want to be able to interact with infosec instances, which are sometimes blocked because some infosec people have ties to law enforcement.
(DIR) Post #ASJkVrKDGRwcqxo4zA by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-02-03T23:12:47Z
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Additional difficulties:I don't know how to find out what instances an instance blocks.Some instances appear to be accepting new sign-ups, but they are actually manually reviewing sign-ups and might take a long time to approve you ... or might never approve you.
(DIR) Post #ATO2Vp1pEbCBh1qDfE by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-02-08T03:06:49Z
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“The novel is also notable for containing one of the few serious depictions in literature of a protagonist falling all the way through the Earth.”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Barrier
(DIR) Post #AVOgFhcUPHVkLvEZay by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-05-07T01:54:31Z
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Feel like the universe is trying to tell me something…
(DIR) Post #AaEEoBtfEo9wr0EwPQ by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:29:22Z
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@clive @tim @paninid Reading the original Golden Age gave me a different perspective on this. Superman was always disguising himself. As a boxer, as a mine worker, as a munitions seller, whatever. But his face always looked the same. I realized this was for the reader's benefit. Superman is a master of disguise, much like The Human Target, but he's always drawn the same way so we, the reader, can always recognize him in a panel. The art is not meant to represent the "reality" of the situation.
(DIR) Post #AaEFm6iRd5ZaA0YwC0 by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:40:12Z
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@clive @tim @paninid I do also like Grant Morrison's take on Clark Kent from All Star ... he's just such a schlub that no one could think he was Superman.
(DIR) Post #AaEG78UMEX7Pjw06HA by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:42:17Z
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@clive @tim @paninid As for his reporting chops... I seem to recall him being described at times as a Pulitzer winner, but I don't recall any descriptions of particular stories written by him. He is always overshadowed by Lois Lane.
(DIR) Post #AbDy0SFCpmrAXv62iG by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-10-25T03:16:24Z
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Need a new show to watch. Whatcha got for me?
(DIR) Post #AbEPG4wVvxgHfp1nzk by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-10-28T14:19:24Z
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@onan That does look good!
(DIR) Post #AbuGgUdNzKHUmtjf1M by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-11-17T19:00:43Z
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@Wolven I'm not even sure "dangers of escaping into virtuality" is a theme *at all* yet alone the main one.
(DIR) Post #Ac79WqJQMSyuV7KRyS by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-11-24T00:12:16Z
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@onan First thought: The value of suffering is that you can empathize with other people who suffer, which at least in theory can lead to action to reduce suffering for others.