Posts by nev@bananachips.club
(DIR) Post #AqrYCG6OSSwju8NUtk by nev@bananachips.club
2025-02-07T03:34:22Z
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@publius @shlee this person is pro-nuclear, if that tells you anything
(DIR) Post #Aqrczo818bixRP1Hea by nev@bananachips.club
2025-02-07T04:28:11Z
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@publius @shlee Yes. I find it kind of ironic because 1) nuclear energy is so deeply entwined with fraught social issues, and 2) you're still doing the thing
(DIR) Post #As9v6kyjnTUsmPb5Oq by nev@bananachips.club
2025-03-17T22:07:56Z
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@foone in here because not enough people have mentioned https://watch.vcr.party/
(DIR) Post #AsUDhCnX2yGw2bIybQ by nev@bananachips.club
2025-03-27T15:57:53Z
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@ELLIOTTCABLE Wait, how does OCR obviate the need for alt text? Not all images are OCR-able screenshots of text. (Personally I often use a terminal client that only loads images in ASCII-art-like rendering; and sometimes the vagaries of federation mean that images don't load, but the alt text does.)
(DIR) Post #AsYv6Sd7VOtW2BgKno by nev@bananachips.club
2025-03-29T23:24:50Z
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"a name in a language no one living still spoke, not meant to be pronounced by human tongues" except it's, like, "3efe3506-94f6-471f-8780-c28319ebc210"
(DIR) Post #AsdXJZLcPjhRWY0reS by nev@bananachips.club
2025-03-31T14:24:51Z
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So in March 2023(?), Tumblr user fleshdyke (https://web.archive.org/web/20230913091647/https://www.tumblr.com/fleshdyke/711416276490321921/thats-because-i-lied-about-this) claimed that public bathrooms are free in Canada because "two gay men got arrested for fucking in a public bathroom but they argued since you had to pay for it it was a hotel and it was fine". User hieronymus-botch called them on this, and fleshdyke admitted they made it up. In March 2025, Mastodon user @TicklishHoneyBee repeated the false claim with no source.You may be interested in learning some real history about Canada's indecency laws against homosexuality, and about public toilets! Hamish Copley writes about how Canada got its "gross indecency" law prohibiting gay male sex: https://thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/the-gross-indecenency-law-in-canada/And about the first men jailed for "gross indecency" between consenting adults (probably in public): https://thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-first-police-raid/ Read more about the criminalization of homosexuality (and eventual decriminalization) in the Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-1969-amendment-and-the-de-criminalization-of-homosexualityChris Bateman writes about the history of public toilets in Toronto, including fearmongering about gay men using them, for Spacing Magazine: https://spacing.ca/toronto/2014/07/09/happened-public-washrooms-toronto/See also this excerpt (re: Toronto) from Lezlie Lowe's book about the dismal state of public toilets, here: https://nowtoronto.com/culture/rise-and-fall-of-public-toilets-in-toronto/There's currently a design contest going for an "innovative" new public toilet, hopefully to be installed in my very own neighbourhood of South Parkdale: https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/toronto-advocacy-group-will-pay-you-1500-to-design-a-new-public-washroom/And here's some pieces on the fall of pay toilets in the US (thanks to a grassroots free-toilet movement), and the argument that they should be brought back: https://psmag.com/economics/dont-pay-toilets-america-bathroom-restroom-free-market-90683/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-19/why-the-u-s-should-give-pay-toilets-another-chance#lgbtq #history #canada #toronto #parkdale #MediaLiteracy
(DIR) Post #AsdXJaNmZB1ajY26fA by nev@bananachips.club
2025-03-31T14:36:09Z
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When evaluating some random claim someone makes on the Internet, you can ask yourself:- Do they say *how they know this*? Do they have a link to an article or mention a book or person you can look up? - For claims about a historical event, is any date and place given? Now, of course, any random person can write a blog post or article saying anything they want. There are many ways to evaluate how trustworthy an article is—including asking the questions above. But let's take small steps for now! (P. S. the original clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrZRJR4igQ )#MediaLiteracy
(DIR) Post #Asnvdn0VxBQwatzMTQ by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-05T19:08:11Z
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Okay commies and anarchists, I know you're all very disappointed that the organizers of today's rallies across the US are publicly calling for peaceful protest and stating they do not condone violence. But, please consider: it would be incredibly fucking stupid to do anything else(My reasoning here: https://flipping.rocks/@nev/114286899937185691 )
(DIR) Post #At4CeuPshPatc3KfBY by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:03:39Z
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Welp, here I am for #Monsterdon. My expectations are low. I got dental stuff done so I am on a soft food diet and am not allowed alcohol, so my snack is just straight up eating (homemade) hummus, and drink is ginger beer.
(DIR) Post #At4CevC5oA9u1ZtAKe by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:10:00Z
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"Wouldn't you jump for me?" https://youtu.be/uyTVyCp7xrw #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4Cf2stDRYFsKxwVk by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:12:26Z
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I just wanna say, I did *not* vote for this movie and it was the only one I did not vote for. I knew literally nothing about it, except that I thought Krull was a Marvel thing. A 2h-long running time is not promising.That said, I am a huge sucker for "sword-and-planet" shit, so who knows, I'll probably like it. #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4CfAspTYFygT00Wm by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:13:44Z
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Oh, that was a great little creature effect! #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4CfJ9miOZaLMzf4C by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:18:29Z
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Wow, he really does look like one of the Chrises#Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4CfR6t930f0hhSfA by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:21:31Z
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He just wanted to go to Tosche's Station for some power converters! #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4CfZDD1Qoq8ciccq by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:26:07Z
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a "glaive" is a blade dammit, not a star#Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4CfhToHaqrmQXzc0 by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:29:26Z
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some of y'all aren't familiar with antiquated English terms for swords that you'd find in the sword-and-sorcery genre and it shows #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4Cft4NBzdPj0jqd6 by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:30:13Z
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Comic Relief Sidekick express delivery #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4Cg14JS6L8X8lue8 by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:36:37Z
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Oh my god it's little baby Liam Neeson#Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At4Cg9U89zkGdWue00 by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-14T01:47:18Z
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Oooh, I like that background set. #Monsterdon
(DIR) Post #At9ywqyChFZVMq7Bx2 by nev@bananachips.club
2025-04-16T20:28:34Z
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i know people hate to be told they're using software for something it wasn't designed to do but seriously, people who do a lot of long social media "threads" or widely shared announcements/media and want them to be accessible on the same site forever or else at least easily migrated somewhere else……a blog. you're thinking of a blog. (yes, working on a blog post about this)