Hyperreality
To be fair, people and airplanes are very bad for the environment.
I wouldn't be surprised if a tactical nuke was a net positive for the environment.
I'm on kbin, but have enjoyed the discussions I've had or read on beehaw. I've mostly lurked.
You're clearly trying to get social media right, and I respect that. Obviously it would be a loss for the fediverse if you left, however you are volunteers, it is your community. You owe the fediverse nothing. You should put the safety of your own users first.
If you do leave the fediverse for good, please let us know. I would consider joining beehaw or another forum/community to join/follow some of the discussions I've seen on beehaw. Especially discussions on sensitive topics that are harder to have in other parts of the fediverse.
The one thing I will say, is that leaving the fediverse will make you less known/accessible to people who need a safe online community. Of course, I suspect it'll also keep out some of the people who cause more moderation and safety concerns. So it's quite a dilemna.
Wow. Very generous.
If possible, I'd be interested in Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock. Sounds like it'd scratch an itch I have.
(and Death and Taxes, but only if no one else wants it.)
Can't message you, right now. Getting a 403 error.
Thanks for doing this even if I don't get anything. Happy holidays!
Basically, yes. Time, angles, geographic coordinates.
Relevant: Jarvis Cocker - Cunts are Still Running the World
Lyrics:
Well did you hear, there's a natural order
Those most deserving will end up with the most
That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top
Well I say, shit floats.
If you thought things had changed
Friend, you better think again
Bluntly put, in the fewest of words
Cunts are still running the world
...
And if you don't like it, then leave
Or use your right to protest on the street
Yeah use your right, but don't imagine that it's heard
Cunts are still running the world
Depressing songs? That's my expertise. I'll try to keep it short:. Off the top of my head:
Richard Ashcroft - The Drugs Don't Work - Lyric: "'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls
I'm coming too, just like you said. You leave my life, I'm better off dead"
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work - about a woman (almost) dying during childbirth. Think most people can relate to the thought of their mother (or mother of their children) dying. (And if that's not you, internet hugs. Sorry, if that's all I can offer you.)
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Mark Almond isn't the best singer, this sounds like a cheesy 80s song about a break-up.... and then the chorus hits. Anger and bitterness seem to mask true pain.
Regina Spektor - Becoming All Alone Again - Key lyrics: "Why doesn't it get better with time?
I'm becoming all alone again."
The Knife - Is it still light outside? - a cheery song about the doctor coming for a visit after something happened.
Bowie and Mercury = Under Pressure - Aftersun version - Key lyric: "Why can't we give love one more chance? Why can't we give ourselves one more chance?" and "this is our last dance" - in this version Bowie never gets to finish the lyric. Love doesn't get one more chance. The movie's equally depressing.
Pink Floyd - High Hopes - about regret and growing old. Key lyric: "Running before time took our dreams away, leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground to a life consumed by slow decay". Obviously Pink Floyd has other great songs, I chose one of them.
The problem with linux, and I say this out of experience, is that even if it works on 99% of games and 99% of hardware that's not much comfort if you're part of the 1%.
Sometimes you're just shit out of luck. At which point linux is just the worst and you genuinely are better off using windows. That's invariably not linux's fault. It's the manufacturer or developer's fault.
TBH I'm going to try linux again some day, but I'm going to make sure I have compatible hardware. This is the way.
There's a tv adaptation a few years ago. It was well done. Timely release too.
Bit ironic that you don't seem to have read my comment properly.
Firstly, you missed the caveat about the example used being anecdotal.
Then you seem to have missed the bit about reports suggesting functional literacy is decreasing.
A quick google:
https://hechingerreport.org/americas-reading-problem-scores-were-dropping-even-before-the-pandemic/
https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-why-reading-comprehension-is-deteriorating/