Why is it an option to start your calendar week on Sunday? A week is Monday through Sunday. Are people trying to fool themselves "Ah, a day off to start the week! Let's go to church!" Why does my calendar even ask if I want to start the week on Sunday? We need to come to global agreement on this and put the issue to bed. Unless you're following some of the other weird calendars I see in my app... then you do you.
I can never conceive of being able to break dance, but I’m watching this in Olympics and it’s dumb as fuck. I can see that it’s fun, but a sport? Relax. And the announcers talking about the moves and losing points and execution and shit... it’s fkn cringe. But, whatever. I’m probably in the minority here.
Coffee shop I liked now has a “No laptops or tablets” rule on weekends. This is what happens if you let hipsters get too successful. Felt like changing their router/ap passwords so they could experience the true freedom from internet, but I simply went to another coffee shop and will remove this one from rotation. Personal growth on display.
I do not care what OS anyone uses. I hope you’re enjoying yourself. That’s all that matters. Same goes for your mobile phone. Don’t listen to the slackjaws that think it makes a difference. Have fun and ignore the dumbs.
There isn't a single shipping agency on earth that is going to call you and ask about getting your shipment to you. So why does every online product ordering form demand your phone number? We all know the answer: to resell it.
Don't give your phone number up to anyone, unless you're cool with a bunch of bullshit robocalls FOREVER.
The shipper will never call you. Email will suffice.
Going to Brussels for an overnighter tomorrow. Super top secret software update mission. Staying at my favorite hotel in the area. Kinda wish I still boozed up as that’s the belly of the beast for good beers. However, it’s like letting an arsonist loose in the fireworks shop. Just not advisable. Hardest part is passing the Orval brewery on the way home. That’s the GOAT for me. Even over Westy.
I searched far longer than I should have for that web page where the guy tricked all the audiophiles with his cheap cables. No luck. However, I came across a great, in-depth article from a guy who made speaker cables from coat hangers and tricked a bunch of audiophiles… but included the science to back it up. A great read if you’re a gear nerd, like myself:
https://www.soundguys.com/cable-myths-reviving-the-coathanger-test-23553/
Are audiophiles treated poorly in prison? Are they segregated for their own safety? Perhaps they should be! 🤪
Finally got around to seeing the movie “Hereditary” and, damn, that was some good shit right there. Truly scary movie. I don’t know ow how that stayed off the radar for so long, but stoked I saw it. Tomorrow night will be “It Comes At Night”. Trying to squeeze in 31 horror flicks this month. 1 per day isn’t possible with my schedule, so I’m going to have to pull some daily doubles and trifecta tickets to make it so.
October 13th is a Friday, Friday The 13th. I guess I have a plan for that night. Might try a triple play with the original first 3. I haven’t seen the 3rd since it was in theaters in primitive 3D. The first two are the only good movies in the entire series, including reboots. Fight me. Anyone remember Friday The 13th: The Series? I watched the hell out of that.
Activity in the gnat trap has died down considerably, though I noticed a new tenant today that has been stuck by the wings. You can see its tiny little legs endlessly flailing about. Super cute and heart warming to know it will do this until it gives up and dies.
I hate those motherfuckers.
“Let’s name the boy Mark after that birthmark on your ass. Or maybe we should name Wayne after the dog that dun do nothin but lick his balls all day long. Fuck it. We jus gonna call him Markwayne and be dun with it so we can git back to dinner.”
- The parents of Markwayne Mullin, after giving birth in the outhouse.
@ac7cd295 I think it’s just another step down the winding road until Bandcamp ends up owned by Universal and everything is just exactly like the coffers wanted it to be all along. Trying to hide your disruptive idea from big money is really tough.
@2b0f2162 The fact you need to cut through the bedroom to get to the crafting room is poor design. Even the other way around, it doesn’t make much sense. But I suppose they learned the hard way after awhile!
@6523fe57 4 wheel roller skates. And roller rinks. And, I assume, disco isn’t far behind. People are so stuck looking in the past that the future is going to be ruled by advertisers and their stupid AI catering to these retrotards. We won’t get the jetpacks and cool shiny one piece outfits that we were promised. Nope. We’ll be too busy rollerskating and listening to cassette tapes.
Sucks that old fashioned rollerskating is back. At this rate, we’ll never see personal jetpacks. Should have known 10 years ago when I saw that mustachioed asshole in burlap pants, riding a penny farthing, that we were fucked for getting any sort of the sci-fi future we were promised.
Did you see this? - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sycamore-gap-tree-chopped-down_n_65167d4de4b0acbe63fa6824
They caught the 16 year old kid who did it. Can we all agree an appropriate punishment would be to cut this kid in half with a chainsaw? There’s enough people on the planet to where we can do away with one foul seed. Saw him in half, cremate the remains in an empty oil drum then flush the ashes down the toilet. Send a bill to the parents for everything.
@fa614c21 They are, but from what I understand Murray/Cretin has been dealing with colon cancer. That was a year or two ago, I think. His Bandcamp page has tons of stuff, releases or otherwise.
@fa614c21 Same an all accounts. They propose he was brilliant because he read Nitsche as a kid, even though he admits that was the only way to kill time in the pubs with his mom. He rode that “time is a flat circle” theory right to the very end. I liked how The Bronx appeared as Black Flag in that flick.
I feel bad for this senator who wants to wear a hoodie to the senate floor. As someone who has tirelessly fought against the stupidity of dress codes, particularly suits and ties, he has my vote for whatever I can vote for him for. I don’t own a suit, sports coat or a tie. Have no plans to do so. Even collared shirts are fucking dumb. You mean to tell me that a collar and 3 buttons somehow means I’m a better worker? A more respectable person? Shut up, stupid. Go suck a tail pipe.
Now that I’m completely void of Covid, I can get back to the important stuff in life like: launderette, grocery store, work, recycling center… fokk me…
People whining about losing Google Podcasts should wean themselves off that Google big brother shit once and for all. I didn’t even know that was a product. Using something called Airshow on iOS and it is perfect in its minimalist approach, with access to all the shit I can possibly listen to. Anyway, you’ll be happier to move away from a Google dependency. The Gmail part took time, but was worth it. It’s just my spam-catcher these days.
If you get an email or message with the word “kindly” in it, it’s a red flag for an Indian/Southeast Asian scam. 100%. Their little tiny pea brains can’t help but say KINDLY all the fucking time. It’s like playing blackjack with the dealer showing 16 and you’re sitting on trucks and taking a hit. You wouldn’t. Likewise, kindly don’t fall for that shit.
@ac7cd295 That flimsy thing would fall apart before you got to purgatory. Better to spend the extra money now and have something more reliable as eternity has a strict no refund policy.
@6523fe57 Also, diabetes. Everything wrong could be a symptom of diabetes. Eye twitch? Diabetes or cancer. Balls itch? Diabetes. Stiff shoulder? Hate to say it but… diabetes. WebMD is in it with the insulin industry. And the chemotherapy industry. And the medical insurance industry. It’s ALL a conspiracy! Ignorance is bliss and doesn’t feed THEM.
@5dd0913e I take Lysine as part of my night time stack, daily. Keeps those pesky cold sores from coming back! I drink all kinds of tea, mostly the higher end milky oolongs. Use laps and souchong to impart smokiness in skillet recipes. Travel with matcha powder for a quick shot through the day. Oddly, shaken with OJ and slammed back is an efficient and tasty energy shot. I’m a tea nerd.
There is something sublimely happy with seeing little flies stuck in this gnat trap I setup. It smells a little bit like fruits, so they fly inside and get stuck. Must be a dozen in there now. I made the big one flinch. Started buzzing like a terrified child. A slowly starving, terrified child. I don’t know where they came from or what brought them into my kitchen, but I am become death. Destroyer of flies.
Just watched this French movie called “Martyrs” and I should see if there’s a church open right now. Holy fucking shit was that a gnarly flick. I feel filthy after watching that.
@6523fe57 Hear here. This bugs me almost as much as the people who want every instance blocked that they feel slighted by. Just fkn block it yourself, show a little personal responsibility and quit making everyone else responsible for your “safe space”. DIFY…
And, lastly, get off my fkn lawn! Go do your hoop rolling down the street.
@6523fe57 Wordpress now has a federation plugin, meaning you can view someone’s Wordpress blog from your fedi client. I’ve urged from the Twitter days that “threads” defeats the whole idea of microblogging. Go get a free Wordpress site and link to it. Last thing I want to do is sift through long winded self-congratulatory multi part wank. Write your novel someplace else so I can easily skip it.
Down with everything!
@ac7cd295 Every Agatha story: group of shitty people come together. They start dying. Poirot interviews everyone. Chaos ensues. Poirot catches the bad guy, explains his findings. Roll credits.
Just read an article that complains that a Poirot murder mystery is too dark because too many people die and it should be considered a horror film. This is where we’re at… complaining about murders in a movie about solving murders.
Being the next plague. Now. Make this one count.
@98042630 Absolutely nothing will happen to Dumbo, even if he blatantly violates a gag order. He’s proven time and again that the law is simply too afraid to enforce any rules on him. Bunch of fucking pussies.
MC5 wasn’t a punk band. Or proto punk, or whatever horseshit label they give it. I wish people would shut the fuck up about that. In fact, they weren’t all that great. Rocket From The Tombs was better. Also not a punk band. Don’t get me started about that reggae band, The Clash. Or that dreadful new wave band, Joy Division.
Everything needs to be the way I want it to be, or else!
@6ebf1391 I lived in a run down apt that had the phone closet for the building IN MY CLOSET. I’d shit a purple and grab my bug-out bag just about every time I saw the PacBell truck pull up. It was never for me, but I was certain that I was getting made! Every now and then they’d give notice that they needed to come in and do something, which gave me some time to punch everything back down the way it should be.
Mulder and Scully seem to always accept the coffee from the people they drop by to chat with and I simply cannot imagine what kind of Folgers, Sanka, Chock Full Of Shit stuff those people must be offering. No thanks! Water, please. Bottled water or never mind! Also, Scully always has to lunge for the gun on the table in her hotel room. She should be keeping it on the nightstand next to the bed. That’s all for now.
@6ebf1391 Noticing this also, having just seen a Jersey Devil episode. That was the prime time to be a nerd. Having a pile of zines, subscriptions to Factsheet 5 and 2600 and spend all night calling BBSs.
@ac7cd295 That makes two of us. Every true crime show mentions to look for tattoos to identify the guy. Not that I’m a wanted criminal, but I don’t want to be easily identified should I change course!
I’ve only seen a handful of X Files episodes. I’ve decided I’m going on a journey to see them all. I started last night. First thing I’d like to note is that Duchovny can’t act for shit. Also sensing that it’s going to be a frustrating wait before these two decide to fuck. The lack of mobile devices sure moves the plot in directions they wouldn’t go today! I’m sure there will be more to comment on.
@90922fc7 I haven’t touched a code editor in over a decade and I’d like that streak to continue until I’m turned to ashes! I am not the person for this task, sadly. Happily.
I need 50 credits to renew my CompTIA Sec+ cert by end of Nov. I’ve setup a blog, which should get me the max of 12 points, but could use some easy ideas to quickly knock out the rest. Manager will let me schedule time for webinars or whatever… anyone have any suggestions? For some dumb reason, having a CompTIA cert is a term of employment for my customers. I figured I’d choose the cert that I have more than a passing interest in. 🤷
Thanks in advance! Want to knock it out quickly!
@ace78b74 Who asks for gift receipts at the pharmacy? I know… people who follow terrible advice on the internet. Eat more fiber and enjoy your enema. Pro tip: load up in the bathtub until you know what you’re doing.
@51d7c37a Caligula was great when they had that contraption mowing the heads off people. Then it went right back to sucking. And not the good sucking. Malcom gave it his all, per usual!
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