Jim @sullybiker@sully.site
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UK xenophobia
@nuala That kind of bureaucracy really is shit. I assumed you were Welsh, but the name confused me...
@h_thoreson Games are probably the last place you can get real value, even if there's so many dodgy practices (hello, early access) but gamers are demanding and loud and so word gets around fast.
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Today in 1942, 81 years ago: World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
@jerry The fediverse has truly arrived
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It looks like it’s mastodon.top’s turn with the porn bots that have potentially malicious links in their profiles. Not sure if they gave up on mastodon.social, but I am guessing this actor will be cycling through many instances in the coming days and weeks. Just be aware and report them as you see them.
@h_thoreson Don't ever get into trains
@h_thoreson The streaming companies almost immediately adopted the cable TV model of slicing up the cake and charging more for each piece.
@h_thoreson That and the forced migration from a service *you already paid for* to subscriber model. Apps have done this in many, many cases.
@amerika You're seeing a lot of the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules.
@h_thoreson Worst still, they're increasingly segmented (especially media/content services) so they can screw more money out of you. It's completely hostile.
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A friend in the UK had built a one-click paywall where it was like $1 a click to get around, but they were just launching right as covid started so I don't know that it really got a whole lot of traction. But god, the subscription-access only internet is really just, it feels vaguely like a walk through a tourist district where every square inch is loud screen printed tees and gaming machines and buskers asking for $5 with a QR code. That has value in limited doses only. (2/2)
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Part of the problem with subscription access to everything is that it effectively sets the price to look at any random article or video regardless of quality/value at about $100. I'm sorry, but unless you have proof of Bigfoot, or UFO's, or something REALLY fucking compelling, most content isn't worth $100 for one click. Like, you could buy a permanent piece of wall art for that. Or a huge new hard drive. Or other similar tangible content-goods. (1/2)
@lina@vt.social What an achievement!
@checkervest It's been like this the last week. It was really mild at the beginning of the month but the mornings recently have been savage. Nice sunny days though.
23F this morning. Why is it so bloody cold this week? 🥶🥶
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@tsturm@toot.site JAL? Safe flying!
@lauraamalasunta@strangeobject.space You went a long way for that one but it paid off😄
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Mastodon now has over 10 million users! That is twice as many people as the population of Japan if only 5 million people lived in Japan. Incredible.
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