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  The top five (non-technical and non-Mastodon-specific) English language terms I never knew were so popular until I arrived in the Mastodon system: (5) "THE GUARDIAN" and news ascribed to it, (4) "chuffed," (3) "whilst," (2) "Glastonbury Tor," and (1) "#TOTP." Even now, I still don't know what that hashtag refers to. The contexts, in which people use it, seem inscrutable to me. It's some recurring event, I think—? Moreover, I'...

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  @adhdeanasl@beige.party I've never understood your apparent fetish for paddles.

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  I guess not everybody, from every instance, can see this...but I'm intrigued by how the visual artist whose work appears most under my media tab, as of this writing, is José Luis García-López (praised be his name). Mr. García-López is among the most impactful in his field, so maybe his impact upon my media tab was predictable. Despite never having been the main topic of any of my posts or replies. Well, until the current post. All right, you've twisted my arm: now I'l...

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  Let me share my favorite in-story welcome message in all of #literature. It's spoken by Pablo in STEPPENWOLF by #HermannHesse (occasionally misquoted in translation): "'This little theater of mine has as many doors into as many boxes as you please, ten or a hundred or a thousand, and behind each door exactly what you seek awaits you. It is a pretty cabinet of pictures, my dear friend; but it would be quite useless for you to go through it as you are. You would be che...

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  "Multinational mishmash in motion" ...that's my nomination for the best catch-phrase in the whole Mastodon realm (found on the profile linked below). Is it for the user called klu9? Is it for #fediverse activity in general? Is it for humankind itself? You decide. 🫵 https://ohai.social/@klu9

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  I've noticed that whenever I post anything over 100 words, up to half a dozen followers go away (though if boosts occur, then departures and arrivals mostly cancel out). My choice of topic doesn't even make a difference. Still, I try to write at least 100 words per post semi-regularly, to help me avoid becoming a lazy or superficial communicator. Accordingly, I now declare that I'm developing a new post that'll greatly exceed 100 words. If that distresses—up t...

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  I seldom agree with critics' remarks such as: • "This show was way better than it needed to be." • "We're don't deserve such beautiful music." • "This book had no business being this good." If taken literally, I mean. My usual opinion is that art which is less-than-good shouldn't be offered to the public in the first place. Because I want high artistic quality to be the norm. To be the normal public expe...

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  RE: https://mindly.social/@setsly/114161481212443838 Happy #PiDay. My prediction: curiously, today pi will be exceeded by the ratio of people celebrating with pie to people celebrating with pi.

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  Part 25 of a series—things I've said here that seem worth repeating on their anniversaries, such as the following words from exactly one year ago. "The human body requires chloride, chromium, fluoride, iodine, and molybdenum. Why, then, do virtually no food #NutritionLabels include chloride, chromium, fluoride, iodine, or molybdenum data? Breakdowns of soluble and insoluble fiber would seem very helpful too. "I can find no credible source providing an answer. Why d...

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  In general, the reason potential reformers do not sufficiently organize is that they don't fundamentally dislike bad stuff. Not purely on the basis of it being bad. Not on that principle, really. Instead, they just dislike how the bad stuff makes them (or others) feel; the hurt or harm which they (or others) feel as a result of bad stuff. So this undercuts their prep time. Which, in turn, makes the timely growth of their movement unlikely. #organizing

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  Around here, I'm often afraid someone will find out I've never sat through an entire DOCTOR WHO television episode. Regardless of its timing or era. Nor any contemporary "Star Trek" television episode since STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, over thirty years ago. 😬

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  At times I wonder if I upbraid my readers too much. Even if usually not overtly. But then I check out what the great WEATHER IS HAPPENING Weather Man is (always) telling his readers. Overtly. Reminding me how maybe we all should be upbraided more, not less... Yeah, it's a fine mess we've made! And no, I don't think Weather Man is only joking around. Not truly. #repentance #WeatherIsHappening https://weatherishappening.network/@WEATHERISHAPPENING/11625614631123049...

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  @Sunny There are probably some settings you could adjust, to reduce or even totally eliminate the gremlin(s). I have disabled most such "features" on my devices. I know they hurt more than they help, if left on their own.

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  RE: https://aus.social/@dgar/116081106660485007 It's dawning on me that to have owned only four mobile devices—such that only two are "smart"—in one's life is uncommon for an adult in a developed nation. In my case, in reverse chronological order: • Two smartphones: one for several years and counting, the other for nine (!) years. • One flip phone for several years. • One candy bar phone for several years. Anyway...welcome to my first quote post, everyone....

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  From a few hours ago—the author of the following Reddit comment is the most self-aware neurotypical person "(probably)" that I happened to come across this month. "People don't think much. I don't say that as an insult, but many just operate on autopilot. No reflection, no questioning, neither their own actions nor those of systems. "[Neurodivergent folks] question the hierarchy because it doesn't run automatically for [them]. Neur...

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  I had difficulty, over the decades, trying to fully watch or rewatch PICKET FENCES (1992-1996; about the last time I opted to possess a TV set). Perhaps my favorite fictional #television show ever. But I succeeded eventually, as indicated by a prior post of mine. Hallmark Channel showed reruns of PICKET FENCES long ago. But accessing Hallmark Channel, and homing in on specific episodes, wasn't straightforward. Therefore I never attained a complete viewing experience, back then, from...

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  This year represents the 40th anniversary of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. And the 25th anniversary of its (THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN) lesson about how commercially successful stories typically morph into lame cash grabs. I mean, if they weren't lame cash grabs from the start. #comicbooks #media https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNkx3Ag8qc https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-02-17/dc-celebrates-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-dark-knight-returns

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  @photomatt@mastodon.social @danyork@mastodon.social @neil_h@ohai.social @Cotopaxi@mstdn.social Part 19 of a series—irreproachable, near-perfect profile or intro quotes that I wish I had thought of first! To have used myself, or aspired to use myself: "I can think. I can wait. I can fast. [I can appreciate SIDDHARTHA, too.]" 〰️ "I look for patterns. I connect dots. I share what I see." 〰️ "Occasionally providing commentary on current events from a shamanic, cosmic,...

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  Part 20 of a series—things I've said here that seem worth repeating on their anniversaries, such as the following words from exactly one year ago. "Why do well-known leaders of deceptive, unsustainable, or exploitative ventures seldom care how history will judge them? Like the majority of America's plutocrats, for instance—? "I mean, isn't it inevitable that ethicists, historians, environmental scientists, and other scholars will have the last word on whether those pluto...