@aran English speakers do seem to take Kunrei-shiki particularly hard, don't they? The assumption that romanization might have goals other than the convenience of mid-Atlantic English speakers doesn't spontaneously occur, so anything that doesn't serve those goals is seen as bizarre and counterproductive. (People seem to particularly hate learning that Kunrei-shiki seems to more closely match the emic view of Japanese...)

**taizou** · Mar 12, 2025, 20:17

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**Rem** @jellhound@bark.lgbt · Mar 12, 2025, 20:17

Mar 12, 2025, 20:17

Rem @jellhound@bark.lgbt

i draw my furry characters as humans sometimes, but i also sometimes draw my human characters as furries!!!

#art #anthro

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**taizou** · Mar 12, 2025, 11:00

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**What a week, huh? all Wednesda** @whataweekhuh@hostux.social · Mar 12, 2025, 11:00

Mar 12, 2025, 11:00

What a week, huh? all Wednesda @whataweekhuh@hostux.social

#whataweekhuh

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 10:33

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 10:33

Mar 12, 2025, 10:33

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

@misty @sarahssowertty @gosokkyu they do have the guy/team that ported Rainbow Cotton and just wrapped X-Out ...

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 10:13

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 10:13

Mar 12, 2025, 10:13

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

@gosokkyu yeah I saw what he said and his attempts to walk it back & I'm not happy about it but I don't see him as a committed red hat fascist as much as a non American with laser focus on his pet tech/privacy issues who ran his mouth in a context he didn't understand. still beats google donating millions & their CEO lining up at the inauguration. but yknow if there are any half decent services run by people who don't suck i'd love to hear it

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:47

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:47

Mar 12, 2025, 02:47

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

OH but they do have a mail-only paid plan which was completely hidden away... it's much cheaper than the "unlimited" plan and still gets you 1 custom domain.. so i COULD get that and not bother with drive

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:34

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:34

Mar 12, 2025, 02:34

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

consensus seems to be that proton drive sucks

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**taizou** · Mar 10, 2025, 22:00

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**Boris Kretzinger** @Datassette_User@oldbytes.space · Mar 10, 2025, 22:00

Mar 10, 2025, 22:00

Boris Kretzinger @Datassette_User@oldbytes.space

Famiclones all look the same more or less, they said. If you saw one, you've seen them all, they said...

Well, that was before I accidently saw this beast of a clone with a built-in b/w TV: The Sonye 986 II. It's not mine and I know nothing about it.

#famiclone #famiclones #nes #famicom #nintendo #vintagecomputing #retrogaming

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:17

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:17

Mar 12, 2025, 02:17

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

i SUPPOSE i could justify the proton cost if i, like, ditched dropbox for proton drive (is that any good?) and eventually migrated my personal email to a proton one as well. hmm

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:14

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 12, 2025, 02:14

Mar 12, 2025, 02:14

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

considering moving away from gmail for my email & i was thinking about using my 12bit club domain; i don't want to self host though. just want a service i can use a custom domain with. anyone have any recommendations? i was looking at proton but it's only supported on their paid plan & that seems kinda expensive for an email address i would only use for "taizou stuff" which i don't use email THAT much for yknow

**taizou** · Mar 11, 2025, 14:36

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**lown** @lown@hachyderm.io · Mar 11, 2025, 14:36

Mar 11, 2025, 14:36

lown @lown@hachyderm.io

Please share, especially with your trans, queer, and furry friends: I'm redesigning my website and am looking for an artist to make a tiny sleepy fox icon for my header. Paid of course, and I may need some more illustrations down the line. 🦊

**taizou** · Mar 10, 2025, 23:43

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**NANCY COMICS BY BUSHMILLER** @nancycomics@mastodon.social · Mar 10, 2025, 23:43

Mar 10, 2025, 23:43

NANCY COMICS BY BUSHMILLER @nancycomics@mastodon.social

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 10,1958

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**taizou** · Mar 08, 2025, 20:00

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**TransActual** @transactualuk@mastodon.social · Mar 08, 2025, 20:00

Mar 08, 2025, 20:00

TransActual @transactualuk@mastodon.social

Remember the old BBC computers? Dr Sophie Wilson, one half of the duo that designed the BBC Microcomputer, is a trans women. As part of this work, she developed ARM microprocessors, without which we wouldn't have laptops, iPads, mobile phones, smart watches, etc etc.

Find out more about Sophie and her route into STEM:
https://www.pcgamer.com/computing-pioneer-dr-sophie-wilson-and-how-her-work-inspired-raspberry-pi/

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #Queer #STEM

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**taizou** · Mar 09, 2025, 09:06

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**Malte Engeler** @malteengeler@legal.social · Mar 09, 2025, 09:06

Mar 09, 2025, 09:06

Malte Engeler @malteengeler@legal.social

If your criticism of "big tech" is merely a result of the unhappiness about the fact that Meta, Google and Microsoft aren't EU-corporations you are missing the point.

There is nothing that indicates that SAP or Deutsche Telekom would hesitate a second at the chance of becoming the equally violent and exploitive forces.

The solution to Big Tech isn't EU Big Tech. It's de-commercialisation and democratization of tech.

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 07, 2025, 02:11

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 07, 2025, 02:11

Mar 07, 2025, 02:11

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

@tabor62gb if you have some kind of prying tool you might be able to get it open by sticking it in the join near where the tabs are and levering it open. basically unclipping it like a Famicom cart instead of sliding it down. It is tricky though

**taizou** · Mar 05, 2025, 19:25

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**Fesshole 🧻** @fesshole@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2025, 19:25

Mar 05, 2025, 19:25

Fesshole 🧻 @fesshole@mastodon.social

One night, I'd had a few pints and went to the loo. There was a guy next to me. Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of his dong, it was enormous. I tried to make sure what I was seeing without turning to look. Meanwhile, I pissed all over my leg. It was just his belt.