Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es
Joined Aug 2018
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ars technica: we don't know how they did it but google chrome now extracts a pint of blood every time you log on
chrome user, dizzy from blood loss: I swear to god I am like this close to switching to firefox
another chrome user, on the verge of fainting from severe blood loss: no need to resort to that, just switch to [insert today's trendy chrome fork here] and be smart like meeee
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https://twitch.tv/madewokherd How much more Klonoa can there be?
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If you're switching to Firefox this week, I collected a list of the team's favourite hidden features back when I worked there:
https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2020/10/25/navigational-instruments/
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What is your main browser (engine)?
Re-running a poll I saw on Mastodon a while ago, before various migrations. Just collecting numbers, not seeking advice or anything. Please boost for reach.
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https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Finishing up Klonoa, hopefully? Might have time to start Klonoa 2?
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Google’s widely opposed ad platform, the “Privacy Sandbox,” launches in Chrome
Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
important insights gained by a newfound ability to access the visual imagination
I may have found the on/off switch but I have no idea how to use this thing.
important insights gained by a newfound ability to access the visual imagination
Grimace is candy-corn shaped.
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Adding "lol" to the end of your sentence is an ancient ritual to ward off existential dread lol
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Be your authentic self.
If that means the timid townsfolk flee before your dangerously shambling form, terrible darkness, and unearthly beauty, so be it.
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https://twitch.tv/madewokherd Wow it's been over 2 weeks since I last streamed. Let's fix that. BIT.TRIP Runner.
I didn't have enough characters to sign that.
-Melchior
Well, I hope you're happy.
You've been spending all your time doing your best despite a mind a body lacking a manual, a society that's largely indifferent to whether even your basic needs are met, and (statistically) repeated traumatic experiences. And maybe discrimination for something that shouldn't reflect badly on you, or flat denial of your lived experience which is categorically real and valid.
After all that, you deserve happiness. It's OK if you haven't found it yet, but I hope you do.
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I'm a geologist and this isn't cute or funny. Rocks only climb trees like this when they're very stressed.
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FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard
Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."
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Anyway, talking to yourself is awesome and everyone should do it. I’d especially recommend it if you are the kind of person who marvels at how clever everyone else is and figures things out more when talking to people - you might just process things better verbally.
Though I guess that is mostly thinking out loud, but it can be a conversation too. It’s fine, you don’t have to have other people in your head to do it.
Less than a year ago, we set out to understand and repair ourselves. We didn't expect to finish any time soon, but now our core is healed, and we're not sure whether we have any trauma left. We'll keep looking, exploring, and growing regardless.
Always ask: what are you longing for? What are you putting off? What can't you imagine changing because you don't remember ever experiencing the world another way? There are limits, yes, but they may not be where you think.
-Pandora
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I'm shy at first, but once you get to know me, I continue to be shy because social interaction is overwhelming and draining.
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Full text search has been merged in #Mastodon `main` branch, and will be in the next (and final?) 4.2.0 beta 🎉
It is opt-in, so it will take some time to be filled with people content as they enable their profile to be indexed, but this was one of the most wanted Mastodon features for some time.
We plan to deploy it to mastodon.social and mastodon.online in the coming days to have a bit more feedback on it and see how it behaves in the wild.
Joined Aug 2018
