Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@maple it's the furry corner of computerfairi.es! there's also a regular corner and an aquatic corner which don't have discord thingys at the moment!

@wigglytuffitout I can't think of any technical reason to do it so it's probably just "metrics! click through rate! engagement!"-related crap

@maple I'm sure the standards we're going by are just about bang on right for a nice comfy place like this instance

and we've got a bunch of lovely people here who evidently agree

@maple I just see it as "dickheads gonna dickhead", we're doing good for our users and anyone else can bugger off

@grime_witch here's the one I used https://mebuika.kenkenpa.net/ikamaker.html

The Costume Institute at the Met should do a jorts exhibition

Preferably curated by @blackle@dev.glitch.social as it's the subject matter expert

@maple I'm not sure I remember that from the time but I still love that pixel art aesthetic

he's just wandered off after filling up with food

HE'S BACK TO HIS NORMAL SELF!

reggie, one of the cats that comes to visit, had an abscess that burst so he's been a bit sorry for himself and off his food and incredibly stinky the poor sod

we've been cleaning it up for him every night when he comes in and taking good care of him and today he's feeling much better, isn't in anywhere near as much of a mess, and is currently eating all the food in the house!

@maple fastest mod team in the west!

PaddyPower has opened books for "Which thing will be rationed first in 2019"

They've set the odds on most of the items somewhat unsettlingly high

https://www.paddypower.com/politics/uk-brexit

@jk you: so for your ingredients you want some arugula, some zucchini, some eggplant, and some top round

me: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THOSE THINGS ARE

@LynnGirlstuff happy birfday!

@maple as far as I'm concerned having this lovely fluffy cuddly instance keep on going is reward enough

but I'm certainly not going to turn down stuff

@kara@witchcraft.cafe well yeah, it's not like they're going to go out and order little jars with their brand name embossed on them

"Birmingham drug dealers are now selling cocaine in reusable pods amid concerns for the environment"

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-drug-dealers-now-selling-15645060