Weasel @wildweasel@computerfairi.es

shitting on people for saying picking a server is hard is a real bad look. Its not even that theres no directory, its that there is no immediately apparent criteria by which to evaluate instances. And once you figure out your own criteria, moderation policies are often not listed, lots of instance rules amount to 'dont be a dickhole here' which is great but gives me no information about how or if thats enforced. Its not even straightforward how to, as an active account with hundreds of connections, find an instance to migrate to that preserves my connections.

Pick an instance based on your interests is actually some of the worst advice, but better advice isnt easy to give because sometimes the only information about an instance you have access to is an 'about' blurb that says something like 'for musicians' and might or might not have info on the country the server is located in and what laws need to be adhered to.

Its not a matter of federated social media itself or users being dumb shits. Its again, a lack of focus on anyone but an elite user core that could give a fuck about anyone else and if its useable to them, and centralization of power over decisionmaking.

Its bonkers to me how much incredible work moderators do around here and not only is it not well celebrated, theres no way to simply highlight good moderation as a staple in about pages for instances.

Anyway the thing I didn't mention yesterday is at the Enoshima train stop the no-car-entry pylon poles have little decorative metalworked birds on them, and somebody thought the metal birds looked cold so they crocheted them little sweaters

sorry haiku. but if you're going to name your text editor Pe, then i'm going to do this

Perpetual Millennial Mood from Agnes.

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Happy partially muscled skeleton by the perimeter fence, screaming for 30 seconds before vanishing day.

me at 4:58pm in the damn northern hemisphere these days:

Taking a break from awful things:

Scientists taught rats to drive cars. The rats quickly learned to rev the engine and take longer routes just for fun.

Bonus: Watch the researcher do a little happy leap when the rat gets into the car.

https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-rats-to-drive-their-joy-suggests-how-anticipating-fun-can-enrich-human-life-239029 #science #tech

I leave you with some SyQuest ASMR sounds.

#RetroComputing

COMPART/PACMAN.GIF

Cecil II - The Revenge - Geoffrey Hamilton

He big ears

#furry #furrysocial #meme #owo

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Speaking as someone living in Hungary, to friends in the #USA:

The greatest weapon the system has is outrage fatigue. Doing so many unimaginable things at the same time that people just sigh and go on. Having so many things to protest that you run out of days and hours. Piling on so you start focusing on surviving with your bare mental health day to day.

Pick your cause and stick to it. Support others who focus on different causes. Don't try to do everything at once.

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#IndieDev #GameDev

When your toilet handle breaks and all you have laying around are some spare pinball flippers