MelodiousFunk

@MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The pilot episode of Futurama 'Space Pilot 3000' premiered 26 years ago today on March 28, 1999.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Every once in a while an anniversary comes around that makes me feel very old.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World travelers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  …well call it a draw.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have a bunch of questions: Whats the best way to get this platform's feed to compete with reddit?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean… I do. Doesn’t mean I’m doing them, though.

  keeps scrolling

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game is it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I will not stand for this Robot Unicorn Attack slander.

  sits carefully

  …that’s better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game is it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Followed by Ghandi cackling as he unleashes a nuke on your Civ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just happy you thought it was funny, dear⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  At the time it was the best way to duct tape over someone else’s long-forgotten but recently uncovered cut corner.

  And so the cycle continues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just happy you thought it was funny, dear⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Enigma? You mean enema?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of me is hoping that Schumer is the designated fall guy for this bit of political theater. Another part is wondering who that theater would benefit.

  Sometimes I wish I never learned critical thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lightning bugs!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the problem, nothing has taken over. It’s just bare cracked clay because the soil is gone. My target for seeding is white clover, which technically isn’t local but it’s been around so long it might as well be. I can’t let things grow too long unless I want to check for ticks every time I go outside. Clover seems to be a nice compromise. I’ve long ago given up the fight against dandelions, much to the neighbors’ chagrin.

  The yard is unfortunately pretty far down the priority list, which is annoying because it’s probably one of the more satisfying projects once it’s stabilized. But lack of funds and spoons dictates the effort must go elsewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lightning bugs!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I tried to go this route with my small backyard. Unfortunately invasive vines (creeping Charlie and English ivy) got entrenched in very short order and outcompeted almost everything else. Pulling up the vines left nearly bare earth that eroded very quickly. If I ever get the money and the time, I’m going to have to add soil and seed and tend to it properly. For the time being, I left most of last season’s leaves (mostly oak) and put down netting is some of the worst areas to try and keep the wind from stripping it bare(er). I’m hoping this leads to better water retention and soil conditions, and not just hiding spots for more vines. 😕

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lightning bugs!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. But as someone who grew up with the Crying Indian, I am very wary of this kind of oversimplification. It was always, “make sure to cut the rings from the six pack of cans so the turtles don’t get stuck,” and not, “stop manufacturing death traps,” or, Primus forbid, “stop treating the ocean and waterways in general like free waste disposal.” It’s still being actively astroturfed to this day (see also plastic straws). Case in point: a few years ago there was an “accidental chemical waste discharge” into a tributary of a major regional river that is used as a water source for much of the area. This was posted about in a lightly trafficked regional subreddit where a “hot” post might accumulate a few dozen upvotes over the course of a day and a handful of comments. This one reached over a hundred comments within hours.

  It’s only x gallons, the river moves y gallons every minute. Nobody would have noticed until the media made a big deal."

  The same stuff is used in cosmetics and people put it on their face every day. It’s harmless.

  And so on.

  Messaging is important. The corporate class understands this. Hence trying to shift blame for every single systemic issue onto individuals. Plastic straws. You don’t have the right to swim in clean water. Plastic bags. Fuel efficiency. Overnight delivery. Vote with your wallet. Overproduction. Recycling. And now raking leaves.

  Want all that in a single panel? Zoom out from the raked lawn and show the silhouette of a factory belching smoke into the air and vomiting waste into a river in the background.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lightning bugs!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes and yes (to the person you replied to). All I’m saying is that that narrative seems to be coalescing around “it’s because people raked leaves.” Does that play a part? Probably. But there’s no way it’s just that. It’s far too pervasive to be “personal actions.” The root cause has to be systemic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It only took a day for LA Times' new AI tool to sympathize with the KKK⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We can’t get to Terminator without trudging through Multiplicity first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lightning bugs!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw that the other day too. It’s just that 35 years ago, everyone still raked their lawns. Same as 35 years before that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Found these in a cabinet at work. Boss told me to make them disappear.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, we posting VHS pics now? Is my hoarding about to pay off in sweet, sweet internet points?

  …no, because that would require me digging things out. >_>

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate this image because idiots will see it, not understand what its showing, and make up some crazy shit based on it.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I want a toroidal universe. Just so it can be eaten by an extracosmic Homer Simpson.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate this image because idiots will see it, not understand what its showing, and make up some crazy shit based on it.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Being in a group is a terrible time to have a stroke.

  jk jk unless…?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bawitdaba⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is being very generous to Kid Rock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This community in a nutshell⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PSA: Some of y'all are overly afraid of scorpions⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So the scorpion scared the dog, too. Dang.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ow ow ow ow ow⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Natural selection gonna naturally select

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is The Penny *Finally* Dead? | CGP Grey [5:12]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This was not what I was expecting from Grey’s first Trump 2.0-related video.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fact Check: Did protestors set ICE van on fire in Philadelphia?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No. That doesn’t stop shitstains and their supplicants from being confidently incorrect, though.

  This is terrorism!!!

  Every accusation is confession.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I stop laughing at stupid shit all the time⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That sounds like the kind of thing I’d reply, “Oh, no thanks, I don’t like bowling” to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It'll happen to you!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Me: eagerly digs through a box of old AV cables to see if he has a GameCube component cable

  Me only finding SVideo: ☹️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Incoming!!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Also you kinda just want to see what happens at that point.

  The people behind you are also interested in seeing what happens.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Always go go go. Never no no no.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It takes time to process the dread of facing another day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Refutes Science...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, I was wondering what a tiny bit of partially digested dinner would taste like.