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you have no idea how much it pains me that I can't watch goncharov. I want to watch this movie so bad it makes me look stupid.

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I don't know I'm not done talking about it. It's insane that I can't just uninstall Edge or Copilot. That websites require my phone number to sign up. That people share their contacts to find their friends on social media.

I wouldn't use an adblocker if ads were just banners on the side funding a website I enjoy using and want to support. Ads pop up invasively and fill my whole screen, I misclick and get warped away to another page just for trying to read an article or get a recipe.

Every app shouldn't be like every other app. Instagram didn't need reels and a shop. TikTok doesn't need a store. Instagram doesn't need to be connected to Facebook. I don't want my apps to do everything, I want a hub for a specific thing, and I'll go to that place accordingly.

I love discord, but so much information gets lost to it. I don't want to join to view things. I want to lurk on forums. I want to be a user who can log in and join a conversation by replying to a thread, even if that conversation was two days ago. I know discord has threads, it's not the same. I don't want to have to verify my account with a phone number. I understand safety and digital concerns, but I'm concerned about information like that with leaks everywhere, even with password managers.

I shouldn't have to pay subscriptions to use services and get locked out of old versions. My old disk copy of photoshop should work. I should want to upgrade eventually because I like photoshop and supporting the business. Adobe is a whole other can of worms here.

Streaming is so splintered across everything. Shows release so fast. Things don't get physical releases. I can't stream a movie I own digitally to friends because the share-screen blocks it, even though I own two digital copies, even though I own a physical copy.

I have an iPod, and I had to install a third party OS to easily put my music on it without having to tangle with iTunes. Spotify bricked hardware I purchased because they were unwillingly to upkeep it. They don't pay their artists. iTunes isn't even iTunes anymore and Apple struggles to upkeep it.

My TV shows me ads on the home screen. My dad lost access to eBook he purchased because they were digital and got revoked by the company distributing them. Hitman 1-3 only runs online most of the time. Flash died and is staying alive because people love it and made efforts to keep it up.

I have to click "not now" and can't click "no". I don't just get emails, they want to text me to purchase things online too. My windows start search bar searches online, not just my computer. Everything is blindly called an app now. Everything wants me to upload to the cloud. These are good tools! But why am I forced to use them! Why am I not allowed to own or control them?

No more!!!!! I love my iPod with so much storage and FLAC files. I love having all my fics on my harddrive. I love having USBs and backups. I love running scripts to gut suck stuff out of my Windows computer I don't want that spies on me. I love having forums. I love sending letters. I love neocities and webpages and webrings. I will not be scanning QR codes. Please hand me a physical menu. If I didn't need a smartphone for work I'd get a "dumb" phone so fast. I want things to have buttons. I want to use a mouse. I want replaceable batteries. I want the right to repair. I grew up online and I won't forget how it was!

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How long until Dr Oz becomes Surgeon General

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People who use AO3, please stop panicking about the new tick boxes you have to agree to before you can access the site.

It's not because of the election - the obligation to provide info under a court order when asked is common with nearly all websites and AO3 doesn't collect as much information in you as, say, Discord does.

You're seeing this because AO3 changed the wording of its Terms of Service recently so now you have to re-agree.

AO3 tries to be as user-friendly as possible internationally, but they still have to abide by the Law where they're based.

The US can issue a warrant to your Internet Service Provider if they have cause to. If you still use Facebook, Instagram or tumblr, I wouldn't panic about your AO3.

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unsung benefit i think a lot of ppl are sleeping on with using the public library is that i think its a great replacement for the dopamine hit some ppl get from online shopping. it kind of fills that niche of reserving something that you then get to anticipate the arrival of and enjoy when it arrives, but without like, the waste and the money.

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When I was young we had this little blue Toyota truck. It was an absolute piece of shit, but it stayed in the family for ages.

It was really easy to steal and consequently got stolen several times. We always got it back though. Anyone could’ve stolen it, really. With no car jacking experience necessary anyone could drive off in it. Even you. This truck was like an excessively friendly lab, it would go home with anyone.

Foremost in ease of theft, neither door locked. But second and only slightly less easy: the truck would accept anything as a key.

My dad kept a loose saw blade on the dash to use as a key. The first time I saw him do it I was horrified that instead of a key the ignition answered to a loose bit of a power tool.

When my dad saw my expression he held up the saw blade and made an attempt to connect with the youth.

He said, “Look! It’s the keyblade!”

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my biggest issue with the httyd live action-and just about any live action reboot is that it seems that the live action adaptations are being made to make the original “better”? like, so many people talk about a live action spiderverse, a live action hercules, a live action PRINCE OF EGYPT (dont piss me OFF.)-like animation is a beautiful work of art, and for some reason putting real people and cgi in it is supposed to be an “upgrade”? im probably being that friend that’s too woke, but i just think it’s so disrespectful to act like something that takes so much time and effort and energy is immediately considered as lower because it is animated. animation is beautiful, and it is one of the most heartfelt art forms there are, and erasing that for the sake of a cash grab is downright degrading to animation as a medium.

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Are you frustrated you can't leave second kudos on AO3? or third kudos? or whatever-who's-counting kudos?

Well, have I got the html for you!

Plop any of these in a comment (by copy&pasting the code) to make an author's day and show your appreciation!

Second kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/tHMjbb6/second-kudos.png" alt="second kudos">

Third kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/52bggQH/third-kudos.png" alt="third kudos">

nth kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/6y7qGtC/nth-kudos.png" alt="nth kudos">

yet another kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/wKtcj0s/yet-another-kudos.png" alt="yet another kudos">

It will look something like this (and will be transparent with white outline on dark backgrounds):

Feel free to spread and use these as much as you like! (and if you have ideas for other variations, let me know ✌️)

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oh you wanted chocolate atop your boston cream donut? too bad. that chocolate is for the paper bag you stupud bitch

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Latest Writing Blog Post is Live: October 2024

Shhhhh.... nevermind that it's mid-November....

Tis story time, children!

Let's Talk Stories

Est. Read Time: 60min

Is it a wonder that this update took me about 3 weeks to write? 😅 [sweat emoji]

This update, I talk about:

The stressors (and my sister's wedding!!!) that caused the update delay in the first place

My drive to get back into working on my story Seduce With Caution

My excitement about @zenmisery writing fic again

The world build and character arcs my playgroup created for our World Wide Wrestling campaign (I go on extensively about this...)

The evolution of my D&D cleric Aubrianne from naive Luisa Madrigal-inspired beefcake to exhausted Mom Friend/Cat Herder.

The five new manhwas I started reading on Webtoon - Marry My Husband - The Duke's Cursed Charm - Office Romance From Hell - Dark Water - Seabird and the Wolf

Updated story stats for the 3 fics I've written this year. How are they still doing numbers!? - You Pretended Not To Care >> (the Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story fandom) - I Think I Like You (Maybe More Than I Should) >> (the Miraculous Ladybug fandom) - Scott's List Item >> (the Hailey's On It! fandom)

(also, yes, I have already started working on my "actual" November update...)

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son boy allowed

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Reminder that twitter is now an informal, unregulated (i.e. warrantless) information source for Trump administration use.

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Alright, interwebs, I missed the boat in college to learn how to pirate things (outside of the classic Limewire, Napster, and Pirate Bay), and now that I am An Old, I have no clue how to learn.

Teach me your ways. I'm mostly looking for pirating shows/movies and a way to watch American football games that are exclusively aired on streaming services I can't afford and/or that aren't airing on my local stations (I also can't afford a VPN, so any alternative suggestions or free VPN options are also appreciated). While I'm curious, I'm not necessarily looking for ways to pirate video games since my computer isn't really built for gaming. I also know that I can just hit up libraries for most books, so that's not high priority either. (Although, I'm game to learn where to go for scanlations for manga/manhwa that haven't been officially localized for the US).

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If you have the means to donate gifts to toy drives or shelters, please keep the above tips in mind so you can help meet people’s wants and needs! 💓

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character misses their shot and the villain goes "ha! you missed." and the main character goes "did i?" and then shoots the villain again while they're frantically looking around the room for what the hero could possibly have aiming for instead