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@kim

I woke up every morning for 13 years with a cat under my chin. She was a good friend.

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@kim

I woke up every morning for 13 years with a cat under my chin. She was a good friend.

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@Ricardus

I went because they made such a lasting impression on me in the late '70s. So I felt I had something akin to a duty to go. Also, if I hadn't, I'd have spent the remainder of my life thinking, "I could have seen Kraftwerk..." The actual event was a big disappointment (I even left before the end). But, at least it cured me of any future fears arising from that particular strain of FOMO.

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@Ricardus

I went because they made such a lasting impression on me in the late '70s. So I felt I had something akin to a duty to go. Also, if I hadn't, I'd have spent the remainder of my life thinking, "I could have seen Kraftwerk..." The actual event was a big disappointment (I even left before the end). But, at least it cured me of any future fears arising from that particular strain of FOMO.

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@Ricardus, for those of us who miss '70s prog rock and concept albums, what do you recommend these days?

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@Ricardus, for those of us who miss '70s prog rock and concept albums, what do you recommend these days?

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@Ricardus

Sometimes you just can't go back. After all the decades I have been playing and replaying their (rather small) oeuvre, I finally got to go into DC for a live performance by Kraftwerk. Necessarily, it wasn't the same four robots I first knew. but Ralf was on the stage. Now, common belief is that they don't actually perform. They just pretend to turn knobs while you see a recorded show. Well, fine. But they had rearranged all of it. It just wasn't... how it goes.

You can't go back.

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@Ricardus

Sometimes you just can't go back. After all the decades I have been playing and replaying their (rather small) oeuvre, I finally got to go into DC for a live performance by Kraftwerk. Necessarily, it wasn't the same four robots I first knew. but Ralf was on the stage. Now, common belief is that they don't actually perform. They just pretend to turn knobs while you see a recorded show. Well, fine. But they had rearranged all of it. It just wasn't... how it goes.

You can't go back.

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@Ricardus

Oh, gosh. You do know how to pick 'em. Alas, time takes a toll. That's Mr. Belew in front, isn't it? He just doesn't have the pipes for that material anymore.

However, I shall have to go buy "In the Court of the Crimson King" today. Then I shall turn off my cell phone, draw the blinds, close my eyes, and pretend that it is 50 years ago for a little while.

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@Ricardus

Oh, gosh. You do know how to pick 'em. Alas, time takes a toll. That's Mr. Belew in front, isn't it? He just doesn't have the pipes for that material anymore.

However, I shall have to go buy "In the Court of the Crimson King" today. Then I shall turn off my cell phone, draw the blinds, close my eyes, and pretend that it is 50 years ago for a little while.

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The only source of current events I use anymore is Mastodon posts.

Beats hell out of WaPo, NYTimes, and NPR.

(Mind you, I do check everything. I just don't start anywhere else.)

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The only source of current events I use anymore is Mastodon posts.

Beats hell out of WaPo, NYTimes, and NPR.

(Mind you, I do check everything. I just don't start anywhere else.)

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@sirjacobsidney.bsky.social

I'd reorder #8 to #1, but I like it all.

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@sirjacobsidney.bsky.social

I'd reorder #8 to #1, but I like it all.

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@revmem

I expect all Twitter material has been scraped, mined, archived, and ingested already.

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@revmem

I expect all Twitter material has been scraped, mined, archived, and ingested already.

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@Ricardus

I think this is excellent advice. None of us can do that much to save the world. But all of us can do a lot to save each other.

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@Ricardus

I think this is excellent advice. None of us can do that much to save the world. But all of us can do a lot to save each other.

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@mmiasma

That #4 is gold. It benefits the recipient, makes the giver feel good, improves the overall human condition, and the MAGAts can't stop us. (And you don' t have to listen to NPR or read AP to practice it.)

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@mmiasma

That #4 is gold. It benefits the recipient, makes the giver feel good, improves the overall human condition, and the MAGAts can't stop us. (And you don' t have to listen to NPR or read AP to practice it.)

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@cynblogger @mmiasma

@DoorbellQueen and I have been doing this! I don't read news, don't listen to it on the radio. I'm off Facebook and X. Not only does this help me stay calm, I've found I've got more spiritual energy to devote to our home life. I'm literally enjoying my own life more than ever. At the same time, it's also easier to see the things I can do close to home to help others.

Anything that's really important for me to know still finds its way to me.

Should have done this before.

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@cynblogger @mmiasma

@DoorbellQueen and I have been doing this! I don't read news, don't listen to it on the radio. I'm off Facebook and X. Not only does this help me stay calm, I've found I've got more spiritual energy to devote to our home life. I'm literally enjoying my own life more than ever. At the same time, it's also easier to see the things I can do close to home to help others.

Anything that's really important for me to know still finds its way to me.

Should have done this before.

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Let's not overlook the obvious double standard at work here too. Their side thinks all accusations of misconduct against their own people must be proven by secured video evidence and a confession. If it's one of ours being accused, they accept a blog post as proof of guilt.

We, on the other hand, actually encouraged Al Franken to resign from the senate when he was still denying wrongdoing. Them? They're okay with a rapist president and pedophile AG.

Double standard.

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Let's not overlook the obvious double standard at work here too. Their side thinks all accusations of misconduct against their own people must be proven by secured video evidence and a confession. If it's one of ours being accused, they accept a blog post as proof of guilt.

We, on the other hand, actually encouraged Al Franken to resign from the senate when he was still denying wrongdoing. Them? They're okay with a rapist president and pedophile AG.

Double standard.

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Note that Window is not moved by politicians. The public sets it. Trump is trying to get enough people to say that he has the privilege of operating outside it to avoid the consequences of doing so.

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Note that Window is not moved by politicians. The public sets it. Trump is trying to get enough people to say that he has the privilege of operating outside it to avoid the consequences of doing so.

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@socketwench

They're motivated by Musk's influence over Trump? That relationship is already strained. Once he's sworn in, it won't have the half-life of a helium isotope.

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@socketwench

They're motivated by Musk's influence over Trump? That relationship is already strained. Once he's sworn in, it won't have the half-life of a helium isotope.

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Fried chicken drumsticks.

I hold the small end with

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Fried chicken drumsticks.

I hold the small end with

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Yes, that's hard to ignore, isn't it?

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@JamesBazan @WillRobinson

Yes, that's hard to ignore, isn't it?

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@WillRobinson

Storm troopers. He's actually volunteering that we don't have to expect storm troopers.

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@WillRobinson

Storm troopers. He's actually volunteering that we don't have to expect storm troopers.

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@revmem

Yet, le mot juste.

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@revmem

Yet, le mot juste.

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@revmem

Count yourself lucky. In my case, the organs out to get me are less about thought, and more about nourishment.

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@revmem

Count yourself lucky. In my case, the organs out to get me are less about thought, and more about nourishment.

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@Diami03 @briankrebs

I do not feel abandoned. As is often the case when I'm part of a small group when the majority has collected around something else, I feel freed.

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@Diami03 @briankrebs

I do not feel abandoned. As is often the case when I'm part of a small group when the majority has collected around something else, I feel freed.