Stephen @makingarecord@friend.camp

@cb my loose understanding is that it has to do with how each server's software parses, creates, and displays different types of activity pub content. You could theoretically design a fediverse application that can create ALL kinds of activities, but that isn't Mastoson. Though I believe Mastodon mostly can READ all these different types of activities from remote servers. Not an expert! Just my loose understanding.

Oops I was listening to "Heptapod B" from the Arrival soundtrack with my eyes closed on the bus to Baltimore and accidentally ascended to a higher plane. https://open.spotify.com/track/0wvldPbWwuellRqCfzL4eu?si=oXhfstyoTMCF-5HVCVLzGQ

I gave some of the leftovers to a homeless man on the way home and he said "oh great, the mac and cheese from that place slaps!"

I went to a restaurant tonight for dinner, and I did not anticipate they'd have a family-style, priced-per-person fixed menu for thanksgiving. I asked if it'd be a problem to have it for one, and they said "no problem at all!" Turns out they meant they'd just still bring me the family-style platters and box up the leftovers. So now I've got food for the whole weekend I guess!

Here is a dumb meme I made for a joke on Twitter, enjoy.

@rpcutts Heck yeah! Hanson's 2010 album "Shout It Out" is super underrated!

A very good article about Uber: "Uber’s most important innovation has been to produce staggering levels of private wealth without creating any sustainable benefits for consumers, workers, the cities they serve, or anyone else." https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/ubers-path-of-destruction/

@kit agreed on all counts, plus he also made one of the best Star Wars movies (which is where the hate mostly comes from)

@rpcutts Do you have any examples of artists YOU love that others seem to hate?

(I may be out of touch re: what people hate though)

Coldplay (Chris Martin specifically)
M. Night Shyamalan
Joanna Newsom
Linkin Park
The Jonas Brothers
Natalie Portman (as an actress, not as a person)
Tom Cruise (though I know the hate is not for his acting)
Rian Johnson
Cardi B

Not surprised by these results! It's also what I would have voted for.

Which one should I post:
A: Artists (musicians/filmmakers/etc) I love but everyone else seems to hate.
B: Artists (musicians/filmmakers/etc) I hate but everyone else seems to love.

I've scheduled a vacation for next month, and all I'm going to do is play Minecraft, go on hikes, and poke around on my SP-404. I cannot wait.

@courtney @tripofmice I agree with all of this advice! I've also started saying at the beginning of every meeting "the two goals of this meeting are..." and then being really insistent in reminding people "that's a great point, and we should mark it for next time. Our goal here is..." Plus setting the goals ahead helps determine if you really need a meeting in the first place!