Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
At times it seems like I have to remind myself this is my favorite country, I’m so busy pinging on it,
Yet, during a recent reunion with some Hispanic friends, they revealed they had voted for #Trump. Their motivation? Never mind his dark essence and all the damage, he was good-for-their-business. It was a quick exchange, then we moved on, or ruin the day. I realized we collectively reap what we sew for whatever selfish motivations, realistic or bullshit. 😪
@TIME Maybe there is something to this end times blather. It’s late, about as snappy as I can get. 🥸
@Hey_Beth A valid sentiment that we should expect all of our leadership to say, mean, and strive for. I’ll stop there instead of segwaying into my normal accurate rants about everything wrong with the GOP. 😇
@shoq @sellitman Agreed, so you have to wade though it, or miss most of it, but if there is an advantage, it is chance discovery. 😛
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@Huntn00 @sellitman I have argued for years that groups, threads and forums should and would be the core of the fediverse. The entire streaming id model the world is addicted to was always stupid. Like your analogy, mine is “who goes to a party expecting to have to listen to everything every guest has to say?” It was invented by engineers. It was always absurd.
@shoq @sellitman The hard part, it is social media like being in a hundred room mansion full of people and have a conversation in a closet with a few of them, hard to track the big picture. The good news is that everyone is in the same boat, but connected. Just live on it and maybe you’ll hear it all, but won’t remember but a fraction of it. I resist that (living on it), but make appearances. 🙃 A forum structure is more organized, but not as dynamic.
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All true, but they couldn’t use that cop-out if Mastodon had not spent years not building things that many, including me, said it would need to ever go mainstream. It’s not that it’s hard. It’s that it’s awkward in too many important areas that users now expect, and have still not been improved. Only promised. And users typically tire of unfulfilled promises.
From: @sellitman
https://mastodon.social/@sellitman/110656439957005308
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#Fireworks explosion kills one woman, injures nine other people and damages several homes and vehicles in #Michigan. https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/07/fireworks-explosion-kills-1-injures-9-others-in-west-michigan.html #4thofJuly
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Armageddon" is 25 years old: Scientists agree this problematic blockbuster aged like warm milk"| Must read July 4th piece by @MatthewRozsa for @Salon: https://www.salon.com/2023/07/04/armageddon-is-25-years-old-scientists-agree-this-problematic-blockbuster-aged-like-warm-milk/
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Extreme water recycling is a process that turns wastewater into drinking water using advanced technologies. It is already practiced in places where water scarcity is a serious issue, such as Singapore and Namibia. It could become more widespread as climate change and population growth increase the demand for fresh water.
#Water #Recycling #Technology https://www.wired.com/story/are-you-ready-for-extreme-water-recycling/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes
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@MSNBC It’s not only DeSantis it’s many co-conspirators, part of the Dog Eat Dog , Stick A Knife in America While We’re At It- Donny Brigade. 🤬
@Trilobyter Four lined skinks as my trusty ref cites. 😊For several years we had Mediterranean House Geckos appearing around the entrance light but have not seen them in a while. 🙁https://thepetenthusiast.com/lizards-in-houston/
@Trilobyter Our yard N. of Houston is crawling with them and skinks (I think) too. They are my little buddies, but hard to to distinguish them apart. :)
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Anole #lizard on one of our front #garden #sunflowers yesterday evening, on the hunt for bugs to eat (and welcome to them). Last summer we had a resident anole that could be found day & night on the #sunflower plants we had growing then. This year no one has claimed exclusive residence, just see different ones passing through.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #photography #gardening #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #wildlife
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Check Your Weiners
"Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc recalled over 3,000 pounds of fully cooked beef wieners."
https://parade.com/food/hot-dogs-three-thousand-pounds-recalled-ahead-of-july-4th-holiday
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Good morning, lovelies! ❤️
If you're gonna give me a day off with pay, I'll take it, regardless of how I feel about the country being "celebrated."
But if you do have activities planned (and honestly, if something comes up at the last minute, I'll probably go), have fun and stay safe.
Go out there today and spread some love! 🥰
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Nothing says Happy American Freedom Day like waiting in line for half price gas
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I’m always impressed when I see women posting content. I’d be too angry to type
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
