artifactsofchina

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artifactsofchina ,

+1 for the new community idea. I would definitely followi it. I remember when occupy was happening there was organising via reddit. It may have just been lots of pizzas being ordered, but it did seem like a legitimate community.

artifactsofchina ,

As a non anxious person who recently missed a flight, thanks for this. This is my guide for 2026.

Who is an artist or public figure you still enjoy despite them being cancelled for bad behaviour?

It's something I struggle with. Some bad news comes out about some public persona doing something shitty and they get cancelled. But sometimes I really struggle with giving up the things they've made because I like them. There are also occasions where the person has been accused of something and it doesn't seem true to me, or ...

artifactsofchina ,

It always gets me that Matthew Broderick killed two people in a car crash and got off with a $100 fine. I love Ferris Bueller's day off, and I think he's really talented, but like this happened just after that movie, and he just did not seem to be held to account for it.

artifactsofchina ,

What is this?

Is this a Fiat?

artifactsofchina ,

I remember hearing that the Sahara desert was created by Romans salting the earth.

That can't possibly be true?

Also I wonder how it is connected to Jesus saying 'you are the salt of the earth'. That seems like am entirely different thing, but then again maybe not?

I feel like the most modern equivalent is Vietnam.

artifactsofchina ,

Umm, wow!

Feel like this comment deserves more attention.

Would you share any of those photos?

Incredible.

artifactsofchina ,

Andre Staltz, who developed manyverse, posted recently showing himself working in construction https://bsky.app/profile/staltz.com/post/3m6qwv56xyc2v

I think he is still coding too, but it is cool to see how people balance it out.

artifactsofchina ,

I'm sorry for being five minutes late again for them so that maybe one day in a hundred years time I hear me a list with a gun and we will be to see how people balance it out in a hundred years time I hear me a list with a gun and we will be to see how people balance it out.

artifactsofchina ,

Not in America so viewing you as on the front lines of this present catastrophe.

Please do everything you can to avoid further entrenching resentment.

It looks like your country is so bitterly divided. I've visited once, and my impression was then that there is a lot more grey than any media or the internet conveys.

If you're living close to someone who supported that maniac, please do what you can to build bridges so that they can find a way back to sanity. I get that it's not fair and that responsibility should fall on them. But realistically I think you need to be the adult in the relationship.

Please do what you can to build bridges and be compassionate, curious. Own your own sense of moral outrage and dignity, but give these people space to make their mistakes and learn from them, without your judgement. Direct your hatred and anger against the acts that upset you, but be gracious and kind in your relationships. Allow your mother in law to be wrong. Honour whatever is good in her.

Don't be a player hater!

If she says something racist, don't just let it stand. But where you can, see if you can draw out her reasons. See if you can uncover the true fears behind the scapegoating. Just let her be heard, without judgement. Be curious about the person. And where you can do so with humility, share your own beliefs and what is important to you. But share in the interests of being known, not of flag bearing.

Give yourself space where you need. It's OK to feel strongly, and to be upset. But please, do the work to build bridges, don't let your family be divided by an utter madman.

artifactsofchina ,

Does anyone else feel like 'my brain-washing has been completed' when they find themselves upvoting obscure loss menes?

artifactsofchina ,

Thought this was a post on liminal spaces, for a second.

artifactsofchina ,

Marmaladius

artifactsofchina ,

Are you trying to start a fight?

artifactsofchina OP ,

Thanks 😄

I'm stoked by the engagement; I initially found the question following some article posted on bluesky. Replying there resulted in crickets. I thought to ask here on a hunch, and it's been wonderful to read all the responses.

Back in the day people would claim that what was good about reddit was that it was a community. Well it's not that anymore.

This is pretty good though!

artifactsofchina ,

Tales from fat tulip's garden.

artifactsofchina ,

Is TMDB the best alternative out there?

Are there any fediverse alternatives?

Peter, a man who escaped from slavery, shows his scourging scars, US 1863

Peter (fl. 1863) (also known as Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", or "Poor Peter") was an escaped American slave who was the subject of photographs documenting the extensive keloid scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery. The "scourged back" photo became one of the most widely circulated photos of the abolitionist ...

artifactsofchina ,

Jeez that is brutal.

artifactsofchina ,

This is just too sad.

artifactsofchina ,

I've always thought it was a very modern horror story how sweets for children are made from gelatin, from animal death, basically.

I still eat them though.

Relevant video: https://vimeo.com/180163754

artifactsofchina ,

I'm enjoying Bluesky too, but yeah, reddit sucks so much since the API changes. When was that?

I don't even remember anymore.

Look, we debated all this a decade ago. Can venture funded social media stay good? Now we know! Back then, the alternatives were more difficult to find and use. Lemmy and mastodon are here, and they're so easy. It's great. Keep building.

artifactsofchina ,

Don't mourn, organise!

artifactsofchina ,

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    artifactsofchina ,

    Feel like his handle 'the functional melancholic' is almost too apt.

    It is a cynical view he reports, though with a relatively uplifting message. It's funny, despite the misanthropic presentation, the strongest emotion that came across for me was earnestness.

    Is it worth watching? That depends. If you are in a place where you feel miserable about the state of the world, particularly America, which you have every right to be! Then yeah it is worth your time (sped up, he talks slow) because it is a message of encouragement.

    artifactsofchina ,

    Riven

    artifactsofchina ,

    Oh 100% this

    artifactsofchina OP ,

    Try the lower salt variety. Spread thinly on Sao biscuits. Add thinly sliced cheddar for a bit of extra.

    Also try on plain toast. Add extra butter if you want more comfort.

    Try it on toasted Turkish bread. With butter. Add avocado if you want some town vege.

    These suggestions could be interpreted as class brackets. The Vegemite covers them all, though.

    artifactsofchina ,

    I love how chill and helpful everyone is here.

    artifactsofchina ,

    What's with all the low res images on Lemmy? It happens often enough to be annoying.

    I mean here is a perfectly informative graphic, if it were readable.

    artifactsofchina ,

    Hey, true! I had no idea. I'm on Voyager, if I own it on Firefox it's fine!

    artifactsofchina ,

    I'm sorry for how your father treated you, and did not value you.

    Adam Young has a great podcast, the place we find ourselves, and there's a great episode titled your kingdom (find it here) .

    He has this powerful idea that, 'by harming you, evil unwittingly prepared you to rule your kingdom better than if you had not been abused.'

    By building community in response to a hurt you feel keenly, you are following this principle.

    I wish you all the best.

    artifactsofchina ,

    This is what I'm excited about. My parents are in the market for new laptops, I'm going to see if they will take a framework running popOS and make the switch to Linux. It's incredible that this option is now so approachable.

    artifactsofchina ,

    Hey, that's a good point!

    I think they're keen to buy something new, so my main excitement is hey look a shop where you can start with Linux in the first place.

    But I could also end up showing them how to repurpose their current laptops as media servers or something, which would be cool!

    artifactsofchina ,

    I was always wary about reddit being a non-opensource/non-federated platform. But the communities there were incredible. I remember when it really was like the 'front page of the internet'. But I could not believe the user unfriendly decisions they made, and the app ban was the death-knell.

    Besides, Lemmy is awesome! Not much need to go back.

    artifactsofchina ,

    I'm so inspired by the Fediverse, the social options we have these days are just magical.

    A decade ago, Diaspora got press because they were going to build an alternative to Facebook. But there was hype and then there was disappointment.

    Now, everybody knows how terrible legacy social media is. Everybody knows. Sure, most people are still stuck there. But these vibrant alternative places exist! The options are exciting! It is so much better than it's ever been!

    Just keep building. This is great, and it's only just started.

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    artifactsofchina ,

    I swear there was a game with areas exactly this.