Two stick figures drawn in black on a white diagram.
Over the one on the left is written "1st - 26th Dec." The figure is wearing a red Santa hat and has a big curvy smile. Underneath it says "Festive."
The figure on the right has "27th Dec - 31st Dec" written over the figure, which has only a straight line for a mouth, is hatless, and holding a wedge of yellow-ish cheese in its right, uh, "hand." Underneath it says "Confused. Full of cheese. Unsure of the day of the week."
I have a #question about how #Mastodon works. If I #boost something (my own #toot or someone else's) in the morning, then come back in the afternoon and UNboost it, wait a while, then boost it again, does that toot show up in everyone's Home feeds again? Or do toots only get posted once, regardless, making unboosting-then-reboosting a waste of time? Does anyone know how the #DevsOfMastodon make this work? Any #MastoTips, #FediTips, or #boosts will be appreciated!
An editorial cartoon depicts a jet airplane with "US ECONOMY" written on the fuselage next to an American flag. The airplane is flying downward, heading directly towards the ground. A speech bubble with jagged lines suggests that someone is speaking over a loudspeaker from inside the plane. The voice says "It's Captain trump. The flight attendant screaming 'we're gonna crash!' is fired..."
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO.
Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..."
The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see."
The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
The OP on Lemmy doesn't matter in this context but it's referring to a skin condition. I covered their names for privacy reasons but every single comment is made by a different person lol.
A screenshot of a Lemmy post showing a long thread of comments, each one a response to the one above it (as opposed to being separate, individual comments to the OP):
This appears to be a lack of melatonin. When you get sun, there should at least be some pigment.
Melatonin is what makes people sleep
You’re thinking of melinoma
Melinoma is what makes people have cancer
You’re thinking of melancholy
Melancholy is what Hamlet had, I think you mean Melania
Melania is what turns people orange. You’re thinking of mitochondria
Mitochondria is the power house of the cell, you’re thinking of Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles is Hell’s Messenger, you’re thinking of malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne pathogen. You’re thinking of maltodextrin.
Maltodextrin is a highly processed, white powder carbohydrate derived from starches. You’re thinking of Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
Malenia is a Elden Ring character. You’re thinking of megakaryocytopoiesis
Megakaryocytopoiesis is part of the process of forming platelets in the blood. You’re thinking of midichlorians.
Midichlorians are what give people the ability to move objects with their minds.
You’re thinking of Miranda-class
"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.
"This was real. For millions of US families. It was normal.
"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.
"This was real. For millions of US families. It was *normal.*