[00:06] good grief the matrix is disturbed today [19:33] wxl: you have access to the mastodon right? [19:34] ahoneybun: yes, but as i said, i have no way of getting notifications except by logging in and i'm not going to be logged in all the time i'm sorry to say. [19:35] good wanted to check [19:35] so i'm on call if someone wants something posted :) [19:35] ah that might be mastodon limit [20:42] I basically only login to post to both twitter, fb and masto [20:42] -both [20:42] add G+ and reddit [20:42] so, we still need a social media lover! [20:44] * acheronuk considers social media a necessary evil [20:45] for me that's true, but if other people like it, I'm ok with that [20:46] and we gotta reach out to where the people are [20:46] I quite like twitter. for it's simplicity [20:48] maybe I need to quit following accounts that bother me [20:49] but there are more and more ads and I hate every single one of 'em [20:49] oh, I adblock those [20:53] on twitter? [20:54] huh [20:54] well, I usually read it on my phone [20:54] not sure I can do that on my phone [20:55] I just stick to social media on laptop. There is never anything urgent enough or interesting enough, that I need to know about it on a phone :P [20:56] laptop/desktop/tablet [20:58] I am trying not to start on that slippery slope! [21:08] ah, for me what's on the phone is more frivolous [21:09] social media isn't serious unless there is horrible storms or other catastrophes where I need to check on people [21:09] because twitter used to be a bit more fun [21:10] now it all seems either deadly serious or plain old stupid [21:11] trump effect [21:11] I'm a Twitter fanatic, let me post things :P [21:17] acheronuk: maybe [21:17] but trump is only a symptom, not the actual problem [21:18] yes, I was joking (mostly) [21:19] well, it shows up all kinds of places [21:19] I mean gosh, the number of drug overdoses in parts of the US are large enough to actually drag down the statistical life expectancy for the entire country [21:19] we have some problems here [21:19] yep. he is just the most high profile manifest ion [21:20] *manifestation [21:20] as I do my genealogy, I see poor folks in the 30s and 40s prospering later [21:21] and it seems partly because of the war [21:21] lots of guys in the military for awhile, and the economy picks up, there are more taxes so more services, better education, etc. [21:22] now we're doing the opposite -- cutting taxes, services, education and down goes everything [21:23] but he's a genius, and stable. it will surely work? [21:24] * acheronuk hides [21:27] mmmm [21:27] yeah [21:27] watching to see how that goes [21:28] well, we in the UK have our own pending **** hole to plunge down, so not really any better off IMO [21:33] well, that's part of the bigger picture [21:34] it seems sort of a revolt against modernity and fear of all "outsiders" [21:34] not just Europe, not just "the west" [21:35] god, guns, and gold [21:35] it's pretty scary even if it doesn't upend the whole tea cart [22:03] oooh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqN1JkqsRvY [22:05] yesh, I saw that [22:11] thanks for the link, tsimonq2 [22:12] the leadup that I saw yesterday was ridiculously overblown and still great [22:19] ohmygosh, he's going to paddle the Nile [22:19] how cool [22:19] :D [22:20] he ain't gonna get much packaging done like that >:( [22:21] not for a couple of weeks, yeah