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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

Those are cobras, but we can all be friends.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

I love the concept of flat cages, but I don't think a regular ball capture one would work well in practice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The steamed hams in the outro captions was a departure from his normal jokes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

There are screenshots from the FA discord floating around that state it was the account with the registrar that was compromised.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

So it seems someone got control of the registrar. So guess for a failure of networksolutions? social engineering of the same? or phishing?

update: August 22 FA is back up. See announcement on twitter, discord, or screenshots of the same floating around.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No need to apologize.

I like tinkering in all things electronic, so if your still having issues and want second set of eyes, let me know and I'll see what I can find out.

Personal anecdote, feel free to skip:
I can somewhat relate, there are somethings that make me angry to the point of wanting to break or hit something, but not to the level you describe. I once broke an almost new pasta rack and threw it across the room because I felt like it ruined my first attempt at making pasta that I was already frustrated at that it was sticking too much.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Would have been better if they left the names off.

I don't know where you find these, but this again proves that there truly are "no exceptions".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It bothers me a little the pop out is a different pose than the main pose, also the leash and pole are missing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

My favorite cheetah facts. Not technically a big cat, purr not roar, and meow. The claws are always out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Are you telling me you start a howl?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

To their defense for current drivers, they probably mostly use familiar names with each other. My favorite answer was what Max gave for V.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pneumonia is fluid in the lungs, there are many causes. They were searching for the cause of the Pneumonia.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

As much as I would love to complain about the healthcare systems, this looks more like some condition that he had for a month or two and didn't appreciate the severity. Based on the fact he complained about the cost, but never brought up not being able to afford it, its unknown if he didn't seek treatment earlier because he didn't know that he needed to, or that he couldn't afford it. Biopsies and specialists take time unless you are actively dying, and when he was seeking treatment, that did not seem to be the case. This is true anywhere. Unfortunately he ran out of time, ~~pneumonia~~ Lung issues ~~is~~ are no joke and there isn't really anything you can do about it until you know whats causing it, even then, sometimes there is nothing that can be done. There is another discussion at [email protected]

Edit: made an edit above, additional thoughts below
I will put suffocating because of coughing towards the top of the list of horrible ways to die.
Looking back through posts, I still don't know if he didn't seek help months ago because of cost or need. If it was cost, that sucks. I'm not a doctor, but looking into the two options presented, neither had a positive outlook. Based on posts indicating long covid and a recurrence of shingles, I will put him in the immunocompromised category. Whether cancer or fungus, prognosis on both is poor.
Is the healthcare system in the US too expensive, yes, no question. Its full of perverse profit incentives at every level and inelastic demand with near monopolistic supply. Did it make a difference here, I don't know, but I don't think it forms the basis for a compelling argument or complaint. If the biopsy came back and he couldn't afford treatment, this would be different.

His life ended in an unpleasant way I would not wish on anybody. May his contributions not be forgotten.

 

He will certainly be remembered.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I just got invited to a meeting for a time zone that doesn't exist this time of year. In the US EST does not stand for Eastern time, it stands for Eastern Standard Time (~November-~March), EST is not an active time zone, it is EDT Eastern Daylight Time. Its a pointless thing, most people probably don't notice, but its wrong.

Fake internet points to anyone who knows why DB-9 bothers me.

Edit: corrected a missing n in an eastern

 

A very Mr. Regular video about Anthrocon. A guest appearance of lots of stairs.

 

If your willing to share how would you describe your internal demons. I think most people probably have some. Some have more control than others.

My two biggest are a petrifying fear of change, and one I don't know how to articulate well, a petrifying fear of interaction would probably be the best short description.

Change/future: when I left my old job, I had a new one already. Everyone already knew I was leaving. Actually, officially, putting in my 2 weeks notice took me almost a full workday to work up the courage to submit, and I'd already told my boss weeks earlier. I don't like my job now, have a few other things I could consider and the financial means to do it, but I am terrified of following through on any of it. What if I don't like it... What if.. what if... what if... I don't like what I do now, but I am comfortable doing it. I work from home and have wanted to move for over 5 years. I know some of this could be risk aversion, but it seems excessive and irrational at times.

Interactions: Even before submitting my first post here, filling out the form with why I wanted to join was hard for me to do; submitting my first post was terrifying. Even now I have a little worry every time. Its getting better with time, and I do what I can to fight it, but its always there. It took me 10 years before I clicked the watch button on an artist's page. I've never been "normal" and I guess I had some fear of being "found out" or shame? dunno. I was afraid someone I might know would be there. I don't know why, that's why they're demons. I recently joined a few discord servers, I feel like an imposter, that I don't belong, that nobody wants to hear what I have to say, or I'm being in the way. I don't know if its just some social anxiety, or something deeper.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Video description for those who use a non US lemmy instance:

I'm back and I'm talking about old stuff that I miss


My best description would be a video essay about how interactions with technology change how media is looked at.

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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

In the last week of December, 2028, humanity forgot about more than a century of pop culture. You've probably never thought about it, and never found it strange โ€” but the reason is an artificial intelligence called Earworm.

โฉ is a series of YouTube videos from a future.

WHY WE FORGOT THE 20TH CENTURY

WRITTEN and NARRATED BY: Tom Scott ANIMATED BY: Jordan Husmann http://jordanhusmann.com

I've always kinda like the from a future videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlxuQ7tPgQ&list=PL96C35uN7xGLevOgLkc2NZYnOt6DTK0Ht

 

Who are some celebrities, youtubers, or other notable people who you think or know are probably furries even if they don't explicitly acknowledge it.

I'll propose John Oliver, I would say Mr. Regular too, but he has publicly acknowledged it for a while now.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Because youtube metadata is having issues, here is the description:

AC's fursuit guest of honor was the incredibly talented Sardyuon from Japan, and he wowed Anthrocon attendees three times on the main stage in the Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom at the convention center.

This was the first of his performances, his United States debut on Friday night. It was his first time to the states and it was an honor to be graced with his presence. Watch, enjoy, and be astounded at one of the greatest fursuit talents in the world today!

Among the first fursuit videos I cam across. Its an oldie but still one of my favorites.

Its a fursuit video in a furry video community, let the down-votes commence.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Has anybody noticed weird behavior with links to youtube? Specifically, instead of the video description, I just see some German text, which translation says is a boilerplate of what youtube is. From yiffit, no image and german text, from pawb, image and accurate description. . This looks like a recent change, everything older than about 2 days ago looks fine.

This is observed from the default desktop website.

Edit: Based on the comment from @[email protected] I would guess youtube made a recent change and the language is generated based on where the lemmy instance is hosted.

Next day edit (July 21): Whatever was causing has reverted. Videos posted the affected days are still messed up, but new posts look like they're working like they used to.

Edit: later in the day. Whatever it is is back.

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Cat Bum Song (www.youtube.com)
 

Animated silliness is the best

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