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@patrascan@ohai.social
mastodon 4.7.276, female, suburban Philadelphia, progressive, lover of books, music, film and stuffing my eyes with wonder
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Joined November 24, 2022
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@mttaggart@infosec.exchange back in the early 1960s, teens discovered an open chat line during busy signals. Dozens of kids could use it at one time. Yes, kids will always find a way to circumvent the rules
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@Remittancegirl another consideration is that many people's attentions are laser focused on their day-to-day: getting a job, getting the kids off to school on time, fighting with health insurance companies, will the rent check bounce, dad broke his hip, car needs new tires, ad infinitum...no wonder they don't have any energy left for contemplating the moral wreck of DJT
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@Daojoan thank you for writing and posting this article describing a movement I did not know about. I see some interesting parallels with multilevel marketing as described in the excellent book "Little Bosses Everywhere".
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@ObsidianUrbex Thanks for posting this. To me, Streamline Moderne is by far the most beautiful school of America industrial, graphic and artistic design. What I love most is its underlying theme of speeding our way to a bright future by way of beneficial science and technology. Good stuff.
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@davidho@mastodon.world thank you for posting this. It's a joy to read thoughtful, eloquent prose that not only enlightens but also goes to the heart of the matter
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@azonenberg@ioc.exchange @ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt I stopped watching TV on any/every platform decades ago. My life is rich and rewarding without TV. Plus I have time galore to read books .
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@impermanen_ decades ago there was an article (in "Atlantic Monthly"?) titled "Doctor My Eyes" . It described dozens of medically inexplicable cases of blindness among Hmong people who had resettled in California after fleeing their home country. The conclusion was that these Hmong had witnessed and suffered such unspeakable trauma that they were rendered unable to see. The story haunts me still. At the time I immediately recognized the connection with Browne's lyrics.
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@rayotron @ObsidianUrbex ditto for my streamlined lipstick case, designed by the Streamline Moderne master himself, Raymond Loewy
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@pewterbaw@mastodon.scot read a story for yourself first. Bradbury is only nominally sci-fi; his brand of sci-fi is rooted in the early 20th century romantic view of science and technology. His world view in "Dandelion Wine" channels Norman Rockwell.
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@pewterbaw@mastodon.scot Ray Bradbury: " Martian Chronicles", "Illustrated Man" , "Dandelion Wine"
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@Heliograph@mastodon.au the best belly laugh I have had in a while! Thank you for posting this. I especially like the glee in the last frame. The devil horns put me rolling on the floor
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@bagder@mastodon.social to Mr. GITHUB CEO I say this: "I am not a tech person. I am just a bookkeeper. I am 75 years old and I have heard 'Embrace [the metric system, flying cars, white supremacy, nuclear power plants, the V8 engine, America Online, blockchain...] or get out'. I have seen them come and go. You might rue your words someday."
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@resuna don't get me started on "may" and "might". I give up on that one! "May" has become the default for "might"("It may rain tomorrow". )
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@brettezeleliquide@h4.io thank you for posting this fascinating clip! I could watch this all day.
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@Buchhandlung_am_Bruehl@mastodon.social welcome! We love people who love people who love books. You are among friends
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@Strandjunker@mstdn.social Another perspective on Rupe is that if the audience had rejected and boycotted his vileness, he would have dried up and gone away. There was demand for his product and a dearth of critical thinking in evaluating his output. I wish folks had turned their back on him long ago.
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@Sheril@mastodon.social Thank you for posting this delightful artist! Clever, imaginative drawings.
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@wdlindsy@toad.social thank you for posting this article, which I would not have encountered otherwise. So many keen observations, carefully analyzed and explained. Big thoughts for me to ponder.
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@petrillic Nobody does it better than Variety. Their best line since "Hicks Nix Sticks Pix"
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@lp0_on_fire @resuna "may" means permission has been granted. ("Mum said I may have cake for dinner") "Might" means possible or potential to happen. ("When it's cloudy, it might rain"). Two words, two very different meanings. Saying "it may rain tomorrow" actually means rain has been granted permission to fall from the sky. "May" is so used so freqently that many people think it means the same as "might".
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@hweimer@fediscience.org @gimulnautti@mastodon.green @joeblowenarbol@kolektiva.social @ErikUden@mastodon.de Hendrik makes a very good point that needs to be recognized and incorporated into this good vs. evil argument
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@th@social.v.st this story gives new meaning to "backwards and in high heels". Thanks for posting.
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@rayotron thanks for your comment. I adore this style. Martin Greif's "Depression Modern: The Thirties Style in America" is a love letter--- a joy to flip through just for the illustrations---enhanced with thoughtful, well-researched contextual analysis. Greif eloquently describes the underlying philosophy of optimism for the future expressed with grace, wit and style. I recommend this book to a fellow fan!