Yay! I’m happy to be here. 😊

Bluesky has been showing support for a political figure who is not very nice recently. I was disappointed and thought I should head out. But I don’t judge anyone who hasn’t left. The internet has been changing so quickly, it’s hard to keep up with.

I deleted my bluesky account but they’re not deleting it so now it’s just stuck there and I’m pissed. So I drew this.

Well hell. I guess we’re in this fucking tsunami together.

Okay this is a bit of a tangent but I had a dream the other night that a plane crashed, and then we got caught in a “cosmic storm” which was essentially just a bunch of loud noise, swirling colours like the northern lights, and wind. Everything lately…it feels like that. A cosmic storm. Maybe we’re in it now.

It’s not just me then! Shit. 😕 Well, I hope you’re able to get a break to process all of this. You deserve it!

True that, my good human. :( Yes. It would be awesome if we could all just get a paid holiday or…several! Like what they have in Europe. They have a good day off work arrangement there. Lucky ducks.

Me too. Where is the time machine? Hehe

I couldn’t agree harder with this. Yeah, the tech chaos is like the side dish to all of this. :(

Hehehe my favourite. :)

https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/akamp-2b3c3d/The-NoSleep-Podcast Also on Podbean.

I just made an account on there and was getting ready to settle in. We can’t have anything nice…. I guess I’ll just stick to the fediverse.

I am still learning what the fediverse even is truthfully. I thought Bluesky was part of the fediverse. Man.

Oh God no! I’m sorry.

Ass ass inate. Believe it! I need sleep.

Support groups are something I want to see grow on Lemmy. Anything from abuse, to mental health to chronic illness or addictions. There should also be a way to protect those communities from ableist trolls, a theoretical door so that not just anyone can see the feed. I think it’s important to have that door, because there are people who no matter what you say, they will never have empathy or understanding for people going through those challenges. They will always find a way to convince themselves the person isn’t worthy of empathy or respect. They will try to do harm, and so they should just be blocked out. I’ve sadly already encountered a bit of that on Lemmy.

But I will be honest, I don’t have a plan of action laid out, I’m just throwing it out there. We saw some major platforms become null and unsafe. We should work to reestablish a safe space for folks dealing with those problems. It’s even more important now while we’re going through this breath-takingly crappy year. I myself do not have the skills or energy to moderate one of these groups. It would just be good to work toward having more of those here eventually.

Edit: It would also be cool if we could be more thorough about keeping out troll communities, prevent or discourage them from taking root here. For example fakedisordercringe on Reddit was a vile place. The redpill communities were bad too.

I’m fucking speechless.

He’s had it up to here!

Oh my god, amazing! Skinks are good bois. Happy to have more of them. The name is pretty cool too. Tagalaka slider. Rolls off the tongue.

The internet archive is an untapped treasure trove of movies and shows. It requires some digging, but it’s worth it. I’ve found a couple of shows I like and movies. Some of them are in poor quality, ripped from staticky VHS tapes or pirated from the movie theatre on someone’s camera. But there’s a shocking number that are uploaded in high quality, pristine format. I will list a few I’ve discovered. I haven’t looked extensively but I assume there are probably some good documentaries in the Internet Archive as well. So far though I’ve just been focused on shows and movies.

The Matrix (1999) Disney’s Gargoyles (1994-97) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) The Impossible (2012) Rear Window (1954) The Last Unicorn (1982) Moomin Season 1 (1990) True Romance (1993) The Thing (1982) Quatre Adventures de Reinette et Mirabelle (1987)

I’ve also found the entire storyboard compilation for Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises, and the Welcome to Nightvale Podcast uploaded, not sure how many seasons but I was very happy to find that. Love WTNV.

Omg I saw this today. So proud of her. ^_ Thanks for sharing.