Chozo

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 17 points 9 hours ago

"Nazi suicide" is poetry.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 39 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

A passport does not guarantee travel. Especially not a passport that has an erroneously-indicated gender. The purpose of any ID document is to prove who you are and what you look like; contradictions with that document are going to cause problems when traveling.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 7 points 19 hours ago

Private personal security firms exist, and are often used by celebrities, CEOs, and the like. Generally speaking, what you get with those services is just an armed dude who will follow you around and make sure that people keep a safe distance from you. He'll get between you and anybody who may be approaching too aggressively, and will mostly just serve as a physical barrier, more than anything.

They will not take a bullet for you, though. While there's an inherent risk of being attacked as part of the job, they're not going to "get down Mr President" you. While they will do what they can to protect you, they're not going to intentionally sacrifice themselves for you.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 19 hours ago

Do you have any filters in place on either account? Also, are you using your instance's web UI, or are you using an app or other frontend of some sort?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I've seen them do this, too! Crows are scary smart, I think they can even recognize specific humans and remember whether or not they're good people.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

Ohh, that explains the really rich, deep colors they always used in the backgrounds. I loved the moody atmosphere that show managed to capture. Way ahead of its time, especially for a kids' cartoon.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Oh that makes sense, thanks!

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I want to take part in this, but I have bills to pay. How is a working class person supposed to do this?

I worry that many people are in a similar situation to mine, and while we support the idea, we likely couldn't afford to commit to it when the time comes. This is an intentional trapping of fascism; keep us poor, keep us compliant. But it works. I can't afford to go homeless for a cause that, if successful, may buy us a few months of sanity, at best, before Trump makes another push toward fascism. For a lot of people, participating in this is a gamble, which would have long-term consequences with no guarantee of even short-term results.

Not trying to be dissuasive. It just all feels hopeless.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Holy shit, I had no idea it went that far back! Good jorb finding that.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 215 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Poor dog doesn't deserve this legacy.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Try the FAST method to help draft up a way to approach this person: https://dbt.tools/interpersonal_effectiveness/fast.php

It's a very useful way to be assertive when confronting somebody with a problem you have with them.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pineapple and jalapeno.

 

Sorry that it's a YT Short; this format seems to work well for Steve, so many of his uploads are Shorts.

 

Seriously, what happened to the idea of decades? We’re already halfway through the "20s," yet for the past twenty years, the cultural conversation has been dominated by "generations" instead. Here’s why that shift isn’t doing anyone any favors.

Adam Conover talks about time, culture, and linguistics. I'm not sure about the accuracy of some of the things he talks about, and he admits that he's largely speculating on some topics. I felt it was something interesting to think about.

 

Wasn't expecting to see Ozzy drop a music video in 2025, but here we are.

 

I've got a clogged sink, and have been reading the labels on a bunch of different products lately. I'd always assumed that they were a strong acid of sorts, which would dissolve whatever sort of material was built up in the pipes. But I've noticed that a lot of these products specify that they're non-corrosive, so I'm not sure what other sort of mechanism may be at play here.

 

there’s an office in a building
and a person in a chair
and you paid for em both
though you may be unaware

you paid for the paper
you paid for the phone
you paid for everything they need
to deny u wut yer owed

there aint no u in united health
there aint no me in the company
there aint no us in the private trust
there’s hardly humans in humanity

no the procedure that yer needing
aint the cost effective route
and only two percent of people
end up winnin a dispute

so if u get sick
pray to god for help
cause yer doctor’s gotta pray thru
united health

waay back in 70 and 7
mr richard t burke
started buyin hmo’s
puttin federal grants to work

made 50 billion buckaroos
last yr
the warren buffet of health
the jeff bezos of fear

now ceo’s come and go
and one jus went
the ingredients ya got
bake the cake ya get

but if u get sick
cross yer fingers fer luck
cus ole richard t burke
aint givin a fuck

commoditized health
monopolized fraud
“here’s the doctors we own”
“here’s the research we bought”

they own the pharmacies
and alotta the meds
they should start buying graves
to sell us when we’re all dead

there aint no u in united health
there aint no me in the company
there aint no us in the private trust
there’s hardly humans in humanity
there’s hardly humans in humanity

 

This week’s update cranks the volume to 11 with store items that bring the noise and some much-needed fixes to The Arena.

 

I got tired of there not being a place to geek out over one of the best FPS games I've played in ages, so I decided to be the change I wish to yada yada, so I made one.

The Finals is a free, competitive FPS game made by Embark Studios - a dev team formed by a bunch of old developers from the Battlefield series. All classes, weapons, abilities, and game modes are completely free and can only be unlocked through game progression; the only things you can spend money on are cosmetics, though the game also gives you a ton of free cosmetic items through various events, account progression, and the free season pass tier. It's available on Steam, GeForce Now, Xbox S|X, PS5, and will be available on PS4 later this year.

It's a super fun, super flashy, and super addicting game. If you haven't already tried it: give it a shot, it's free! So it'll cost you nothing but your time. Heck, if you have a GFN account, you don't even have to download anything, you can literally be playing right now. And if you like it, come hang out and share some clips! I'll be trying to populate the community with content as I can. I'm not being paid to glaze the game like this, I just really enjoy it and want to share it with everyone.

!THE_FINALS

 

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😇👋A MONTH OF NO GODS🧳⛩️

There is a quaint belief that in the 10th month the gods of Japan congregate for a great gathering to discuss matchmaking at Izumo-taisha (出雲大社) in Shimane Prefecture.

Only hard-of-hearing Ebisu and the Sun Goddess miss this annual pilgrimage.

Further reading:

In the tenth month of the traditional lunar calendar, a festival is held to welcome all the gods to Izumo Grand Shrine. It is believed that the gods convene at Izumo Shrine in October to discuss the coming year's marriages, deaths, and births. For this reason, people around the Izumo area call October kamiarizuki ("the month with gods"), but the rest of Japan calls October Kannazuki ("the month without gods").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo-taisha

@camelliakyoto is a great account to follow on Mastodon for historical Japanese culture.

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