@stux @bieberium It was bullshit then too.

I signed up for the Reddit secret Santa once like a decade ago. Spent a bunch of time researching what to get, and made a really thoughtful gift bag of candy and toys from Western Canada based on what my recipient told me he liked.

The person who got me as their recipient sent me a $5 Amazon comic book for a video game I’ve never played. It looked and felt like the grocery store fliers you get in the mail.

Oh and whoever I sent my gift to claimed he never received it.

Oh boy...

https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/117594219700464618

#acars

@Cisco What they don't understand is that they could make a metric shit ton of money just by managing this properly. Instead they handle it like 80's style TV blackouts. You should have different levels of packages, 1 the team you follow package (you get all those games) 2 three team package (you get all their games) 3 everything package. Then there should be playoff only packages. Last Stanley cup final package. PS your everything package includes a game vault where you can stream classic games

Let’s have a secret Satan!

I might be able to organize one for Canada for our lemmy.ca, piefed.ca and sh.itjust.works (and other Fediverse server users who live in Canada) peeps…

I’m not sure who would be comfortable with sharing the address attached to their real name or username on here? I move around too much to be able to organize collecting everything in a PO box and sending it to people, it would rely more on giving random people another user’s address and people directly shipping to each other…

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

“Today’s rich people are richer than ever, and that seems to have made them worse than ever. More shameless. More out of touch. Less empathetic. Thinner-skinned. And, for some mysterious reason, angrier. They’re people who consider equality for others oppression for themselves.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/opinion/rich-people-martha-stewart-midterms.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

@jalefkowit WHO'S GONNA TELL THEM 🤣

> 40% of children aged 9–16 were turning down real-world opportunities to spend time online.

Ah, the idea that spending time online is somehow not in the "real-world".

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/strengthened-guidance-to-take-the-next-leap-to-phone-free-schools

Air to Ground Message:

UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY PLS DONT SEND MESSAGES DURING CRITICAL FLIGHT PHASES

Area: Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, France
Type: Airbus A330-200
A: #a9ac3059130
F: #f96a9762267

#acars #vdlm2

All that gold, and one trunk holding it up. The mist softens everything but the tree. Hertfordshire, out in the open. #ThickTrunkTuesday #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #nature

I had to laugh when you mentioned Linux as if it’s a requirement to use the Fediverse. It’s funny how everyone here loves Linux (including me).

As you can see, search is basically instant now as well thanks to some smol tweaks

Jensen Huang Vents About Investigation To New Russian Girlfriend
https://theonion.com/jensen-huang-vents-about-investigation-to-new-russian-girlfriend/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Local @local-TheOnion

I’d love Dario to explain the philosophical difference between Anthropic buying books and using that content to train Claude and Alibaba paying for the Claude API and using those conversations to train Qwen? 🤔

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyklykn5dwo