RT: @DropSiteNews 🇺🇸 Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Tuesday that if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer runs unopposed for majority leader, Democrats should withhold quorum, denying the caucus enough members to hold its leadership vote, until he presents a clear plan that members have a voice in. "Whoever wants my vote is gonna have to show me a concrete plan that's definitively different," she said.

Slotkin, a moderate who has already called for replacing Schumer, rejected framing the fight as progressives versus moderates, calling it "team fight vs. team flight."

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.

@davidgerard 3d printers, self-hosting, running a Linux desktop and film photography are for people who have too much free time on their hands and love to tinker.

I'm guilty of some of those

@fesshole Yes. Main toast and pudding toast.

@dec_hl oh wow that would be such a fun project! I actually am an aspiring but totally awful woodworker lol.

And Berlin is one of the top cities on my list to visit someday, so I may take you up on that. Haven't been, have always meant to go!

a very Michigan sign

RE: https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/117593775484924074

3-year old me is reading this and remembering that first time she watched the show.

twas at pre-k. we were one of the Head Starts they used to develop the show. i remember the day we finally got to watch what all those recordings were all about.

we moved to Puerto Rico shortly after. it took about 2-3 years to watch the show again on our local PBS. i’d tell mami to run home to watch #SesameStreet

i sometimes watch the 1970s episodes on YouTube and marvel at how revolutionary they still are.

Some more links via Scrolls...

The Web is Fantastic Actually - Robert Kingett:
https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/web-fantastic/

You Don't Have to Blog - Brennan Kenneth Brown:
https://brennan.day/you-dont-have-to-blog/

Softcore First, Hardcore Eventually: A Ladder for the IndieWeb:
https://brennan.day/softcore-first-hardcore-eventually-a-ladder-for-the-indieweb/

Knitting the Web: We Need Interlinkers!:
https://brennan.day/knitting-the-web-we-need-interlinkers/

The small, real, original web - space • time • tech:
https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web/

I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned - Andros Fenollosa:
https://en.andros.dev/blog/0b8e451e/i-joined-the-indieweb-heres-what-i-learned/

@ozzelot @alisynthesis back in the days, when I was still using my DSLR I bought a 1k2 CHF lens. So I know about that rabbit hole 🤣

I have way to many interests/hobbies for way to less free time (and energy)...

DO A- well, you know. #pinball

Morning suntimes
#photography #birds

@Vordus making a visual novel in RPGMaker is definitely less gross than making one in Godot that just tries to emulate Ren'Py, or (shudder) in Unity

IOW, this story is like: "people are slopping up workarounds for shitty software in shitty electronics, and that's awesome"

But the proper framing is: "people are slopping up workarounds for shitty software in shitty electronics, and it sucks that's the only recourse available to them"

Maybe software and electronics should not be so shitty in the first place. But I dunno, I've just spent two decades building software that I refused to make shittier, and often being punished for it

@ben well in that case it's because that's what they had, and nobody was around to correct them.

Although I would argue that there's some really decent visual novels made in RPG Maker like To The Moon and Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

@ahihi yeah, it is not cheap. It would be pretty awesome for a dedicated live setup though. Like if you had one of those cool DJ style coffin cases and this was mounted permanently inside there, you could have all kinds of different setups that would just be ready to go.

If I ever decide to play live enough to justify one of those cases, I will probably also be able to justify this badass power supply. 🤣

I've been doing a show like every two months, which is probably not quite enough.

@samuelpepys Yay! Somehow I knew she'd be ok.

@KekunPlazas @podittmar :)
https://eldritch.cafe/@temptoetiam/117593282133757808

@jiub it looks fun but yeah VR is a requirement.