Alexandra Soroca 🎹
Aarghh! Windows 10! Would you kindly go and quietly die somewhere?!
Why do I get bundled with it! Why does it need to start updating itself at the worst possible moment, without as much as asking!
Okay. Okay. I'm calm. I don't want to throw that laptop out the window.
Effin Microsoft...
Algot
I am less a monarch today than I was yesterday.
Two of my crowns came off when I flossed my teeth last night.
#DadJoke but true.
Algot
Be careful.
As you get older, the stories you love to tell become easier to repeat...to the same people you have told before.
And sometimes you will find yourself repeating the story...
...or maybe telling it again.
Algot
stymie
/ˈstʌɪmi/
verb
[with object]
informal
Prevent or hinder the progress of.
Origin
Mid 19th century (originally a golfing term, denoting a situation on the green where a ball obstructs the shot of another player): of unknown origin.
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Ted contemplated his putt. Bob's marker looked flat enough, but would it still deflect his ball and stymie the shot?
Algot
I understand your position.
Maybe we need senators and reps on speed dial?
*end*
Algot
Good luck.
Algot
Shoot me a request.
I do have good broadband, FWIW, Verizon FiOS.
Algot
Perhaps "I'll think about it." is one of the skills of a CEO, coveted by their corporate board.
Give him a raise...the CEO, not the teller. *tongue FIRMLY planted in my cheek*
Algot
Katie Porter, House Dem. from CA asks CEO of JP Morgan:
How can you help one of your employee's $570 monthly budget shortfall?
"I don't know. I'd have to think about it.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27126044/katie-porter-jamie-dimon-big-banks-pay/
Algot
Thank you for making the connection. Your avatar image looks familiar. Have we connected before? Is this a new account?
If you have not moved AND it is a new account, welcome to the fediverse.
It even looks like rocketboom is a new instance. The admin has little activity. It is great to see the spread of people out from the center instances!
Have success.
Have fun.
Be safe.
🇵🇹 frju365 🇫🇷
Hello everyone !
📢 🔴 URGENT 🔴
An awesome software is dying, because its #developper has not time anymore to care of it.
It's an alternative of Adobe AfterEffect : Natron (https://natrongithub.github.io/)
Please, can Mastodon community search for a C++ dev, which want to maintain it ? or search for a company which work with free software ? It's very important.
Boost very appreciated
Thanks in advance for your contribution !
Algot
Thank you for giving us a #3DPrinting instance using #PixelFed.
Algot
Hard core computer users are shocked when they are diagnosed with *terminal* cancer.
Algot
chinook
/ʃɪˈnʊk//tʃɪˈnuːk//ʃɪˈnuːk//tʃɪˈnʊk/
noun
1 A warm dry wind which blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter.
2 A large North Pacific salmon which is an important food fish. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, family Salmonidae
Origin
Mid 19th century: from attributive use of Chinook.
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Short-winded today, let's focus on the fishy meaning of chinook.
Algot
spring will not limit
here inside the fediverse
the growth of haiku
Glad to see the growth of activity for this fabulous hashtag.
Algot
aviculture
/ˈeɪvɪˌkʌltʃə/
noun
mass noun
The breeding and rearing of birds.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin avis ‘bird’ + culture.
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Not known for his high culture, John was a birdbrain, so he naturally was an expert in aviculture.
Algot
maple seedlings sprout
not all are in good places
start plucking spring weeds
Algot
I'm retired so I generally get to do what I want with my time. This week will be less enjoyable than usual. I'll be preparing to file my tax documents.
One reason I'll enjoy it less is that I will not be able to use #FLOSS software.
Paying the #taxes may not be a joy, but for the most part, it isn't a bad thing. I like public schools, well maintained roads and bridges and such.
Algot
As far as "you guys" goes, I'm just a happy user of the software and member of the fediverse.
I do think it makes sense to try to understand how the system works so I can use it to its best effect...in this case the accessibility features.
Algot
truce
/truːs/
noun
An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Origin
Middle English trewes, trues (plural), from Old English trēowa, plural of trēow ‘belief, trust’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trouw and German Treue, also to true.
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In a trice they agreed to terms of the truce. The single punch each had taken to the cheek convinced each of them that cooperation was less painful than fighting.
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