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Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)

  1. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2023 21:21:48 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Who named them Iron-man when Fe-male was right there?
    In conversation about 6 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  2. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2023 20:58:32 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    “Magic” is just a subversion of expectations, and the adjective says more about the observer and their expectations than it does about the qualified phenomenon.

    Claiming that something is magic is also a curiosity stopper which is why I’ve personally never been satisfied with it.

    In conversation about 6 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  3. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2023 17:54:23 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    It’s that time of the year again, when the low-security password you use on most websites has been reported in a leak and you need to replace it in dozens of places but you don’t do it anyway. 🤷♂️
    In conversation about 6 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  4. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2023 18:41:28 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #MiniReview #VideoGames Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (2021) is a short and sweet action adventure game inspired by The Legend of Zelda with cheeky humor and delightfully pixelated graphics.
    In conversation about 7 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  5. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Nov-2023 14:52:23 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #MiniReview #VideoGames Surviving the Aftermath (2021), just like EndZone: A World Apart (2021) which is unfortunately almost the same game, suffers from wanting to give a personable approach to colony sim, but ends up being the same exact tedious past 100 colonists. With very few tools to actually manage colonists' flow, a lot of time is wasted watching the grass grow, which isn't nearly as dramatic as "Surviving the Aftermath" lets on.
    In conversation about 8 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  6. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 15:42:52 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you… to dry”

    *offers a bath towel*

    In conversation about 11 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  7. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 14:24:07 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    @Pinky Floyd Oh, I didn't think about that. Single-user car indeed makes for a "private" space that mostly-wooden houses don't really allow for.
    In conversation about 14 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  8. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 14:17:02 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    @Pinky Floyd But it barely appears in selfies/videos! You can just see the interior trim, which is invariably grey. 🤷♂️
    In conversation about 14 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  9. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 12:56:37 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    In the United States, what is the deal with car selfie/videos? Is this a status symbol? The place these people spend the most of their day? Something else?
    In conversation about 14 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  10. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2023 11:06:54 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Matthew Graybosch
    @Matthew Graybosch Nope, didn't get to learn that story yet. It's also way more popular in France for provenance reasons so she didn't randomly get exposed to it in the US.
    In conversation about 15 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  11. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2023 09:53:50 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Brian Ó
    @Brian Ó Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the Stooges, no matter how many there are.
    In conversation about 15 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  12. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 21:33:07 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    Seen on #NextDoor :

    “Please don’t make this a political debate because it won’t take us anywhere”

    This is a curious closing paragraph after vaguely despairing about the results on Election Day evening and asking what can be done to prevent a local drunk driving incident described in great details.

    I really don’t understand what this person is expecting with a post like this.

    In conversation about 20 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 19:17:50 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    Just saw someone astonished that the raw materials used to make a smartphone are worth $1-$2.

    Then they went on a ramble about how billionaires are destroying the planet to line their pockets.

    I agree with the sentiment, but there’s absolutely no direct correlation between the initial fact and the exposed opinion.

    The industrial processes needed to go from $1-$2 of materials (in bulk!) to the individual electronic devices multi-capable we are familiar with and retailed for $200-$1000 apiece are a little more complex than mixing them up over moderate heat.

    Now it’s my turn to be astonished that you can somehow make this logical jump from an irrelevant fact and arrive at another opinion I hold.

    In conversation about 20 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  14. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 13:11:35 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    Listening to Wintergatan - Paradis I’m reminded how finicky it is to tune a Theremin for a live show because of how everything can affect the magnetic field it’s using.

    #music #np #NowPlaying
    Paradis - Wintergatan LIVE https://youtu.be/5dyUKDWKxxY

    In conversation about 21 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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    1. Paradis - Wintergatan LIVE
      from YouTube
      Wintergatan performs Paradis Live at Victoriatetaern, Malmö, Sweden November 10:th 2016 Marcus Sjöberg - Soundmix, Drums and ThereminEvelina Hägglund - Keybo...
  15. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 19:20:39 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Coffee
    • Lapo Luchini
    @Lapo Luchini @Coffee ⏚ The joys of business hours.
    In conversation about 21 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  16. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 18:40:38 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Coffee
    @Coffee ⏚ Yeah, I wouldn't have gone for this, I have another bike shop that's way closer to my house if I need to drop my bike.
    In conversation about 21 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  17. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 15:12:10 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Benedikt Bauer
    @Benedikt Bauer I'm almost convinced they spread glass shards on the roads around their shops to get more patronage (it wasn't a puncture).
    In conversation about 22 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  18. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 14:21:45 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Today I got a flat tire on my bike right in front of a bike shop which replaced the tube in about 10 minutes. Most convenient flat tire ever.
    In conversation about 22 days ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  19. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 18:01:59 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Michael Vogel
    • Raphael
    @Michael Vogel @Raphael This one has a bitter taste after the recent mining scandal in Germany.
    In conversation about a month ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  20. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 16:02:34 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    I got into an argument over the Hamas-IDF conflict on LinkedIn of all places, where I was arbitrarily accused of believing Hamas' propaganda about the Al-Ahli Arab hospital explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ahli_Arab_Hospital_explosion. I didn't know what they were referring to at the time so I looked into it. The Hamas accused the IDF of bombing this Anglican church-run hospital while the IDF accused Hamas for a failed rocket launch.

    The NPR article about this incident https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206795861/heres-the-available-evidence-of-what-happened-at-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza interviewed a former US military officer who asserted that it is unlikely it was an Israeli bomb because the damage would have been way more extensive. 😰

    In the end I am inclined to believe this version as it doesn't really paint the IDF in a particularly good light, even if I now don't believe they bombed this particular hospital. And it is a sore reminder that Palestinians are stuck between Hamas and the IDF.

    In conversation about a month ago from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion - Wikipedia
    2. Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
      from NPR
      Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.
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    Hypolite Petovan

    Hypolite Petovan

    Brooklyn, New York, USA

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    <p>🙋‍♂️ white, he/him<br>💬 fr-fr/en-us<br>🕒 UTC -5h<br>💻 <a href="https://friendica.mrpetovan.com/search?tag=Friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Friendica</span></a> core developer<br>🖼 Avatar by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/users/DearMsDear" class="u-url mention">@<span>torri</span></a></span><br>📸 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.mrpetovan.com/hypolite" class="u-url mention">@<span>hypolite@pixelfed.mrpetovan.com</span></a></span></p><p>"Nice but also …

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