Rexford G. Tugwell @RexfordGTugwell@octodon.social
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tfw you've left a device alone for a long time because you know it's installing something, but when you return to it you discover it's just been sitting there waiting for you to agree to terms & conditions 😑
#ProTip Instead of wishing death on your enemies, wish they have constant minor inconveniences. Make them suffer in the long run.
I'm always surprised at the number of people who think the Immaculate Conception means the virgin birth of Jesus.
Not sure whether this is imposter syndrome, or someone vastly misjudging my competence.
What an exhilarating Election Day.
You are not designed for everyone to like you.
You are not pizza.
Sorry I made fun of your erectile dysfunction. I hope there’s no hard feelings.
My 10-year old likes to watch Return of the Jedi on a regular basis, and man alive is that movie flabby. There's plenty of other issues with it, but trimming 15 minutes would go a long way.
healthcare.gov / the marketplace opens today for enrollment! the deadline to enroll is Dec 15~!
If you know someone who doesn't speak English well and needs to sign up for healthcare, please give them this link to find assistance in their language. Open enrollment starts TODAY and goes until December 15. https://connector.getcoveredamerica.org/en-us/widget/?original=/connector/
Was hoping for more celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Protestantism, tbh. Ritual nailing of theses, and such.
Someone please tell Medium that a shitty pop-up that tells me how many stories I have read in a given month will not make me want to create an account on their site. 😐
The government has an open door to our communications. The USA Rights Act at least makes them knock first. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/usa-rights-act-protects-us-nsa-spying source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/924426305424297984
"Both sides do it" | "Both sides are the same" is probably better thought of as an aesthetic stance than a political one, tied to the human preference for symmetry.
When you listen to The Smiths you're always thinking 'I know what you mean and god yeah it hurts' but also 'jeez I never want to hang out with you Morrissey' and I'm guessing this is how Johnny Marr felt too
All but one of the Firefox extensions I use are listed as "Legacy". I guess in two and a half weeks my browser goes super klunky again.
The eternal question.
https://octodon.social/media/Wcgo5kjdSXmK7UwZy8ce
ELF NEEDS FOOD BADLY
woahhhh ctrl-(number) switches to the tab in that place in firefox
98% of Mastodon bots, I say, "Ha, that's clever," and then immediately mute them.
