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Another choon.


24/10/16 - I was buying a lot of soul 7"s around this time. This is another classy tune, which is right up my street.

in reply to Judith Sawyer

When they moved this instance to a larger server it somehow messed up the background task workers that pretty much do everything. So there is a huge backlog of jobs to be done, each with different priority, which is why any new post's notifier task is pending, and - as is my understanding - will be until the queue ahead of it gets completed.

The big downside of this is that, right now on friendica.world, none of the local-only communications work. You can post and reply publicly, but you can't post to just your friends or followers, nor are DMs working. The server admin recently commented on one of my posts that it should be caught up this weekend. Hopefully everything will be working correctly after that and our posts will no longer have the hourglass and "Notifier Task Pending" on them.

in reply to Kristi H.

Thanks! I thought it meant *I* had to do something. I have only just joined Friendica and I'm not technically minded at all. For instance, it took me a couple of minutes to work out how to respond to you!


Choon.


23/10/16 - This is a classy bit of soul, which I had bought after hearing the great Dr Bob Jones play it on his show. Turns out there's a mis-labelled version of this out there (which I found out to my cost). The one you want has the word Century scribbled out on the label presumably because they'd all been pressed with the wrong name on, or they found out there was another group with the same name, after the labels had been printed.

I really like writing on labels (WOL) of records I buy, even though it knocks value off. Seeing someone's name on there always makes me wonder who they were and what happened to them.






Smashed avo anyone?


23/10/16 - This was posted at the height of the avo scare, where young people's inability to afford a mortgage was attributed to their love of smashed avo on toast.

Avocados are one of those things that I buy and 'save' until their mouldy. I can't seem to break out of this behaviour pattern.

Maybe I'm

to blame for the ongoing rental crisis.



I love smart ass release notes in Free Software.


This is from Signal.

Alt: A dark-grey app update notification displays "What's New" in a larger font size. Below, it states "January 15, 2025 · 7.38.0". The main text explains that a bug with "[@]" mentions that sometimes incorrectly included the user's own account in autocomplete suggestions has been fixed. It humorously suggests using third-person narration as a workaround in group chats if the user misses the bug. A blue "X" is shown in the upper right corner to close the notification.

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Repertorio Melodioso - Genshin Impact


Antier desbloqueé el modo permanente musical de #genshinimpact y no puedo dejar de jugarlo. Me encanta la música del juego y los juegos de ritmo, así que siento que esto fue hecho basado en las encuestas, ya que siempre pongo que la música de Genshin me encanta y que juego mucho juegos de ritmo (y sé que no soy la única).
¡Me encanta este modo permanente!

#videojuegos #gaming #videogames #hoyoverse






@Erik Hofmeister @Kacy Morris

via @lindaduval

friendica.world/display/84b6ef…


"One such client is iMast, which is available on the App Store and supports iOS 16.4 or later. This app can be used to access Friendica as well as other Fediverse platforms."



UCP revoke $112 million housing commitment to Jasper


From Kyle Kasawski NDP:

"Yesterday, Minister Nixon announced that the Government of Alberta would be reneging on its promise to fund interim housing in Jasper. It’s another broken promise by the UCP, one that impacts the long-term survival of the Jasper townsite."

#firetheucp #enoughisenough #nevertheucp #neverconservative #abpol #abpolitics #neversmith






From @broadlyepi.com‬ on Bluesky


"Hello everyone! We compiled a list of Trans Inclusive / LGBTQIA+ health resources. Normally we wouldn't ask for engagement, but sharing this around would be deeply appreciated. Remember: You're not alone. We'll endure."

broadlyepi.com/lgbtqia-health-…

#MedSky #LGBTQIA+ #TransRights #HumanRights




nice lady looking back at you!


I am becoming comfortable with Krita gradually. there is something very soothing about painting portraits in this loosely structured portraits.

Hope you like it!

my yt channel, have a look

youtube.com/@usamafirdous8729
#art #digitalart #portraitart #painting #krita #speedpainting



L'UE révolutionne l'accès aux données de santé : Un pas de géant vers une Europe médicale sans frontières






My music - latest track


Just a reminder my latest track, Ambient 1#C is now out.

Available here: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi…

On all good streaming sites, soundcloud, bandcamp and videos on Makertube, Loops and Youtube.

Do share, follow, like...

Sign up for my newsletter at samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi… where you will get access to more tracks. Its free and I won't spam you!

#experimentalmusic
#electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic
@electronicmusic



New here | Has Diaspora* become marginalized?


I decided to have a look at Friendica, as I noticed that Diaspora* often is ignored in the recent spate of articles about alternatives for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X and the like. Also I noticed that Diaspora* is not fully integrated in the Fediverse.

Still finding out the ins and outs of Friendica.

(My Diaspora* account)

Tags: #english #social media #meta #facebook #twitter #x #tiktok #big tech #instagram #threads #mastodon #fediverse #diaspora*

in reply to Bert Ernste

I am new here as well, an emigrant from facebook. I wish I had seen this diagram up front would have helped with a lot of decisions.
in reply to Unus Nemo

I could not believe my eyes when I read about that censorship of #democrats #obama #biden and #fauci in a newspaper and now in your blog. (I am not in the US.) Where is this going to end?



"Manjaro Plasma - A Quick Look"


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«Posts may contain hashtags as content may pertain to many distributions and/or related material/topics. Posts may be reposted, boosted, shared, etc. by bots and/or other accounts and are done so at the discretion of the bots/accounts that perform those actions. This account is not responsible for the action(s) of those bots and/or accounts. Therefore, Offended Discretion is advised.»

#SwitchedToLinux #Linux #Windows #Mac #AltTech #FOSS #YouTube #Odysee #Rumble #BitChute #Locals #DLive #Twitch #FactCheckTrue #Fediverse #Fedi22 #Fedi23 #Fedi24 #Manjaro #Plasma



Hello, World!


I'm fleeing Facebook and corporate owned platforms in general. Discovering the Fediverse, which I am loving so far. This is how I always envisioned the internet, a decentralized environment where users are in control of what they see and how content is moderated. I shouldn't be forced to support Nazi shit just because the corporation who owns the platform I'm using is throwing their weight behind a Nazi.

I am most active on BlueSky but I plan to become more integrated into the Fediverse. I don't see myself ever going back to corporate internet. This also feels more like the old internet, you'll know what I mean if you're older than 30.

We have nothing to lose but our chains! ✊



We can't let Trump style politics — attacking and scapegoating the most vulnerable — take over Canada.


Thomas Embree reshared this.

in reply to Suzanne

Hear, hear. Fuck Trump. The issue, imo, is political conservatism. That is where all this bullshit is coming from. We need to stop pretending that conservatism is a valid alternative to other political views. It is just a vehicle for hate, division, and ruin.