Raphael
@raphael-pbl
Used to be raphaelptw on the birdsite. Guy with nerdy/geeky interests who's pretty bad at most of the usual nerd/geek stuff. Politically ranging from center to very leftist depending on issue. he/him (Avatar shows trees reflected in the water of a pond)
Has anyone already started to compare Zohran Mamdani and Troy Jackson? Well, they might have things in common when it comes to policies and politics. But as far as *personal styles* are concerned...
OK, this classic is a bit beyond his mid life crisis, but still a classic of summing up the type:
Want to trend twice at the same time on Bluesky? Put a diacritic that confuses speakers of diacritic-free languages into your name!
Did routine medical procedures that haven't changed much in the interim - births, basic tests, ambulance rides, etc. - cost as much, adjusted for inflation, back then? This whole debate is nicely illustrated by something I saw someone post over on Mastodon:
(I hope a bit of light-hearted snark on unrelated things isn't wrong at a moment like this.) From Flathub, a place offering Linux apps. What, an invention called "Clocks" which allows you to *keep track of time*? Amazing! What will they think of next?
Why, yes, there were several days when I didn't get around to doing any dishes, so I've got to catch up now, why do you ask?