varx - social alt @varx@cybre.space

It's nice that whenever I reload a Twitter URL on my mobile now I get the helpful message : "Something went wrong".

Like the health warning on the side of a pack of cigarettes.

this might be the most cursed web page I've ever scrolled thru

I'd like to thank Jeff for the use of his incredibly expressive grimace; thanks Jeff

"Let’s put pool noodles on the goat’s horns! says a teenager."

https://angelahedderick.tumblr.com/post/630866323135774720/livestock-drama

Ever wonder why so many Dakotas?

RT @imillhiser@twitter.com

Fun Fact: The only reason there are two Dakotas is because Republicans won the 1888 election, and they decided to celebrate by splitting the Dakotas to give themselves four senate seats instead of just two.

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/how-abraham-lincoln-rigged-the-senate-for-republicans/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1315288483943067649

French intellectuals: There is simply not a rational reason that a population which is subject to extreme systematic discrimination would react angrily to insult and hate speech. The only way we can discuss this is to repeat the insult and hate speech over and over again.

I can't see why these fighting words which don't effect me would cause a fight. I am very smart.

Umuganda (coming together to achieve a common purpose), is a mandatory national community service practiced in Rwanda.

It's practiced on the last Saturday of every month, where people in Rwanda are required to do farming, plant trees, clean and maintain all public places.

the internet peaked in 2008 with the bodybuilding.com thread in which there was a heated 5 page debate regarding how many days are in one week

I think we should invent a term for "the feeling of having something important in the current clipboard buffer"

Man goes to scientist. Says he fears for the distant future. Says the difficulty of safe storage and disposal of nuclear waste weighs heavily on his conscience.

Scientist says, Solution is simple: entrust the nuclear waste to a powerful culture. They will protect people from accidental exposure.

Man says, But doctor, we consider ourselves a powerful culture.

wow, everyone has been saying not to join mastodon.social but I'm trying to get a recommendation for a good general purpose instance for people leaving it and everywhere people have recommended to me either has some sort of issue with its moderation policies or no longer has open registration.

There are lots of places that you can invite people to, which works for the people I know personally, but not a good hey if you were on mastodon.social you could be on _____ instead that I have found yet

this keeps happening

I think Google should save everyone a lot of time and effort and jump straight to discontinuing new services:

"We are proud to announce that Google Kitchen Tools will no longer be available on Sep 1st 2020, nor has it ever been available. Should you wish to export your Google Kitchen Tools data, you should be aware that there is no data, as Google Kitchen Tools has never existed.

Thanks,
The Google Kitchen Tools Team"