@mcg True. Detroit goes through a size bloat cycle every couple of decades. That and I have a theory that part of consumer demand (if there really is any) for giant vehicles is a defensive reaction to so many semi-trucks on the roads.
@mcg True. Detroit goes through a size bloat cycle every couple of decades. That and I have a theory that part of consumer demand (if there really is any) for giant vehicles is a defensive reaction to so many semi-trucks on the roads.
@manton It is different I'll grant you that.
@manton I would like to see a news based social network but I don't think it fits in with Micro.blog.
@Ron I've always used Godaddy. I used them in the early days because I had websites on several different hosting providers and Godaddy had their own DNS network which kept me in control of the domain from one place. Therefore I could move the site to a new host if I had to and I didn't have to transfer the domain. That said, Godaddy isn't cheap anymore. PS. I never use them for hosting websites. Only domains.
@paulcraig901 @Ron Thanks guys. One of my goals is trying to make it easier for people to create their own website. Or maybe "websites" - why stop at one?
@khurtwilliams WPReader is really kind of wonderful. It's just 1 step away from being a full blown blog based social network.
@odd Merry Christmas to you too!
@johnjohnston That was interesting. Another reason for me to stay away from things AI.
@JohnBrady It seems Covid is here to stay. A couple of things make Covid tricky: 1. you can have it and be contagious without knowing you have it, 2. in certain people it can spread to many different organs and/or linger. But, treating it like the flu is probably the only practical way to deal with it on a public health level.
@odd That is what I'm doing is masking up.
@odd I actually think of Frozen Pizza Friday as a treat at the end of the week, because like you, my dinners are pretty plain.
@odd All have had the original shots and one also had the most recent booster. None have been hospitalized so that is good but all are pretty sick at home to varying degrees. It's a warning to me that it is around and spreading.
@odd I have been thinking of upgrading and having real pizzeria pizza delivered, but that gets expensive.
@vincent Your Man Card is renewed. :)
@odd I think you are right. If one has a TV in the room it becomes the focal point and furniture tends to get arranged so you can watch TV. Without a TV in the room you can arrange furniture as you like.
@odd I think you end up adding a lot less oil. That seems to be the sales pitch.
@odd Will do. I'm unclear about air fryers as well, but it sounds like it might be healthier than frying in a skillet.
@odd I think everyone wants to scam us out of our money before Christmas!
@manton Get well soon.
@manton Thank you for paying to keep the Twitter API going until July 15th. That was very thoughtful of you. I'm really not sure what to do in the future as even while Twitter is dying it still generates more traffic from cross posting than any other network.
@johnjohnston @jean Sorry for the tardy reply. I've been off do ing walkabout in my head remembering times and people past and long gone for the last few weeks and have not been checking in as a should.
I think folks are on to something here. I think getting people, especially children, out into the green of nature has a lot of health and immune system benefits. Somehow getting immersed in germs and microbes and natural smells makes us stronger. Just as I've heard that eating local honey is beneficial. Somehow this is all realted.
Aside: @Jean when I first read "forest bathing" from you I had a Twin Peaks flashback "the forest has eyes" or some such. :)
@johnjohnston Chandler sure had a way with words.
@fgtech Maybe choosing the Twitter Trending stuff is less automated than I thought and all the people approving topics have headed for the lifeboats?
For both good and ill, one of the things I liked about Twitter was for monitoring live updates of news events like the Ukraine War and that seems to be gone. That was one reason to stay on Twitter.
Also Twitter the Twitter timeline seems hollowed out. Maybe it will recover.
@odd Sorry for being so late in replying. Yeah I got tired of seeing tweets rationalizing why people should vote. Like what's in it for them? So I just threw that out there: we vote because it's our duty. We should not have to be bribed to vote.
I'm so glad you vote. Norway needs you.
@canion I don't know. I expect both of them to try and out extreme each other and that bodes ill.