I explain the fediverse a bit like all those “local” newspaper websites (that have names like Chathamgazette.org or GainsvilleAdvertiser.com or ChanningtownTimes.net), that in actual fact share 90% of the content on articles (usually all articles written as adverts but that is not part of the analogy here). They have 10% local content that others could access then the pages are made up of material they all share.
In a similar vein have ever ready portal to all of human knowledge constantly in our pocket it has killed some avenue of debate in face to face social situations, like out at a bar. In the before time you could spend an entire evening debating which came first or who wrote some film, or which song sold most albums and the argument would not be settled by some whipping out a phone, googling and done.
Actually thinking about it that might be why the line “I’m awful with faces” was there …not just to explain away why 21stC Pelia didn’t recognise why la’an knew her but she didn’t know laan, but also why 23rdC pelia doesn’t remember a meeting 200 years prior
In the current fptp system it has to be. Until ranked choice for president and proportional representation for the house then usually the left will shatter. The republic strongest point is they all vote under one big group even if they disagree internally. All splitting the vote will do is empower that “team”
Reminds me of the tubes they send radionuclide to hospital for scanning
Currently watching strange new worlds (star trek), lovered the first series and now second is out. first episode was but too “action hero” but second was ok, third ep this week is apparently time travel which can always be a bit hit and miss
In the social media/‘geek’ sphere it is now overrated almost but when released and in the wider world fifth element was underrated. A big Bruce Willis action flick got almost no love at box office or video rental, it only really relied on word if mouth when on TV to become the cult classic it is today.
Stick them on eBay saying they might have had your old crypto wallet on them but they got corrupted and can’t workout which
Tis father’s day…yet I’m the one up as usual making sure the child has wiped it’s bum and has access to the cereal as on every other 365 days
Socks…but he actually asked
yep was going to say kbin if you like old.reddit lemmy if you like new.