Shitposter while I tend to two babies. Maybe when I have my life back, I’ll help us get a few more niche communities back?

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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • Oh no, I know that location very well. I don’t recall there being a 99 Ranch back then, but it’s more or less the same area I remember from college days.

    Context, it’s a very affluent part of LA bordering Beverly Hills and Bel Air. It’s also one of the main routes to get to UCLA so a lot of commuters via bus and bike, although the latter is painfully uphill. Going back is extremely fun, though I generally kept to side streets to avoid certain death.

    I also almost got hit around there; A little east of there near the Beverly Hills border I was nearly hit by a very elderly driver in a BMW speeding to a stop in an intersection for a right turn (y’know, when they overshoot the crosswalk without checking for pedestrians). I definitely see more elderly drivers in that area, my personal guess is they’re entitled enough to think they have a right to their car despite age and ability.





  • My students typically use ig or tiktok, but when I’m asked what I use, I hesitate mostly because it’s super hard to explain the fediverse without completely derailing the lesson.

    Plus it’s not like there are studies talking about the dangers of Lemmy or Piefed. “Oh no, I’m compelled to install Linux!”




  • Farming karma on the fediverse requires Arch Linux, Star Trek, beans, US politics in an unusual channel, and of course, hate posts about reddit.

    Oh and pro-tankie or anti-tankie depending on which instance you want karma on.

    Incidentally, I’m glad we don’t really care but the fun part is voting is all public so… be mindful. Lol