The Dark Dark Show

At the moment just random thought-farts distributed across the Tumblverse. Particularly interested in open source Tech, federation of Tumblr with the Fediverse, Politics, Gaming, Autism, Mental Health. Agender, Permanent Boy-Moder for survival in this evil world.

[dark-ronius]

I'm really trying not to be an edgy teenager for the first time in 20 years and say being in Skegness makes me wish I was dead. I have family on Facebook, it's not the place to say that 😅

[dark-ronius]

"We're the minority" 🤦 My blood is boiling the amount of bullshit coming out of them

"There's nothing but Muslims everywhere"

"My grandfather fought in the war"

"We're not allowed to put up our flags anymore"

"You can't be proud"

Still got 18 minutes in Skegness, I hate being here

NOW THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE ON BEING ON A TOMMY ROBINSON PROTEST

"Even Trump says it's two-tier policing"

WOW TRUMP IS A FUCKING TRUSTWORTHY BEACON OF HOPE AND TRUST ISN'T HE

Wow, I'm sure feeling proud of my country right now 👍

[dark-ronius]

The feeling when you return to your hometown and your bus station and it's full of "I'm not racist but" people having a loud conversation about all the immigrants in the country. God I hate being in Skegness.

[wifegideonnav]

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

[arcanetrivia]

Adam Riches (supernorn) on Bluesky:

A while back we had the wonderful opportunity to pitch a Red Dwarf adventure game directly to Doug Naylor himself. While the project didn't end up going ahead, we're now free to share some of the work we produced for the pitch!

[dark-ronius]

One day when I pull my finger out, I have a basic idea for what was going to be a Red Dwarf Fallout 4 mod/total conversion but might actually be better in Starfield. Red Dwarf lends itself so well to letting us play as an "alternate dimension" version of Dave Lister. I'd always thought Fallout already had an essentially ready-made Red Dwarf aesthetic especially in the vault design, from what I've seen Starfield also has decent industrial-looking ship assets.

The idea is you'd play a character called "Last Human", with character creation happening after you return to Red Dwarf from the holiday you went on to get over getting dumped by Kochanski. I even had silly little ideas, like your difficulty choice being part of the character creation process, and choosing "Very Easy" puts the hologram H on your character and means you can't die. You'd also have options like Felis Sapiens; the canon doesn't really matter, as episodes like Skipper essentially proved any/every combination of events is possible.

[tales-from-nocturnaliss]

A global Tumblr PSA worth knowing.

Apparently there's a supposed bug doing the rounds that can get people banned. One user investigated the issue in-depth and, so far, the source of it seems uncertain. Yes you'll want to check out that link, in case it happens to you.

The bottom line is: if you get an email from Tumblr regarding a report you made that you know you didn't, 1. check in with Tumblr support to let them know you didn't file the report, 2. reach out to @3liza with all information you have so the current masterpost can be updated.

Whether bug or real malicious act, knowing is half the battle already. Here's to hoping this issue gets solved quickly.

(for the record I've gotten no such emails personally, but will keep my eyes open, just in case)

[lost-where-the-forest-would-grow]

I just got described as an "ad hating commie" by someone because I said a minute of youtube ads is unpleasant. fully spent 5 minutes arguing and defending youtube ads. insane stuff

[daovihi]

reblog if you are an ad hating commie

[dark-ronius]

I think everyone is morally justified in running an adblocker until, at a minimum, ad companies can guarantee their ads are free of malware. At present, as far as I'm concerned, ads are an active security risk and I support my favourite creators through different means.

[curoopeez]

I don't want my cellphone to have AI I want it to have 3 days of battery time. I don't want my computer to have AI preinstalled I want it to have seven usb ports and high ram at affordable price. I don't want my games to have AI built levels I want them to be so optimized I could run them on a nokia.

[dark-ronius]

I want to be able to drop my phone and it be my foot that is broken, not my phone

[babymorte]

i know they say no one is coming to save you but why the fuck not

[the-haiku-bot]

i know they say no

one is coming to save you

but why the fuck not

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[dark-ronius]

It's amazing how the entire meaning changes based on where Haiku Bot puts the line break

[theegosystem-deactivated2024012]

the worst is wanting to create and create and create but being trapped in a body that is so so so so tired

[dark-ronius]

This one is too real, and has been the case for 20+ years...

[dark-ronius]

ADHD medication does two things extraordinarily well:

* It improves your ability to focus on tasks you've been avoiding

* It improves your ability to focus on tasks in order to keep avoiding said tasks

These two aren't necessarily complimentary

[dark-ronius]

I'm now at Series X of Red Dwarf. I stand by my belief that modern dwarf has about as many decent episodes per series as any other series of Red Dwarf. Just watched Lemons, and I forgot how funny the episode was. I'm sure when I first saw it I thought it was a bit cheesy doing the "back in time to Jesus" trope, but watching the entire lot in one go I'm impressed how much like series 3-4 it feels like.

[changing-my-username]

Waiting for the next Munecat video

[ayeforscotland]

I’ve been in absolute tears cry laughing at this for the past 15 minutes.

[dark-ronius]

It's what she would have wanted 🫡

[dark-ronius]

It seems like the UK is acting out in its increasingly regular act of self-harm again... Let's "PROTECT ARE WOMEN AND KIDS!!!!111" by injuring police officers and hurting a family who has already lost their son. Great. That's gonna make "ARE" country better. Nothing to do with underinvestment in our services and sticking our fingers up at our closest trading partner. We're definitely passing the test of showing we're closed for business and an unwelcoming country. Which will likely exacerbate the struggles those protesting are experiencing. Nice one Farage, you really have no shame do you

[sunflowerbutch]

me: *googling what kind of bike helmet i should get*

search result 1, AI-generated article: Since the dawn of time, humans have wondered what kind of bike helmet is best for protecting their cranium and lower intestine. In the event that you find yourself with a bike helmet, you must find a way to save your family. Therefore, we have compiled a list of qualities to look for. First, sodium content is of great importance when biking your helmet.

search results 2, 3, and 4: sponsored ads for bike helmets on amazon

search result 5, reddit thread: bikeaholic363736: hey guys, do any of you have experience with the windslapper 30g helmet from spronklegear?

spokejunkie666: it's probably the best helmet on the market right now. if you're not using the windslapper you might as well just be riding your bike into a woodchipper

handlebar_hamburglar: idiot. we've had this thread a hundred times. don't the mods enforce the repost ban anymore? OP, don't listen to spokejunkie. the windslapper is the leading cause of death in the netherlands

[dark-ronius]

The only change is the Reddit option is increasingly looking more like it might have the answer from the Google preview, only to click it and the actual answer message in the thread says "This message has been auto-deleted because of Reddit's policies, for a better alternative use Lemmy"... It's having the effect of ignoring all Reddit results without actually moving to Lemmy, because it doesn't have any of the communities that would have the answer, so everyone loses.

[dark-ronius]

I'm not sure how I feel about this... I THINK it makes up for using a streak freeze last month, when I'd kept a perfect streak from 1st January... Where I honestly nearly rage quit Duolingo and uninstalled it... It's kinda turning those streaks into more general evidence of consistent usage... It's making the app easier to come back to, for sure, but it's making those streaks feel less valuable... Also it was annoying the 3 sessions it "forced" me into doing the chess because it's what I last had it on (so I could open the chests), when I would have preferred to have done Dutch lessons...