In response to BigBrownGirl.
I usually just invoke this one as text (as ShockedNotSoShockedFry.gif), but sometimes you just gotta go with the actual file:
08:43 PM - Apr 21, 2023
In response to Mac McIntosh.
Yeah, I'd much rather have a yard than a lawn, if that makes any sense.
05:33 PM - Apr 21, 2023
In response to Tony Serrata.
I would not be surprised if a verification-from-scratch¹ policy was in the works, but is currently a lower priority than technical aspects (app, threading, optimization, etc.). Quite confident that @cbouzy will announce it when it is ready.
¹: As opposed to the current imported-verification.
¹: As opposed to the current imported-verification.
05:31 PM - Apr 21, 2023
In response to Tony Serrata.
I know that when I signed up Day 1, there was a checkbox I could mark to get a "starter pack" of people to follow. Didn't mark it myself, but I suspect those follows take effect as soon as the account is made, which would be before bio/etc. are filled out.
05:17 PM - Apr 21, 2023
In response to EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson.
Which browser allows you to open spouts in a new tab? The closest I've been able to manage is opening the spouter's *profile* in a new tab, and locating their spout from there.
06:20 PM - Apr 20, 2023
In response to Participation Trophy Wife.
*waves from elsewhere in the county*
05:38 PM - Apr 20, 2023
In response to ManKillah Fruitface.
I have virtual hugs for you, if you want them.
(and if we lived within commuting distance of each other, I'd offer in-person hugs and fresh chocolate chip cookies, too)
(and if we lived within commuting distance of each other, I'd offer in-person hugs and fresh chocolate chip cookies, too)
05:34 PM - Apr 20, 2023
In response to BigBrownGirl.
I'd like to think I'm in the Critical category, but I admit that I'm enough of a homebody that I might not actually qualify. 🫤
09:40 AM - Apr 20, 2023
In response to ManKillah Fruitface.
The phrase "psychological BDSM" goes through my (admittedly somewhat sleep-dep'd) brain. I don't particularly get it, but as you pointed out, as long as the people involved are into it (and are of appropriate age), I generally dgaf.
(although my empathy might cringe from hearing the teardowns)
(although my empathy might cringe from hearing the teardowns)
08:38 AM - Apr 20, 2023
In response to ManKillah Fruitface.
I find them useful for reminding myself what *not* to do.
06:42 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Michigander.
From what I've seen, the first two spouts of any reply thread are visible from the top-level spout, but deeper replies are only visible within the specific reply thread (and possibly with similar two-deep visibility limits).
05:50 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Packet Party.
Yeah, recreational musing is one thing, but treating un-scientific¹ scenarios as 'serious business'? Lolnope.
¹: I'm willing to look at new data and hypotheses, as long as they're scrutinized w/ scientific rigor... but unsupported ass-pulls? Hell no!
¹: I'm willing to look at new data and hypotheses, as long as they're scrutinized w/ scientific rigor... but unsupported ass-pulls? Hell no!
05:12 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to ManKillah Fruitface.
And watching which hit dogs holler is useful for *everyone*.
04:38 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Anthony Clifton.
Ever heard of the Horseshoe Effect? Where two ostensibly ideologically-opposed groups have more in common than a linear view would suggest?
You may not *be* a Tr×mper, but you're definitely *acting* similar to one.
You may not *be* a Tr×mper, but you're definitely *acting* similar to one.
04:27 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Giordana.
During the recent trollswarm, there was one who had a c/p spammy name that blocked (shoved?) the 3 dots on their spouts, preventing the individual spouts from being reported. Mind you, their *profile's* 3 dots weren't blocked; thus they were still zapped.
Doesn't help for follow-confirms, though.
Doesn't help for follow-confirms, though.
04:16 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Lisa Walther.
He's probably somewhere in the top ten, although I wouldn't be surprised if 5th place is a chart-busting multiway tie at 51% (hence why only the top *four* were listed).
04:01 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Myles Higgins ?.
If your rating exceeds 49% and you're *not* a jerk, try increasing the variety of the formats of your spouts. Using the same catchphrase in the bulk of your spouts, either as intro or outro, tends to ramp up your score.
03:57 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to ManKillah Fruitface.
Given that the shit seems to boil up in the replies, maybe I should read the replies of spouts more often. I grok that wm tend to cause shit in general theory, but I often don't know the specific instances until they're dragged on my TL.
03:48 PM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to Alfred Schmotz.
We're more in agreement than you'd think: the pursuit of money over everything IS a major cause of problems in the US.
Changing that is going to require reform at both the legal *and* cultural level, so that people aren't punished for doing what's right over what enriches their bosses.
Changing that is going to require reform at both the legal *and* cultural level, so that people aren't punished for doing what's right over what enriches their bosses.
12:45 AM - Apr 19, 2023
In response to PNW BEAST ANTIFA ETERNAL.
Tell that to Dominion's shareholders.
By corporate law, companies HAVE TO put their shareholders first — and they can be successfully sued if they don't.
(still fucking sucks, but let's get our fury aimed at the correct layer)
By corporate law, companies HAVE TO put their shareholders first — and they can be successfully sued if they don't.
(still fucking sucks, but let's get our fury aimed at the correct layer)
08:59 PM - Apr 18, 2023
In response to Robyn Stewart.
Catchy phrases definitely miss nuance. In theory, candidates should be vetted before primary elections, so you know what you're getting for the general election... but then, that assumes you can vote in the primaries, which can vary from state to state.
08:51 PM - Apr 18, 2023
In response to (laura) elsen.
It would've definitely made for one heck of a conversation starter¹ if used as a planter, that's for sure.
¹: albeit one for starting *awkward* conversations
¹: albeit one for starting *awkward* conversations
06:19 PM - Apr 18, 2023
In response to J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்).
"Maxim 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less."
—'The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries', from the completed webcomic Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Tayler
We can be happy that they're fighting the same foe as we are, even if they're not a full ally.
—'The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries', from the completed webcomic Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Tayler
We can be happy that they're fighting the same foe as we are, even if they're not a full ally.
05:25 PM - Apr 18, 2023
In response to Governor McCheese.
Affordability, both in terms of money and in terms of time and/or spoons, is a significant thing that many people don't consider... possibly because they don't realize that others might be missing *at least* one of those three items.
(and that's not even getting into morale food or other things)
(and that's not even getting into morale food or other things)
02:08 PM - Apr 17, 2023
In response to MIchael Walls.
Do you want a quick indictment that allows him to skate (by acquittal or overturned on a technicality), or do you want a thorough indictment that is jury-proof and multiple-levels-of-appeals–proof?
I'll take the latter, thanks. Watergate took 2+ years, and this is MUCH bigger.
I'll take the latter, thanks. Watergate took 2+ years, and this is MUCH bigger.
01:56 PM - Apr 17, 2023
In response to RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his).
Just because we prefer to be mellow, doesn't mean we don't know how to fight — we just choose our battles, select the most effective tools and tactics, and take on our foes until they're no longer a threat... and then go right back to being mellow, because we have nothing to prove.
02:09 AM - Apr 17, 2023
In response to Scarab Rose.
Partaking in deadpan dark humor would be *so* tempting right now, but I should probably be better than that.
12:29 AM - Apr 17, 2023
In response to David J. Fielding.
I wonder if the delay is related to the Murdoch reveal — for all I know (and I'm no lawyer), this might be a second round of discovery, amended to take Murdoch's ties into account when seeking documents and such.
I wonder what insights #LawSpoutible can offer us about this?
I wonder what insights #LawSpoutible can offer us about this?
09:01 PM - Apr 16, 2023
