Youtube Poops, when done well, are the best example of modern punk art. DaThings is a true genius when it comes to turning commercials and narrated content into pro-communist, anti-capitalist, anti-police state propaganda and I fucking love it. It’s true art and I wish it not only had a bigger following, but was respected as an art medium.

I'm spending way too much time and money working on and collecting every release of the 1999 PC video game Recoil. Sometimes I feel like MattKC with his Lego Island obsession.

I'm making FOSS hosting. So for everyone, and free :-)

repairable electronics and small, simple "assistant"-free cars, apparently.

i daily a 2002 Toyota Yaris, and i get to drive modern cars decently often. a few months ago i got to drive a turbo-diesel manual shifted opel.

first of all, boring as fuck. you barely hear the engine, so i had to have one eye on the rev counter all drive long. also very sluggish, mushy clutch on an almost 2-ton vehicle isn't fun.

the shifter somehow felt even more muddy, and i got back pain from the seats.

then, ten minutes into the drive, the lane keeping assistant kicked in. why would i need that shit if i've been keeping my lane just fine on my own?

all kinds of lamps and sounds just add to the confusion. until the traffic warning feature in the radio blows out your eardrums at max volume, even though THE RADIO IS OFF.

long story short, my yaris is better. it starts every morning, doesn't complain, doesn't interfere, it lets me do my thing. it has one single warning sound that kicks in if you left the lights on, that's it.

also i own a fairphone 4, that one explains itself.

Moonshell 2 was a better multimedia software than any current proprietary or FOSS software available.

Supported every popular audio codec, the proprietary DS mpeg video codec, MOD and chiptune formats, various picture formats, text files, and music playlists.

The audio player had a builtin equalizer, would automatically turn off the screen for battery, and could very easily be controlled by the DS's trigger buttons when closed.

I can actually name several android music players that don't support playlist files, it's actually absurd. VLC doesn't even generate relative path M3Us.

No one cares about my opinion because no one uses the DS anymore, let alone as a multimedia device.

Anime figures.

I understand how it seems like a weird and uninteresting thing but i could tell a little story about every single one i own. Sadly i decided in the beginning on a rather lewd theme for my collection so its extra hard to share.

I like Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I describe it as "play fighting for adults", and it's one of the few sports that has a really wide demographic of players. I can be training alongside professional fighters, lawyers, police, electricians, retail workers, and software engineers - and ultimately anything about you doesn't matter because all you're focusing on is the sport. It's also a great stress reliever, as I can have a terribly stressful day at work, and everything will disappear as I stop a stranger from trying to strangle me.

It's not a particularly popular sport, but it's popular enough that I can pack a gi with me anywhere I go, and find somewhere to train that'll welcome me, and sometimes even let me train for free. While there are some Joe Rogan types that love the sport, my experience has been very good, and have met some of the nicest people from all walks of life.

I like lore dumping on people who have some understanding of what I'm talking about.

I don't have much interest in explaining everything to someone who knows *nothingď about it, but if they have a vague understanding/interest in the topic, enough that I know they can understand what I'm talking about, I could talk for hours. And have.

Once while playing Halo, a friend of a friend asked the group why something was the way it was. I told him I can give him the short answer in about 30 seconds, or the long answer which will be very long. He wanted long answer.

Three hours later only two other people were still listening, he knew the entire context of his answer, and he knew never to ask for the long answer again.

I've done tye same for star trek multiple times.

But give me someone who doesn't know the first thing about either and they would have to be super interested to learn for me to keep going. I don't do well with blank stares.

The funny thing is it isn't any specific thing either. It's not just halo or star trek or even Sci fi or games. Its anything I have interest in and know a lot about.

It's that a "weird niche thing" or just a "weird quirk about weird niche things"?

Artificial Life simulators. I nerd out every time I discover a new one and spend weeks/months trying to evolve the ultimate death machine.

I also develop a couple prototypes every year and write them off when they’re near completion because they’re not good enough.

Rayon is the best fabric. It's softer and often more durable than cotton, more biodegradable, and these days can be made without using or resulting in toxic pollutants like the original process needed.

I can barely find any 100% rayon clothing and it frustrates me greatly.

Nice try FBI.

https://www.c82.net/euclid/en/book1/

The absolute beauty of geometry - I dream of working with an artist and coder one day to explore hyperbolic geometry in this format.

Best thread ever

Taking a class right now about fiber arts combined with action/movement arts by a performance artist. I am only two classes in but it has been so much fun! As a plus, most of my classmates are little old ladies who thought it was an ordinary embroidery class lol so that adds to the amusement.

sunsets not lasting long enough. fuck. I need more time for my brain to enjoy my favorite cosmic thing before going back to "screen and need more food" mode.

I like to 3D print, mostly functional things like shelving and hose coupling for venting.