God Emperor of Mastodon (new account)

@michal@sapka.pl

This is my new, future account. While most interaction still happen on the bsd.cafe one, I aim to migrate fully here.

I am posting mostly culture, emacs, bsd and anti-ai based ramblings. I don't curse and I try not bait people into pointless anger rages.

I am a nerd (or dork? I don't know), a software engineer and I started to hate what technology has bacame.

This is a self-hosted, single-user instance running on snac2.
Messages auto deleted every few weeks
Homepage: https://michal.sapka.pl

339 following, 862 followers

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Simon Walters boosted

[?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
@michal@sapka.pl

I was to no-computer, but this? This is perfection. Colbert is an amazing host. Also: I love the idea of the talk show. It looks exactly like the talk show from Parks and Rec sitcom - up to the camera angle. Is it standard?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTXB5uT_C4

edit: I lost it at Buscemi

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Internet Rando boosted

[?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
@michal@sapka.pl

So I've just learned what Public Access is. USA had pretty banger local government. I would expect this to be exactly the thing, which is not possible there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-access_television

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[?]slash » 🌐
@agreeable_landfall@mastodon.social

@michal And now you know what "Wayne's World" really was. A couple of guys with a public access show. ;)

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    [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
    @michal@sapka.pl

    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! I'm not worth of this knowledge!

      [?]Jima :Compromise_bi_flag: [he/him] » 🌐
      @jima@mspsocial.net

      @michal @onepict You never saw 'Wayne's World' (1992)?* I would have expected that to have been many people's introduction — if they understood the context, I guess. 🤔

      * I acknowledge that not watching any one of the litany of SNL spin-off movies is entirely defensible; some of them have been truly awful. 😂

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        [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
        @michal@sapka.pl

        CC: @onepict@chaos.social I did. Of course I did.

        "I'm not worthy" is a direct quote from it (or the sequel). I never understood the context until now. It was just a funny movie, I never wondered how they got a TV programme.

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          [?]Jima :Compromise_bi_flag: [he/him] » 🌐
          @jima@mspsocial.net

          @michal @onepict Both movies have a "we're not worthy" scene! It just plays out slightly differently in the sequel. 😀

          OK, yeah, devoid of a pre-existing understanding of public access television, I can understand that seeming like a random, but perhaps inconsequential, plot hole, fair.

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            Estarriol, Terrorist Dragon boosted

            [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
            @michal@sapka.pl

            At the age of 95 Sonny Rollins has died. He was the colossus.


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              [?]Amin, minor deity of the legume realm » 🌐
              @amin@polymaths.social

              @michal

              Yeah, I just saw that. Crazy.

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              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
              @michal@sapka.pl

              Can I markdown? Or _md_?

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              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
              @michal@sapka.pl

              yey, I can.

              To bad markdown sucks.

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                God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                @michal@sapka.pl

                Starting my yearly "oh when will autumn start, let's get this over with, fuck you summer you suck" countdown.

                And it's not even summer yet!

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                God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                @michal@sapka.pl

                I reached Children of Dune, which means I moved from the modern hardcover Rebis editions (to the left) to classic, 1992 paper back Phantom Press (right photo) and what an upgrade it is. Lighter, yellower, nicer to look at and I can use it with one hand. I could kill someone with the hardcover, but I don't this is the point.

                And it has wear. The spine is broken! Someone read it (bought it 2nd hadn), it was a shelve decoration. I'd have to throw the hardcover at wall for it gain any character.

                Stop using books as gifts and start treating them as cheap entertainment. Because they should have always been cheap... and soft.

                photos not mine.

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                [?]anparker » 🌐
                @anparker@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                @michal For that reason, I usually prefer digital versions and e-ink reader. And treat paper books more like collectibles, that feel nice, look nice on a shelf, but not very convinient to read.

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                  [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                  @michal@sapka.pl

                  But how can you perform performative reading this way? How is everyone supposed to know it's not romantasy?! /s

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                  emilianosandri boosted

                  [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                  @michal@sapka.pl

                  Almost all of Donald Duck comics are from Italy. Italy is the primary source of Disney comics, as USA is too preoccupied with boring superheroes and France/Belgium are too busy creating their own comics.

                  This has been my non-computer tidbit for this week.

                  donald duck (polish) cover.

                  Alt...donald duck (polish) cover.

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                  [?]emilianosandri » 🌐
                  @emilianosandri@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                  @michal It helps that Italians loves Donald Duck much more than Mickey Mouse.

                  Many finds him much more relatable and rebel than the "perfect" Mickey Mouse.

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                    [?]God Emperor of Mastodon » 🌐
                    @mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                    @emilianosandri @michal I'm surprised anyone like Mickey more than Donald TBF

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                      God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                      @michal@sapka.pl

                      The problem with non-computer account is that 95% of people I follow talk about computers all the god damn time.

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                      duckl1ng boosted

                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                      @michal@sapka.pl

                      kek

                      a two pannel comic: top. Two pigs and text "Your father is rolling in his grave". Bottom; a hot dog rolling on a hot dog roller

                      Alt...a two pannel comic: top. Two pigs and text "Your father is rolling in his grave". Bottom; a hot dog rolling on a hot dog roller

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                      God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                      @michal@sapka.pl

                      alcohol +++ [SENSITIVE CONTENT]Due to high cholesterol I am no longer a whiskey guy. I am now a cheap wine guy.

                      Drinking wine is so much more expensive than whiskey. A bottle of Lagavulin was something like 3 months for me. A bottle of wine is, of course, an evening.

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                      [?]Juan Camós » 🌐
                      @jcamos@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                      alcohol +++ [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                      @michal a glass of red wine per day is good for your heart, so if the bottle fits the size of a glass of wine, then all good 😅

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                        [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                        @michal@sapka.pl

                        alcohol +++ [SENSITIVE CONTENT]I can't drink red as I have problems with digesting histamine. White for me ;p

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                          loStronzoRocco boosted

                          [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                          @michal@sapka.pl

                          I'm banning anyone who uses the word "lobbying". The word is "bribing". Billionaires bribe or corrupt Trump, there is not such thing as lobbying. The ballroom is a bribe laundry.

                          I am an admin now, and I can do it.

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                          [?]slash » 🌐
                          @agreeable_landfall@mastodon.social

                          @michal Lobbying was always a corrupt practice. I used to suggest Congress-critters should be required to wear jackets with the logos of all the corps which paid them. Lobbyists *write laws* which Congress passes.

                          What Trump has done is just naked corruption, but at scale. No one in our history has done this more openly or at such a scale as this. He had DOJ settle his suit against the IRS by handing him a slush fund. The papers say $1.7 Billion, but there is NO NUMBER in the agreement. Theft.

                            [?]keith » 🌐
                            @keithpjolley@discuss.systems

                            @michal oh good! i've been lobbying for this change for years.

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                              God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                              @michal@sapka.pl

                              Logging off. No computer after 9PM.

                              [?]Armin Hanisch » 🌐
                              @Linkshaender@bildung.social

                              Hi @82mhz just read a post about the possible renaissance of webrings and it linked to waywardweb.org, so I took a look, clicked on the first entry that got my interest and who's there as the very first entry? 😎

                              An entry from the Wayward Web ring

                              Alt...An entry from the Wayward Web ring

                              Webring entry with sites listing 82MHz as the first entry,

                              Alt...Webring entry with sites listing 82MHz as the first entry,

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                                [?]Andreas (82MHz) » 🌐
                                @82mhz@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                @Linkshaender
                                It wasn't my intention, but having a username that starts with a number means I appear first in alphabetical lists. That worked out nicely 😁

                                Maybe I should join the webring too, there's several of my blogging pals on there, Quinn being one of them 😊

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                                  [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                  @michal@sapka.pl

                                  brb, renaming my site to "0000 Michal's Site"

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                                    [?]tom jennings » 🌐
                                    @tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org

                                    @michal

                                    Dammit that was my idea.

                                    Ok 00000 it is.

                                    (I remember looking at phone books for AAAAAAAA TAXI and AAAAAAAA TOWING)

                                    @82mhz

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                                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                      @michal@sapka.pl

                                      New discovery: fish jerky. I could not eat it all the time (like I could with pork jerky), but form to time? Oh, very much yes!

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                                      [?]Eli the Bearded » 🌐
                                      @elithebearded@fed.qaz.red

                                      @michal

                                      I have seen salmon jerky for sale, but not sure any other fish. What did you find?

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                                        [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                        @michal@sapka.pl

                                        this 😉

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                                          [?]Eli the Bearded » 🌐
                                          @elithebearded@fed.qaz.red

                                          @michal

                                          Some sort of cod ("kabeljau" seems to be the cod found near South Africa)

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                                            [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                            @michal@sapka.pl

                                            and. And it was fabulous.

                                              Joel :casio: :blobcatderpy: boosted

                                              [?]Joel :casio: :blobcatderpy: » 🌐
                                              @joel@fosstodon.org

                                              Here are some thoughts after doing a couple of rides around my city via !

                                              This is day 69 of

                                              joelchrono.xyz/blog/riding-a-b

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                                                [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                @michal@sapka.pl

                                                casio and dithering?

                                                This guy retros!

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                                                  [?]Joel :casio: :blobcatderpy: » 🌐
                                                  @joel@fosstodon.org

                                                  @michal the color palette was limited as well!

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                                                    Tyrone Slothrop boosted

                                                    [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                    @michal@sapka.pl

                                                    oh, ah. Snac exposes link to other instance as the normal way to explore. Unlike, let's say mastodon, it treats fediverse as a thing, and not just a way to consume api. I love that!

                                                    When you click on link, or "in reply to" it goes to the originating instance instead of keeping you locked. I double love that. Tripple love that. MULTI LOVE. MOOOONONSTTEEER LOVE.

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                                                    [?]God Emperor of Mastodon » 🌐
                                                    @mms@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                    @michal (I will keep boosting 2nd account for the coming days)

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                                                      God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                                                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                      @michal@sapka.pl

                                                      So, TIL, while being 40 and and all that it's flinTstones (Flintstonowie) and not flinstones (Flinstonoe). It's even to write proper form with the extra T. That error is part of me.

                                                      The name now has some sense behind it!

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                                                      [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                      @michal@sapka.pl

                                                      Morning, nerds

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                                                      [?]Lars E » 🔓
                                                      @lme@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                      @michal
                                                      Good morning 🌞

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                                                        Oblomov boosted

                                                        [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                        @michal@sapka.pl

                                                        good night, nerds. I wish you all a fully human weekend. Computers are forbidden.

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                                                        [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                        @michal@sapka.pl

                                                        And, mandatory:

                                                        fuck computers

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                                                        [?]arosano 🇩🇰 🇮🇱 » 🌐
                                                        @arosano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                        @michal why? They are your most honest friends.

                                                          [?]Jak2k 🏳️‍🌈 [they/them || he/him] » 🔓
                                                          @jak2k@mastodontech.de

                                                          sex with computers, joking [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                          @michal I will not fuck my ThinkPad! It is not old enough to consent.

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                                                            [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                            @michal@sapka.pl

                                                            wait, you can customize snac via custom css?
                                                            sweet!

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                                                            [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                            @michal@sapka.pl

                                                            but, most importantly:

                                                            let's see how fast random bots will annoy me and how much extra traffic all of this generates. My main account is close to 1k following accounts, this is far from it.

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                                                              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                              @michal@sapka.pl

                                                              I not only have snac2.
                                                              I have snac2 with a cdn ;p

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                                                              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                              @michal@sapka.pl

                                                              and a bonus test

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                                                              God Emperor of Mastodon boosted

                                                              [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                              @michal@sapka.pl

                                                              test post 2

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                                                              [?]cloud – Listening to 153 LW/AM – [he/they cloud/clouds] » 🔓
                                                              @clouderst@abc.clouderst.xyz

                                                              @michal I know usually these are to be ignored but it feels nice seeing people spin up their own instances (me not being an exception) :neocat_heart:

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                                                                [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🔓
                                                                @michal@sapka.pl

                                                                let's see how it pans out 😉

                                                                  [?]slash » 🌐
                                                                  @agreeable_landfall@mastodon.social

                                                                  @michal I like that Mastodon wants to translate that for me...

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                                                                    [?]God Emperor of Mastodon (new account) » 🌐
                                                                    @michal@sapka.pl

                                                                    Testing my new snac ;p

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