Scary Guy

Honestly some people might try that though. I've seen dumber shit.

Went out with Paris to MicroCenter. He didn't want to grab food though so now I'm going to do that with Joe. Days filled with good friends and no specific agenda are the best days.

That's how you exist in my mind too. I can pretty much throw a rock and hit a Jessica.

I mean I gave the solution. If it's your property and you ask them to leave OR if they're up to no good you should be allowed to shoot them.

Well yeah I assumed that. I was only half joking. I do like seeing the pieces blended together but even separate individual ones are nice. Kind of reminds me of those tree canopies where the leaves don't touch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness

Well it would be a huge step toward the right direction anyway. I'm a big fan of federated decentralized communities. Ultimately it comes down to who people are willing to trust with their data though. I come here because I've been here almost since before this incarnation of it but I wouldn't say that I trust it, rather that I don't care. I really should invest in a VPN but I'm kinda cheap and I really don't care. But I do care which is why I'm not on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, etc... I do watch YouTube and brows Reddit but I don't have an account on either not that not having one prevents them from tracking. I think it's equal parts I'm lazy and all the privacy is overwhelming, especially the fact that there's like 40 years of data on me out there. I know I should care and do more to protect any more from leaking and I try but I still use insecure networks and associate with people who don't care. Speaking of, even with SMS which isn't encrypted anyway there are things like Facebook Messenger that everyone uses that reads the texts I send those people. I never agreed to that shit and the same type of thing happens whenever I send an e-mail to someone with a gMail address. There are other examples but those are the two biggest that readily come to mind. I sleep so much and yet I'm still so very tired. That's partly because of things like this. DGN is great though. I wouldn't still show up if it wasn't. It's at least more free than any of the other corporate social networks.

So I got a new water bottle because I like the art deco style and I should be drinking more water anyway so it's an upgrade from my old one. https://www.stanley1913.com/products/deco-collection-quencher-h2-0-flowstate™-tumbler-40-oz?variant=44559868985471 However I didn't realize how popular they were until I saw a Fox2 news thing on them (so I'm not sure whether that advertisement was paid or free because it was trending elsewhere.) Anyway I took it to @Serxera's and got made fun of for being trendy. Do y'all know what I wear? I'm the opposite of trendy. I have my style that I like and I give zero fucks about trendy. I'm slightly insulted, but I'm sure it'll fall out of fashion like everything else does eventually, and I still like my damn mug. The other thing is I'm sure that gold pattern will flake off eventually. I'm sure it's made that way much like steel cars as opposed to stainless steel. Even now that they're mostly plastic they make it so areas still rust so people are required to buy a new one. Planned obsolescence sucks but everything is attrition and I wont be able to enjoy it forever anyway.

Here's the reverse of that though:

I mean it's less about you and more about all the other users on the forum that runs on a server you don't own. Even if you did own it then the trust vector is reduced to people willing to trust you and the software you'd allow to run on it. Not that all of this isn't also being indexed by every search engine that exists along with whatever TLAs and corporations that want the data, but I feel that every little bit helps. Though there is an argument that making yourself more obscure exposes you more and that it's better to just blend in with the crowd of mindless automatons using Windows 10/11, Chrome, and the default settings for both. https://www.grc.com/shieldsup

I've got all fonts and styles overridden. It's not just here though it's everywhere online. Webfonts can be used to track you as well, so that's even more reason for me to keep them off.

Where is there still open canvas at this point? :P

I remember when that site was a community, then just a shitty blog, and now it's just a clothing site. I still have some swag they sent me from some event we did at Mephisto's long ago. Those boots are overpriced, and look like they will probably fall apart in six months to a year tops.

My mind keeps that on a loop for me. The only solace I have is that when I die I'll not need to worry about it anymore. I am sorry to hear about your aunt. I hope she had a good run. You have it backward. You should be doing self care before others. If you're not doing good then you're not in a good position to help anyone else. I hope you feel better.

Wow that's a bad photo of you :P

If the gargoyle spits out acid or the grotesque holds an M16 with an ambulatory motion and body tracking with facial recognition then sure. Otherwise it's just decoration, but I do like decoration. I've got three that were given to me but they're the small goes on the desk type. On a more serious note floodlights with motion detection, a dog, and a shotgun are your best bet when it comes to actual home defense. If you want to take it a step further or you don't like animals then having sensors on the doors and windows also works. Could go through a security company but I like to keep things as private as possible, so home automated monitoring with alerts sent to your phone is what I'd recommend.

I saw that at @Serxera's place. Good vampire flick, not that I think there are many bad ones.

You lead it! You can do the thing! If you're not comfortable with it in your back yard I suggest a public park. If you don't like the cold there are plenty of spaces that may be amicable to that. I may even know of some myself.

So, if it were public land he may have been guilty of a negligent discharge. But as it was HIS land and they were (and are still) trespassing he had every right to shoot them IF it was posted as private property with a fence around it. https://thelawdictionary.org/article/laws-for-posting-no-trespassing-signs/ Now, obviously laws vary from state to state, but federal law is pretty much everywhere. Here's a more local news report: Anyway back to the main subject. I think we're only getting one side here. If it's his land and he asked all those people to leave, and they said "no, there are hundreds of us and one of you, how about you leave?" and then got aggressive with him... Well again maybe things didn't go that badly, or maybe the owner was an asshole, or maybe they were all assholes. This is why Texas is great though, as they have actually sane property laws. Those who value someone's property over their own lives are morons.

Start your own!

I mean unofficial threads exist, and really at this point anyone can post about anything as things are a lot less strict. For example I do this all the time. Theoretically the administration is here watching, but the only one I really see post or in the online list at all is Tron. Which means that if the others are watching they aren't logged in. I don't know how hard it is to make a new account, but there's a considerable lack of fresh blood here. However that kind of makes the need for moderation low, for better or worse. I've probably scared off a few as well just being my opinionated asshole self. Apparently those supposed adults can't exist in the same space as someone they disagree with. Whatever, it's their loss. The funny thing is Troy probably would have banned me too if we didn't see eye to eye on most things (actually he did three times, but I think that was due to pressure from other users.)

I just found out that CDPR was going to spin out my GOG account into one on their site. Opted out of that pretty fucking quickly. If I need less of anything it's people having my account info. But they did it mostly right, they asked and offered an option to opt out. Would have been better had it been opt-in instead though.

What you really need to do is have a spare car key in your wallet, and a hide-a-key in a inconspicuous place or leave one with a neighbor you trust. If you're ever locked out of your car you can easily get in, and the same goes for your home. Also it protects against things like this: