Marcus Maranello

All Aussie Adventurer. Time to hit the road.

[Marcus Maranello @MaranelloMarcus]

@Rianstone @seriouslysushi @ClickingSeason @AliceFromQueens I was in Melbourne (Aus) during our lockdowns. At one point I hadn't seen anyone I knew in person (apart from my wife) for over 6 months because of the 5km travel ban. Messed with my head badly, heaven knows how it affected kids. It was an awful time.

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@AvidCommentator FWIW, I think most Aussies donate to social causes rather than volunteer, but that does have the side effect of 'social good' becoming a nebulous thing that we must trust happens 'elsewhere', rather than locally where we physically see the results and can demand accountability.

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@AvidCommentator Reminds me of an old study about volunteering that found people get happiness from volunteering, but also that happy people are the ones who actually volunteer. Have we been getting happier in the last decade? Probably not...

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@Fresherluke I know nothing about the drama but equally nothing about the film. Do advertising budgets no longer exist?

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@Harold36089778 Shrinkflation comes in many forms

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@SomeBitchIIKnow Still waiting for the adaption of Hitler as the time-travelling warlord

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@bonsaicrab @sgodofsk paging Mel Brooks

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@CitizenAmedia Used to be that dead internet theory made people think they were talking to people, but it was actually bots. With the dawn of AI we're still talking to bots, only suddenly and somehow with a human middleman 😆

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@linzcom But heaven forbid someone should suggest the idea that we should perhaps reduce government spending

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@ShortFirstSlip @StoicalSophist @jpodhoretz No he died each time, but you'll be pleased to know that it's relatively easy to grow Sean Beans in your garden.

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@SomeBitchIIKnow @mahungee Use Backblaze or something similar, works great as a backup for backups

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@PerBylund I can't see the picture for some reason

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@thetigersvessel @parkeralewis honestly feels a bit like a 'how would you feel if you didn't have breakfast this morning?' / 'but I didn't have breakfast this morning' exchange lol

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@HariSel57511397 point 2, 'modern audiences buy physical copies of stories they already like' is a good one, makes me think of what Matthew Reilly did very successfully with Hover Car Racer (publish as a fortnightly serial, then sell a hardcover version)

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@RecruitBoss @carbo_al I think the idea was supposed to be 'my actions are irredeemable, but I'll sacrifice it all for love' which works with Lucas' idea of the jedi warrior monk thing (fear, love, attachment etc). Anakin can't overcome attachment but Luke eventually does. But yeah, poorly executed.

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@TutaPrivacy So, uhh, when you say private messages do you mean messages to and from the AI? Otherwise it doesn't really seem like FB is actually offering an opt out...

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@stokdog Debt is literally the only answer politicians have anymore

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@SydneyLWatson Just stop following verified accounts and you'll find all those good things you thought you lost

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@nearcyan Yes but the tradeoff appears to be that desktop notifications are working for me for the first time ever, so I'll take it

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@TopherField If it's not my land, can I get a refund on my property tax...? 😁