JXM's recent activity
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Comment on Best options for domain registrar and static site hosting in 2026? in ~comp
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Comment on Update: Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster in ~tech
JXM Link ParentI have a filter on the homepage to filter out a bunch of names of people I don’t want to see anything about. That doesn’t protect against learning about new shitheads though.I have a filter on the homepage to filter out a bunch of names of people I don’t want to see anything about.
That doesn’t protect against learning about new shitheads though.
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Comment on Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg put on 'leave of absence' in ~tech
JXM Link ParentHe's gonna call it Mattpress or some dumb name like that too. Or just go full on war and call it Wordpress Pure.He's gonna call it Mattpress or some dumb name like that too. Or just go full on war and call it Wordpress Pure.
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Comment on Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg put on 'leave of absence' in ~tech
JXM Link ParentLet’s just hope he’s so outraged at being sidelined that he’ll be too busy going on the warpath against Wordpress and leave the rest of us alone.Let’s just hope he’s so outraged at being sidelined that he’ll be too busy going on the warpath against Wordpress and leave the rest of us alone.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
JXM Link ParentYeah, I could see bending that corner throwing everything out of alignment. Definitely a weak point in the design of basically all folding phones.Yeah, I could see bending that corner throwing everything out of alignment. Definitely a weak point in the design of basically all folding phones.
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Comment on My son pooped in the toilet in ~life
JXM LinkA+ tags I’m going through something similar at the moment with my little one. Stay strong and stock up on laundry detergent!A+ tags
I’m going through something similar at the moment with my little one. Stay strong and stock up on laundry detergent!
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Comment on My son pooped in the toilet in ~life
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
JXM Link ParentMaybe you're unlucky? (/s) From what I've seen, almost none of my friends or co-workers who have folding phones have had issues with them. Did they charge you for a repair? The only work I had to...Maybe you're unlucky? (/s)
From what I've seen, almost none of my friends or co-workers who have folding phones have had issues with them.
Did they charge you for a repair? The only work I had to have done was getting them to replace the inner screen protector after my son smeared paint on it and it wouldn't wash off. Samsung just sent me to a repair place and did it for free.
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Comment on Paramount is sitting on a $100 million reparations musical. Why? in ~movies
JXM LinkHmm. Thats a long article for a simple, one word answer: TRUMP. David Ellison has to stay on his good side or the merger doesn’t happen.Hmm. Thats a long article for a simple, one word answer: TRUMP.
David Ellison has to stay on his good side or the merger doesn’t happen.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
JXM Link ParentI’ve owned a few and used them caseless for extended periods of time…never had one break on me. They’re really not that fragile.I’ve owned a few and used them caseless for extended periods of time…never had one break on me. They’re really not that fragile.
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
JXM LinkI’d be down to enter. I played once about 15 years ago as part of an office pool and made it to the finals despite zero knowledge of football, so look out!I’d be down to enter. I played once about 15 years ago as part of an office pool and made it to the finals despite zero knowledge of football, so look out!
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Comment on What's a show you love that's from before your time? in ~tv
JXM LinkI recently started watching Moonlighting with my significant other. We’ve been together a long time and it’s always been one of her favorite shows but she was scared to show it to me in case I...I recently started watching Moonlighting with my significant other. We’ve been together a long time and it’s always been one of her favorite shows but she was scared to show it to me in case I didn’t like it. We had some friends over a few weeks ago and ended up watching the episode Atomic Shakespeare. I loved it and a few days later she showed me The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice and I was hooked.
Ostensibly, it’s a show about a former fashion model who goes broke and has to go to work at the detective agency she owns as a tax dodge. Said agency is run by David Addison (Bruce Willis). They solve mysteries. But it’s basically just a pretext on which to hang a bunch of fun adventures with the main characters. Sometimes they solve a mystery, sometimes they chase the man who stole Maddie’s fortune to South America. Sometimes they do a Shakespeare riff.
We started watching it from the beginning and are halfway through season two now. It’s amazing how the show knew exactly what it was right from the first episode. They make some minor adjustments, but the only other series I can think of that was fully formed this early in its run is Community.
The chemistry between Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis is electric - and again, it’s right from the first episode. The dialogue and rapport between them is so snappy that it makes the episodes feel like they’re only 10 minutes long.
One of the things I love most about the show is that you never know what you’re going to get with each episode. Is it a serious drama? A black and white mystery noir? A buddy comedy? A comedy of manners? Musical numbers! And it does a good job with each of them.
The other thing I love is the fashion. Maddie’s (Cybill Shepherd) outfits are GORGEOUS. Every time she is on screen, they have a diffusing gel over the lens to give Maddie an ethereal glow and gives the show a very distinct, beautiful look. In shots with both of them, they custom made lens gels that only covered the half of the screen Maddie is on. So she has a glow and David looks normal.
Lastly, major shoutout to Allyce Beasley as Mrs. DiPesto, the secretary. She’s made me double over in laughter multiple times with tossed off one liners.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that it stays good!
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Comment on Adulting -- what advice or encouragement did you receive / wish you had received when you were just starting out moving out? in ~life
JXM Link ParentYou kind of have to engage at some level. The people who don’t can only do so because everyone else does. If everyone just “dropped out” of society, shit would get crazy real fast.You kind of have to engage at some level. The people who don’t can only do so because everyone else does. If everyone just “dropped out” of society, shit would get crazy real fast.
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Comment on Adulting -- what advice or encouragement did you receive / wish you had received when you were just starting out moving out? in ~life
JXM Link ParentI was the only one who could cook in my dorm and I was constantly telling my roommates that I wasn’t going to cook a little extra for them.I was the only one who could cook in my dorm and I was constantly telling my roommates that I wasn’t going to cook a little extra for them.
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Comment on Inside Google’s $200bn Wall Street finance machine for Anthropic in ~finance
JXM LinkI dunno, if you have to jump through all these hoops and make the transaction so complicated that it’s nigh impossible for one person to understand the complete workings…there’s probably a lot of...I dunno, if you have to jump through all these hoops and make the transaction so complicated that it’s nigh impossible for one person to understand the complete workings…there’s probably a lot of bullshit going on.
Wonder who will be left holding the bag (certainly not any of the companies) when the market collapses? I can’t imagine Google or Morgan-Stanley actually wanting to take those losses. I’m sure they’ll be passed on somehow.
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
JXM Link ParentThat was the first time most people had heard from them.That was the first time most people had heard from them.
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
JXM (edited )LinkI left the television station I worked at once they were bought out by Sinclair Broadcast Group. I don’t know how well they’re known outside of America but Sinclair is an extremely right wing...I left the television station I worked at once they were bought out by Sinclair Broadcast Group. I don’t know how well they’re known outside of America but Sinclair is an extremely right wing company who has been (not so) stealthily injecting their views into local news and trying to make it seem as if it’s local sentiment. They’re extremely insidious and evil.
I will admit it took longer than I’d like to leave, but I work in a relatively specialized field and jobs are mostly gotten through networking. During that time though, I did speak to several media outlets that were doing stories on Sinclair at the time. I was quoted (anonymously) in a few articles giving them some background on how this story went down. Not anything major or amazing, but it’s something.
So I guess that’s my line?
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Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech
JXM Link3,500-4,000 mAh battery? Even if it’s user replaceable, uses a lower spec’d processor and has a 720p screen, that’s not going to get you close to a full day of usage on Android.3,500-4,000 mAh battery? Even if it’s user replaceable, uses a lower spec’d processor and has a 720p screen, that’s not going to get you close to a full day of usage on Android.
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Comment on Operation Bluebird launches Twitter.now in ~tech
JXM LinkI think these guys are just out to make a quick buck and just using this to get publicity. But if it’s a thorn in that stupid dipshit’s side, I’ll take it.I think these guys are just out to make a quick buck and just using this to get publicity. But if it’s a thorn in that stupid dipshit’s side, I’ll take it.
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Comment on Router recommendations? in ~comp
JXM Link ParentI’ve had good experiences with GL.iNet gear. I’ve got a portable 4G WiFi hotspot with a battery from them that I’ve been using without problems for about 6 years now. Reliable and easy to use.I’ve had good experiences with GL.iNet gear. I’ve got a portable 4G WiFi hotspot with a battery from them that I’ve been using without problems for about 6 years now. Reliable and easy to use.
Porkbun is what all of my friends recommend and they like it.
Personally, I’ve been using Hover/Tucows for like 15 years and never had an issue. The one time I contacted them, it took three rings for a real person to answer the phone.