aphoenix's recent activity
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
aphoenix LinkI've had a cold, which has thrown into disarray my plans to sing. I've still been playing and have fiddled with the recording aspect a bit, so I hope to get a couple of things banged out this week.I've had a cold, which has thrown into disarray my plans to sing. I've still been playing and have fiddled with the recording aspect a bit, so I hope to get a couple of things banged out this week.
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
aphoenix LinkI don't do a lot of tagging - I try to tag what I post but that's it - but I think that in general most of the hierarchical tags makes sense. Most of the time, it seems to come down to if...I don't do a lot of tagging - I try to tag what I post but that's it - but I think that in general most of the hierarchical tags makes sense. Most of the time, it seems to come down to if something is more filterable or not. To grab some of the examples:
foodandfood.processedmake sense to be hierarchical. If I want to filter out all food topics, that includes processed food.partyandparty.republicandon't make sense to be hierarchical. If I want to get rid of things tagged party, I don't necessarily want to get rid of Republican party.I feel similarly about
safety.airandstorage.data. I'm not sure about the utility of neurons as a tag, so I'm not sure ifneurons.artificialis useful, but it at least passes the sniff test to me; if I don't want to see things about neurons, I don't want to see things about artificial neurons. -
Comment on Parkour hide and seek in an abandoned castle in Poland in ~sports
aphoenix Link ParentThanks for the ping! This was on my watchlist for after the Jays game, so I am 50/50 on whether I'm going to watch it or go to sleep right now, but I always appreciate the consideration.Thanks for the ping! This was on my watchlist for after the Jays game, so I am 50/50 on whether I'm going to watch it or go to sleep right now, but I always appreciate the consideration.
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
aphoenix Link ParentI should have left a link - I actually meant Perfect Heist 2 which I don't think is affiliated with Starbreeze. Though agreed, they are a dumpster fire right now.I should have left a link - I actually meant Perfect Heist 2 which I don't think is affiliated with Starbreeze. Though agreed, they are a dumpster fire right now.
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
aphoenix Link ParentPerfect Heist 2 is kind of this, but it's much more comical and the planning is fairly minimal. But it's a relatively good, if goofy, facsimile of doing heists.Perfect Heist 2 is kind of this, but it's much more comical and the planning is fairly minimal. But it's a relatively good, if goofy, facsimile of doing heists.
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Comment on Anyone else go to a No Kings rally today? in ~society
aphoenix Link ParentWe're allowed one. I did enjoy the "No Tyrants" rebrand quite a bit. Oh Canada, we're so fun and silly.I did enjoy the "No Tyrants" rebrand quite a bit. Oh Canada, we're so fun and silly.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
aphoenix Link ParentThey may have already begun implementing this, but I haven't seen it up here in the North, where it is admittedly more difficult to implement. I have seen the Ikea fleet and I was thinking about...They may have already begun implementing this, but I haven't seen it up here in the North, where it is admittedly more difficult to implement. I have seen the Ikea fleet and I was thinking about similar, though made by Grounded RVs because of a discussion about them here.
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Comment on What's your favorite hobby? in ~hobbies
aphoenix LinkI guess I would have to say reading, though that feels like saying that breathing is a hobby. I have for the last few years been reading about 2 books per month, which is far down from when I was...I guess I would have to say reading, though that feels like saying that breathing is a hobby. I have for the last few years been reading about 2 books per month, which is far down from when I was younger, but I have more hobbies and less time than I used to.
Cooking, gaming, making music are all my runners-up.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
aphoenix LinkI played guitar and sang every day and started fiddling with the recording process. I don't know if I'll have something concrete by the end of the month, but at the very least I'm making some sounds!I played guitar and sang every day and started fiddling with the recording process. I don't know if I'll have something concrete by the end of the month, but at the very least I'm making some sounds!
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Comment on What's your favorite hobby? in ~hobbies
aphoenix Link ParentThis shoutout made me smile, especially since I was feeling pretty unswole today. Thanks!This shoutout made me smile, especially since I was feeling pretty unswole today. Thanks!
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
aphoenix Link ParentI would delete the finale of season 1 and all of season 2 and then continue it but without the loreshitting.I would delete the finale of season 1 and all of season 2 and then continue it but without the loreshitting.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
aphoenix Link ParentI would also buya fleet of electric vehicles for all deliveries, not because it's particularly good, but because it would retroactively and definitively "win" a discussion about the viability of...I would also buya fleet of electric vehicles for all deliveries, not because it's particularly good, but because it would retroactively and definitively "win" a discussion about the viability of fleets of electric vehicles that I had on this site.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
aphoenix LinkThere's no good in this, but I'd buy Amazon (all of it) just to un-cancel the Wheel of Time.There's no good in this, but I'd buy Amazon (all of it) just to un-cancel the Wheel of Time.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
aphoenix LinkI have been practicing, and that's about it, but I've played the guitar and sang every day.I have been practicing, and that's about it, but I've played the guitar and sang every day.
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Comment on Catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game in ~games
aphoenix Link ParentI don't want to get all sulky about it, but I got that one wrong.I don't want to get all sulky about it, but I got that one wrong.
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Comment on Twenty-one facts about throwing good parties in ~life
aphoenix Link ParentI suspect this is highly dependent on the invitees. My wife's family is mostly brown, and if we suggest 2 as a beginning, it means some aunties will show up at noon to help, and most people will...I suspect this is highly dependent on the invitees. My wife's family is mostly brown, and if we suggest 2 as a beginning, it means some aunties will show up at noon to help, and most people will arrive some time between 2:30 and 6. The exception is of if you've rented a place (party room or the like) and then they will show up exactly at the listed time and there will be a lineup to get in.
Or we have a friend group from the Caribbean, and the best we can do is nail down a day because for parties they still operate on "island time".
The article seems pretty WASP-y.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
aphoenix LinkI will record at least one rough-and-ready song (ie. very few tracks, with a "live on the floor" feeling) and post it on my site, and probably make a section on the website specifically for songs....I will record at least one rough-and-ready song (ie. very few tracks, with a "live on the floor" feeling) and post it on my site, and probably make a section on the website specifically for songs.
I've started practice on a few songs:
- In The Garage by Weezer
- River Below by Billy Talent
- Santa Monica by Everclear
- Mad World by Tears for Fears
- Both Hands by Ani Difranco
I have to get my voice back in good singing condition. I really haven't been doing a lot of music lately.
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Comment on US solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after in ~enviro
aphoenix LinkI thought this was referencing how badly the current administration is shitting the bed regarding climate change.US solar will pass wind
I thought this was referencing how badly the current administration is shitting the bed regarding climate change.
Still finishing up with a cold that is right in my lungs, so no singing for me yet, but I've done some more recording of just the guitar parts.