Attention and the Acquisition Thereof — 2023 Edition

I’ve gone into the specifics of what I want in other places… thIs is more about the form and function of interaction. It’s intended to help steer you around common pitfalls and pratfalls, dramatically increasing the chances that I will leave you feeling embarrassed and embarrassing as usual, but also wet.… Read the rest “”

Your general stupidity soured me on the service, Elon… but silently killing the third-party Twitter client I’ve been using since 2010?

Fuck you, buddy.

Mastadon will do just fine, and will be more than fine once Tumblr turns on ActivityPub.

And as soon as hosting a Mastodon instance becomes more of a “ten clicks in AWS and some DNS fuckery” experience, I’ll spin up my own.… Read the rest “”

Merry Christmas, children.

bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls:

I’m old and thus don’t understand the broad appeal of things like Twitch, but I’ve got to admit, I actually enjoy watching expert Beat Saber players do their thing.

As far as playing it?

Dear god, get the words “hundred dolla bills!”

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Just Don’t

It’s not about you.

Someone might have to watch it. Someone might have to hear it. Someone will definitely have to find it. Someone will have to scream.

Someone will have to call 911. Someone will have to spend hours talking to the cops.… Read the rest “”

Thoughts on the abortion ban?

bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls:

Sometimes willfully stupid lawmakers who lack workable definitions of either “sanctity” or “life” will insist that they represent both, while really representing nothing more than a bone-deep resentment of female autonomy. And they will never surrender.

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Okay Tumblr ad-sales department… I see you.

bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls:

Hey, folks. I thought I’d introduce you to this chick I know. Her name’s Cindy… she’s a foreign exchange student who came to live with me over Christmas.

I’m not exactly sure how old she is; somewhere around 15, I think.

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So, this one starts out like every other stream, but by the end… it’s something else entirely.

Somehow I ended up with five or six cunts in heat, eagerly playing with themselves while I mocked and belittled them.

Which means it was a good time.… Read the rest “”

Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96, Buckingham Palace announces

As a minor Anglophile who is nonetheless indifferent toward the monarchy, the queen has just been… around.

And that’s the remarkable thing about her, as a human: there’s never been a moment of my life when she wasn’t there, occasionally waving and/or frowning at something.… Read the rest “”