Thanks for the in-depth info.

I’m kind of amazed they released a system that shows replies but not necessarily the OP! But presumably there’s all kinds of technical reasons over my head.

I’ve installed Subsitoot and am browsing regular Mastodon (not phanpy) with it… and I can’t tell yet if it’s making a difference. I’m still thrown by the bass-ackwards layout.

OK, I think I get what I have to do now to see the OP of seemingly orphaned replies, and also to see all replies to an OP, below the OP.

1. Click on a reply (just any random area of the reply text, not on a specific button, took me a while to work that out)
2. Scroll up (again, took me a few goes to work that out, as it often places that reply at the top of the screen)
3. Click on the top post (again, random area, not a specific button)

That finally shows me both the OP, at top, and all replies, below.

So, a bit of a palaver but doable. Thanks! Hopefully, future versions of Mastodon will make getting posts and displaying them properly grouped in the main timeline easier.

WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION?

I mean… He thinks Harris paying Springsteen would count as a campaign contribution???

Every time I think I have a handle on how stupid he is, he says something even stupider.

Probably.

He was probably imagining his voice being used in official media like more movies, not anyone loading up a free-to-play game and making it seem like he’s saying all kinds of crazy shit.

• https://youtu.be/De-YJHq2NmU

But it seems the SAG-AFTRA lawsuit is about a different issue, defending the jobs of their members who do/could do the work of Darth Vader’s voice since JEJ’s death.

“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s iconic rhythm and tone in video games,” the release continues. “Fortnite’s signatory company, Llama Productions, chose to replace the work of human performers with A.I. technology. Unfortunately, they did so without providing any notice of their intent to do this and without bargaining with us over appropriate terms. As such, we have filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB against Llama Productions.”

• https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/599871/fortnite-maker-charged-with-unfair-labor-practice-over-ai-darth-vader

Just to check, I kept going and it was 50 questions (!) before one applied to the characters I SHOT J R.

Thanks!

I saw it uses a flowchart approach (e.g. serifs or no serifs), which seems like a good alternative to the OCR approach but also had me thinking I might have to go through a lot of questions (some which I might not know how to answer) before getting a result.

But as soon as I did step 1 (serifs), the “Popular Matches” sidebar showed Cooper Black second from top! :)

It is the single best demonstration of the damage cocaine does to people. Before there was “this is your brain on drugs”, there was the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Watch it with your children so that they think “Holy crap, if this is what people come up with on coke, I never want to even try the stuff!”

Ctrl+f: “holiday special” - Phrase not found.

This thread epic fail.

I also assumed as much, just wondering if someone ever made a font based on it.

Couldn’t agree more!

Looks like the ‘I Shot JR’ font is Cooper Black.

Got me wondering about the lettering of the show’s title, but I can’t find any info on that.

Thanks, that’s it!

I hadn’t. Thanks, giving it a go now.

First time using it, not sure if I did everything right. Unfortunately, 59 results have sharp serifs, unlike the fat rounded serifs of the source. The very last one (Charlemagne Condensed) has rounded serifs, but seeing it enlarged, there are odd angles on the rest of the letter shapes.

So, something like that but without the additional odd angles.

EDIT: Looks like it’s Cooper Black.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Black

The devil is in the details, but the general idea could be useful.

Meanwhile, on the American side of the border, some brands are proudly advertising their US roots.

Ford last month ran a campaign with the tagline “From America. For America.”

Maybe people could “guerrilla advertise”: for those US brands kowtowing to MAGA in the US, copy & paste their US advertising over their adverts elsewhere in the world (hoardings, bus shelters, public transport etc), driving home to people where these brands are really from.

E.g. Cover up their overseas “disguise” adverts

• “We’re so local and lovely!”

with their US MAGA adverts

• “America - FUCK YEAH!” (in Ford’s case “From America. For America.”)

I mean, obviously, with permission of the owners/operators of said advertising locations, I wouldn’t be suggesting vandalism…

That cover of Billie Jean, though. Chills.

• Louie Louie - Toots & The Maytals (originally recorded by Richard Berry, popularized by The Kingsmen) https://youtu.be/BlFGvTtGMBI

• Walk on By - The Stranglers (originally recorded by Dionne Warwick) https://youtu.be/WYkqLm9cM3Y

• Maybe I’m Amazed - Faces (originally recorded by Paul McCartney) https://youtu.be/SLhoLkTyNkM

• Black Steel - Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird (originally recorded by Public Enemy) https://youtu.be/9ZJTM03UByU

• Everything is Everything - Booker T. Jones (originally recorded by Lauren Hill) https://youtu.be/A61c4FgxZz8

• Ohio/Machine Gun - The Isley Brothers (originally recorded by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young) https://youtu.be/XC6qOvfgDJI

The evidence says no.

Patrick Stewart:

ewart:

A football with a face:

Thanks so much for the very informative answer! I had heard of some of these things, and it’s great to hear of some more and also some real world experience and comparison.