yool_ooloo

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Shared from MeFi: "What the size of your book collection says about you" (self.asklemmy)
submitted 3 days ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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Get out those measuring tapes...how big is it?

Your book collection.

I thought this was a fun/silly thing to chat about and wanted to share it here.

I use the My Library app on Android to catalog my personal collection (less than 800 books but growing)

Do you ever 'weed' your collection? What's your ratio of print to ebooks? Do you collect in certain subject area(s)? From where do you acquire? (used bookstores, online, new bookstores, etc.)

Thanks for sharing!

What, if any, cybernetic augmentation would you want for regular life? in c/[email protected]
[–] yool_ooloo 1 points 4 days ago

Some kind of general pain suppression.

You could turn it off, if you're into that and sometimes pain let's you know there might be a problem, but the endless agony people go through would end.

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Is there an Android app for LibreWolf? (eom) (self.asklemmy)
submitted 6 days ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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What is your personal most hated company or corporation? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 31 points 2 weeks ago

Starbucks. They moved into my neighborhood and put a bunch of small business owners (cafes) out of business including one owned by a very good friend.

Nestle. obvs

What do you think Elon Musk is actually doing? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 4 points 3 weeks ago

Cocaine & Ketamine, but cutting it with something else, I know not what (tons of money?)

Internet radio recommendations in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 1 points 3 weeks ago

I love and donate to SomaFM.

I have been hooked on the 'DroneZone', but there are lots of other channels on SomaFM that I should explore.

There is very minimal interruption (hourly? and quietly) asking for donations.

What was your earliest experiences with the Internet like? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 2 points 3 weeks ago

AOL - ISP. Not sure order of operations here... I was also on Mozilla/Netscape (1991/92-?)

Bulletin Board Channels: There was at least one gay one in San Diego (ca. 1992-1995). We would chat and post online, then once a month, meet at a gay bar with name tags with our handles.

IRC - fun chat site (at least into 1997 for me)

LISTSERV - this was less useful for me. signing up for 'reading lists' or 'subscriptions' to 'butterflies' 'sourdough', etc. (I honestly do not recall the groups I signed on to) when no one really seemed to be there (1992-94?) though I didn't move with the hip crowd

What is a good alternative to proton mail these days? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

really? that sucks. really? i am genuinely so disappointed, jeez

What is a U.S. health insurance's "concierge program"? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 10 points 1 month ago

I thought a 'concierge program' was similar to OneMedical. You pay an annual fee, have a PCP, but the PCP doesn't typically do much besides refer you to specialists, give advice, or prescribe meds.

What public resources do you feel are overlooked/underrated? in c/asklemmy
What day do you dislike? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's a The Cure song in here, somewhere

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What is your favorite radio show? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 2 months ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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Do you feel sick in big stores? in c/asklemmy
[–] yool_ooloo 3 points 2 months ago

I felt like that last week at the farmer's market. I hate it.

single gay guys, what are your retirement plans? in c/askgaymen
[–] yool_ooloo 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you very much for replying. I agree about the part time job. I save religiously for retirement. I, too, hope and believe, I will have enough stashed away.

Guess I'm just looking for that 'care facility' now (for gay men). Which is crazy since I'm 50 and not intending to croak for a couple decades

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single gay guys, what are your retirement plans? (self.askgaymen)
submitted 3 months ago by yool_ooloo to c/askgaymen
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Are there any other single gay guys (50+) out here?

I'm not looking for dating/relationship advice/offers.

I'm asking single gay men: What are your retirement plans?

Is there a retirement village where all the gays go to?

Right now, I rent in SF. I'm alone

For the next 24 hours, everyone in the world, regardless of a language barrier, has to listen to whatever is on your playlist of no more than 15 songs on repeat no skip. What's on your music playlist? in c/[email protected]
[–] yool_ooloo 1 points 3 months ago

Loneward / Hidden in Plain Sight

Jon Brooks / Descent

Robert Rich / Cave Paintings

Claudio Barria Casanueva / Distant Beacons

Tapes and Topographies / Devolve

Tom Heasley / Solitude

Jeff Greinke / Cirrus Currents

Nimanty / Galactic Highway

somafm.com dronezone https://somafm.com/dronezone/index.html

I think we could all chill

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Setting up a new laptop - How do I get around needing a Microsoft account? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 4 months ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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Title I do not want a Microsoft account. Microsoft doesn't need any more info about me than they already have. Thanks

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Booker Prize 2024 longlist released (thebookerprizes.com)
submitted 7 months ago by yool_ooloo to c/books
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Have you read any of these? plan to? recognize an author?

Shortlist will release on Sept 16

Winner announced Tuesday Nov 12

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Q re: New Yorker. Article online vs print? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 year ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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How can I tell which print edition of the New Yorker has the online article? Do all online articles appear in the print edition?

I read the online Interview with Justin Torres, loved it, I want the print edition to frame. The online edition says it was published 12/31/2023, I just can't find it in print.

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literature - what does this quote mean? (self.asklemmy)
 

"He had the handsomest wop kisser I ever saw" -Jean Genet "Thief's Journal" p.185

What does wop kisser mean?

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What's the significance of calling it "Israel-Hamas War" vs "Israel-Gaza War"? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 year ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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I'm in the US.

I haven't discerned a pattern, by the media, in the titling of the horror currently underway.

I've seen Al Jazeera use both phrasings. I haven't determined that other media sites are hardlining their terminology either, but I notice the difference as I browse.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but these days people seem extra sensitive about names.

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Born this day: David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) (self.traditional_art)
 

David Wojnarowicz was born this day (9/14/1954). Artist in a variety of media, and hero to at least one freaked-out fa%%ot in the closet back in the late 80s/early 90s. Whether he wanted to or not, he gave voice and form to the absolute RAGE felt by a population that was dying so those that survived could create a better world for LGBT people. More. More. And this latest book of letters!

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Relationship between Alexandrite and Lemmy.world ? (self.alexandrite)
submitted 2 years ago by yool_ooloo to c/alexandrite
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Recently started using Alexandrite and am really enjoying the experience, but have questions.

I'm thinking of Alexandrite as the chocolate shell over my lemmy.world ice cream cone. Alexandrite is not an instance, correct?

I have not found a place on Alexandrite where my subscriptions (joined communities) are listed. Is this not yet available?

I assume that if I join a community in one (either Alexandrite or Lemmy.world) it will sync with the other. True?

I've joined communities in Alexandrite, but they don't show in the list of subscribed communities in lemmy.world. That just may take more time. Yes?

Thanks!

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How many fediverse instances are you signed up with? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 2 years ago by yool_ooloo to c/asklemmy
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Title.

Newbie, recently joined, 7/1/23.

Right now, I'm on three: Lemmy.world (my 'main' or 'home'), kbin, and Blahaj Lemmy. I'm looking at Reddthat and sh.itjust.works as well.

Just curious. I know most of the content will overlap, but there are differences in philosophy/moderator style, etc.

Do you like having ONE instance?

I'm loving Alexandrite as the Dove dark chocolate enrobing my lemmy.world ice cream bar!

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