Nostr notes by kolya

#Iwatched The Mummy (1999) for the first time. As expected it was ...

2026-04-12T20:34:03+02:00

#Iwatched The Mummy (1999) for the first time. As expected it was a fun classic adventure time. The film obviously owes a lot to the Indiana Jones series but more interestingly it is elevated by the performance of the charming and witty #RachelWeisz. I'll have to check out other projects of hers.

Regarde l'océan! ...

2026-04-06T22:04:25+02:00

Regarde l'océan!

It is the Marxist term that exactly describes what you noticed. ...

2026-03-22T20:33:48+01:00

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It is the Marxist term that exactly describes what you noticed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_power#Labour_power_as_commodity

-> commodification of labor

2026-03-22T20:23:56+01:00

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-> commodification of labor

I hope this is true, but people who truly died alone don't ...

2026-03-10T02:04:35+01:00

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I hope this is true, but people who truly died alone don't have anyone to report on the circumstances of their death and hence never made it into this study. So this seems biased.

I'm having a hard time getting over the creature design. The ...

2026-03-09T00:32:23+01:00

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I'm having a hard time getting over the creature design. The Predator from 1987 looks more real than Badlands Dek.

logging into mastodon ...

2026-02-01T23:38:33+01:00

logging into mastodon

"more Americans (46%) want to abolish ICE than support it ...

2026-02-01T17:19:01+01:00

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"more Americans (46%) want to abolish ICE than support it (41%)"
Just 5% more? Reading Mastodon, Reddit and German news I expected overwhelming numbers for abolishment. Apparently I'm in some kind of bubble.

restricting either booze or sex is just testament to the limited ...

2026-01-31T23:11:44+01:00

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restricting either booze or sex is just testament to the limited imagination of the guys who actually made up the rules.

Lisa Jackson on foot near Chemult Community College shoving and ...

2026-01-30T02:18:03+01:00

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Lisa Jackson on foot near Chemult Community College shoving and machete slashing through some freaks. #DaysGone

#DirtyDancing was written by #EleanorBergstein about her youth in ...

2026-01-29T01:37:27+01:00

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#DirtyDancing was written by #EleanorBergstein about her youth in the Catskills. #JenniferGrey played her part very well, but I'm not sure she should be writing a sequel. It's not her story.

mmh, tried [wrong URL, apparently] as an alternative? ...

2026-01-25T13:55:12+01:00

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mmh, tried [wrong URL, apparently] as an alternative?
https://web.archive.org/

I see. I didn't really notice because it's often ...

2026-01-25T13:46:26+01:00

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I see. I didn't really notice because it's often unreachable through VPN and I have to switch exit nodes. Just did that, got the captcha and got in without problems.

why? what's up with it? ...

2026-01-25T12:44:19+01:00

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why? what's up with it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today

angry or not, you seem to think that these photographers owed you ...

2026-01-12T16:40:04+01:00

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angry or not, you seem to think that these photographers owed you something for your welcome, which you couple with trying to enforce some made up community standards. meanwhile a defining feature of the fediverse is actually that instances can and do have different cultures and rules. I agree that altText would be great. but not actively making people want to turn around and leave should have a higher priority imo.

they're on misskey.io which technically federates with fedi ...

2026-01-12T11:32:44+01:00

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they're on misskey.io which technically federates with fedi but I've never seen any sign that they identify as part of the fediverse. and this kind of angry demand isn't very polite itself tbh.

Far be it from me to stop anyone from using a proper razor. But ...

2026-01-11T01:48:59+01:00

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Far be it from me to stop anyone from using a proper razor. But you are aware that you can just buy a new safety razor, very similar to this, right?

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2026-01-09T02:06:51+01:00

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#DaysGone

my new year's resolution is not to invade any democratic ...

2026-01-03T13:20:51+01:00

my new year's resolution is not to invade any democratic countries

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2025-12-29T14:05:46+01:00

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implicit

it's a cool idea. unfortunately artists from across the ...

2025-12-28T16:01:05+01:00

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it's a cool idea. unfortunately artists from across the fediverse is not exactly MTV 120 minutes.

wilhelminian style houses in the winter sun in cologne #kphoto ...

2025-12-28T15:31:35+01:00

wilhelminian style houses in the winter sun in cologne #kphoto

Game over, man! #kphoto ...

2025-12-28T15:22:53+01:00

Game over, man! #kphoto

Not from a commie family but raised in East Germany, so I get ...

2025-12-28T13:39:03+01:00

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Not from a commie family but raised in East Germany, so I get that. Reading Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler was probably when I really understood communism, its intellectual attraction and its inhumane consequences.

I once read "The Dormant Beast" by Enki Bilal. It was ...

2025-12-28T13:17:43+01:00

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I once read "The Dormant Beast" by Enki Bilal. It was gifted to me by a French man at the company I was working at. Not my preferred comic style, but I liked the minicat. Anyway, the photo instantly reminded me of this Pulitzer winning shot by Oded Balilty.

I spoke with a German teenager who is planning to go to Japan for ...

2025-12-27T14:35:51+01:00

I spoke with a German teenager who is planning to go to Japan for a #StudentExchange. I remembered that for decades most wanted to go to the US. Nowadays they told me, they're going to Asia, especially Korea and Japan are popular.

from my leaked unpacking video ...

2025-12-24T17:59:44+01:00

from my leaked unpacking video

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2025-12-23T00:38:56+01:00

they are usually photos taken at different points in time...

2025-12-17T19:19:26+01:00

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they are usually photos taken at different points in time...

I see these sliders often used for BEFORE and AFTER comparisons. ...

2025-12-17T19:16:57+01:00

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I see these sliders often used for BEFORE and AFTER comparisons. so really different pictures.

generally these sliders are used to compare different images. ...

2025-12-17T19:10:19+01:00

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generally these sliders are used to compare different images. what is your use case?

you need to have/create a new account ...

2025-12-10T12:02:09+01:00

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you need to have/create a new account

do you have any examples from the star trek universe, or I'm ...

2025-12-09T22:52:54+01:00

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do you have any examples from the star trek universe, or I'm not interested

tetanus bacteria live in the soil, not on rusty iron. so it might ...

2025-12-09T22:36:47+01:00

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tetanus bacteria live in the soil, not on rusty iron. so it might be fine.

Latin and classical Greek are mixed rather willy-nilly in those ...

2025-11-26T18:55:32+01:00

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Latin and classical Greek are mixed rather willy-nilly in those incantations. :thinking:

so this is where @npub1eae…z64n found all those Hasui Kawase ...

2025-11-20T00:00:54+01:00

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so this is where atomicker (npub1eae…z64n) found all those Hasui Kawase prints https://ukiyo-e.org/search?q=Hasui+Kawase

logging into mastodon ...

2025-11-07T16:37:37+01:00

logging into mastodon

when you mentioned slavic techno influences the deal was settled. ...

2025-10-23T11:01:27+02:00

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when you mentioned slavic techno influences the deal was settled. no take backsies!

RETURN OF COTTON EYE JOE

2025-10-23T10:51:07+02:00

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RETURN OF COTTON EYE JOE

#kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:58:01+02:00

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#kphoto #nightphotography

#kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:49:03+02:00

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#kphoto #nightphotography

the Schill Eck pub is popular with chain smoking football ...

2025-10-22T20:45:20+02:00

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the Schill Eck pub is popular with chain smoking football watchers
#kphoto #nightphotography

#kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:40:41+02:00

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#kphoto #nightphotography

park Nippeser Tälchen at night #kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:37:50+02:00

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park Nippeser Tälchen at night
#kphoto #nightphotography

#kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:35:12+02:00

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#kphoto #nightphotography

outdoor seating of the Kornkammer pub #kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:33:39+02:00

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outdoor seating of the Kornkammer pub
#kphoto #nightphotography

Neusser Str. / Gürtel #kphoto #nightphotography ...

2025-10-22T20:28:02+02:00

Neusser Str. / Gürtel
#kphoto #nightphotography

I think I have just for the first time understood why Donnie says ...

2025-10-21T16:10:42+02:00

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I think I have just for the first time understood why Donnie says that. He simply misheard the Dude failing to quote "Lenin" for "Lennon" and he cuts in to deliver what he thinks is the correct quote. *slaps forehead* :awesome:
I used to think it was just some surreal nonsense by the Coens, but it makes perfect sense.

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2025-10-21T15:59:06+02:00

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district city hall #kphoto ...

2025-10-20T20:46:39+02:00

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district city hall #kphoto

elevated tram tracks #kphoto ...

2025-10-20T20:34:18+02:00

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elevated tram tracks #kphoto

elevated tram station Neusser Str./Gürtel #kphoto ...

2025-10-20T20:22:40+02:00

elevated tram station Neusser Str./Gürtel #kphoto

if you can see the money booked on your bank account, I'd try ...

2025-10-20T13:49:32+02:00

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if you can see the money booked on your bank account, I'd try to get it back now. the deadline for getting transfers returned by the bank is very limited.

you might be able to get it back at your bank. otherwise ...

2025-10-20T11:47:16+02:00

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you might be able to get it back at your bank. otherwise you'll have to hope for redbubble, I guess. paypal from my experience is completely automated and has next to zero humans in the loop.

I haven't been able to login to Paypal through the web for a ...

2025-10-20T11:30:13+02:00

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I haven't been able to login to Paypal through the web for a while now. Just says: "You are blocked." regardless of browser etc. At least the app still works.

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2025-10-18T18:46:12+02:00

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#kphoto

entering my dark period #kphoto ...

2025-10-18T18:42:17+02:00

entering my dark period #kphoto

You can also just watch it online here: ...

2025-10-16T22:07:34+02:00

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You can also just watch it online here: https://tubitv.com/movies/662372/blades You need to be in the US though, or a VPN works fine. Just tested it.

That film is from 1988. ...

2025-10-16T19:22:57+02:00

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That film is from 1988.

logging into Mastodon ...

2025-10-04T21:19:52+02:00

logging into Mastodon

what is this ...

2025-10-04T01:13:11+02:00

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what is this

in the early 1980s #StewartCowley's ...

2025-10-03T18:23:03+02:00

in the early 1980s #StewartCowley's #TerranTradeAuthorityHandbook series was released as magazines in Germany. when I learned about them in the late 90s these were already collectors pieces. they contain a lot of great #scifiart and endless far future history and technical descriptions. you can flip through an English version here: https://archive.org/details/terrantradeauthorityhandbookstarliners/mode/2up

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2025-10-03T16:42:10+02:00

I doubt there's that plush snail or the flag in that package. ...

2025-10-02T01:42:17+02:00

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I doubt there's that plush snail or the flag in that package. Also the lettering looks shopped. So just going nude I guess.

scrolling through my timeline ...

2025-09-29T17:10:20+02:00

scrolling through my timeline

haven't seen these metal baskets in many years, they're ...

2025-09-12T23:51:37+02:00

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haven't seen these metal baskets in many years, they're all plastic here now.

What a blinkered reaction. Just a note: Barbara Streisand is ...

2025-09-05T22:59:52+02:00

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What a blinkered reaction. Just a note: Barbara Streisand is spelled with one "s" and so is the effect named after her.

there is a wide spread sentiment of purity that an artist's ...

2025-08-21T00:21:10+02:00

there is a wide spread sentiment of purity that an artist's vision should never be changed because it will always be diminished. meanwhile most books and films we hold for dear were created with the input of editors, publishers, producers and other professionals who identified problems early and understood the parts that work, creating that polished gem we ascribe to one person and their singular vision. a great work of art is still work and it's usually better done by a team.

the thing is you have to be really really good to make things ...

2025-08-08T17:16:09+02:00

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the thing is you have to be really really good to make things look easy and then it's not an illusion.

I like the attitude but it's the same fallacy as those ...

2025-08-07T23:36:27+02:00

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I like the attitude but it's the same fallacy as those "You wouldn't download a car"-ads. a digital copy is not taking anything physical away. it takes away work and creativity and a lot of other hard to quantify values that people nevertheless get paid for.
by showing the thief taking the result of this work, it also falls into the "content" trap.

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2025-07-30T02:07:52+02:00

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since all your posts are tied to your old instance (and die with ...

2025-07-20T12:07:32+02:00

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since all your posts are tied to your old instance (and die with it, if it folds) this isn't migration. it's moving to a new place and putting a note on your old door about it.

I remember drawing a picture for #NelsonMandela. it was a task ...

2025-07-18T20:18:24+02:00

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I remember drawing a picture for #NelsonMandela. it was a task given to us by our #DDR kindergarten teacher. the pics were to be sent to his prison cell in #SouthAfrica. but despite the teacher's best attempts to relay the severity of the situation in a more or less child adequate way, the results were just the usual kid scrawlings: house, sun, meadow and broken stick figures. you deserved better mr. mandela, at least a #spirograph drawing, but I didn't know about those yet :lost: #klife

thanks. that's a lot cleaner than I figured it would be.

2025-07-12T16:55:09+02:00

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thanks. that's a lot cleaner than I figured it would be.

nice. but as a developer I'd also like to see the backend

2025-07-12T16:42:28+02:00

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nice. but as a developer I'd also like to see the backend

I mean, good on you for hosting your own website. But it's ...

2025-07-11T12:32:56+02:00

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I mean, good on you for hosting your own website. But it's not likely that it will stay around for more than a few years. Even if your org does, your website is a Wordpress-blog which are prone to security problems and difficult to maintain longterm. If longterm availability really is a priority for you, I'd suggest handcoded plain HTML. I understand that it's always a compromise, but consider it.

I wonder what a life it must be when not buying a sweater is the ...

2025-07-09T09:51:24+02:00

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I wonder what a life it must be when not buying a sweater is the one regret that comes to your mind.

they look like paintings! I especially like the sedond one. ...

2025-07-08T11:49:50+02:00

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they look like paintings! I especially like the sedond one. :thumb:

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2025-07-06T03:19:33+02:00

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#DaysGone

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2025-07-06T03:03:19+02:00

#DaysGone

Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro, working on ...

2025-06-25T02:00:27+02:00

Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro, working on conservation of Tomb of Queen Nefertari (1255 BC), in 1989

the pendant resembles a stylised spider wasp. spider wasps have ...

2025-06-21T13:57:49+02:00

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the pendant resembles a stylised spider wasp. spider wasps have curled antennae, often dark bodies and bright wings, a stinger and they occur in Greece.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp

pretty sure it's a necklace

2025-06-21T11:12:29+02:00

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pretty sure it's a necklace

running a roadside attraction sounds an awful lot like work, so

2025-05-14T20:45:32+02:00

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running a roadside attraction sounds an awful lot like work, so

frankly I don't think she gets botox for the date ...

2025-05-04T20:52:01+02:00

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frankly I don't think she gets botox for the date specifically, I think that's a more like a running cost, haha. I have a feeling that dating above your own paygrade may be relatively common and touches on future family planning etc.

I've been thinking about this. The way she explained it, it ...

2025-05-04T19:37:32+02:00

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I've been thinking about this. The way she explained it, it sounded very modern and empowered. Or maybe it just seemed that way, because she's significantly younger, uses the cool new lingo etc. I'm definitely on team "split the bill". But I also thought: well, she knows her worth. But then isn't this just like our grandparents dated?

I met a friend the day before, a beautiful young lady who ...

2025-05-04T19:36:40+02:00

I met a friend the day before, a beautiful young lady who recently became single. Over a few drinks she explained some of her dating etiquette: For example she expects the guy to pay for the evening, because she figures that she's paying a lot more to get herself ready than he does. She specifically mentioned the cost of botox. And also the gender pay gap. "What if he earns less than you do?" She laughed and said "Well that's out of the question." :lulu: #klife

#fiat500 #kphoto ...

2025-04-04T21:01:27+02:00

#fiat500 #kphoto

eh, you can keep your firefox fork. I still prefer ungoogled ...

2025-03-07T17:55:00+01:00

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eh, you can keep your firefox fork. I still prefer ungoogled chromium.

mixing up Google Chrome and Chromium a bit there

2025-03-07T13:28:37+01:00

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mixing up Google Chrome and Chromium a bit there

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2025-03-07T11:20:12+01:00

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https://pinnacletreatment.com/blog/difference-amphetamines-methamphetamine/

That photo on the left isn't Caroline Mikkelsen though. It ...

2025-02-20T11:10:23+01:00

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That photo on the left isn't Caroline Mikkelsen though. It shows Edith "Jackie" Ronne - the first US woman in Antarctica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Ronne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Mikkelsen

Yes. The huge diversity and great taste of most European recipes ...

2025-02-05T21:10:36+01:00

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Yes. The huge diversity and great taste of most European recipes was born out of necessity to make do with little resources. People had to get creative. That's why American food tastes so bland and makes you obese, because it was born out of an abdundance of resources.

maybe it'll go away

2025-01-02T17:38:49+01:00

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maybe it'll go away

I also don't watch porn and find the same thing amusing as ...

2025-01-02T17:34:08+01:00

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I also don't watch porn and find the same thing amusing as the guy above me.

get out of the way girl, I wanna use that kitchen!

2024-12-30T18:24:07+01:00

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get out of the way girl, I wanna use that kitchen!

I'm glad he's alive and well.

2024-12-01T00:44:39+01:00

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I'm glad he's alive and well.

winner of the red🔴dot design award

2024-11-04T15:44:31+01:00

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winner of the red🔴dot design award

I personally lived through the follow-up German totalitarian ...

2024-10-08T21:30:14+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…hrww
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I personally lived through the follow-up German totalitarian regime until I was 12. In my experience AMBITIOUS people were a much bigger problem for resisters than unpolitical nice people. Then again I was only 12 years old, so what do I know. Well I'm closer than Naomi Shulman and you anyway, who are using a questionable secondhand story to frame American politics. But Trump isn't Hitler, Republicans aren't Nazis and you're not in the Nazi-resistance.

It may be notable that Naomi Shulman's source for that are ...

2024-10-08T20:35:53+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…ltw2
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It may be notable that Naomi Shulman's source for that are the stories her mother told her who was born in Munich in 1934 according to Shulman. So by the end of the German Nazi regime her mother was 11 years old - and if other kids of that age are any indication - probably not the best judge of people's character in a totalitarian regime.
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman