Phillip Winn @pwinn@social.cleverlibre.org

Another moment in Genshin Impact in which I suddenly realized how beautiful my surroundings were. It probably loses something as a still image, without the windmill turning, but it’s still amazing.

#GenshinImpact

@djzap It really was a great night!

Funny thing is, there’s a HelloFresh very close to my house all the way back home in Dallas, Texas, but I’ve never been. Now that I’ve had that mango snowflake, I definitely will.

Apparently the things I’ve considered worth photographing and also sharing in the last couple of days have all been food related. I’ve also taken other pics, but they have people in them and are not for sharing with the world at large.

#photography #Auckland #NewZealand #food

In comments on HackerNews, yet another devoted cryptobro* was trying to make the case that a bet against a crypto-monetized "web3" is a bet in favor of "the current centralized western oligopolies," which is certainly one wrong way to think about everything. Like many such devotees, he kept conflating a decentralized web with crypto.

I'm all for decentralizing the web. Let's expand the decentralized web without building a crypto wall around it.

* I feel reasonably confident in the label "cryptobro" given this comment: "my dude, do you always evaluate things for what they are rather than what they could be?"

I want one of those hats from Korea’s Joseon period, but not enough to pay what I see them for online. Maybe I should watch less K-drama. Or maybe I should buy a hat.

#KDrama #thoughts

@lain Life happened. People grew up.

@Adman @Doppelganger75 And here I am, an American coincidentally in NZ for the holiday! It’s a small world when we let it be.

Happy mixed drinks!

I have mixed feelings about the American holiday of Thanksgiving, but as in most situations, I ultimately come down on the side of joy. Repurpose the holiday! Celebrate with family and friends, and if you really want to have a good time, make sure you celebrate with immigrants!

My fondest Turkey Day memories mostly involve Indian and Chinese university students experiencing their first American Thanksgiving.

There’s also the time my family had a spread set up in the backyard for several dozen church friends, but since it was in the Philippines, and late November south of the equator, it was so hot the butter melted.

It is never bad to be thankful for life. Spending time with family and friends doesn’t undo tragic injustice, but avoiding celebrations doesn’t either.

This year I’ll be in Auckland, New Zealand, this Thursday. And that’s fine too! I can still tell the immigrants I live with I’m thankful for them, and I don’t even have to eat any sweet potatoes.

#blog #thanksgiving

@Gargron Will you be restoring qoto.org to joinmastodon next, and investigating the false accusations against them?

@ambihelical @radehi @freemo My understanding is that mastodon itself does not support markdown in any way, shape or form, and in fact removes what it identifies as potential markdown deliberately. The creator of mastodon is not a fan.

Qoto has added markdown support that can only be seen on qoto.org, but once posts are federated out, the formatting is literally stripped from what I’ve seen.