Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I've been on Mastodon a little over two years, but I've never done an Introduction, so in keeping with the tone of driveinsaturday.org, an intro:

#didntsayitwasmine #introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxDQ1g964U

This is how bad it's getting here in the states: https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/refugee-advocates-want-canada-to-make-exemption-for-u-s-transgender-asylum-claims/article_b2cfc342-3a5a-57f7-b97b-7b908f55b7a4.html

A quote on my mind these days.

"There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair.

"Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future, or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain."

So it seems that the newest Linux Mint uses the Ubuntu Noble software base and the one I was using before the reinstall used the Ubuntu Jammy base. After a reinstall using the Jammy software set my PCs are very happy again.

2025 is really kicking my butt.

I have an emergency dentist visit tomorrow as my tooth is falling apart. It's just a "Let's see what's happening" exam with one X-Ray. $117.

Just a look. Nothing more for now.

Thoughts Before Bed

"What's a warrior to do after he's lost the big one? Win a few of the little ones."

We had this argument was back in 2016 with Laura Ingraham doing the Ugly Salute. We had our debates, we had our arguments and in the ten years since, she was absolutely doing the Ugly Salute.

Musk's doing it now. No need to argue at this point. we had years of that with Ingraham. He's doing it now.

Current Mood:

This feels very poignant right now.

We will prevail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmQkY0QBGXA

Happy Martin Luther King And Absolutely Nothing Else Day.

Three weeks of carbs.

Quote of the Day:

"The best thing about being a werewolf is that it's taught me a lot about time management."

Clickbait Title Correction: "will PROBABLY never appear...."

I would hope "Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" gets done. While the new Ranma series is hewwing incredibly close to the manga, this anime original episode of the series is probably its best episode and deserves the fresh look.

https://screenrant.com/ranma-12-anime-original-remake-episode-49-am-i-pretty/

So there's been a lot of love for David Lynch since his passing. I was big on the whole "if you don't like his supernatural stuff or horror, go watch The Straight Story."

He also did a thirty minute comedy sketch called "The Cowboy & The Frenchman." It's funny. In a David Lynch way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhRFbaTJiV0

4K HDR television is the best way to watch multi generation thirty year old video tapes. LOOK AT THE DETAILS AND COLOR!

I got the 4K AND 5.1 working from the PC! It's a nightmare hack but it worked. I ended up plugging an Displayport to HDMI cord into the TV. Boom, 4K at 60Hz. There is another cable from the HDMI to the audio splitter. Boom 5.1.

So, after all that, I'm still not getting HDR from the PC but at this point I'm happyish. I get 4K when I need it, 1080p when I don't, and 5.1 all around.

It works well enough....