In a tent 10m from a tree that got struck directly - some bark blew off it. I was bending over at the waist to pick something off the floor and involuntarily jumped immediately. My memory is that I jumped before I could have had time to react, so I think the electrical field made my muscles spasm which made me jump. Not sure if that’s possible or not though.

I guess it might have come across as escalating if the dad was homophobic as well as racist…

Nah, he’s the arsehole here.

Right, but I mean, the platform was originally designed without them in mind, and there’s no real reason why every piece of software needs to have every piece of functionality… I’m can see why they wouldn’t be prioritising it

I suspect I would love it if groups were in mastodon, but I’m not entirely sure it won’t backfire in some horrendous way (this is social media after all)

Mastodon doesn’t have groups?

“This kind of thing” being big picture dynamics of how to run a social media project.

I’ve also had a mastodon PR stall, but I think they get so many, many with competing demands, and have so few staff, that it’s not really surprising that it’s a bit mess on that front…

That first post is very good. I really appreciate the way he’s handled the first 10 years, and I hope he has fun doing whatever he does next.

Eugen has always seemed pretty clear-eyed about this kind of thing.

Get a different girlfriend

I think OP is saying that they have an old 3d printer that they made/love, and their spouse got them a new (better, nicer looking, but less sentimental) 3d printer.

Fair! Definitely wouldn’t have complained, but I’m a different person :)

Yes, and:

“For my birthday, my spouse got me a nicer newer expensive version of a thing I already have.”

Seems clear that the gift was a replacement printer?

Agree, and I said as much in a separate comment. We also don’t know anything about the delivery of the gift giver, either though…

"The one I have was given to me by my mother in law, whom I adore. It’s sentimental. … it was a kit and I had to build myself. I loved it. It’s perfect for me. "

It’s right there in the OP

Gonna leave this here, it’s worth a read:

Asker vs Guesser culture

They literally said the old one still “works just fine”…

And it seems clear from the text that it’s a 3D printer

Sounds like a relationship with a fair bit of conflict avoidance? I hope you have some good relief valves…

Good take.

Nah, that’s nonsense. Sounds like the old one was sufficient, and had deeper meaning attached to it.