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evan :verified:

@dgar it's funny how everyone is united in agreeing that the world's gonna be fucked to death in our lifetimes lmao

5 Jul 2023 at 11:15 | Open on mstdn.social
Final Round Player ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿธ

@dgar A gentler fall into being less fucked is still possible.

5 Jul 2023 at 11:37 | Open on mastodon.social
Kerri Levine

@dgar

I hear ya but still try to stay on the "a better world is possible" side.

#StrongerTogether

5 Jul 2023 at 13:06 | Open on stranger.social
Dgar

For my next trick, I will eat a percussion sandwich.

Drum roll pleaseโ€ฆ

27 Jun 2023 at 7:14 | Open on aus.social
Pablo Martini
CautionWIP ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

@dgar Make mine a peanut-butter and djembe. ๐Ÿ‘

Or maybe a bacon-lettuce-TOMato?

Would that be a real sandwich, or just a cymbalic one?

Ok, imma stop before this gets bodhran..

27 Jun 2023 at 7:40 | Open on mstdn.ca
Caledonia ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

@dgar Donโ€™t forget to cut it into a Triangle

27 Jun 2023 at 9:13 | Open on mastodon.scot
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Fabian

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Das ist aus dooms erster episode, Central Processing.

12 Jun 2023 at 15:56 | Open on chaos.social
referencemoth

@dgar the design methodology seems to now be only make content that 95% or more of players will see.

12 Jun 2023 at 16:37 | Open on infosec.exchange
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Miles Goodhew

@dgar Jeepers! crypto chaining on a single thread 1MHz sub-scalar 8/16-bit CPU... What a carnival!

17 May 2023 at 8:44 | Open on aus.social
Anson

@dgar I remember when that happened to me way back when.

I lost my Space Invaders high score and everything.

17 May 2023 at 8:48 | Open on mastodon.social
Dgar

For all you non-native English speakers out there, โ€œreadโ€ is pronounced like โ€œleadโ€, and โ€œreadโ€ is pronounced like โ€œleadโ€.

#EnglishIsHard

11 May 2023 at 22:38 | Open on aus.social
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Kendry

@dgar

Oh, I see! Formerly I was mislead.

12 May 2023 at 2:09 | Open on toot.io
DopeGhoti

@dgar

Most importantly though, remember, the image file format is pronounced "gif", not "gif".

12 May 2023 at 2:58 | Open on infosec.exchange
James Cridland

@dgar I don't envy transcription and term extraction software, which needs to understand that reading (a book) is really a very different concept to Reading, a town in Berkshire.

Reading a boring book about training is possible on the train to Reading to see the tunnel boring.

12 May 2023 at 3:16 | Open on bne.social
Dgar

So in a triathlon, itโ€™d come down to whoโ€™s better on a bicycle.

9 May 2023 at 13:25 | Open on aus.social
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James Edwards

@dgar Fun fact: humans have the greatest stamina of any animal on earth. We can keep running for hours and hours, no other animal can do that.

9 May 2023 at 13:28 | Open on mastodon.world
Odradek

@dgar and the shark has no thumb for the bell!

9 May 2023 at 13:29 | Open on chaos.social
Kigelia

@dgar I think ultimately it will depend on which section of the triathlon comes first as I suspect the first โ€˜legโ€™ will be very final for one of the participants. Although I suspect ultimately it will be a draw with both human and shark ending with a DNF.

9 May 2023 at 13:30 | Open on mastodon.online
Dgar

I tooted Hello World on November 30, 2022.

Then I began tooting my #music and a ton of #puns #jokes, and #memes. And you all responded so genuinely, and with such positivity, that I very quickly was made to feel at home.

My deepest gratitude goes out to the #Mastodon community, a #community that has literally improved the quality of my time on this spinning rock as it hurtles through space, towards a future that seems more uncertain every day. Itโ€™s unlike any other โ€œsocial media platformโ€ here.

Today, I celebrate the arbitrary milestone of five thousand followers, and I just wanted to say thank you.

Thank you for the favourites, the boosts, the follows, and the comments.

Thank you for your conversations, discussions, and corrections.

Thank you for listening to my music and sharing your thoughts on it with me, and for following along on your chosen streaming service. This has been amazing.

But, above all, Iโ€™d like to thank you all for making Mastodon the friendly and welcoming place that it is. My experience here is one of wonderful acceptance, and it has been truly humbling. There is nowhere else quite like it.

Massive big huge love to you all,

- Jon (Dgar)

I tooted Hello World on November 30, 2022.

Then I began tooting my #music and a ton of #puns #jokes, and #memes. And you all responded so genuinely, and with such positivity, that I very quickly was made to feel at home.

My deepest gratitude goes out to the #Mastodon community, a #community that has literally improved the quality of my time on this spinning rock as it hurtles through space, towards a future that seems more uncertain every day. Itโ€™s unlike any other โ€œsocial media platformโ€ here.

A photo of Jon (Dgar) with shaved head and glasses.
27 Apr 2023 at 22:48 | Open on aus.social
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Ziagrrrl

@dgar Canโ€™t count how many times youโ€™ve made me smile let alone outright snortlaugh! What you send out, you give back. ๐Ÿงก Many thanks to YOU.

1 May 2023 at 0:53 | Open on mindly.social
OutOnTheMoors

@dgar Thanks for the music and the puns ๐Ÿ˜Š

1 May 2023 at 9:17 | Open on mastodon.social
Heliograph

@dgar I love how much you're enjoying this โ˜บ๏ธ and people enjoying your stuff

1 May 2023 at 9:22 | Open on mastodon.au
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choose wisely

CHOOSE ONE: [ ] Common Sense โฌ…๏ธ [ ] Comic Sans
20 Apr 2023 at 5:21 | Open on aus.social
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@dgar Sounds more like Survival Of The Fittest - The Morality Version

20 Apr 2023 at 6:37 | Open on toot.wales
CheckingInOcassionally

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Common scents vs comic cents

20 Apr 2023 at 7:06 | Open on mastodon.ie
MaJ1 OLD

@dgar hey I love comic sans!
Oh I see, ๐Ÿซฃ *shuffles out in highly embarrassed manner *

20 Apr 2023 at 9:11 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
Dgar

#Introduction time! Okay to boost. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I make music, and Mastodon is awesome for reaching an audience.

I know most of you follow me for the stolen jokes and stay forโ€ฆ also the jokes, but many of you have also blessed me by listening to and boosting my music, and some have even followed me on their chosen music streaming service!! โค๏ธ That is so amazing, I cannot thank you enough. ๐Ÿซต๐Ÿค—

Big love to you all! ๐Ÿซถ

Here is a list of my music profile links on various streaming platforms. A follow on any of them means the world to me!

Below the links are some screenshots of my favourite comments from the Mastodon community.
๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/dgarmusic

Tidal: tidal.com/artist/21571623

Apple Music: music.apple.com/au/artist/dgar

YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCODHoyCwE

Deezer: deezer.page.link/rD9kbQYQBeFg2

Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0oeCPG

โ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿค˜

#Introduction time! Okay to boost. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I make music, and Mastodon is awesome for reaching an audience.

I know most of you follow me for the stolen jokes and stay forโ€ฆ also the jokes, but many of you have also blessed me by listening to and boosting my music, and some have even followed me on their chosen music streaming service!! โค๏ธ That is so amazing, I cannot thank you enough. ๐Ÿซต๐Ÿค—

Screenshot of a Mastodon comment: ummm..Yea, I'ma go on ahead, and just put it out there.... this is just propa. Yea, be expecting this to show up on a Midweek Workday Chill Mix very soon on #labr #loveabrotherradio this deserves it. stay tuned. brother
Screenshot of Mastodon comment: @dgar as always you rock! Literally awesome music you put out!
Screenshot of Mastodon comment: @dgar cool! -l did not know. | have just started listening to your music and | like it a lot! ...like putting "The White Stripes, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs, Soundgarden and Genesis" into a blender with some yet to be defined spice ... and out we get a delicate Dgar smoothie! -respect!!
@dgar Here | was enjoying the comic relief and utter lack of seriousness... And you go full on Siddhartha... ...and then rock out like Jethro Tull jamming with the Bad Seeds. Damn man... just a rollercoaster of human range. If you are some kinda of polymath ... | swear | am quittinโ€™ the internet for good. Again.
18 Apr 2023 at 10:34 | Open on aus.social
Patrick

@dgar It is some good music, which is nice with all the fine jokes.

19 Apr 2023 at 4:36 | Open on mastodon.social
Dgar

I burned a lot of calories today.

Forgot I had a pizza in the oven.

13 Apr 2023 at 6:04 | Open on aus.social
Aleksei ๏ฟฝ Matiushkin
MaJ1 OLD

@dgar burning pizza! Thatโ€™s a cardinal sin! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜œ

13 Apr 2023 at 8:40 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
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They donโ€™t make 12โ€ rulers any longer.

4 Apr 2023 at 14:26 | Open on aus.social
Julio Jimenez

@dgar Why not? Something must be afoot here.

4 Apr 2023 at 14:28 | Open on fosstodon.org
Odradek

@dgar than 30.48cm in nonabsurd units?

4 Apr 2023 at 14:28 | Open on chaos.social
MaJ1 OLD

@dgar๐Ÿ˜ โ€ฆ how will Subway measure their sandwiches now!

4 Apr 2023 at 14:32 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
Dgar

In 1866, Liechtenstein sent an armed force of 80 soldiers to defend their territoryโ€™s border during the Austro-Prussian War.

They returned with 81 soldiers, having avoided any battles and making a friend along the way.

In 1868, Liechtenstein disbanded their army.

wearethemighty.com/mighty-hist

Colourised photograph of "The last soldier of the Principality of Liechtenstein" in dress uniform, standing at attention, with rifle bayonetted held at his side, and looking into the camera.
3 Apr 2023 at 3:09 | Open on aus.social
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MarkNW

@dgar can all armies do the same please!

3 Apr 2023 at 7:49 | Open on know.me.uk
MMR Nmd

@dgar
That's how true popular army should operate : citizen/soldiers going back to their life once the thre1t is over.
Great story
@edendestroyer

3 Apr 2023 at 8:05 | Open on todon.eu
SagittariusSaturnus
Dgar

If you spend any real time on Mastodon, you will discover that some people take their #AltText very seriously indeed, and some may wonder "Why?".

Mastodon tries to be a place for all people, where everyone can have a voice, connect with like-minded people, and catch up on news and current events, regardless of ability. There are many vision impaired people who follow me now, and I try to make sure that my #AltText serves it's intended purposes.

Here is my approach.
Imagine you are describing the image to a friend with perfect eyesight, but is sitting out of view of the picture, like a friend on the other side of your desk who can't see the screen. Tell them the point of the picture, why it's there, what it means in context to the toot.

This example photo may have alt text as follows: A colour photograph of a black Steinway Grand Piano, with lid open and keyboard of black and white keys exposed. The branding "Steinway & Sons" can be seen written in gold above the keys and on the side of the piano which sits on gold coloured wheels, off-centre in the photo to the right, upon a red wood herring bone patterned floor. A white cornice separates the floor from the grey wall behind the piano which only takes up about one third of the entire frame of the photo.

This kind of description is overkill if none of that description is relevant to the original toot, especially if you were explaining this toot to a sighted friend.

For what it's worth. โค๏ธ

If you spend any real time on Mastodon, you will discover that some people take their #AltText very seriously indeed, and some may wonder "Why?".

Mastodon tries to be a place for all people, where everyone can have a voice, connect with like-minded people, and catch up on news and current events, regardless of ability. There are many vision impaired people who follow me now, and I try to make sure that my #AltText serves it's intended purposes.

A photograph of a grand piano.
31 Mar 2023 at 1:44 | Open on aus.social
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tiredt

@dgar love it

6 Aug 2023 at 15:16 | Open on mastinsaan.in
Celine warns of Idiocracy

@dgar 1 ...

For a few days now I am contemplating a toot about this topic.

I usually take the effort to describe in detail what is in a photo. Once on the Bluebird site I read a tweet from a blind person who asked for better descriptions in #AltTexts and explained also what screen readers are capable of and what not - for example, if there are only emojis in the handle/nickname of the tweeter, the screen reader cannot say what it means.

... 2

6 Aug 2023 at 18:59 | Open on mastodon.social
Celine warns of Idiocracy

@dgar 2 ...

Since then, I changed my name handle to only letters (no special signs, no earth pictograph) and payed extra attention to what I attached to my tweets. And, I am imagining what I would like to know about a picture, if I couldn't see it. Or, try to explain it to a friend on the phone (landline, no video possible).

What is very sad is, when people just put their text from the toot above into the #AltText and think that would be enough. No. It is not.

6 Aug 2023 at 19:04 | Open on mastodon.social
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