i hoped someone would say VLC second only to 7zip.

you are asking so many questions in so few words. but i’m not knocking you for that. just be aware that the full answer to that misleadingly small question is going to require a substantially larger answer.

this makes me imagine a universe where florida as actually good for america.

for every pound of Cinderella’s cake, they added another inch to the distance between Snow White’s eyes.

yeah, i hate myself too.

i was asking in good faith, and i can’t thank you enough for providing such a thorough and effective answer.

it almost sounds like bluesky is just a baby twitter in the making, and it’ll probably end up the same way. i’m really digging the actual fediverse thing, mainly because it seems to be one of the only places that money and vc bs hasn’t been able to touch.

you know, in a day and age where it’s wearisome to accuse one’s neighbours, i still find it surprisingly easy to tell my friends you’re a scoundrel.

interesting! so i’m probably conflating my expectations for bluesky with lemmy, when all the while i should actually be on mastadon. i was starting to wonder if bluesky was just a new us dem party project :\

pardon my ignorance, but how is a de-centralized and de-federated online community bound to such annoyances?

We bought this run-down house, my boyfriend and I. While he started working on converting the kitchen into the main bedroom, I insisted on removing the old wallpaper. The previous owner papered every wall and ceiling in the house! It’s a lot of work to remove, but it feels so good to get rid of it. The best feeling is getting a long peel, like when your skin peels after a bad sunburn. I turned it into a game, on the hunt to rip the longest piece possible.

I noticed there was a person’s name and date under a corner section of paper in every room. I couldn’t help but investigate and Googled those names. What I discovered left me speechless. The names all belonged to missing people, and the dates matched the day of their disappearance! We notified the police, who sent the crime scene team. I overheard one of them say, “Yeah, it’s human.” Wait, what’s human? “Ma’am, where is all the material you removed? This isn’t wallpaper.”

i think i’m getting old. welcome to your first financial hardship, though. you picked a doozie.