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renwillis

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life, love, music, art, and a soupçon of existential dread! 💕

  • one of them there they-them bisexuals, dagnabbit!
  • enjoys posting about my jrpg video game journey, may even include spoilers.

🌈 bi/pan non-binary
✊ very lefty atheist
🎵 my music: fairy 🧚 eyelashes
🎨 my art (instagram): renwillisart
🦩 baltimore, hon

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renwillis, to random
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Super excited to start my next game... Sea of Stars!

Anyone here play it?

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renwillis, to random
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renwillis,
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@rdp @Sobieck @bloodravenlib @bifouba If you don’t think your family has a racist uncle, then you are the racist uncle.

😉

cpoliticditto, to random
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IBM, a company who ignored calls for international boycotts and literally helped the Hitler regime track Jewish people during the Holocaust, has decided that Elon Musk is too much of a Nazi for their taste.

renwillis,
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@cpoliticditto Well it took nearly a century but seems IBM may have learned a little from its mistakes

What’s Apple and Microsoft’s excuse for being on X/Twitter?

ajsadauskas, to fediverse
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With BlueSky moving towards finally opening up federation, I'm interested in how people feel about it?

Would you be open to the idea of Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed, and other Fediverse platforms adopting the AT protocol in order to federate with it?

If those technical hurdles could be overcome, would you support your instance federating with BlueSky?

Does the same go for other commercially-owned platforms, such as Threads and Tumblr?

@fediverse

renwillis,
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@ajsadauskas @maegul @fediverse I’ll be honest. I’m ambivalent about Bluesky. If Mastodon et al can talk to them, fine. If not, fine. I’m happy & content with the wonderful people here and if federation gives us access to a few more, that’s fine too.

renwillis, (edited ) to alternativenation
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My new album Chasing Shadows is out (my 10th!)! Let's do a shameless self-promotion! 💕

My alt-rock-pop music project is Fairy Eyelashes 🧚 and my 10th album is out right meow! As always, it was made on my iPad.

ALL services https://songwhip.com/fairy-eyelashes/chasing-shadows

https://open.spotify.com/album/0rM5KTaKQGBvisYjOUS9Iv?si=IyXHAc9GRyiKvrLlAbBGZQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/chasing-shadows/1704225202

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njt4EszUVoewOHHjW2Q9M4y5_y_ohM5Ps

https://fairyeyelashes.bandcamp.com/

@alternativenation

renwillis,
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@sentinian @alternativenation YISSSS!!! Hope you like it! If not, that's totally okay too. ;)

renwillis,
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@sentinian @alternativenation Really??? Oh wow! Thank you so much! I just updated my bandcamp today! https://fairyeyelashes.bandcamp.com/

renwillis,
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@kvn most proud of? Probaby “I’m in love with you” - a 4 part 15 min epic. Whenever I can pull off a long Yes-length song, I’m so happy. I think I did here!

And yeah, made my own art! We went to the caverns in Shenandoah last month, I took a photo then illustrated over it!

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renwillis,
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@carlsonj @alternativenation thank you so much!!!

renwillis, to random
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Neko understands Caturday.
Be like Neko.

renwillis,
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UPDATE!!!

Neko has rotated.
That is all.

renwillis, to random
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New Wilco song out, "Evicted" - real nice, easy.

Check it out over on on https://lemmy.world/post/2471502

Album art is amazing!

renwillis, to random
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Welp, after failing miserably to set up reminders to pay every month manually, I finally set up a Patreon to donate to @stux for mstdn.social and @ruud for lemmy.world - thank you for all the work you both do!

If you can, y'all, support your platforms & servers!

https://www.patreon.com/mstdn
https://www.patreon.com/mastodonworld

renwillis, to alternativenation
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Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (Unplugged Live)
On https://lemmy.world/post/1954563
https://youtu.be/fregObNcHC8

An absolute classic cover and a wonderful way to kick off the weekend.

Visit @alternativenation Lemmy's biggest alternative music community!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to alternativenation
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[Fresh] Andrew Bird – Outside Problems
On https://lemmy.world/post/1925352
https://songwhip.com/andrew-bird/outside-problems
https://youtu.be/7VidaO3XOb4

Happy New Music Friday!! New Andrew Bird got me whistling.

Come to @alternativenation Lemmy's biggest alternative music community!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to fediverse
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Another win for the decentralized Fediverse when a government domain takeback can’t shut it down!

Mali has decided to take back .ml from people who took advantage of the free domain like fmhy.ml & maybe lemmy.ml - https://lemmy.world/post/1915581

And while it sucks for those servers & those users may have to migrate, the and it’s plethora of platforms continues on. 💪 💜

@fediverse

renwillis,
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@WhoRoger yeah, apparently the company managing the domain, their 10 year contract is up and Mali decided not to renew and brought it in house. https://domainincite.com/28897-freenom-is-losing-another-cctld-after-collecting-military-emails

renwillis,
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@freamon can you imagine if Lemmy (in total) was just poof grabbed by a government?

The fediverse lives to ride another day.

renwillis,
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@Chozo @fediverse disagree. It's another argument for decentralization that 1 entity taking down another entity doesn't take down the whole system.

If the US seized Reddit.com today, the whole site would just be gone. Poof!

The US could seize 1000 servers today and yet the Fediverse would continue on.

renwillis,
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@freamon Agreed, it's a silver lining post, for sure.

But generally I find people say "you see, this is why the Fediverse/Lemmy/Mastodon etc will never take off" for every blip of bad news or whatever. But in reality, while the news sucks for .ml servers, it highlights the resiliency of the Fediverse - which is a win.

And better to happen in the early days of Lemmy than when/if it got much bigger.

renwillis,
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@azalty it was free.

renwillis,
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@Aurix tell that to google & facebook in China. ;)

renwillis,
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@SeeJayEmm I hope so, that's a big miss on Lemmy right now.

Need to be able to migrate accounts & communities ASAP.

renwillis,
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@RxBrad same, but there's generally sim communities on other instances too. It will suck if lemmy.ml gets yanked. But given they haven't yet, they best be prepping to move ASAP.

renwillis,
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@dylanTheDeveloper In hindsight, getting a country domain as your main was not a biggest brain idea.

renwillis, to random
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Them stripe patterns. Just saying!!

Neko says “HELLOOOOO Zzzzzz”

renwillis, to alternativenation
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[Fresh] Big Thief - Vampire Empire
Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1770210
https://songwhip.com/big-thief/vampire-empire
https://youtu.be/Ka1vNzmD6JE

I am empty 'til she fills, alive until she kills
In her a vampire empire, I am

Good morning, indeed!
@alternativenation on for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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[Fresh] Slowdive - skin in the game
Lemmy post: https://lemmy.world/post/1721454
Visualizer - https://youtu.be/HWtlDuzHc4g
Stream - https://songwhip.com/slowdive/skin-in-the-game

Lovely & chill...

Visit @alternativenation on for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
On lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1707650
https://youtu.be/tWX3El-slpY

One of my favorite songs of all time... sweet, beautiful, and memory invoking.

Visit @alternativenation on for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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Holy crap y’all!! on has over 1000 subscribers!

Coke on in, y’all, the water’s fine!

https://lemmy.world/c/alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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[For The Lulz & Discussion] A.I. used to make Johnny Cash sing "Barbie Girl"
Post: https://lemmy.world/post/1635709
https://youtu.be/HyfQVZHmArA

Definitely fits under "alternative" lol. Where (if anywhere) does A.I. belong in music? Song drafts? Adding depth to your own work? Banned?

Visit @alternativenation on for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to aww
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Happy Caturday from the always vigilant Neko

Naps will not prevent her from keeping an ear out and protect us from any minor noises coming from the kitchen.

Thank you for your service Neko 🫡 🐈

#Cat #cats #catsofmastodon #catsodon #kitty @aww !aww #Caturday

renwillis, to alternativenation
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Metric - Just The Once
https://youtu.be/VYW4F5q7XBE
On Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1426785

Metric is back, bb! Shake yer money maker, y'all.
🕺

@alternativenation for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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Pavement - Cut Your Hair
https://youtu.be/QTTgpTeb0Z8
On Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1381956

Darlin' don't you go and cut your hair
Do you think it's gonna make him change?
"I'm just a boy with a new haircut"
And that's a pretty nice haircut...

In honor of my partner's new super cute hair cut. ❤️

@alternativenation for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to alternativenation
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The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
https://youtu.be/ZdDHi5SSIlM
On Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1364228

'Cause she knows that
It's demandin'
To defeat those evil machines
I know she can beat them

@alternativenation for all your favorite alternative music!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to music
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[Community News] Alternative Nation is now the 2nd largest music community on Lemmy.world!

Let's keep this party going! Post, comment, & share your outside-the-mainstream faves @alternativenation

fans on & @music - come on in, the water's fine...

How to post from Mastodon: https://lemmy.world/post/1023812

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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[Stream] Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
https://songwhip.com/japanese-breakfast/jubilee
Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1296194

Slipping into Monday like ahhhhhh... with Jubilee, one of my fave albums of 2021.

Join us on @alternativenation & share all your favorite alternative music from 80s college rock to today's indie!

!alternativenation

renwillis, to random
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They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
https://youtu.be/0XlO39kCQ-8
Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/1171462

People just liked it better that WAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

Join us on @alternativenation & share all your favorite alternative music from 80s college rock to today's indie!

renwillis, to fediverse
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Article Update: In less than 2 days, #Threads somehow gets even worse!

https://rentsuru.medium.com/its-been-5-minutes-and-instagram-s-threads-already-sucks-f10d507807ed

My feed is now all those interesting people, places, & publications that I followed on #Instagram over the years reacting & replying to celebrities & brands like Dunkin Donuts and fucking Paris Hilton.

Or worse, seeing celebrities & brands replying to each other.

Awesome. 😬

#meta #facebook #mastodon #fediverse #twitter #twittermigration @fediverse

renwillis,
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@Duchess Saaaame!

renwillis,
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@Wander lolol

renwillis,
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@RxBrad agreed, BUT with Threads, you see all these brands & celebrities in your feed even if someone you follow just likes something from them! You get assaulted by corporations!

So very thankful for the Fediverse.

renwillis,
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@natriumchloride @fediverse 💕

renwillis,
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@Jeze3D @fediverse I'm not sure how it's not. Just like here on Mastodon, people will share news.

renwillis,
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@Tag365 It’s just their IG verification coming over to Threads.

renwillis, (edited ) to fediverse
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"It’s been 5 minutes and Instagram’s Threads already sucks." 🧵👎

⚠️ NEW ARTICLE BY ME! ⚠️

https://rentsuru.medium.com/its-been-5-minutes-and-instagram-s-threads-already-sucks-f10d507807ed

Threads is the answer to the question: “What if we took Instagram’s comment section and just made THAT the new Twitter?”

Enjoy and thanks for reblogs & shares! @fediverse

renwillis,
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@Jeze3D @fediverse pretentious?

Not sure if you read the article, but I'm originally an Instagram user.

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    @Gargron @babe Someone had an early 🍺 start today.

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