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Boys: Should I take my L and move on from her, or risk trying to revive it? I think my L is clear here but need some dude inputs: in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"Left on read" - She gets his messages but does not read them. His icon on Discord probably has a [328] next to it.

Dealbreaker in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 78 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (17 children)

She has a Christian cross on and the wolfman shrimp hybrid is wearing a yarmulke meaning Jewish.

Which is funnier on a whole other level because shrimp are not kosher.

https://www.jccmb.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/1339532/jewish/Shrimp.htm

Do you think the US would respect and use the Greenlandic language? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Do you think Greenland would accept America's for profit healthcare system? 😉

Gamers, how complicated is it to play games? (setup question) in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Not as complicated as it was back in the day when you had to manage Extended RAM vs. Expanded RAM.

https://youtu.be/zqjHEBFnNY0

Ubisoft target audience when they play a good game in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I tend to agree with this. I had given up on PC gaming by 2004 so did not play HL2 until the Orange Box on Xbox in 2007 and my reaction was "Jesus this is boring!"

I've tried to replay it a couple of times since then, most recently on Steam Deck, but it just doesn't click with me and I give up around the Canals.

Going offline for an indeterminate period of time: in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Tales From the Loop got adapted for Amazon Prime and Electric State was adapted for Netflix. I enjoyed Electric State, but other than the name, look, and feel, it didn't really adapt the book.

Haven't seen Tales From the Loop yet.

Sunset at Zero Point likely couldn't get made in the current political environment due to it being a sweet gay romance book. Think sci-fi version of "Moonlight."

What *is* literary fiction? in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Good definition here:

https://writers.com/literary-fiction-vs-genre-fiction

"Now, if you ask 100 different writers about what makes literary fiction “literary,” you could easily get 100 different answers. You might hear that, opposed to genre fiction, lit fic is:

Character-driven (instead of plot driven).

Complex and thematic.

Based on real-life situations.

Focused on life lessons and deeper meanings."

and:

"Perhaps the best way to think about literary fiction is that it’s uncategorizable. Unlike genre fiction, which can be broken down even further into different types of fiction genres, lit fic doesn’t fall neatly into any of the genre boxes. Some literary fiction examples include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens."

I'd argue that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is in the "Legal Fiction" genre, along with the Perry Mason books and the John Grisham novels, but "Legal Fiction" isn't a category you find in bookstores. 😉

Going offline for an indeterminate period of time: in c/world@lemmy.world
Heavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

"I was going to have Sansa die, but she’s been so appealing in the show, maybe I’ll let her live …”

If anyone needs proof he's just making this all up as he goes along and has no real plan...

Who would win? in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Rock is on a side road so has to stop.

Scissors and paper go first, scissors cuts paper, then rock breaks scissors.

I'm going offline for an indeterminate time: in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I already beat a 50% 5 year rate on the heart stuff so I got that going for me! 😉

I'm going offline for an indeterminate time: in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Oh, they KNOW! 😉

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Going offline for an indeterminate time: (lemmy.world)
 

Some of you know I was offline for a bit this week for surgery. What you didn't know (and what I didn't know until about 2 hours ago) is that the surgery has uncovered cancer.

I'm intentionally using "c" cancer and not "C" Cancer because 6 months ago the biopsies I had done were pre-cancerous with no sign of cancer proper.

So, whatever it is, it developed in the last 6 months and I take that as a good sign.

From here I need to focus on doing what the docs tell me to do starting with blood tests tomorrow, then we're doing genetic stuff and a CT scan, that will tell us the official "stage" of the cancer.

My plan is to come back, but it won't be immediate and I don't (yet) have any sort of timeline. My ideas are probably more aggressive than the doctors and insurance will allow. 😉

So I'm planning on the worst, doing paperwork, advanced directives, all the stuff you don't usually have to think about. Then we'll see where it goes.

I wish Lemmy all the luck in the world!

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Going offline for an indeterminate period of time: (lemmy.world)
 

Some of you know I was offline for a bit this week for surgery. What you didn't know (and what I didn't know until about 2 hours ago) is that the surgery has uncovered cancer.

I'm intentionally using "c" cancer and not "C" Cancer because 6 months ago the biopsies I had done were pre-cancerous with no sign of cancer proper.

So, whatever it is, it developed in the last 6 months and I take that as a good sign.

From here I need to focus on doing what the docs tell me to do starting with blood tests tomorrow, then we're doing genetic stuff and a CT scan, that will tell us the official "stage" of the cancer.

My plan is to come back, but it won't be immediate and I don't (yet) have any sort of timeline. My ideas are probably more aggressive than the doctors and insurance will allow. 😉

So I'm planning on the worst, doing paperwork, advanced directives, all the stuff you don't usually have to think about. Then we'll see where it goes.

I wish Lemmy all the luck in the world!

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I'm going offline for an indeterminate time: (lemmy.world)
 

Some of you know I was offline for a bit this week for surgery. What you didn't know (and what I didn't know until about 2 hours ago) is that the surgery has uncovered cancer.

I'm intentionally using "c" cancer and not "C" Cancer because 6 months ago the biopsies I had done were pre-cancerous with no sign of cancer proper.

So, whatever it is, it developed in the last 6 months and I take that as a good sign.

From here I need to focus on doing what the docs tell me to do starting with blood tests tomorrow, then we're doing genetic stuff and a CT scan, that will tell us the official "stage" of the cancer.

My plan is to come back, but it won't be immediate and I don't (yet) have any sort of timeline. My ideas are probably more aggressive than the doctors and insurance will allow. 😉

So I'm planning on the worst, doing paperwork, advanced directives, all the stuff you don't usually have to think about. Then we'll see where it goes.

I wish Lemmy all the luck in the world!

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Pair shot by federal officers in Portland had unspecified Tren de Aragua ties, police say • Oregon Capital Chronicle (oregoncapitalchronicle.com)
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This is Portland Police saying this, so a slightly smaller grain of salt than the Rock of Gibraltar sized one for the DHS tweet.

Male shot in the arm released to FBI custody, female shot in the chest still hospitalized and stable.

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Six protesters arrested in Portland after two people shot by border patrol agents (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
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~~"Killings" is inaccurate, but it's their headline.~~ Hey! They fixed the headline! Man was shot in the arm (or maybe the leg? Reports vary.) Woman shot in the chest. Both survived and were hospitalized but their conditions have not been reported.

Mayor Wilson nails it:

Portland’s mayor, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference: “We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.”

“We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts. Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences. As mayor, I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed.”

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US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say (katu.com)
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/45158324

That explains all the sirens I heard coming back from lunch...

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Protests continue after ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis (www.cbc.ca)
 

In relation to this, thinking about a new community for Political Activism. Calls to action, that kind of thing.

The rules would be super simple:

  1. Purpose is for protest organizing. [Country, City, State]

  2. Absolutely no calls for violent action.

  3. No links to fundraisers. Too rife for fraud and abuse. Stories about fundraisers would be fine, but no GoFundMes, etc.

Think there's room for PolticalActivism?

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Happy New Years Eve, Everyone! GoCollect Blog: ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for 12/31/2025 (gocollect.com)
 

Be safe! Don't drink and drive! Yadda yadda...

Good stuff to look for at your local shop, looks super light due to the holidays, looks like D.C. is taking the week off!

Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6) - A future Black Panther story... TBH, I read through the first issue and decided to wait for the whole run to finish before reading it. Lots of time jumping here.

Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4) - It's Blade Runner, but with clones instead of Replicants.

Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5) - Starting the end of the Ultimate line?

Ultimates #19

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Doomsday - 1st Trailer - Official from Marvel (youtu.be)
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Happy Christmas Eve Everyone! GoCollect Blog: ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for 12/24/2025 (gocollect.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/comicbooks@lemmy.world
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Not sure if our local shops are open 12/24 or not... Might be worth a call!

Good stuff this week:

1776 #2 (Of 5) - J.M.S. doing Marvel hero time travel!

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 - Took a bit of a break after #6, should come back strong.

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 - I such a sucker for this continuation of the 80s animated movie...

Ghost Machine:
Hornsby And Halo #13
Rocketfellers #11
Sisterhood A Hyde Street Story #5 - All three of these have been good, but share a common problem of being artificially extended. Sisterhood could have been an excellent single issue, they pushed it to 5.

Flash #28 - NGL - I am so far behind on this...

Green Arrow #31 - Some of the best GA stories done to date!

Justice League Unlimited #14 - Not happy with how this is getting sidetracked by all the DC KO stuff. 😞

Skinbreaker #4 - Some of the best art going right now!

Superman #33 - I think this is the end of the Ultimate Legion story that's been running?

Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 - Final issue!

Warlord By Mike Grell Omnibus Volume 1 - This is a pricey one, but Mike Grell is a brilliant artist and Warlord was an interesting pre-cursor to Jon Sable: Freelance. $100 but worth it!

X-Men - I haven't been following the whole Revelation nonsense, but it looks like this is the last week for it!

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Xbox games 60% off at Fred Meyer (Kroger): (lemmy.world)
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We've all seen how Costco, Target, and Walmart have eliminated their Xbox sections, looks like Best Buy is not far behind...

I saw this tonight at the local Fred Meyer store (now owned by Kroger).

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