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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2022 08:44:34 JST simsa04

In my newly purchased "Handwörterbuch des Deutschen Aberglaubens" ("Dictionary of superstition and folk magic in German language countries") (10 vols., 1927-1942, Swiss editorial board), I've stumbled across a beautiful explanation for the origin of the celebration of people's birthdays, of birthday parties, and the exchange of birthday presents.

In the whole Greek, Roman, and Persian cultural aera before Christ it was assumed that with the birth of a child a good demon had chased away the evil demons. That is: The birth of a child was already the sign (evidence) that a good demon had succeeded against the evil ones. In honour of and gratitude to this "deus natalis" ("god of birth") celebrations were held and offerings presented. Thus a birthday party was not the celebration of the person born but a celebration of gratitude for the guarding demon that had ensured the save birth of this person. (Today we would rather speak opf one's guardian angel.)

I find this custom beautiful in at least two respects:

* Not the person but his/her good demon is acknowledged.

* Whereas in Christianity the newborn child is already sinful (and wicked, which is why early baptism is required), in this custom the arrival of the baby is *by being born* already evidence that the good demon had been successful, i.e., the birth of the child is already a sign of peace.

Given these origins, I'm more inclined than before to accept birthday parties.

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aab (aab@khp.ignorelist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2022 05:12:16 JST aab

❤️ https://khp.ignorelist.com/attachment/eeed3f5be5cd9bfb3fef3a365dc30729ce52baa5dd92b29b3a0c645e13a657db/view
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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2022 01:39:27 JST simsa04
- Dvd Mrsdn
We love the invasive species...

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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2022 00:12:10 JST simsa04

Casey Newton & Zoë Schiffer, "Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk" https://www.platformer.news/p/why-some-tech-ceos-are-rooting-for

« If you’re an executive who has grown increasingly frustrated by the work culture of the past half-decade or so [...] Musk’s sledgehammer tactics must feel like a balm. These leaders only fantasized about firing their most vocal internal critics; Musk went out and did it. Often without even knowing what job those workers did! [...]

And if it doesn’t work? Musk’s management style seems likely to prove influential anyway. Some tech executives have long sought an excuse to begin unwinding some of the leverage that their workforce gained in the roaring 2010s. As the economy weakens, Musk’s full-throated embrace of austerity measures may have given them one. »

[Painting the dynamic as one of "robber barons" against "woke left" seems naive. Not just for the simplistic historical approach but for the omission that tech firms embraced this "white-male-woke-fun workplace culture" for a reason: maximzing profits. In earlier times CEOs turned to "management by birthday party", now they may again embrace "management by terror", but the goal stays the same.

Furthermore, the article doesn't take into account that a CEO loses a company's edge when he turns to the latter style as a hierarchical company stiffles creativity. Returning to a 1960s IBM company culture seems ludicrous given how many tech companies went bust because of this approach.]
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  Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk
  
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  They're skeptical of their workers, too. PLUS: New details on Musk's 'general amnesty' for banned Twitter users
admin de gnusocial.net (administrator@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 18:31:34 JST admin de gnusocial.net
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admin de gnusocial.net (administrator@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 17:46:59 JST admin de gnusocial.net
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- Alexandre Oliva
@lxo Indeed it was during the weekend that I've seen several IPs blocked because of this; it seems it has not happened since.
I really don't understand all the issues you say but, anyway, use the service as you wish.

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aab (aab@khp.ignorelist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 17:22:30 JST aab
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- elmundotoday
- MUERTAVI
@Muestavi Los dos ejemplos que pones, desde luego, son muy buenos. Gracias! No conocía ese medio.

Sin ser lo mismo, @elmundotoday lo mismo te gusta :)

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せのお (金融) (senooken_money@social.senooken.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 15:05:34 JST せのお (金融)

2195 アミタ。前日ストップ高で明らかに強いと判断して寄成で入るも、寄り天で-10%で前日安値割れ。苦しいです。
ここからさらに安値更新するなら損切りもやむなし。

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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 13:44:17 JST simsa04

Today's Tai Chi was very pleasant. Coming to the last third of the form the chatterbox suddenly turned silent, and all there was was movement watching movement. This abrupt becoming silent occurs more often now.

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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 11:08:08 JST simsa04
- Lohan Gunaweera
- simsa04
@lohang
It was his notice and the thread of replies thereof here https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/4947733
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  Eugen Rochko (@Gargron@mastodon.social)
  
  from Eugen Rochko
  
  If text search is ever implemented, it should be limited to your home timeline/mentions only. Lack of full-text search on general content is intentional, due to negative social dynamics of it in other networks
simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 10:59:26 JST simsa04
- Lohan Gunaweera
- simsa04
@lohang
. and https://mastodon.help/ "searching things"

I just give these two examples as I cannot find the Dear Leader's own notice he posted recently... When I find it, I'll send you the link.
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simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 10:54:43 JST simsa04
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- Lohan Gunaweera
https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/2960/searching-toots-by-their-content-is-not-enabled-on-this-mastodon-server/2
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  "Searching toots by their content is not enabled on this Mastodon server."
  
  I wonder if it has something to do with this: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/optional/elasticsearch/
simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 10:38:08 JST simsa04
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- Lohan Gunaweera
Didn't the Dear Leader of mastodon.social curtail the search functionality of m.s.? You can't even search your own posts in your own Home TL there. So I wouldn't be surprised if the same restriuctions have been baked into the software every mastodon instance runs. Also, what you still can do on m.s. is search people but not posts. Seems like the Dear Leader wants to increase traffic by all means. But I stop here as I am getting too cynical...

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