Something Blue Chat

Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 13:41:15

These comments are imported from the HairyLarryLand Discord server.

hairylarry — 3/14/26, 9:47 PM
Listening to J.J. Cale on Blues Where You Least Expect It.
Now Carol King
Gary Moore - ok the least expecting it is stretching thin on this one
hairylarry — 3/14/26, 9:55 PM
5 minutes
That’s a wrap for the generator man. Something Blue at t-1 and counting
Dead & Company – Good Times
hairylarry — 3/14/26, 10:07 PM
Bobby Weir & Dead Ahead – Mr. Charlie
Bobby Weir & Dead Ahead – Samson and Delilah
With Tedeschi Trucks
hairylarry — 3/14/26, 10:37 PM
Sleeping in my chair on a quiet night.
ZDL — 3/14/26, 10:59 PM
Wait, did I miss this somehow?
I thought you started at noon?
hairylarry — 3/14/26, 11:04 PM
Smokestack Lightning. Something Blue is done.
ZDL — 3/14/26, 11:05 PM
Did you go through a time change?
ZDL — 3/14/26, 11:37 PM
Well, I couldn’t talk about the show, but I can still listen. This is a good episode.
hairylarry — 3/15/26, 8:27 PM
Yes. We sprung forward
We have no power. I’m on my phone.
Sorry bout the time change.
I hope you can figure it out because I can’t.
ZDL — 3/15/26, 11:20 PM
I can figure it out, but … it means I can’t be here. You used to start at noon my time which gave me time to get from my classroom at 11:40 back home.
Now you’re in the middle of my class time. 🙁
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 8:13 PM
well - that’s the shits
we could listen together and hour later or earlier - wouldn’t be exactly the same but it’s mainly you and me listening anyway.
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 8:21 PM
After I listen to the broadcast I can wait for you and we can cue up together. I usually stay up til midnight anyway chatting.
I think that would adjust for your schedule.
And anytime you can’t make it I’ve already done the work so … zzzzz
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 8:38 PM
I just don’t want to lose our rapport over the music. It’s hard to find people who actually listen.
ZDL — 3/16/26, 10:01 PM
I know. The time you had before was perfect, but now that they’ve exercised their power to change time… 😄
BTW, is the mastodon server down?
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 10:13 PM
We lost power last night. Then it came back in the middle of the night. But the ISP is still having power problems. So no internet. Until they fix it. I’m on a phone hotspot now.
Try this link. It’s for Fluxer. This link is supposed to allow you to chat without having to make an account. I want to see if I’m understanding this correctly.
https://fluxer.gg/KzyMD5kx
Fluxer
Fluxer is a free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities.
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 10:23 PM
Apparently it’s a read only invite until you enter an email. So you have to make an account to participate.
It is, however, possible to listen and follow the chat without typing anything, so that’s kind of like a website.
It would be cool if I could distribute invites that are good for a few hours and that would let you chat without having to join.
ZDL — 3/16/26, 10:29 PM
OK, had a network problem of my own here. Just got reconnected.
ZDL — 3/16/26, 10:40 PM
OK, I’m in.
Does the fluxer thing allow for self-hosting?
hairylarry — 3/16/26, 10:42 PM
Yes, but I don’t want to have to do that.
ZDL — 3/16/26, 11:17 PM
The channel seems to have disappeared?
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:09 AM
The Fluxer Channel? I just posted to it.
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:13 AM
I am here briefly, and for no good reason. I only see that there is activity. And wish to participate, but it is late. Boo.
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:15 AM
Something weird keeps going on. The Fluxer Channel just disappears on me.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:16 AM
We’ve been testing a fluxer channel
It is definitely late (for us)
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:17 AM
Well, what would you say if I told you that I have no idea what either of you is talking about?
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:17 AM
Fluxer is a Discord alternative
Open source and not yet enshittified
However, evidently, not as solid.
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:18 AM
“There are now fifteen competing standards…”
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:18 AM
this is
and I still don’t have internet
from the storm
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:18 AM
It seems weird. The channel disappears, but then I rejoin it and there’s now two copies of it. I leave from one and both are gone. Then I rejoin and there’s one.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:19 AM
definitely weird
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:19 AM
Also it keeps insisting there’s only one member.
Can you check if I’m actually a member and not, like, guest status or something?
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:19 AM
the off by one error
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:20 AM
I’ve seen this kind of behavior out of a before, and i’m trying to remember what it was exactly… not quite off by one.
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:20 AM
Is that like me being half-German, half-Chinese, half-Canadian, and all bad at numbers?
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:20 AM
You are listed on the Members list
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:20 AM
OK, so … weirdness abounds.
Well, it’s a) a new project and b) software, so by definition on either it’s going to suck, only the flavour of suction will change. 😄
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:21 AM
I added ZDL as a friend
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:22 AM
This definitely sounds like a server-side problem. I don’t think you’ll be able to fix it. The People Who Run Things will have to fix it
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:22 AM
It could also be weirdness from my shit ISP.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:22 AM
They’re in Sweden and the mass migration from discord has led to sudden growth and an influx of funds both of which can result in instability.
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:22 AM
Exactly. It was like how Mastodon went REALLY squirrely for a while when Musk took over Xhitter.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:22 AM
I could self host and be responsible for fixing it which is why I would rather not self host
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:23 AM
Exactly. 😂
When people say that users should self-host on the Fediverse I laugh and read on.
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:23 AM
It sounds like it doesn’t like your certificate for whatever reason. Oh and it’s extremely unstable. I’m seriously working on this problem.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:25 AM
Here’s the link - https://fluxer.gg/KzyMD5kx
Fluxer
Fluxer is a free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities.
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:26 AM
I will get to the link later. Right now I’m lying in bed
and accessing discord on my phone.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:26 AM
It’s better on a pc
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:27 AM
I am planning a game this Saturday, for what it’s worth.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:27 AM
I am too. In Memphis.
Kier is taking Corbin and I to Midsouth Con
After all these years I’m Going to a SF Convention
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:29 AM
I was going to work that event, but they shut down vendor applications on the 17th of December.
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:29 AM
wow
I guess you have to plan ahead
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:30 AM
I’m learning that there is a seedy underbelly. To this convention stuff, you probably don’t want to know how the sausage gets made.
Let’s just say that it all sounds like fun in games. And then you find out that people are involved, and that fox everything up but it does so quietly in the background
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:30 AM
The problem is money
That’s why Vivian and I could do Blues Fest for 25 years - no money involved.
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:31 AM
It looks like our running commentary from china has had her internet knocked out again
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:32 AM
We got our fill of that the first few years and found a better way
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:32 AM
Poor girl
Now, the sandman is about to get me. So i’m going to fall over dead
hairylarry — 3/17/26, 12:32 AM
me too
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:46 AM
No, not knocked out. Just can’t help much with useful opinions on conventions. 😄
Larian — 3/17/26, 12:46 AM
There are no useful opinions about conventions
ZDL — 3/17/26, 12:47 AM
Not even “I avoid them at all costs”? 😉