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2025-10-31 17:12:24 UTC

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Excellent - I have a Pixel 8a. I'm definitely switching. I haven't done anything like this since I used CyanogenMod 😲

2025-10-31 14:33:36 UTC

The continued enshittification of Android is prompting me to move to @npub1kwa…e0nj
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/leaker-reveals-which-pixels-are-vulnerable-to-cellebrite-phone-hacking/

2025-09-21 03:41:56 UTC

Via https://mltshp.com/p/1RA6N
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2025-08-05 13:07:58 UTC

For my daughters - "La mer" from Mr. Bean's Holiday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Iykn4mBT9U
#TuneTuesday #AtTheBeach

2025-07-22 13:47:31 UTC

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That's my favorite - purple > red IMO. Around me a lot of people plant the red.

2025-07-22 13:46:19 UTC

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Is that wild bergamot in the background?

2025-07-16 17:55:29 UTC

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you're lucky, these were common when I was a kid but now I rarely see one.

2025-06-05 13:39:15 UTC

I woke up this morning to find the "squirrel-proof" tube feeder my mother gave me missing. I don't think an animal took it because they would just knock it down and not drag it out of the yard.
It's unnerving that someone came into the side yard to take it - it's not visible from the street. 😨

2025-03-23 12:19:18 UTC

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I must be living under a rock. I'm going to plan an outing...

2025-03-14 14:25:41 UTC

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I only take two pills once per day but I use an organizer because I always forget whether I took them. Oddly enough, neither of the pills is for memory...

2025-03-14 00:15:36 UTC

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I can't remember if I tried that San Pellegrino when I was testing grapefruit sodas - is it terribly bitter? I settled on Squirt and Fever Tree, but I have read many like the San Pellegrino.

2025-03-06 22:27:35 UTC

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Please share your take on sunchokes when you get around to trying them...

2025-02-25 19:16:14 UTC

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it has been earned 😞

2025-02-20 13:02:43 UTC

The theme for the #ThursdayFiveList is #PublicTransportSongs. Sorry I don't know any songs from the last 30 years.
Two Trains - Little Feat
https://song.link/t/4077483
America - Simon & Garfunkel
https://song.link/t/37938153
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? - Bruce Springsteen
https://song.link/t/4098370
That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore - Los Lobos
https://song.link/t/4084175
Cannonball Blues - Sue Foley
https://song.link/t/98409631
https://www.laweekly.com/los-lobos-on-paul-simon-do-you-mean-zydeco-when-you-say-zy-decko/
Tidal playlist: https://tidal.com/playlist/042bc230-122e-4b69-9d4c-1dc726e8b1f1

2025-02-18 03:17:55 UTC

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oddly enough, they don't really bother my squirrel-proof tube feeder - I think they don't have enough to latch on to. I may invest in one of those hopper feeders with the weight activation to close up when large birds land on it. It sounds like you've got yours under control now!

2025-02-18 03:01:29 UTC

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To stop the starlings from eating all the suet, I'm going to try the recommendation to hang it upside down. Basically, you hang the cake so it's horizontal and leave the plastic case facing up to force the birds to hang below it. I'm not convinced this will work because they currently don't have any trouble hanging on to the wire cage when it's vertical.
I don't have a solution for the ground feeders. I may try safflower seeds because apparently they don't like that.

2025-02-18 03:01:29 UTC

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I have to check if the ground feeding birds will eat safflower seeds. Maybe the combination of making it harder for them to get to the suet and offering seed they don't like will convince them to move on. As it is, they've robbed me of one of the few sources of joy the last couple of days. 😡

2025-02-18 03:01:28 UTC

The European starlings have become a real nuisance. I didn't mind them when there were only a few, but now a ton are coming around and killing a suet cake in a day. They are very aggressive to the downy and hairy woodpeckers, and the Carolina wrens have stopped coming around altogether. Yesterday, I watched as two ganged up on a downy - one was above the downy on the same branch, and another landed below him. As the downy made his way up, the two converged on him and forced him out. #birds

2025-02-18 03:01:28 UTC

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We have snow and cold now, so this morning I put out some Zick dough (for the blue Jays and nuthatches) and scattered some black oil sunflower seed on the ground (for the dark eyed juncos, sparrows, and mourning doves. Those starlings were so aggressive, chasing all the other birds off and taking most of the food for themselves.
The only bird I've seen that managed to defend itself from a starling is a northern flickr, but even he would be helpless against a whole gang of them.

2025-02-15 15:03:46 UTC

Regime uncertainty is real. I have been spinning my wheels and feeling helpless about the state of things. I've been asking myself if it's even worth the effort to put in a garden if I may have to abandon it later?
I've decided that they can't take my joy. Growing some food of my own and improving the soil and biodiversity on my property is one way I can resist. ✊
Goal for today: Catalog my seeds and order what I need.
#gardening #RegimeUncertainty

2025-02-15 14:00:58 UTC

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ah thank you I didn't check the bug list!

2025-02-15 13:49:32 UTC

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I have that set but it doesn't appear to apply to boosts of people I follow.

2025-02-15 13:19:08 UTC

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I haven't been able to find the setting, but is it possible to filter boosts based on language? I've had to hide boosts from a few people because they boost a lot of posts in languages I don't know. I feel like I'm missing out on their English and romance language boosts.

2025-02-14 15:04:51 UTC

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I found the video -
Hedging (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoprVhpOKIk

2025-02-14 11:38:39 UTC

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💯 good advice - I have come across this idea in some readings. Be patient and see what wants to grow there. 💡

2025-02-14 11:31:28 UTC

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Right? There were people (hedgers) who specialized in this. Who knew it was such a thing?
Interesting fact: It says you can guesstimate the age of a hedge by the number of species - a century for each!
I'll see if I can find an old black-and-white video of a hedger training his apprentice.

2025-02-14 11:26:02 UTC

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Thanks - I'm going to have to read up on coppicing!

2025-02-14 04:15:13 UTC

This book, Hedgerow, is the last Christmas present my mom gave me. I told her I was interested in creating a #hedgerow, so of course she had to find a book on the topic. She was so proud of herself for finding it. She employed my daughter to search for it online, and she ordered it from a used book seller.
Anyway, this is all about hedgerows in England. I'm wondering if any #gardening folks here have ideas for native (Mid-Atlantic/eastern US) plants for a hedgerow?
https://6-28.mastodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/114/000/214/493/032/044/original/dfce3bd10f454f6a.jpg
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2025-02-12 14:52:15 UTC

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My supervisor schedules a bi-monthly meeting, by which she means every two weeks. 🙃

2025-02-12 12:42:57 UTC

I think I've seen this posted before but I'm reposting with credit. #birds
Src: https://www.tumblr.com/5-and-a-half-acres
Background: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/1ina2yz/that_only_happens_to_you_once/mcbdxr4/
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2025-02-08 02:42:35 UTC

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I love a dark 'n stormy but I struggle to drink them (or any rum drink) when the temperature is below 80°. For some reason, though, I am able to drink a Kentucky mule or a plain old whiskey highball in the winter. 🤷
Where do you get Jamaican beef patties in the burgh?

2025-01-29 21:15:05 UTC

Do you need a perennial forb 🌱 that blooms blue in May in full sun with moist soil and that is native to your region? The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has you covered. It even works in Canada! 🇨🇦
Search filters include: region, habit, lifespan, bloom time, bloom color, light requirement, soil moisture, leaf arrangement, and leaf retention. 🚀
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
#NativePlants #gardening

2025-01-28 22:24:54 UTC

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I can't find it now but I recently saw a picture/meme with the logos of the major streaming services but instead of the name they all said "Torrents" in the appropriate type. 🤣

2025-01-28 17:52:08 UTC

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences offers a master gardener pollinator habitat certification. You have to provide food, water, and shelter, as well as reduce invasives and pesticide use.
The planning worksheet is great for anyone who doesn't know where to start. See the recommended #NativePlants list for people in the PA/Mid-Atlantic region.
The certificate (and sign) could prove useful for code enforcement/neighbors/HOA problems.
#pollinators #gardening
https://pollinators.psu.edu/landscaping-for-pollinators/pollinator-habitat-certification

2025-01-26 19:34:51 UTC

Winter rye as a cover crop. This was a new garden spot in the yard. Layered cardboard, compost, and top soil. I sowed the rye late September. The images below are from:
October 5 - the rye has just started to come up
March 13 - on the far left, the rye looks almost like lawn grass - it's maybe 2" tall, if that - it has survived snow and freezing temps
April 28 - the rye before I terminated it - it's about 3' tall!
I left the rye there, on top of the bed, as a mulch. #gardening
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2025-01-20 15:42:29 UTC

If you want to attract #pollinators, you could do worse than mountain mint (pycnanthemum). This plant will be covered with small, white flowers for about a month in the summer, and a number of species of #bees and lepidoptera love it. I read that hummingbirds will visit, though I have never witnessed this in my yard.
MM can be aggressive, so you may need to keep it in check, but that doesn't require much work.
You can make tea with it, but it's medicinal tasting IMO.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pycnanthemum/
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2025-01-18 20:03:47 UTC

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highbush cranberry isn't actually a cranberry - it's a viburnum, part of the honeysuckle family.

2025-01-18 19:59:09 UTC

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are you in a region where serviceberry or elderberry are native? Those are great, too.

2025-01-17 01:21:28 UTC

Want to Save the Bees? Look Down!
"Most native bees nest in the ground, rarely if ever sting, and are tremendously important pollinators. Learn what you can do to help (and to stop inadvertently harming them)."
https://www.humanegardener.com/ground-nesting-bees/
#NativeBees #pollinators

2025-01-16 03:40:08 UTC

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maybe PixelDroid? I don't use it enough to say 👍 or 👎
https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pixeldroid.app/

2025-01-10 23:38:43 UTC

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I have the same issue with the window. I wish I could get goldfinches to come - I mostly get house finches and sparrows... Nice shot!

2025-01-03 16:09:24 UTC

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I can tolerate the squirrels, it's the European starlings that decimate the suet here... 😡

2025-01-02 16:24:40 UTC

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That sounds like a terrible cocktail! 😂

2024-12-23 01:32:01 UTC

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Can be done on a small scale as well with biogas/digester. I haven't done anything with it yet, but Kathy Puffer is passionate about it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCryDu9YZNwXjSQnxCDsKqXA

2024-12-20 13:42:20 UTC

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I had never even heard of it before a few weeks ago. Other common names are musclewood and blue beech. My understanding is they require little work - they don't require pruning, so you can pretty much leave them on their own. Have you found that to be true?

2024-12-20 04:44:06 UTC

My goal for the spring is to Make American Hornbeam (carpinus caroliniana) Great Again. This tree is great for wildlife and has awesome fall color. It is native to my locale. I learned about it while doing my #permaculture design project. #tree #gardening
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/carpinus-caroliniana
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2019-12-02 14:34:08 UTC

The Best Jazz Christmas Record You've Never Heard (It's even free!)
I don't remember how I stumbled on Christmas with the Believers, a jazz trio recorded live in a San Francisco club in 1986, and digitized from a cassette tape. I agree: it's one of the best jazz Christmas albums ever.
What you get are just over 30 minutes of catchy arrangements and tight playing; it really swings. If you like Vince Guaraldi's "Charlie Brown Christmas," you'll like this.
Download: https://archive.org/details/ChristmasWithTheBelievers/