2026-10-21T15:57:47Z https://nostr.now Cavyherd https://nostr.now/npub19a2gnzwjtq6n37f4ja495tw2hd07hzpznhna2rlr3rrl23gstntqn9k94s https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/000/129/914/original/27ed974509b4cf1a.png https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/000/129/914/original/27ed974509b4cf1a.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnqcq7kja9tm72nshng4sn8yf6tw20t3srhjhuzkv36kj9eaxa6czyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvnurhqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvjuzpjtux6d4d9k4e7nht3vext2ajsedmlkt7cnyhxtxwhzkzcgzstlly'>nevent1q…tlly</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One benefit of a writing group critique that very much caught me by surprise was that group-mates critiques of my story surfaced specific anxieties I had that I didn&#39;t have the chops to evaluate (or maybe even be conscious of) on my own.<br/><br/>A strange sort of validation: supporting not necessarily my writing skill, but rather reinforcing my writing •judgement•. 2026-10-23T21:47:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgf3zcd8cc2n44e237ms59rxlwce0wngzfqsysd6v2d7xsckwlfugzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv2w9gwm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ssmhrkqu0m72chujhfu9cey7cr4zz02mjn4sd9v2k3666zc5z0q6grmdt'>nevent1q…rmdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://wandering.shop/@cavyherd/117492093673826235">https://wandering.shop/@cavyherd/117492093673826235</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14szayhg34l2x0qxt6s6j5k02yew05gxu2tfvv4pnqdxv8ten57ds2jur2r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gerry McGovern</span> (<span class="italic">npub14sz…ur2r</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Edit: I parsed OP&#39;s &#34;OpenOffice&#34; as &#34;Libre Office&#34;—interpret the following accordingly.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve poked at [LibreOffice] a few times, and as far as I can tell, it comes close to being a direct replacement for Word. (Can&#39;t speak to Excel.) I.e., no training needed, at least to the extent that I&#39;ve played with it.<br/><br/>Coincidentally, this topic may be gaining new currency:<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note197kt82jr365r0xyfmqat4uqrptjl6c4p5glk3lt9jefnjmvwmu7sx6ng4e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note197k…ng4e</a></span><br/> </div> FUCKING #Microsoft<br/><br/>Word had just started emitting a popup asking me to enable "Connected Experiences" when I go to select stuff from a old, locked Word doc. LOL no.<br/><br/>A brief search suggests the only way to shut this shit down is to deinstall & then reinstall Word.<br/><br/>Yeah, right. If I have to go to those lengths, LibreOffice it is, thanks!<br/><br/>Fucking #Enshittification </blockquote> 2026-10-23T21:22:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlt9n4fpca2phnzyasw467qps4e0av2s6y0mgl4jev5eedk8d70gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvv9qy0n FUCKING #Microsoft<br/><br/>Word had just started emitting a popup asking me to enable &#34;Connected Experiences&#34; when I go to select stuff from a old, locked Word doc. LOL no.<br/><br/>A brief search suggests the only way to shut this shit down is to deinstall &amp; then reinstall Word.<br/><br/>Yeah, right. If I have to go to those lengths, LibreOffice it is, thanks!<br/><br/>Fucking #Enshittification 2026-10-23T20:24:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ae5ufmcakkpx8jauvk6w6md76epufwrkw3f3yx3dh0uhaf3zx0szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv4wzact In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdlam70a7u389c7u92xfr4gsutepsst6hf5dxkf40835k05he03cgx3249'>nevent1q…3249</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The assessment I take seriously comes out of the Black community, &amp; (as far as my ignorant white ass can tell) boils down to, &#34;Well, he •says• all the right things, but there&#39;s...•something• that&#39;s just not quite right....&#34;<br/><br/>Which, as I say that, lines up very well with your assessment.<br/><br/>(&amp; also that he put his effort into ousting Crocket, which is concerning.) 2026-10-18T11:52:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6kpmnlhkcycf8zzdna8jr32xxfg959vfsc2wj5jx8t55s8f8fjqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdva8hr64 RE: <a href="https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/117461556927273343">https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/117461556927273343</a><br/><br/>Speaking as a lapsed Pagan, both Trevors &amp; Talarico&#39;s messages ring so true it gives me goosebumps.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note17fw25nzya8m8aneucd2zdwdhlhfdmc7fwt5qf0hcu9nj9hsjd6wskxsvrq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note17fw…svrq</a></span><br/> </div> 15 min<br/><br/>What I love about Ed Trevors is as a pastor he shows you that not all Christianity sucks. Go look on his face.<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDVpiW2Nzo">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDVpiW2Nzo</a> </blockquote> 2026-10-18T11:41:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvuc92v0een5we5mwqwy0u0axpx6vs43ct3efldq8vjqwt8q5da6qzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvfkgzz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxtsmw0jxeqw3vdkzpnhaw6epdx0menya7384up4ehtmfzk66dvshxkqr4'>nevent1q…kqr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;ve actually got a rockin&#39; pumpkin patch going on the abandoned yard vacated when our two ginormous spruce trees were taken out by the wind last Christmas.<br/><br/>Downstairs neighbor has been in the habit of putting pumpkins &amp; squash out for the squirrels, who apparently then diligently planted the seeds. I pulled a bunch up this spring before I realized what they were.<br/><br/>People keep complementing me on my &#34;garden,&#34; which mostly consists of trying not to kill anything. 2026-09-21T23:57:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqkte0zzdz6s0mxytf7eurpsasfasa8lm7h6hssakhsj0asqhc4zszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgegfl8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrag64p4fcycu8fh6guh2ushs52e0ed839xqjlaystxqzgvxm2p7se5887m'>nevent1q…887m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huzzah! Cheers &amp; good luck!!<br/><br/>(May the US follow your example.) 2026-09-14T15:18:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04fpvhy80z08fc7st5n24mg03nve9r4q65ddce3mk3v7mznwdagqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv5sg9p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7kkxz70xkurtxkzn7wdwd4kxwg4yluzcs9pwtama2cyatnrs4hskxzgtq'>nevent1q…zgtq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep.<br/><br/>Folks who don&#39;t identify as chronically ill use other metrics, so as to leave &#34;spoons&#34; to be explicitly claimed by that community.<br/><br/>I use &#34;capacity,&#34; myself (though I think I could justly claim &#34;spoons&#34;). I&#39;ve also heard &#34;spell slots&#34;, for those of the RPG persuasion. 2026-09-11T02:29:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswv0funv5kwnkt22rpp3tt6p25s5x5d3gxsct28hqlrzh6ysj26vgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv6m7x77 I have a hard time articulating what #StarTrek means to me (beyond the fact that it no bullshit saved my life). I grew up on #StarTrekTOS. Have never been deeply invested in the later series, but have been deeply grateful that the story has been carried forward, and the extent it seems to have informed much of the world about how the future •ought• to be.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t have much eloquence to offer, so I&#39;ll likely be spamming your feeds with boosts of other folks&#39; thoughts. 2026-09-08T22:19:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsra3zt4dkm4zdkqkr6dy6j290x9rukykec43dpwtlmarmhmgefqkczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv2uq6m4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g7uwelh4qxrjfyx6dtv2gpc95m5n5yzs4wm06l4wr344s5496dq9t373u'>nevent1q…373u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ObRef xkcd:<br/><br/><a href="https://xkcd.com/2425/">https://xkcd.com/2425/</a> 2026-09-06T17:24:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqlmgy2xqvx9z5qhp03jfkc7h4h8a39xevewl90wr5xt2xara83ngzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv39886u RE: <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117206299065068372">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117206299065068372</a><br/><br/>Managing this impulse in American (especially, but everywhere certainly) will be the true work of the 21st Centure.<br/><br/>Decolonization doesn&#39;t even begin to describe the scope of the necessary work.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ht94tatunt9jqywsl4v4rnxyasrs876zau679rlm0ws3x5648ksqwxccy6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ht9…ccy6</a></span><br/> </div> Today's threads (a thread) <br/><br/>Inside: Preparing for a post-Trump internet; and more!<br/><br/>Archived at: <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/broken-arrows/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/broken-arrows/</a><br/><br/>#Pluralistic<br/><br/>1/<br/> <img src="https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/117/202/851/293/457/279/original/2e87b519318770ee.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-03T21:13:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2wud8hlfxmy8lvycpg2vknfrhshwhhw7hp5nj6504nlw72pwgtszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvzqftp9 RE: <a href="https://retro.pizza/@madcollector/117201333979418038">https://retro.pizza/@madcollector/117201333979418038</a><br/><br/>PLEEEEEZE tell me <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> has seen this!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1f4vjvxdvcks5nyg94t5v64dpzxvrqy6xr2fzr5sg4ag5h37acw4s52r5ns" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1f4v…r5ns</a></span><br/> </div> He belongs on mastodon<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://retro-pizza.s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net/media_attachments/files/117/201/332/109/920/000/original/c1164cb5deeec932.mp4"></video><br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-03T06:54:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zls4zf6vktpc4anjc7demctzvvl367dujrc0292zschwejk863czyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvrt4nhj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ucjctxutzgzem9cysdday8c848zh7e3hacvyqxy9qw5u3px2egcyq2dd4'>nevent1q…2dd4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had a couple of opportunities to meet O&#39;Hare, once when he was struggling, and then again later when things were going well.<br/><br/>Lovely man. I was so sorry when I heard he&#39;d passed. 2026-08-30T04:29:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5mngpaql3hr5usnspyqtyry4hxmc7nelqjymkkdvf0gyzsd73zszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvyy8acw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsftkqx8azw3s5tx4k0wuq62lgtt0phn6zu59qsaknzylafjm9x8ncs8cyde'>nevent1q…cyde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;...And she utterly failed to consider how many tycoons are conmen who would sooner shoot John Galt and smash his machine than let free energy threaten their profits.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;d be fascinating to see how her thesis would have evolved differently if she was born a hundred years later.<br/><br/>Edit: So basically, #AtlasShrugged is Russian Revolution &amp; Communism trauma. That makes her thesis make •much• more sense. Doesn&#39;t make the model track, but that&#39;s a dif question. 2026-08-22T21:24:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftkqx8azw3s5tx4k0wuq62lgtt0phn6zu59qsaknzylafjm9x8nczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv36h8mk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsylj4dw08vwal8h7jtu060zh0k98rfhy0wnuj2mgvm6r9akfhgnms8jxglg'>nevent1q…xglg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;She was young in Russia when the revolution hit, so her whole identity was based on hating communism.&#34;<br/><br/>Oh, okay, yeah. I hadn&#39;t made that connection, but that does make her whole thesis make more sense, emotionally, if not practically, politically, or empirically.<br/><br/>&#34;All social relationships are transactional, and anyone weak or needy is a vile parasite.&#34; So, basically, proto-Thatcherism. (No prize, I&#39;m sure, for guessing Thatcher was a rand fan.) &gt; 2026-08-22T21:23:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyeg7kkvhya630fkwn42a54ldx2andye3alg655npku44ef4mrjhczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvzsly0n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwy7kk9xkza43w5mz8xd96a6g7pf88s3rxs4x3zjtmdmpyhstk9qxgstm4'>nevent1q…stm4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, yeah, that tracks. Not a serious socio-political study, then.<br/><br/>Interesting that it has gained as much traction as it has. I think it requires industrial-grade disbelief suspenders to make the model run.<br/><br/>But then, OTOH &lt;looks around at the modern political landscape&gt; sigh.... 2026-08-22T19:22:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9v5adjv8fc03nz6pqkl7xzl356sr00f6qmj5w0gzt5awj23tmgszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvm0y6rs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8ndcv95p6lxn6j0t389u08ffd8ta60dq8hnf8y3racyn4du8m9gwqzdf4'>nevent1q…zdf4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s wild, because it feels like it&#39;s trying to be Futuristic™, but the political structure (insofar as it even maps to anything IRL) feels resolutely rooted in the last century. Or something.<br/><br/>It was so weird, bc the power dynamic seemed like the inverse of what we&#39;re seeing today. Only, uh, sideways. Or something.<br/><br/>Does the original book hang together any better? (No, I am not going to read it myself to find out.) 2026-08-22T18:13:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8ndcv95p6lxn6j0t389u08ffd8ta60dq8hnf8y3racyn4du8m9gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv5cnk4n So, I&#39;m not entirely sure why, except some perverse curiosity, but I actually watched #AtlasShrugged III &amp;... I have questions.<br/><br/>So, nearly as I can tell, the oligarchs are the persecuted good guys? &amp; the government &amp; scientists are the villains? Bc they just want to stop the Good Guys from doing whatever they want &amp; being Truly Creative? Is that right?<br/><br/>(Never read the book, so no idea how faithful the movie is.)<br/><br/>I guess the perpetual motion machine is what makes it #ScienceFiction? &gt; 2026-08-22T18:09:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyxqjdf9vu9p7lekq0rvnjrwlaz9uk2an3ux2zgt02z2puxpex9gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv9n5emy Hm. I wonder what it would take to spin up a #Worldcon2026 panel, &#34;The Future Meets the Past,&#34; featuring <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> &amp; #HeatherCoxRichardson ...?<br/><br/>Virtual, if appropriate.... 2026-08-18T20:43:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9xfsg5r9cf2wnxgqsjuzg8cdud0jul7k240nfsnttt238k333faczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvrpngw3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu9dunseqpy5h8r8nsclh9e88l36amak0t0khukyntatrtv7mj9qsfztex'>nevent1q…ztex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mine actually •broke• the pot they&#39;re in, &amp; it&#39;s not a small, delicate pot. (In fact, I haven&#39;t been able to find a big enough one to replace it in the store I used to buy these from.) 2026-08-15T02:45:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrpt50t83jc2hkqgzgyukfpf2ay944em3827hvkwsnyxqau670jszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvdm30kj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnfgq6ehyv9qcfr0kswy7xteje4eru77t48aj6cuxcl5q5wslrwsgudlqk'>nevent1q…dlqk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>—wat—<br/><br/>&amp; of course I am immediately reminded of the short story &#34;The Marching Morons&#34; by Cyril M. Kornbluth<br/><br/><a href="https://ia801605.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/33/items/GutenbergENzip/22.zip&amp;file=Marching%20Morons%2C%20The%20-%20C.%20M.%20Kornbluth%2C%202016%20%2824p%29.pdf">https://ia801605.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/33/items/GutenbergENzip/22.zip&amp;file=Marching%20Morons%2C%20The%20-%20C.%20M.%20Kornbluth%2C%202016%20%2824p%29.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/117/085/952/994/877/551/original/6165947598627117.png"> <br/> 2026-08-13T02:58:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgae5js2escnm3adzsck7zez24z7xjkert60wd3tastdkmf9w0x9gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv75fqmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjuprdun6ey06aa3drnqvk68l8d9e5vkfswx5xezvzxtw2y3davsd74fh0'>nevent1q…4fh0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂 yes ❤️ 🥰 <br/><br/>The whole &#34;d&#39;awwwwww&#34; vibe lolol....<br/><br/>Can you imagine 18thC naturalists having that reaction? (Spoiler: f&#39; no....) 2026-08-13T01:24:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5h46sc0upqwnzxjllqrv3gteee2ckeq7tvrfp2hl9ryqdagqhpszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv9hcawk RE: <a href="https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/117085201001789937">https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/117085201001789937</a><br/><br/>The fan-squee from the researchers is just 🤗<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note15n5ahq6h8tl9vs9khqk3cgj07njtwvqfk2ajlygvndyhz7ftwknsxxxk45" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note15n5…xk45</a></span><br/> </div> 5 min<br/><br/>You’re five minutes of awwwww<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxzmfMU7qg">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxzmfMU7qg</a><br/><br/>#evnautilus #neato </blockquote> 2026-08-13T00:56:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2autjdleq3uu43ul79sqpha638ggtrylmpcld4xemy88jdcsekrqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvfn5s8l BTW, for those who are not yet aware: #Babylon5 has a new YouTube channel. In addition to other stuff, it&#39;s also showing full episodes:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGVW-aDczak">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGVW-aDczak</a><br/><br/>#SciFi #ScienceFiction 2026-08-12T06:37:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsve6sf23tg9qjsadnevmpvt3l8kwyvx822txrk67ytrwnsn43hr4gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvhka3gf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pgptqwsxgjqfwpq0f35v2ncl3x7mqvjctulfext92qwpmmuat5sdkfnet'>nevent1q…fnet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the onversation with Cindy Cohn of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m24qfk8mead3xy9d3ctx9amt6f74ukepdqca9eey4mgn2502ynfsujd9a3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Electronic Frontier Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m24…d9a3</span>)</a></span> mentioned in the above podcast:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC1aK7jfLo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC1aK7jfLo</a> 2026-07-30T06:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pgptqwsxgjqfwpq0f35v2ncl3x7mqvjctulfext92qwpmmuat5szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvva03ul Woo! <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> on #theweeklyshow: <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw</a><br/><br/>#JonStewart #AI #Enshittification 2026-07-30T03:10:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsthjtq7clffu8y7hhdkhaqh7xgagmselfd25fe7nrh2d53qau6z5szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvf7lmqt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nz7ujfaxqcdq3rcdt7ej659kfrx8s96xampac6v93jzxa99ehdss9dd57'>nevent1q…dd57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Any bets on whether we get a winter? 2026-07-26T03:41:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfdd2xqxfp399tyn3kznfdjn7z3cx208wl3gxl6u6jdv6d34jwdaszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvhh4r96 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsf0hjhxuvusjrme6zq7ckw6nztxprgugwuc57692et4e7a8v7vqdl7zz5'>nevent1q…7zz5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a wild rabbit-hole. From the linked Wikipedia page:<br/><br/>&#34;On 1 January 2012, 70 calendar years after James Joyce&#39;s death, all of his works entered the public domain[4] in much of the world, a transition &#34;talked up in certain quarters as though it were a bookish version of the destruction of the Death Star, with Stephen Joyce cast as a highbrow Darth Vader suddenly no longer in a position to breathe heavily down the necks of rebel Joyceans.&#34; 2026-07-14T16:27:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8l0lwazkqvec4k96ztucff5xfmvsamrvvfwcy7a926qmclaa4krgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvwewtaw This is an impressive interview. I think this is the first time I&#39;ve seen someone ask questions that has caused <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> to have to actually slow down &amp; think carefully about the answers. (&amp; the answers ae kind of chilling.)<br/><br/>(&amp; DAMN I wish somebody would put together a conversation between him &amp; #HeatherCoxRichardson <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQNPJ0CEPo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQNPJ0CEPo</a><br/><br/>#AI #Oligarchy #Economics 2026-07-14T05:03:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywrj48h5t3hjl9wusxq5s8p5s6hva3ftssztm8ppzw95350v35fczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv57yc2f RE: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@paco/116887268970242050">https://infosec.exchange/@paco/116887268970242050</a><br/><br/>Okay, sorry, but this is still apparently not widely known: this is standard #ADHD quasi-teleportation. ADHDers are incompletely evolved teleports. Seeking an item generates an energy field that pushes the item out of this time-space dimension into the next one over. It remains there until the seeker stops looking, at which point the item will finally pop back into this dimension.<br/><br/>The More You Know 🌈 ⭐<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note16enpqcgzmslfn9ugwxlgxg2waw8835u57fsvzvj34t3mfnzs8ypq5jpxd5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note16en…pxd5</a></span><br/> </div> I just found my car keys that had been missing for ten days.<br/><br/>In my bag.<br/><br/>Where I usually keep them.<br/><br/>That I checked 3 times<br/><br/>and my wife checked twice.<br/><br/>And I still don’t know why I walked into the kitchen.<br/><br/>Someone hand me my metamucil. </blockquote> 2026-07-09T05:37:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwahg06jzrqnwcst4d8agrhmglg35z90gdq25j09m6u723ctufmczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvnc2g8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq38ypl62nr9gahgjzumham9w3hagpfwg6npsgzu9fv9ds9hntvns06tkf8'>nevent1q…tkf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It says something that the concept of &#34;consent&#34; only entered common parlance in my orbit about ten years ago.<br/><br/>And I&#39;m a certified Old. 2026-07-04T09:21:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnce0zxzl5y53lde3n2pqypnff7srnfy2e6rqnu797slycf87gyszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvdje362 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuvt88wz8fkcam64e6snfhftyka4akj7cc47ssu6s0gls4tratwsfzj2ty'>nevent1q…j2ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, sorry. The Apple ][# manual linked in the specific post I replied to above. Works fine in the toot, but is broken in the blog post. 2026-07-03T15:07:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2r2q6jjj88zqvuj2qrjjvrqdc2lg50h6efv2898qet5knsazzgszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvryelvz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6a94m4tc6yanpn62cy2fhldlkn69tp5rm4apk59ec869wdmlmngdhld0k'>nevent1q…ld0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Heads up that this link in the blog post is throwing a 404 error. 2026-07-03T14:57:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszm646f53r768qjlah8wse3enumt9ps0c43gtgd2aa47w8xexq7qczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvg4gu9p I just realized a major gap in my education: I never, for one reason or another, ever had occasion to engage meaningfully with #philosophy. I have a serviceable understanding of #math &amp; #physics, largely as a consequence it&#39;s presence in to a lot of the #ScienceFiction that I&#39;ve read. But for whatever reason, it appears that I&#39;ve never crossed paths with writing that has engaged with philosophy in the same way. Which leads me to wonder: •is• there SF that interacts usefully with philosopy? 2026-07-03T14:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nkwscszrtz9nszv5nv5art3ez4pe4sjl8mveq9wmtmes3xc2prszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgnmv2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9784valf7zrzmdvenr3rfll45kvdfegmjc3sfa8yd7gzkaewc5dc8t6fs4'>nevent1q…6fs4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And is repeatedly at pains to point out that &#34;Russia did it first&#34; or &#34;That was invented in Russia.&#34; Usually with a twinkle. Usually 😂<br/><br/>Edit: Sorry, &#34;inwented&#34; 2026-06-17T05:22:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrgwd8tzs32676qs6yk2hqvsn0px6tv5x7vjj8wu6wt633g32ufgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvy8fn4v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6ag36cuqwadwdqpztctwve496ytl9engvy4lhfsgm5dtyfwzx0qpu0ulm'>nevent1q…0ulm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One does wonder how that intersects with Disney&#39;s policy that &#34;No one ever dies at Disneyland/world&#34;? (Maybe that was what caused them to create that policy.) 2026-06-04T14:06:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzuc7hynp6ud87t6ewaejxlsf2lwx5rh8yjef0rh25klfy6xmv6szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvltz886 So I&#39;ve got a question for the hive-mind:<br/><br/>In your experience, where does the line land between giving grace &amp; setting boundaries?<br/><br/>Free-range discussion &amp; topic drift actively invited.<br/><br/>#boundaries #SetBoundaries 2026-06-03T19:56:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6hn5j4l2lwgly5xnrrjy568ypeh060dtehvhl8dyjjy836jgldqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvf54wv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9e5t9ft0vph09rtt803ela9t8ldqchkeqzquu99d9grw76unxd4gu8h0j7'>nevent1q…h0j7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This lines up interestingly with Scott McCloud&#39;s observation in Understanding Comics that the more general &amp; less specific the rendering of the main character, the wider the audience that will be willing to impute their own internality to it &amp; the more effectively they can identify with that character. 2026-06-02T17:36:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqut6vel2waaez098cxsr92cdtvj8cqxcsgptuqsz5t0cmdcljwqqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvxt38ua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrl7w8cjesp2lyf7cs994exj90shq08l4dt508rh089lwnj8z78fs7cqdk9'>nevent1q…qdk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a YouTuber that uses the names of top US administration officials to redact the swears in his subtitles. They go by so fast it took me a while to notice, but it cracks me up every time I see it. 2026-05-26T14:16:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvmcn9085akys68hl8990jj4x78jgsuu8frc7l3k699kmj4zku4cgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvcamkuz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4u3npwsdtmhlf02664tj6hpgw6j760n0yl50dzn60v2xcr7456cvgjnga'>nevent1q…jnga</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, Lillputian vintage oligarchs shoving robots down Gulliver&#39;s throat has to be the most thematically perfect image for our age.... 2026-05-26T14:09:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2s9hqvt3a6aylzy3ccnsnre07r70me4ph6lej47kz2q9vcwxhqkczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvtuuzuu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql4m6ppllxuesp7clnkem34tapt7x8sgzffh5ur2qpg45t0rxn0g67xfjm'>nevent1q…xfjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, a reference here is eluding me: can you unpack &#34;(brackets derogatory)&#34;, please?<br/><br/>I infer it&#39;s conceptually related to &#34;scare quotes,&#34; but that&#39;s as far as I&#39;m getting? 2026-05-25T14:46:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszeutdxxfmnewda6ap4e9q9murtpkxh9yy8wgxsmkppc7xh5hskvczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvdjhq8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst93vyatljglz6qw0yc6lksnyalygq73zpwxhuycwqkdtcxamdgmcnp6u3p'>nevent1q…6u3p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes yes, very love, but it&#39;s really his eyes that stand out. 2026-05-07T18:35:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgw8vzu27p45eajyxtc8zze5jedt4xxaj73nys45e6hgulmz5lkgszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvv57ahq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ycuj49kkw40zutd6gfpcar4lalek274j9qgjmj2lytytpkcwpqsufqnym'>nevent1q…qnym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤯 <br/><br/>(In fairness, my parents were also Republicans.) (Mercifully, they didn&#39;t survive into our current degenerate age. I have an ongoing bet with myself whether they&#39;d&#39;ve been gullible enough to get sucked down the Fox-hole.)<br/><br/>(Sorry, not parsing &#34;red diaper babies&#34; reference?) 2026-05-04T23:51:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0sx32fy964hk6f33kkmjvwwlg5xwrx2ypu8wwxleazmp3spphr3szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv94uzzg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8snr7z60c050vl94pggev34qk83707gedalf088wplf73m57y7msj96zk6'>nevent1q…6zk6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was a teenager when that came out, &amp; made the mistake of talking my Greatest Gen parents into going to see it with me. The consescention they greeted it with.... 2026-05-04T19:35:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfvrh4uu5sf0rakxec7u83d4w54swa4wz0zzy96zefc0zsw5hu0szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv79n9fr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rl5x7sutxrtprgnjz06fe9ezy0czs7n6pvdtsv5xq8exkqyur7cgpq2qk'>nevent1q…q2qk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People wonder when I get twitchy when they try to give me things. &#34;Because I&#39;ll have to put it somewhere!?&#34;<br/><br/>Conversely, when I give a thing away: &#34;What do you want for it?&#34; &#34;The space it was occupying, thank you!&#34; 😂 2026-04-05T21:32:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3m2f4hvjsg3u5zc07gmyj2hcpv3e2znzc5kxj972th2q2cm6ysqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv7pul7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hnjxa8ytchgyzksvvyqcxhyzp2456jjxvw08zfnh4hcae9n5r0spaps39'>nevent1q…ps39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Stuff In = Stuff Out is definitely a milestone!<br/><br/>Over the last couple of years, I&#39;ve had to do some dunging out to make room to get work done on the house.<br/><br/>Exported probably four cubic yards of Stuff (only a small bag went into the landfill—go me!).<br/><br/>The seriously depressing part: to look at my house—You can&#39;t tell! No visible difference at all 😭 2026-04-05T21:09:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26tumsncl8g5leya29wsnn2ut3hnurv48vetny65msffvsanu44szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvjeyn59 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xl32u3a0xtzvkdukpamrp0cs652z6m9tudhv22m6ngal0as9cfc83pm2m'>nevent1q…pm2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, that&#39;s •very• good! Thank you!<br/><br/>(&amp; one that I can support with my whole chest (heh) because the last time* I got a respiratory virus was sometime in 2018 or 2019....)<br/><br/>* Knock on wood 2026-03-17T16:50:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrwz9pflklj2mfyyhdn6aeft0s7lnnce6fgqpmturnxyhkqqm3gaqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgqdnay So, Covid-cautious peeps: how do you handle it when the people in your orbit want sympathy for getting sick •again•.<br/><br/>I just had this go-round again today with one of my coworkers, &amp; I&#39;m afraid I didn&#39;t handle it very well. (Granted, there were other factors in play that impaired my restraint. But even so....)<br/><br/>#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp 2026-03-16T23:29:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydltnr6jmvfw0dcxxp3rp528rltyne82m4zmhzd9d6mwp34qgsrszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvs33pnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdasct9lvqsgwvtvcwk6ewt5lj2whwq685mfjk2yl94zk67jy0ssh03kaz'>nevent1q…3kaz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or—hear me out....<br/><br/>(Spoiler: those with #ADHD are incompletely evolved teleports.)<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/187/084/413/074/245/original/a496dbcddcdd2683.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T09:04:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs977j2y2lpjlxk476uf757wx6kgg5mndp4vmpt7vulm0rkpmmtytgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvthp4au Underrated benefit of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span>&#39;s title collages on his blog posts: makes it easy to spot at a glance if I&#39;ve read that one or not. 2026-02-06T18:48:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrqt9jnyaedcwrevmfpfksl0sf79zxthr0x43ggwjahgvf8a62sgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvukyvhj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykwtmtfz53k9mzx5w05vkacyvlhlhxkwewlagcasw2xd7eupz8jgd9m9ku'>nevent1q…m9ku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A good start would probably be reading <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> &#39;s book Enshittification. •Especially• if you are resident outside of the US. (He also has numerous talks out there on YT, if you&#39;re not up to reading the whole book.) I haven&#39;t read it personally (I&#39;ve been following his blog for a few years, so I feel I&#39;m reasonably up to speed?) but I gather he has some solid recommendations for actions to take. 2026-01-09T12:30:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst4hy59yufqz4uar2antsfchlt5e7pkfwzfmv29axnxaulsxyd8jczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvmrt5k4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq74zmedkru56aqedctgpaxxtwcrr46l6na6g2a7czxu4eu06pvcgr5j4dm'>nevent1q…j4dm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This vid led me to his YT channel, which popped up this, which echoes very precisely everything <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> has been reporting in #Enshittification et al:<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM</a> 2026-01-09T06:48:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg272p33j26auuyrc4pt64sjp0gxhf2m35etwvfwsxk776suewvxczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvs65sgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2wg8ftxwk5zht6ruywm7gulc4zweug0an2ae5ju3npkjzt73t3c43zq86'>nevent1q…zq86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the principle of &#34;if I think of it, somebody much smarther than I has probably thought of it,&#34; I&#39;m now imagining a graphical model of this kind of interface, rendered tomographical-like, in the way that geologists visualize geological structures...?<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/849/966/386/838/641/original/1924fd57e07e0d3f.png"> <br/> 2026-01-06T20:11:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6fpw4z4cuhsy5ahqg0w4tjr2kru38hxl90swujnkkx9760zcvcczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv3gdlur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdtwcm5n90cnhfck9xhlac9sehwhlvuvn27g8sduurnfc3rrcydc5aysfv'>nevent1q…ysfv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very nice summary of the book &amp; its points! Earned a follow! (Though I&#39;d disput the no WFH for CEOs. Make them go in once a week, though, to remind them what a pointless PITA RTO is.) 2025-12-27T02:25:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtj70vlja2pk387ctwsl72vmrnqvnsaqzgrwhmpevcx3e666fzpczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvv492a5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvusc8tgk7xhj38sxey25gzsj9mef56jrh7d8deekrwewrgnvgaqnuj8ty'>nevent1q…j8ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It looks like it probably has a case? How much does it weigh? 2025-12-26T00:36:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9c0qsazafwgdcg8ktevecmvgluycu4awuwu5sc9t8hr07ft39rqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvvejfrw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nj705t4swv0eyd7ykfvjdm2es4ar5f376jgxrx6xrc5ku65jacs2fl37e'>nevent1q…l37e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, definitely one for the Lessons Learned file.<br/><br/>An additonal layer is that we are also prone to high winds. I mean, like realy f&#39;n high winds. (Think the LA Santa Anna wildfires.) I learned the term &#34;ember storm.&#34; Which I would have happily gone my whole life not knowing. 2025-12-07T07:23:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs940r3f57qmetf9za6zxy3ey3rgxnv4z0c6dgxywdf7ks7n9h37jgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvdqwsuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyxnhkyq82gvw6rapgq0lsxys6vzjz9umxp82qs4t69t4m527gpqk2qvtp'>nevent1q…qvtp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which makes for an unhappy dilemma between standing wildlife habitat versus wildfire mitigation, which my region has to negotiate on the regular.<br/><br/>Not too long ago, we lost &lt;1K homes, because a wildfire just blasted down a creekbed, which residents had been advised to leave unmowed for wildlife support. 😩 2025-12-06T21:29:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xev4w804g7ej4y8s0gfsf3w4780t8un584h58rrvdvm66afvnxszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvlxcv4v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgajgecqxsvqhvfndxp094lsl3a56jz8ztmc8263f2j6errt9pt4cwp8n35'>nevent1q…8n35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope somebody&#39;s putting in some real effort to build out this option space. I don&#39;t game, personally, but it seems like it would be a fertile genre. &amp; the gods know we need the practice at that kind of thing, these days. 2025-11-23T04:10:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2ksmcwngzgvkxmjv8ucafalqjlphtv8m448yzkgrqgx3kkr9y8czyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvdfnvlm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hu8sx4g67mm27hexwammrgj02azwjd4xzwf5kkdeqw8v9xv7vzg6aq3ag'>nevent1q…q3ag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which I mean is a thing that happens? Like, consistently?<br/><br/>And completely defies standard dramatic tropes?<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/paradisebuiltinh0000soln_f2d4">https://archive.org/details/paradisebuiltinh0000soln_f2d4</a> 2025-11-23T03:58:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jp8k7clg7u4f76vmkya7c4afxvurfx70uueetfuq0zhr87mflcqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgdfu4l Revisiting this essay from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> &amp; I am reminded of a primary school teacher I happened to fall into coversation with. She mentioned that there were a number of #Native kids in her class. She was struck, whenever there was a lesson or an exercise that called for kids to compete against each other, the Native kids just Would Not. Their way was to arrive at a consensus, &amp; there was just no way to shake them loose of that.<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/08/three-freedoms/#anti-fatalism">https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/08/three-freedoms/#anti-fatalism</a> 2025-11-23T00:34:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw57nhnv5yk50vz457ssx2uuerqd47tnytjlhc4ec02tdslftmwzgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvhqy3ed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9r2acwt5d3km9kvsh49edwzr5kxwhzhwc80e7qatvgc6clwq6ncs0rfre'>nevent1q…rfre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know I&#39;m going to regret this question, but: What does that even mean? 2025-11-04T06:35:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspt9px4rfxmf37zwjzx0a2axvnyqmqhw066d6tzqfmk9rm8rda0fgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv78tgy8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs998q98tpa08waqn9xje9h06lr8znykpxuvxen0rm8vh02w7hg56s7l02hv'>nevent1q…02hv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn&#39;t Snow Crash written by Neal Stephenson? 2025-10-30T03:33:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsret6vjs784rgcetkdtr69lz3mw8wt0zcq5k4aq2r75nydyfvkfvczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv9jgzh4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmr00uyu4ng3c0mda9kpfz9jtc3qd7np3m2am0ntklk36r0zntysqw2m67'>nevent1q…2m67</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like I have to rediscover this every day, only with food. 2025-10-28T03:21:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpckpuyc77jhqcqqwhemexu8xwu240h6arlxcnhddmdfqn3lanlczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv7pnhr4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgxu4ac33awsfnkklgkget3m5ljx6fqlk5z0pfs4aph6xwkzllzstgne8m'>nevent1q…ne8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You need a few strategically placed Big Fucking Rocks.... 2025-10-23T03:51:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwdugy5a95whj8yc3cnnpgvkcmwvm9pxktjt7n9pdjphp3v0tr0szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvk4vm57 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgch79jfylw50mm4735lh6xrfatvzmhzmzfp3jct8spnrz63hhcmskv3u3w'>nevent1q…3u3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, if they can stop doing updates that change shit around (&amp; break other shit), that&#39;d be...great, actually? 2025-10-17T17:58:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv8hdrkc2t078wzxtg0dft2qu9dkyhmmnyhuz0uav2rhq2smk2vuqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvnazuf5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25e88t0zx39h3adq7z2j5mhqjq7ygedcsmdwgqjm8gmnfn636y5q7hqne8'>nevent1q…qne8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Was just listening to this podcast interview with McKibben &amp; that was a thought that kept crossing my mind: &#34;How long is it going to be until the rentiers find their way in between the producers &amp; the users...?&#34;<br/>#Solar #Renewables <br/><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photons-fogies-and-energy-liberation-with-bill-mckibben/id1773809532?i=1000726480204">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photons-fogies-and-energy-liberation-with-bill-mckibben/id1773809532?i=1000726480204</a> 2025-09-23T22:38:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdqt5lgd4cdehr7qd4r22uhynkuh0yylx6epqe73vtx6ft5gsflcqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvm7t07l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t3sjcwkpajfkrclele2sxc6fyc86yq5gcyeh4ysqdfv63qkf6sgrmm4ze'>nevent1q…m4ze</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Joke&#39;s on them, because it looks like Porter is gonna be California&#39;s next governor&#34;<br/><br/>Holy—FUCK yeah! 😈<br/><br/>(I&#39;d actually chip in another 10% if they&#39;d promise NOT to sign me up for every freaking Dem mailing list in Time or Space....) 2025-08-14T07:24:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmcckyg08rmwy8hpfvqrs9zyd4533tyj8zaduk556wa9k603u7xczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv9clpug In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz92hdhsjl7tdtu7cwyxdlh7h0ctar5dxuhq8uxrea2ds3e2w055qyzsugz'>nevent1q…sugz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huh?<br/><br/>Are you saying vaccines don&#39;t work? 2025-08-11T20:25:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp9x6vl9we6mvkwrhxyl07z69vk2x72y94y2hlnm8aze54729lpczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv9846cf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgp8wdke8xrswyn5zq7y4yje2h45ghd05et29t9g32eu7cgev93gguv5h5'>nevent1q…v5h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Good policymaking consists of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome).&#34;<br/><br/>My favorite formulation of this notion: &#34;If it doesn&#39;t work, do it harder.&#34; 2025-08-11T19:15:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz8w29x6cyxuyfq46tfvsmxr9epjvqqy2s7qezxg4u0dg7fufefhszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvy2r0v2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wav63hcv0c8zv2z0r0salu9h3ppym8639je7u4yusjcsxc5en8q3gaw89'>nevent1q…aw89</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good ideas are popular —<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/07/the-people-no-2/#water-flowing-uphill">https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/07/the-people-no-2/#water-flowing-uphill</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-08-07T20:04:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxy2tref2yef49d58yvhpyd3px3etswa692cpn3k0l6s7fcvp4l5szyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvq0djy4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcgkm3fcp6ghmjksh8zccuy9lwg8vlwlvuqjssj9kaflt804wl9gqm0f38'>nevent1q…0f38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, wow, that title illo tells a •story• 😬 2025-08-06T16:39:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsymc3t3ccd766zwx6up6ml4gfm3zjz40z965gxsgngmdqretmu7gszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv52ag0p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jh7zlasjmlnav56gsa3qc94e2wpgr45gn78gcg88u2y83x8qkxc05ltyy'>nevent1q…ltyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;45% of coders say that debugging AI code takes longer than writing the code without AI at all.&#34; I think this would have to be my fall-back. Just •tell• the bosses I&#39;m using the AI &amp; then do it by hand. 🤦 2025-08-04T17:15:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jh7zlasjmlnav56gsa3qc94e2wpgr45gn78gcg88u2y83x8qkxczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv6lwewh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstk6yrg39tjc8zrzk6uzfdj024lk69z5wwtsrs5xg0rewxv9tk7psvzn7e2'>nevent1q…n7e2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can&#39;t even imagine what I&#39;d do in this situation. Even something as comparatively simple &amp; straightforward as desktop publishing (back in the day) I discovered very quickly that if a customer brought in a document for modification, it was nearly always MUCH faster just to reconstitute it from scratch than to try to open the existing file, figure out how it was organized, &amp; try to modify it. Especially if it was made by an amateur. I can&#39;t imagine this with actual computer code. &gt; 2025-08-04T17:13:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzk59zaxgwd9yy4xy5kn0l520jwtaamkst8pr3agp62r9kw3cs6qzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv0a7fmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxl57zyulf7d708qr4pjr4m23qqkf0pkxacly0clgpjde28ssznhq04qmyq'>nevent1q…qmyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember a Hugo award (or Nebula?) ceremony some years ago where Doctorow was tasked with accepting an award on behalf of an author who couldn&#39;t be there—&amp; was asked to do so &#34;in uniform.&#34; Which he cheerfully obliged 😂 👍 2025-08-04T16:48:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq6q29na7z78x0fjrcrmv9y80myhru6k5q4wvp6u6zyy7afulmtqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv3y7y2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrldl7s64u2m38wrfnk34g0wkdd55hhed8wva0f077zpss2p6wlspqel8s'>nevent1q…el8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This one is my personal nightmare. I&#39;ve been in a few situations where I&#39;ve been required to sustain attention to check for a low-incidence error embedded in a body of work &amp;—I can sustain it for four or five seconds before my attention drifts.<br/><br/>The •only• way I&#39;ve ever managed that class of task is to come up with hacks that make the whole thing more interesting. If they want my straight attention, it&#39;s a pretty much automatic fail. 2025-08-04T16:47:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz8e28w3v8375h62c4kukduugqyepn2wwtrmnx6u7dxwnzuh003aczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvh70f8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ka4m3pd3a8fk7eexmm7p5thu487tgrudhr9lf04vgjq4dmqttqgtzky49'>nevent1q…ky49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh yes! Okay! I dimly remember seeing those comics on the first round, &amp; having vague awareness of Doctorow&#39;s part in it. But that was a •very• long time ago, &amp; I didn&#39;t yet have a full appreciation of the personalities involved. 2025-08-04T15:40:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsya4jl8wn4es2wh05hnm0ddk7ydghx63z9eccdlp7v4f4ze6wawtqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvugqpme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xnmsd3esm0rtgjddjyy6qp0pvaf9q8gc7qvlvmr2tkj0rsd3t9cvjph95'>nevent1q…ph95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d wondered about the genesis of the cape-and-goggles motif. Hah!<br/><br/>So it&#39;s all actually the EFF&#39;s fault? 2025-08-04T15:26:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4fz2xlgeg7tmv75wz8cuv0xjc4macpddhm5f27s32vur7thsqcgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvuhz9cu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspudyklyd8fvjre9ueaatuwa32am93rf8tjjvjyexkkppcnfmy4fc3e0arw'>nevent1q…0arw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you have guinea pigs in the house, they LOVE the husks. (Though the best part is the silk!) 2025-07-27T19:54:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9wav63hcv0c8zv2z0r0salu9h3ppym8639je7u4yusjcsxc5en8qzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvruhrry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00qfk3t6s527ljdkl7l50vk3cgncntv9htz427tftk7p7vde9cacgeymvd'>nevent1q…ymvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Human rights are for everyone.<br/><br/>No, dignity is not conditional.<br/><br/>No, your worth is not decided by your gender, race, income, ability, identity, age, or beliefs.<br/><br/>No, justice should not be reserved for the privileged few.<br/><br/>No one is “less than.”<br/><br/>You are human. That alone is enough to deserve safety, respect, equality, and freedom.<br/><br/>Every person. Every place. Every time.&#34;<br/><br/>—Linux Is Best<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1du093tsdmtfztvw0s5wfat3cc58drxyfc0rrtsuxw7ccg7jps5vqes5lxr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Linux</span> (<span class="italic">npub1du0…5lxr</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Linux/114915325196594651">https://mstdn.ca/@Linux/114915325196594651</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-26T06:20:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00qfk3t6s527ljdkl7l50vk3cgncntv9htz427tftk7p7vde9caczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvjkspmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjfm5l4l4jam9s4scluyvuadnwkmytutzyvg63l4eyxn9u376ldgtll2p2'>nevent1q…l2p2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;We will have a fleeting opportunity build something far far better than what we had.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63lASe0gvkU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63lASe0gvkU</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn #BuildBackBetter 2025-07-24T06:03:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjfm5l4l4jam9s4scluyvuadnwkmytutzyvg63l4eyxn9u376ldgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvnzg2pe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3e0724q8e8z4ct3r26glh46pg5zzkjdr7qm80nl7yf7yz96wp6gapsfmv'>nevent1q…sfmv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What building a proper farm sector with real jobs &amp; upward mobility would look like (i.e., addressing the •real• reasons Americans won&#39;t do farming jobs:<br/><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/114897409846872580">https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/114897409846872580</a><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZfYMIv3iM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZfYMIv3iM</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-22T18:23:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3e0724q8e8z4ct3r26glh46pg5zzkjdr7qm80nl7yf7yz96wp6gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvypxwym In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttj4g8pfwm39p6nvrkaj67yjkdppawmtz4e86l3sgype4tzrl5psuyye88'>nevent1q…ye88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Build the new media environment:<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/At1Fo6Yn-Wg">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/At1Fo6Yn-Wg</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-19T08:04:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06krzjsqmtpe8rujw0zqu30mamz3kjkjh5hzj3jcwpf06qlm06dgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvsehrr8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsylse5kfvuzx6ry2enay22rs4x0fzenraegj5t7dmfyr2uk56kqhsa4wtcw'>nevent1q…wtcw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reading this article now. &#34;Housefresh released its latest report on Google&#39;s enshittification, this time with an emphasis on the &#34;AI Overviews&#34; that now surmount every search results page.&#34;<br/><br/>It also strikes me that that AI overview is also likely an attempt to supplant Wikipedia&#39;s place in the digital landscape, since that&#39;s the actually-somewhat-reliable thing that would come up in that position otherwise.<br/><br/>Which I&#39;m sure Google would be •just fine• with.... 2025-07-16T15:01:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx0tatqt3veyfswmssrjqygw6r3ydhet9feavrpumnywcucptqk0gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvqzumuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspff2djf6fwf3cwuvtudhew2wh3ckdnhlqx6ccnrt05fmtcsv37dcxgex3l'>nevent1q…ex3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, a shift in the trade-offs between the value of the material vs the time/labor to construct the whole item with automated tools vs the time labor to make the repair.<br/><br/>So different &#34;abundances&#34; dictate different &#34;economies.&#34; 2025-07-14T17:04:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp658xvxvypymgn2npcqvwg9v78sep5e9tm9w4vvy69l4al57a0pgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvkd75c3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp099tqjkx52w80xh7xqgra2y8vak7sckwu46hkv9ndp6ywmdwmucadf84j'>nevent1q…f84j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My memory isn&#39;t good enough, but I think at least part of that can be sung to the tune of The Times They Are A-Changing 2025-07-14T03:27:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy8jxx2uvz8vesqdtmpfnf36lnqcwn53etrryr8jlr45yzkjmeuagzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvx7yqvr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvxjllqek24exeynsymhutt5wqv6t3wstmmzgrew34n77wmehnxgv5fh3z'>nevent1q…fh3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, in some ways it sorta makes sense? More expensive, on balance. Liability (which rules WAY too much of the decision making in this country). &amp; so on.<br/><br/>But also, yeah.<br/><br/>&#34;Just throw it away!&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Okay, sure, but just •where• is &#39;away&#39;?&#34; 2025-07-14T00:16:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd050azdttcaagtxktflr3fdh45aqwqlpthptstvku4lnygrz9edgzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvetjyvw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsre93hm5ugd9z9jz2t6ggn7uues66zkw040q5nwsywfvuqytmjx2c40tdvx'>nevent1q…tdvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ran into this with a HEPA filter, I&#39;d bought. Asked about a slight knock it had developed. Them: &#34;No clue. Send us a picture with the serial number, &amp; showing the power cord cut off at less than 1&#34; from the base, &amp; we&#39;ll refund.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: oh FUCK right off AYFKM?<br/><br/>I managed to solve the knock without their help.... 2025-07-13T22:31:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2v6kdcm92t5cflkw2r4tdyws973ctpqxftlguerm7n0k5zt2yx2czyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdva0ryuc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvm6d6dc6j4v4qfjgpq5r2ff6wkjuwt0ctry40ae8hmz8mgnsg8wgsg64kt'>nevent1q…64kt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, it&#39;s not even a stretch. There are many reasons I wouldn&#39;t touch one of those &#34;fitness trackers&#34; (periodically offered for &#34;free&#34; by my work&#39;s &#34;health&#34; program) with a barge pole.... 2025-07-11T21:19:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6lfhal463wuhv28w0yqxfvg3c5q9rsthp2ydmwnsm0u6wju3w8gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvuc0rn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvm6d6dc6j4v4qfjgpq5r2ff6wkjuwt0ctry40ae8hmz8mgnsg8wgsg64kt'>nevent1q…64kt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>::flaps hands frantically:: &#34;The covid vax injects microchips!?eleventy!&#34;<br/><br/>Every accusation is a confession.... 2025-07-11T21:16:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqg3lnq8r7p54wj0j9fy632hlm77uqpv0zr3k47d89xyl7q0j8cqczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvyxc3fv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88rjcqayahnc0v4vw59mqyfft6kvjvy8dzyyrhsla3ptuz7542ss8rdsfn'>nevent1q…dsfn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you know where the controls are to turn it off? I looked in Settings, but couldn&#39;t find anything that seems to apply. 2025-07-05T14:46:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9w3602hdf2n348kh3trjapk2f9fyqnjnrzxt9m9vj0mspy2az0qzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvn9v8rw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29wgk80pxsmtre2msudch03v90dl9gze6aj0vq564ltmasgef2dga83uq0'>nevent1q…3uq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you. Ressuring that it&#39;s neither something I&#39;m hallucinating, nor something I&#39;d previously failed to notice.<br/><br/>...is there a way to turn that off? 2025-07-05T05:40:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5dls9tntactw7lgh4prj03uyzkzhzy3y8khkqmv65ert3mxqp7qzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgm3se6 Okay, that&#39;s weird. I just noticed a spelling flag when editing a post. Has Mastodon added a spell-check function? (I have spell-check turned off for Chrome, which is the browser I access Mastodon with.)<br/><br/>@Fedi.Tips #FediTips 2025-07-05T05:34:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsttj4g8pfwm39p6nvrkaj67yjkdppawmtz4e86l3sgype4tzrl5pszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvayg3a0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9x7cx0zmcxyedmp888fvrh82u95hw9xssqg4q3s5cwwg9c6t448g2n8h8t'>nevent1q…8h8t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The government has a role to play in:<br/>Protecting the individual from big business,<br/>from poverty, <br/>&amp; from the things that will stop an individual from being able to make the best of her or his life.<br/><br/>The people have a right to consent to their government, &amp; to have a say in it.<br/><br/>To do:<br/>Protect the right to vote.<br/>Get rid of gerrymandering.<br/>Protect the right to petition your government.<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-04T08:42:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9x7cx0zmcxyedmp888fvrh82u95hw9xssqg4q3s5cwwg9c6t448gzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvr4n4nh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cy70dflgvw9kjw9kv2zvlzc7kzc37xx8klzw8lxrq64ggecmlncrey6jx'>nevent1q…y6jx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some guideposts &amp; touchstones from #HeatherCoxRichardson<br/><br/>Everybody is created equal.<br/>The government has a responsibility to protect that equality,<br/>To make sure that everybody is treated equally before the law,<br/>They have equal access to resources,<br/>&amp; they have a right to a say in their government.<br/><br/>The government has a role to play in:<br/>Regulating business,<br/>Providing a basic social safety net,<br/>Ppromoting infrastructure,<br/>&amp; protecting civil rights. &gt;<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-04T08:41:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2cy70dflgvw9kjw9kv2zvlzc7kzc37xx8klzw8lxrq64ggecmlnczyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvgt5kmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrtmzeredrps7uftpam39z9y5jt2ag6lgxdddej7k6qyujh0g3qtqe4yhud'>nevent1q…yhud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dropping this in as a statement of principle:<br/><br/>From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1u43t297u5umjrj9fze5h058v6qm5cyswxzzygf9mupdw9xqrjz9s5wg04p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle</span> (<span class="italic">npub1u43…g04p</span>)</a></span><br/>&#34;@RickiTarr Right. I mean after all, people say they want fair treatment for everyone. How&#39;s that, you want everyone to be fairly miserable? That&#39;s not the way! My desire is not that no one should have the good things I enjoy, but that everyone should. What are we fighting for, anyway?&#34;<br/><br/>Edit: adding quotes to mark this as Fraggle&#39;s post, not mine.<br/><a href="https://fandom.ink/@Fragglemuppet/114793184639309169">https://fandom.ink/@Fragglemuppet/114793184639309169</a><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-04T06:25:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrtmzeredrps7uftpam39z9y5jt2ag6lgxdddej7k6qyujh0g3qtqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvvrzd3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsympah9880c5ncp2htp40va9h27mknml9ry956ffvmznwy3nmyqpsm8lqmr'>nevent1q…lqmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16qa3tw4rww4skwpaz6xcuyfgaxhnygmxlsj37lefrpezezck3mms0jnurj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>My camera shoots fascists</span> (<span class="italic">npub16qa…nurj</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>• Western hemisphere-wide open borders<br/>• Guaranteed housing, food &amp; jobs<br/>• Free healthcare, free education &amp; free childcare<br/>• Free mass transit<br/>• Rapid phase-down of all fossil fuels; massive subsidies for renewables<br/>• Free rooftop solar <br/><br/>• Dismantle the electoral college<br/>• Strict rules against monopolies &amp; money in politics<br/>• Reverse Citizens United<br/>• Eliminate qualified immunity for cops.<br/><br/>(Please forgive trimming for space)<br/><br/><a href="https://sfba.social/@Mikal/114793159297692207">https://sfba.social/@Mikal/114793159297692207</a><br/><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn 2025-07-04T06:11:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7wf2yhkec5t36gvv0330uyr92llaptj4p3a7mu7y0udwnqzpacqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvj0w0xp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst63ngsju0lkejygxylpk8z5axqaxvmgpatv5nps9qaxh80nqllvqp47236'>nevent1q…7236</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not convinced he&#39;s not a vampire, &amp; would just estevate until erosion or grave-robbers cracked the chambers &amp; let him out. 2025-06-29T03:22:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd4udcqcfnmw8545hzt9hm9f0mgay4ql7e6cgf2spe4wps3qwvaszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv3vz7jc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0hkeg3uga6p00syx4tp7xu6ufkmepxg2ttf52856exhyaakmfeq7vs9jk'>nevent1q…s9jk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...unless you have enough money to buy the regulators 🤦 2025-06-29T00:07:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfgl5zgzwz37t8kl76hg7jj85f4lvkrxxql52y77y8vngwcmd2swqzyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdv0wrxfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4d5qtl5vdhkl87978fln44wypfysevyuyvmm4n65msp9y08gncgml9xk4'>nevent1q…9xk4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m weirdly grateful to my chainsmoking parents for smoking so unbelieveably obnoxiously much that it put me off the whole concept for ever. 2025-06-28T20:53:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsympah9880c5ncp2htp40va9h27mknml9ry956ffvmznwy3nmyqpszyqh4fzvf6fvr2w8exktk5k3de2a4l6ugy2w704g0uwyv0a29zpwdvh640wt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8s3qe3f6ersjm6a2pyc9mrfzwmurrh9uyjw9zjg54tsxwh4x3z8gj9yvey'>nevent1q…yvey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;If all billionaires and mega corps paid the same amount of taxes that I pay -- a retired person living on a very small pension and it&#39;s about 22% to Federal taxes -- we could have universal healthcare, universal secondary and post-secondary education, accommodations and some sort of UBI for homeless people, and universal daycare and elder care.&#34;<br/>—[@Nonya_Bidniss](<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Nonya_Bidniss">https://infosec.exchange/@Nonya_Bidniss</a> ) <br/><br/><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Nonya_Bidniss/114746825386501248">https://infosec.exchange/@Nonya_Bidniss/114746825386501248</a><br/><br/>#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn #USpol 2025-06-26T02:11:32Z