Nostr notes by cathos

damn it. I used to use this, but now it has slop contributions?

2026-09-11T18:27:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…pryq
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damn it. I used to use this, but now it has slop contributions?

just reading through the haiku docs, and their page on ...

2026-08-27T19:34:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…nr0u
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just reading through the haiku docs, and their page on 'attribute' queries is pretty incredible:
https://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/queries.html

ooh. so neat! wish you could do something similar to display only ...

2026-08-27T02:46:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…pa6w
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ooh. so neat! wish you could do something similar to display only the matching files. or add similar filters based on other metadata or file tags. or type '*' or something to select matching filetypes. or make it recursive (sorry. been dreaming of tag-based filesystems too much)

black powder combustion engine. better or worse idea than the ...

2026-08-25T02:54:17Z

black powder combustion engine.
better or worse idea than
the 100-year old
hydrazine direct fuel cell electric motor?

I too have fallen victim to the urge to buy many and varied salts ...

2026-08-18T00:53:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…dl0n
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I too have fallen victim to the urge to buy many and varied salts for experiments.

as someone who got shingles before age 30, and it still took two ...

2026-07-03T20:39:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…l40w
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as someone who got shingles before age 30, and it still took two years to convince doctors I should get vaccinated after that... Please get the vaccine if you can. Shingles sucks.

Is plowing soil good or bad? I assume it's not that simple, ...

2026-07-03T19:50:37Z

Is plowing soil good or bad?
I assume it's not that simple, but I don't know.

I'm reading Stewart Brand's Maintenance of Everything and learning about the history of the plow and the blacksmith and the mechanic. And wondering at how the plow can be such a symbol of good, yet also be such a tool of destruction.

I realize I don't know enough about farming to say if plowing is actually bad, as I've read from Masanobu Fukuoka in One Straw Revolution and Wendell Berry.

#permaculture #farming

Hey friends. I could use some help again right now. I've been ...

2026-06-16T19:27:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…2mpq
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Hey friends. I could use some help again right now. I've been managing a lot better lately - I have some regular income and I'm working on lots of projects. But I could use a bit of extra funds this month for some personal stuff, if you have anything to spare!

$ 0/250

ko-fi.com/cathos

ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.

#mutualAid

blogging micro-b-logging microbe logging microbe longing ...

2026-05-26T20:30:17Z

blogging
micro-b-logging
microbe logging
microbe longing
blonging.

So, I recently got a few new chart tools and slide rules. One is ...

2026-05-07T19:55:29Z

So, I recently got a few new chart tools and slide rules. One is a Radio Calculator, and the rest are Flight Calculators (An American Airlines model, and a bunch of jeppesen chart and plotting tools). But now I feel like I need to learn to really use them all...

Anyone want to get together and learn to use analog computers? We could have a whole series, going from abacuses and slide rules to telemeters and adding machines?

I mean... I'd love to learn and Wrack is gorgeous. I just am ...

2026-04-29T17:32:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…pjrm
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I mean... I'd love to learn and Wrack is gorgeous. I just am not sure I could take good care of her yet.

maybe! I really don't know how to sail yet though.

2026-04-29T17:26:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…zwnt
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maybe! I really don't know how to sail yet though.

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2026-04-29T17:23:47Z

anyone have 13k to lend me for a sailboat?

i feel kinda guilty about how much I like some LitRPG series.

2026-04-28T03:10:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…c3tl
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i feel kinda guilty about how much I like some LitRPG series.

brek a leg! (bonne chance)

2026-04-26T22:28:56Z

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brek a leg! (bonne chance)

woah! They're in the walls, organizing!?

2026-04-26T22:26:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…gmxs
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woah! They're in the walls, organizing!?

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2026-04-23T21:29:24Z

According to a friend, 'villain' is a classist slur.

the za'atar must flow.

2026-04-23T02:41:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…dcy0
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the za'atar must flow.

maybe it's okay to forget what you have learned and no longer ...

2026-04-13T16:06:30Z

maybe it's okay
to forget
what you have learned
and no longer do -
to let go
of useful tools
and the memory
of how to use them -
and to move on
from people and places
you once loved.

maybe it's okay
to be.

#poetry

thanks. it's wild how the insecurity builds. as if I have to ...

2026-04-11T18:38:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…f33v
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thanks. it's wild how the insecurity builds. as if I have to do everything, and do it all perfectly.

You're right, brain. I don't do anything. I don't ...

2026-04-11T17:26:45Z

You're right, brain. I don't do anything.
I don't make cool games, I don't program,
I don't make finished, polished art.
I am tired, and I watch others do these things.
Sometimes jealous of their skills.
But people look up to me for what I have done.
And I have, kinda, done all those things at an amateur level.
And I kinda... do everything. And nothing.
Struggling to focus, and blaming myself.
Struggling to control what I spend time on.
Struggling with chronic illness, multiple disabilities, and unemployment.
And still trying so hard
To make something.
But mostly
Trying so hard to be kind
And encourage others.
And maybe I can be satisfied with that.

have you de-abstracted too far, or just enough? either way, yes. ...

2026-04-11T16:24:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…0pqu
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have you de-abstracted too far, or just enough? either way, yes. A sort of madness. Not so different from the madness that brought us here, as the cure is not so different from the disease.

#writingCommunity and #writing are pretty good. I also post a lot ...

2026-04-01T20:33:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…5hcg
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#writingCommunity and #writing are pretty good. I also post a lot in #poetry

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2026-04-01T18:48:10Z

Hi-tech like the Anasazi

happy birthday, Devine! And good job getting strong!

2026-03-22T18:29:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…sg97
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happy birthday, Devine! And good job getting strong!

I like this idea - names are only placeholders and symbols, after ...

2026-03-21T18:31:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…dfd0
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I like this idea - names are only placeholders and symbols, after all. To really know a thing is much deeper than knowing its name, in all kinds of craft and life.

I'm not really sure. Might have a better idea once I try to ...

2026-03-15T01:39:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…95rr
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I'm not really sure. Might have a better idea once I try to record and mix a few more things. There is so much I don't know how to do yet.

anyone want to help me make a song?

2026-03-14T21:55:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…av9e
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anyone want to help me make a song?

make bad art. (crying at how bad her art is)

2026-03-14T21:54:35Z

make bad art.
(crying at how bad her art is)

haha. Imagining a music visualizer.

2026-03-12T19:10:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…69lr
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haha. Imagining a music visualizer.

haha. I was so confused by your shoes until i realized they were ...

2026-03-04T00:38:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…cdj4
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haha. I was so confused by your shoes until i realized they were skates!

Any recs for an inexpensive field recorder? Preferably a small ...

2026-03-04T00:02:04Z

Any recs for an inexpensive field recorder? Preferably a small one with a built-in mic or two and dual inputs, and possibly one that could also be used as an mp3 player?

that's really frustrating! archive.is has been one of the ...

2026-02-20T22:38:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…4h8m
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that's really frustrating! archive.is has been one of the only ways to get a lot of things that archive.org refuses to host or pull. I know it's been run by a sortof bad actor for awhile, but are there any real alternatives?

currently drinking a camphor-heavy smoky puehr. yep. mmm. should ...

2026-02-20T19:59:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…vgk7
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currently drinking a camphor-heavy smoky puehr. yep. mmm. should i add a pinch of sulfur salt?

practicing by going through @npub1z8r…mrq6 's slide rule ...

2026-02-13T21:39:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…l6er
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practicing by going through Devine Lu Linvegan (npub1z8r…mrq6) 's slide rule page: https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/slide_rule.html

gonna go lay down and play with my slide rule. that's not a ...

2026-02-13T21:15:26Z

gonna go lay down and play with my slide rule.
that's not a euphemism.

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2026-02-12T19:51:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…44ps
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beep boop i can now be reached on delta chat and xmpp and signal ...

2026-02-10T21:02:00Z

beep boop
i can now be reached
on delta chat
and xmpp
and signal
and probably other places too.
if anyone wants to chat or spam each other with bad art and poetry

scathing: "This method, conclusion first, reasons afterwards, ...

2026-02-02T03:09:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…uga0
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scathing: "This method, conclusion first, reasons afterwards, has always been in high favour with the human race: you write down at the outset the answer to the sum; then you proceed to fabricate, not for use but for exhibition to the public, the ciphering by which you can pretend to have arrived at it."

what a picture.

2026-01-30T03:46:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…0xml
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what a picture.

'we have the technology!!' 'what technology?' ...

2026-01-29T23:44:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…hq07
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'we have the technology!!'
'what technology?'
'staves!!'

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2026-01-29T21:07:11Z

googles, how to shoegaze

misread 'find out spoon enough' I hope you find your ...

2026-01-29T19:23:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…uhvj
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misread 'find out spoon enough' I hope you find your spoon. and rest. and power!

i wish my lame superpower was that caffeine had no effect. i ...

2026-01-28T04:04:16Z

i wish my lame superpower was that caffeine had no effect. i often would love a good floral cup of coffee or tea in the late evening.

do we need to make a merveilles tartan?

2026-01-25T20:20:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…4hhf
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do we need to make a merveilles tartan?

congrats! and good luck!

2026-01-23T19:01:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…dnt5
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congrats! and good luck!

I considered making copies of my clothes so many times. I'm ...

2026-01-08T04:33:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…ch06
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I considered making copies of my clothes so many times. I'm excited to see you actually doing it!

thanks. it mostly hasn't been too bad. just... keep getting ...

2025-12-21T04:03:55Z

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thanks. it mostly hasn't been too bad. just... keep getting emotionally set off by little things. much more than usual. but yeah... it's not a great holiday. i'm looking forward to the solstice and the cold-cozy weather, though. maybe even a little time in the snow.

I've been trying to make sense of why it feels so bad this ...

2025-12-21T02:27:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…wade
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I've been trying to make sense of why it feels so bad this year. Last year was the first christmas after coming out to my parents. I spent it with them. It could have gone a lot worse. There weren't any fights or disagreements. I went to church with them. But it was still so bad. Gifts addressed to a name I haven't used in years. Men's clothes that didn't fit, even if I would still wear them. The pastor at church taking me aside and telling me I was still welcome there, with that look on his face. His eyes avoiding my skirt, my eyes, my mask, my chest.

Christmas is so important to my parents. They are very involved in the church. And I've always had a hard time with it. Even when I went to church, when I was so certain of my beliefs. It was an overwhelming season. I struggled with the decorations, the noise, the smells. The songs that got stuck in my head. The horribly trite or darkly comedic (tragic) movies.

There is so much of it I want to love. I love snow. Candles. Gathering for food, around the fire, in winter. Warm drinks, and sometimes even gifts. But I can't go there right now. And maybe I can't go there again. The memories and the reality are so full of darkness and pain. People expecting gifts, and going into such debt to satisfy those expectations. I get christmas as a religious holiday, and as a secular one. But for now, I cannot engage with it as a personal holiday. Maybe I can find some joy in this season, but it's hard. Memories of gifts and lots of good food and family time. But so many painful memories.

I don't want to be bitter. I don't want to tense up. ...

2025-12-21T01:34:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…kae7
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I don't want to be bitter. I don't want to tense up. But... this stirs up bad feelings. And I wasn't expecting that right now, on my computer, in a safe place.

what the heck. why does vlc have a santa hat when i open it? I ...

2025-12-21T01:32:33Z

what the heck. why does vlc have a santa hat when i open it? I don't really want to be reminded of... you know. all this.

is the neon kiosk so sparse these days? i don't remember if i ...

2025-12-13T07:04:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…ay0w
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is the neon kiosk so sparse these days? i don't remember if i learned how to use it.

nice job on the calligraphic header.

2025-12-13T07:03:17Z

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nice job on the calligraphic header.

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2025-12-10T04:39:11Z

miso is a vegetable, right?

lol...

2025-12-05T23:16:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…fu7l
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lol...

edit: Thanks for so many boosts and the support. Over $250 now! ...

2025-11-26T18:57:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…7er2
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edit: Thanks for so many boosts and the support. Over $250 now! Thank you!!

Hey friends and fair folk. I could use some help again right now. Medical problems have been really discouraging, and though I have been getting a bit of help from other sources, it's not enough to keep me afloat. If you can afford to / would like to help me out, that would be wonderful. My goal is at least $500, though I may need double that by the end of December, so I'm setting the goal at $1000.

$ 266/1000

https://ko-fi.com/cathos

ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.

#mutualAid

#theStudio listening to Helium Vola again. Starting, as usual, ...

2025-11-08T04:02:03Z

#theStudio
listening to Helium Vola again.
Starting, as usual, with Selig: https://song.link/y/-A89G6CRMIg

https://merveilles.town/@cathos/115512069931322941

thanks! ill check it out!

2025-11-07T22:47:12Z

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thanks! ill check it out!

what an aesthetic!

2025-11-07T22:44:06Z

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what an aesthetic!

the e's, r's, and y's are tough!! this is really fun. ...

2025-11-07T03:47:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…hwps
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the e's, r's, and y's are tough!! this is really fun. maybe those glagolitic and slavonic scripts wouldn't be too much of a stretch to pick up as well. though... the way so many of the slavonic characters combine is ... a lot.

making a mess, having fun playing with kurrent script. ...

2025-11-06T21:10:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…yty5
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making a mess, having fun playing with kurrent script.

ooh this is cool. thanks for sharing! yep... going to be inking ...

2025-11-06T20:09:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…tdh2
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ooh this is cool. thanks for sharing! yep... going to be inking up some more pens today.

wow! that's a good oar. and a good pole. and a rabbit!?!

2025-10-27T21:19:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…z6k9
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wow! that's a good oar. and a good pole. and a rabbit!?!

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2025-10-27T19:40:45Z

sometimes i wish i had a really long pole.

jennie!!

2025-10-20T00:29:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…yelc
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jennie!!

Hey friends! I could still use a bit of help to make it through ...

2025-10-17T23:01:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…ep7q
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Hey friends! I could still use a bit of help to make it through October.

( Any amount helps, but I know lots of you aren't doing much better than me financially, so no pressure. But thanks for reading and/or boosting this post. )

https://ko-fi.com/cathos

#mutualAid

fair. I've just got a lot of images and cad files. but topics ...

2025-10-07T20:39:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…le0u
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fair. I've just got a lot of images and cad files. but topics and contexts are probably a good start for organizing them.

what do the topics look like? and how do you manage other data ...

2025-10-07T20:30:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…mp8u
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what do the topics look like? and how do you manage other data types?

archivist friends / digital backup and organization ...

2025-10-07T19:37:52Z

archivist friends / digital backup and organization perfectionists:

What tools and techniques do you use to manage, label, and organize your personal digital files? Do you cross-reference digital and physical archives?

edit: serious question! boosts, replies, and links to articles welcome!

#AskALibrarian
#AskAnArchivist

Hey! I could use help for October - I've made some progress, ...

2025-09-28T18:48:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…88ep
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Hey! I could use help for October - I've made some progress, but still looking for work and figuring out my next steps.

My goal this month is $1200, but any amount at all would be amazing.

update: at about $900/$1200!

https://ko-fi.com/cathos

#mutualAid

what a good name. let their travels be sweet.

2025-09-16T15:40:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…n2ct
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what a good name. let their travels be sweet.

update: goal met! Thank you all so much. Hey friends. I could use ...

2025-09-03T06:52:00Z

update: goal met! Thank you all so much.

Hey friends. I could use some help this month to afford the basics. If you can afford to / would like to help me out, that would be wonderful. My goal this month (September) is at least $700.

https://ko-fi.com/cathos

ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.

#mutualAid

not everyone has to carry their own means of production with ...

2025-09-01T18:39:16Z

not everyone has to carry their own means of production with them.

Sometimes the only tool you need is a good stick. and maybe a ...

2025-08-26T16:24:17Z

Sometimes the only tool you need is a good stick. and maybe a fancy rock to shape it with.

oops... do you need all those?

2025-08-22T17:27:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…38cn
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oops... do you need all those?

if your accessibility features require a significant amount of ...

2025-08-16T21:20:00Z

if your accessibility features require a significant amount of processing power, you've made some very poor decisions.

hmmm. that sounds potentially easier.

2025-08-10T20:46:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…al7v
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hmmm. that sounds potentially easier.

so, to make a worker-owned cooperative, do i need to start with a ...

2025-08-10T20:36:35Z

so, to make a worker-owned cooperative, do i need to start with a job that pays more than I need? and put all the money into the co-op, then pay myself and my friends out of that?

new code contest: valid code as long-form poetry comments and ...

2025-08-09T01:51:12Z

new code contest:

valid code as long-form poetry
comments and strings limited to three words per line

whatever language you think looks nicest

must have a charming output
to be judged by me a panel of my silly friends, some of whom are also silly coders.

one must imagine a happy raccoon with fairy wings.

2025-08-03T20:56:14Z

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one must imagine
a happy raccoon with fairy wings.

you: throws heat me: throws shade you: throws insults me: ...

2025-08-03T20:55:34Z

you: *throws heat*
me: *throws shade*
you: *throws insults*
me: *sotto voce* hey, little guy. yeah? sure. *throws raccoon*

happy snarling ensues

I haven't yet! Just toyed with it for a few minutes with pvh ...

2025-08-01T18:39:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…ey69
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I haven't yet! Just toyed with it for a few minutes with pvh and wryl. But I do know javascript and react, and automerge is pretty cool. I'd love to build cad tools on top of it. and make other accessible local-first tools for people.

I did it! I applied to Ink & Switch! Oh my gosh I'm so ...

2025-08-01T01:56:17Z

I did it! I applied to Ink & Switch!
Oh my gosh I'm so nervous. And also,
maybe I should actually put some things on my github again. oops.

First real job application in awhile...
*sigh*
this is more stressful than it needs to be, but fine. I'm doing it. :neofox_cofe:

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2025-07-29T05:41:27Z

why don't you have *more* cables hanging from your ceiling?

so fun!!

2025-07-28T22:43:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…cu6t
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so fun!!

I need to get a job so I can afford a pocket reform. Is that how ...

2025-07-22T07:17:46Z

I need to get a job so I can afford a pocket reform.
Is that how you landed the gig wakest ⁂ (npub1xse…lgk3) ?

woah. that's a really nice feature!

2025-07-19T17:54:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…sqyu
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woah. that's a really nice feature!

that does feel pretty accurate. especially in the sense of being ...

2025-07-09T20:12:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…ahmt
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that does feel pretty accurate. especially in the sense of being able to make sense of complex messages from simple scripts. much like with toki pona and trade pidgins and creoles.

maybe nova is more of a consistent grammar for all language than ...

2025-07-09T10:19:03Z

maybe nova is more of a consistent grammar for all language than a programming language. it's a way to write our language that makes sense to computers and to us, without much extra effort. ultimately obtuse expressions are still possible, but the language mostly just makes sense to read. you just need to learn the three rules. in this sense, it is like go - it is not a low-level game with many pieces, but a high-level language with rich expression because of the simplicity of the rules.

Wryl-o'-the-Wisp (npub1qrh…zx78)

nonograms are cool and fun games. nomograms are graphical, ...

2025-06-04T19:09:38Z

nonograms are cool and fun games. nomograms are graphical, physical computation devices. both function entirely without electricity.

needs a monument.

2025-06-02T20:39:10Z

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needs a monument.

'wlan water'

2025-05-24T23:50:29Z

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'wlan water'

haha. I like the imagery of lots of little mending gods.

2025-05-24T00:44:42Z

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haha. I like the imagery of lots of little mending gods.

I guess I am wondering though, what this means. What to do with ...

2025-05-23T18:14:32Z

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I guess I am wondering though, what this means. What to do with it. What is the grand call? I don't want to suggest that maintenance is a god. I do not want to encourage people to serve the machine. But this culture I live in has so little respect for maintenance, and so much respect for the new and shiny and expensive. So little respect for people and the everyday work.

I've been thinking a lot about why we glamorize other cultures. The idea of Japanese tools, of treating objects as though they also might have a soul.
So many thoughts. So many little tidbits leading back to all the things I've read, and yet... where do all the threads come together, and how can I phrase it to encourage people, to help them see what our new world can be? And can I let go my fear of being misunderstood long enough to write clearly?

So often, my writing is muddied by constant rephrasing and reframing and clarifying. But my words are too often references to half-remembered texts that few others have read. My mind is a maze of dusty memory.

Yeah! I'm pretty sure that's why I found this so ...

2025-05-23T17:59:33Z

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Yeah! I'm pretty sure that's why I found this so interesting.

Interesting takes on maintenance, focusing on the '68 ...

2025-05-23T05:43:19Z

Interesting takes on maintenance, focusing on the '68 singlehand race (yes, it's by stewart brand, but... it is interesting)

https://books.worksinprogress.co/book/maintenance-of-everything/the-maintenance-race/the-maintenance-race/7
#maintenance #sailing

what a beautiful friend.

2025-05-21T05:56:19Z

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what a beautiful friend.

Haha. My parents still have one, but I seem to have lost track of ...

2025-05-16T20:26:25Z

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Haha. My parents still have one, but I seem to have lost track of what is normal anymore. Probably for the best.

Blessings on the wind and tide, on Pino and their hands and crew. To safe returns and quiet harbors, to beauty and trees and all the wonder your hearts can hold. And to good cooking and safe stores. Perhaps a touch of the thrill of the unknown too, as you wander with wind and tide and imagination.

the fry pan? (i assume you actually meant the toaster or the ...

2025-05-16T19:58:49Z

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the fry pan? (i assume you actually meant the toaster or the torch?)
by the way, have you been solar cooking at all lately?

disclaimer: i do not have a toaster. i have a fry pan and a large ...

2025-05-16T19:53:00Z

disclaimer: i do not have a toaster. i have a fry pan and a large cooking torch.