2026-10-30T13:52:15Z https://nostr.now Shannon Kay https://nostr.now/npub1lrgm7m740j8c0zxcu0y02c80cjmul05xxy8pptmzxwqhjefg3uxqy789d7 https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/accounts/avatars/109/375/027/235/580/664/original/478c61c3c1ed38fc.jpg https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/accounts/avatars/109/375/027/235/580/664/original/478c61c3c1ed38fc.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstq6wj9g4msypf6cmvszrdk78djf8grffvhxhsl6csh2677dkmpxczyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc869ah6 I read that today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story, There Will Come Soft Rains. Yes, it is today.<br/><br/>&gt; “Today is August 4, 2026,” said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, “in the city of Allendale, California.” <br/><br/><a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/there-will-come-soft-rains">https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/there-will-come-soft-rains</a><br/><br/>#RayBradbury #ThereWillComeSoftRains #SciFi 2026-08-04T22:58:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs872zk7mmr5klc9uztgv7jv0uednvj9uul93lkshc4chpjemdqdxszyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scps3r98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6wmjht9rd4m4zz00dfx4snccpp3k9syj5ntjq3wymsaxf5w820g5vcs4x'>nevent1q…cs4x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My teenage daughter told me recently that when her teacher tries to click an &#34;AI summary&#34; of something, her whole class yells at the teacher not to do it. 2026-04-09T23:59:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdze888nguknf979uae9x29sytsh8g5nzzcrhsrz3c5r9pvnr254czyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8schsnjxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xkls8km7wjkdwkplzxc7h52ar9cyxx3v99cwqerq0ngqwtsj00gzjd2dk'>nevent1q…d2dk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love doilies! My mother has made beautiful doilies, but hasn&#39;t crocheted them in a while. Her grandmother was the other doily maker in my family. I still have some of my great grandmother&#39;s Christmas crocheted Christmas angel ornaments. 2025-11-29T21:23:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprph032xkqs0sh6madnkveju4e6trryge39s0s0aaduujcw0d8jszyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc87lld0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6v0uhy5euefc939rrht7pjeew5z39nkeguxp3ej54qrkhcatsccyjquc0'>nevent1q…quc0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love it! I recently had the thought that a craft I should start making for gifts is embroidered dish towels! The only problem is that I haven&#39;t embroidered anything since I was about 11 years old. 2025-11-29T21:20:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsds2ld9hx3l3fuy8wr634hvr8j9x69ela2xfajjcrvz6cle3vazyqzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scyu5vx4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8d79wxs5e5554kfrmyxc97p5vru6crv7ml0lddntdpmh6p58fyq75yym3'>nevent1q…yym3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use Synology&#39;s DDNS service to get around not having a static IP. That service is tied to having a Synology NAS, but there are definitely others. I&#39;ve heard DuckDNS mentioned. 2025-09-14T17:30:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4yhqch50vgdshfjpafmlye26ep3mrxyz49mx9kzheldlcfnywyszyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scttnspc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdafp97lduqa3lew5rktv869aadz4s5kldz30m7m5z03fk32t9asg8wn290'>nevent1q…n290</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This looks familiar. It looks like they also had something called &#34;Zoom&#34;, and I don&#39;t remember what that was. Just searching, maybe? 2025-09-01T01:46:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fj5t97mmrr9e86sltqzu692m6ga3hwml2a5z8a8ptqdth809kmqzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scyeu87n I was delighted to meet Sarah Beth Durst and Sangu Mandanna at The Ripped Bodice bookstore in LA last night. <br/><br/>I look forward to enjoying their newest books, The Enchanted Greenhouse and A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.shannonkay.com/2025/07-24-SarahAndSangu/">https://blog.shannonkay.com/2025/07-24-SarahAndSangu/</a><br/><br/>#Books #SarahBethDurst #SanguMandanna<br/> <img src="https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/media_attachments/files/114/911/364/341/520/917/original/845fefc481169184.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-25T01:51:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfc26k3j8s3tqppkscurjyugef3z98ah7kl7m4den4eks09mh9gpgzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc8uxqlw Today I saw a roadside labubu stand. 2025-07-16T20:12:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjdqtltkrjzm0t382wdz7t2ptvcr2dgl98c2x8aes406v6tr8elczyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scznfuz8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfy73xrqvvus3skr6u44uf68xatsflu55tu4fwl3vx4fyqdfkqnqdhdnlg'>nevent1q…dnlg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let me know what you recommend trying! 2025-06-24T20:12:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqste4nvaa58yeh5kz3fs5khtuj6f40p07e77jq07v9pq2h74uszgpgzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scyvetvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpdzv6rp9jsf2jlus3cl4j5x2kc2ssau85x46edsf62s0u8gx29q6drnu9'>nevent1q…rnu9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is extremely cute. 2025-06-23T19:15:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfggs7suc09en73tk50d3sws7q7xfpvp0rx6290ksvnu2gqh8e4zczyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc6e5puq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx7yd4wcrctrwswtuje8f4e94uawnfgvtemeq7svhcs3tkqqswcsytnlpk'>nevent1q…nlpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think one thing that would make a huge difference is if we stopped treating companies like people and made sure all people were treated like people. 2025-04-24T16:52:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnf070ucuvkr84nr4c7mrdrfsgpf5q398zn47rlr76l3we7qzkdszyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc4f7u2k I&#39;m checking out free web hosting providers that can be used for fun and personal websites. <br/><br/>I wanted to know what to recommend to people who want to make their own website, so I decided to try things out for myself! <br/><br/>Testing Free Website Hosts<br/><a href="https://web.pixelshannon.com/freehosts/">https://web.pixelshannon.com/freehosts/</a><br/><br/>#PersonalSites 2025-03-12T18:57:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtt2hua3y9chw06wpda4s3fgj2q9a4kzw50ce09zg2h2vtkce7egzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scev3lns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2av8d9c9f74cql065fs3e3hqft7x3za5nup05u5val47hcjk6egs8447m'>nevent1q…447m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, I got two mixed up. Infinity Free is one of the only ones on my list that supports php. But I didn’t have success setting it up. DNS error. I plan to try again though, because someone said it had worked for them. Maybe there was something wrong that day. <br/><br/>Tinker Host is still to try and lists php support. 2025-03-10T00:30:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0n50yv03y9r5wm2pxh94k5vst4g9cef7qqulm5pl4tk8k8cpw73czyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sclnp6ma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xlk292ngapr0fzcgd87z97aqez33dt7hv4pnp9venr524xfn3rqwzx6u7'>nevent1q…x6u7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad you like it. I still have more places to test. It’s amazing that there are so many options right now. 2025-03-09T23:34:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrysgt3aywul8909smkypk82d4rc5sne7qytkfchh4hfy0wghm5cqzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scycm68y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgswapfls6wff6hdvql854p2gt2mvhaaf6lt9gu6f7qf0xat9kxqq59ufh2'>nevent1q…ufh2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve been testing free web hosts here: <a href="https://web.pixelshannon.com/freehosts">https://web.pixelshannon.com/freehosts</a> <br/>I agree with Codeberg as a recommendation. Also check out Nekoweb. 2025-03-09T23:31:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqkfyk0tpxqr0e7h66aazvqu4sy89wtzuq7udyukjg978pmsrg7qzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scj27cfh Now presenting<br/><br/>Make Your Own Website<br/><a href="https://web.pixelshannon.com/make">https://web.pixelshannon.com/make</a><br/><br/>This guide is intended to help beginners make their first website with HTML/CSS. <br/><br/>I originally wrote it for my daughter, then 12 years old, so she could make a website for a school project. I think it is now complete-enough for anyone to follow to get started making a personal or hobby site.<br/><br/>Let me know what you think!<br/><br/>#MakeYourOwnWebsite #PersonalSites #PersonalWeb #SmallWeb #HTML #CSS #IndieWeb #WebDev #homepage #SmolWeb 2025-02-10T21:26:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlerqqsl9lxk00jh4qr877fe82etl7hcla42tr9lujwujd9hwv9qzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scg4726n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdm4pp8dwx0etv8t5uxphu63tv6asknmlv49xejcjrx46p8y6sfqgumrutt'>nevent1q…rutt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was not my intention to defend billionaires. <br/><br/>I spoke of the motivation of caring for others compared to the motivation of defeating an enemy. <br/><br/>I suspect we agree. My compassion leads me to support good government programs that help people, in addition to whatever comparatively small help I can give as an individual. I am motivated by love in both cases.<br/><br/>The presence of billionaires is a symptom of great injustice, damaging our whole world. 2025-02-06T01:44:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6c98x7tp452j2f6ucwgf8g60uzylusauac8y4229c5qgdkqvlpgzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8scjx885k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg3pvjkd4nlvqrjepwkahd74e2sgmqmpfcsyvuh260l6tek3xrvgndet62'>nevent1q…et62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We certainly can do both, but not everyone will care to do so.<br/><br/>Finding an enemy to blame and hate is easy. Having something to defeat is exciting.<br/><br/>Helping people is hard. It requires compassion and empathy. It is not glamorous or exciting. It is serving and truly valuing others and loving them. 2025-02-05T18:15:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3uu6mw9ap68txjp6ghlf4nc8kpy3cejey6whgl5hmne853wn5nqzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc2g63dm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0tu9hzmzhhgln9xr5lfn0q4wtxuvkvdvt66dfg5xr4yfh6jt47sr6v5vg'>nevent1q…v5vg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m looking forward to this one! I met the author at yallwest last year, and she was delightful. 2025-02-03T20:14:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvvdxc8kqs2htxlnaa4qprgnqvv6khfkcjr4u9yc24vg880d3mk4qzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sccsjsmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgumrz9jvyjfz93vny86mxf97qyrrs77l5wa904m9699cvugcg7rcphg6vx'>nevent1q…g6vx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation and for those it calls &#34;enemy,&#34; for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers.&#34;<br/><br/>Martin Luther King, Jr: A Time to Break Silence 2025-01-20T09:18:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgumrz9jvyjfz93vny86mxf97qyrrs77l5wa904m9699cvugcg7rczyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sct5me6p For Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, I wanted to share some links to reading material.<br/><br/>- I Have A Dream Speech full text and audio (<a href="https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm">https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm</a>)<br/>- Letter from a Birmingham Jail full text (<a href="https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html">https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html</a>)<br/>- A Time to Break Silence (<a href="https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm">https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm</a>) - I read this speech for the first time last year, and have been thinking about it ever since. <br/><br/>#MLK #MLKDay 2025-01-20T08:32:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswf68ur8hx4rymrl3rn5hu548mw06z2p2svk27qlqq6uwc5q5j8xgzyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sczvx8mg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv73ut49v0ypmcpejvpggnjsg0g8cftyg08j6yf700ujqnvz29rcajq5u5'>nevent1q…q5u5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! Fantastic review setup. That&#39;s an interesting detail about posting URLs on the fediverse. I wonder how many others are experiencing that. 2024-11-13T17:51:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4hufdhyyr4eth5ampvh3ew4ajuhzpahzkeuwun7m2w7eqjqkadszyrudr0m0647glpugmr3u3atqalzt0na7sccsuy90vgecz7t99z8sc22qkk9 Coffee people of the internet.<br/><br/>My electric coffee grinder has broken. Should I replace it with the same model, or get a different one?<br/><br/>I have the OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder with Scale. I&#39;ve used it multiple times daily for about 3.5 years. I brew aeropress, electric drip, and cold brew. <br/><br/>After examination, it looks like part of the bean hopper is broken, causing it to not grind properly anymore. I don&#39;t see a replacement part available.<br/><br/>#Coffee #CoffeeGrinder <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ep8n2uxqvdxgqcud4ldtg7pdp8jrdws23sxk7psywef4tytmm5hqxz29a5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CoffeeGeek</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ep8…29a5</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-12T17:15:50Z