2026-08-25T04:07:24Z https://nostr.now William Witteman https://nostr.now/npub1n5sd3gu5jlgltmsqmydwqqnsgyjplmf8u4u424zrxjlnruqt5ypqc6kuze https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/242/130/928/999/995/original/462c3d02a2f8fc8c.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/242/130/928/999/995/original/462c3d02a2f8fc8c.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsts083nu5q88wrpmy37mauymvhe8tm4vmj2kt2rh7jmjzrxvr42qqzyzwjpk9rjjtara0wqrv34cqzwpqjg8ldyljhj425gv6t7v0spwssylzk52m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhrpmzkj2yhu5hukkzgcfzz42cz462s9yjuwk34l7ygunrj8ka0c8925vg'>nevent1q…25vg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The degradation of search at Google was a deliberate choice, because they needed to juice search numbers after achieving a monopoly.<br/><br/>They could not organically make more searches happen, because enough of everyone was online and searching.<br/><br/>So, they made search worse so that you had to search more.<br/><br/>This was revealed in the court proceedings in the Google Search monopoly trial, in which Google was convicted (but not punished). 2026-07-01T10:48:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjcswy6zmcl9kpwy00qfhmmpues3ummmczw6w4frr0rwyepvv9uczyzwjpk9rjjtara0wqrv34cqzwpqjg8ldyljhj425gv6t7v0spwssygqwxw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppwde56hx3m0ug2nhlm3plg2xk4e7juy0lggerfaq79786jlfdjqv95v04'>nevent1q…5v04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have them in front of me, but <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hhsymyycwny55mp0xz8y9zcvt44jma0ydjwlsrhwg2cr6q734rnqa4rl5g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Annalee Newitz 🍜</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hhs…rl5g</span>)</a></span> wrote The Terraformers, which I think has some enby characters. I think it&#39;s a good sign that I remember the characters, but not their genders.<br/><br/>Also, I have a similar thought. about [@r_emrys](<a href="https://wandering.shop/@r_emrys">https://wandering.shop/@r_emrys</a> ) The Half-Built Garden. 2026-05-13T11:35:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswnmlwwmxahu2300w7rn7e24am2x2ue6tnlsv4z4mjgrdrest9zhqzyzwjpk9rjjtara0wqrv34cqzwpqjg8ldyljhj425gv6t7v0spwssygswgnx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vfxun5ywux5vjf2hxagfz37qzdnkpnfhwe37jcgqk6mrq25335crvke0r'>nevent1q…ke0r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if it wasn&#39;t hummingbirds, I would say we have a &#34;butt-ton&#34;, but since it is hummingbirds, I&#39;ll go with &#34;many&#34;.<br/><br/>The most common species is the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, which ranges over the most populous areas of the country, including most of the East coast and through Quebec-Ontario-Manitoba-Saskatchewan-Alberta. Basically from the foothills of the Rockies to the Atlantic, south of about 55° north.<br/><br/>Putting out feeders is common, and gets nearly instant results. 2025-07-09T16:20:59Z