Nostr notes by impermanen_ 🕊️

The sunrises and sunsets this Fall have been a real lift. Both ...

2026-10-19T16:46:42Z

The sunrises and sunsets this Fall have been a real lift. Both dramatic and serene. The Earth speaking a language beyond words.

“…people will come to love their oppression, to adore the ...

2026-10-17T14:25:24Z

“…people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.”

- Neil Postman, 1985

#generativeAI

Soggy donkey weather. I kinda like it. As for the donkeys, it ...

2026-10-14T19:36:56Z

Soggy donkey weather.

I kinda like it.

As for the donkeys, it makes them rather frisky.
#asstodon

The burritos have had a change of heart. Instead of being ...

2026-10-10T15:19:38Z

The burritos have had a change of heart. Instead of being irritated about having fly protection leggings put on them they have started to outright request them. That’s the thing about donkeys: they aren’t purely creatures of habit, they observe, they think about things, and they update their ideas.
#asstodon

no kidding. My community has tracked the search for survivors or ...

2026-10-05T23:13:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…ce2r
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no kidding.

My community has tracked the search for survivors or remains in Nepal every day for the last 39 days because so many have only one or two degrees of separation from 6000+ people who are missing. The loss of lives, homes, and infrastructure that supported the lives of people up and down that long, long valley is simply beyond comprehension.

But the media moves on so fast now.

Especially when the culprit is fossil fuels and our failure to stop the burning of them.

Good night, all! #asstodon ...

2026-10-05T01:49:17Z

Good night, all!
#asstodon

The horse seeks shelter in the rain. The donkeys? Nah they just ...

2026-09-24T01:02:47Z

The horse seeks shelter in the rain.

The donkeys? Nah they just let themselves get soaked. They don’t care in the least.

Unless you try to give them a bath. That’s unsurpassable abuse!
#asstodon

I posted this talk the day it appeared. At the time I was glad ...

2026-09-20T23:57:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…sdcd
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I posted this talk the day it appeared. At the time I was glad that she was given the opportunity to give it, because it was a searing indictment of the dominant culture in my industry that I think is necessary and deserved.

I also had this “not all programmers” reaction that I’d probably do best to just sit with.

Is programming inherently prideful and misogynistic? I doubt it. Is it getting better, though? No, it’s not.

tools for commensality 🧿 (npub1aq0…mq9f)

A foggy donkey morning to all who celebrate. #asstodon ...

2026-09-10T19:42:33Z

A foggy donkey morning to all who celebrate. #asstodon

A pastoral scene this morning. Sending y’all some peace. ✌️ ...

2026-09-05T14:07:55Z

A pastoral scene this morning. Sending y’all some peace. ✌️
#asstodon #bloomscrolling

A bug’s eye view: big donkey, big sky. #asstodon ...

2026-08-27T14:25:43Z

A bug’s eye view: big donkey, big sky. #asstodon

my experience with a course I took at Carnegie Mellon: almost no ...

2026-07-30T23:52:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…kdf2
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my experience with a course I took at Carnegie Mellon: almost no interaction between students. I tried to generate some conversation through the “learning portal” for the course but didn’t succeed in any meaningful way.

Wait for me, guys! #asstodon ...

2026-07-17T12:48:27Z

Wait for me, guys! #asstodon

Best friends 💞 It looks like a tug-o-war game, but it’s ...

2026-07-12T13:11:50Z

Best friends 💞

It looks like a tug-o-war game, but it’s really more of a dance. They go round and round in a circle like this trying to keep the band taut without either pulling it away from the other. If one loses hold of the band the other immediately holds it up to him to restore the connection. #asstodon

“Hi. Just checkin in on ya through your little rectangle.” - ...

2026-07-04T20:04:50Z

“Hi. Just checkin in on ya through your little rectangle.”

- Manuel and Arturo
#asstodon

In case you missed it: getting the #shingles #vaccine lowers your ...

2026-07-03T19:31:48Z

In case you missed it: getting the #shingles #vaccine lowers your risk of dementia later in life by 20% and even slows the progress of the disease for people already suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Shingles itself is awful: painful and even mentally debilitating. So please consider getting the vaccine.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/shingles-vaccination-dementia.html

Something interesting I learned about donkeys yesterday: it’s ...

2026-06-30T14:21:19Z

Something interesting I learned about donkeys yesterday: it’s very hard to get a hypodermic needle in their neck. As a vet you have exactly one chance. This is because donkeys have mobile veins! They can retract their jugular vein behind a very thick, tough sheath. They can even temporarily shut down cutaneous blood flow. This is a capability most mammals don’t have! It makes donkeys highly resistant to attacks by predators and gives them special ability to function at high elevations.

Australia is introducing free daytime power in July. They’ve ...

2026-06-30T12:36:36Z

Australia is introducing free daytime power in July. They’ve installed so much #solar that the challenge is to use it effectively. People who can shift their electricity usage to the day (think retirees or people that work from home) can save a lot even if they don’t have solar. Anyone with a battery or two installed could see their power bill for many months go to almost zero.

Batteries are the key to having an economy that can run on solar and wind all the time.

https://lenergy.com.au/free-daytime-electricity-is-coming-heres-how-it-actually-works/

I tell myself it could buy us some time… to get our pro-social ...

2026-06-29T13:40:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…vwgy
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I tell myself it could buy us some time… to get our pro-social shit together. The thing is, tech (and infrastructure in general) deeply affects how we think. The tech—and the way we talk about it—needs to support a better way of thinking about our place in the world, not be a crutch for the old way. Or so I’m thinking.

Still. There’s something “off” about responding to these ...

2026-06-29T13:24:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…4yrj
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Still. There’s something “off” about responding to these pro-fossil people: you get forced into a compromised frame. Yes, they’re lying about the inevitability of oil and gas, but if you cheerlead too much about the rapid growth of solar, wind and batteries you start to sound like one of these people that think we can technology our way out of the climate crisis. Part of the effectiveness of their lies is the way they impose this bad frame, which survives even if the lies are exposed.

My LinkedIn alter ego is at it again, trolling this one hapless ...

2026-06-29T02:30:39Z

My LinkedIn alter ego is at it again, trolling this one hapless oil and gas lobbyist. I’m sure he’s a good person who wouldn’t want to kill a few billion people if he had to do it with his own two hands. Or even one.

But that’s the problem isn’t it?

Manuel making an appearance in the reception area for his daily ...

2026-06-26T16:12:11Z

Manuel making an appearance in the reception area for his daily ear scratch appointment.
#asstodon #FensterFreitag

Arturo being exceedingly patient while his hooves get trimmed. ...

2026-06-25T14:28:49Z

Arturo being exceedingly patient while his hooves get trimmed. He’s a fella that has experienced mistreatment at some time in the past and is gradually learning that he is safe now.

Also: admire his current boy band hair-do. One thing he absolutely 100 percent won’t abide is having his fur trimmed. The forehead lock is the last of the winter coat to go. It’s ok, Arturo, we like the look.

#asstodon

Just realized I've now walked the planet longer than any of ...

2026-06-23T15:15:26Z

Just realized I've now walked the planet longer than any of my male ancestors: father, two uncles, two grandfathers, even my younger brother. All the work stuff they worried about, all their ambitions, all their unfinished projects, it's all in the dirt now. Must have seemed very important at the time, just as it all does to me now. #impermanence

Tonight’s sunset. The sky is really going for it this evening! ...

2026-06-22T01:44:45Z

Tonight’s sunset.

The sky is really going for it this evening!

l think it wants to be the background for a motivational poster hung in your break room at work. Or maybe the cover of an album of gospel music sung by an Elvis impersonator. 😄

Before we can hire our first “employee” I told my wife ...

2026-06-19T12:32:01Z

Before we can hire our first “employee” I told my wife we’ve got to lose the awful word “employee.” She suggested “team member” which I like. The Sanskrit word pratītyasamutpāda—connoting an auspicious connection within the filigree of interdependence—would be even better, but a bit of a mouthful.😄

Had a peaceful moment with this little fella yesterday. Young ...

2026-06-19T11:47:04Z

Had a peaceful moment with this little fella yesterday. Young enough not to know fear, only wonder at the world.

Manuel said to tell you: “Mmmph.” #asstodon ...

2026-06-17T13:55:58Z

Manuel said to tell you: “Mmmph.”
#asstodon

Manuel: Stop nuzzling me! Arturo: I’mmmm nuzzling you! I’m ...

2026-06-15T13:03:49Z

Manuel: Stop nuzzling me!

Arturo: I’mmmm nuzzling you! I’m NNUUUUH-zling you!

#asstodon

Hi all. 👋 The donkeys assed to have a new picture posted to ...

2026-06-12T00:46:26Z

Hi all. 👋 The donkeys assed to have a new picture posted to the world-wide web. I will gladly oblige. #asstodon

In my work I look intently at 1000s of rooftops captured in ...

2026-05-25T00:54:21Z

In my work I look intently at 1000s of rooftops captured in aerial images. The goal is solution-oriented: how do we install more rooftop solar to arrest future global heating. But I also get a shocking view of the devastation already occurring—and that people aren’t recovering from. Homes covered with tarps two years after the last monster hurricane. Homes that still are a pile of sticks long after a tornado. Homes still lying on their side or split in half by a flood. People unable to rebuild.

Moreover, she’s made her home a “Christian Science nursing ...

2026-05-20T20:42:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…2n6q
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Moreover, she’s made her home a “Christian Science nursing facility.” If she leaves to receive medical treatment they will not allow her to return. So she loses her home and friends as well as her faith.

No point in predicting, anticipating, or even trying to diagnose ...

2026-05-20T20:39:39Z

No point in predicting, anticipating, or even trying to diagnose my mom’s physical decline. She’s arranged things so there is nothing I can do to help her that way. She’s in excruciating pain—likely gangrene—but won’t seek any treatment that she can’t parse as “spiritual”. If I ask her if she wants to see a doctor she shuts me out because of my negative “atmosphere of thought”. Sometimes we can reminisce or I can tell her about my day. But increasingly all I can do is offer my presence.

Manuel, whispering: Ask the alien if it has any treats. #asstodon ...

2026-05-20T01:34:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…8hk7
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Manuel, whispering: Ask the alien if it has any treats. #asstodon

A UFO landed in the donkeys’ paddock today. Arturo was ...

2026-05-20T01:28:51Z

A UFO landed in the donkeys’ paddock today. Arturo was designated as the donkey ambassador to make First Contact. #asstodon

My mother, the last member of my family aside from me, is in very ...

2026-05-13T00:34:28Z

My mother, the last member of my family aside from me, is in very serious condition and also in deep, practiced denial about it. She refuses any kind of medical care for religious reasons that I do not share, putting me in a very difficult spot as her medical power of attorney. Everything is extraordinarily fucked up in ways I won’t even try to explain. I may not be sharing much of anything here during this time.

I'm nearing a point where I need another software engineer to ...

2026-05-06T18:09:36Z

I'm nearing a point where I need another software engineer to help me get my bootstrapped company SolarPlane.io off the ground. We have two big companies that have asked us to start pilot projects with them and there's a lot of work to get ready for those pilots.

But when it comes to hiring I have two problems that stop me cold: little money to pay (need a partner not an employee) and little capacity to handle a firehose of applicants. I refuse to use gen AI to screen applicants.

What to do?

Happy Saturday, all. ✌️✌️ #asstodon ...

2026-04-25T20:28:02Z

Happy Saturday, all.
✌️✌️
#asstodon

A friend brought us some eggs from her chickens and boy are they ...

2026-04-03T23:35:16Z

A friend brought us some eggs from her chickens and boy are they colorful. I’ve seen lots of egg colors before but she has just three hens. I’m thinking she’s dyed some of them. Or she’s been feeding them magic chicken feed! ✨ #Chicken people: weigh in on this!

Donkeys in love. It involves wrestling and some neck biting. ...

2026-03-27T13:18:55Z

Donkeys in love. It involves wrestling and some neck biting. Relatable. #asstodon

RE: https://zirk.us/@impermanen_/116268821800495961 Ok wow wow ...

2026-03-22T02:04:26Z

RE: https://zirk.us/@impermanen_/116268821800495961

Ok wow wow wow! I got quite a lot of response! Maybe I really should crowdsource an #asstodon coloring book and have contributions from a bunch of different artists. No AI slop, of course. I’d make all the proceeds after printing costs go to the artists and my mom would love the book.

Hmmm!

Boost if you like the idea and want to see it happen, and fave if you’d buy a donkey coloring book with art by fedi artists yourself. You know, for some reasonable price.

quoting
note16kp…f726

I’m looking to hire an artist for a small project.

My mom’s 87 and in a nursing facility. She loves adult coloring books and has covered the walls of her room with her work. She especially likes animal designs and gives them names and stories. I keep her supplied with books, but she wants DONKEYS. And I haven’t found her a book with a good donkey design. I’d like to commission a coloring-book style line drawing similar to this photo of our boys. Interested? Hit me up in DMs. #asstodon

I’m looking to hire an artist for a small project. My mom’s ...

2026-03-21T19:30:26Z

I’m looking to hire an artist for a small project.

My mom’s 87 and in a nursing facility. She loves adult coloring books and has covered the walls of her room with her work. She especially likes animal designs and gives them names and stories. I keep her supplied with books, but she wants DONKEYS. And I haven’t found her a book with a good donkey design. I’d like to commission a coloring-book style line drawing similar to this photo of our boys. Interested? Hit me up in DMs. #asstodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116053742685475452 ...

2026-03-06T04:56:05Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116053742685475452

Tomorrow (Friday) the last day to make an official stand against a fuckwit billionaire filling the sky with hundreds of thousands of AI datacenters and destroying the ozone layer.
nostr:note127g8v89kd8lzf9mnnhyswg6v9k48xdfp7xl4m5sqy69ty6pgqzaqwqdvgp

It’s like a portal to a better world. #asstodon ...

2026-03-02T00:57:04Z

It’s like a portal to a better world. #asstodon

Donkeys: Whatchu doin goofy human? Me: Well, I’m taking your ...

2026-02-20T18:02:12Z

Donkeys: Whatchu doin goofy human?

Me: Well, I’m taking your picture to try to ease the sorrows of humanity.

Donkeys: We’ve got some sorrows you could ease.

Me: Oh yeah?

Donkeys: Yeah, like, we broke one of our toys and one of us has probably swallowed a large piece of it, but you could get us a new one. And then maybe call the vet.

#asstodon

Arturo the burro here to ask the important Valentine’s Day ...

2026-02-15T00:48:18Z

Arturo the burro here to ask the important Valentine’s Day question:

Are you ever going to pick up our poop?

#asstodon

What’s the story, morning glory? #asstodon ...

2026-02-01T16:30:46Z

What’s the story, morning glory? #asstodon

An EMT to my sister-in-law, who’s a pharmacist that works in ...

2026-01-21T02:37:52Z

An EMT to my sister-in-law, who’s a pharmacist that works in the ER: “I’m having a hard time getting lidocaine these days.”

SIL: The city can’t get lidocaine for your emergency medical kits?

EMT: No, this is for the “go bags” we keep for drills in the armory at our church.

His impressively loud brays aren’t the only way Arturo ...

2026-01-18T17:17:38Z

His impressively loud brays aren’t the only way Arturo communicates. For example if he wants to let me know the watering tubs are frozen or empty he knows how to say that silently and quite specifically: first he stares at me until I give him eye contact. Then he looks briefly at the thing that needs attention, pointing with his eyes and ears. Then he looks back at me to see if I got the message. He repeats this as needed until I start to move in a way that shows I got the memo. #asstodon #blep

Buenos días a todos! Bonjour tout le monde! Good morning, all! ...

2026-01-13T16:03:23Z

Buenos días a todos! Bonjour tout le monde! Good morning, all!
#asstodon

Distraught spouse, naked and dripping from the shower, demands ...

2026-01-09T18:11:59Z

Distraught spouse, naked and dripping from the shower, demands you remove a spider from the house. It’s 19° F outside and there’s a foot of snow. What do you do?

A small joy. I found a second hand copy of a book my grandmother ...

2026-01-09T17:27:42Z

A small joy. I found a second hand copy of a book my grandmother published in 1930. It's a collection of French short stories intended for teaching French to English speakers. Someone evidently commissioned a small print run from a print-on-demand shop in India a few years ago and now a copy is on the market. It even has a nice sewn leather binding.

I have physical copies of my grandmother's other books but have never laid hands on this one. She was a marvel. After 50 years I still miss her.

The donkeys wish you a Happy New Year, kiddos. We’ll get ...

2026-01-02T20:55:29Z

The donkeys wish you a Happy New Year, kiddos. We’ll get through this together. #asstodon

A friend and fellow donkey lover gave us a pair of #asstodon mugs ...

2025-12-31T01:50:57Z

A friend and fellow donkey lover gave us a pair of #asstodon mugs as a gift and they’re so damn cute. The donkeys’ heads emerge mischievously from your beverage as you take a drink.

Good morning and a very #asstodon Christmas to all who celebrate ...

2025-12-25T14:24:38Z

Good morning and a very #asstodon Christmas to all who celebrate

All the equines stop and marvel at the truckload of happiness ...

2025-12-23T22:16:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…g83z
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All the equines stop and marvel at the truckload of happiness that just pulled up. #asstodon

This on the other hand… 😬 ...

2025-12-23T21:46:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…xzsj
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This on the other hand… 😬

Nothing like having the right equipment for the job ...

2025-12-23T21:43:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…u07x
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Nothing like having the right equipment for the job

Time to go buy hay. It’s $290 for a bundle of 24 bales that ...

2025-12-23T21:01:17Z

Time to go buy hay. It’s $290 for a bundle of 24 bales that will feed three big animals for several weeks.

It’s amazing how little they need to have a good life compared to how much I pretend to require.

How to achieve peak amplification for your bray when the human is ...

2025-12-20T16:48:05Z

How to achieve peak amplification for your bray when the human is inside the barn. #asstodon #CrankItUpTo11

Getting together with spouse’s family reminded us how eccentric ...

2025-12-15T15:56:59Z

Getting together with spouse’s family reminded us how eccentric we are. Hanging out with normal people (suburbanites with Facebook accounts and smart TVs) is so disorienting. We have so few common reference points.

It also dawned on us that more than half of the “normies” we know are now alcoholics. It’s troubling how many friends and family will get the shakes if they go more than a few hours without alcohol. Their lives are organized around how to get that next drink. Oof, how to help? 😥

Good morning, all. What an amazing planet. 🥲 ...

2025-12-04T13:58:23Z

Good morning, all.

What an amazing planet. 🥲

Good morning, all #asstodon ...

2025-12-03T14:05:53Z

Good morning, all
#asstodon

Evening donkey zoomies! #asstodon ...

2025-11-27T23:56:08Z

Evening donkey zoomies! #asstodon

I don’t ride the old boy any more but we go for short hikes ...

2025-11-21T03:52:41Z

I don’t ride the old boy any more but we go for short hikes together. Got out this morning ahead of the weather. Good time had by all. #horses

Wow! Aurora borealis in southern Colorado! First time I’ve ever ...

2025-11-12T01:28:53Z

Wow! Aurora borealis in southern Colorado! First time I’ve ever seen it this far south.

(The iPhone does exaggerate the intensity but it’s still pretty spectacular seeing it live)

Oh hi there ✌️How’s your Saturday? #asstodon ...

2025-11-08T17:28:09Z

Oh hi there ✌️How’s your Saturday?
#asstodon

The 430 lb donkeys don’t accept the idea that their 1000 lb ...

2025-11-06T14:31:47Z

The 430 lb donkeys don’t accept the idea that their 1000 lb horse buddy gets a lot more food than they do.

“We could weigh 1000 lbs, too, you know if you’d just feed us properly!”
#asstodon

Stood a long time this morning in the cold air, watching the full ...

2025-11-05T14:02:15Z

Stood a long time this morning in the cold air, watching the full moon slowly sink into the purple mountains. Just feeling carried along by this most ancient dance.

Don’t worry, babe, it’s gonna to be ok. #asstodon ...

2025-10-23T03:04:20Z

Don’t worry, babe, it’s gonna to be ok. #asstodon

The mini donkeys: always plotting their next diabolical scheme. ...

2025-10-18T01:09:28Z

The mini donkeys: always plotting their next diabolical scheme. Don’t be fooled by their cute behavior or their adorably stubby legs. They are pure evil.
#asstodon

Autumn in the Sangre de Cristos ❤️ ...

2025-10-14T15:27:13Z

Autumn in the Sangre de Cristos ❤️

The phrase “imperial core planet” comes to mind. 😅

2025-10-11T20:18:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…20fa
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The phrase “imperial core planet” comes to mind. 😅

I sometimes do research at the Colorado College campus. It’s a ...

2025-10-11T20:02:55Z

I sometimes do research at the Colorado College campus. It’s a private college but they let members of the community use the library. The campus is so beautiful and peaceful and the students seem preternaturally chill. I love the library but immediately feel out of place here. You can viscerally feel the wealth required to attend, the huge endowment fund is like an invisible dome that separates the place from the rest of the world.

Manuel left that cone on his butt for the longest time. I think ...

2025-10-08T22:00:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…6vyp
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Manuel left that cone on his butt for the longest time. I think it made him feel special, like he had something that Arturo did not.
#asstodon

SLOW DONKEYS AT WORK ⚠️ Fines doubled ⚠️ ...

2025-10-08T21:43:32Z

______ SLOW ______
DONKEYS AT WORK
⚠️ Fines doubled ⚠️

#asstodon

wow. I’m wild about those sculptures. A lovely PNW tribute. And ...

2025-10-08T12:59:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…j2g9
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wow. I’m wild about those sculptures. A lovely PNW tribute. And they really come into their own at night, don’t they?

A fairly nice sunset if I do say so myself ...

2025-10-02T00:45:23Z

A fairly nice sunset if I do say so myself

The aspen in Southern Colorado are 👌 right now. Such a ...

2025-09-28T00:48:59Z

The aspen in Southern Colorado are 👌 right now. Such a beautiful day.

It’s both comic and sad. I posted a job online and got the ...

2025-09-27T02:25:07Z

It’s both comic and sad.

I posted a job online and got the first five proposals with lengthy cover letters in about 3 minutes. The cover letters all in the same super upbeat, hyper-confident, tech-keyword-packed writing style that was instantly recognizable as ChatGPT. The screening questions answered almost identically. And plenty of emojis! All full of ✨ and ⚡️ and 🚀.

All went straight into the trash of course. I feel bad for people who think this AI bullshit is helping them.

that sliver of a moon!

2025-09-27T01:40:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…23pu
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that sliver of a moon!

I guess we’re going to try finding a freelance developer on ...

2025-09-25T19:59:27Z

I guess we’re going to try finding a freelance developer on Upwork.com. Don’t want to use LinkedIn, which feels cursed. Looks like any way I do this I’ll be sifting through a pile of resumes like a recruiter, which I’m not.

But hey fellow fedizen, if you’re an experienced #threejs developer with solid general software engineering skills and looking for an interesting short term gig, shoot me a resume in DM. #FediHire #hiring

From: [@impermanen_](https://zirk.us/@impermanen_ )
https://zirk.us/@impermanen_/115233408518453440

The mountain mahogany have deployed their graceful spiraling seed ...

2025-09-25T13:56:56Z

The mountain mahogany have deployed their graceful spiraling seed plumes.

Arturo: Don’t mind me, I’m just going to lie on your neck for ...

2025-09-23T19:36:35Z

Arturo: Don’t mind me, I’m just going to lie on your neck for a while.

Manuel: Great, thanks for the warning.
#asstodon

I think that’s exactly the variety. I have noticed that our ...

2025-09-23T00:57:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…shsv
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I think that’s exactly the variety.

I have noticed that our animals are (not surprisingly) very careful to avoid plants toxic to them, of which we have a few in the area. I suspect they are mainly a problem when animals are desperate for food and can’t find enough good stuff.

The donkeys trim the grass very nicely but they leave these ...

2025-09-22T14:21:20Z

The donkeys trim the grass very nicely but they leave these tansyaster “bouquets” popping up in the field. Either the flavor is as bad as the flowers are pretty or they just like the way the flowers liven the place up. #asterdon #bloomscrolling

Mmmwah! 💕 #asstodon ...

2025-09-22T00:00:10Z

Mmmwah! 💕
#asstodon

A lot is written about #solar energy as a response to the climate ...

2025-09-21T14:30:05Z

A lot is written about #solar energy as a response to the climate crisis. Less about its role in our political crisis: the fight against fascism.

The sun cannot be hoarded or centralized. So technology that harnesses its power tends to be highly antifascist. It’s why petro-fascists like Trump and Putin recognize solar energy as a threat to their hold on power. It’s why we see solar energy growing the fastest in the long-exploited developing economies of the global South.

The #asstodon thing has expanded beyond the Fediverse to the ...

2025-09-20T00:51:49Z

The #asstodon thing has expanded beyond the Fediverse to the point where friends and relatives and people we barely know text us pictures of donkeys they encounter. Here are some wild burros that accosted a friend of a friend of ours who was out fishing in South Park, Colorado today. Descendants of the burros that worked as pack animals during the Colorado gold rush of the 1850s.

✅ Meditated 📿 ✅ Animals fed and watered ✅ Internet ...

2025-09-19T14:37:09Z

✅ Meditated 📿
✅ Animals fed and watered
✅ Internet replied to: it was wrong again
⬜️ Now going back to bed.🤒

Oh wait, haven’t fed the hashtags.

✅ #asstodon #Fensterfreitag

what a glorious day! The Cascades look so much wetter than the ...

2025-09-18T11:33:52Z

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what a glorious day! The Cascades look so much wetter than the Rockies and the plant life so unusual by comparison. But the drama of hiking through dense forest to reach treeline and suddenly entering this wide-open alpine environment is the same. Love it!

[George] Jackson argues that U.S.-style fascism is a kind of ...

2025-09-13T22:10:57Z

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[George] Jackson argues that U.S.-style fascism is a kind of perfected form—all the more insidiously hegemonic because of the marriage of monopoly capital with the (racialized) trappings of liberal democracy. As he declared:

“Fascism has established itself in a most disguised and efficient manner in this country. It feels so secure that the leaders allow us the luxury of a faint protest. Take protest too far, however, and they will show their other face….”

I’m never left unsupervised in the barn. #asstodon ...

2025-09-12T11:54:57Z

I’m never left unsupervised in the barn. #asstodon

And the view right now, which merits a panorama shot. Not sure ...

2025-09-11T21:17:46Z

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And the view right now, which merits a panorama shot. Not sure how the wide aspect ratio will display but here goes!

Lots of sky drama today, starting with the fiery sunrise… ...

2025-09-11T21:13:31Z

Lots of sky drama today, starting with the fiery sunrise…

It’s been a quiet news day today in the US 😉so, maybe ...

2025-09-11T01:10:10Z

It’s been a quiet news day today in the US 😉so, maybe we’ll check in on donkey world for an update?

Yep. Lookin good.

#asstodon

Losing myself in this wondrous print we received in the mail from ...

2025-09-06T16:20:16Z

Losing myself in this wondrous print we received in the mail from the Denver Art Museum.

Crows Flight, Martin Hennings, Taos 1947

I remember thinking human knowledge would advance when it was at ...

2025-09-02T15:25:27Z

I remember thinking human knowledge would advance when it was at everyone’s fingertips. Now the books are being burned in the data centers.

And us with them.

A fine looking Sunday slime mold for you. As I’ve come to ...

2025-08-31T15:54:42Z

A fine looking Sunday slime mold for you.

As I’ve come to understand it, slime molds are delightfully weird. Neither one organism nor many, [non-existent pronoun] exist as a single huge cell but with multiple nuclei, each with a different genome.[Pronoun] has no brain but a good memory and can solve mazes. #slimemold

The sun shining back at the sun. #bloomscrolling ...

2025-08-30T16:19:24Z

The sun shining back at the sun. #bloomscrolling