2026-10-25T20:31:10Z https://nostr.now Zalka Csenge Virág, PhD https://nostr.now/npub1u6fz3apk23c0d944g4js2atletquxteep0kmgz6j77x0uedatfnq6gnjaq https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/363/951/543/751/170/original/46188c1e1defbecf.jpeg https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/363/951/543/751/170/original/46188c1e1defbecf.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrm39vzzagrcwlkm6e4ucpxv282r64nkvvfa79fheppg8urf0aykqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv6ph9hr RIP Sir Patrick <br/><br/>#SirPatrickStewart<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/529/904/961/109/429/original/3c3d5eda3316aa16.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-30T12:41:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fnm2cdxtq0h3xvyvk85xd2nyjjdc5l235yjtd5j6uuzey5ytsmgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvsf7zfu &#34;You have been existing on 3 hours of sleep for HOW MANY YEARS?? Oh my god, seek medical help immediately!... <br/><br/>... oh wait, you&#39;re a parent? Oh. Nevermind. You&#39;re good. Back to work you go!&#34;<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-10-19T18:36:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv623atfhqx2g7vqqmz49jjt3q0au3ntplfta78ca9v8psh38yvjqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvrlgpse For those interested:<br/><br/>I did a blog series on gemstone legends and folktales, in case you are curious what kinds of stories are out there 😊<br/><br/>The Multicolored Diary: Gemstone Folklore <a href="https://share.google/gBu6UMj00Iq4w3fLn">https://share.google/gBu6UMj00Iq4w3fLn</a><br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #storytelling #gemstones #mythology #geology 2026-10-02T09:05:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg20dt486tttqmphsx6maq4yna7p50v5mgpufuup4gscdfdkcvfqgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvaskz4h Today is the Day of the Hungarian Folktale. So your quest, should you choose to accept it, is to go find a Hungarian folktale a read it / listen to it. <br/><br/>😊<br/><br/>#folktales #folklore #storytelling #Hungary 2026-09-30T05:48:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8emgtp23kssyg3c6xcq9yal50u7fyqqmmeyyvhqcw5tr44wmaxszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvnuevl2 I don&#39;t want to brag or anything, but just now I asked the kid if she was hungry and she screamed NOOOOO and then added &#34;but thanks for asking.&#34;<br/><br/>😆 <br/><br/>#parenting 2026-09-26T15:00:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99ftkggjmc2wlrcf58frzfth0k0fza8s8r2v93ag9fqxqjcudnnszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvw979g9 So some of the emergency blood transport vehicles in Hungary are called Blood Knights.<br/><br/>However, some of the kindergarten kids call them the Blood Police (because of the sirens).<br/><br/>Great start for a cyberpunk setting 😄 2026-09-25T08:06:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ml6a0rx566cy525nt0ugjlm69js86lnp0g2xjv2axfchwk2hxaczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvufzree I&#39;m not saying I&#39;m neurodivergent, I&#39;m just saying I spent a lot of time as a kid hoping there would be a power outage in the evening because I loved taking a bath in the dark. Except it never occurred to me to just turn off the lights because that was against the rules...<br/><br/>#neurodivergent #memories 2026-09-22T17:06:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfn3v4rvy3ntqt0z3m52lc8yea8y2w7dmxghuzh9xaa6rvpm8j9lszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvzjq6gk Had a lot of fun at the Geology Park 😊 Got to tell stories about flintstone giants, Vishnu raising the Earth from under the ocean, petrified fairy coins, and some more flint (the park has a flint quarry from prehistoric times). I also got to look at the layers of Triassic (Dachstein) and Jurasssic limestone, and the fossils in them. The cow hoof shaped shells are Megalodus shells; in folklore they are sometimes associated with Wild Women.<br/><br/>#geology #paleonthology #storytelling #mythology #rocks<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/258/199/033/393/672/original/3bed33dbb29e6dd1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/258/199/055/684/601/original/22b4d84ccd8e1340.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/258/199/073/065/391/original/6c5f0061b205ee29.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-12T13:10:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ddngfhh3pqaprngceaw26urpkvvn2fhjw4ndl8zhzcxqumpgjsczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv09gq42 I was using Google Translate to scan through a German folktale. Which is how the king and queen of water popped up as Father Wet and Mrs. Moist.<br/><br/>[@juergen_hubert](<a href="https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert">https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert</a> ) <br/><br/>(Originally Vater Nass and Frau Feucht)<br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #FolktaleMoment 2026-09-11T07:39:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jd77r0gtr3q2cf2zq65hy67p4t6d62zpwz0dkc4r5zq6nskf3eczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvqcauy5 I posted a Hungarian folktale that is a variant of Snow White, but with giants instead of dwarves, and she marries one of the giants at the end.<br/><br/>The commenters are now very hung up on how such a marriage would physically work.<br/><br/>Which tells me:<br/><br/>1. My FB audience and my bookish friends are a Venn diagram that doesn&#39;t intersect<br/><br/>2. People have very limited imagination for relationships beyond sxx<br/><br/>3. People have very limited imagination for sxx<br/><br/>#FolktaleMoment #folklore #romance #spicy 2026-09-10T19:44:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst93fy002rk0j0wpelkc8tgdrlm0c905p5sl9kpalyjnyyaf96kqgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv8ama9z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznagxd0au5jd4hcwvr3qlfjd6cqu6l06mey8e02k9djfcpclnc5g545tu6'>nevent1q…5tu6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the second half of the legend, Cormac sets out on a quest to find his family. He travels to the otherworld and is tested by Manannan Mac Lir, admitting his mistake, and regaining his family. It is a long and hard quest, and he returns to his kingom wiser for it.<br/><br/>It just strikes me that masking everything with an easy solution and paying for it with people&#39;s lives is... a very timely metaphor. And the way back is gonna be difficult. <br/><br/>3/3<br/><br/>#AI #folklore #mythology 2026-09-04T06:18:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznagxd0au5jd4hcwvr3qlfjd6cqu6l06mey8e02k9djfcpclnc5gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvt5sa5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzcvzazwl4ukk8wmgtarajjtcfy52asrzajmhqgxapdc483kcj4q8tlj4v'>nevent1q…lj4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The visitor gives Cormac the branch and leaves. For a year Cormac uses the enchanting music to deal with every problem in his kingdom. Instead of listening and dispensing justice, he just shakes the branch.<br/><br/>In one year the stranger comes back for the first installment of the payment: Cormac&#39;s daughter.<br/>The next year, he takes his son.<br/>Then his wife.<br/><br/>Cormac is left alone. He uses the branch to dull the pain, but he eventually realizes the mistake he&#39;d made, swapping people for easy magic.<br/><br/>2/3 2026-09-04T06:16:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzcvzazwl4ukk8wmgtarajjtcfy52asrzajmhqgxapdc483kcj4qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvcmu6f4 I just realized that I have the perfect anti-AI story:<br/><br/>King Cormac and the Silver Branch<br/><br/>It&#39;s an Irish legend about a wise king who is visited by a mysterious otherworldly stranger bearing a silver branch with golden apples. Shaking the branch produces such a wonderful music that people immediately forget their pain and sorrows and daily worries.<br/><br/>King Cormac covets the branch, and is willing to pay whatever price the stranger sets for it. <br/><br/>1/3<br/><br/>#AI #folklore #legends #mythology 2026-09-04T06:13:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9acyt9lawumszw0gyy8xc7vmprt0ryel8e7r5uxpm2kju8r3z0czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvkjm5cr Bless the geologist going around the mineral show with a Geiger counter to see which crystals actually &#34;radiate evergy&#34; 🤣<br/><br/>#minerals #crystals #geology 2026-08-30T11:12:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf7tkxqf0mvnqr3rcuprew0qcau2c7vvua8c9x43xnwl8wr5qh4qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvjyy8n6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gx8x5fwgqlvkqenczs2sdymuut7gfuqetmsnpzl4443wh92cl6qjuwsx6'>nevent1q…wsx6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ACTUALLY<br/>In the Swedish folktale Andersen based this story on, the princess is faking it, to pass as royalty (which she is not). It&#39;s a female Puss in Boots tale. 2026-08-30T11:10:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2q523x5rkh0nwu96alvmqlnz458g2aprd2zlgwn39xf8sg0re2cszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvlxv4qc How did &#34;prince rescuing princess from a tower&#34; become such a universally referenced trope?<br/><br/>Rapunzel doesn&#39;t get rescued by the prince. Actually none of the classic tower folktales I can think of (Canary Prince, Daughter of the Sun, Zal and Rudabeh, Maid Maleen etc.) actually involve the princess being rescued from the tower by the man.<br/><br/>How did this become a thing?<br/><br/>#storytelling #folktales #folklore 2026-08-30T05:59:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhcrqeqt7q5pslndlxhyfegxkuzmvas740jn490ef27rk52y4q2gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvfg8vxg RE: <a href="https://ohai.social/@TarkabarkaHolgy/117134297730197472">https://ohai.social/@TarkabarkaHolgy/117134297730197472</a><br/><br/>I am sorry, I have to add an update based on a recent news article: <br/><br/>1. The memorial has been dismantled<br/><br/>2. It was supposed to depict a bird with a helmet, soaring into the sky<br/><br/>3. The design was - surprise, surprise - generated by #AI <br/><br/>4. The mayor claims he didn&#39;t see the finished product, because he was taking time off for pink eye<br/><br/>You can&#39;t make this stuff up<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="/note1tpyuum7v5qpdmmx4rlpyu2g66ugaevesf02uj9zfc64qvc8wgzes9kg82q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1tpy…g82q</a></span><br/> </div> This is the latest Hungarian memorial for the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács against the Ottomans.<br/><br/>Yes. It is real.<br/><br/>Yes. We lost that battle.<br/><br/>#Hungary #history #WTF<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/134/294/501/640/287/original/47c218e7bd027119.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-08-26T13:45:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv78z54q4j06h8g9cfm5tkrj8t7rujdvy3spzje0xtk9ldmkjqp4gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvqqup6z Facebook just told me &#34;You get $1 million but you have to listen to one song for 24 hours. What song would you choose?&#34;<br/><br/>My dude. I have done this for free. I do it regularly for free. You mean I could have gotten paid for this? Where is my money??<br/><br/>(Yes it was clickbait, no I didn&#39;t click)<br/><br/>#music #neurodivergent 2026-08-26T11:24:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcw566rhjz54skyvlnjccrgn7rw3hqhsrevch0ch85tvzc7742xqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvxddf4n People recommending FAFO parenting, as alluring as it sounds, definitely don&#39;t have children.<br/><br/>Because when your child FA, then it is you who FO.<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-08-23T18:01:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9sjwwdlx2qqkaan23lsjw9yddwywukvcyh4wfz3yud2sxvrhypvczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvj02nqh This is the latest Hungarian memorial for the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács against the Ottomans.<br/><br/>Yes. It is real.<br/><br/>Yes. We lost that battle.<br/><br/>#Hungary #history #WTF<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/117/134/294/501/640/287/original/47c218e7bd027119.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-21T15:52:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzrj2vu6hg8e3lv37dter5kr5vjqvwtr8rw3pa94jqmj8v9jdddqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvlgthpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fd68scmgzz3rx74u55necnf065p4zype6r7leagjrfjdjqy23jc5lf8la'>nevent1q…f8la</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do those search engines have book searches specifically? 2026-08-15T18:27:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9u5d8dhglrclwtm09sycc7zktcxsarl6f4v8r3rhu9d9fh5pwagzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvglxu6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0l7yav7kgl4mlk0f70s2lc0x6ejymdkqlap87wryfyszjljn2pyq7923cz'>nevent1q…23cz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is my first instinct too - I don&#39;t necessarily buy all the books I work with, some have previews online and some I can get from a library. But out of print folktale collections are pretty niche, and it feels like they would disappear easily. I guess stockpiling them is an idea... 2026-08-15T18:18:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqgdctqc022uv4hj5dqc2x55c2t8z4gt87y5hkpksagfqdmuzq6czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvz39awq No, Mastodon, I am serious:<br/><br/>If AI companies are shredding books<br/>And Google is nerfing search engines to make you ask AI <br/><br/>What do we do?<br/><br/>Like, I am the generation that has learned to use a card catalog. I can do archival searching, and annotating my own books.<br/><br/>I am just in a place of general anxiety about the future of accessing, saving, and sharing information.<br/><br/>Any thoughts welcome.<br/><br/>#AI #information #research 2026-08-15T18:05:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfh6wgangr7yw4evtrcx47sh6wlrqe250lue4djp7wngnu56ufjggzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmkxg2f I just walked out of my workplace, and a lizard scrambled across the sidewalk in front of me, into the bushes. It scares up two butterflies that flew up and then landed on some flowers a few feet away. The butterflies scared up a hummingbird hawk-moth from the flowers, and it went buzzing over the flowerbed.<br/><br/>What a whimsical moment 😄<br/><br/>#nature #cottagecore 2026-08-11T10:13:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0uk2r4ws77sdll4x4nzcnmj6zcjrg2hpmc740vtdlk7vtkhvr8zgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv70rvzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxx2fvsc0ln0j33n6c87krfe8vw5upd5kg2f38e8d2tt2htpkt47gj2nn33'>nevent1q…nn33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should I do spoiler tags? Does anyone care if I spoil Paw Patrol: Dino Movie? Does it effect the unified universe in some way? Where does this take place in the Power Rangers - Bluey timeline?...<br/><br/>3/? 2026-08-09T12:46:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxx2fvsc0ln0j33n6c87krfe8vw5upd5kg2f38e8d2tt2htpkt47gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvzalfc3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfcknkk45h52xj4v7jrgklg77dl6muhke83t4eafwpu4j79daww2c4ntnd5'>nevent1q…tnd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a yacht on fire and a dog team shows up in a giant ass rescue boat.<br/><br/>Snoop Dogg was the perfect choice to voice a man who goes through this experience.<br/><br/>2/? 2026-08-09T12:45:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfcknkk45h52xj4v7jrgklg77dl6muhke83t4eafwpu4j79daww2czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv5hf6lx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgsth0596saz4ghc2ve9dkvffmtpj7g6xxm2w6hweccra9fcln0fgtgq0pw'>nevent1q…q0pw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right off the bat:<br/><br/>This is a lot of tech for like 6 dogs and a kid.<br/><br/>Who&#39;s funding this operation? And why is it run by a kid? Is he Tony Stark&#39;s grandson or something?<br/><br/>1/? 2026-08-09T12:43:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsth0596saz4ghc2ve9dkvffmtpj7g6xxm2w6hweccra9fcln0fgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv38zs6f As a parent who has been living in blessed ignorace of Paw Patrol, today I took the kid to her first cinema experience to see Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie.<br/><br/>And I&#39;m making this everyone&#39;s problem because I have So. Many. Questions.<br/><br/>Luckily I was taking notes.<br/><br/>Thread 🧵<br/><br/>#parenting #PawPatrol #cinemastodon 2026-08-09T12:41:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkpamp5829rhmsrd3huzmqj6rlxdcn9eem3fy5mr5g68zy28llggzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvf0k4su My 3am YA novel series pitch:<br/><br/>In the not-so-distant future, AI has poisoned the well. Digital sources are full of misinformation, hallucinations, paid content, and propaganda.<br/><br/>Those people who still wish for reliable information now turn to the Village instead. It is a remote place full of people who are masters of knowledge - each of them with one special interest.<br/><br/>Children showing traits of neurodivergence are brought to the Village so they can be nurtured and guided.<br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#AI #bookstodon 2026-08-07T05:36:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9qxx6enmsreau8xk26v7w86309quwm07x7h3att9g90uwt48kakczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvw7js5z I don&#39;t know who&#39;s following the news, but the Danube and other rivers are at an all time low in Hungary. A whole lot of stuff is coming to light.<br/><br/>So far people have found a Roman gravestone, mammoth bones, an 18th century fortress, several ships and boats, a WWII German motorbike, at least one stolen car, two discarded guns, and a whole lot of wartime explosives and ammo.<br/><br/>What a time to be mudlarking.<br/><br/>#Danube #drought #ClimateChange #Hungary 2026-08-06T05:31:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyv68qv94fg2qmeppu9maz493w0gxj78zx7qw5zv55c8grmfjl9szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvqhc4tq No, actually, I&#39;m not done.<br/>The more I think about this the angrier I get.<br/><br/>I have gone to great lengths to find books before. International inter-library loan. Expensive purchases. Second-hand bookshop deep dives. Orders and delivery helped by international friends.<br/><br/>I located out-of-print folklore collections. Women&#39;s autobiographies. Queer history. Travel diaries. It was a challenge and I love the treasures I found.<br/><br/>Destroying books to feed AI is evil.<br/><br/>#AI #books #bookstodon 2026-07-29T13:01:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2vt6ah0l7u723aj9c0gw8fqkm44wt5x7kcwwd8rehwtsetga9dczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv55cexq So, apparently AI companies are now buying up books and destroying them after feeding the content into the machines.<br/>Straight up distopian. 😡😡🤬<br/><br/>1. Libraries and archives have to be protected at all costs, now more than ever.<br/><br/>2. Buying up out of print books related to your special interests is now a public service.<br/><br/>#AI #books #bookstodon 2026-07-28T12:51:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdqquvel6z6tz0hmqhpmx9wwgfrz0qarj4c0gx06xvtrdldm42edszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv85qwqm I would like to introduce everyone to some excellent pebbles from Crete.<br/><br/>#pebbles #image #beach #Crete<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/990/414/438/061/782/original/8b254de1c0e9c1a0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/990/414/477/182/784/original/f3aa162b7b065899.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/990/414/462/977/925/original/418ac6db7987867d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/990/414/467/325/991/original/a3fe2f16ef8b24c0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-27T06:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdg7c6ny34xcxs90285aw7rl3p9u4xaskeu4kmwn5qwug33dchkczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvpv092z The child has discovered the ultimate UNO reverse card.<br/><br/>Example:<br/><br/>Me: &#34;I said no to you because you were trying to lick the sink in the public restroom. That is very yucky and you could get sick.&#34;<br/><br/>Angry Child: &#34;No! You did that!&#34;<br/><br/>And that, your honor, is why I growled at my child in public.<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-07-23T05:23:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs007a4me5nsfs5g5jrhgnj57pm7pcqnnp3mv8nse6d6qr6ntqdd3czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvddwk7h Hey friendly rock people, can anyone tell me what kind of rock this is?<br/>(Found on the beach in Crete)<br/><br/>#rocks #geology #rockstodon #image #pebble<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/956/488/263/526/257/original/8dfa420695d8fc2c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-21T06:13:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjzx0434ssulzzasnztygef74s70hxdrdvs3ss2vkg0edrhdlx8qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvjwh88y New #ToddlerDnD spell:<br/><br/>INTERVENTION<br/>Casting time: 2 hours (5 if at night)<br/>Range: Self<br/>Duration: Varies<br/>Verbal component: A parent uttering the words &#34;date night tomorrow&#34;<br/><br/>This spell generates an immediate mystery illness, non-threatening but enough for Toddler character to require a Long Rest at home. Effects last until the possibility of free time for date night has passed.<br/><br/>#parenting #DnD #ttrpg 2026-07-16T04:30:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszns3cukuvef9xy454s8p7c7vzcsmne8kgw3wny7awku7qhekz9pqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvnx2fyr My Cajun husband just described the current weather as &#34;hotter than two woolen socks f*ing in the Devil&#39;s sock drawer&#34; and honestly, accurate.<br/><br/>#heatwave 2026-06-20T15:34:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfxa4s80czju7rurzymt7q2v9uc4287375jk6pz95uqrx2se7vwszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvd235yk #ToddlerDnD adventure hook:<br/><br/>4:30 am: Toddler character wakes up. Long Rest cut short for everyone else.<br/><br/>4:30-4:45 am: Party members take turns rolling Persuasion checks to make Toddler go back to sleep. Critical fail.<br/><br/>4:50 am: Toddler agrees to do Play actions independently.<br/><br/>4:50-5:15: Toddler plays with Hammer toy from personal inventory.<br/><br/>5:15-5:45: Roll from random encounter table for other toys of various noise levels. Party members roll Wisdom saves to avoid Rage.<br/><br/>#parenting #DnD 2026-06-20T05:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqzjtnkc90gul5ff9j2rdgp6gv6y0qgpcysrurw04uch8upg7f7qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv0cagzv Good news: The kid is very much excited about storytelling and role-playing games<br/><br/>Less good news: Now I have to run 45 minute RPG sessions during the morning commute before I had my first coffee 😅 <br/><br/>#parenting #ToddlerDnD #ttrpg #DnD 2026-06-15T10:39:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfu4hdqky4wulxqzxc38ch2g4cxl7jrsyzp6vwmcauf8yg8t3cykgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvrxq3z3 Dear Wizards of the Coast,<br/><br/>We have been playing RPGs with pen and paper since the 1970s (in my case, the 1990s) and we can do it again.<br/><br/>Screw You,<br/>D&amp;D Players not giving a crap about D&amp;D Beyond anymore<br/><br/>#ttrpg #DnD #gaming 2026-06-12T06:11:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxd4hkdepcwcaswa8mfq9n28qny6evqw9k38lyyefeny37cnum0qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvu467jz Imagine if they hired a human person who made regular mistakes and the boss just went &#34;Hey... they will learn to do it well if you give it time. It&#39;s an investment in the future!&#34;<br/><br/>#AI 2026-06-06T19:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfvd27j09wj8r93l60vxtc97tlx3fj4ez4px8ph6eu3t30f4yzkpgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv49xdms Here is another one 😊<br/><br/>It&#39;s from the Sinking Wasteland Tarot. The whole concept of the deck is imagery from a dying world. And yet, this 4 of Wands card is so beautiful.<br/><br/>(I am sharing queer cards from my magpie tarot deck)<br/><br/>#image #tarot #queer #lgbtq #PrideMonth #pride #MagpieTarot<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/695/675/375/463/573/original/e5f241004b4bac0a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-05T04:48:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vl4v8kh3t5hstes7vsn0rvv2sede4yq9wyhl5t0lmc85ntj8lyczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvdpyj8t 20 years from now someone&#39;s Media Studies dissertation is gonna be titled &#34;Parodies of Elon Musk in min-2020s popular culture&#34;<br/><br/>#CultureStudies #academia #TV #cinema 2026-06-03T15:26:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2w7rz5299n3up92ey2lv5pkcql2vx3n6npj9njfg2zy8lxw3fhaczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvk98k22 Grandma was a wartime kid. She hoarded and reused everything. Most famously, she repurposed our old sandbox toys for kitchen use.<br/><br/>Which is why all her recipes say things like &#34;One shovel of flour. Two scoops of cocoa. One half fish of sugar.&#34;<br/><br/>😅 One day, historians will be baffled.<br/><br/>#food #recipes #tradition 2026-05-31T08:06:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvdwzwc64stpdw0zhn3kj4sy37vwuslz3xuxutezwfvv6t56zemgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvwpeasp Cultural confession: <br/><br/>The first time I visited the USA, I was shocked about smores. I always assumed that the white things kids in American cartoons roasted over the fire were squash (because that&#39;s what it got translated as).<br/>Then I had to realize it was sugar. With melted chocolate and crackers.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Hungarian kids cook bacon over the campfire, and drip the grease onto slices of bread, seasoning with paprika and onions. 😆 <br/><br/>#Hungary #food #culture 2026-05-30T19:02:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsva4hudd6tt3aceg8w5vcuxr4ugzuq0ndqmcsryygvwmtpfreztlczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmll6z4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw3yfm2kuqgmfdrp3sz82n4mwa3kd249tvtnvstrqgyg2rhx7w9c7hwucf'>nevent1q…wucf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would be less shocked if it was a kink 😆 2026-05-25T11:25:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdpys9glpm345pmcst9kh5yz0h53lz59y3ft2009p3vjeftr2vsqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvklaka5 What in the straight white hell is this 😂<br/>(Facebook ad)<br/><br/>#image #WTF #why #sleep<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/634/944/539/888/845/original/163803d39610c4b9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-25T11:22:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6hnmsv064lfm3havpt7hse8hluxd68z6muz99p4rlalm7ffv9jszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvlj0xpp Part of why I&#39;m baffled and outraged by #AI is because I&#39;m a traditional storyteller. The stories I tell are fascinating to me because they have been told by countless generations. Shaped by every single person who passed them on. In spoken word, person to person, retelling them in the moment with deep attention to their audience&#39;s moods and needs. The stories kept changing but they changed through human connection.<br/><br/>Stories are not &#34;content&#34; or &#34;text&#34;. They are connection.<br/><br/>#storytelling 2026-05-21T05:06:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy528sjysw8f2wughdyu4mz432s7lvu0t5aajquva7mmp6fw632pszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvjaxs3e New damage types just dropped for #ToddlerDnD <br/><br/>Eyeglass nose pad punched into eye socket<br/>Damage: 2d12 blinding<br/><br/>Toe broken by dropped wooden block<br/>Damage: 3d10 swearing<br/><br/>Nailbed bit while feeding piece of banana to Toddler<br/>Damage: 2d6 radiating<br/><br/>Shoulder dislocated from sleeping on floor in one specific comforting position<br/>Damage: 1d12 permanent<br/><br/>Stepping on D4 discarded in shag carpet:<br/>... actually that was the DM&#39;s fault<br/><br/>#parenting #ttrpg 2026-05-20T18:51:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kauhalhu8ekf72dgvx597p2edzwcaxej4jkaw4jcsdprdnez06szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvvu43lx TIL that one of the diagnostic clues for autism is &#34;Thinks about their special interests outside of the time when actually engaging with special interests.&#34;<br/><br/>And I&#39;m like... what? What else do you think about?... <br/><br/>#neurodivergent #psychology 2026-05-17T08:08:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfs9s52t8u9g4lad7q93dr5gdd5u22kapgafgvuqfzg9j5gnw0jnczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvledxuk Do people who are losing their absolute shit over Elliot Page being Achilles &#34;just because of accuracy&#34; know that in mythology Achilles was raised disguised as a girl among women to avoid going to war?...<br/><br/>#mythology #Odyssey #storytelling #ChillTheHellOut 2026-05-14T06:21:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7mvrdsy0qf7nsm5lqs0j68jyzqsua2jhxnxvr44clp20g6r9ukgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvlxfn68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxk9us54ds6k4zzztda4y4685g2n7j0dpme9wgvvt87zeqp8u4mg2rsw33'>nevent1q…sw33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this book:<br/><a href="https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/classical-poems-by-arab-women/">https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/classical-poems-by-arab-women/</a> 2026-05-07T16:04:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dqsaswg73pa4ee9kqlphl4dhl5gqf8x9ntsl2d09jah5vlml9gszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvl6jhuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxp02kyyepazlqav39fwgcvrn5dqd7lv6703kcwef4j3yzfljtt6qer3k5a'>nevent1q…3k5a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, here&#39;s another one:<br/><br/>&#34;A man asked Thawab bint Abdullah al-Hanzaliyya to marry him but she ignored him, and as he persisted she wrote to him:<br/><br/>- Your manhood stretch stands no chance of slipping through my body’s<br/>niche.<br/>So move it away from my body’s door and take it back whence it came.&#34;<br/><br/>These women were savage 😆 <br/><br/>#poetry #poem #WomensHistory #bookstodon #women 2026-05-07T11:25:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxp02kyyepazlqav39fwgcvrn5dqd7lv6703kcwef4j3yzfljtt6qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvkv0w86 I&#39;m reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:<br/><br/>&#34;Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit.&#34;<br/><br/>(by Umm Ja&#39;far bint Ali)<br/><br/>That&#39;s it. That&#39;s the whole poem. <br/><br/>#poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon 2026-05-07T10:52:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ap3mrdm6w72jzgvwspxvu6kxdj6g26lrkldw5teen3r29cr3vmqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvttuucu The Hungarian version of &#34;the tables have turned&#34; is &#34;the ice cream licked back.&#34;<br/><br/>🍦<br/><br/>#Hungary #language 2026-05-01T04:44:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgul2kvpwu8g9x75jf03s45wz6n6l8qwzuuf9t4jadvhvk3zm3segzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv5ejpqk I said it before but:<br/><br/>I really believe that with the rise of #AI we need dorky people more than ever. We need niche special interests. We need specialized academic fields.<br/><br/>We need knowledge like the person&#39;s on Insta who keeps pointing out that AI generated images of Cambrian fossils are clearly fake, because the crustacean shell has the wrong number of little bumps.<br/><br/>We need people like the witchy person who likes fiber arts so much they learned how to shear sheep and process wool themselves. 2026-04-30T04:26:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs84atanm9cs8wfaps3jkvmae2pxxm04kktefzug3k9d7zsuuksnugzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvv7z4ng The European Court of Justice just declared that Hungary&#39;s book ban law violates EU rules and fundamental rights.<br/><br/>No more wrapping queer books in plastic and banning them from book shops!<br/><br/>📚 <br/><br/>#Hungary #EU #lgbtq 2026-04-26T19:07:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspc3svv8rc8j5vngzmxew7hg6064f9v2ye48uu6s3h4e64g66928qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv0dd7ya Customer service was spelling out my call number on the phone and I did a double take when they said<br/><br/>&#34;Y, as in chromosome.&#34;<br/><br/>😆 <br/><br/>That&#39;s a new way of doing it...<br/><br/>#nature #science 2026-04-24T11:08:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ngxd0ncvml58hgchs25eu4d6g9u73xrwzh3q0yrfmj700a52u9czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvrdgle7 Had a routine ultrasound checkup yesterday, and a med student got to practice trying to find my kidneys.<br/><br/>(Found them)<br/><br/>It was kinda fun 😄 I think reading an ultrasound is basically magic, so if I can help someone learn how to do that, I am all for it.<br/><br/>#medicine 2026-04-16T06:52:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf0phxpyh2vqy4m3kp2y93xdx44n4xpnmns9mq5k8qjzah0qemdzqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvdy59pu Líra, the bookstore chain that Fidesz tried to bully out of existence, has just moved all Orbán books to the &#34;History&#34; section.<br/><br/>LOL<br/><br/>#Hungary #elections 2026-04-14T15:38:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xx3r2atp3euv5ggsp6xyk3q9fefs2ns4z0an5qerh6chdxvmx0szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvzgqckw &#34;Grandma, where were you when the entire city of Budapest was partying to celebrate Orbán&#39;s fall?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;At home, trying to get your mom to sleep.&#34;<br/><br/>😅 Some of my historical memories won&#39;t be as interesting as others.<br/><br/>#parenting #Hungary 2026-04-14T07:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxphqdcx6rpca6p3pdlyznvkc9usqlf4d3sv0phr9q3cye7u4wr4gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv7crvan Magyar Péter&#39;s party (Tisza) won with a historic landslide.<br/>I am overjoyed that Orbán and his gang are out.<br/><br/>But at the same time I&#39;m waiting.<br/><br/>Waiting to see the book bans lifted.<br/>For trans rights to be reinstated.<br/>For the child protection system to be fixed.<br/>For queer people to be allowed to adopt again.<br/>For the child traffic rings to be prosecuted.<br/><br/>We handed a center-right party absolute majority.<br/><br/>I really, really hope they will do better.<br/><br/>#Hungary #elections 2026-04-13T06:30:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduq5y0lj08u2wjtghws2qsa0mhnymsswwkyqe4exet6xh42u8lcczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvn7nn7m Here we go. <br/>Election day in Hungary.<br/>Please keep your fingers crossed.<br/>And your toes.<br/>I don&#39;t even know what a best case scenario looks like, and I have no clue how today will go. It&#39;s stressful.<br/><br/>#Hungary #elections 2026-04-12T10:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgryxw7xn63svfhcmyxwf5tufj6e2qz6u5cn4vsjm7lt4le4kdyrgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvw0lzpd TIL that one of the names in Old Norse texts for the god Tyr (who got his hand heroically bitten off by Fenrir the Wolf) is...<br/><br/>... &#34;Wolf Leftovers&#34;<br/><br/>Norsemen, masters of the SICK BURN<br/><br/>#mythology #history #Vikings 2026-04-11T17:09:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd28fgrwyrevlatswu2384dhlumxk4ak0xal3eze5uzhqjpu2ftqqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv5phfjq Kiddo was so excited about the Easter egg hunt that she made me hide all the chocolates again so she could go and find them a second time 😆 <br/><br/>I absolutely think she&#39;s right, the scavenger hunt is the best part! <br/><br/>#Easter #parenting 2026-04-05T09:50:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprk0drc4puzuhveptc9pe7mzrgzkr6j9tpr9yjevlx6fs2crnxnczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvslm79g Here we go!<br/><br/>The A to Z Challenge has begun. My theme this year is Small Town Legends: weird folklore from villages and small towns in and around Hungary.<br/><br/>First up: some very strange geese.<br/><br/>Ács: Zombie Goose Shenanigans <a href="https://share.google/Aa9plXTmBYbUrUPXM">https://share.google/Aa9plXTmBYbUrUPXM</a><br/><br/>#AtoZChallenge #SmallTownLegends #blogging #folklore #folktales #legends 2026-04-01T06:05:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92auvymh0c5f0wqzna8dgkg9gg382r9vhtewzvtlaa707h6g95fgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvq6j2mh Kid was having a meltdown at the zoo, so I put her in front of the aquarium with this fish.<br/>This fish works.<br/>Thank god for this fish specifically. <br/><br/>#parenting #nature #fish<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/116/187/749/698/127/900/original/30a7a3152b147d8e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T11:53:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyeemw80kznmx8tmffngf6lsnt4fkayhxku6k3xsue8jejtjmj4hqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvwt23ru Ain&#39;t no party like a kindergarten birthday party because a kindergarten birthay party DON&#39;T STOP until all the balloons have exploded and the birthday kid starts crying<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-02-23T07:09:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjre22xwhfsk6g9uluh597pdl3e4cuejnndtua9wqunnqvw7hflgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvqq0fss #StorytellingPSA<br/><br/>I know I have ranted about this before, but: now I am running across entire websites with &#34;folktales&#34; that don&#39;t exist, referencing sources that also don&#39;t exist.<br/><br/>Why is it a problem, you ask? A story is a story?<br/><br/>No. Not if it is assigned to an actual existing culture. If it is claimed to represent the heritage of an indigenous tradition. Oral tradition is endangered already in many ways. We don&#39;t need AI to enshittify this.<br/><br/>Check your sources.<br/><br/>#AI #folklore #culture 2026-02-16T12:50:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdulczv8tksmm5llqsvdh9mgyfn9uduuqjw332f2apf5ta78hc8qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv8n8rhm For no reason in particular:<br/><br/>🍇 Othello<br/>🍎 Ambrosia<br/>🍊 Tarocco<br/>🍐 Nashi<br/>🍅 Yellow pear<br/>🍓 Woodland <br/>🍋 Pink honet pomelo<br/><br/>What are your favorites? 😊<br/><br/>#food #fruit #plants #gardening 2026-02-14T11:01:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydvyfcmrszvj8yrg0q984fwqyl90xprxu2phlt8g0hm3sxnmv9mczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv582adc You know what irks me?<br/><br/>When movies and TV shows reference King Solomon&#39;s decision and go &#34;let&#39;s split the baby!&#34;<br/><br/>Um. King Solomon didn&#39;t decide to split the baby.<br/><br/>He decided to PRETEND to split the baby to see who cared for it at all.<br/><br/>BIG difference.<br/><br/>#folklore #PopCulture #media 2026-02-13T14:19:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstpn8r3kfwr0z6s9e756ctjmeuhywn3pf0cswccgjy8v9glgfpg0szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvm259lz My wildest fantasies these days are about actually having a village to help raise the child.<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-02-06T07:39:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdptnl9ht30mnqzu9jqh5ql3vmckame2frefenacz5kgazrfwuajczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvxhvx3f They know what&#39;s in your house.<br/>They know who your friends are.<br/>They know what you say about people behind their back.<br/>They know what you eat.<br/>They know where you sleep.<br/>They know when you&#39;re on your period.<br/>They know when you fart.<br/><br/>They are not the NSA.<br/>They are not the CIA.<br/>They are your child&#39;s kindergarden teachers.<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-01-28T19:22:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtx650y5l9wdtrmmqtnj0psqlzh84xv5q0ahdrua0ealjd6xhwsszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv6s7utt I&#39;m reading Heaven&#39;s Design Team, a manga about engineers designing the animals in Heaven. (In a science way, not a creationist way 😄 ). It&#39;s tons of fun!<br/><br/>Last night I had a dream about an anime convention that did a Heaven&#39;s Design contest: teams of three (engineer, biologist, graphic designer) had to design animals based on prompts.<br/><br/>I think this would be a lot of fun to do actually 😄 <br/><br/>#manga #books #bookstodon #nature 2026-01-21T07:09:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdmu0fd2xwf4kekwdnqd77jxzn5ey02zvv96kjw0p6uldsz5vesszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv8q3qhx Today&#39;s gift from the algorithm: &#34;Visibility undergarments&#34;<br/><br/>🤔 2026-01-03T13:26:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hk3lyyemm5s0fknd3wsarmqpfz8lasqtqsr0dzvak002g83vamszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvljpz07 Grandma: &#34;And which book should I read you before bed?&#34;<br/>Kiddo: &#34;ANIMALS DYING!&#34;<br/>Grandma: &#34;....???!!!&#34;<br/>Me: *Pulls out the Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals*<br/><br/>#parenting #bookstodon #FamilyChristmas 2025-12-26T19:06:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsyrnjfymlp6cutun4jst5xg96txcdq7a4m4gvvywfzykenet87czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvsxs0qr 8 years out of school, my anxiety dreams have finally graduated too!<br/><br/>Now, instead of missing exams and classes, I had a dream where I was supposed to give a workshop at a conference. Except I didn&#39;t remember the time or venue for it, and it was on a topic I know nothing about.<br/><br/>Progress...?<br/><br/>#dreams #anxiety 2025-12-26T07:25:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vxqvfnruy5cupvxqmdyywd2qgaasgczqalqhxx8z4g4zx9hmntgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv34l2mw We started watching Avatar: The Last Airbender with the kid, and since she is bilingual, she noted &#34;Apa&#34; is Hungarian for &#34;Dad&#34;.<br/><br/>So now every time she wants something from her father she yells &#34;Apa! YIP YIP!&#34;<br/><br/>She thinks it is hilarious and she&#39;s right.<br/><br/>#TV #parenting #AvatarTheLastAirbender 2025-12-15T12:58:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgskc39v2ky0r38ka5pn0lhcr65yx4fh6a3seeya5avm05e3eu48czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvwgecwz Every time we read animal books with the kiddo, we have to discuss whether each animal can or cannot be petted and why.<br/><br/>It is a surprisingly complex question.<br/><br/>My new dissertation title therefore shall be: &#34;Pet-pet okay?: The ethics and logistics of petting animals at the intersection of physical danger, legal obligations, animal bodily autonomy, geographic distance, and disease vectors.&#34;<br/><br/>#parenting 2025-11-30T12:19:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2066gzmejdj3dsn7mp5d7vgfyg7trzqcjfd5fkz8c89pmpjjqxqszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvs8tsvy So if anyone is interested, I just announced the categories for the 2026 Polymath Training Challenge :)<br/><br/>It&#39;s a nonfiction reading challenge that has been running for 11 years. This year, long-time participants have submitted topics, and the final list was decided by random draw.<br/><br/>And for the first time, in 2026 you can find and join the challenge on StoryGraph too:<br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/a6c842ef-80fe-429b-9e66-77e0f5ea7a00">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/a6c842ef-80fe-429b-9e66-77e0f5ea7a00</a><br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #reading #ReadingChallenge #nonfiction 2025-11-01T06:37:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxy3stz5s8qg08y50tyl0qkft8a8p8aqr9ds85wl0j3vgmh9s9sqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv69esr6 Emma Thompson yelling &#34;Fuck Off!&#34; on The Late Show when asked about the use of AI in writing is<br/>Peak<br/>Mood<br/><br/>#AI #writing #books #mood 2025-10-28T15:55:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvml6s47l45nhwq8kew93x5xaw6h5mrk0enh2hvtuadexlpfxtulczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvds9mvf I was reading the diary of someone who was friends with a lot of famous Hungarian literary figures in the 1920s. All names associated with high literature and poetry.<br/>At one point the diarist notes that they all used to devour crime novels like it was a competition, and they exchanged them amongst themselves.<br/><br/>I think my high school Literature class experience would have been different if they told us our great literary minds also read paperback fiction for fun.<br/><br/>#bookstodon #books 2025-10-24T09:56:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvzaxr5jfxf6tlx8whhffdtgqpt7rzw8ghzuy82u8k56nhqysuw0gzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv8er82h Today is the annual memorial day of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.<br/><br/>Today I learned that Victor Ambrus (Ambrus Győző), the artist who worked on Time Team, was one of the freedom fighters in Budapest in &#39;56. He was a 3rd year art student at the time. He had to flee the country after the Soviets crushed the revolution.<br/><br/>#history #art #Hungary #archaeology 2025-10-23T14:38:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsd3wvqejpc03vsyz768l3enc2fg7x9kfj87p36hpnaa2zqslqxczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvn6pafv When you try to use Google Translate on Chinese text to read a legend, and it comes out as &#34;How Dental Floss Created Humans.&#34;<br/><br/>😆 😅 <br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #mythology #translation 2025-10-21T09:52:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfcnf4yrm2v7zkg3t2r4yaaz8rm0kc7sws2eajc4a43x0sc7nl5cqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmcedlw Anyone else running into a ton of hassle with sending letters to the USA since the regulations changed?<br/><br/>They flat out told me at a Budapest post office that I can&#39;t send anything in the envelope but personal written mail. They hand-wrote &#34;Contains personal correspondence only&#34; (in Hungarian 😅 ) on the envelope and I had to sign it.<br/><br/>It differs wildly between offices too. Some offices write it in English. Some have a stamp. Others don&#39;t care at all, lol. 😆 <br/><br/>#USA #mail 2025-10-21T06:31:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyj2aa7dmkq2d05s4gxh02jhz6ldgza2jwa5mewnut99h46c3mqhczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv7lfhs6 Saw this beautiful, 500 year old oak tree yesterday in Vinye. The sign said &#34;it likes pets and hugs.&#34; I did hug, it was lovely. <br/><br/>#trees #nature #ThickThrunkTuesday #image #forest<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/381/884/816/871/652/original/82703b9e2f4fd41b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/381/884/808/762/181/original/0646d981e16e24f4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-16T04:14:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsva6v9hgsuw0vdm6rzf9vz8hk4myw3xxsagsl5qam5847x55m6hdqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvsygt59 If you have anxiety and also a small child, you can choose between exhaustion and caffeine-induced anxiety attacks. Those are the two options.<br/><br/>☕️<br/><br/>#parenting #anxiety 2025-10-10T13:02:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv37n4ucxgxagrplzc4wkc0lzgdn337rt2qaumrqe0hh2dpdwmhhczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvxs9akc I have been watching this one grow for a while. It&#39;s right outside my workplace. I just noticed how it incorporated a fallen leaf. Pretty cool 😁<br/><br/>#FungiFriday #sporespondence #fungi #mushroom #nature #image<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/343/487/238/384/074/original/43bbbcd3e08f7045.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-09T09:28:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdvwqguyd5fkd0mqnza4g4tvwxnp6j7meg57eag6qhg7u2e4vnyqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvkuvguu #ToddlerDnD <br/><br/>I am constantly feeling like parents have to take daily Alignment checks during Autumn Snot Season. Checks are administered by daycare/school staff.<br/><br/>I&#39;m gonna need an alignment chart for this 😄 <br/><br/>#parenting<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/328/590/214/482/942/original/6d61c5d05a5fae2e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-06T18:20:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfxghpecy8m4wmpc7pztrndz95rh6ydmljhrf3u9ctdfp5l09z0czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvh5na8d It&#39;s hummingbird hawkmoth season! Impossible to take a picture, but I see them every day and they make me happy 😊<br/><br/>#nature 2025-09-22T08:46:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7v87gsvgrs2djry44rezgmqkwspn2w68jwdtp2qyzqv2ghxfh6qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvsry6xx I just finished reading this book, and it was a really fun, interesting read. Not just because of the ghosts.<br/><br/>Ghosts of the British Museum: A true story of colonial loot and restless objects, by Noah Angell <br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #museum #BritishMuseum #ghosts #history #image<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/229/583/728/152/726/original/3d0bc9e34347a907.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-19T06:40:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hqdy79e7drg7pj2s0pe7vzrevf44d8zl504rj5azgzlr0ldxz8qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxveycjep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd024am862r996qrfcmua5ud97ax7msv35uk55wjgnsdydpcy68tsfhlx7x'>nevent1q…lx7x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And finally, a #StorytellingPSA:<br/><br/>There is no such thing as &#34;I generated a new folktale with AI!&#34;<br/><br/>(Yes, someone has actually tried to convince me AI will make me new folktales to tell.)<br/><br/>That might be a tale, but it&#39;s not &#34;folk.&#34; Folktales are part of a community&#39;s oral tradition. They work because people have told and told and retold them. You can&#39;t plonk a chunck of text down and call it a folktale. Connection is the whole point.<br/><br/>/end rant <br/><br/>#AI #storytelling 2025-09-07T05:36:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd024am862r996qrfcmua5ud97ax7msv35uk55wjgnsdydpcy68tszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv0apnme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryzelk70kq3udt29fkwkx25atplw556dl6symquk0932r0fjhn9s4y24kx'>nevent1q…24kx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, unpopular opinion:<br/><br/>Trad publishing&#39;s preference for easily marketable tropes makes the use of AI easier.<br/><br/>Multiple people I know have been told by publishers that they need to &#34;describe the manuscript in three common tropes&#34; or &#34;as a combination of two popular books/movies&#34; in order to be marketable. The more formulaic something is, the easier sell. They were told to tweak stories to fit into a trope.<br/><br/>This, #AI can do easily. But it&#39;s not even an AI problem. It&#39;s a marketing problem. 2025-09-07T05:27:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsryzelk70kq3udt29fkwkx25atplw556dl6symquk0932r0fjhn9szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv5n22nr I hate it when I talk about AI &#34;art&#34; and how awful it is, and people respond with &#34;Oh, but it will get so much better at it! It will be able to create amazing stuff, not just creepy images!&#34;<br/><br/>I. Don&#39;t. Care.<br/><br/>I want stuff made by thinking, feeling, flawed humans. That&#39;s the whole point. I don&#39;t care how good AI is at &#34;art&#34;. I don&#39;t care that &#34;writing a good prompt is difficult&#34;. I really don&#39;t. The problem was never the quality to begin with.<br/><br/>#AI #art 2025-09-07T04:58:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrs0vvxzcgajhrsxra9dtwx0nykcuerd6we7m0ar6lcpjy63ghkjczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvas0mj9 Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day:<br/><br/>You know the folktales where fairy maidens are taking a bath, and the &#34;hero&#34; steals the dress of one of them to force her to be his wife? <br/>(Also in Selkie stories)<br/><br/>Well I just read a Hungarian folktale where the guy steals the dress - at which point the fairy walks up to him, slaps him across the face, and takes the dress back.<br/><br/>Pop off, queen.<br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #storytelling 2025-08-27T07:37:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dlz5q4ce8pku9qcx7n3tkt5hsw7znxz0yuk8n78fys5rcukxstczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv08glm7 It amazes me how people still manage to get upset about the X-men reflecting on current social-cultural issues, since they have only been doing that since *checks notes* 1963.<br/><br/>#comics #Xmen #bookstodon 2025-08-27T06:51:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfn0qq2aku23py9p07ztcxwmaa4h58gmshjjlmak58ldt6frmqggqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvtxv6p5 Does anyone ever just get a sudden burst of random interest?<br/><br/>Like, sitting over a cup of coffee and out of the blue thinking &#34;I would LOVE to know more about shark evolution?&#34;<br/><br/>Cue the book search binge.<br/><br/>#books #science #bookstodon #BrainThings 2025-08-26T12:03:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6kxdyl2ps3fe0c0y8pat3n3xe3l63z5c24h0envuftms4xaktdgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvqdettm Hungarian folktale opening formula:<br/><br/>&#34;There was a tall poplar tree with 77 branches, on each branch it had 77 crow nests, in each nest 77 crows.<br/>Whoever doesn&#39;t listen to my tale, may the crows blind them. Whoever does listen, may they never see Heaven.<br/>I&#39;m going to start the story now, and you can all consider which one you&#39;d choose.&#34;<br/><br/>... Hungarian folk tellers had no chill. 😆 <br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #storytelling #Hungary 2025-08-25T08:49:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszw4tq00l8hh8sz4gqxl34lxdnye080g80enudkexfg5ta3d4pttgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvwsqhqa &#34;Mom brain&#34; is a very cutesy name for complete mental and emotional collapse during which you are still required to function like someone&#39;s life depends on it.<br/><br/>#parenting 2025-08-19T06:56:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9l9u24wmzelwqarfcmd4hwwemerfs57cgwke3ntc2xjxnelzyd4czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvn027rx Hungarian #FolktaleMoment: <br/><br/>Three princes set out to seek their fortune. One is seeking the Gold Forest, one is seeking gemstones, and the youngest is seeking... knowledge.<br/><br/>The fun part is, the literal word used for the third is &#34;ancient stories&#34;, but it is also the term we use for prehistory.<br/><br/>So basically, Prince No. 3 is a storyteller and an archaeologist.<br/><br/>I love this.<br/><br/>#storytelling #archaeology #folklore #folktales 2025-08-18T09:30:14Z