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Hello friends. I;m going to be moving to a new, single-person Masto instance in the next day or so. You might see a little weirdness. I also...

Hello friends. I;m going to be moving to a new, single-person Masto instance in the next day or so. You might see a little weirdness.

I also want to be clear...no bad blood between me and Fosstodon or the team here. Just reshaping how I handle my online presence.

Good morning party people. Of my wife and I, one of us got out flu shot, and one of us didn't. One of us has spent the last five days...

Good morning party people. Of my wife and I, one of us got out flu shot, and one of us didn't. One of us has spent the last five days feeling miserable.

Spoiler: I feel fine.

Vaccines work.

allusions to uspolGood morning!I think I'm done reacting with shock and disbelief to the Things That Are Happening. Frankly, I just...

allusions to uspol

Good morning!

I think I'm done reacting with shock and disbelief to the Things That Are Happening. Frankly, I just cannot gin up surprise anymore. I'll just expect that shitbirds are gonna shit, and move on from there.

That being said, we're not powerless. I came across a good list of Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting -- I degoogled it and posted it here: https://codeberg.org/grueproof/shareddocs/src/branch/main/SomeActionsThatAreNotProtestingorVoting.md

Feel free to take it. Please give credit to the original source.

Remember, kids: hope is defiance. They want your despair. They love it. Don't reward them with it. Live in your own way, not theirs.

Remember, kids: hope is defiance. They want your despair. They love it. Don't reward them with it. Live in your own way, not theirs.

"I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel...

"I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows."

Roger Zelazny

Good morning friends. Was going to call off sick today, but I work from home, and it's one of those days where I don't feel so bad...

Good morning friends. Was going to call off sick today, but I work from home, and it's one of those days where I don't feel so bad that I couldn't do SOMETHING, but don't feel so well that I want to do much of anything.

So...time to update the documentation, methinks.

It's morning in America.It is very cold where it isn't burning. Maybe hell has frozen over. The felon becomes the felon-in-chief....

It's morning in America.

It is very cold where it isn't burning.

Maybe hell has frozen over. The felon becomes the felon-in-chief.

I'll be staying offline today. I'll post a card pull, then I'm out. Call it a period of mourning. Call it self-care.

Late night last night but the $employer's new website is now live and my name is celebrated amongst the legends of yore. (Narrator: No,...

Late night last night but the $employer's new website is now live and my name is celebrated amongst the legends of yore.

(Narrator: No, it wasn't. You all know that isn't how any of this works.)

Stealing from @c0debabe , good coffee to all of you. I hope you have a good day.

One thing I *am* excited about is that my wife is making me a shawl. A Cyberpunk shawl. Here's the dye of for the yard she found. (My...

One thing I *am* excited about is that my wife is making me a shawl. A Cyberpunk shawl. Here's the dye of for the yard she found.

(My reading chair sits in front of a drafty old window. This will make things much more comfy.)

Wanted to boost the signal on this one: @nlowell 's Trader's Tales From the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper was some of my favorite...

Wanted to boost the signal on this one: @nlowell 's Trader's Tales From the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper was some of my favorite storytelling from the Podiobooks days. I loved it, my kids loved it, and it was cozy SF before that was even a thing. I think it's time for me to give it another listen.

If you are looking for SF that is comforting, especially now, this is for you. Start with Quarter Share

@evoterra has a good writeup with links: https://www.theend.fyi/shows/traders-tales-from-the-golden-age-of-the-solar-clipper

Stealing this from X3RO on the L0wl1f3 podcast: MAKE DYSTOPIA FICTION AGAIN

Stealing this from X3RO on the L0wl1f3 podcast:

MAKE DYSTOPIA FICTION AGAIN

Selfhosting is a superpower.

Selfhosting is a superpower.

At work today: Them: "I think that what we need to do is peg the dependencies." Me: (pause) "I think you mean PIN the...

At work today:

Them: "I think that what we need to do is peg the dependencies."

Me: (pause) "I think you mean PIN the dependencies."

Them: "What's the difference?"

Me: "Go on. Google it. Go on."

Naps are so great you guys

Naps are so great you guys

Decided to start doing a single tarot card draw each day this year. Not a bad way to start: The World. (Cards by @PixelOccult )"Sit...

Decided to start doing a single tarot card draw each day this year. Not a bad way to start: The World. (Cards by @PixelOccult )

"Sit here a moment and let it wash over you. The occasional rain drop on your shoulder, the wires buzzing with disbelief, the city exhaling a breeze through its machinery. People are on the streets, standing transfixed under the enormity of a world that needs them to be a part of it again. I don't know if we can make things better, but it's finally up to us to try. "

@evoterra Reminded me that we launched Podiobooks.com 19 years ago this week, and the pride I have in that project still resonates. In...

@evoterra Reminded me that we launched Podiobooks.com 19 years ago this week, and the pride I have in that project still resonates. In hindsight there are things I would do differently, but it was my first coding project outside of a job on a global scale. Good times, indeed.

I'm also happy that I still speak to a number of friends I made because of that code.

Cilantro?Sure!Oh god no!

Cilantro?

Sure!
Oh god no!

Sitting down to record a new episode with the @lairofsecrets dudes.

Sitting down to record a new episode with the @lairofsecrets dudes.