2026-08-24T17:10:37Z https://nostr.ae Molly B https://nostr.ae/npub148cvt05a0gdh99pf4pqt5z5mnfkrz3cptpa52um5s7zrqalyzwsq8nehng https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/197/933/749/917/494/original/b823e5c82508d366.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/197/933/749/917/494/original/b823e5c82508d366.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqkswmqw6eu47v6cxn0pkxm0j8rq9tcu95nu0uf4cjfnjlf5nsmxqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q8mwc49 OK, folks, drop your favorite #protest signs. I’m looking for some ideas. My favorite protest companion is home for the weekend and we’re gathering our markers and cardboard. 2025-06-12T23:33:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2zwyzgtsj6sja53rmw83e4d64lhjuum00pr5s8plxdfz9gmre57szyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qxrgx6j I keep reading this headline and just can’t parse it. It feels like a clue for one of those British cryptic crosswords. <br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.green/@Beedazzled/114250204598507981">https://mastodon.green/@Beedazzled/114250204598507981</a> 2025-03-30T08:15:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2ds4a420tjpkt3hwt725zmclx30may9t92neudqv7gxy8efu6aqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qy26h7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8vwrnnchykkdkjnauws8ddpgcawnzagkp2j2slqgu6h9vu4crychra7cv'>nevent1q…a7cv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the fact that you snagged the domain “librarian.net” is a pretty good indicator too. :-) 2025-03-23T23:20:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xhgm8mdrw4mqjw4xhkhjvdrqnpm3j52cqmcuvjn9phwh6cwyj4czyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qm902fr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsafmyscygs49dwgsqvkqzxpt2s57d85cnn7twf7kd45g3d8j8jqyq550h'>nevent1q…550h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw that! I have a 1992 Performa that still boots, so when you finish your game I&#39;ll be able to play it without an emulator... if the monitor will stay on (when it gets tired, it quits). :-) 2025-02-16T17:49:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguwrh69hs3wg6w3f752l8g9mertskq9zkfcmuquxehu62nhuvszgzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qgkpmgs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rzz8242fg5qsntulg44jmjp3vuj3mny0huyvmu9s4xcn7nhtzdgnt7yz0'>nevent1q…7yz0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to be. :-) I got distracted by the internet ca. 1996, but often wish I&#39;d stuck with libraries. 2025-02-16T17:42:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9twwraarg0ln4pee94hteh5thtux45y49cv4qdmsh2dwnkwl4uqqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qgss7nh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqnmr6kxdfqtxmqdlek0tk73p90f8qek72kq3c52dn5ecslpa8uc7a3xch'>nevent1q…3xch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tried to get my kid interested, with some No Starch books and scrounged computers. They love hardware (built a gaming computer out of garage-sale parts in middle school, as just one example) and did a little Roblox modding, but just have never had any real interest in coding. 2025-02-16T17:32:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszqnmr6kxdfqtxmqdlek0tk73p90f8qek72kq3c52dn5ecslpa8uczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qslx2fp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2d73f94p23cm5cxykxgqnf3jxwguvn779scv59dvwvwsc20dlfgnfc75e'>nevent1q…c75e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I got that answer too (my kid&#39;s school had AP Computer Science for a while; it was impossible to get into, because everyone wanted to take it and there was only one teacher, who died unexpectedly and was never replaced). My friend whose kid went to a much better school had the same experience you had--Java, taught by a math teacher who didn&#39;t know it and didn&#39;t want to teach it, but had to because of AP. 2025-02-16T17:26:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9v9sf4khf6tjc30sjp0n3z3aulp5xuvsx46tmqyc8hvdhd8vv8mczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qgny98f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4ayypn7u8lyx4yfg7uf7eljnnusn0gp8nlgeyuruzew7zrla5yqy2lpcg'>nevent1q…lpcg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right? I love some of the HyperCard fan projects like Decker, and I&#39;m sure there are modern no-code app development products that do a lot of the same thing. But they don&#39;t seem to have the same vibe. <a href="https://beyondloom.com/decker/">https://beyondloom.com/decker/</a> 2025-02-16T13:42:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswgqaymghlzqkh99hsy0dv387x6dmjs48nfps0wgx0h9w9r569qpczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qft0tz8 Sometimes I tell young people about #HyperCard and they don&#39;t fully believe me. <br/><a href="http://scripting.com/2025/02/15/131146.html">http://scripting.com/2025/02/15/131146.html</a> 2025-02-16T13:32:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgqx736lm4vmma9j5ws6k2wfxqe24x3fd05ypf402kxjm2we5hwkgzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q5g4nql In context this sign makes sense. But I’m not going to give the context, because it’s funnier without it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/008/902/444/651/356/original/730a62ec83a6a995.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-15T16:44:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9qum5yddwjrgfxcvqxc459z9j09tgkrkpznrz0s9hdcx8xqzrwczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q97ed0c My favorite #SuperbOwl video of all time: <a href="https://youtu.be/3G1PFLuTrgM?feature=shared">https://youtu.be/3G1PFLuTrgM?feature=shared</a><br/><br/>(It is likely that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v9n2vqpnkxuhc5vutxwek7c7zhznn3ak2h55a5z47yc7dv8z6r9qr70kj7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Coral</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v9n…0kj7</span>)</a></span> is the person I got it from, back in the Olden Times, in the other place) 2025-02-09T14:17:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvgzp0z7nl8hlga5e6e5ntmlf89x8g54795kpqjf2fgcavh23r0czyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qcu9fff In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd3xm2gqsqal04lwq787t2g8u58mrpkcnfjztxa0ek764jmgpymcq0nrxp'>nevent1q…nrxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That was my experience too. Every once in a while I hear that it’s changed, but... I’m doing other things now. I love transcribing for the LOC’s By the People project, for example. 2025-01-27T18:43:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdfagsz8kk7huj8d9n03lcdd06dv3zckhdeepexudmce9k96ppx9qzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q0l5x3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjulfjrqh67tv573xdeaykyxf3et5ge5ztzs7sw7gak39xkzjjzsf7mwtj'>nevent1q…mwtj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also: &#34;I don&#39;t believe this because it isn&#39;t MY experience&#34; is such a lazy argument I don&#39;t even know where to start. 2025-01-08T23:19:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvjulfjrqh67tv573xdeaykyxf3et5ge5ztzs7sw7gak39xkzjjzszyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q0k5u6p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrp9q24awhpspnldx0hu7fyg89n6hh2scqswqpcc268kw4fqyu8qs58qa0x'>nevent1q…qa0x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Look: If you just can&#39;t BELIEVE that school districts do this--even if it&#39;s the kind of thing where *official* communication takes place via email but the actual information that you need to know is in a Facebook group--then you have exactly the kind of privilege I&#39;m talking about. Go enjoy it and accept that it&#39;s not the case for a LOT of us out here in the places that don&#39;t fund their public schools very well. 2025-01-08T23:14:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrp9q24awhpspnldx0hu7fyg89n6hh2scqswqpcc268kw4fqyu8qszyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q5gz8zd Deleting your Facebook account is the privilege of those who don’t have kids in school, and don’t have to communicate with groups of people over 40. Instead, maybe we should be working with schools (pre-K through 16) and community organizations to help them find an effective mass communication platform that isn’t run by the worst people on the planet. 2025-01-08T14:11:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszgjz2p7d44dnkntd0736hjml7tqlvcl5ty08lkrexc0hxk45chsqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qps94dc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7vwv6crn2dgmg5su7nwpsy3ksv6kfvhvch90328ygtr9s858h9sjwzp60'>nevent1q…zp60</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve noticed a somewhat alarming trend among people I know IRL to *talk* like they&#39;re writing on their LinkedIn feed. Like: <br/>&#34;So how&#39;s work?&#34;<br/>&#34;It&#39;s great! I feel like I&#39;m really creating synergy with my team when I help them optimize their work/life balance.&#34; <br/>(Dude. You approved somebody&#39;s PTO request.) 2025-01-07T12:14:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqc2ksp9lugwllwxemkhqxv6uqr3kh4ug9cy3x3wlyk3rjfj0npgqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qk3cuhu I know that AI-generated awfulness is “slop.” What’s the word for bad artwork bought for $2 on Creative Fabrica and slapped on print-on-demand products to sell on Etsy? 2024-12-10T12:33:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsdxr8jrn3k7yl9ry500qcp844d5ku5g6kuzane6su34em9ah9xczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q6u3v0t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswm3xj8g4jue9phcd9wljwumgpdrpluy5y0p27q7tewvwtkujychqtgmsar'>nevent1q…msar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, and also to live in an a-frame house in Colorado with lots of plants and macrame, and every single John Denver album. My 1976 dreams were AWESOME 2024-12-04T01:25:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswm3xj8g4jue9phcd9wljwumgpdrpluy5y0p27q7tewvwtkujychqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qxhmp75 I bought a pair of Earth shoes, and they are clogs. Livin’ my mid-70s dream, now I just need a light blue Schwinn and Amy Carter for a pen pal/best friend 2024-12-04T01:21:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswrpy72rwyaztelhfvauxu0ujxn2v4nh2nwjrg4c8me9v3chetw0szyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q7myjuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2kgdqy3fhxu3udyaf64f5hpzzu6td2mmlj9vd9rhamy9p8kyxrqfzenfw'>nevent1q…enfw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, I’m not an expert, but I have tried to do this thing she wanted to do before, and I knew what I was talking about. It was depressing to keep being told “but the AI said to do this!” like it magically knows more than I do. 2024-11-09T03:39:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy2kgdqy3fhxu3udyaf64f5hpzzu6td2mmlj9vd9rhamy9p8kyxrqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qrqqanh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggval0uqs2mfv4svdmpv3hqcrmkjjvrs4ey6ghvqkvwuzg5rrmug7khngg'>nevent1q…hngg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today my boss sent me instructions for a thing. They were generated by Copilot. I gently explained that they wouldn’t work for us bc step 3 required a product (a Premium integration for Power Automate) we don’t have. So she sent me the same instructions, generated by ChatGPT. I once again explained that we don’t have the product it says to use. I recorded myself following the instructions &amp; hitting a wall at step 3. 🤷‍♀️ 2024-11-09T03:35:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx5hk7jag59jmrfxhwmn4y38lwp5frg4twy7h3u9kt76csl8nrrrgzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qkxwv8z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswprrmy2kxdy3ndlvh959k8cvd65kq0w9vl44ulg7lmcn08tamqpgh4uwep'>nevent1q…uwep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do often find these podcasts by Millennials a little... too ironic? I want them to take the past more seriously, somehow. I like this podcast, particularly, but I feel like they should know about things like the Civilian Conservation Corps (which Richard Nixon was in) and how “conservation” did include the environment before the 70s. For example. 2024-10-28T23:46:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswprrmy2kxdy3ndlvh959k8cvd65kq0w9vl44ulg7lmcn08tamqpgzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qfv208f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04w8f6ckwf65w2gp9ge5xg5eeacntcjxvyujqhwqkl2lh8n0tr9cfm2cdc'>nevent1q…2cdc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, the Pixie Stick story on this episode is GRIM 2024-10-28T23:34:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs04w8f6ckwf65w2gp9ge5xg5eeacntcjxvyujqhwqkl2lh8n0tr9czyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qzwx3x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgt2e3rm8l6n38t69xksf9g3yp48ay063sgh28w8h9gu6mrev706ghdx4q8'>nevent1q…x4q8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/387/645/376/754/637/original/0a451b4b13ca5883.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-28T23:30:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgt2e3rm8l6n38t69xksf9g3yp48ay063sgh28w8h9gu6mrev706gzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qusn928 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7qxah02nmre8etwg73mlcv87mjd8pq23yhdswcv928mth2a9wccmuqy8n'>nevent1q…qy8n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My kid and their partner carved Jack o’ lanterns last night and left them here, and I’ve lit the candles, so even though it’s like 90 degrees outside at least the house smells like singed pumpkin. 2024-10-28T23:27:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7qxah02nmre8etwg73mlcv87mjd8pq23yhdswcv928mth2a9wcczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qkwup2r Listening to the Halloween ep of You’re Wrong About and suddenly craving caramel apples 2024-10-28T23:25:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvamg57dch6fm88jqrs20ctdss0260mq785cgymkppzf7f3nncxwgzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qvfgf5p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsymevsu697qnzqn5d68d0kns7hgx4j5dsddxqmarp9ht2p9ygasx23xp3'>nevent1q…3xp3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn’t he the one who first started calling them “spoonheads”? Or is that just a running joke my husband and I have had for 30 years? It’s all a bit of a blur at this point. 2024-10-23T02:21:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhls73y89s8yldvwspgday8f47tyg9k02nf8rwjm4zdfa4y2pwgqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q678rez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuyp0z8n2lgg9et52g5rzmdxvyc76ych5nga7x90fjus8c773t7s7ca2jz'>nevent1q…a2jz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have prescription sunglasses for driving (also unshaded ones for night driving) and they’re such an improvement that I get nervous thinking about all the people out there driving around *without* driving glasses. 2024-10-12T23:27:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszufa2paejh33mn9tk3dg73kdfhjj3hc47uqz02p435f7czf04pdszyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q3a5k28 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kc7lfa9tmf0casje6raj3kcdfryxhwsxcnsdqnvadxguhtcxg9g98alr2'>nevent1q…alr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did it online, but still have to go in person to provide documentation. 2024-10-12T02:32:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsws8qsfvaz7mkel7madj5evtshn2cxfwuexhw5qdt2q30q5eqykyczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qdhdcwc SSA: To get your replacement card, you will need to appear in our office no later than 45 days from today. <br/>Also SSA: Schedule an appointment! Next available: Dec. 5 2024-10-11T17:57:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswclkq9emzwyyvn9jhp7xnxge0v3h9ncqxd3757fp9eehdffhtkkczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q0n9dvh This morning I was looking through the hacktoberfest tag on GitHub, as I do most years, bc it’s a really good way to find cool projects. I was surprised at how many of them were lists of links--free online classes, places to find remote jobs, etc.--and wondered if GitHub has taken the place of small one-off sites that used to do this. It makes sense--it’s collaborative, and a lot more visible than an individual website. 2024-10-11T02:06:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdmtch57c7s74eax0xdhxklgprq57v2vwe7rt5weh5pfek2646agzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qkvax45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqq9fj0y3m3hlxdu7laym2qwypcse2r07f4q0e44wzx2t69pvs34s0alt2d'>nevent1q…lt2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I liked IQ, but after book 2 the series gets even more violent and less detective-y.<br/><br/>Have you read anything by Attica Locke? Bluebird, Bluebird gets all the raves, but Black Water Rising is my favorite. 2024-10-01T20:33:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswt9w4q5p6eysr8ttghfsd0cramtc7ek88lx074q25de04avyjntczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q09q0h8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96g6jetmlssklhqmtxk5ysm7jk59kse72xel77ytuemkn80x0tlsp0f37p'>nevent1q…f37p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember web portals in the mid-90s being very good. Yahoo had actual human catalogers. The Mining Company (which became about.com) had dedicated sites for tons of topics. That model--a network of sites--got unwieldy, but I liked it when it was just articles and curated lists. 2024-09-29T14:31:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcvvts9w3jpd929gd3r6zuzxczmz9kj5vh545jsufa0qy6nul4hszyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q6regsv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp9tcm74cpg9g5r9vyul9nvpk73vghr9dt3tvfqnt82rqrgf29a9syyhavk'>nevent1q…havk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s the perfect September beer--when you’re tired of summer ales and shandies, but it’s still too warm for vanilla porter or cider. 2024-08-16T01:31:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy58xtuqwnz7kq6qdf7axn789htm20h278g4vh2xmgrmrjhkdv7jqzyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qjkssrk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmk3303rwq8dhlcjvaa28cjhphl2x5dp8z3qhrnw06f8g3ew22cgahsuep'>nevent1q…suep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! 2024-08-16T00:08:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgx3qkl4696h59z675vrwmtmmgpfx8m84g8jcgn9audvznxz9ygaszyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6q26j9dl Found the Southern Pecan Ale at the actual liquor store (the one that was Parkhill’s Party Pantry, next door to Sound Warehouse, throughout my childhood) and stocked up. Last year, there was none to be found anywhere in town by September. 2024-08-16T00:01:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswtfmdfjjl7u9npnn8wjqvnpdeuq3yqjv0rs5r7hz9uzyh4tpl2eczyz5lp3d7n4apku559x5ypws2nwdxcv28q9v8k3tnwjrcgvrhusf6qzrgch7 All of us out here wishing we’d dropped $80 on friend.com back in the 90s when you could only buy domains in one place<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@kylie.robison/post/C-D6mPjPckU">https://www.threads.net/@kylie.robison/post/C-D6mPjPckU</a> 2024-07-30T21:10:38Z