2026-07-27T08:05:55Z https://nostr.ae Femme Malheureuse https://nostr.ae/npub1fsxrre9jgqm50m8f5gw48mc4tlq4m69pcm30d9u5nujwvuvy6qrsl3t2jy https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/305/858/555/394/original/8ac687b1e545046a.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/305/858/555/394/original/8ac687b1e545046a.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdzfr9d6nwtddr3aw4la2phgrrh7entqfyf65ntdvp5ywlu78xuqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwgn9434 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ksc5c2mmy9tst5q8jwlqlk83sajhlhehdajzxyxwhm6fl8jxezgwg3n6u'>nevent1q…3n6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh fooey, very sorry to hear you&#39;re cooped up. Hope you are perking along and going to be liberated soon.<br/><br/>This was last night in my back yard, taken on my crappy phone. I snapped it when I realized the two Canada geese who&#39;ve been lingering around my yard this month had a passel of goslings. Too cute!<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/603/494/255/506/386/original/804db9f9b65913a5.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-19T22:02:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxlzj8cqes3qffunq848d2t3ulhw5sswa2qvh500qanz29p0e4mqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwfl3fa6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfehtlh72mjreangj95zl7z6dvdz5uw6kk5frh3fkwmxd7xuvyzds6fukch'>nevent1q…ukch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We should all be doing this. Living part-time with my mom who has dementia, I&#39;m hearing stories I never heard from her before -- but I can&#39;t trust them because her dementia causes her to confabulate when she can&#39;t recall bits of her past.<br/><br/>I think, too, of an artist about whom I know very little -- why did he end up dying broke after becoming a recognized artist in his time. We needed his stories; we need ALL the stories.<br/><br/>EDIT: grammar ugh<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/544/917/702/443/662/original/9bf065cee3a9c15b.png"> <br/> 2026-05-09T13:49:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgzhwqzcfcls2rqma35n7zw4p7xzaapld2yvfam6zsqxzcsms8rfszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwdn37p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0znygpzrsc8ux8alxmjswct8lv2m2heay6u76zpxlgms68ugrwcj9wcf2'>nevent1q…wcf2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How is she supposed to get around pressure for investment in the state while the state has been told, &#34;the project will not require any additional power generation to operate, and will use a closed loop water cooling system that will not require additional water from the Great Lakes&#34; and DTE assures the state that consumers won&#39;t be dinged for increases in utility costs related to the facility?<br/><br/>This is *exactly* why winning a majority in both state houses is essential. 1/2 2026-05-08T13:35:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyjhk0ysefcw2054ah3vjeay42pehmcy7x8cwrygag8nvkyumtdzszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwzmudfn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfuethr3e2ft03quwlw68seejmcjx7uy7txunkck9nlyacssjqz7grsfatr'>nevent1q…fatr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alice Cooper&#39;s School&#39;s Out during the first week of June when the weather is sunny, warm, and everything green says DON&#39;T STAY INDOORS - GET OUTSIDE - RUN.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcEbSkaAqkg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcEbSkaAqkg</a> 2026-04-24T16:32:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxk28m2yc3d7vlr28y44gawwe7ktktp7pfwxqavyjwfmtq37u0sszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwx05kkr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7elql7u97yeqvrdz5mwscf7ywanqy53t2ajdtjfs85pxle4szecle5th2'>nevent1q…5th2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love the Voyager image but for me the 2015 Cassini image communicates how very small our little blue island is in the vast ocean of space.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/450/481/833/539/860/original/1a9473c88f1da8b2.webp"> <br/> 2026-04-22T21:33:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3hpg563h0eshmvz4uk7f9zaufkj2f85ae8446ja0t0zsj73edkgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw9rytgl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstj5wy08wvn6eluxl60fxddf9hh79m4d6j37fkkrr4tfjqgukyczq3d3wyy'>nevent1q…3wyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The folks who show up to protest data centers aren&#39;t going to go for that latency bullshit excuse.<br/><br/>There&#39;s also no bloody reason they can&#39;t obtain existing brownfield space -- shopping malls here are a perfect example, most dead/dying -- and ensure they are solar powered if they MUST build something at all.<br/><br/>But no -- they piss off rural voters and property owners with insisting on building on undeveloped ag land while not ensuring electricity self-sufficiency. 2026-03-13T21:11:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlc6tnqgj7fwktkck7fm5wksfnvv02l3rz3ftaneaqpp4c0r88cqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwyg6t59 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06kzfrmrh7p5eqs04g9fekhjyugdy7u8ruz4c09mq7dxy42hrnrscw4p5x'>nevent1q…4p5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but I think AI is both easier to stop and consuming more resources proportionally. 2026-03-13T20:40:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspktuetnne7sa3zgjeam7av5h8def0s3cta495srmsa670088dpxqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwh8wyna Surprise, surprise.<br/><br/>It&#39;d be nice if those same people also uniformly stop using AI.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/people-hate-datacenters-survey-finds/">https://www.404media.co/people-hate-datacenters-survey-finds/</a> 2026-03-13T15:39:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxp7te3acv3ctln9d8wev9hq0uev9wjyp96fl5hrgh459nc366ewszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwnak25g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5e64wp4vhxej9un0fldss28eznq9mcfxtttxeyq93rf46png5pctnt9t7'>nevent1q…t9t7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Demanding others not speak out about injustice is an expression of privilege as well as suppression on behalf of the oppressors. 2026-02-09T19:05:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyyadxl0evc6s8zkve3wz66vkdcz9a24vkc8gswmp4254ehq6xswqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwz8j9wk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxw8q73y3krwu72emeaj48gq07h0qa7ytrc0ye9hdmf4mvj5jlg9sq0sye9'>nevent1q…sye9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank goodness. Not crazy about the shoveling but less crazy about potential damage from too-warm weather. 2026-01-10T22:09:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdmwag6metqqw2pq4a5wjlyzaquj56ug32g445pmwv249yhq8jtdszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwk3lyzz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kuzs3d37kg7snyn95a2340jjkhj89ukrzqp9fu2d7tvt8e5pkyqavxdjg'>nevent1q…xdjg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too cold to open the door to take a better photo. Windchill is definitely unpleasant. At least it won&#39;t be quite as cold overnight as last night.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/719/708/678/842/655/original/6f7966e57034e04e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/719/713/169/203/069/original/2f146b01471d8798.png"> <br/> 2025-12-14T20:04:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2v4lq5m9ncluww5qu342cleg73d03yqj0awqaw9wjd3wt9q5ejpszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw5w4duj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrggek0qldyparcz99n9l3s9kumm6lwkrv6kfje0w98k7vnjqh72gpssllx'>nevent1q…sllx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like it could have been taken today! Brrrr... 2025-12-14T17:22:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykztm87m7v5zapx4vjj72fqna3w6f0yzrmg7e8pj6sj6j2svrqnszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwprqngh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwkcwjf4facuuca9nxprf9ljpadfg35n6td6uv4hemky6qateg4sff2wd2'>nevent1q…2wd2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can you imagine having to portage a canoe, supplies, and fur bundles through this? I think of this often. Some of my antecedents were coureurs de bois and voyageurs, and much of Michigan was fen like this when not heavily forested when they traveled across the territory. 2025-11-29T04:12:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00aac5scvkmdqfvqf67xgwy7ulkcgzy2kjpnc9pr9h49uyhqgxqczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwt2dghe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t7thwnrxg5dt5ndu6qnjkcvcxmg2eevtvm0glmxwqz8tsdhe5xsktul93'>nevent1q…ul93</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And yet so many techbros insist it&#39;s not happening. They can&#39;t adequately explain why, though, I can mention a specific brand of alcoholic beverage to a guest in my home and both of us get ads for that product within minutes. Yet neither of us drink the beverage or looked it up with a search engine. *smh* 2025-11-27T16:01:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswrkttpya4rctuzp8vqq8mrdk8fuwewp4c3lkgzty49udkl7yysqgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwg98se3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0uahjsjdw225u8k7k20lgawq8m8hf2qjy68cgkra0uu3kkm684srnwr9c'>nevent1q…wr9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Chance of snow, the forecast said. Chance? A CHANCE? This looks like 100%, not something less than 30%.<br/><br/>I swear it woke me up last night, too -- that absolute silence that settles in when the snow begins to fall. There was at least a half inch on my deck at 3:00 am when I finally got up to take a peek out the window to see why it was so quiet. 2025-11-09T16:36:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsrf2t57typputrgcj8qgwjsla6sw2mcd4tjvllcerfah3x5u50qzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwvjrv4l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9gj6wtud73rakueahemt9kvz7hzyq5hd9mp9vf2kgdg84ukhltssc6vhy'>nevent1q…6vhy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can only imagine how terrifying the noise must have been when their dinosaur antecedents trumpeted their displeasure during territorial conflicts. 2025-10-05T16:10:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvuxhctxwvaq8lfk6krpts2p6l7nqmpmqqry20n7xq4zav9g7aphgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw4gkux9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jfvznz7h8d5eaet605ge6hm0dsv9wp2wmdscyyr6m8y60xvhssgep3a6p'>nevent1q…3a6p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been contemplating a tiny drone that would operate inside tight spaces, poking at rats and mice to discourage their nesting.<br/><br/>Might work on marmots, too, and maybe raccoons and possums. LOL 2025-09-14T03:57:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvm98kpmkyla94nx7dmuerwtd9maf78fe5dc0rwnk0mhhs3gg54hgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwtu3c5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp82jzhzxeaa4zkhwm9tztmja745nvk7g5ld5jqyaz5m4s46zqn2sswfa5r'>nevent1q…fa5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a cRaZy thread to read backwards. LOL 2025-09-14T03:38:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszctzvze37z3a8jhe7ral99l5y3gcxnl3emayzcx3tkl2a9v83r4czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwhyflt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmk0w2aj5vl0v3s7r6vsqf4xd93zu0w070wcg5j5qedmaqmdgw7gn5j3g5'>nevent1q…j3g5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can you put your phone in your pocket? Your wallet?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t think of many pants/skirts/jackets/vests I&#39;ve bought right off the rack into which I could put my smartphone (since about Android 6).I don&#39;t carry a large smartphone, either, because I&#39;ve got small hands.<br/><br/>Most could handle my wallet in which I rarely keep more than a credit card, healthcare insurance card, folded cash, driver&#39;s license.<br/><br/>All I want is pockets big enough for the phone and wallet. 2025-09-10T16:25:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tug6dnw8vnvy3uqt5w9s5ys73w544eutejajrfxkfpcczllpqeqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwpuqtnv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22xuef5un6ff87w3v98sptpuf3350667h9ty0hry82dnuum4ny6cklm8dg'>nevent1q…m8dg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had a long ongoing discussion across the now-dead bird app about women&#39;s clothes and the lack of pockets. It&#39;s probably time to launch another such discussion here given the slow turnover in couture designers.<br/><br/>I remedy the lack of pockets a few ways:<br/>- work aprons with pockets (I&#39;ve added pockets on a few)<br/>- tool pouches tied at the waist<br/>- small molle tool holsters<br/><br/>And yes, modded puny fake pockets into functional pockets. 2025-09-10T14:41:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5xhwxruldrr0quwfvgl3ddasuev3gyexpm53vxksu0yrvu6pl9czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwyahgww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rgvnshre6m8veep02tdwyxe9acga05m09j0cwthexp7rkyd4keckt9hx2'>nevent1q…9hx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your continued existence is a testament to those around you who trusted the collective work of science in public health.<br/><br/>Have a nice life. I&#39;m blocking your trollish anarchic libertarian crap in 2 minutes so don&#39;t waste your time on a reply.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-mortality">https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-mortality</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/143/054/944/397/957/original/4cd3f0eaadfdf1a4.png"> <br/> 2025-09-03T23:54:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz4w3aj9y3dggxuhj06alx4zwen4pfys0ywjqz5hxnjr6dgphjf0czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw4sazyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjahpyu7vg3akl0lvzr95lg4qrcucvnds2z6pknf405ys6uk4lyq0n04gu'>nevent1q…04gu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amish have been responsible for measles outbreaks resulting in deaths. <br/><br/>It&#39;s foolish to glorify religious cults stuck in the 19th century especially when you don&#39;t know for certain what they do/don&#39;t do to mitigate illness in their communities - like pasteurizing milk.<br/><br/><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6118071/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6118071/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.kpcnews.com/newssun/article_1e934de3-153f-5f25-8d8d-dccd7a817bfd.html">https://www.kpcnews.com/newssun/article_1e934de3-153f-5f25-8d8d-dccd7a817bfd.html</a> 2025-09-03T23:33:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszjxq2gpg4rldj080xg8240d5qdnzg9nzgymfda8mde5p4z4ukckqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwaxqxny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrywn9wfw0hwc8mn3dhsnrwum7zjm0nk62rc363lj04wrmgcnvjcz6dlt9'>nevent1q…dlt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your determination is legendary, though. Mad sweaty props. 2025-08-21T01:07:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfyd0aw4zaq8ltmqttesfkw2sx2482zv0dv55m83sm3rhau53nfjqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwkefjc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdh3hssw7hgtusrmn02vzxt3k4p66gnec9rzh9tzczw3cj7gxah2gfswkpy'>nevent1q…wkpy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠❤ 2025-08-20T18:15:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy26wd295q7e2t6zuejrh2dj4qx4w7h754cr5zts9w789w9e4qxdszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwfqgdty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwrd787mclgjl0tlmc6rgw9ue5pdjmcxawlv4mfw5z6kfu9ukxsccf349c'>nevent1q…349c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>*sigh*<br/><br/>I will put it out to the cosmos that the next item needed in the 3-sewing-machine multiple bunny &#39;hood is a folding work table for pattern cutting and other projects.<br/><br/>May one manifest at a curbside before the next sewing project. So mote it be. 2025-07-27T18:34:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsypzervhmqkxsde5g25rzpa0vkx536a30gx4aq7se5nhyajluawhqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw8txnv3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdy2mm7ukq5jk72vqg6jh6yt20vwae9djyeeugn38lnru327nztgyj47qx'>nevent1q…47qx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>WAIT - what happened to that teak table you scavenged from the curb?? That&#39;s the perfect size for laying out pieces. Just tape some clean flat cardboard on top. 2025-07-27T18:10:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz2xwh7mw5h4yzp2azafc74cl43ufwqmfgz2pyfga49zwmvxt3q6szypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwlz6mgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2g5jf0xevmqjflzmhdmqmrs537yykp8f43sp5hcwqnq56xlmqppqkhzr30'>nevent1q…zr30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.&#34; — Angela Davis<br/><br/>I&#39;m confident you&#39;ll find ways to tackle the things you can&#39;t accept. More of us need to ask ourselves what is and isn&#39;t acceptable, and then fight against the unacceptable. 2025-06-30T10:39:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszvr0w93nvp3yc2tlppzty2309ye0ydnfnf2r4klr52sr69vd6smgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw5s0jmd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8z563z6gh4gw0r6qv3q08mk7hry8nvlj9cne6cmz8jyqz8hs5e3qk3ltpp'>nevent1q…ltpp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>^^^ #bloomscrolling 2025-06-28T14:44:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsydamwjyevcf7h8c5wjekg7lwclmkvmrq0n0qc2mjt97wfxmev0hqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw2hgle5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx935dwelfdw4r3zh3g5vywl3ur0hsswx77xda67ft6qmevzth4cftu7r0'>nevent1q…u7r0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow. We didn&#39;t get that storm. Very hit or miss around my neck of the woods.<br/><br/>Temp today must make for great bike riding. 2025-06-28T14:37:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqv24532tvlkaxg4wtht9ljpl3ymna8ptccyemzpwghfyu5vu3n2szypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwhlu5wy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr99uzygs70zaf3dh7d2cc6ug47amzful8z2u6lyrdhsnvdr6wfgsw7d74'>nevent1q…7d74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like you need a catio.<br/><br/><a href="https://pin.it/69XZfUHGs">https://pin.it/69XZfUHGs</a> 2025-06-27T13:43:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxk024e33fy4pr7r2y4swhw6vgmx92ka87st32nth3dh3rukp0luszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwk67hgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkj64v6muxrqc0ava452v64s6vh5dy4l0jd0wau44jy6kewee66gade5l2'>nevent1q…e5l2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2 <br/><br/>I have already migrated a new laptop from Win 11 to Ubuntu. Didn&#39;t even boot it up and log into my network, just handed it over to my IT guy and had them wipe Windows and install Ubuntu.<br/><br/>That&#39;s my pre-emptive response to this vast improvement of Windows. 2025-06-27T00:00:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspkj64v6muxrqc0ava452v64s6vh5dy4l0jd0wau44jy6kewee66gzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwn5e889 Wow. I don&#39;t how to respond to this vast improvement of Windows.<br/><br/>*eye roll*<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/752/365/948/986/371/original/54fd28aa0d746e72.png"> <br/> 2025-06-26T23:57:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qyvjllqtv4q0gmaf5n3srq8ccyntpe9qpq7f9yfh76jm635sgmgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw3y5ng3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk5nwycw4ku3dkq4ljk077h5ggxfldtepxtrpqtqgsh0rfd40hyql6qezw'>nevent1q…qezw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Patreon worked great for me! My bank didn&#39;t freak out like it has with Ko-fi and PayPal; now I can easily send you a monthly payment.<br/><br/>Is there any chance you can set up a one-time payment option in Patreon in addition to the subscription levels? I&#39;d like to send a lump sum to catch up for the last several months my bank was such a nuisance. Thanks! 2025-06-26T09:04:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswjwqvwwprnaake8wltzzz3d2td52p9l37f87acnslagphklvdrcczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwt6ykhx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfe7qlaytfl0qgv0vww57xrlsxdg6laqqy90084xc0cklyld4f7cgffw3m'>nevent1q…fw3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the pointing in several directions within the same circle was an effective bit of cover, and only necessary to protect the private resources co-opted for the program.<br/><br/>Well, that and masking the location of the likely testbed facility. 2025-06-22T13:38:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsythsunhjeazk90p8ucyxsk0hesuc97h3akke20gduydlylz6ddhczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwa9ruqt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxu6z2mfe3ld4telkx72tsk60d6ad0f742j6rg2v7nrf3ha4r08gyxpdhy'>nevent1q…pdhy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had wondered if Stuxnet was the origin of your username, thanks for the confirmation.<br/><br/>Stuxnet was an example of counter proliferation action requiring no kinetic warfare. It&#39;s what we should have stuck with because it clearly worked. 2025-06-22T13:30:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7x4kdhjqk988t4y7u943skmpkfj3nuzss9jzc0jgx8rrazqcs0gzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwestlka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrczgzacz57cgn05p7skdzcjr34jtk0r0avqhmxhlrs6pts298cfqyh2xwu'>nevent1q…2xwu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sure hope Netherlanders checked the background on these folks because that&#39;s suspicious as hell.<br/><br/>First, firearm deer season is a defined time in each state, usually September-January; if this happened outside that time frame they definitely needed to be checked out.<br/>Second, states require hunting permits/licenses with the exception of those few states that allow landowners to hunt on their own property; American hunters know better than this.<br/><br/>These workers just sound sketchy to me. 2025-06-02T21:13:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyx6zhqys4dd0pq8ewkjzcdr9kkmhf8sngf5qc2eg980kj825w8cgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw0kuvy0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqxc9vsqw6wa8v5fh99grmwn5hgk2kv94akmejfyqnattvxaee2ccfd7wx'>nevent1q…d7wx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am behind on making donations to you, very sorry. The last three times I sent money my bank put a hold on my account because their fraud detection is insanely out of whack.<br/><br/>I will try to send some funds next week after the first of the month -- this time I will call my bank as soon as I&#39;ve made the payment rather than wait for the inevitable and stupid fraud alert.<br/><br/>I mean, really, REALLY stupid because a payment to Naver-Korea for a Webtoons subscription never triggers it 2025-05-25T14:51:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxth004jjkm69hk4p028pa8ls09h773ljg5h089myfsxltgpdaukgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwhegmkr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq63tx5e9xnkz5phhtdz0xcez0g4l2ur5mvlr2h234ff2l8l34ese5t2m2'>nevent1q…t2m2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AccuWeather is the outfit that got into some trouble for violating users&#39; privacy selling location data, IIRC. I refuse to use them for this reason.<br/><br/>And this is likely the other driving factor behind privatization — if it&#39;s not relying on a public service, the government can&#39;t use that as leverage to force compliance with FTC privacy regulations. 2025-05-22T04:43:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspcgmd464fd74qducsacgjj2plnvtxq2jp0dvrlt76ewt8686fq5qzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwwg7rkw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfdgywse2k8etss46y6pflesj9sjgujrpgyqzz7v7tuhvn55acns77umld'>nevent1q…umld</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do the cynical quitters think happened in the 1930s-1940s? Fascism was beaten back by cooperation and collaboration, not by simply giving up.<br/><br/>&#34;We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable – but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.&#34;<br/>— Ursula LeGuin<br/><br/>Tell them to begin resistance with an act of creativity. Take pride in it. Do it again, do more. Don&#39;t stop. Bring friends. 2025-05-13T22:23:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspwqkpcsk5g5cs3jalu2llhejlg854jzvqm28a3v6gsgt7vyz5q2qzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwtqd4sa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8xp3s90p4vhqskpkx5qrfs68cmn8e27x20e7uge0p5kmw0xlk7slt2ve4'>nevent1q…2ve4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>skskskskssksksk superb! 2025-03-25T13:33:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxute8l93fw8ee558djasn0qxw4524exl9zre044gzgp6cxf2zr8czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwtada4h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00lgrq70lhslw7nhvp3ufq62djc2qlr8hht7hf9utcvhcz6398dc7f0dx3'>nevent1q…0dx3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s some hinky accounting, have to wonder what the heck is going on in the accounting world that this is happening so often.<br/><br/>Revenues may become operating cash but only after payables (read: contracted royalties) have been paid out, assuming a publisher wants to stay afloat. Have to wonder what miscalculations they&#39;ve made about revenue streams and why their accountants aren&#39;t telling them where the problem appears to be earlier in operations. 2025-03-21T08:14:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqavjuw90e527n8zzta74xafv9c28wm7xce2sy7qgkxgfqzl54ycqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwhfcjx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqngd4qxtau0czmng7hp9whpzkya8vh3jt3v0r2mf96qr2rzv7nqqdhw4e7'>nevent1q…w4e7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A Substack site. Nope. 2025-03-19T10:31:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszfwjwhq7qcy7jh250p2hlcxusdaaa8cwvmn8vstctdg4hufggsfczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw7g4jsl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3vv4qn9fcy0h4xsq0kxg20sykxha95pwqpsmpc7g6xwssp0ht5q4c34z8'>nevent1q…34z8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Musk is the CEO, ultimately responsible for signing off on products and services at Tesla.<br/><br/>He is directly responsible for those injured and killed by the deadliest car brand.<br/><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2024/11/26/tesla-named-deadliest-car-brand-in-america/76573878007/">https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2024/11/26/tesla-named-deadliest-car-brand-in-america/76573878007/</a> 2025-03-18T14:51:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvy23x9xmj3yujstjw2kypdmss0q5vw04ts8wg3r268kwfyrhf5rgzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwag5pjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs895d26vdd2syjpn9gmzd6juf3dlh3j7v5t977rlejlhrczyzq6jqda3pj2'>nevent1q…3pj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Snark aside, that&#39;s why the SAVE Act -- forcing voters who&#39;ve changed their names to obtain a passport in order to vote essentially assesses a poll tax on every married woman as well as trans persons.<br/><br/>We should be calling every GOP woman rep/senator and ask them where they stand on this poll tax targeting women. 2025-02-26T16:40:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsajf7j4q7q4dlt6tp0kxr8swz9t8y9mthgeqjf4805q22q4mt3czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwu62tkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstr5fupv9y938waxjla3sz6txmf0gw0dyv3lg96754xcrq535l8tqyc864h'>nevent1q…864h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It really is a lovely evening.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/044/524/178/084/995/original/9c528833e4afb8a4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-21T23:43:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyrefudr6nsdggaz4vc4hgj76v6m9w0kf92cuj2awjxv8t5s6p9gzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwnc8rgh The hypocrisy of this administration wrt government spending is breathtaking.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/965/591/494/965/993/original/fa9ca15097402312.png"> <br/> 2025-02-08T01:11:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0l9zklyx3rxxtt5r22jrccqm2tz85wndlfav7emnzhapn5kcef2qzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw5v5feg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfspu2jwjgg8wpf2p74jsjyff0yhxsv252ygrs3736d5khn8u5myg40fmw8'>nevent1q…fmw8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/112649368671185711">https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/112649368671185711</a> 2025-01-27T20:50:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxhtel0u0lznfppvlqp24gxq9x9yzv5p3crycm45gclqylttglqczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwfgqkls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkgnprshsx8uzjpylga2537gtekc62cpsqvvk00vunz6k0ke94uqlnjal7'>nevent1q…jal7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like weather ahead, assuming this faces west. Brrr... 2025-01-12T15:21:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxwzempkhtu0k7mtm0zksmhf97djzzu20um4yc9hryknmuun07tqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw4jrwgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjuj6m828q8j7ntqvpxnh6gxwu89acdwjs6t0knqdw9wtpehx9mgtnyjen'>nevent1q…yjen</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, stux, fully support you. I had filtered Threads accounts and blocked the domain but this makes it more reliable. I don&#39;t want Meta harvesting my personal info or posts because a Threads account crossed the streams.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not as if folks can&#39;t go to Threads and follow accounts there by other methods. 2025-01-08T17:39:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswr69w7hnhvwphq8gjxkckkjc4gj2w0ccwpqhfzcs64es2gay6puszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw6j9p92 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrwrcsxfxpwcga98lfj44uwcdc2z53fcv52gfqac7z0lm2f2uw8cu4qu4w'>nevent1q…qu4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Marvelous! Does she accept commissions? Because that looks like purr-fect fantasy novel book cover work. 2025-01-02T02:08:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs007vxn52sxuhyn9j72qqupvs3rm9drm2pauhk6yqmwuz87s5c07gzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwsqyewp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ls4v742gsl4healh49w97f5tzyrqavjeyfg75c7mx8a7g5nts4gwynfng'>nevent1q…nfng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It do be like that here. We&#39;re neither of us in Gaylord which expects another 6&#34; or more of snow over the next 12 hours. Oof. 2025-01-01T21:04:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvaus7eqxh264s5u7ydpt8qlj7dczcayakkc9t5ldn7kz3d4yvpyqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw0jqadx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwspf4zpglyjjse3pa6weagl5yxnc5wp5uc8t5z64hgnxt9vvm3s8rllqz'>nevent1q…llqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have if the first found recipe doesn&#39;t seem right. I definitely do this if the first time I make a recipe the results aren&#39;t what I expected or wanted. (My notes on the family favorite meatloaf are longer than the original recipe.)<br/><br/>And I absolutely would do this if I found an interesting recipe online published in 2022 or later. I&#39;ve found quite a number that must be AI-generated and they&#39;re flat out wrong but the concept was interesting. 2024-12-31T16:44:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq78al9txvhpfn023suvmjde7ptvm6924v8eznht0sqz5m6xu2c6szypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw8cxhee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsn3me2ws7th20rptx5k07z0gpx6lu7jpkytq0rqy0rc5qazur8q3a4ukr'>nevent1q…4ukr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huzzah!! Congratulations!! 🎉 2024-12-20T16:34:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxrk2fggj6as77ar4sk4m0gug2wylscm34y5588uswsk2s4ryfhszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwhz4n07 Read this — it&#39;s a long read, expect to take several partial bites rather than all at once.<br/><br/>This piece does a great job picking apart one startup founder but in doing so taking apart nearly all the big techbros and their fuckery.<br/><br/>Narcissism. That&#39;s my ultimate non-professional assessment — we&#39;ve rewarded a toxic personality disorder across an entire industry.<br/><a href="https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/113677157329774249">https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/113677157329774249</a> 2024-12-19T16:02:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqtrjv8w27k9puzg7v8qg5adgl3fdvyvn27d6jl92ust94pyd5q2czypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwl3ar0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlkje049s9w8ywa7yzhkc99m75qppewnvk7s6c798wyetmjrh87g2shuw9'>nevent1q…huw9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Easy solution: mute me. 2024-11-14T02:52:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqy6t49swwuwgl0pk65esdyuq9x7s5kxj40afs6x4gtl7d2mvl7vqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwnlwrrw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgeqz0shz6g9epacaz6j4kw36yg88yaamq96sxgq2kq7alvukm8jgh2ra6m'>nevent1q…ra6m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m US-ian and have plenty of horror stories to tell here, but watching Johnson&#39;s administration handle (read: not handle) COVID from here was an experience I can&#39;t find the right US or UK English to describe.<br/><br/>A Finnish term comes close: myötähäpeä --secondhand embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment (personal embarrassment one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him or herself) 2024-11-14T02:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8jvt5ku8c0znzwcanaq36jxsrlx5xzn8lupnew7zg7nt8zhrxxczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwrmf8hp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03gumfh0a78lyks0jnw55cw4l2ezg3q7zhy0nwjc37azudv2k9vsc6su0p'>nevent1q…su0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s what I was thinking. Many Masque of the Red Death references were made earlier in the COVID pandemic, especially as UK&#39;s PM Johnson was partying in defiance of restrictions on public gatherings.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve seen monkeypox arise, still hasn&#39;t been beaten back to pre-COVID levels. Marburg tried it but failed.<br/><br/>And now H5N1 jumping to humans from two different variants in two countries.<br/><br/>It&#39;s only a matter of time before we visit Dafoe&#39;s A Journal of the Plague Year c. 1665. 2024-11-14T01:54:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrjt3yncdd0rzy8mnrmk3sqsp35zzszk2as75fyz8mrx25ar2xufqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw893fmg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y574y5xagscj6excuyvvt7xkguxsy5j67zs2hfq3vh8hl6zh4zqufa7td'>nevent1q…a7td</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People get so angry with me when I say the unifying motive behind MAGA is patriarchal white supremacy.<br/><br/>White people. Getting angry. When confronted with the ongoing existence of white supremacy.<br/><br/>&#34;But my family member isn&#39;t racist, they&#39;re just MAGA!&#34;<br/><br/>I have to bite my tongue at that point because they&#39;re just not ready to deal with the whole truth if they&#39;re still defending a MAGA family member. 2024-10-29T10:34:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspad7hg85wla2xjk8sswy8yjrcpl509fdk4kwfgj5ggwcxt9vk9tqzypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwxmv9m9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz479uj38sgdzrqpwhrlemttph42ga357pmdzauss6dfkdq5hpt7sw7ejf9'>nevent1q…ejf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s the color of surveillance?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second/</a> 2024-09-27T19:35:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszejcf39e8cn3zdzkeuclu7rhd8v2g54zej5qlgesc9dgpuxvvfdczypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqw5f4fha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyl6pzevyhm0pl95p653hlqcja7tr6fvmc0xzu46dzevn6ydx2h6snyr0ds'>nevent1q…r0ds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Stop normalizing this crap by calling it &#34;entertaining.&#34; 2024-09-23T17:24:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgru0dfh4xuwptdjpnzvy754wxvch70h75hx86q7vrafa87l0l6xszypxqcv0ykfqrw3lvax3p65l0z40uzh0g58rw9a5hjj0jfen3sngqwkv70ku I wouldn&#39;t touch this with a 10-meter pole if I were a Substack writer. They&#39;re raising investment dollars in a platform which hasn&#39;t been open and transparent about its operations and finances since it launched in 2017.<br/><br/>Nope, nope, nope. After this long they should have revenue at breakeven or show some profit but this is why they&#39;re trying to retain writers with the lure of a puny bit of ownership. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/28/substack-community-fundraising-round">https://www.axios.com/2023/03/28/substack-community-fundraising-round</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/102/979/735/694/669/original/ce3f66eca9caea90.png"> <br/> 2023-03-28T21:19:39Z