2026-08-03T14:05:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae Justin https://nostr.ae/npub1p9ld685zgkdgkv4xxes0caw3mqlytg0pehcwgz4u08tcyc9qxjfswdmxf7 https://cdn.masto.host/mastodontacomacommunity/accounts/avatars/113/864/595/059/275/395/original/17d8151e2f34520a.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/mastodontacomacommunity/accounts/avatars/113/864/595/059/275/395/original/17d8151e2f34520a.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphwjadj63hw09ft6pt6q5d4gep7ts5tvd42jsd4gdeghaf8dv22szyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxvj6jz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga0n6ee9pjgu57wqytzcqmwvarjxrs9lg3ww5a0sg6rlhz54vg8g0nsuas'>nevent1q…suas</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Back when they had a restaurant up top I ate there one afternoon and it was like that, pretty cool experience. <br/><br/>Sad they closed the restaurant so they could cram through more tourists. 😥 2026-08-06T05:32:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ruxuusu0ak45yghl546kywmngkxnktyhwkdgflc3yvluft053yczyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxkwjn9r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs872qh8h02w806sf4ec2xcghgc8hqegwc8r4y3kpk4n2yqa5hzlfqwqas46'>nevent1q…as46</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My partner just found the joy of geocaching. 😁<br/><br/>I had done it a bit back when you needed a handheld GPS lol<br/><br/>What site/app do you use for finding new ones? 2026-04-29T05:17:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6asc838ldtf6f54qlhphpk4zkgu4y27740nf6jdlaepmc5dhvsszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxua588r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx89qslrp9ffycckagmkesn2u2yqlqznfu3mkjhv7gq5uc3p5qj5s7ytzaa'>nevent1q…tzaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My partner did daily Spanish for 2 years and can&#39;t speak nor understand much. Its starting to seem that maybe Duolingo is a scam. 🤬<br/><br/>Even the guardian has a story about it today. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/28/tim-dowling-i-speak-a-little-italian-understand-nothing">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/28/tim-dowling-i-speak-a-little-italian-understand-nothing</a> 2026-03-28T23:37:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9snwhtyv3n7gsc9t3mm8ekkecwwqw52sxn8c2pfu4t4arxx589xszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxywakfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswwgh4azx3g23n7tadrpqk6zxf4f3wz6mvamaypevdgrczx6jmnkqd3ewyh'>nevent1q…ewyh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My favorite part is the random farmers and land owners turning away millions upon millions for their land that would be used for data centers. 😁 2026-03-25T03:06:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dhgg5shu0nd4sgzyyyutghzghnu592yt7rsj488yzgwz0wh50jczyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxyr5a2g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2mxk8gv83tqrjrhtw693cztjln4l7460k9y6zhns60pgn392z5use5nr72'>nevent1q…nr72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cornmeal waffles are def a thing in the US South. So much better to me than the overly sweet Belgium varieties.<br/><br/>Cornmeal waffle with some sausage gravy on top, don&#39;t mind if I do! 2026-03-18T03:10:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jgjg6jsh8yhx66qktc26q5hupw895k6f9ka2sm6uc7jnezqsaxgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx2x6nvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd7s88y8k4le4eswfwk9r3r7cnmqp8ttx4kxmzl89r4cws33aruqtu4j75'>nevent1q…4j75</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://removepaywalls.com/">https://removepaywalls.com/</a> is my goto. 2026-03-08T16:06:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0p80j34ltz5trxyrp7382jkesx9jfrggj8n4faxs896fmanljm7czyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx33cj23 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rhqlha05xw0u6lxcessvq83pvkry7vsjgpvuaaxzrjpwmqe5376q03hg85" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emily</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rhq…hg85</span>)</a></span> Welcome to the Tacoma Community and the Fediverse! <br/><br/>Be sure to check out [@FediTips](<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips">https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips</a> ) and feel free to reach out for any questions! <br/><br/>(also sorry on delay of the new account approval, somehow I missed the notice 😢 ) 2026-02-27T16:02:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfda3weqwfajzedlvmfl2yglwa5mgxemggnv9w86y0d0d6t0nl3sszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx0sexud &#34;From &#39;Oh, la la&#39; to &#39;Oh, no!&#39; Ciscoe talks spring gardening in the PNW&#34;<br/><br/>I absolutely adore Ciscoe Morris! <br/><br/>I first found him when I moved to Seattle back in 2010. Such a good human and so knowledgeable about our local gardening needs. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/from-oh-la-la-to-oh-no-ciscoe-talks-spring-gardening-in-the-pnw">https://www.kuow.org/stories/from-oh-la-la-to-oh-no-ciscoe-talks-spring-gardening-in-the-pnw</a><br/><br/>#GardeningWithCiscoe #KUOW #PNW #Gardening 2026-02-21T05:53:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszuwlhqkqsm56kffcc8rwu5znz83j0tknlfzhacc96e4mzjqk8kmqzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxr24rpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8jgp9lxlul9p8az92dc86h89l96h6pa9nndnkmzymnazytdx4q6gxl3t3t'>nevent1q…3t3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah Tacoma was I think one of the last ones but no longer, first they sold it to a local company, but now its owned by some east coast conglomerate. :( <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f305gaxn7rjvunc3ddgjkc8zx8pwzcfxljrja6jlsc4mvqsj22wqzr84eh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kevin Freitas, Professional Generalist</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f30…84eh</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-03T06:23:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstwdm56pcx4v7dmaywax35ag80fchyanxd2zzawp5jlzmh38nemxgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxzgde5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxc563r75purr88hgeukfztjfe6nlrdv8xgddm5u5g23ft2ervms7afzl0'>nevent1q…fzl0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a feeling Meshtastic is about to see adoption rates skyrocket.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve had two different people just today in different circles ask about it.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve fubared my device and need to reflash soon. Might get a repeater on the roof as well to help out. 2026-01-27T05:53:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz282xdy0c4w5zy4hnmyx8kxa9gcgrsmrl24ljv3tu6hnu6crk7xszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxtsny87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfqakfjs7cejqs03y53frklykkfer0a3q974zgz4fzxqkkwpqr9qmn83z6'>nevent1q…83z6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://removepaywalls.com/">https://removepaywalls.com/</a> &amp; yt-dlp have been working for me 2026-01-20T22:47:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstt98q5tyw8rjv6jnqcluyt3r2nwcmjfh9q4eyht2gahrxp583g3czyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx556t66 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xnvw4zg2rf93mykhwgkn5w89pm2luj6ax8x95h5eafry38yrcwg686zlg'>nevent1q…6zlg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s awesome!<br/><br/>I just last week became aware of how many vets are now owned by Mars Inc alone. (2000+) As well as dog food companies, many of the major brands like pedigree and royal canine. :(<br/><br/>Once I found this out I looked into my vet having been suspicious recently of the high costs and nickel and diming us as of lately. Sure enough I find its part of a nationwide group of vets probably wrapped up in private equity. I haven&#39;t dug that deep yet. 2026-01-07T06:43:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7plyy97jjcsk0dd2j40y4ddvscpuk3cwwwse6l6qldt556g8urqzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxfcarv3 Hey Tacomans! I am looking for someone in town who would be interested in helping us make a new logo and background image for Tacoma.Community.<br/><br/>Planning on making a nice landing page for the group and then extending the services to maybe a few more decentralized tools and a local wiki.<br/><br/>#Tacoma #Tacomans #TacomaWA #Community #253 #GritCity 2026-01-04T06:15:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxc49jfsqt05djtq3d4ejeqwgq5d94k5apgprvkl7cxtvkrcsw69szyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxf0jfe0 OK #Fediverse give me your favorite pickling brine recipes! <br/><br/>I have a bucket full of pickling cucumbers ready and waiting! <br/><br/>Hoping to get to canning some raw early girl tomatoes while figuring out our pickle brine! <br/><br/>#Gardening #Canning #PickleIt #Pickling #PNW #GrowYourOwn 2025-09-06T21:59:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswqumap7n8q45ltej245rjd0qzu96ka6jrzxfcyq9g9r24fpw228qzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxt3jtz2 Morning harvest today. Largest harvest this season. Now to figure out to how dry and cure the onion and garlic since I don&#39;t have a cool basement. 🤣<br/><br/>#gardening #homestead #harvest #pnw #tacoma<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodontacomacommunity/media_attachments/files/114/881/385/176/028/848/original/9e3cfb1c1134206b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-19T20:47:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4vtkehn23lftdvulzxnnwsuq9gfl44v5v328lp4fhplp9ayn3hszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx7ztujk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6a83uajzrq8kq5a68qg5dyz77492y5r7vx47j2durgpcslej6mcmr3ts4'>nevent1q…3ts4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Microsofts Bill Gates among them, one of the reasons Melinda left him when it all came out.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/10/melinda-bill-gates-divorce-jeffrey-epstein-meetings">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/10/melinda-bill-gates-divorce-jeffrey-epstein-meetings</a> 2025-07-17T16:44:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdyxwnc8fx55ep6j7mgv6sc4nv9latge4s0fcscvvw087fz4a3wtgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxt6g3g8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v6x8jpwh2px55x233228u3lalsv7e6vt3ju7pn0mf4kr7decsnqplywa7'>nevent1q…ywa7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Was Tuta.io the winner? 2025-07-13T21:27:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd423qx4raz9cytkx99xyq7lcruz2j7j3vh79jhn2c4h07jusu2xszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxk9zd54 Good morning Tacoma! <br/>I bring you news of an EXCELLENT new offering from our very own Outer Dark Coffee Co.<br/><br/>This &#34;Lemonworld&#34; is fandamntastic if I do say so myself. Currently my favorite coffee in the area. Very happy I was able to grab another bag from Delightful Neighborhood Market yesterday. <br/><br/>First bag I got from the roaster themselves downtown Tacoma.<br/><br/>#Coffee #ButFirstCoffee #Tacoma #TacomaWA #Lemonworld #OuterDarkCoffeeCo #DelightfulNeighborhoodMarket<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodontacomacommunity/media_attachments/files/114/773/005/239/886/618/original/0ca81eff22a737ea.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-30T17:24:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxuumwum4dfkv22t6f2xj97cwrpkkjdwmv7j2c9hdmrenauvadqeczyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx05uk37 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdfn5rxgjsk92zafhakrnrtyvyr8pqndhl6wvyx7hpzejtc8f0ugfymw0k'>nevent1q…mw0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For Tacoma.Community we currently use <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18skclky3ktc59dzlfzsrf597ulpkqsv0m3ct5khtnr70nuv5rs8s2sl2gu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Masto.host</span> (<span class="italic">npub18sk…l2gu</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Not sure how many users are on the instance but could maybe migrate the instance over to them and let them worry about the server. :) <br/><br/>I&#39;m sure some could help with the migration as well. Its pretty easy just a database backup and restore. <br/><br/><a href="https://masto.host/">https://masto.host/</a> 2025-06-07T21:50:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdq9sefpugfe8h99ekntn4vaaryjut82dz04j580peac2y2pfaf2szyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxhf6uzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyygctqfd7xltp3pkw6drutvdt3w266w5t3c8swr2vde372w45nqcmk9j0'>nevent1q…k9j0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I gotta say my consensus of PNW weather is that we have to stop over-reacting. <br/><br/>The frenzy around this storm and the others similar esp winter storms then everything putters out is out of control. <br/><br/>It takes our attentions away from the real matters at hand, but that might be why the local news outlets cause the frenzy in the first place. 🤔 2025-03-30T17:36:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgnhlvq7lfcsz4kn3kmqzf7t9u5s5dqytss6jl7hwwgs22xkgeevszyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxt6sw9k Can anyone tell me if you are planting in a container/raised bed does the spacing requirements shorten or should we stick with what the seeds state for spacing? <br/><br/>#Gardening #GardenersOfFediversee<br/>#PNW # Homestead 2025-03-16T19:15:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ryvrsayfpdjhe6qy66vnh5yt6u52d4uuu322ygt8uee9trek3hgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxyjht3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2ujcmetlsh7v8lgv3262a9ez8zxuv6wrc68w9t08mkxxxwwsv2q4xgn3n'>nevent1q…gn3n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very nice. I picked up two last week. Have one going using the local methods and its OK, but better than MyCroft was (I noticed Mycroft and Jarvis are wake words even lol) <br/><br/>Also much better for my privacy than using commercial offerings esp Amazon and Googles. <br/><br/>I plan to spend some time this weekend trying to figure out how to get my Ollama/OpenWebUI setup working with it. I&#39;ve mostly been leaning on mistral models because ewe Meta. lol <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lum3xlkqp2903ymec3suzrxvsy06z2y7mdcl70e9x7epw58ttamstdqrxk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>greyllama</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lum…qrxk</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-12T15:44:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz0z2q83lxjna2swfy4rgjfep7hy4l7yuesr8ggfaxwz8j725aj0gzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxlcx2tl Any PNW and/or Tacoma gardeners/homesteaders on here? <br/><br/>Its about time to start seedlings in a greenhouse environment if possible right? <br/><br/>#PNW #Tacoma #Gardening #Homestead 2025-03-02T01:43:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf2wqy3zc8fsnnetef9kzh4zhfauypsjuvhmshw6vetpdkpuu7cnczyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxau4w96 Do I know anyone in Tacoma with a truck? <br/><br/>I have a need to pick up some 2x4, 4x4, plywood from Gray Lumber on 6th Ave for a crafting table project. 😂 <br/><br/>(One of these days I am going to go down to the Tacoma shipping yards and buy a Kei truck I swear) <br/><br/>#Tacoma #GrayLumber 2025-02-26T20:59:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8q40umdw6f87gx97lhnhvrj33lw0cm8g3hd4as934gmpjhzdh74szyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx0vsmkn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxs4a9p37lmljv35fq2v049tqak3xcntxxn4m8kfj6dxcedk6ym7s0czupa'>nevent1q…zupa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>get her on the Fediverse! 2025-02-22T06:24:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfyd5gmk6shfp8y3nn9eym98jf84jsyke4995p5jumygansrwxa7czyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx49an8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2sa9wch6qhwngjsx5daa6azhegur327z4r7ccfqajjtuyskv4vyq9qftfq'>nevent1q…ftfq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am in the process of dropping all things apple after Tim decided to donate a million out of his own pocket to the inauguration fund. <br/><br/>Im leaning towards a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pl0qq4dm3esqsnw9zjsff7n7cg4gcat0r9847akv8agnhc8yvuyq7rqn57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Furi Labs</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pl0…qn57</span>)</a></span> FXL1 for phone replacement. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hn2ymlvcarxgpg2ukdl0yja6dnfru4ps88jf5vhsv98xvtv9nk4sqxkl6z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Home Assistant</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hn2…kl6z</span>)</a></span> for Home replacement<br/><br/>I already use a Linux box as my daily driver but putting my recent MBP I snagged for giggles on craigslist for cheap. <br/><br/>#DeApple 2025-02-12T05:06:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxjvv4nrkjgtq5f22nze6pjt9teyzenykt7eydt4lkc2jhzza3zxgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fxlfh4n4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq9dzxn640e0kkza2s02vaxfg3g9dqcedg2j8mlya2kq6mw3ekpgj47j2x'>nevent1q…7j2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if they are in the Tacoma area I started Tacoma.Community a few weeks ago. I also helped kick off Mastodon.SeattleMatrix.org which is open. <br/><br/>PNW.Zone is another I know of locally they might be interested in. <br/><br/>Another seattle one I know/trust is social.seattle.wa.us 2025-02-04T03:54:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgr3wfhe70sdy805us75pqrv7atwxmqjgd3kt56p0q47d74e54mhgzyqyhahg7sfze4zej5cmxplr468vru3dpu8xlpeq2h3ua0qnq5q6fx07xrs7 Hello Fediverse, #Introduction time<br/><br/>Hello, I am Justin (he/him) and I live the rad city of #Tacoma Wa, aka #GritCity, with my partner and our two dogs. <br/><br/>I fix problems for a living and try to be the best #human I can day to day. I try and meditate at least weekly. I have also started to enjoy pottery and sewing as an outlet for creativity. I love to cook, and know my way around a ceramic smoker. If you know me in person you have probably tried my bacon. 🥓 <br/><br/>I started Tacoma.Community. ❤️ 2025-01-23T03:28:29+01:00