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mdlbearNot a great week; as usual, nothing really bad happened to me (unless you count my phone losing its ability to charge wirelessly -- this is apparently a known problem), but despite a couple of wins the political situation for trans rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and abortion rights is still pretty dire. It's not helping my dysthymia at all. Or my anxiety.
From the Wikipedia article,
Dysthymia characteristics include an extended period of depressed mood combined with at least two other symptoms which may include insomnia or hypersomnia, fatigue or low energy, eating changes (more or less), low self-esteem, or feelings of hopelessness. Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions are treated as another possible symptom.
I fit all of those, unless you ignore my comfort eating because it isn't actually a change. N said Tuesday that she thinks I'm coping, and I suppose that's true up to a point. Doesn't mean I'm enjoying things.
Notes & links: 0416Su * 1am awake; in chair & 4:30ish awake; S=3:46; * up 7:30; S=4:44, W=195.8; @ Some U.S. Students Re-Think College Plans in States With Abortion Bans " recent moves by conservative states on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights have deepened the country's polarization. For some students, the restrictions raise fears that they won't be able to get an abortion if they need one or that they will face discrimination for gender differences. Others said they worried about facing racial prejudice or being politically ostracized. " @ The End of Computer Magazines in America | Technologizer by Harry McCracken " With Maximum PC and MacLife’s abandonment of print, the dead-tree era of computer journalism is officially over. It lasted almost half a century—and was quite a run. " @ WA ferry runs aground on Bainbridge Island after losing power | The Seattle Times @ Banks are closing customer accounts, with little explanation | The Seattle Times @ New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all | The Seattle Times @ Liz Cheney says Greene should lose security clearance for defending suspect in Pentagon docs leak @ The Image of the M87 Black Hole Reconstructed with PRIMO - IOPscience First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI | AP News @ Witnessing the web is hard: Why and how we built the Scoop web archiving capture engine | Library Innovation Lab harvard-lil/scoop: High-fidelity, browser-based, single-page web archiving library and CLI. * pack: both printers; power and USB cords * 15min: cleanup/organizing in the junk room. Pull out usable craft stuff. @ Global Microbiome Study Gives New View of Shared Health Risks | Quanta Magazine @ Dysthymia - Wikipedia " depressed mood combined with at least two other symptoms which may include insomnia or hypersomnia, fatigue or low energy, eating changes (more or less), low self-esteem, or feelings of hopelessness. Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions are treated as another possible symptom. " -- part of a wikipedia dive * email to Monika, cc to Greg and Al, asking for a progress report @ Where to Donate to Support the U.S. Trans Community : some rather sketchy-looking messages on LinkedIn; looks like they're trying to get my phone number. : Marianne's Politiblog doesn't seem to have been updated since 2022, so I guess I'm on my own with the ballot. Only one item, a bond issue for the school district -> yes. % 10:30 should go to bed. 0417Mo * up 7:15; W=197.2, S=7:15; exercises, shower @ [2304.04129] Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots (solarbird) " We find that hate speech rose dramatically upon Musk purchasing Twitter and the prevalence of most types of bots increased, while the prevalence of astroturf bots decreased. " @ The day the book banners lost in Pennsylvania’s culture wars " A right-wing move to keep a young-adult climate change novel out of a Kutztown, Pa., middle school backfired in spectacular fashion. " Two Degrees " Deftly balancing four teens’ perilous, climate change–related experiences, Gratz (Ground Zero) specifically centers scenarios around the earth’s warming by two degrees. " Kutztown Teen Banned Book Club founder presented First Amendment Award " “It is mind blowing how the kids labeled nerds are now the kids labeled as dangerous,” she said. “I myself have been called a hypersexualized political pawn because I read books...” " @ A Dutch doctor and the internet are making sure Americans have access to abortion pills " they’re difficult for U.S. authorities to reach because all are outside the country and they ship pills from a pharmacy in India. " * guitar: Millennium's Dawn, Bad Guys * put ballot in mailbox; bring trash up to street & N's doing planning for our July trip to Amsterdam July 21 - Aug. 2 * arrive at RS ~5pm @ Why You Should Use Bash Over Python | by Denilson Nastacio | Mar, 2023 | Medium Bash Strict Mode set -euo pipefail; IFS=$'\n\t' 5 Bash Coding Techniques That Every Programmer Should Know | by Shalitha Suranga @ Home | PurrfectCatBoarding July 20 through August 3 -> email vet to have them send vax records -> * tell vet to send cats' vax records (rabies and FVRCP) to Purrfectcatboarding@gmail.com 0418Tu * litter boxen & awake 1:30ish; gave up trying to sleep 3:30ish; S=5:08; % 4:30 L shoulder hurting, but headache has mostly subsided * up 7:30; S=6:29; exercises : income tax filing deadline % has it really been nearly two years that I've been living in the Lair? Apparently. . pm: bring fiber cookies out to Lair * verify passport in wallet @ Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - SciAm mix of costal and pelagic species @ Why This Charming Gay Fairytale Has Been Lost For 200 Years " Ultimately it’s an ancient tale with a positive portrayal, of a guy who can be read as gay or asexual, but certainly queer, who is the only person who can defeat the evil because he can resist her beauty. " @ Why Many LGBT People Have Started Using A New Pride Flag " ‘The Progress Flag’ ... features black and brown stripes to represent people of colour, and baby blue, pink and white to include the trans flag in its design. " quasar.digital What's the Story Behind the "Progress" Pride Flag? % short conversation with N -- she seems to think I'm coping. I guess I have to agree & order litter box liners. Ordered the next smaller size; we'll see if they fit $ C(NT) $85 to ACLU via AX - membership; not tax deductable $ C $30 to MyNoise.net via PP (personal) % 7ish sleepy; drifty 0419We & awake 3am; gave up trying to sleep ~4 * Up 4am; S=5:32, BP=110/71, P=81; cats; out of bed ~6 @ 32-Bit Cafe (ysabetwordsmith) @ Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people @ Maine Coon acts as deaf sailor's ears at sea – Adventure Cats @ StoryBundle: Cattitude buy with PP ~ set up Brother printer as scanner. Single sided, so have to flip the stack Doesn't look like it will connect to WiFi. Thought I'd done that, but maybe not. WiFi connected peripherals are a bad idea to begin with. -> ordered a yellow cartridge, since that's all that's missing * note colonoscopy prep restrictions when loading drugs!! NSAID, fish oil. Hide prunes * order wet catfood for the girls 0420Th & awake 3:50ish; S=5:21; awakened by cats phone on and not charging. plugged it in. dozed a little btw. 6 and 7 * up 7am; S=5:20+ (no mask); % politics; when the alarm went off I just wanted to hide under the covers * colonoscopy prep - stop nuts, seeds, whole grains, berries with seeds; white bread ok NSAIDs, fish oil, fiber supplements, iron and herbal supplements @ Artificial intelligence is neither hype nor utopia – TechnoLlama @ See the websites that make AI bots like ChatGPT sound so smart - Washington Post @ Florida Republicans Pass Bill Allowing Trans Kids to Be Removed From Their Families " Republicans have introduced bill after bill targeting LGBTQ people and openly admitted their goal is to erase the community from existence. " @ Journalists (And Others) Should Leave Twitter. Here’s How They Can Get Started " The best time for journalists and others to have recognized the threat of centralized systems run by unreliable, untrustworthy dictators would have been years ago. The next best time is tomorrow. " @ Smithsonian Open Access " where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.5 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. " @ Flipboard’s Editorial Curation Comes to Mastodon - Flipboard @ Microsoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform | Mashable " Since Twitter announced its exorbitantly high API access pricing, many indie developers have had to close down their Twitter-based applications. However, just like Microsoft, other larger companies and organizations have also made the decision to pass on paying Twitter too. " @ You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here's how | CNN Business " Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of parent company Meta’s $725 million settlement related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. " Submit Claim - Facebook User Privacy Settlement @ AI Drake just set an impossible legal trap for Google - The Verge @ Live updates: SpaceX's uncrewed Starship explodes on launch attempt SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas | AP News @ Buzzfeed News is shutting down - The Washington Post @ Opinion | How alarming are Florida's higher-ed reforms? Students weigh in. - WaPo " Professors aren’t indoctrinating their students with “woke ideology.” The governor is radicalizing them all by himself. " & add to.do to `make check` in .../Dog/, to catch problems early. Might be worthwhile adding check as a prerequisite to save: & start learning Dutch on mondly.com. We'll see. : phone not charging wirelessly -- again. Lost cause, most likely 0421Fr * litter boxen (E') & awake 1ish; * up 5:30; S=4:04; exercises; incl. additional 20m mask time % managed 12 sit-ups (in groups of 2 and 10) * colonoscopy prep - low fiber. No fresh fruit, no vegetables (at all), no salad, : matzoh brei for breakfast, yogurt for lunch @ Supreme Court retains access to abortion pill mifepristone - The Washington Post 0422Sa Earth Day * up 6am; S=7:33; * colonoscopy prep: low fiber @ SpaceX's Texas Rocket is Going To Cause A Lot More Damage Than Anyone Thinks ... and it did. @ Snapchat tried to make a safe AI. But tests reveal its conversations can be unsafe for teens - The Washington Post " After I told My AI I was 15 and wanted to have an epic birthday party, it gave me advice on how to mask the smell of alcohol and pot. When I told it I had an essay due for school, it wrote it for me. In another conversation with a supposed 13-year-old, My AI even offered advice about having sex for the first time with a partner who is 31. " @ AI selfies are flooding your feed. Here is what to know about Lensa. - WaPo @ Montana Passes Laughably Unconstitutional Law Banning TikTok | Techdirt @ Democracy Alerts - Schumer and Warnock Call On DOJ To Investigate Tennessee Expulsions - Democracy Docket @ Minnesota Senate OKs conversion therapy ban, abortion and transgender refuge bills @ March for Trans Lives 2023 " SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK / SEATTLE / APRIL 28TH 4PM / DRESS FOR RAINY WEATHER " Protest Safety Best Practices @ chezmoi dotfile manager. Somewhat git-like twpayne/chezmoi: Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely. * 2pm live coding by essentialrandomness (FujoGuide) @ Sony Semiconductor invests in Raspberry Pi for edgy AI • The Register @ ActivityPub is the next big thing in social networks - The Verge
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Date: 2023-04-24 02:02 am (UTC)Huh! So that's what it's called! Me, I call it normal... for me.
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Date: 2023-04-24 02:11 am (UTC)Pretty much what I call it most of the time. I was, however, pleased to find out that it has a name I can use when talking with professionals.
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Date: 2023-04-24 02:11 am (UTC)Yup, going to remember that one. Thanks!
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Date: 2023-04-24 04:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-24 04:48 am (UTC)Nope. According to the forum posts I've seen, the Pixel 3 has some kind of mechanical problem (presumably something not making good contact). Flexing it worked once or twice, but that didn't work either this time. shrug
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Date: 2023-04-24 04:09 pm (UTC)