mdlbear | Done Since 2025-01-05 (Reply)

Los Angeles is burning. I have friends there. Farcebook is rapidly enshittifying. With a few exceptions (see below) I am not getting things done. I am well south of okay.

Rumor has it that our Stuff is arriving tomorrow morning. We may have been following the wrong boat. N and G did have their bed delivered last week, but it was delivered without the screws required to attach the legs and headboard.

I have gotten started on the Colleen's Closet website, but there's not enough to upload yet. Very late getting started, as with a number of other things. I did get in a good practice session yesterday with m and N. Breathing exercises, solfège, and a sing-through of QV with a little woodshedding on m's new verse. The plan is to have a practice session every day until we get good enough to record.

From the notes, Janus Films — Flow -- I need to see this. Because cat. Also, from the trailers and reviews (see Tuesday), gorgeous. Also, from @Edmonds_Scanner@universeodon.com in my mastodon feed:

It's ok if the dishes aren't done.
It's ok if your pile of unread books is taller than you.
It's ok if you look like a feral forest Muppet on a 3 day bender.
It's ok if your fangs & claws are dull & tired.
It's ok to not feel ok.

Notes & links:
0105Su * sift, top up litter boxen
& awake 4ish, 5ish,
% very dry mouth and throat. Trade-ooff between water and sleep
* up 8ish; ; teeth, shower, Dutch, * dishes
* abiraterone x; rest of am drugs 8ish; 2*coffee; lgs; pm drugs 21:22
: snow on the ground -- all gone by the afternoon. Temp's up to 10C now (16:07)
% 11:42 L eye is _suddenly_ less bad. Still hurts some but I can keep it open longer.
nose is running. cue PDQ Bach "Iphegenia in Brooklyn"
@ Researchers uncover a hidden cognitive strength associated with autistic traits
" people with stronger autistic traits, particularly those with a preference for
predictability, tend to exhibit unique curiosity-driven behaviors. These individuals
showed persistence in tasks requiring sustained attention, often leading to superior
learning outcomes. " (via andrewducker)
@ The End of WordPress Themes is in Sight
* check out business software: Exact, Twinfield, Moneybird, Snelstart, Slickpie
Exact
Can select Netherlands-EN in the footer, but it's not sticky. Located in Delft.
Twinfield
-> has en-gb page, and nl-nl. no en-nl
Moneybird
-> site supports EN, NE, DE
SnelStart
-> doesn't seem to have English on the website, and Moz. translate doesn't work
slickpie.com -> chrome app only, times out in FF

0106Mo * change litter boxen (N")
& awake 4ish, 6ish
* up 8am; ; Dutch
* abiraterone x; rest of am drugs 08:20; pm drugs
% L eye in much better shape today. Presumably it will get worse later, but good start
Still ok around 17:00. Unlike yesterday, doesn't hurt to leave open; light doesnt hurt
* 10sm (housekeeper)N"
@ Opinion | Joe Biden: What to remember about Jan. 6 - The Washington Post
@ The tension at the heart of Judge Merchan’s very good latest ruling
@ Dr.Seuss At the Mountains of Madness - ReadAlong in the NostrilZone - YouTube
@ solastalgia Wikipedia
a form of emotional distress faced when the environment undergoes significant changes.
"the homesickness you have when you are still at home"
* guitar: Ripple, Millennium's Dawn
@ ICJ Set to Decide Whether Fueling Climate Change Violates International Law
* load drugs. see below for revised prednisone schedule (Sunday start)
5mg 6 more days; every other day 14 days; every two days 14 days.
@ From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
% 22:25 falling asleep at my desk. Better go to bed.

0107Tu * sift litter boxen
& awake 2ish, 5ish
* up 8ish; 89kg;
* abiraterone ; rest of am drugs 8:15ish, PEG 9ish; 2*coffee; pm drugs
The PEG3350 "Macrogol" includes electrolytes and some flavoring. Ick.
-> try with appelsap next time
@ Everyone's Buying the MAGA PICO Top
" Movements that define themselves by what they’re against often struggle when they win "
" from @Edmonds_Scanner@universeodon.com in my mastodon feed:
It's ok if the dishes aren't done.
It's ok if your pile of unread books is taller than you.
It's ok if you look like a feral forest Muppet on a 3 day bender.
It's ok if your fangs & claws are dull & tired.
It's ok to not feel ok. "
@ Instagram Begins Randomly Showing Users AI-Generated Images of Themselves
@ giscus/giscus: A comment system powered by GitHub Discussions.
@ Tile whipping: The national competition helping to make the Netherlands
‘climate-proof’ | Euronews
: looks like I can order Chico Bags from (US)$A, and get them shipped here. -* ordered
: can also order miralax and tums; don't think I need to anymore but good to know
* 19:00 - 20:30 (10am-11:30 Pacific) Healing Center Passages support group - 1st, 3rd Tu
@ movie suggestion: Latvia's Animated Awards Contender 'Flow' (Exclusive)
Janus Films — Flow
@ Peter Yarrow Died today
* SL: re-fill vitamin C - missing from Monday PM -> ordered

0108We * sift, top up litter boxen
& awake 3, 5
* up 7:30; ; teeth, Dutch; walk
* abiraterone x; rest of am drugs 8ish, PEG3350; 2*coffee; pm drugs 21:10
PEG3350 taken with apple juice. slightly better than with water
@ Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies | CNN
@ Meta policy update: Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook
" Users are now allowed to, for example, refer to “women as household objects or
property” or “transgender or non-binary people as ‘it,’” according to a section of
the policy prohibiting such speech that was crossed out. A new section of the policy
notes Meta will allow “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on
gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about
transgenderism and homosexuality.” "
@ Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram and FB
@ Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content | Guardian
@ Police force steps away from X over 'quality and quantity of interactions'
" The force asked its X followers to instead follow it on Facebook or Instagram for
updates. " ummmm...
@ Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors – Forward
@ The 10 Best Animated Movies of 2024 - Paste Magazine
@ How Canada Should Respond to Trump - by Dan Gardner
* change activated carbon filter on the oldest of our air filters
* walk: to end of Menno Ter Braakstraat; w=19min, s=1600, 8hp; so far today: s=2825, 29mm,
x put out PMD bin -> was emptied last time
@ Things we learned about LLMs in 2024
@ Earliest Known 3D Map Found in Prehistoric French Cavern, Say Experts

0109Th * sift litter boxen
& awake 2, 5ish
* up 6:30ish; ; Dutch,
% awakened 6:30ish by signal from N; they arrived by Uber around 07:20
* abiraterone x; rest of am drugs 6:30ish; 07:14 PEG; 2*coffee; pm drugs 8ish?
* update address at inwx.de (for c-c.nl)
look at hosting: € 5,03 or € 8,40/month -> seems to be FTP only. No ssh, no sftp
Hetzner has ssh starting at the $11/month level
* set up basic hosting for c-c.com on DW. * set up git deployment
* add c-c{.com,.nl} to h.home links.
: slickpie.com (accounting software -- see above) has been down every tume I look at it
* update unsable before going up to bed
* 2min: order dental floss. Can't find what I want, settled for tomorrow.

0110Fr * sift litter boxen
& awake 4ish
* up 7:30; W=88.4kg = 194.8lb;
* abiraterone ; rest of am drugs 7:45; PEG, Senna 08:12; 2:c; pm drugs 21:09
% L eye open, not very sticky.
@ The Free Speech Company That Can't Handle Speech Meta
" What we're witnessing isn't just garden-variety corporate hypocrisy. It's the
emergence of a new model of speech control, where companies simultaneously position
themselves as defenders of free expression while building sophisticated internal
systems to suppress any speech that might challenge their power structures. "
@ What Bluesky's $700m Valuation Really Means
" This brings us to the central question: Can a platform funded by venture capital
truly serve as refuge from platforms controlled by billionaires? [...]
The cruel joke is that this might be the best we can hope for - a temporary refuge
that will eventually succumb to the same forces it was built to escape. "
@ Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
@ solarbird | let’s all go to the EXIT Mastodon-Bluesky bridges
@ Meta’s New Content Policy Will Harm Vulnerable Users. If It Really Valued Free
Speech, It Would Make These Changes | Electronic Frontier Foundation
* turn up LR air filters 12:05
* 1300 - 1500 N's bed expected 5min call: ~13:55
-> I'd been wondering how they planned to get it upstairs -- it's in pieces, and the
mattress and topper are rolled.
-> apparently they forgot some of the screws to _attach_ the legs and headboard!
@ Ode to Internet - V.90 56k dialup modem handshake for orchestra - YouTube
@ Software Freedom Conservancy celebrates LGPL court win • The Register
@ White House launches consumer smart device security label • The Register
@ After China's Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now • The Register
China-backed groups infiltrated 'multiple' telcos, FBI warns • The Register
. upload minimal content to c-c.com * logo files to Resources

0111Sa * sift, top up litter boxen
& awake 4am
* up 8ish; W=88.4; Dutch
* abiraterone x; rest of am drugs 8:20; PEG, senna 8:40, 2*coffee; pm drugs
@ Can a Dutch case about RSS teach us anything about AI copyright? – TechnoLlama
" RSS, an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. "
* 2ish practice with m breathwork (with N as well), solfege; QV (with N back in);
woodshedding with m on their QV verse (Persephone)
* new monitor arm arrived, so used it to replace the OE base. The lower edge of the
monitor is now slightly higher, and the space between it and the laptop is now
unobstructed
@ Superstar engineer John Hart-Smith skewered Boeing’s strategy | Obit| SeaTimes .
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