Done Since 2025-04-13

[mdlbear]

For once, I seem to be mostly okay today, and on the whole I think it was a pretty good week, modulo worry about what's going on in the US. I noticed after the household seder last night that I wasn't shivering, which supports the theory that it's psychological rather than thermal. (Does not rule out something else, like iron deficiency.)

I got quite a lot done, including backing/ordering a Roamate Mobility Device (a combination rollator and powered! wheelchair), going to an initial appointment at the local hospital (mostly for bloodwork; I have another this week to discuss it, and another next month with the oncology team), helping N and N" clean up the living room (prep for Saturday's seder), filing my income tax extension, and singing at Eurofilk on Thursday (only one song, because I still suck at deciding what to sing),

And I completely forgot to include the fact that we have tulips blooming in the planters on our back deck in this week's Thankful Thursday post. I still sometimes have trouble wrapping my head around the fact that I live in Nederland now, but I have to admit that tulips next to a canal are very convincing.

In case it gets omitted from wherever you get your news, yesterday Protesters gather[ed] for 'day of action' against Trump administration, Anti-Trump protests build momentum in WA: ‘We’re just getting louder’ | The Seattle Times. There have been a couple of promising court victories, but we all know how much respect the current administration has for the courts. On this side of the pond, Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling.

A few nice things in the links: there's a Capybara Cafe in Florida, and last month was the first on record when fossil fuels drop below 50% of US power mix,

Notes & links:  
0413Su  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 4ish
  * up 7:30ish; ; dishes, Dutch
  * drugs:  first am 7:44; rest am 08:44; 2*coffee; pm 22:20
  @ Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida | AP News
  : There are yellow tulips blooming in two of the planters on our back patio.
  * 3ish st/roll w\ N to Erasmusweg 1.2km
  * Backed Roamate Mobility Device: Perfect Travel Companion | Indiegogo
  * 15min:  (actually more like 30) book sorting with N.  Several boxes cleared.
  @ First month on record: fossil fuels drop below 50% of US power mix (ysabetwordsmith)
    Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
  @ Four countries that have successfully reversed democratic decline in recent years
    Brazil, Poland, Thailand, Zambia
    Nevertheless, The world has recently become less democratic - Our World in Data
  @ ysabetwordsmith | The Trump Slump
  * guitar:  lock-keeper, nemesis, october-country
  * 22:00 put out cardboard for recycling

0414Mo  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 4ish
  * up 7ish; ;
  * drugs:  first am 7:33; rest am 08:56; pm 19:26
  * bring in cardboard bin
  * 15min:  LR cleanup and organization, with N and N"
  * 14:00 HagaZiekenhuis  - Els Borst-Eilersplein 275 2545 AA Den Haag
    -~ I exist in their system -- need to talk to them on Monday to get DigID fixed
       The questionaire can be "filled out" (i.e. they'll ask) when I get there.
    -> The reason I couldn't log in is that I wasn't registered as a patient until today
    <- make sure info sharing on https://www.volgjezorg.nl/en enabled
    <- which PGO should I be using? digi.me looks very good, but a review says it doesn't
       connect with Haga
    -> BP very high
  * check CPAP humidifier -- may have forgotten to re-fill it this am
  * file extension - due tomorrow -> filed on paper with US address
  @ Privacy Guides: Independent Privacy & Security Resources
  * guitar:  Lock-Keeper

0415Tu  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 4ish
  * up 6:30ish; 
  * drugs:  first am 7am; rest am 08:09; coffee; pm
  * try to log in at Haga.  -> This works and I can see test results.
  : ivido can't seem to find Praktijk Berestein, or the pharmacy, making it pretty useless,
  : mijngezondheid.net only shows doctor and pharmacy, and little information
  * 19:00 - 20:30 (10am-11:30 PST) Healing Center Passages support grp - 1st, 3rd Tu
  * guitar:  Lock-keeper, eyes-like-the-morning, nemesis (partial)

0416We  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 3ish
    % dream involving living on or moving to an artificial floating island, buying a
      bicycle for a friend of a kid, and working for one of two companies building a new
      kind of car storage battery.
  * up 7:30ish; ; cat cuddle; dishes... Dutch
    : Bronx very cuddly (until he wasn't, of course).  I'm beginning to think that some of
      the nipping is asking for me to move the blanket away so he can skin-cuddle.
  * drugs:  first am 7:35; rest am 08:43; 2*coffee; pm 20:13
  : Bronx is sweeping the loose kibble under the food mat!
  @ ysabetwordsmith | How to Post Fiction or Other Writing on Dreamwidth
    girlrock | GUIDE TO DREAMWIDTH HTML/CSS
  @ Homeland Security funding for CVE program expires • The Register YIPE! WTF!
    U.S. Govt. Funding for MITRE's CVE Ends April 16, Cybersecurity Community on
    Alert Mitre warns over lapse in CVE coverage | Computer Weekly
    CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract, leaving security flaw
    tracking in limbo | CSO Online
    MITRE-backed cyber vulnerability program to lose funding Wednesday - Nextgov/FCW
    MITRE CVE Program Halts After Funding Runs Out
    Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Wikipedia
    -> CVE.org still online as of 12:32 CEST
    -> CVE Foundation as of 0417
  @ andrewducker | Interesting Links for 15-04-2025
    @ China’s ‘dreamy’ new ship aims for Earth’s mantle—and assumes ocean-drilling
    leadership | Science | AAAS
    @ The Wisconsin cartographer who mapped Tolkien’s fantasy world - WPR
  @ Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation - YouTube (ysabetwordsmith
    plus the inevital Wikipedia dive starting at Colossal squid - Wikipedia
  @ highgate hill kitchen – Food + Stories + Life (kaberett)
  @ Trump’s Case Against Man Deported in “Error” Just Took Another Big Hit.
  @ Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules
  @ DeepSeek’s open source movement | InfoWorld
  @ Getting Struck by Lightning Actually Helps This Tree Thrive
    Tropical tree in Panama has evolved to kill its 'enemies' with lightning 
  " QOTD: N ([n a discussion of pesto on bread] pasta is soft slippery matzoh. "
  @ An Illustrated History of Dinosaur [illustrations] (ysabetwordsmith)
  x 20:00 - 21:30 (11:00-12:30 PST) Virginia Mason Living w\ Cancer grp - 1st, 3rd We
  @ The last GREAT ThinkPad. T480
  * guitar:  just fragments; about a verse each of Band Played..., Ship of Stone,
    Millennium's Dawn, talking blues, etc.
  % _not_ feeling too cold this evening.  WTF?
  * put out PMD bin for recycling tomorrow

0417Th  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 1:30ish; back to bed 3:30ish
  * up 7:30; BP=123/66, P=72, W=90.5; Dutch; kegels, back stretch
  * drugs:  first am 7:45; rest am 9:45; 2*coffee; pm 21:15ish
  % Bronx in my lap for a while.  Then I went and put on a track from Music for Cats.
  @ Unpowered SSD endurance investigation finds severe data loss, performance issues
  @ Strongest Evidence of Alien Life Yet Found 124 Light-Years Away : ScienceAlert
    dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide.  These have also been seen on comets,
    suggesting that there are abiotic sources as well.
  @ OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry | Ed Zitron
  @ CVE Foundation well, that was quick!
    not mentioned on cve.org though, so that probably isn't being updated.
  * Call from urology;  -> appointment in about a month.
    -> their emails are NOT GETTING FORWARDED to gmail.  I've probably missed some.
  @ The Social Network That Can't Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. Bluesky
    So you're curious about Mastodon and the Fediverse... - phillipjreese.com
  @ "Unseen heroes in a petri dish": these new viruses massively combat climate change
  @ The center begins to hold. - by Robert B. Hubbell
  @ A “Time Bomb” Laid 50 Years Ago Is Now Headed for Detonation | by huizhou92
   Year 2038 problem 
  @ Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit
    (video) | Space
  * 18:00 Eurofilk    * singing:  Weird Load,
    % thought about reading "In Your Arms" but realized in time that I wouldn't
      have been able to get through it without falling apart.  Still.

0418Fr  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 3:55 ish;  % cats
  * up 7:30ish; ; Dutch;
    % cat cuddle -- both
  * drugs:  first am 7:44; rest am 9ish; 2*coffee; pm 21:15
  @ Secret of Orange Cats Finally Uncovered After 60-Year Search : ScienceAlert
    " Expecting to find the protein-coding section of the overproductive Arhgap36 gene had
      mutated, the researchers were surprised to find it was the sequence preceding it
      that instead contained a deletion "
  @ Synology 2025 NAS Hard Drive and SSD Lock In Confirmed – Bye, Bye Seagate and WD
  @ What we owe the present
    " A physicist issues an urgent call to deflate the world-shaping power of tech
      billionaires More Everything Forever—the title of astrophysicist Adam
      Becker’s new book—is a perfect encapsulation of the sinister ideology that has come
      to possess the heart of Silicon Valley. "
  @ What we must do now - Robert Reich
  @ CISA extends funding to ensure 'no lapse in critical CVE services'
    " The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has also launched a European
      vulnerability database (EUVD) "
  @ 5 takeaways from the week: Trump, El Salvador and Constitutional tensions : NPR
  o pay land(?) tax, (Scarlett)insurance - both due 5/1

0419Sa  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 2ish? 3ish?  wasn't tracking
  * up 8am (alarm); BP=124/64, P=63, W=90.7; dishes, Dutch
  * drugs:  first am 8:05; rest am 09:07; 2*coffee; pm 20:55
  @ What Makes a Home Feel Safe For Autistic People? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO
    AUTISM (via ysabetwordsmith | Safety, which is also worth reading)
  : switched most of UI to Atkinson Next medium 11.
    May want to move Firefox back to Noto sans, and drop desktop font down to 10
  @ Climate Change’s Latest Victim: The Panama Canal? - Milken Institute Review
  * 15:ish household seder
  % 22:28 not feeling cold/shivering this evening; supports the psychological explanation