amberlove

amberlove, 3 months ago to random

The Eleanor Taylor Bland $2000 grant administered by #SistersInCrime @sincnational is open to emerging crime Writers of Color. Submissions are open February 1 - March 31.
https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland

amberlove, 4 months ago to cfs

"scientists in the Netherlands constructed a startling picture of widespread abnormalities in muscle tissue that may explain this severe reaction to physical activity.

Among the most striking findings were clear signs that the cellular power plants, the mitochondria, are compromised and the tissue starved for energy."
#longCOVID #CFS #ChronicFatigue
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/09/1223077307/long-covid-exercise-post-exertional-malaise-mitochondria

amberlove, 6 months ago to Cats

I've Declassified the most incredible case file of the Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency! We have evidence of something BIG! Was it a Jersey Devil or something else? https://www.catdetectivecases.com/year7-casefile29/ #cats #videos #writers #monsters #cryptids #jerseydevil #cryptozoology

amberlove, 6 months ago to comics

Saddened to see Brooklyn's Anyone Comics will close down on Wednesday. Dimitri had a dream and made it real for years. #retail #comics

arstechnica, 7 months ago to random

Comcast should stop advertising slower speeds as “10G,” industry group says

Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/comcast-should-stop-advertising-slower-speeds-as-10g-industry-group-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

amberlove, 8 months ago to random

Am I the only one who thought the term was "cotton-pickin" referring to farming and had no idea it's "Cotten-pickin" named for a black female guitarist????

https://boingboing.net/2023/09/14/watch-elizabeth-cotten-show-her-2-finger-cotten-pickin-style-on-her-upside-down-guitar.html

randahl, 9 months ago to Ukraine

While Ukrainians are dying to set an important precedent for the future of the free world, NATO Director of the Private Office Stian Jenssen of Norway thinks, Ukraine should reward Russia with some territories for their effort to spread fascism to the free world.

I have nothing but contempt for this point of view. You do not solve the town's wolf problem by only giving a small child to the wolf — you kill the wolf.

Source (In Norwegian): https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/jl7V5e/aapner-for-at-ukraina-avgir-territorium-i-bytte-mot-nato-medlemskap

#ukraine

TomLarrow, 10 months ago to random

Moongazing #FensterFreitag

amberlove, 11 months ago to Mushrooms

Before it hit 90°F I went out with Gus to feed our critter friends and explore. I found a #fairy ring of #mushrooms. #mushtodon

Imoptimal, 1 year ago to internet

And you call this newsworthy?!

There's virtually no difference between #Twitter's and #Bluesky's approach to #algorithm feeding you with crap.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/26/23739174/bluesky-custom-feeds-algorithms-twitter-alternative