emma

timberwraith, 12 days ago to random

Hoping for a Mad Max movie where they run out of fuel and vehicles and they're forced to chase each other on bicycles.

maya, 13 days ago to random

are there any other bots like @mobydick where the source material is really really good turns of phrase?

emma, 22 days ago to random

Lessons I have learned from recent mending attempts: neither electrical tape nor sugru have the necessary combination of sturdiness + flexibility that is needed for repairing a cheap belt that has become badly cracked. I think I might be able to salvage the buckle at least though, I bet I could find a sewing project to use it in.

emma, 2 months ago to random

My family has redefined "prank" to mean "a surprise nice gesture you do for someone". So for example: sneaking out early in the morning to buy donuts for the whole family, or doing a household chore that's usually someone else's responsibility, or hiding a package of someone's favorite candy where they will find it unexpectedly. The key is that it is something that you know the prank recipient will be not just surprised but also happy about. I highly recommend this approach, it makes April Fool's Day much more fun imo

emma, 3 months ago to random

YouTube just recommended me this spot-on homage to Game Changer made by a group of high schoolers, it is truly excellent

(and if you haven't seen Game Changer... Watch it! It is excellent too!)

https://youtu.be/24HDwoBKyDk

emma, 4 months ago to webdev

Someone asked me for tips on creating a basic website recently and I wanted to share this one here because I have found it extremely helpful: Sadgrl's Layout Builder is a great resource for generating an HTML/CSS layout with a navbar, sidebars, footer, etc. You choose which layout options you want and it gives you the HTML/CSS with many useful comments, which you can then edit to add your own text/images/styles/whatever. I highly recommend it if you, like me, do not really know or care what a flex box is and just want to get on with making a website.

https://sadgrl.online/projects/layout-builder/

#html #css #smallWeb

emma, 5 months ago to random

#SilentSunday

chrisamaphone, 5 months ago to random

stepcat, Oz

hollie, 5 months ago to random

When it comes to un-gendering clothes (yes!), something I don't hear about much but I would LOVE is gender-free shoes. Make the size number based on foot length, and then standardize the widths so we have options there for narrow/wider feet (the barefoot shoe industry is doing a great job with this right now). Then just buy whatever style you want.

emma, 5 months ago to random

Sneak peek of some patchwork shenanigans 👀

emma, 6 months ago to Cats

Life imitates art

#cats #Caturday

alex, 6 months ago to Blog

These days I’ve seen a bunch of sites that look like personal pages (blog or wiki or digital garden or Zettelkasten…) running software the authors wrote themselves or got from a friend. I think it would be neat to list them all somewhere, with a link to the site, screenshot or two, a link to the software and some comments by the author. Or maybe we could have a webring linking such pages. No screenshot required. We’d call it “The text and the code go hand in hand” (or something shorter) with the tagline: “People with a tool tailored to their specific needs to present themselves and their projects on the web”.
#blog #wiki #DigitalGarden

emma, 7 months ago to random

Excited for #NaNoGenMo this year, I have a plan and everything: https://github.com/NaNoGenMo/2023/issues/13

What I am basically trying to do is write a mystery novel where I do not know the solution until I read it, using code that approximately simulates the mechanics of the game Clue/Cluedo to determine what happens, and using Tracery grammars to slot my own writing onto that plot structure. That is my goal anyway, we'll see how it goes in practice! :)

emma, 7 months ago to random

It's Halloween and also the first snow of the year here in Chicago, which reminds me of a joke "proof" that one of my college profs did one year when it snowed at our annual Halloween Math/CS Colloquium.

Prove: Halloween = Christmas

Given: Halloween = Oct 31

Christmas = Dec 25

Oct(al representation) 31 = Dec(imal representation) 25

Therefore: Halloween = Christmas

emma, 7 months ago to scifi

Story of the day: "The Hole in the Garden" by Gene Doucette. A bedtime story about a black hole that develops in a man's flower garden.

https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-hole-in-the-garden/

#sciFi #SundayStories #shortStories #amReading

emma, 7 months ago to random

you know how in nutcracker productions the rats wear rat costumes... has anyone done a swan lake where the swans have actual swan costumes. because now I really want to watch that

maya, 8 months ago to random

sunglasses indoors? no. i should be allowed to wear a veil at work

emma, 8 months ago to poetry

What happens when it rains on the phoenix's rebirth? Really enjoyed this poem by R.B. Lemberg, "Firebird, Stormbird".

http://strangehorizons.com/poetry/firebird-stormbird/

#poetry

emma, 8 months ago to Halloween

This might be of interest to anyone who likes both Halloween and comics: Revenge of the Hallowzine

It's an anthology of Halloween and horror comics, some silly/sweet and others creepy/scary, all by Chicago area artists.

They have four days left in their Kickstarter campaign and are only about $200 from their goal, so check it out now if you're interested!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revengeofhallowzine/the-revenge-of-hallowzine

#Halloween #comics #chicago

emma, 8 months ago to FiberArts

I've got loads of socks with holes in them and have been wanting to try darning them. But there's one thing I'm a bit apprehensive about: my feet are very sensitive to uneven textures. For example, toe seams bother me a lot, so I wear most of my socks inside out.

So, I have a question for darners who have sensory sensitivities (or who mend socks for people who do): are there specific darning techniques that produce an especially smooth/flat texture? Probably I will need to do some experimenting anyway to see what works for me and what doesn't, but I'd love to hear tips if you have any.

#darning #mending

emma, 9 months ago to gardening

Was watering my windowsill plants today, looked over at another pot that's nearby, and got jumpscared by this little mushroom, which was definitely not there a couple days ago!

The pot used to contain cilantro, but it died several months ago, so I cleared out the dead plant and left the pot of dirt sitting there until I had a use for it. I'm surprised a mushroom would grow in soil that hasn't been watered for months, but it has been very hot and humid the past few days.

Since I have no idea what kind of mushroom it is and I don't really want more of them popping up, I assume the appropriate course of action is to remove & compost? But open to other advice as this is a new situation for me :)

#gardening #mushtodon #fungiverse #mushroom