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EverydayMoggie

@EverydayMoggie@sfba.social

Stuff I like, in no particular order.
science • building computers • gaming • science fiction • mysteries • dogs • bicycles • cooking • writing • architecture • design • hiking

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drahardja, to random
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If you use Bartender and haven’t received the update with the new code signing certificate, DISABLE UPDATES NOW.

If you updated to anything beyond version 5.0.52, TURN OFF PRIVACY PERMISSIONS TO THE APP and delete it.

Remember, Bartender needs permission to record your screen to work. This can get bad. https://sfba.social/@drahardja/112561678013832666

EverydayMoggie,
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How funny, I used to use an app called Bartender but it was a barcode generator, not even remotely related to this one.

@drahardja

Andres4NY, to cycling
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I'm not on Xitter any more, but someone else (on IRC, lol) posted this. #BikeTooter #Wildfires #CarsAreDumb

I think the original article is from 2017.

EverydayMoggie,
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The thing I hate about evacuation plans is that they always assume you'll be leaving in a motor vehicle. Sure, there are places where that might be a more or less valid assumption; but in many areas, a substantial percentage of the population doesn't have access to a car. I'd be evacuating on a bike because that's the transportation I have.

@Andres4NY

RickiTarr, to random
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This was a fun one, so let's do it again. What is something you've learned that seems unlikely, even though you know it's true? Here's one I think about a lot:

Sight, while being something something many people are born with, is not an innate ability, but something we learn to do. People who were born blind or were blind for a long time, who get sight, have to learn to see.

EverydayMoggie,
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That radially symmetrical animals (for example, starfish) start life as bilaterally symmetrical larvae. Then they undergo a transition, during which the right half of the body is resorbed, and the left half develops into the adult form with radial symmetry.

@RickiTarr

joy, to SF
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Hey #SFBA folks, a quick request… I’m starting to look at housing in the city #SF, and if you have any leads (even if it’s an “I love my neighborhood because…” type of comment) that would be great. 🥰

I don’t need a roommate, but I do need a place that accepts cats and has in unit laundry (which apparently is a very limiting factor). Not sure where to start my search other than the usual online portals.

EverydayMoggie,
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In-unit laundry is going to be a really hard barrier. Few places have that; those that do are typically expensive, even for here. You might have to resort to a portable washer that you connect to the sink, and improvised clotheslines. That's what I did in the last place I lived. Not all buildings will allow you to have your own washer though.

In my current building I have to use a shared laundry room. But since I have a sensitivity to scents and detergents, this means being the first person in there when it opens, running an extra cycle to clean the washer before my laundry goes in, and not using the dryers at all. You may be forced to make compromises like that if you aren't rich.

I do like the building I live in now, and the area is very convenient and walkable. Since it's a large building there are usually a few vacancies. There are a few units with washing machines but so far as I know, all of those are 3-bedroom apartments.

@joy

RickiTarr, to random
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How much alone time vs socializing do you need?

For me there are a few people who are usually equalizing, and I can just be around them, so I won't count that. But generally, I find about 3 times a week, I'm game for socializing. A day in between to rest is usually nice, but the larger the gathering or if we go somewhere particularly noisy or I'm meeting new people that involves more effort, and my social battery empties sooner. I'm very curious where everyone else falls on this!

EverydayMoggie,
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I could quite happily go for the rest of my life without seeing another person. I like talking to people through text, but not face to face. The extraneous noise of all the non-verbal stuff makes it hard to parse what's happening and is stressful.

Even with people I like, I'm done after about half an hour, unless we're doing something else so that socializing isn't the primary focus.

@RickiTarr

capntransit, to random
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Anniversary blog post from May 25, 2011: Whenever I hear people claim that Uber and Lyft "destroyed" New York City's taxi system, my mind boggles at how completely ignorant or how deep in denial they must be. This post was part of a series where I described how fantastically shitty the taxi system was in 2011:

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-york-yellow-cabs-in-practice.html

EverydayMoggie,
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One of Uber's explicitly stated goals was to destroy public transit so they could make everyone use their service.

@capntransit

EverydayMoggie,
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Where I live taxis seem pretty good; they have their own app. I don't have occasion to use taxis often, but I'll definitely oppose anything that weakens public transit.

@capntransit

cabel, (edited ) to random
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I just really hope Apple is preparing a metric hectare of reassurances if (big if!) they’re about to announce a deep partnership with OpenAI.

Like, reassurances about the environmental impact (all that work down the drain?), about the training data sources, about general ethics, about the cringy move-fast-and-break-things startup-bro vibes that they will then inherit onto their brand, etc…

EverydayMoggie,
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If they did announce all those reassurances, would you believe them? I don't think I would.

@cabel

Andres4NY, to cycling
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EverydayMoggie,
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Like install disc brakes? I want to do that on my bike but everything I read says you can't use discs unless the frame is specifically designed for them.

@enobacon @Andres4NY

EverydayMoggie,
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Hmm, I should pick the brains of bike Mastodon about some upgrades I'd like to make to my old bike. Not 90s old, though.

@enobacon @Andres4NY

anirvan, to random
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On the 277th Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour (https://www.BerkeleySouthAsian.org/) last weekend, we visited the UC Berkeley Palestine encampment.

Halfway through a story about Indian student protestors in 1975, we stopped to point out the Palestine encampment behind us, and then welcomed our special guests: three students and faculty members active around the encampment. (1/4)

EverydayMoggie,
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Decided to celebrate my birthday by getting myself a ticket for the 15th!

Every year, I try to do something I've never done before. I know little about the history of South Asians in America, so that's a new adventure.

@anirvan

capntransit, (edited ) to random
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I'm already not boosting any quote boosts. I just blocked someone who used quote boost to call someone else out - something I was told not to worry about on Mastodon.

EverydayMoggie,
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There is a definite cultural divide around this.

@capntransit

markwyner, (edited ) to accessibility
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Every hashtag on every post on every platform should ALWAYS be pascal case (a.k.a. camel case). I made this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags depending on whether they are lowercase or pascal case.

It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.

Read more:
https://markwyner.medium.com/hashtag-accessibility-by-everyone-for-everyone-298667b2d891

#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX

EverydayMoggie,
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The frustrating thing is, I type it in camel case, and then the autofill overrides that with all lower case. There are ways to circumvent it but they're fiddly.

@markwyner

EverydayMoggie,
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This happens even when I don't touch the suggestions, though. I either have to copy and paste it from somewhere else or remember to type a space afterward, rather than a line break.

@markwyner

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