c_merriweather

@c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza

Classically trained #musician, specializing in
#medievalmusic and #Renaissancemusic
Other interests:
#history #Linux #travellerrpg #ttrpg #knitting #sewing #weaving #gardening #cockatiel #chickens #woodworking #FractalArt #costuming #Rotary

Born when CO2 was 315 ppm. The "c" may also be for "Cassandra."

Languages: 🇺🇲🇩🇪, trying to learn #Persian

AKA - NorCal Renaissance faires: Cecil Merriweather(musician), Elizabeth Kytson (Noble, St. George)

Lake County, NorCal

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Jaden3, to random
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I trying to get sum stories from my grampa for BHM. He don like talm bout it much, don blame him this shit gmfu ain gon lie.
He said his Momma saw 2 men lynched hanging from a tree. She got up and was walking to school saw a crowd a people just looking. Nuttin got done , nobody arrested the police just ignored it!
He said that just the way it was. What tf !

c_merriweather,

@Jaden3 Those away from a war rarely want to talk about what they experienced.

I can understand why your grandpa doesn't want to talk about it. Racism is insidious, like a parasite burrowing inside a person. The cure is difficult, and requires a self-awareness that most American "whites"* lack.

*As a painter, no human is "white."
They can be "pinky-beige," "light-olive," "dark brown with purple undertones," "rich red-copper," etc. No color is superior.

ai6yr, to random
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c_merriweather,

@ai6yr Lake Co. CA weather report at elevation 1345' (406.9m):

rain, from midnight: 2.75" (~7cm)
wind gusts: ~30 mph (48kph)
temperature: 40°F (4.44°C)

Parts of the backyard have about that much standing water.

Yup, the rainy season.

erictopol, to random
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The XBB.1.5 "updated" Covid vaccine booster provided ~54% increased protection against symptomatic infections (including vs. JN.1 variant) compared with not getting it.

https://cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7304a2.htm?s_cid=mm7304a2_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM121333&ACSTrackingLabel=This%20Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2073%2C%20February%201%2C%202024&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM121333

c_merriweather,

@erictopol How long does the vaccine last, and will there be an updated version for the spring?

shoq, to random
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I’ve avoided sugared cereals for my entire life. So did my mother. But she is going to be 97, and feels she can have some sweets without guilt. I can’t argue, but now I’ve tasted them. They’re disgusting. There is no reason people need that much sugar. It would taste the same with 1/5th the amount.

c_merriweather,

@shoq US foods contain loads of sugar, so they can call them "low fat" and still have some flavor. The whole craze started in the 1970s with the effort to lower the incidence of heart attacks. Some nutritionists tried to point out that sugar was far more dangerous, and were silenced by the sugar lobby and food conglomerates.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly

c_merriweather,

@shoq
From Dr. Robert Lustig, UCSF:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

selea, to homeassistant

What kind of temperatur and humidity sensors do you use for measuring outdoor and/or in the attic?

c_merriweather,

@selea For the house, I recycled an old Samsung phone that has a bunch of sensors in it. It seems reasonably accurate, and it was free.

ai6yr, to politics
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Your ability to play baseball or any other sport has zero (zero) correlation with your ability to govern in public office

c_merriweather,

@ai6yr Add acting ability (or lack thereof) to the list.

GottaLaff, to random
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You may disagree fervently with Pres. Biden's Israel policies, and that's fine. But if you come into my feed calling him "Genocide Joe" or any variation on that theme, you're blocked.

I've already had to block a few accounts for this.

Pres. Biden is not "for genocide." I will not argue with you on this topic, nor do I discuss the Israel/Hamas war here.

But I will not tolerate accusations of "genocide" by Pres. Biden. He's not "pro genocide."

If that's a prob, it's on you.

c_merriweather,

@GottaLaff I have three responses to idiots, depending on my mood:

  1. Bless your heart. (passive-aggressive)
  2. That's nice. (dripping with sarcasm)
  3. STFU (patience gone, next comes pitchfork or trebuchet)

Followed by blocking them.

ai6yr, to Futurology
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org avatar

Interesting. Apparently, the bulk of my water bill has always been "being connected" vs. "Water usage". 0 usage for the month, $19.96 bill. Usually around $35.

c_merriweather,

@ai6yr Wow!

The base rate here (water+sewer) is ~$115/mo. My bill goes up to $150 in the summer.

Jaden3, to random
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This is the shit we still got to put up with .
Yall can shout out but we gotta beat down this shit
We got real enemies wan seen us gon .

Seen in Houston. What tf 😐 fk dis nazi shit . Yall need to get ready

c_merriweather,

@Jaden3 Appalling. We fought an overseas war against these bastards, but haven't gotten rid of them at home.

Burn forever, Nazi scum.

c_merriweather,

@Jaden3 I am quite aware, and it is not new. Ancestor in Texas was hanged by the KKK for "horse thievin" in the late 19th c. He was a "white" physician who probably treated the "wrong" person.

StillIRise1963, to random
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“Again we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.”

MLK
—The Three Evils speech, 1967

c_merriweather,

@StillIRise1963 Not much has changed.

lauren, (edited ) to random
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AT&T is sending out letters warning they want to kill virtually all landlines (and perhaps related data circuits where fiber is unavailable) across essentially their entire coverage area throughout California. This would have devastating effects. Related CPUC meetings will be taking place through March.

Landlines provide crucial services for individuals, businesses, and other organizations in a wide variety of situations -- not just emergencies when cellular and Internet service tends to rapidly fail, but also for vast numbers of people in areas with poor, unreliable, or in many cases (even in large sections of major cities!) NO cell service, NO fiber, etc.

Landlines often provide the only available communication in a wide variety of security and safety situations, from elevators to interior spaces of all sorts where cell service simply doesn't work.

Many disabled and other persons have crucial equipment that depends on landlines. Often they are not tech-savvy and do not have friends or relatives to help them through forced technology changes.

AT&T has been shirking its public safety responsibilities for years, while still leveraging their effective monopoly on services in so many areas.

Their new effort must be stopped. I'll have much more to say about this as the situation progresses.

c_merriweather,

@lauren Map of affected areas

GottaLaff, to Guns
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TSA found a record number of at airport security checkpoints in 2023. Almost all of them were loaded.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-guns-airport-checkpoints-loaded-2023/

c_merriweather,

@GottaLaff So smart... taking a loaded high speed projectile weapon into a pressurized hull. I suppose they didn't consider the possibility of the bullet(s) going through the fuselage.

Every science fiction reader understands why troops use energy weapons or shotguns: Hull breach = bad. Nevermind that a bullet might accidentally go through a bulkhead.

RickiTarr, to random
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I legitimately don't understand pride in where you were born or where you live. You had nothing to do with it, and probably your parents didn't either, most people move for economic reasons. At best, I guess, it makes sports more interesting, and at worst, it leads to genocide. If some places seem better than others the reason is usually money, better infrastructure, better schools, which is a whole other rant. Nothing wrong with enjoying the place you are, but feeling superiority about it, is just cringe.

c_merriweather,

@RickiTarr @JessTheUnstill @holyramenempire @RnDanger @colo_lee There are sports (team) and sports (individual). Team vs. team competition... bleh. (It might have to do with being an introvert, and not "athletic.")

Downhill ski racing, however is fascinating; the challenge for the individual is the course vs. the clock, and possible wipeout.

c_merriweather,

@RickiTarr @JessTheUnstill @holyramenempire @RnDanger @colo_lee I attended an event where the participants were asked to come in gear representing their favorite sports team. I wore a tutu (over clothes) because ballet is my favorite "team" sport. (Years of lessons, for fun.)

It is athletic, done in groups (companies), and has better music than most other "sports."

GottaLaff, to earthquake
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Happy to say I didn’t feel it.

“A light but widely felt shook Southern on Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage to buildings, other infrastructure or injuries.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 4.1 quake struck at 10:55 a.m. and was centered about a mile (1 kilometer) northwest of Lytle Creek, in the San Gabriel Mountains about 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles.”

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/southern-california-shaken-moderate-earthquake-preliminary-magnitude-41-106140933

c_merriweather,

@GottaLaff Not sure what the big to-do is about a 4.1 earthquake. The ones to be concerned about are 5.0+.

(I remember Loma Prieta.)

conansysadmin, to linux
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Any ruler who suppresses music and carousing will soon be overthrown. https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/rhel-oracle-centos-multimedia.html?s=mc

c_merriweather,

@conansysadmin Earlier: Savonarola, in Florence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola

GottaLaff, to newyorkcity
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public hospitals bring back mask mandates in certain areas
and cases have been rising across the United States. 💉😷

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/new-york-city-public-hospitals-bring-back-mask/story?cid=social_twitter_abcn&id=106072297

c_merriweather,

@GottaLaff As predicted by those who understand epidemiology. Viruses mutate; that's what they do. The hosts (humans) happen to be willingly dense (or around the dense), so the virus continues along its merry way.🦠

TheJen, to random
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The right wing assholes just now figuring out that punk isn't for them is a whole mood. Lmao

c_merriweather,

@IveyJanette @msbellows @Catawu @Mary625 @TheJen Uh... damn.. 'cause I remember watching Lawrence Welk with my grandparents as a child. (Dread secret: I still like polkas.) Also watched Ed Sullivan, Laugh In and the Smothers Brothers (RIP Tommy) with them. On Saturday nights, we would have popcorn and 7up. For fun and education, we watched Bernstein's Children's Symphonies and the Boston Pops.

I never got into the popular singers, of any kind.

c_merriweather,

@GottaLaff @Mary625 @IveyJanette @Catawu @msbellows @TheJen How rude!

ai6yr, to random
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Los Angeles County has re-enacted masks at its healthcare facilities, due to a "significant rise" in respiratory illnesses. https://abc7.com/los-angeles-county-mask-requirement-health-care-facilities-covid-19/14246132/

c_merriweather,

@ai6yr Surprise, surprise, surprise. Not.

c_merriweather, to random

@selea Thank you for keeping this "place" working.

dgar, to random
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c_merriweather,

@dgar Pre-Roman: Persians have been celebrating Shab-e Yalda on the winter solstice, and Nou Ruz (New Day /year)on the vernal equinox for ~ 5,000 years.

Happy Shab-e Yalda!

RickiTarr, to random
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Don't dress slutty, but please try to be sexy.

Be on the alert for predators at all times, this is your job, because they can't just be expected control themselves, but don't be afraid of all men...somehow.

You need to be strong, but not too strong, you don't want anyone to feel emasculated.

You need to want to have children, you have a womb, you just have to use it, but please don't let the children interfere with anything else you need to do. We are already doing you a favor giving you eight weeks of unpaid leave!

Be very thin, but also eat cheeseburgers and drink beer, because we don't want to acknowledge that for most people, being very thin involves not eating enough.

Be vulnerable and emotionally available, but I swear to God, if you cry at work, or express anger about anything, you're going to make everyone uncomfortable, HR needs to talk with you.

I get that you're working full time and 3 other people live in your house, but it's you're fault it's not clean enough, and did you really get take out again?

You need to have it all, but don't expect any hand outs.

Be smart, but don't show off, EVER, be demure, let them think it was their idea.

You need to be funny, but don't try to get attention, and don't snort laugh, and not too dirty, please don't mention your period!

And ffs, would it hurt you to smile?!

c_merriweather,

@RickiTarr I've heard all of this... and I refused to internalize it.

I give great thanks to my grandfather for teaching me how to use shop tools as a child. He believed that all children should learn to be self-sufficient, especially girls.

(said in a menacing tone, with narrowed eyes)
"I own a band saw and I know how to use it."

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