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vincent

@vincent@mastodon.coffee

Trans rights are human rights | #coffee | #SiliconValley | #atheism | #bagpipes | #AmWriting | #Latin | #Caturday | #Newts | 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ally

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grammargirl, to random
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I see it's International Women's Day!

I think it's pretty likely I was the first woman to start a podcasting network back in 2006, and we're still going strong today. So do me a favor and check out a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast this weekend.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts/

#podcasting

vincent,
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@grammargirl I've been a writer and a grammar nerd for decades but only recently discovered your wonderful podcast! I am working up the courage to leave a VM, too. Thank you.

b0rk, to random
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how HEAD works in git https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/03/08/how-head-works-in-git/

vincent,
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@b0rk Righteous rants like this make me wonder how the universe would be different if Mercurial had launched a week earlier.

drahardja, to Aviation
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“Tire falls off United flight departing SFO, crushing several vehicles in parking lot, company says”

#aviation #sfba #sfo

https://abc7news.com/flight-emergency-sfo-tire-falls-from-united-airlines-to-osaka-35/14500843/

vincent,
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@drahardja @sgt1372 The article cites someone who says failed tired are a maintenance issue, not a manufacturing one.

I feel extra lucky about the United flight I was on two weeks ago now. Over the Pacific ocean. At night. And it was a 737max!

RickiTarr, to random
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Type "Women are..." and/or "Men are..." and let predictive text finish the sentence.

vincent,
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@RickiTarr
Women are going out for a while.
Men are the same size as the last time.

RickiTarr, to random
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Without looking it up, tell me anything you know about Lithuania or Lithuanians.

vincent,
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@RickiTarr In the 80s in Vilnius, families and husbands weren't allowed to be in the maternity ward. Family members were expected to be quiet around the mother and newborn. And the nursery was to have its shades drawn at all times.

I was in a birthing class with the daughter of a Lithuanian immigrant. She had talked to her mother about the differences in their maternity experiences and shared these interesting tidbits with the rest of the class.

skinnylatte, to 11ty
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I’ve been building my new website in #11ty, and it’s the first time a static site generator has really clicked for me. I’ve been using different ones forever and they were always confounding in some way.

One of the nice things about moving from another SSG is how your archives are just.. files.

After a few days of tinkering, I think I’m happy with the structure, and will next spend some time figuring out design and accessibility elements.

https://staging.popagandhi.com/

vincent,
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@skinnylatte It looks great!

samhainnight, to random
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The tree on the powerlines at the end of the road has been cleared away. But right after I put my lunch in the car the took 5 steps back to the house, a huge branch landed on the car roof! It left a small dent on the top. O-O

vincent,
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@samhainnight oh no! Sorry! I did tree trimming yesterday, but I doubt it was enough.

vincent,
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@samhainnight my sister lives in NorCal. You've reminded me that I need to check in on her. Thank you.

rooster, to trans
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Having a hair day #trans #selfie

vincent,
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@rooster You look great! Makes me wish I had long hair again. Or hair at all. Also, your belt is fab.

samhainnight, to random
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Made it back home despite a lot of deep puddles and flooded gutters spilling out onto the road.

vincent,
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@samhainnight I'm glad you are home safe.

TheJen, to random
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Wow Trader Joe's. Hope you thought that bullshit all the way through.

vincent,
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@TheJen ?

fitheach, to Scotland
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Kinloss and Kinross: two completely different places, miles and miles apart.

Yet, whenever I read about one or the other I have to think really hard about where they are located.

Do you have places you sometimes confuse?

vincent,
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@fitheach We have cities near where I live that share a name with really famous cities.
Dublin
Newark
Menlo Park
Richmond
San José (this one might be bigger than the capital of Costa Rica, tho)
Monterey (NOT Monterrey)
Concord
Albany

If you mention the more famous city in conversation, you have to specify it. Otherwise, locals will assume you're talking about the Bay Area city.

ElleGray, (edited ) to random
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    vincent,
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    @ElleGray Ah crap. That's awful. I'm glad your son is okay. Everything else you described sounds painful. Sending healing thoughts your way.

    kentbrew, (edited ) to diy
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    I will miss YouTube terribly when its inevitable enshittification renders it useless. Today YouTube helped me fixed the window regulator on our Fiat 500e, which nobody on Kaua'i would touch for under $500. Cost to me: $28.

    https://youtu.be/Cne7FG7IDB0 shows how to fix the part with the $18 repair kit.

    https://youtu.be/ZTyt92RAazM shows how to get the part out and put it back in.

    https://youtu.be/-p-nNwjcQDc shows how to replace the $9 clip that causes the part to break in the first place.

    vincent,
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    @kentbrew Unrelated, I thought you were on the big island for some reason.

    We'll likely be on the big island next month for some vacay. Take care!

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Okay I'm going to describe something, that I'm thinking that some other people have too:

    So, when I'm feeling very sad, emotional, and overwhelmed, and I just feel like I can't keep going. I have this sort of other hyper rational part of myself. I call it Outside Man, mostly because it feels like it hovers over the top of my ocean of my emotions, and can see things from outside of where I am. Outside Man is the one who tells me that emotions change and this intensity of feeling won't last forever, and I need to do the things I know will help my mental state.

    Is this or something like this, something other people experience?

    And yes, I know that it's probably inherently sexist that I call what I consider my more rational self by a male moniker, but I've called it that since I was a kid, and it's stuck. Hubs said Outside Man sounds like a horror movie!

    vincent,
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    @RickiTarr While not quite Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, it sounds like you developed a coping mechanism that organically mimics it.

    And I'm so glad it works for you!

    I use CBT myself, as I have no Outside Man. Instead I have Inner Imp, and he must be told off from time to time.

    vincent, to random
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    SIM card question: Can I take my T-Mobile SIM card out of my Android phone and place it into another Android phone and expect everything to work? Or do I need to call my provider and let them know I'm swapping cards? Or do I need to order a new card for my new phone?

    danirabbit, to random
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    Someone posted on r/AskCulinary that they were new to cooking and didn’t have any knife skills and wanted to know what kitchen gadgets they should buy so they wouldn’t have to learn haha. It got a ton of comments about buying knives and learning how to use them and either OP self deleted or it got modded but it’s gone. So I wanted to reshare my advice if you’re in the same boat and knives are intimidating and you don’t know where to start 🧵

    vincent,
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    @danirabbit

    >Claw grip in your non-dominant hand.

    Didn't know this one! Thanks! I've been cutting dominant hand. I'll look up this technique.

    skinnylatte, to random
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    Well the interesting thing about 2024 is going to be when American liberals say ‘fuck it I’m going to move to Europe’ you know for sure that they just mean ‘I don’t want to deal with my own fascism’

    vincent,
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    @skinnylatte We must deal with our fascism. And for nearly everyone, emigrating to Europe isn't an option due to jobs and language. Even if someone managed it, they'd hate British and French fascists even more than our own, I think.

    fitheach, to nature
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    I was involved in a short discussion about hair ice. It surprised me that other people, in Scotland, had never seen hair ice. For me, it is a very common sight.

    To see hair ice one needs frosty conditions, suitable wood (deciduous branches are good, particularly beech), and, crucially, the presence of Exidiopsis effusa. Currently, I have an abundance of all three elements.

    To-day, I found several examples, after a quick search. The attached photo was the best.

    #nature #Scotland #Highlands

    vincent,
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    @fitheach Welp, now I'm going to be looking up how it forms.

    I've never seen it, but I live in a part of the world that seldom freezes but will be on the lookout for it when I visit the snow.

    vincent,
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    @fitheach So I was looking to see if I had a chance to see it near me, but the nearest area with snow is at 39°N. I'd have to travel all the way to Portland, OR to just get inside the southernmost hairice band.

    That said. Aren't the highlands of Scotland farther norther than 55°N (by a hair)? Forgive my ignorance of Scottish geography if I got this totally wrong.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Last night, my husband asked me to look at something that felt weird on his back, and honestly, it looked like a cancerous mole. I told him he needed to go to the doctor this morning, so he did. The Nurse Practitioner said, Yep, that looks gnarly, and took a biopsy. Now we have to wait for a week, which feels way too long. I know basal cell carcinomas are very treatable, and almost never lead to death, but I still feel anxious. Has anyone else dealt with this before?

    vincent,
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    @RickiTarr Not personally (yet). My father has dealt with it, though. He had both carcinoma and melanoma. Both successfully treated.

    For your husband, I hope it's benign. Sending good thoughts your way.

    skinnylatte, to random
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    I would like to send this to every American cafe that sells ‘chai tea’: please learn to make chai, not just tea scented dishwater

    https://www.seriouseats.com/chai-recipe-8364307

    #Recipes

    vincent,
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    @skinnylatte ouch. harsh, but fair.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    My unvaccinated friend tells me he has a cold he can't get rid of. Really, dude?🙄

    vincent,
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    @StillIRise1963 @StacieBee I'm sorry. I hope he feels better soon.

    lemay, to random
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    Tech: I have added software to this century-old mode of transportation, and improved it.

    Humanity: You fucked up perfectly good engineering marvel is what you did. Look at it. It's got kernel panics.

    vincent,
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    @lemay I regret not taking a photo at the time, but the flavored water dispenser in the office once kernel panicked, and I got root access to the android subsystem.

    danirabbit, to random
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    I waited and Hello Fresh again offered me a large discount to come back. So for $12.50 I was delivered:

    • 9oz Broccoli crowns
    • green onion
    • a lime
    • 16g of ginger
    • 92g of rice
    • 20g of panko
    • various sauces
    • 4oz of milk or heavy cream I’m not sure
    • 5oz of cheese
    • a jalapeño
    • a slice of bread
    • 6oz of macaroni
    • 10oz of 80/20 beef
    • 4oz of bacon
    vincent,
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    @danirabbit Hacking Hello Fresh. Metal AF. :blobcatknife:

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