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This is my updated coffee area, just some sign changes, the ones on the shelf? Yeah, those were tossed wherever there was space because they had no way to be hung. So, put up a cheap picture ledge I wasn't using after moving the rise and shine sign up and the coffee sign over… Really should've mounted that one up there in the first place, looks great over there. Addicted to coffee? Nahh, not at all… Its not like there's a hanging basket of coffee pods out of the frame, nor a drawer with another basket of them, coffee pouches and a small amount of already ground coffee.
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So, 2026


So on my third try of selling Vik's comic collection, and this one might happen, yay. That'll make some room, and once @RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist chooses any books he wants, that'll start going, and we'll get some space.

Its a little frustrating how much stuff there is to clear, but there's a story there. We had some low points in Phoenix, I'm undoubtedly somewhat to blame for that, I've never been great at sticking to a job, and I tend to create chaos. That said, I would work more if'n I could, sell off anything I could, I mean I really have never been attached to things, people, etc, particularly things since my bankruptcy, resulting in a house where maybe 20% of the stuff here is mine. Yeah, really, and that was before his mom passed, and he pulled in a lot of her stuff. Need to get someone from the family to come get a lot of this stuff, between just photos, quilts and her birds, I'll prolly have enough to fill a minivan

With that in mind, lots to sell here, and a great desire, a very great desire, to down size. Still considering the future, both location, likely Illinois, though there's a slim chance of Maryland, and likely building a house, maybe a tiny home, I mean I already know I don't need more than 900 sq ft, and could do as little as 600. An estate sale isn't really an option, companies like that really expect volume and/or stuff people want to buy... A few collectibles, no antiques, and Ikea furniture at best isn't really their thing. So, we'll be at the first three flea markets at Sunset Hills community center, those are... March, April and May I think, I've already paid for my spaces, but I do need to touch base as I haven't received an info packet or anything like that, but it might be too soon, we'll see.

So yeah, really clearing a lot out of here, not because I didn't love him, but because I need some space. Honestly, we were two train wrecks holding each other up, I started taking care of the finances because he just basically operated on a make and spend model, I made things work while he did what he wanted, on the other hand, I couldn't be trusted to stay at a job which didn't help, so he was the breadwinner.

I will say I'm loving this day and age, I do the type of work I like, without the constraints of a typical job, which fits my instability well. These days I basically do the same job as UPS, but using my phone, my car, and a gig app, and come and go as I please, if'n I get tired of deliveries, there's plenty of remote work out there. Or I'm thinking of getting a 3D printer and making things, find an artist so I can start a series of cryptid traffic signs, lots of ways to make money out there thanks to tech.


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Social media update (Movingish/Go Follow)


Ok, been trying a few new social medias out, and have very quickly come to decisions. Holos isn't for me, Loops is a great idea, and Wafrn is awesome. So, if'n you're following me here...

This place for the foreseeable future will be where I post my long blog entries, as well as where I follow Diaspora users ( @Andrew Pam any chance you have an AP account?) as well as my RSS feed reader.

@Chuff will become my new main social media

@Vextaur will stick around, and hopefully the upload problems will be fixed so I can post my short videos, usually commentary on something work related

@General Failure will be shutting down soon
@Chuff will be going soon too

The specialty accounts here ( @The Taur Nation and @Recalls ) as well as the Admin account, @Kāpitan until I get my own hosted Wafrn instance.
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So why's Holos going so soon?
Really as I've mentioned, its not for me. I really recommend it for those whose social media is done through their phone, only one device is supported, and your phone/device is the server, you connect to the rest of the Fediverse via a relay so the only data that's anywhere other than your phone is the boosts, likes and friend requests from the Fediverse that came in while you were offline.

Why Wafrn?
Amazingly enough despite being so young, its very polished, and somehow manages to have a lot of that Tumblr feel. Plus I love how posts are displayed there, along with the silly extras. Once I figure out how to link people to just post groups like I do categories here, I'll likely pack this place up, but that could be a while.

#friendica #wafrn #Holos Social #Loops


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For anyone who may find these useful.

#Minnesota

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Video. How to wash teargas out of someone's eyes. Use water only. Have them kneel and put their head back. Keep their hands out of their eyes. Use a squeeze bottle and wash from the inside by the nose outwards.

#Minnesota

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Video. Hong Kong protesters carry a waterproof bag filled partway with water. They pick up tear gas canisters with thickly gloved hands (tear gas canisters get hot) and put them in the bag and shake to neutralize the tear gas.

#Minnesota

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RE: mastodon.social/@marcoarment/1…

Short term, Tim Cook’s been terrific in creating gazillions in shareholder value for Apple and squeezing every penny out of its customers. In the long term, he’s been inflicting massive damage to their reputation for years now. Think different indeed.


RE: toad.social/@KimPerales/115956…

“Apple’s Tim Cook is among a group of CEOs being eviscerated for traveling to the White House on the same day Border Patrol agents killed a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis.

"Cook, who gifted President Donald Trump a 24-karat gold desk ornament on his last White House visit, returned on Saturday to attend a dinner and screening of the first lady’s new documentary, ‘Melania.’”

When we look back on his leadership in the future, let this be Tim Cook's legacy.

@KimPerales@toad.social:

“An insane encapsulation:🚨”The same day Trump’s agents kill a VA ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple & Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser *was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files.”
-P Thakker
“If you’re a CEO🚨willing to sit in the co of this regime, your “shareholder value” excuse feels pretty🩸blood-soaked tonight.”
-R Wilson
#NoMoralCompass #Murder #AlexPretti #TimCook #Jassy #USPol
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We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International:

"Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP)."

"If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members. They’re also proposing the collection of DNA."

PI linked to and summarized a Federal Register entry describing the proposed requirements:

-All visitors must submit ‘their social media from the last 5 years’

-ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) applications will include ‘high value data fields’, ‘when feasible’
‘telephone numbers used in the last five years’
-‘email addresses used in the last ten years’
-‘family number telephone numbers (sic) used in the last five years’
-biometrics – face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
-business telephone numbers used in the last five years
-business email addresses used in the last ten years.

privacyinternational.org/news-…

The Federal Register entry says comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than
February 9, 2026) to be assured of
consideration

Federal Register entry: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-202…


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We cannot speak for all Africans, but in various countries of Africa, we think it is fine, and we hope Europe copies USA. The reason is that we believe there is a brain drain and capital flight from Africa to the West. So this kind of thing the USA is doing will stop, or at least reduce it.

Moreover, China and South America (Brazil) plus BRICS+ countries are a better association for Africans.

In any case, even if Africans still want to study in USA universities, there is e-learning. That can be the case too for those who want European universities.

But overall, many in Africa think it is good for #Africa.






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I really need some help with some specialist knowledge. Please boost for reach.

Does anyone have a detailed comparison of the carbon footprint of composting foodwaste as opposed to an anerobic digestor with the gas being collected and burnt for fuel?

Background and more info.

Tomorrow I'm going to be asking a question at my local District Council (UK) about their new food waste initiative.

They are going to provide a new weekly food waste collection with the rollout providing new bins but also plastic bags to put food waste into. The plastic bag is be removed at the disposal facility which will be incinerated.

Food waste, after the plastic bag removal will be put in an anerobic digestor with the aim to syphon off the gases for "energy use" which I'm pretty sure means burning them.

Our current system is the food waste goes in our green bin and goes to a large composting facility.

I'm pretty sure of my assertion that providing single use plastic bags that will be burnt will increase rather than reduce their carbon footprint.

My question I can't find the answer is the following:

Is it more carbon friendly to hot compost food waste or to use an anerobic digester which harvests the gases to be burnt as fuel.

Does anyone have a detailed, nuanced, comparison of the carbon footprint of composting foodwaste as opposed to an anerobic digestor.

Deadline to question is 20hrs (sorry for short timeframe got the original date wrong). However if you miss the deadline but have useful info I'm sure this is the first round.

Please boost for reach and thank you for taking to time read this long post.

#fedihelp #ClimateChange #CarbonFootprint

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"We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA. We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material. In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights." announced the European Commission.

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An investigation published by Declassified UK revealed that the Israeli government is funding an online advertising campaign appearing in search results in Britain targeting Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian medical organization providing essential services in Gaza and other areas.

Google transparency data shows that the Israeli government advertising agency pays to display the ad when searching for terms such as “Doctors Without Borders” and “MSF,” directing users to an official Israeli report accusing the organization of “serious misconduct” and aiming to undermine Israel’s legitimacy internationally.

This comes in the context of Israel opposing the organization’s use of terms such as “war of extermination” and “genocide” to describe events in Gaza.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide

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Wafrn love


Gotta say, as I expand into Wafrn... Spread like mold? I keep finding stuff I like, from being able to bite people, after all pokes are boring, or the barking and confetti when I woot, yes, woot not toot, and other cute things, then there's the little details...

Believe strongly in alt text?
Its default required in the settings, you have to go and turn it off, or your media posts won't send without having something in there.

Sharing links?
Sure, it sucks that you can't see the preview until after you post, but things like GoComics which never shows a thumbnail or synopsis here on Friendica works perfectly.

I think @gabboman the wafrn dev could prolly use some help on the project, but so far, what it does have works really nicely.

#wafrn #Alt-text


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Oops


So, I've started migrating the people I follow over to my Wafrn account, @Chuff , following them there and unfollowing them here... And got into the B's and realized something, Wafrn doesn't give me any way to see my followers list nor migrate it far as I know which means I have no idea who I'm following over there.

Eh heh, heh, oops.

Well, no problem, just downloaded the list here, so at least I'll be able to recover the rest of them if needed, I do expect to switch to my own hosted Wafrn in the future if'n I'm lucky, poked one hosting service abotu it already even though I'm not remotely ready to do it.

Why my own?
To avoid some of the stupidities I've had to deal with on other people's instances, once got warned about not CW'd a picture of a cowtaur (cow person upper body, cow lower body), not because of sex, not because she was topless, but because you could see her udder. Yeah, that was the straw that broke my back and why I just have my own instance. Currently here I have... 5 accounts? Not sock puppets, this one, Admin, Recalls, Taurs and the newest, my porn account. Yeah, that's enough to justify my own instance.

#wafrn #FediHosting #migration

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Eww, that is one ugly and barely useful CSV file, only exports two things, user account names and whether I can see their posts or not. Following, follower or mutual status not included, nor is the profile name. Bleah.


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#uspol


We the People demand Justice for cold-blooded murders & executions of Alex Pretti, Renee Good & every single person & child harmed by the #TrumpRegime
ABOLISH ICE
DEFUND DHS
IMPEACH NOEM
#REMOVE TRUMP
open.substack.com/pub/america/…
#RIPAlexPretti

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I've been given this 1992 book on excel. Maybe someone in the retro space is interested?

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This photo of the post office in Antarctica, with a pride flag surrounded by penguins, makes me quite unreasonably happy <wide smile>

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Does anyone know of a fail2ban type service that I can run on a linux *router*, not the host itself?

I want to be able to handle excessive traffic both in the "failed to login via SSH" sense, but also the "sent a squillion boring HTTP requests over a time period".

I know that encryption will make this awkward, but there are certain fingerprints I suspect could make this somewhat functional (e.g: many short-lived connections).

Snort perhaps? 🐷

github.com/snort3/snort3

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You can set up nftables to do rate limiting; I suspect you can then get it to log when rate limiting has happened; so I think you could then feed that to fail2ban - all on the router??

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Hi, Im Jude (he/him)
I’ll post a fanart once in a while but im mostly a hypeman for other creators !
I’m here because I like to accumulate and discover fandoms and creative interests ~

I listen to a bunch of Kpop but I’m definitely going to yap about #Ateez and #Xlov 🤩 Probably other musicians will come up too.

Otherwise im always into queer fantasy in general, dnd and real play shows specifically ( #dimension20 and #criticalrole ). Any queer rewriting or interpretation of lotr is 10/10.
I’m also going through the mdzs books and saw tgcf animated recently :)

Some last honorific mentions I’d want to talk about at any point (to be updated) :
#TheMagnusArchives
#DiscoElysium
#DanandPhil
#HeatedRivalry these days
Plus, I obviously like birds, as well :pls_bird:

Finally, I’m here for fandoms, but I’m never shutting up about the ways capitalism is a prison and gen ai should suffer a swift and painful demise 👍

#introduction
#intro

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you're welcome and good to hear! you should follow @FediTips for more tips and guides as well
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@GlitchGhost
Hi Jude, welcome 👋

Feel free to ask if you want help with using this place, I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support here.

There's also lots of help for new people on the website at fedi.tips 🙂


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Hey, tell me about your favorite Shareware/Freeware games!
I'm a sucker for those and I wanna stream it this Tuesday!

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That is the moderate, apologist approach.

Declare ICE a terrorist group, and arrest them all on sight.


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#uspol #alabama #al


theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

#USPol #Alabama #AL



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@richard_healy@diaspora.glasswings.com:
democracydocket.com/news-alert…
The fascists have limited resources to consolidate power in the remaining free US states right now. They want states to make it easy for them to kick down doors and continue terrorizing, disappearing, and murdering good Minnesotan citizens for no reason other than to act on their indoctrination and training over 12 years of public education to remain loyal to the nation and continue to vote their conscience in free elections.

The fascists aren't fucking around. Lots of Minnesota soccer moms, my fellow good citizens bless them, are learning this right now in their volunteer civic training and on the street.

The Big Beautiful Bill provides the funds and institutions for the fascists to build the necessary human transportation networks, the slums to concentrate the overflow of good, decent, everyday folks who voted a certain way, and the work camps, death camps, and battlefields where they will be transported to and exterminated.

The fascists will use voter rolls obtained via violent coercion or flat out theft to decide who best to terrorize, who to disappear, who to murder first. Once the people on the list are taken care of the fascists will continue to terrorize, disappear, and murder us - at will, without provocation, without justification.

Regardless of whether it stays non-violent or turns into a pointless war of attrition (that no one except the very few fascists in power want) plan for terror, plan for detention, plan for death, in fact, expect it. When it happens to one of yours you will be as ready as you can be to set aside emotional paralysis, follow your training to do the right thing which includes setting aside time to morn.

And that my fellow humans of the world, is this tiny insignificant laborer and Minnesotan nobody's current take on what's going on outside, right now.





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#uspol


Death Squads Execute Second Dissident

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