2026-09-18T14:25:56Z https://yabu.me Steven D. Brewer 🏳️‍⚧️ https://yabu.me/npub1dg40kt2uwsew4du9l240u74fxwmwj9g5dplg9w0sn2skyz42294snpc26v https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/109/837/538/214/540/596/original/7438ece3e7e3f85a.jpg https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/109/837/538/214/540/596/original/7438ece3e7e3f85a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwd25kn7mfvdxrkwyc47uam2chk2h9kxd2c9u36vqpg2nkfzv37qzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkuwmdh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj9zfs6u2c8nwdpyj568fag5l9su7r7ua6a4rv7pakmphjaryqqgw97n3c'>nevent1q…7n3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>IT&#39;S A SERIES OF TUBES! 2026-03-11T07:07:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykshzgp9tcs2g9udtp3dlgqnw4nmy60rx6hrskgucjhhumvf7ssczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkde79ud Tonight, I read a great article by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> about RSS: <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/07/reader-mode/#personal-disenshittification">https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/07/reader-mode/#personal-disenshittification</a><br/><br/>Best of all, I discovered the post in my RSS feed reader. About a month ago, I set up FreshRSS: <a href="https://stevendbrewer.com/finally-set-up-freshrss/">https://stevendbrewer.com/finally-set-up-freshrss/</a><br/><br/>Having a feed reader again has been transformative. I realized something today: the Web seemed magical when it was a way to connect with real people. When the corporations moved in, it lost that quality. But now that they&#39;re enshittified, you can rediscover the open web where it&#39;s always been! 2026-03-08T02:00:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8zat4rs8dvus83e649yrpdnamgn3ekcx6c40peqmfp00307yuwgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkq23dn9 No. Stop saying shit like this. AIs can&#39;t &#34;betray&#34; people.<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/068/985/263/940/649/original/287970b26ad563f2.png"> <br/> 2026-02-14T12:30:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlgp4ny63dcxph9lpaw6fq8tf5u7qxk4u4ftu96chp76ldactu4szyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkn72pv2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtnpjk0nv9gl0c6lza5pq00zajrng4eyhd2yhqhehxcr9cnxft3grxl2z9'>nevent1q…l2z9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Republicans, at least post George H. W. Bush, have tried to demonstrate — as an object lesson — that people must not trust or depend on the government. They want government to do nothing. Or if it does anything, to do it evilly and incompetently, to enrage people. 2026-02-07T12:40:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflx6e0qv4lzsep65evvs6r4gh5vzxd3ehh6fmxfmwvk4520tamxczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkv2lva9 The real difficulty isn&#39;t providing universal health care. All of the developed countries have shown that&#39;s feasible. But the US has an additional requirement, namely that it must not provide care to the &#34;undeserving.&#34; Keeping people divided is fundamental to how the oligarchy maintains control. 2026-01-05T03:30:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a4chysg2sp2gz0s3r9luz6pnz8srxrevkwx4x8zk9zggf6g6f2szyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkzl525q If you miss living in a country of laws, remember that anyone who is not cis-het and white has always known that we have never lived in a country of laws. 2026-01-04T14:20:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3452semsakhvy57k6wy8f93pzvsgem8exwk2llj86u9ugfqsntczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk842eh8 #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/718/202/533/562/839/original/5fa37155f6a74fe5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-14T13:41:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvgx83yns0zhtnkex77r7sgfrdklp9m0v9qkyc2n727kn3gj332jqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkkt0f2l To those newly here from Bluesky, the thing I&#39;ve seen people struggle with most is getting started curating their feed. Other services have an algorithm that shoves stuff in your face. Here, you need to actively build an interesting feed yourself. A few ideas: (1) when you find interesting people, see who follows them and who they follow; (2) when you find an interesting instance (mastodon server), look at its public feed; &amp; (3) when you find an interesting hashtag, you can just follow it. 2025-10-06T20:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstamckpu6hpytjugedaukuxsed36wce57awdjv7447yr4h2guagwczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkz5m5rg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsptwydz068v82ujhdftwseu40mx2xguzamx2f2ples8n98y34h68qlgv67u'>nevent1q…v67u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I started school in the 1960s, every playground had tetherball poles, but they&#39;d removed the balls and ropes, so I never got to play it. 2025-10-05T01:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrw0kwpvuzjuqdsdml0rhwwf8k6k7s8pnd5z8m40l3mku0xt8hvqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkms2nq4 It&#39;s hard to get non-blurry photos of Tanuki-chan with her fightin&#39; ball. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/256/355/742/468/410/original/8fc3f5bfcbbc9dd5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/256/355/908/540/517/original/2fd55df9605c1066.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-24T00:08:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpjuc7cz9xtlt2rr8jx9fkdsdmtqc3vz49xn2ktxwk6jpwqsh7egzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkuyz2xm I&#39;m feeling this one these days. <a href="https://despair.com/products/dysfunction">https://despair.com/products/dysfunction</a> 2025-08-29T20:38:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsru70q0un094j6hsqqjmug20h0xc4tfv487y6g2hu5uv8832s2psszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkk807fr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6wy4uhh84nhxw57yhaflcvlptq5rxjhnznvhenpvwfv4mm38krcxjfn3r'>nevent1q…fn3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unauthorized Bread by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/">https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/</a> 2025-08-27T21:05:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rame7s7ju0t2urw8ud5j2hyu83up6r05wn400fj6aezmrurwavszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkh763s5 If money wasn’t an issue, where would you arrange a #WordWeavers writing retreat?<br/><br/>On a private train with luxury compartments that circumnavigated the earth, stopping frequently at interesting places.<br/><br/>Well, you said if money wasn&#39;t an issue… 2025-08-22T11:41:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0uxml05repda72gv6cmved69ksz7lj7tp8pg7a4l0xsfkmfh9yjszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkc8qqwv hieraŭ, mevoj, hodiaŭ estas korvoj… kion por morgaŭ? / gulls yesterday, and crows today… what&#39;s for tomorrow? #hajko #haiku #esperanto<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/033/020/403/595/655/original/78e9f68b0b91924e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-15T13:31:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9sk9zmyzwus3zwss5l79c7jfsywyl8g86gxyzpvyh06yvtry3dgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkv8y8ay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswx6dtzlmlgujpmulc57qca46pkn9yflqc5jgd8ywnyy4qv47vg6sdgw807'>nevent1q…w807</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>said: &#34;The web is open, apps are closed. The majority of web users have installed an ad blocker (which is also a privacy blocker). But no one installs an ad blocker for an app, because it’s a felony to distribute that tool, because you have to reverse-engineer the app to make it. An app is just a website wrapped in enough IP so that the company that made it can send you to prison if you dare to modify it so that it serves your interests rather than theirs.&#34; 2025-07-31T00:38:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmpd3c665tp5tytygskmdggg0k43wwr90td3l9crjtufy2k5r44gzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkcvfy80 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw7x0w7jeh6j2ckwvf6hjwwlayzku0sfgrg404f0tnw28sryljegm9t9qy'>nevent1q…t9qy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They sure are desperate to get you to use their &#34;app.&#34; 2025-07-31T00:28:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvw8ysczcw22s3gqmv7m9w84d2pm4y4vh6gfatcp5qh3t6vzw2rgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkgf389j I learned today that LinkedIn removed hate speech protections for transgender individuals from their policy on hateful and derogatory content. This is unacceptable for me and I won&#39;t use LinkedIn until these terms are restored. <a href="https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/linkedin-removes-transgender-hate-speech-protections/">https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/linkedin-removes-transgender-hate-speech-protections/</a> 2025-07-29T20:58:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuyq9yt5xl02gv5phu2pfvtvucszl589awg46z3kkz669pntgf4qzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkktrdnp8 Tanuki-chan loves to roll on her back and tussle with me. She acts very fierce, but she&#39;s got a soft mouth and is actually very gentle. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/752/322/612/079/935/original/a9fc95636c908418.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/752/322/810/922/407/original/2a73e114f05bc320.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/752/322/923/917/513/original/8121cd6d88356921.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/752/323/038/912/568/original/6eead02ca88a6767.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-26T23:46:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9pr3lfghjk5c85kn5m4w335qa7qkev7u5s4rlaumta5rdxvhhyqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkk0xwlk Sunset at UMass Amherst #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/690/363/925/529/815/original/49a4401d2e96a860.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-16T01:09:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplpnsm024mxvxdzdth4zvhrmlp2lp82vjc73425jy5emfuetxwnszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkksav4p8 The contact form on my website is basically only ever filled out by robots, so I added a checkbox that says, &#34;I am a robot. Only check this box if you are a robot.&#34; <a href="https://stevendbrewer.com/contact-me/">https://stevendbrewer.com/contact-me/</a><br/><br/>Robots appear to find it irresistible.<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/676/329/865/031/262/original/d030f88a1e4d92ec.png"> <br/> 2025-06-13T13:39:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcf5wfjg8385fz04un5elcwy8qpd82a2pq5tt55qy83y8stshxxgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkyjn250 <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/608/796/499/155/646/original/a3336435c7c69756.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-01T15:25:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd2pnd9fm2j9v873cwgwqjvd4d942yywm6pah7vlm5446jjp9nuggzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkt7vv5e Sign a petition to re-instate the Register of Copyrights: <a href="https://authorsguild.org/petition-to-reinstate-register-of-copyrights/">https://authorsguild.org/petition-to-reinstate-register-of-copyrights/</a> 2025-05-14T17:25:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfcu0g2g04fd5azwuermqrnnutl7z4xdaypg64dpzlrmvlt730feczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk62q2zy “That’s when I learned why my VPN had gone down. It wasn’t the VPN. Someone had shut off my Wi-Fi,” Jackson speculated. <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trump-administration-authoritarianism-fear-deportations-threats.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trump-administration-authoritarianism-fear-deportations-threats.html</a><br/><br/>This is why you should have all of your important infrastructure connected via ethernet. 2025-04-25T15:11:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxxh4gaatxu3t7dee66cvkv0ckqhm3lt56ecfxr6d5lggungk75qzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkka6qvql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx4mjsfkww3cnerk6yz6mdln42eghnpap8cu2qp9a07y5h2qywagk73t8w'>nevent1q…3t8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Probably *Draba verna*… <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draba_verna">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draba_verna</a> 2025-04-17T17:57:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzyqmatx80pnj384h6ku38wyvx5jc5wn9g57zffa6q2p9n9efayqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk26vpnt **#UMassAmherst** posted the announcement of the inaugural Delphi award winners. I am number one! (Alphabetically…) <a href="https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winners-inaugural-delphi-leadership-award-announced">https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winners-inaugural-delphi-leadership-award-announced</a> 2025-04-16T14:58:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdldjhm2n8e9y6tfwxh86rsgxrrttxnjhdvs4ckpd04h6xlve43tgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkksd3cgf Cybersecurity boxer prevents unauthorized computer access. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/342/374/177/763/179/original/a594379bb866138e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-15T14:10:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0y4xclux6aewx9phg0td4l47zjcqhwfrt0qwdd26msuqwenzxhczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkvfngyy It&#39;s wonderful to see democratic countries that believe in freedom, like South Korea, France, and Brazil, hold corrupt, authoritarian leaders to account. It&#39;s enough to make one wish they also lived in a democratic country that believed in freedom. 2025-04-04T10:38:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0phls894zxfmw507s237vtrw0pp62cnrqvnvj7tw8zas0cr6cdlqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkwdck20 #SilentSunday near Missoula, Montana circa 1988<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/254/497/239/534/257/original/6413ae54d0eb7e74.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-31T01:44:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m59y4nz8hhn9g3uc7udfsgg3kslaamp6zsfcvvz3x30s94mv8xczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkee35tw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyftm6y0ymzewctnfdheu3qke7yl38wlfqxpnxngcfsnpyzjvzs6shdwa7q'>nevent1q…wa7q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That winter, the house ran out of oil and all the pipes froze. By the time anyone realized what had happened, the house was a total loss. The value of that house was probably five times the salary of the person who was supposed to be managing it. <br/><br/>There is going to be a vast number of things that the Federal government is supposed to do that aren&#39;t going to get done. Someday, perhaps we&#39;ll get an accounting of the damage done to the country in the name of &#34;savings.&#34; 2025-02-23T02:48:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyftm6y0ymzewctnfdheu3qke7yl38wlfqxpnxngcfsnpyzjvzs6szyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkyzysnd With all of the sudden vacancies in the Federal government, I&#39;m reminded of a sequence of events that happened at my University after a round of budget cuts. <br/><br/>There used to be a little house in my neighborhood that the University had acquired. They rented it out to a visiting academic for a while but then she left. The person who kept track of properties like that for the University left and, due to budget cuts, the position wasn&#39;t refilled. 2025-02-23T02:48:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdejd0e6kxe9tmxlg52m20m6axjl4m5m52wkmq9yekhmvfz9eqrszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkknyk3sa The thing that you don&#39;t understand about people who voted for the Leopards-Eating-People&#39;s-Faces-Party is that they really really like to see people&#39;s faces getting eaten by leopards. 2025-02-17T11:49:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhdrf984nlusnj32vd24vwax7ycw8y0qtyrdkatwe3vamz4snm5szyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk7um9ac On the Internet, nobody knows you&#39;re a dog. But they can tell if you&#39;re an asshole. 2025-02-03T01:40:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98n0axfjj9ravzt8pfyl2tnqjetljh0mas465t9879s2h990gakgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkausc5u #SilentSunday View from Sequoia National Monument photographed using Kodachrome, January 1991.<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/935/569/348/738/149/original/cf5cb0442f21e6e4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-02T17:56:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs843czfydh66hqm0d6s7k6ygym0upkghwu0j9rhez5j90fuvru5eqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkapkrz6 Practically the first thing I did when I became a faculty member was to join the union. Some scientists don&#39;t because they believe their work is of inherent, indisputable value. Look at what the current political leadership is saying about science now and see if you still think that.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not too late to join the union. Unions can say and do things that Universities can&#39;t. And you&#39;re legally protected from retaliation when you work on things together with the union. 2025-01-28T20:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmu0hq2dz8z5k5lxspfwn22mqrvlsgl4chssdh6arfq89aarx5ugzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk2r4ls0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmes8n6zfwg3wamp3dk8sh7k0fzmt73w95ckwsyhuflsdnll4pnsrq557p'>nevent1q…557p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was always eye-opening for me when I went back and felt like I was swimming upstream in a sewer of slop and ads. I&#39;m not missing that at all. 2025-01-21T01:52:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhtajmjwdus8uj709uy4js8qsvwg9mj9g8vsvjzs0t55t80snkvszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk9sfv67 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc0rw4mq595emk6h7cu0pzftmcsj9tq99g29qdfh0h2yeu6n4c9gfnxdgc'>nevent1q…xdgc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I keep telling them and they keep using it with me anyway. :-/ Now I warn them before they begin the procedure that I will be alert and will have coherent memory, just so they don&#39;t imagine I won&#39;t. 2025-01-14T03:36:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgx43r5d5mg77f3nus2prym49d3d8fl9grmqzrxsq4k6get899j8czyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkedm5x2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2q8p562q28mwk8ue95m637ckac9d8x58y6awk30x4vemskdc22qcy75sc'>nevent1q…75sc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The ones I&#39;ve had since then have used propofol. That stuff works. I go night-night and wake up in recovery 2025-01-14T03:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9uhlr5gt8dkmgzcpzmj0pl8vvegrxetewy08w82e0atarpxqdjdqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkljglvu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfke9d5puaygarg36v8qsrr2r4xksdl3u53v3vsc7sze90l5z2cagtvak8u'>nevent1q…ak8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The first colonoscopy I received used fentanyl/midazolam anesthesia which, I learned, has no effect on me. So I was alert and present through the whole procedure and can remember it all clearly. The prep *is* worse. But when they press on your abdomen to get the scope around corners is real bad. And there&#39;s a lot of friction when they remove the scope. A lot!<br/><br/>The bronchoscopy I received with the same non-anesthesia was *much* worse. 2025-01-14T03:26:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq537k8pz4kplwd0nr8cq9rvs8uvfxqlwypc9axranyca4xyc890gzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkd3n7sl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nl3xh9m7h66tgk657ksrvls3hhyu02y74a64en58a55cc2x23rcezkzr5'>nevent1q…kzr5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wrote a program once that would take a phrase in a substitution cipher, do a letter frequency analysis, show the proposed solution above the cipher text, and let you propose changes (e.g. type &#34;a=n&#34; and it would put As above all the Ns.) This was back in the CP/M days… 2025-01-10T01:26:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zu9fk0jutujg0hlcr4cy3dpsp28cj2ggwhy4mmrhue5dlcsd5kszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkn9k7eg I attended a presentation by consultants advising my university about strategies for weathering the coming dark days. <a href="https://stevendbrewer.com/strategy-for-dark-days-ahead/">https://stevendbrewer.com/strategy-for-dark-days-ahead/</a> 2024-12-25T01:49:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c7m0gc6k34h3xhregwfhzznmk8g8tfg42exqyqrts35tjdz80nczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkpu672h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs280c6u77gvy2qxatmxv2run6lwp7kgs37tdvk674ef08e6azxfhgeplwku'>nevent1q…lwku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gandalf actually used a short clay pipe, as described in the Hobbit. These are just fake pipes made by scam artists to get your money. 2024-12-20T04:41:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9ar33pc64g7q0wm0vkst8t5eve7kq9hz7fwzclg7c33lx0n4z4qzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkxtuvnu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25mwnx2vn8fk9ufmm5e39dgdfzady27nzytfprpt294pydqjaewse9kl4p'>nevent1q…kl4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love j-pop, but it&#39;s a bit of a guilty pleasure. The femininity presented by j-pop girls is less packaged than k-pop, but no less artificial. I was particularly impressed by the recent Rosé k-pop song (Number One Girl) for its raw and heartfelt emotion, so different than most of what&#39;s on offer. 2024-12-08T02:46:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83h4v00tzx3m4d5ckuekk3wdhkwctr6630aeje2u3jq3zcpyfghszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkku4np0l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqt7uzzvv998penh3493e729ckt7zdppv54gwqjkzshjm6u20lyhscq8gl9'>nevent1q…8gl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll admit that when I started writing queer fiction in English, I thought pretty carefully before deciding to publish it under my own name. I had come out to my wife (of 40 years) many years ago. But I&#39;d never told the rest of my family. 2024-11-23T15:08:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrv2mhk28m4ztpvhkkynj63s3upyf8umnzlkv74hv5t7pazjrfdpszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkpauet0 #WritersCoffeeClub Do you write under a pseudonym? Would you?<br/><br/>I&#39;ve only used pen names for writing in #Esperanto. One was Istvan Bierfaristo which <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dwelk5yztp87l2h0kzx5z7923d8725unf065u7j6n6vmwzxxvmzqwrfxlw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Philip Brewer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dwe…fxlw</span>)</a></span> and I used to write some possibly funny pieces in Esperanto many years ago. There is still a website with that stuff. I also wrote a piece of epic poetry, &#34;La Romanco de l&#39; Eminentulo,&#34; that I submitted under a pseudonym. But I never found a place willing to publish it. 2024-11-23T14:06:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83ffk2un79f2f2sepdq289v0qv6j4vnvn69vatf242wtppv6hzuszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkhszg7l I just tried a &#34;Sugar Bee&#34; apple. Wow! And I thought Honeycrisps were sweet! Not as tart as a Zestar, but still a nice balance. I&#39;ll get these again! 2024-11-20T22:14:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yzcah7ns5unvkkwd5ax44ddcvdzudx7kggeymhhadnceyyu5wfgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkv09l8q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykjy7cxjxnkqeypzydszmjv40ja2d9f0rx5upcvr8kexg0kdjwggzh5fl3'>nevent1q…5fl3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I learned Esperanto in 1987. When I was a doctoral student, I was too busy to do much with it, but I would write a haiku everyday to share with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dwelk5yztp87l2h0kzx5z7923d8725unf065u7j6n6vmwzxxvmzqwrfxlw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Philip Brewer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dwe…fxlw</span>)</a></span>, At first they were mostly joke haiku (senryu) but, over time, I studied haiku and wrote them more seriously. I published several books with original artwork and English translation. Here is one you can read online <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=V51TBEhTHVYC">https://books.google.com/books?id=V51TBEhTHVYC</a> 2024-11-13T10:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fuq9hlj8rccj435atxm3n92z4z53km9q6uun275x57p5qqqwpkgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkhxj2td Amazon&#39;s Kindle Direct Publishing has mistakenly accused me of opening a second account. Currently, my self-published books of Esperanto haiku are unavailable as I push back against this false accusation. It&#39;s a nightmare trying to deal with these big platforms that use automated tools that generate false positives. 2024-11-12T21:12:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkcj7sual7g5h9jqarrc50svv8hr9tjl55d48qtg8ldwrys3dgaszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk5zegyp fantome palaj, funkioj ekforvelkas… same kiel mi / ghostly pale, the hostas wither away… just like me #hajko #haiku #esperanto<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/351/962/364/914/742/original/db5f192fed34e0ec.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-22T16:15:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0y3ktyjjr4yhzynl3j9lvlug4v64jxa8k8p5yuz2qlk7adz8y4czyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk85658a Tanuki-chan has learned that she can peek through the crack of the refrigerator door to see if you&#39;re getting out something good for her. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/345/486/392/870/607/original/da76e588b2ab1a05.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-21T12:48:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv957x3nwcs4dvz79ayvpk5w8u0s7lz8lznshd98ut30j39gyvc9czyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkzf5t6u I wrote a bit more about the Head in the Clouds Amherst calendar (and how to buy it) and included the other photos I had submitted. I think they&#39;re all pretty good. <a href="https://stevendbrewer.com/head-in-the-clouds-amherst-calendar/">https://stevendbrewer.com/head-in-the-clouds-amherst-calendar/</a> 2024-09-24T00:25:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe0qdu7e3gkw3wk04qqtf3ha0jv0pxlaxx908cfa45cyaelp0ekqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkkhlkt8 Someone has a chew, and all is right with the world. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/158/631/602/187/731/original/c33bf3602bb2e412.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-18T12:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkvusnhx6q9yfm89j3wgs620k2d40w58qdw4dhph8v4qv477tjmczyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkhpmqlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyd8gx638p2pyumprjj6jp8zn2gcv870cw498q93x2r2gvyvj8d5cl27rk9'>nevent1q…7rk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mossad killed someone with an explosive phone back in 1996: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/hezbollah-pager-explosions-if-caused-by-the-mossad-would-be-a-big-escalation">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/hezbollah-pager-explosions-if-caused-by-the-mossad-would-be-a-big-escalation</a> 2024-09-17T19:24:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dv56960yuj903mrqnn5g84fw7vju8lfgdj3whlkj70am3klae4qzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkkmytsa Someone has a dirty muzzle. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/141/628/207/880/800/original/f2394cfd4c9d2f51.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-15T12:44:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hde5wezsl6flq6xljh32mzm9vshn37t3qyeuhn93zwz5lxaljgqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk9a5vag Children don&#39;t go to school and come home a different sex. What happens is they gain enough confidence to tell others what sex they were all along. 2024-09-08T16:10:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvpcnsa4zvrsnwdspqzrk2fl9cu4jpzfkvkxjvrw8rd9tt9jg0ezqzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk0dh67h subita silent&#39; inter la arbopintoj… falinta cikad&#39; / a sudden silence among the treetops… fallen cicada #hajko #haiku #esperanto #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/102/341/759/547/165/original/bc19b2b523660f98.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-08T14:14:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspju9yxtyyjn7yrv2gu5zt0ctht45fenpw2sll66nysl4e0nltrmszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkku39yf6 There is little that Tanuki-chan loves more than going for a ride in the car. #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/064/489/911/215/814/original/c7917781540058d4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-01T21:47:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstwjjm3lm83mh07ufhvffn64pxn9k2evvcn2m7lxdv6axnqckwgsszyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkk5qzs7a Come get the ball! I won&#39;t suddenly snatch it up! Trust me! #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/041/970/396/581/752/original/f07761512345bad2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-28T22:20:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysxljullctv4fk527nte2nn44rchf7lg3luv7g5u5lraefq50w9czyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkwyt68f murmuras fontan&#39; sub bunta rubandaro… arbara ripoz&#39; / a fountain murmurs beneath an array of colorful ribbons… forest repose #hajko #haiku #esperanto<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/955/704/831/952/511/original/bf89ae37faf09283.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-13T16:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zjwfwc06fh2nam8a2qj0ftw3cj6tsj76d8fkr8fgjse9a7dndvgzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkmcpnl8 I went to Hawley Bog with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dwelk5yztp87l2h0kzx5z7923d8725unf065u7j6n6vmwzxxvmzqwrfxlw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Philip Brewer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dwe…fxlw</span>)</a></span> and his wife. We saw sundews, pitcher plants, cotton grass, and lots and lots of sphagnum moss. #Mosstodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/951/100/716/513/444/original/348fc7c581b63b23.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/951/100/848/289/544/original/362fd5213637c836.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/951/101/001/633/078/original/2bf116dea1e000e7.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-12T21:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx63d97h3eulsel0ssmdadn4cryrwwfysrg3y3vpxsr5wgfds6jegzyp4z47edt36r964hsha24ln64yemd6g4z358aq4e7zd2zcs24fgkkzxvsav Doe and twin fawns at Fifth Street, in Southwest Michigan. #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/904/374/955/777/198/original/be5556577f64f129.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-04T15:08:23Z