Cavyherd

"Unity and peace are the fruits of justice—not the causes." —A.R. Moxon
"Power can be seized, but authority must be given." —@johnzajac

Misincarnated Martian • Liegehuman to guinea pigs • Let's not crash the biosphere, plzKthx • pronouns: 🤷
#StarTrek #GuineaPigs #Stargate #Sense8 #ScienceFiction

Avi: blue & red Yin/Yang symbol, transected by black & white question marks. Profile img: colorful weaving as a spider might embroider if she was on an acid trip.

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2026-07-30 06:15:06 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
Here's the onversation with Cindy Cohn of @nprofile…eexk mentioned in the above podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC1aK7jfLo

2026-07-30 03:10:51 UTC

Woo! @nprofile…ugpy on #theweeklyshow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw
#JonStewart #AI #Enshittification

2026-07-26 03:36:06 UTC

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@nprofile…j9f5 @nprofile…qkc7
Jesus fuck. Safe cooking temperature for meat tops out at 165°

2026-07-25 17:56:14 UTC

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@nprofile…524c
Whatever other merits this thread might have, it's doing a smashing job of smoking out the pre-emptively block-able.

2026-07-22 01:54:46 UTC

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@nprofile…lhzn
This is basically why I just wear a mask whenever I'm indoors with other people (even in my own home). Much less cognitive burden.

2026-07-14 16:27:50 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
This is a wild rabbit-hole. From the linked Wikipedia page:
"On 1 January 2012, 70 calendar years after James Joyce's death, all of his works entered the public domain[4] in much of the world, a transition "talked up in certain quarters as though it were a bookish version of the destruction of the Death Star, with Stephen Joyce cast as a highbrow Darth Vader suddenly no longer in a position to breathe heavily down the necks of rebel Joyceans."

2026-07-14 05:03:39 UTC

This is an impressive interview. I think this is the first time I've seen someone ask questions that has caused @nprofile…ugpy to have to actually slow down & think carefully about the answers. (& the answers ae kind of chilling.)
(& DAMN I wish somebody would put together a conversation between him & #HeatherCoxRichardson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQNPJ0CEPo
#AI #Oligarchy #Economics

2026-07-09 12:17:34 UTC

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@nprofile…a4ar
I will point out that that the theory does specify •time•-space continuum trans-dislocation, so I submit that these two theses are not necessarily in dispute.
Or the Matrix could simply be glitching. That happens, too.

2026-07-09 05:37:40 UTC

Okay, sorry, but this is still apparently not widely known: this is standard #ADHD quasi-teleportation. ADHDers are incompletely evolved teleports. Seeking an item generates an energy field that pushes the item out of this time-space dimension into the next one over. It remains there until the seeker stops looking, at which point the item will finally pop back into this dimension.
The More You Know 🌈 ⭐
#nevent1q…rzgh

2026-07-03 15:07:35 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
Oh, sorry. The Apple ][# manual linked in the specific post I replied to above. Works fine in the toot, but is broken in the blog post.

2026-07-03 14:57:58 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
Heads up that this link in the blog post is throwing a 404 error.

2026-06-21 01:28:12 UTC

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@nprofile…hy5n
#MakeAlgaeGreenAgain

2026-06-17 15:13:24 UTC

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@nprofile…dyu0
Oh interesting! I did not know that! (Thank all the gods of Time & Space I never •needed• to know that. <shudder>)

2026-06-17 06:35:11 UTC

...huh.
I wonder if the tradition of tossing pennies into fountains started as a means of knocking back algal growth...? (Does that work with other metals besides copper?)

2026-06-15 19:46:48 UTC

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@nprofile…yzy8
Were they asking for complete consumption? Or partial...?
One wonders if they ever got any takers.... 👀

2026-06-15 18:33:39 UTC

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@nprofile…yzy8
Okay, so totally not the point, but I have so many questions....
There was more than one cannibal? Were they, like, asking for •volunteers•...? (In which case, go them, for honoring consent?) Or, uh, maybe recommendations? Taking requests? (This seems like this could be a, um, fascinating variation of the assassin trade...?)

2026-06-05 01:30:46 UTC

Well, boo, I finished #TheBoroughs last night.
At least I've still got #Stargate to watch for a while. Need to ration that one, though. That's gonna •hurt• when I finish the rewatch.

2026-06-04 14:06:25 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
One does wonder how that intersects with Disney's policy that "No one ever dies at Disneyland/world"? (Maybe that was what caused them to create that policy.)

2026-06-02 17:36:09 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
This lines up interestingly with Scott McCloud's observation in Understanding Comics that the more general & less specific the rendering of the main character, the wider the audience that will be willing to impute their own internality to it & the more effectively they can identify with that character.

2026-05-29 05:36:37 UTC

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@nprofile…9yvc
Boy, they picked the •wrong actor• to try that on. Shatner is just ridiculously hard to get a good likeness, as witnessed by the dozens of terrible tie-in novel covers, some by otherwise very accomplished artists.

2026-05-25 14:46:32 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
Sorry, a reference here is eluding me: can you unpack "(brackets derogatory)", please?
I infer it's conceptually related to "scare quotes," but that's as far as I'm getting?

2026-05-19 19:10:45 UTC

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@nprofile…rtl5
Also: LibreWolf is *not* part of the LibreOffice suite, correct? (Again, asking for a n00b, who is me.)

2026-05-19 19:08:23 UTC

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@nprofile…rtl5
Are you running with Advanced Web Interface enabled? It works in single-column formats (such as when I go to the Settings page). But when I try it in the multi-column config, I get nada.
(It's also possible that something changed between yesterday & today; I don't recall it working on a blog I was reading yesterday, but I also did an update, & now it seems to be working today. Also lost the icons in my dock, who tf knows...?)
(Should be obvious I'm a newbie to Linux.)

2026-05-19 18:52:00 UTC

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@nprofile…rtl5
That would be the obvious answer, yes, but there are cases where that doesn't actually seem to work? Mastodon, for instance.

2026-05-19 02:39:09 UTC

Getting used to #Firefox on #Linux, & I finally found the "scrollbar always on" setting.
But there appears to be no "scroll by 1 line" arrow at the top/bottom of the scrollbar? Wut--

2026-05-15 03:18:14 UTC

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@nprofile…5uqu
Solid work.

2026-05-04 15:32:11 UTC

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@nprofile…ugpy
If somebody hasn't done so already, I think Solnit's article (referenced in Cory's blog/post) is worth surfacing:
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/truth-consequences-climate-and-demand-destruction/
#Energy #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #USpol #Iran #StraitOfHormuz

2026-04-11 02:39:47 UTC

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@nprofile…wdzu @nprofile…vqx5
I'm loving that the "low tech" (non-networked, disenshittified), "retro" solutions seem to be spreading & coming back as economically viable options.

2026-04-11 01:38:08 UTC

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@nprofile…wdzu @nprofile…vqx5
Damn. I miss robust video rental. We used to have a rockin' store that had •anything•. Only downside: 3 day return. Netflix's mailorder DVD service ultimately killed it. I wonder if something like that might come back.... (Bonus points if they do delivery/pickup by mail. Maybe an extra surcharge.... 🤔 I'd totally pay that....)

2026-03-01 05:04:01 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C3iitzCI3RA
#USpol #DrGlaucomflecken #SenatorElizabethWarren

2026-03-01 03:44:24 UTC

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@nprofile…8mfv
"after 7 days" isn't "instantly"....
& also: why would I believe them?

2026-02-19 17:31:08 UTC

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@nprofile…l70y
We've received a lot of advice to relentlessly contact our electeds... but I haven't seen anybody raising the notion of contacting our •media•, & I wonder if that would be a fruitful avenue for pressure?
@nprofile…6w7d
#USpol #Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media

2026-02-06 18:48:27 UTC

Underrated benefit of @nprofile…ugpy's title collages on his blog posts: makes it easy to spot at a glance if I've read that one or not.

2025-12-14 23:17:31 UTC

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@nprofile…7ppx
Oh, "lost lamB." Okay, that makes much more sense than what I read, which was "lost lamP" 😂 🤦
Astigmatism FTW...or something.... oy vey LOL
So it appears the library & the gaming group lead did the smart thing and...brought in an additional shepherd!
The other nice thing about the way this is being handled is that it gives them a template for if similar issues arise in the future.

2025-12-14 23:00:22 UTC

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@nprofile…7ppx
Not familiar with "lost lamp problem" expression?
Yes, the library, by all acounts, totally rocks in their response to this. Report on the latest session: a dozen or so participants hand a lovely time at the common table. Problematic Guy spent his evening with playing with the librarian at a table alone. PG's behavior is apparently showing improvement, but is still not attracting voluntary social companionship.

2025-12-14 22:50:22 UTC

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@nprofile…7ppx
Heh. Well, credit for an accurate interpretation of the response!
Some of them do eventually turn out to be educable.
I have a friend who's dealing with one of these in his library gaming group. Fortunately, library staff have stepped in to help "educate" the unfortunate soul, leaving the rest of the participants to enjoy their activity.

2025-10-17 17:51:18 UTC

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@nprofile…370p
wut
This somehow seems like it shouldn't be possible....

2025-10-03 00:33:47 UTC

So is #DoctorWho New Who streaming anywhere in the US right now? It appears to have left HBO. I found one source that seems to think Disney+ has it, but that only seems to have Ncuti Gatwa's seasons.

2025-08-14 20:18:34 UTC

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@nprofile…rh2x @nprofile…vvjp
Being able to go to the loo is vastly underrated.

2025-08-11 01:28:25 UTC

My explanation:
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/007/529/942/851/827/original/a91071a3beceb753.png

2025-07-14 05:09:18 UTC

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@nprofile…0dp3 @nprofile…gk57
I've heard of this happening a lot after people's first infection, leading me to suspect some sort of toxoplasmosis-like effect on the caution centers in people's brains.

2025-04-01 14:04:35 UTC

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@nprofile…qz4x
The only reason I use Paypal is because it gives me the ability to unilaterally cancel recurring donations. The only similar functionality with a straight CC transaction requires cancelling the card. I've asked my credit union if there is any service that provides functionality similar to Paypal, & the answer keeps coming back "no."
Just lately, Paypal has taken to withdrawing $1 from my bank account, & I can't tell who the hell the payee is.

2025-03-21 21:16:58 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6
This is lovely. It's also wild to be reminded that upper body strength is a thing....

2025-03-05 17:58:01 UTC

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@nprofile…240e
So on the chance you would tolerate a newbie question:
I just pulled up Codepen, & was able to dump the php code out of my html file into an html pen, & it comes up in the display window as it should. But it fails when I click "submit" bc apparently there's no way to create the php file?
#php #codepen

2025-03-03 06:01:12 UTC

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@nprofile…jjf7 @nprofile…92y4
That would be very handy, & allow reduced use of the Subaru. (I've seen some entirely viable electric cargo bike options, which would expand your options, also.)

2025-03-03 05:41:18 UTC

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@nprofile…jjf7 @nprofile…92y4
A lot of polities, my own included, are pushing ebikes strongly. Not an option for everyone, I realize (myself included), but apparently they are making surprising inroads.

2025-02-25 21:16:12 UTC

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@nprofile…240e
Submission processing. I've found the w3schools tutorial on if statements & even nested if statements, but what I'm trying to do is
if "classification" is "value" then variableA="fred" & variableB="mary"
But it just keeps coming up with the last of the 7 possible classifications in the radio button list, so clearly I've got the nexting borked somehow.

2025-02-25 20:01:16 UTC

I'm trying to set up a #PHP form, and I'm increasingly coming to the conclusion that I just don't know how to brain anymore. I can't even figure out how to ask the question to look up the syntax I need 😭

2025-02-15 06:53:27 UTC

@nprofile…udya @nprofile…y63h
"The whole point of society is to be less unforgiving than nature."
—Arthur D. Hlavaty

2025-02-14 05:11:58 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLR9gDeYhrA
#USpol #HeatherCoxRichardson

2023-08-31 02:37:56 UTC

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@npub1agu…j0sk
How do they hold up? I read some of them back when they were comparatively new. The field has, shall we say, moved on, since. Maybe time to do a reread. I have a lot of those on my shelves.

2023-08-31 01:57:52 UTC

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@npub1agu…j0sk
Can't quote sources, but I thought #StarTrek's use of the term was explicitly a call-back to Asimov?