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  #JukeboxFridayNight #TrickOrTreat Candy - Manhattan Transfer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ya7VsA_mQ

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  Californians! If you're still working on your ballot, and are flummoxed by all the judicial yes/no's at the end, I found a guide written by a group identifying "conservative, Republican, Christian" (you can read ChristoFascist there, not actual Christian) judicial choices. I used it as opposite advice - if the Fascists like a judge, then I voted against them, and vice versa. I share this here because I've found it really hard to find any info at all on t...

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  So let's say I wanted to make a website where I, the author, am anonymous. Nothing nefarious here - let's say, for example, that I want to write honest reviews of restaurants and not have my identity known. Is it enough to register the domain through one of those registrars who let you hide your WHOIS details? How accessible are those hidden details to non-"authorities" (I assume they are accessible to "authorities")? Are there other things I w...

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  Headline in the Financial Times today: "Investor anxiety and public backlash threaten to scupper $10tn AI boom" You love to see it. Also, bonus points for using "scupper".

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  Got another freecycle thing: some old paper maps. These are easy to mail, obviously. Just let me know if you want them!

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  Angelenos! Let's get together in November! Meet me and an array of your fellow Fedizens on Wednesday, November 11 at everywhere, a bar/restaurant at Union Station, at 6pm. We'll stay at least until 8. I'll post more reminders, but put it on the calendar so you don't forget! #LosAngeles #FediMeetupLA #FediMeetup

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  #YesYesYes #TuneTuesday swing your swift sword, sister Yes - Morphine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad5_bI9A0n8

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  #PianoMusic #JukeboxFridayNight No really, this could go on all afternoon. I will attempt to restrain myself, but but but you just gotta hear Peterson AND Basie, Jumpin' at the Woodside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIs1vcoPQbw

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  #PianoMusic #JukeboxFridayNight Why stop there? More Oscar Peterson, Samba de Orfeu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9tK5rtpIg

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  #PianoMusic #JukeboxFridayNight Way way way way too many for this one! Let's go with Oscar Peterson, Night Train. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buVpqwraap0

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  Angelenos! After a successful beta test last week, we are ready to launch the LA Fediverse Meetup on Wednesday Sept 16! Please join us at everywhere, the restaurant/bar at Union Station at/around 5:30 - we'll be there at least until 7:30 (our beta testers stayed until 8). The beta testers also discovered that some kind of flag or marker would be helpful for gathering (and not bothering too many strangers), so there will be some kind of table tent or sign or some such, probably with a Masto...

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  I have booked a flight to Detroit. June 12. Please prepare accordingly. #A2

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  "Now you can securely connect your financial accounts, see a dashboard of where your money is going, and ask ChatGPT questions grounded in your financial context – all while staying in control of your data. We’re starting with a preview to a smaller group so we can learn from real-world use, improve the experience, and expand thoughtfully." What could possibly go wrong? 🙈 https://openai.com/index/personal-finance-chatgpt/

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  Getting real tired of "we've unsubscribed you from this type of email". No, you fuckwits, I do not want *any* kind of email from you. At all. Ever.

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  My dad passed away 10 years ago today. Doesn't sting so much anymore, but I still miss him immensely. He played the piano so beautifully, so lushly - it was an extension of his voice, really. So I'll share one of his favorite songs, rendered on the piano by one of his favorite artists. September Song, played by Dave Brubeck. Lighting a candle and pouring out a wee dram in your honor, Dad. Miss you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXmPWT58jL0

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  Tomorrow is the big opening day for the D Line extension. I know I've pretty much squeeeeeeeed myself to death about it here, and you might be thinking: it's just a train, Laura - geez, chill. But here's the thing. This will actually change where I go in the city. The first screenshot is the Transit app showing the routes/times for me to get from my place in DTLA to Wilshire/La Cienega today, and the second is the same trip tomorrow. From 53 minutes to 22 minutes. That&a...

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  Kinda baffled at all these devs writing new apps and promoting them by only saying "try QAWDSX, my new app!" What does your app do? What's it for? Why would I want it? How does it help my life? You've named it after a color or a city or a mood or some made up word or whatever - and you have given me no idea what it's for in any of your announcements. You've made it impossible for me to be interested in it. Bizarre.

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  Sketchy one today, raster not vector - a sketch based on an ampersand I saw somewhere. #DailyAmpersand #DailyDrawing

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  Somewhat to my surprise, I still cry - even after more than 20 years of marriage - when the mister goes out of town on a long trip. Cross-posted from my blog: https://mitten.lol/blog/2026/04/somewhat-to-my-surprise-i-still/

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  Been in a funk all day since the mister left on his trip (a 6-week film shoot in Kentucky). But the ampersand show must go on. Spatter and watercolor brushes today - suits my mood. #DailyAmpersand #DailyDrawing

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  Please to be stopping the jackhammering now. Kthxbye.

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  I finally found the tool I couldn't remember the name of ('Reform' in the Astute Graphics plugins) and had a go with it tonight. So this one is actually a revisit of the curly one from a few days ago - with the curves given a rather extensive facelift. I do loves me a chonky ampersand. #DailyAmpersand #DailyDrawing

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  I'm listening to a webinar from the Small Business Administration on how to use Claude as a small business owner (101 beginner level). The presenter is utterly slamming ChatGPT - and Sam Altman, too - saying that it answers everything overly positively in order to give you dopamine hits. She's also saying to not use AI as a search engine, and definitely not as a "doctor". And basically, just don't use ChatGPT at all. It's kind of reassuring, at...

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  Raster again today, mostly fussing with adding texture via clipping layers. #DailyAmpersand #DailyDrawing

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  white rabbits, white rabbits

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  YouGuysYouGuysYouGuysYouGuys! The D Line extension opens a week from today!! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!! #LAMetro #Transit https://www.metro.net/about/upcoming-metro-station-events/

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  Moar D Line amusement: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXxUCemSwre/ #LAMetro #Transit (And for those not in LA, yes, the t-shirts are real and purchasable. https://shop.metro.net/products/ride-the-d-heavyweight-t-shirt They have been hugely popular, as you might expect. They made ones for the other lines, too - I think largely as cover for the innuendo-y D Line one.)

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  It's May Day, people! Take to the streets! https://song.link/y/9LbziknNpCE And so begins the final drama In the streets and in the fields We stand unbowed before their armour We defy their guns and shields! When we fight, provoked by their aggression Let us be inspired by life and love For though they offer us concessions Change will not come from above! So come brothers and sisters For the struggle carries on The Internationale Unites the world in song So comrades, come rally For thi...

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  Ah. The helicopters have arrived in #DTLA. I assume this means the May Day march is about to start.