Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org
Retired SysAdmin living in the high country of Arizona, USA. I enjoy learning about physics, cosmology, genetics, neurology, and suchlike. Deeply confused by worldwide trends towards authoritarianism. I thought we'd already learned about that stuff. But I guess not.
Joined Nov 2022
@openculture
Oh jeez, I didn't need that news today. He was really, really important and a Mozart-level genius.
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@gabsmashh I don’t like music streaming. I want to own my favorite tracks and albums and listen to them 600 times in a row without Apple judging me.
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@gabsmashh My old person trait is that I think that we should look after everyone and that noone should go hungry
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@StabbyCutyou @gabsmashh
THIS. Why does every piece of technology want me to talk to it? I don't even want to talk to people...
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@gabsmashh I literally never want technology to try to speak to me or listen to my voice.
I will push buttons and you will receive signals, and that is the contract.
@lymphomation
As Caitllin Flanagan discovered, attitude has nothin' to do with it.
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I ran a mile today.
It wasn't very fast but I kept moving at an above-walking pace the whole time. Running even a little bit has been painful and numbing for my feet since chemo. I hadn't seriously tried running this whole last year because I've been afraid to discover that it was lost to me.
I'm not a great runner by any means, but some of my absolute favorite memories are running the Hood to Coast relay race several times and other events like it. Running enables a lot of joy in my life.
So with that background, I'll say it how I feel it:
Hey y'all, I RAN A FREAKING MILE TODAY!!! 🎉🥳🤩🔥
ok, carry on with your day now 😘
@corsairmo
RIGHTEOUS AND RIGHT ON! And next time, as you already know, it will be slightly easier. 😃
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Fun fact about #homeopathy if there's just one drop left in the bottle, you don't have to buy a new one! Just refill with tap water and shake thoroughly. Do it often enough and eventually that stuff will cure #cancer.
@_4_d_4_m_
It's really well made-- has a nice milled edge and is surprisingly hefty.
@_4_d_4_m_
In English, it was "I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I get there."
@alanthwaits@noc.social
I don't think they even know who they jivin' anymore. All they care is that they jivin'.
@_4_d_4_m_
Deleted original, will get back to it later. The coin looks like this though: https://www.amazon.com/Shire-Post-Mint-Vegvisir-Wayfinder/dp/B08LP3FHV3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=vegvisir&qid=1673436502&sprefix=vesv%2Caps%2C767&sr=8-1
@davey_tnt
Ooo! Thank you VERY much. Will look at imediately!
@davey_tnt
I study the Tang and Song period of Buddhism, and this sounds like something I should get. What is it?
@_4_d_4_m_
Oh shit oh dear. Coming right up. Thanks for the alert!
@_4_d_4_m_
Re the chat bot, I think I"ll just put my head in the sand.
@_4_d_4_m_
I'm tickled to find another Schneier fan. He's always fun to read. His takes on airport security are classics.
@TheCuznEd
They take very little time, unlike chemo. The machine is only actually zapping me for maybe 20 seconds. The rest of the five minute visit is getting into position and checking to make sure everything is lined up correctly. I'm nerdy enough to actually be excited to go there; it's REALLY COOL that my species knows how to do that stuff. 😀
Retired SysAdmin living in the high country of Arizona, USA. I enjoy learning about physics, cosmology, genetics, neurology, and suchlike. Deeply confused by worldwide trends towards authoritarianism. I thought we'd already learned about that stuff. But I guess not.
Joined Nov 2022
