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Dear Friends of #Midnight Mess,
I have just been watching a morning mass at #Trinity Crutch ... eh sorry #Church, #Tooting. Sadly no sound. Probably because I am not on #Facebook (the well known datamining facilitation).
I will try and go to Church today. #St Nicks are offering #mulled #wine and no #collections. All #Saints which have the best #acoustics in #London are offering a #candle lit midnight #mass.
I may just go full #Pagan and renew my #Buddhist precepts for good measure or visit a #mosque or #Temple ...
We continue burning #frankincense.
Anyway below is a Buddhist point of order from the well know SGI Nichiren Sect
"Bridges towards an indestructible peace for humankind can only be built by fostering people and by forging strong ties between them, their hearts and minds. And that process is, by its very nature, a gradual, grassroots effort. We cannot expect quick results. We must be committed to it for the long term." Daisaku Ikeda:
"Christ in the Rubble, by artist Kelly Latimore. The Red Letter Christians site writes,
"All people, churches, organizations, etc. are warmly welcomed and encouraged to share the digital version of Kelly Latimore’s 'Christ in the Rubble' on social media and on their website, particularly during the Christmas season."
Dear Friends of Heathens,
I am on my second shot glass of Morrison's #Ginger wine. Lovely! Sweet with a #ginger #spice #hotness.
Well ... it is #Yuletide shortly ... I hope to visit our local #Jesus House (#Church) to ask baby #Jesus for #forgiveness for being a #heathen, #heretic, #Pagan, #Buddhist etc.
Anyway cheers! ![]()
Dear Friends of food frenzy,
Well #X-mass (formerly known as twitter-mas) ... wait start again ...
Been food #shopping 3 times in the last two days. Well one main #delivery and two #walk and fetch. As an #urbanite, I have a lot of #choices. So yesterday went to the local #supermarket at 6am. We still don't have 24 hour shopping except at gas/petrol station in the En gland ... Eng Land ... eh ... must learn to use backspace ...
Anyway the last shop at Lidl for #parsnips, #carrots and #potatoes came to exactly £2, sadly one of the £1 coins I put in the #robot cashier was old, not legal #tender and would have to be changed at a bank. Yeah right!
Anyway also bought in 'Little #India' area some #charcoal for burning #incenses and some #frankincense joss sticks. The #house# smells of #Christmas #Churchiness.
In other new I have been #chanting
OM HA HUM
and meditating on Nothing (or #Emptiness as it is also known) ![]()
Why people still fall for fake news about #ClimateChange. #ConspiracyTheories #FakeNews #ClimateChangeDisinformation #ClimateDenial https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/22/news/why-people-still-fall-fake-climate-news
Does anyone else see the word 'influencer' to describe an individual 🙄 - and go the other way as fast as possible? 😁
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Maybe I am a cynic - although I think I am a seasoned pragmatist 😉 - but I find them as useful in a profession/business/technical setting as, say, someone spouting #businesspeak (i.e., not at all)
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#LinkedIn LinkedIn #influencer #influencercampaigns #cynic #businessdecisions
Patient safety and privacy can only be achieved with Free/Libre medical devices.
We are working on integrating sensors to both #GNUHealth and #MyGNUHealth. If you work on free/libre hardware, please contact us. We'd love to partner 🤗 🩺
The manufacturers of this really cool device no longer makes it. 😔 👇 @gnusolidario @fsfe
#GNU #FreeSoftware #OpenHardware #OpenScience #healthcare
#GNUHealth native GTK HMIS client patchset 4.2.1 released!
You can get it at #GNU and PyPI, the #Python package index.😎
We're teaming up with Veganism.Social and @veganeasy to offer $200 worth of gift cards to participants of the Vegan Easy 30-day challenge!
If you're interested in #veganism and want to make a fresh start for 2024, head over to VeganEasy.org and sign up. It's completely free, and offers a ton of great information including tips, recipes, a support group, and much more.
Join today and take the next step towards a more compassionate lifestyle.
https://www.veganeasy.org/discover/news/bring-in-a-peaceful-new-year-start-with-vegan/
Happy #NEW #YEAR Dear Friends,
#Twirly? #Sorry I mean 'too #early' which around here is part of the "Are we twirly/too early?" Brigade ...
Well we are for a #Happy Knew Year 2026 CE (#Church of #England)
Here are some #tips to be Happy:
1. It is not #compulsory. #Humbugs are sweets.
2. #Music and not having to #listen to it (for some) will #change your #mood
3. #Humour is best at your own #expense
5. As a #heretical #vegan I have an intense desire for #suasages. Also as a heritical #Jew and #Moslem I may well be having pork (a kind of #intelligent #domesticated #woodland #dweller) for #breakfast.
6. As a born never again #Atheist #Buddhist, I will be celebrating #Saturnalia, #Diwali, #Yuletide and #MLK day all rolled into one.
... anyway back to NEW Year resolutions
1. [insert top tips] ![]()
@Framasoft released PeerTube v6 update https://joinpeertube.org/news/release-6.0 and celebrated 5 years of Mobilizon, the alternative to Facebook Groups and events, so it’s time to support their amazing contribution to the Fediverse and their future actions in 2024 https://soutenir.framasoft.org/en/; Misskey, the Japanese most popular fediverse microblogging platform, published its 2023 recap https://fediversereport.com/misskey-2023-recap/
Finally used #libreoffice for the first time. And it was flawless. I have it installed since a long time but never used it. I rarely have to open any documents, spreadsheets or presentations.
All the options made sense after all, did not even have to search for anything at all.
Here comes the sun 2024 | The northern solstice on 21/22 December is our chance to celebrate the start of our annual journey back from the darkness into the light | Dr Pam Jarvis
#WinterSolstice #Solstice #ShortestDay
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/culture/here-comes-the-sun-2024/
I would also add, respectfully, that first timers scroll down that download page and check out the different flavors of Ubuntu. It's like ice cream! Somethin' for everyone!
Dear Friends of Manjaro Linux,
https://forum.manjaro.org/
There I was trying to be a Kewl
Penguin using my presently most used #distro ...
I must be getting a penguin-mance or at least a crush because we have been #reliably #stable for a while coyote ...
Manjaro seems to keep me #reasonably #safe from my own stupidity. No easy task as stupidity is one of my #superpowers ...
#Linux is not for everyone and Manjaro is for #experienced misusers.
Anyways as I was #rambling ...
If you have never used Linux I would recommend #Ubuntu. If you want to try a few distros, go to #distrowatch
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=manjaro
If you need to use #GNU, go Debian ...
#Heretical #Buddhist, a wer-lobster living in #London. Main practice at the #moment is finding a working mind …
Glad to be here or anywhere …
#Truth #Integrity #Kindness #Understanding #Wisdom #Calming #Environment #Nature #Trees #Solutions #Urban #Change #Witches #Contemplation
#FLOSS #Linux #Peace #Zen #Humor #Freedom
#Yogini #Daka #Dakini #Metta #Voluntary #Simplicity #CombatTaiChi #Being #Well #TrueNature #NewBuddhist #AugmentedReality #NeoAlchemy
#Mind #Body
cructacean on Jami
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