Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

@freemo I have "Git GUI Here" installed, but I usually use "Git BASH" for updating Spigot. Yay, the time when I know what something does and how it works, but I get to figure out how to use it practically on some other project!

@supernovae@universeodon.com

For my part, My current finances are in the position of "I have no idea what an extended family situation is going to cost me personally yet."

If I could, I'd run the current document through Grammarly's paid subscription and have it make suggested changes for exactly that... "passive vs. active" tone, various other changes based on a "business proposal" setting. I *think* it has one like that. Maybe. I simply can't do it, and I could only hope someone on this list is already paying for Grammarly (or a product like it) already so it isn't an extra expense to them.

*I* don't write proposals of any sort as a profession. But I'm confident someone has a meat-grinder for it while we work on making this sausage.

@freemo @realcaseyrollins @Ryle @ejg @floppy @jq @dashrandom @stux@masto.ai @stux@mstdn.social @stevenclyman @darnell @aebrockwell @AlanOutback @Gaythia @ichoran @khird @robryk @skanman @tatzelbrumm @trinsec @john @tsomof

"This is a revolution, dammit! We're going to have to offend SOMEbody!" John Adams, 1776

@ichoran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style

I wish I could afford a meat grinder using APA. I'd put in the beef and have nice, low-fat ground burger patties come out the other side, ready to cook and eat.

Unfortunately, I don't know if such a beast exists at *ANY* price. Maybe https://www.grammarly.com/plans can do some on the "free" side. I'll have to look at that tomorrow.

So much life comes so fast, and it's annoying this project becomes necessary in the first place. What's this compulsion for humans to act so human?

https://youtu.be/s1ysoohV_zA
Human, The Human League

@ejg @freemo

@Tuddles65

I love my family, I visit them...

... but I want to return to live in Indiana the way a fish longs to ride a bicycle.

https://jezebel.com/former-state-trooper-who-catfished-teen-girl-and-murder-1849827005

Well ... at least the law enforcement involved won't have to sweat anything interesting coming out of a trial of a former Virginia state trooper.

#Police #Violence #Minor #Murder #Abduction #news

@ocdtrekkie

Greetings and salivations! Er... oops, sorry... I'll wipe my chin....

@WalterShaub@journa.host Asking the people making money milking Insider Trading to ban themselves from Insider Trading. Tough sell. :(

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Drdind @QasimRashid

https://youtu.be/N9syRGE51HE

All I can think about is going totally nerd-rage on him. I'm not sure I would have as a student at that age. I might have.

All hell wouldn't stop me at my age now, 50+.

I think about @georgetakei's "You can pee next to me" as referenced here: https://shortyawards.com/1st-socialgood/you-can-pee-next-to-me.

Takei can say that, as he is outspoken and a well-known part of the LGBTQ community. I, however, am a "nobody" and I'm quite content with that. And for *ME* to say it, it sounds on my ear, "creepy dude." I tried it in my head trans-fem, trans-mask, non-binary... nope... "creepy dude" echos in my head. I have the positive, affirming sentiment supporting identity and affirming agency. Just not the gravitas or established identity within the LGBTQ community to pull that particular phrase off.

And to me, that's ok. I *DO NOT WANT* actual "creepy dudes" stalking people, leering at them with, "Hey... you can pee next to me! Heh-heh... heh-heh-heh!" Uhm... no. HELL no! I'm glad for the opposition to the bathroom laws and how Takei handled his role in the opposition.

So much as I am with Mastodon, I avoid proselytizing. By that, I mean... I'm not going to people "preaching" Mastodon, how they should be on it, The Bird Site is a hellscape they should leave RIGHT NOW! Nope, that ain't me. I'm happy to talk about it, but it's not how I'd choose to start a conversation. Same for LGBTQ. "Hey, I'm a cis-white male but I support you as an ally and can we be friends?" Nope... Just... "creepy dude."

Now if I encounter someone trashing LGBTQ, I have friends and a bit of family in that community. And I'm inclined to jump in with both boots going for the neck. I don't know what it's like to be LGBTQ. I know what it's like to be "different," apparently to EVERYONE, and just not good enough. I had that from my natural father. I had that from churches. I had that in the US Military. I hated that I was so damned "odd" somehow until I learned to accept myself, my sense of humor, my view of life, who I am, and what I have to say. I'm a work in progress. I'm growing. But I have identity, I have agency, I have freedom of conscience, and I have a right to these. How is it possible anyone would see fit to deny this to any other human soul? And yet they do, and I see that. But not around me.

Anyway, I can't think of any cool catchy phrases to communicate. Best I can do is just be myself. I watch for opportunity to spread kindness and support, and I act as a voice where I can for those who are being stripped of their voice. I gotta be me.