Azure Jane Lunatic
@azurelunatic.bsky.social
Azz for short. Multi-field dilettante, writer, crocheter, hobbyist, chatterbox. Former professional squeaky wheel. I bump into things and find bugs. Alaska-grown, previously of Greater SF Bay Area, PNW-er. They/them.
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
relevant to many of yalls interests.
Andry, death is too good for you. #AmReading
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Andry, death is too good for you. #AmReading
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Just killed an 18tb external drive. With -all- my stuff. Photos are backed up but not the media.
A. I need a NAS to back up and run plex
B. It needs to be easy and reliable. I am not homebrewing or installing Linux
C. Has to handle at least 2 20+ TB drives
Any good info source? Reddit?
A. I need a NAS to back up and run plex
B. It needs to be easy and reliable. I am not homebrewing or installing Linux
C. Has to handle at least 2 20+ TB drives
Any good info source? Reddit?
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Just killed an 18tb external drive. With -all- my stuff. Photos are backed up but not the media.
A. I need a NAS to back up and run plex
B. It needs to be easy and reliable. I am not homebrewing or installing Linux
C. Has to handle at least 2 20+ TB drives
Any good info source? Reddit?
A. I need a NAS to back up and run plex
B. It needs to be easy and reliable. I am not homebrewing or installing Linux
C. Has to handle at least 2 20+ TB drives
Any good info source? Reddit?
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[unicorn fuck club]
JRR Tolkien: sorry chaps I can't speak tonight
Tolkien: i'm afraid i'm quite busy at my day job
Tolkien: being a professor at oxford
CS Lewis: wow, a professor AND a writer? must be hard
Tolkien: you have no idea
JRR Tolkien: sorry chaps I can't speak tonight
Tolkien: i'm afraid i'm quite busy at my day job
Tolkien: being a professor at oxford
CS Lewis: wow, a professor AND a writer? must be hard
Tolkien: you have no idea
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
[unicorn fuck club]
JRR Tolkien: sorry chaps I can't speak tonight
Tolkien: i'm afraid i'm quite busy at my day job
Tolkien: being a professor at oxford
CS Lewis: wow, a professor AND a writer? must be hard
Tolkien: you have no idea
JRR Tolkien: sorry chaps I can't speak tonight
Tolkien: i'm afraid i'm quite busy at my day job
Tolkien: being a professor at oxford
CS Lewis: wow, a professor AND a writer? must be hard
Tolkien: you have no idea
Dear MyChart:
"Care Journey"?! What the fuck is this twee nonsense?!
"Care Journey"?! What the fuck is this twee nonsense?!
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Dear MyChart:
"Care Journey"?! What the fuck is this twee nonsense?!
"Care Journey"?! What the fuck is this twee nonsense?!
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Slightly Diminish a Game:
- Back-Alley Fighter
- Super Mario 62.5
- Kingdom Kidneys
- Pokemon Zirconium
- Dance Dance Strongly Worded Letter of Protest
- Metal Gear Turgid
- Roller Coaster Manager
- Fortessvania
- Ukulele Hero
- Schmucktales
- Tarsier Island
- Donkey Kong County
- Back-Alley Fighter
- Super Mario 62.5
- Kingdom Kidneys
- Pokemon Zirconium
- Dance Dance Strongly Worded Letter of Protest
- Metal Gear Turgid
- Roller Coaster Manager
- Fortessvania
- Ukulele Hero
- Schmucktales
- Tarsier Island
- Donkey Kong County
Slightly diminish a game:
Where in San Diego is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in San Diego is Carmen Sandiego?
Slightly diminish a game:
Silverware in the Dark
Silverware in the Dark
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Slightly Diminish a Game:
- Back-Alley Fighter
- Super Mario 62.5
- Kingdom Kidneys
- Pokemon Zirconium
- Dance Dance Strongly Worded Letter of Protest
- Metal Gear Turgid
- Roller Coaster Manager
- Fortessvania
- Ukulele Hero
- Schmucktales
- Tarsier Island
- Donkey Kong County
- Back-Alley Fighter
- Super Mario 62.5
- Kingdom Kidneys
- Pokemon Zirconium
- Dance Dance Strongly Worded Letter of Protest
- Metal Gear Turgid
- Roller Coaster Manager
- Fortessvania
- Ukulele Hero
- Schmucktales
- Tarsier Island
- Donkey Kong County
Probably the electric kettle or microwave, both better ways of getting boiling water than a kettle on the gas stove. I suspect the air fryer will be the second one.
My dad embraced the rice cooker, so I never had to cook stovetop rice. I refuse to cook without one.
My dad embraced the rice cooker, so I never had to cook stovetop rice. I refuse to cook without one.
Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Probably the electric kettle or microwave, both better ways of getting boiling water than a kettle on the gas stove. I suspect the air fryer will be the second one.
My dad embraced the rice cooker, so I never had to cook stovetop rice. I refuse to cook without one.
My dad embraced the rice cooker, so I never had to cook stovetop rice. I refuse to cook without one.
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Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
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May everyone associated with CVS/Caremark experience the same symptoms as every person for whom they've denied medicine.
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
May everyone associated with CVS/Caremark experience the same symptoms as every person for whom they've denied medicine.
I have determined the last two segments of my Blood of Eden name, but I'm stuck on the first.
( ??? / Eight stars of gold / Shot right through with a bolt of blue )
( ??? / Eight stars of gold / Shot right through with a bolt of blue )
January 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I have determined the last two segments of my Blood of Eden name, but I'm stuck on the first.
( ??? / Eight stars of gold / Shot right through with a bolt of blue )
( ??? / Eight stars of gold / Shot right through with a bolt of blue )
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Oh! Did I forget to get ridiculous on the necklace category? Can't have that.
OK, everyone in chorus now:
"WE KNOW HOW YOU GET"
OK, everyone in chorus now:
"WE KNOW HOW YOU GET"
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Oh! Did I forget to get ridiculous on the necklace category? Can't have that.
OK, everyone in chorus now:
"WE KNOW HOW YOU GET"
OK, everyone in chorus now:
"WE KNOW HOW YOU GET"
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Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
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I do not, to my very great sorrow, think LJ will survive in anything resembling even its "hollowed-out shell of what it used to be" current form for much longer. And I hate what it's become, but I'll cry when it dies, because it shaped SO MUCH of my life.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I do not, to my very great sorrow, think LJ will survive in anything resembling even its "hollowed-out shell of what it used to be" current form for much longer. And I hate what it's become, but I'll cry when it dies, because it shaped SO MUCH of my life.
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If there is anything you still care about hosted on LJ -- posts, links, icons, photos, anything -- and you don't have a backup, get that backup ASAP. I have not stayed current on ways to back up. The ones I used to know of:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
If there is anything you still care about hosted on LJ -- posts, links, icons, photos, anything -- and you don't have a backup, get that backup ASAP. I have not stayed current on ways to back up. The ones I used to know of:
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Because of sanctions, it will be very difficult for them to find a buyer, and most of the potential options would be deeply not great. Given the lack of advance notice for the changes in that RU news post, I suspect the sale or shutdown will come equally without notice if and when it happens.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Because of sanctions, it will be very difficult for them to find a buyer, and most of the potential options would be deeply not great. Given the lack of advance notice for the changes in that RU news post, I suspect the sale or shutdown will come equally without notice if and when it happens.
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I am very, very conscious of how it looks for me to be saying this, because I own and operate a direct competitor to LJ, but: I strongly suspect, from all these signals, that Sberbank is preparing to either sell the outside-Russia part of LJ if they can find a buyer, or shut it down if they can't.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I am very, very conscious of how it looks for me to be saying this, because I own and operate a direct competitor to LJ, but: I strongly suspect, from all these signals, that Sberbank is preparing to either sell the outside-Russia part of LJ if they can find a buyer, or shut it down if they can't.
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
Cat 1 has been pilled after some polite struggles and rude language. Cat 2 was too sharp to pill. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Cat 1 has been pilled after some polite struggles and rude language. Cat 2 was too sharp to pill. Happy New Year!
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This is an insane thing to do but I'm getting desperate:
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is an insane thing to do but I'm getting desperate:
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
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Ok so what you need to know about these is that:
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ok so what you need to know about these is that:
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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Never forget that those of us driving 15+ year old Hondas with not even so much as a rear facing camera are basically gods compared to these people.
tesla owners admitting without shame they don’t know how to drive anymore
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Never forget that those of us driving 15+ year old Hondas with not even so much as a rear facing camera are basically gods compared to these people.
A++ use of "barbaric yawp" for a peacock
#AmReading
#AmReading
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A++ use of "barbaric yawp" for a peacock
#AmReading
#AmReading
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With this piece of bread on the ground in Ottawa, Canada and the one below in Perth, Australia, @drstip.bsky.social and I have successfully created an Earth sandwich.
The hot dog vs sandwich debate is concluded.
If the Earth is sandwiched, everything is a sandwich.
HAPPY EARTH SANDWICH DAY!
The hot dog vs sandwich debate is concluded.
If the Earth is sandwiched, everything is a sandwich.
HAPPY EARTH SANDWICH DAY!
December 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
With this piece of bread on the ground in Ottawa, Canada and the one below in Perth, Australia, @drstip.bsky.social and I have successfully created an Earth sandwich.
The hot dog vs sandwich debate is concluded.
If the Earth is sandwiched, everything is a sandwich.
HAPPY EARTH SANDWICH DAY!
The hot dog vs sandwich debate is concluded.
If the Earth is sandwiched, everything is a sandwich.
HAPPY EARTH SANDWICH DAY!
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I was looking for an anniversary gift for @jsking.bsky.social, I was served a random ad for a Star Trek advent calendar which I bought without really thinking about it. On December 1, he *really* looked at it.
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was looking for an anniversary gift for @jsking.bsky.social, I was served a random ad for a Star Trek advent calendar which I bought without really thinking about it. On December 1, he *really* looked at it.
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)