nancymittens.bsky.social
@nancymittens.bsky.social
Fibercrafts, books.
Still not much to say.
Will block on vibes, still deciding about xylophones.
Sometimes I take time to respond, because I am trying to be thoughtful.
Has read but does not like Moby Dick.
Still on Dreamwidth and Mastodon
Still not much to say.
Will block on vibes, still deciding about xylophones.
Sometimes I take time to respond, because I am trying to be thoughtful.
Has read but does not like Moby Dick.
Still on Dreamwidth and Mastodon
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We are in a bad place, but we have the tools and the opportunity and the courage to find our way out.
A year ago, I feared that would not be the case.
We still have to DO it, of course.
But now, I have faith and belief that there's a path.
A year ago, I feared that would not be the case.
We still have to DO it, of course.
But now, I have faith and belief that there's a path.
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We are in a bad place, but we have the tools and the opportunity and the courage to find our way out.
A year ago, I feared that would not be the case.
We still have to DO it, of course.
But now, I have faith and belief that there's a path.
A year ago, I feared that would not be the case.
We still have to DO it, of course.
But now, I have faith and belief that there's a path.
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#MASSACHUSETTS people! The #HealthConnector website says I'm disenrolled, BUT I AM NOT, and you probably aren't either. The very nice person I spoke to on the phone says they've been getting a lot of calls about it. So call to be sure, but also try not to panic.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#MASSACHUSETTS people! The #HealthConnector website says I'm disenrolled, BUT I AM NOT, and you probably aren't either. The very nice person I spoke to on the phone says they've been getting a lot of calls about it. So call to be sure, but also try not to panic.
Admiration to the driver who left a package without setting off the dog!
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Admiration to the driver who left a package without setting off the dog!
Whoa!
Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whoa!
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And (this is the hard part for me) when you are making stuff that isn't shit, but isn't good... don't stop... don't slow down.
Drive the fuck on. You will get past that plateau.
Drive the fuck on. You will get past that plateau.
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
And (this is the hard part for me) when you are making stuff that isn't shit, but isn't good... don't stop... don't slow down.
Drive the fuck on. You will get past that plateau.
Drive the fuck on. You will get past that plateau.
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“I got in there and sat down on the toilet seat, and something just immediately bit me in the butt. I jumped up and screamed.”
No one expects outhouse bears! No one should need to expect outhouse bears!
No one expects outhouse bears! No one should need to expect outhouse bears!
I was instantly reminded of this 2021 incident in Haines: alaskapublic.org/news/2021-02...
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“I got in there and sat down on the toilet seat, and something just immediately bit me in the butt. I jumped up and screamed.”
No one expects outhouse bears! No one should need to expect outhouse bears!
No one expects outhouse bears! No one should need to expect outhouse bears!
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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
BOSTON—Stressing that the move would help keep digital currencies liquid through the coming year, crypto leaders called for an infusion of 20 million dopes Thursday to stabilize the market. “We’re cal...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
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Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
Listening to Last Christmas because it is an all-time banger and George didn't die on Christmas Day for you to disrespect his memory by participating in Whamageddon
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
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I don't know how this would work, but we need a new cancel culture for cynicism. The most powerful tool in the authoritarian's box is the ability to convince people that nothing matters.
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I don't know how this would work, but we need a new cancel culture for cynicism. The most powerful tool in the authoritarian's box is the ability to convince people that nothing matters.
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*not shopping at Target intensifies*
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*not shopping at Target intensifies*
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every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
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"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
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NEW: Portland releases ‘community surveillance database’ of ICE/DHS vehicles, made searchable for anyone to use. The database was compiled from careful community research. Notes agents have been observed swapping plates.
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
PDX ICE/DHS License Plates
Community-driven database of verified ICE/DHS license plate sightings in Portland. Each entry has at least 2 verified sightings. Search, filter, and export data for community safety.
ipfs.io
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW: Portland releases ‘community surveillance database’ of ICE/DHS vehicles, made searchable for anyone to use. The database was compiled from careful community research. Notes agents have been observed swapping plates.
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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This is fab: 🧪
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is fab: 🧪
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Thinking about why I always skip past Google’s AI summaries, and it goes kind of like this:
- the info is convenient, but it might be wrong
- to confirm the info, the summary has links to sources.
- but if I need to check the sources, why not just give me the links in the first place?
- the info is convenient, but it might be wrong
- to confirm the info, the summary has links to sources.
- but if I need to check the sources, why not just give me the links in the first place?
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thinking about why I always skip past Google’s AI summaries, and it goes kind of like this:
- the info is convenient, but it might be wrong
- to confirm the info, the summary has links to sources.
- but if I need to check the sources, why not just give me the links in the first place?
- the info is convenient, but it might be wrong
- to confirm the info, the summary has links to sources.
- but if I need to check the sources, why not just give me the links in the first place?
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I just want to re-boost, because I’m the ugliness of generative AI, it’s easy to forget that there are legitimate uses that were ethically modeled —and this is one:
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I just want to re-boost, because I’m the ugliness of generative AI, it’s easy to forget that there are legitimate uses that were ethically modeled —and this is one:
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My grandmother used to be a fabulous knitter. She made me a cardigan circa 2006. I hadn’t been able to find it since maybe 2019 and have mourned it since, assuming I’d left it in public somewhere.
I found it today when cleaning out a room corner and I’m so happy
I found it today when cleaning out a room corner and I’m so happy
There’s the oft-lamented ADHD tax (losing important stuff) but there’s also the ADHD bonus (finding previously lost stuff unexpectedly)
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My grandmother used to be a fabulous knitter. She made me a cardigan circa 2006. I hadn’t been able to find it since maybe 2019 and have mourned it since, assuming I’d left it in public somewhere.
I found it today when cleaning out a room corner and I’m so happy
I found it today when cleaning out a room corner and I’m so happy
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Public Service Announcement: the 50th Anniversary version of Alice’s Restaurant doesn’t include the F-slur, so if you’ve let that Thanksgiving tradition lapse, you can start up again.
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Public Service Announcement: the 50th Anniversary version of Alice’s Restaurant doesn’t include the F-slur, so if you’ve let that Thanksgiving tradition lapse, you can start up again.
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Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
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What is best in life? To connect with as much joy as needed to be able to share it with others; to gladly be the beacon for Gondor's aid; and to seek and destroy the reasons for lamentations caused by the cruel.
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What is best in life? To connect with as much joy as needed to be able to share it with others; to gladly be the beacon for Gondor's aid; and to seek and destroy the reasons for lamentations caused by the cruel.
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Tsuguharu Foujita
Cat at the Table, 1927
Cat at the Table, 1927
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Tsuguharu Foujita
Cat at the Table, 1927
Cat at the Table, 1927
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AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
Just in case anyone needs a wok.
If you’re in the market for a very inexpensive but high quality wok, this is my favorite wok. Highly recommend.
This one is fantastic. I have it and got one for my dad too who struggled through a bunch of woks he hated LOL. It’s super light. Only catch is you have to season it but that’s very easy and it has instructions. I recommend the biggest size you’ll want room to toss things around
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just in case anyone needs a wok.