nix
@nix.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
Montessorian. Anarchist. Rural childhood, city (St. Louis) adulthood. I value community, autonomy, and solidarity. I oppose capitalism, techno-feudalism, and unjust […]
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Got my glasses prescription updated and debating options. I work in a place with fluorescent light most of the day. I'm fairly photosensitive and have frequent headaches and occasional migraines.
I've had two pairs of transitions, convenient but neither as good as sunglasses of course.
So […]
I've had two pairs of transitions, convenient but neither as good as sunglasses of course.
So […]
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social.coop
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Got my glasses prescription updated and debating options. I work in a place with fluorescent light most of the day. I'm fairly photosensitive and have frequent headaches and occasional migraines.
I've had two pairs of transitions, convenient but neither as good as sunglasses of course.
So […]
I've had two pairs of transitions, convenient but neither as good as sunglasses of course.
So […]
My personal conspiracy theory is that nobody actually uses the feature in google maps to report things like speed traps and lane closures, they're just collecting enough data to predict those things and the buttons are there for plausible deniability.
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
My personal conspiracy theory is that nobody actually uses the feature in google maps to report things like speed traps and lane closures, they're just collecting enough data to predict those things and the buttons are there for plausible deniability.
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[Violence, Terror (Minnesota murder)]
For him, may every moment of every day be full of torment, anguish and pain.
Ice murders a legal observer, who was doing Constitutional things, in cold blood in the street as she drove _away_ from them.
Please download and share the video evidence as much […]
For him, may every moment of every day be full of torment, anguish and pain.
Ice murders a legal observer, who was doing Constitutional things, in cold blood in the street as she drove _away_ from them.
Please download and share the video evidence as much […]
[Video] Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
[Violence, Terror (Minnesota murder)]
For him, may every moment of every day be full of torment, anguish and pain.
Ice murders a legal observer, who was doing Constitutional things, in cold blood in the street as she drove _away_ from them.
Please download and share the video evidence as much […]
For him, may every moment of every day be full of torment, anguish and pain.
Ice murders a legal observer, who was doing Constitutional things, in cold blood in the street as she drove _away_ from them.
Please download and share the video evidence as much […]
Eye Exams feel like you're being pranked.
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Eye Exams feel like you're being pranked.
I love Anki but unless I'm missing something its UI is very annoying for learning symbols. I can't find a way to make the symbol fill most of the screen. I don't see why it has to be such a small font with most of my phone screen empty. Am I missing some setting to make the font significantly […]
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social.coop
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I love Anki but unless I'm missing something its UI is very annoying for learning symbols. I can't find a way to make the symbol fill most of the screen. I don't see why it has to be such a small font with most of my phone screen empty. Am I missing some setting to make the font significantly […]
I'm working my way through all of Tatsuki Fujimoto's works. So far I'm caught up on Chainsaw Man (love it), read Just Listen to the Song (good), read and watched the adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 (absolutely adored).
Currently working on Fire Punch. It's got some bits that are much […]
Currently working on Fire Punch. It's got some bits that are much […]
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social.coop
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I'm working my way through all of Tatsuki Fujimoto's works. So far I'm caught up on Chainsaw Man (love it), read Just Listen to the Song (good), read and watched the adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 (absolutely adored).
Currently working on Fire Punch. It's got some bits that are much […]
Currently working on Fire Punch. It's got some bits that are much […]
St. Louis Free Store is back for 2026. Next one is January 18th, full calendar for the year on the flyer attached.
#stl #stlouis #circulareconomy #mutualaid #freestore #clothingswap
#stl #stlouis #circulareconomy #mutualaid #freestore #clothingswap
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
St. Louis Free Store is back for 2026. Next one is January 18th, full calendar for the year on the flyer attached.
#stl #stlouis #circulareconomy #mutualaid #freestore #clothingswap
#stl #stlouis #circulareconomy #mutualaid #freestore #clothingswap
If you're looking for a very detailed and (IMO) very even handed recap of AI's development in the last year, I think this is required reading: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/from-prophet-to-product-how-ai-came-back-down-to-earth-in-2025/
arstechnica.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
If you're looking for a very detailed and (IMO) very even handed recap of AI's development in the last year, I think this is required reading: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/from-prophet-to-product-how-ai-came-back-down-to-earth-in-2025/
Set up FreshRSS and am immediately reaping the benefits of having a proper RSS feed instead of algorithms and front pages of websites. Finding interesting stuff to read and watch I might have missed otherwise.
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Set up FreshRSS and am immediately reaping the benefits of having a proper RSS feed instead of algorithms and front pages of websites. Finding interesting stuff to read and watch I might have missed otherwise.
Back on the permacomputing experiments today. Struggling to connect the Nvidia Shield K1 Tablewt to wifi. It sees the network, it allows me to save the password... and then it doesn't connect? Tried on two networks to the same result. So not sure what's going on there yet.
December 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Back on the permacomputing experiments today. Struggling to connect the Nvidia Shield K1 Tablewt to wifi. It sees the network, it allows me to save the password... and then it doesn't connect? Tried on two networks to the same result. So not sure what's going on there yet.
Taking a break from Pokemon Lazarus at 4 gym badges to play some Advance Wars. Just as good as I remember. I feel like the GBA really encouraged a perfect level of complexity and depth. Easy to learn, hard to master.
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Taking a break from Pokemon Lazarus at 4 gym badges to play some Advance Wars. Just as good as I remember. I feel like the GBA really encouraged a perfect level of complexity and depth. Easy to learn, hard to master.
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This advice is dependent on AI-induced errors being treated as an externality and thus not something the company is liable for.
I dearly hope that this does not become the case - the limited liability of corporations is bad enough. If companies are given any kind of legal pass for AI mistakes […]
I dearly hope that this does not become the case - the limited liability of corporations is bad enough. If companies are given any kind of legal pass for AI mistakes […]
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social.coop
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This advice is dependent on AI-induced errors being treated as an externality and thus not something the company is liable for.
I dearly hope that this does not become the case - the limited liability of corporations is bad enough. If companies are given any kind of legal pass for AI mistakes […]
I dearly hope that this does not become the case - the limited liability of corporations is bad enough. If companies are given any kind of legal pass for AI mistakes […]
Debated about setting up a PiHole today. Decided it doesn't fit our use case.
The issue for us is we use ProtonVPN on our devices. PiHole doesn't work if you're using a VPN. Proton also has its own (probably less effective) ad blocker. Not to mention ublock.
We *could* have the router connect […]
The issue for us is we use ProtonVPN on our devices. PiHole doesn't work if you're using a VPN. Proton also has its own (probably less effective) ad blocker. Not to mention ublock.
We *could* have the router connect […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
December 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Debated about setting up a PiHole today. Decided it doesn't fit our use case.
The issue for us is we use ProtonVPN on our devices. PiHole doesn't work if you're using a VPN. Proton also has its own (probably less effective) ad blocker. Not to mention ublock.
We *could* have the router connect […]
The issue for us is we use ProtonVPN on our devices. PiHole doesn't work if you're using a VPN. Proton also has its own (probably less effective) ad blocker. Not to mention ublock.
We *could* have the router connect […]
I really appreciate the gifts from student's families I get around the holidays but it's always a bummer when it's an amazon gift card...
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I really appreciate the gifts from student's families I get around the holidays but it's always a bummer when it's an amazon gift card...
A while back I tested some old phones to see which boots, with the long term goal of making a permacomputing homelab. Today I'm going to dive a bit deeper on it.
First phone I'm looking at is a Galaxy S21 that a friend gave me. Broken screen in the bottom right. I'm going to first see if I can […]
First phone I'm looking at is a Galaxy S21 that a friend gave me. Broken screen in the bottom right. I'm going to first see if I can […]
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social.coop
December 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A while back I tested some old phones to see which boots, with the long term goal of making a permacomputing homelab. Today I'm going to dive a bit deeper on it.
First phone I'm looking at is a Galaxy S21 that a friend gave me. Broken screen in the bottom right. I'm going to first see if I can […]
First phone I'm looking at is a Galaxy S21 that a friend gave me. Broken screen in the bottom right. I'm going to first see if I can […]
As an extension of trying to avoid infinite scrolling distraction, I've disabled the browser on my phone. I sometimes still find a use for re-enabling it, but I try to disable it as soon as I'm done. Sometimes I fail to, and then I catch myself scrolling reddit.
An unexpected consequence of […]
An unexpected consequence of […]
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social.coop
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As an extension of trying to avoid infinite scrolling distraction, I've disabled the browser on my phone. I sometimes still find a use for re-enabling it, but I try to disable it as soon as I'm done. Sometimes I fail to, and then I catch myself scrolling reddit.
An unexpected consequence of […]
An unexpected consequence of […]
A rule that has served me surprisingly well is starting new year's resolutions *before* new year's day. I think tying it to a specific day makes it easier to give up on when you lose your streak/don't start on time. Start now.
December 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A rule that has served me surprisingly well is starting new year's resolutions *before* new year's day. I think tying it to a specific day makes it easier to give up on when you lose your streak/don't start on time. Start now.
I've already poured 8 hours into Pokemon Lazarus on my recently jailbroken 3DS XL. It's very much exactly what I would want from a modern sprite based Pokemon game. The battery life on the 3DS is also incredible for such an old device. It's also just wonderful to have a pocket sized device that […]
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social.coop
December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've already poured 8 hours into Pokemon Lazarus on my recently jailbroken 3DS XL. It's very much exactly what I would want from a modern sprite based Pokemon game. The battery life on the 3DS is also incredible for such an old device. It's also just wonderful to have a pocket sized device that […]
Now we're cooking. Running the new, wonderful, Emerald romhack #pokemonlazarus on my 3DS XL thanks to homebrewing.
I was struggling with an old, unreliable SD card reader. Ended up buying a new one and the process went very smoothly thanks to these guides […]
[Original post on social.coop]
I was struggling with an old, unreliable SD card reader. Ended up buying a new one and the process went very smoothly thanks to these guides […]
[Original post on social.coop]
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Now we're cooking. Running the new, wonderful, Emerald romhack #pokemonlazarus on my 3DS XL thanks to homebrewing.
I was struggling with an old, unreliable SD card reader. Ended up buying a new one and the process went very smoothly thanks to these guides […]
[Original post on social.coop]
I was struggling with an old, unreliable SD card reader. Ended up buying a new one and the process went very smoothly thanks to these guides […]
[Original post on social.coop]
Spending this 2 week break doing, among other things, some tech related projects. Right now I'm working on running custom firmware on a Animal Crossing 3DS XL. The SD card seems to be dying tho, so I'm trying to rescue what I can onto a new SD card...
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Spending this 2 week break doing, among other things, some tech related projects. Right now I'm working on running custom firmware on a Animal Crossing 3DS XL. The SD card seems to be dying tho, so I'm trying to rescue what I can onto a new SD card...
I feel increasingly wary of the design decisions of Firefox. Ads on new pages, more and more AI integration. Anyone here using a FOSS alternative as their daily?
#foss #firefox #browser #webbrowser
#foss #firefox #browser #webbrowser
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I feel increasingly wary of the design decisions of Firefox. Ads on new pages, more and more AI integration. Anyone here using a FOSS alternative as their daily?
#foss #firefox #browser #webbrowser
#foss #firefox #browser #webbrowser
Waymo is coming to St. Louis this week.
https://www.stlmag.com/business/waymo-st-louis-expansion/
#waymo #stl #stlouis
https://www.stlmag.com/business/waymo-st-louis-expansion/
#waymo #stl #stlouis
Waymo is coming to St. Louis—but the cars will have drivers (for now)
The autonomous rideshare company is making moves to expand to a dozen more places, including the Gateway City.
www.stlmag.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Waymo is coming to St. Louis this week.
https://www.stlmag.com/business/waymo-st-louis-expansion/
#waymo #stl #stlouis
https://www.stlmag.com/business/waymo-st-louis-expansion/
#waymo #stl #stlouis
The only way in which They Live aged poorly is that the MO is no longer to keep you asleep but rather to keep you in a constantly heightened state with sensational sportscasting headlines.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The only way in which They Live aged poorly is that the MO is no longer to keep you asleep but rather to keep you in a constantly heightened state with sensational sportscasting headlines.
Been seeing what feels like an increasing number of false stories that stoke leftwing outrage. ICE is not buying guided missiles, according to a WIRED debunking. And while the Coast Guard has amended their policy to call swastikas and nooses "potentially divisive" instead of "hate symbols", the […]
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social.coop
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Been seeing what feels like an increasing number of false stories that stoke leftwing outrage. ICE is not buying guided missiles, according to a WIRED debunking. And while the Coast Guard has amended their policy to call swastikas and nooses "potentially divisive" instead of "hate symbols", the […]