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@z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
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I'm Ruby, craptastic dabbler in #mapmaking and #photography

#Linux user & supporter of open source software.
I ♥️ #Inkscape.

Living a quiet life on the west […]

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z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
I can't bear the news today. Going to do some cross stitching instead of doomscrolling.

This was my latest finished piece. It's not quite straight in the frame but It'll have to do. That hoop frame thing was so tight and awkward to use that I think I've pulled […]

[Original post on mastodon.scot]
A cross-stitch pattern showing three spruce trees in a hexagonal shaped hoop frame. The trees are coloured with brown and beige threads with a pale pink depicting the moon behind them. Or it could actually be the sun, idk.
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
#silentsunday
A view over some some hills and open countryside taken in the autumn. There are a couple of large pine trees in the foreground. Everything has that orange/brown autumnal colour palette.
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
This story is wild, though I wonder if there's some kind of mass psychosis effect on play.

The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
What's happened to my #Wordle today? 😭

Not sure whether to blame #firefox or NY Times.
A screenshot of the Wordle game. The boxes where the letters are entered/displayed are tiny.
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
It me!

(Though I'm seething with rage that I did not coin this term.)

#bin #binfluencer #garbage #GarbageDay #humor #humour
man smiling in front of a large garbage bin label: Binfluencer: Person who puts the right bin out on the right day, lettting everyone else on teh street know which bin to take out
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest.

#hero #ai
Screenshot from a webpage. It reads; One University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate apparently has found a way no one else seems to have thought of to fight back against AI-generated art. Graham Granger, a student in the school’s film and performing arts program, came upon some AI-generated art by MFA student Nick Dwyer and promptly ate it in protest, according to a report in the Sun Star, a student paper.
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
This whole obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize, it's cos Obama got one, isn't it. The orange buffoon can't bear to be outdone by a black man.

#trump #nobelprize #TrumpNobelPeacePrize
A screenshot from Scott Horton on Bluesky. It reads: Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre: every time I meet with Trump he immediately makes clear how angry he is that he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize and demands that Norway give it to him immediately. I explain that the Nobel Committee, not the government of Norway, awards this prize.
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
My first #crossstitch finish of 2026. It was an easy pattern and a lot of fun to make. I'm going to put it next to my espresso machine once framed.

#twinpeaks #coffee
Photo of a cross stitch piece. It has black and white zigzags at the top and bottom, stitched on red fabric. In the centre it has the text "Damn fine cup of coffee" with a white coffee mug.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
#silentsunday
There are black railings in the foreground with a view over a beach with the sun just peaking over the horizon in the distance.
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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zvrt.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Carrion crow (Corvus corone, 🇩🇪 Rabenkrähe, 🇵🇱 czarnowron) - a #portrait

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki
This close-up view shows the head of a carrion crow. The bird is leaning slightly downwards. The image conveys a dark mood.
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Typography: it matters!

#typeface #typography #font #fonts #humor #humour
two notes written in pen. both say: I will always find you. first in a friendly typeface that has hearts for dots on the I second in something that seems like it was scrawled in blood
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
I can't get over this line about Larry Ellison (from an article about his nepo baby son).

Many people are struggling with basic bills yet this melon makes $89 BILLION in a single day 😳

The original article […]

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Screenshot from the Vulture article. The relevant text reads: "In September, after Oracle reported a potential windfall of AI-infused revenue, its stock shot up so much that Larry’s net worth increased by $89 billion in a single day."
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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johnaltringham.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Wood engraving print, 75x75mm. The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney.

#standingstonesunday #printmaking #art #prehistory
Print in black ink of six tall, slender standing stones, part of stone circle. The stones and the ground have some realism. The sky is more graphically represented by horizontal line that increases in width as they rise through cumulus clouds.
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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neonbubble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
#silentsunday
We're in a small public space, a square of grass with small bushes between roads and buildings on a day that's overcast with thin cloud allowing the faintest hint of blue through its veil over the scene. Central in this public park is an impractical house; it's actually an art exhibit. The house has all the features you'd expect from a two storey building with pale cream walls, door, windows, sloping roof of grey tiles. The strange factor is its dimensions with it being ridiculously narrow. Our view is looking at it from a three-quarters angle so we can see the front of the house angling left away from us, appearing more-or-less normal, but the depth of the house can be seen on the wall angling right from us; it's less than two metres wide. The effect is as if someone had squeezed a normal house until you could touch the front and back of the building with your arms barely outstretched. There's a delightful confusion about the whimsical architecture.
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
#silentsunday
A pink-ish toned wall has six evenly-spaced flower baskets affixed to it. There is some higher ground behind the wall, filled with grass and bushes. This ground slopes downward terminating at the wall.
January 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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twoowls73.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115788015786198345

This, on so many levels. Celebrate the fixers, the unsung hero’s who tinker and mend, who repair and reuse and support, who quietly support people, things and processes.
#RepairReuseRecycle #repaircafe
mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Scotland's National Library is having a free map festival next month, if you're interested in #cartography and anywhere near Edinburgh on 6th Feb.

#maps #scotland

https://www.nls.uk/whats-on/map-festival/
A screenshot of a web page from the National Library of Scotland. The text reads: Ever wondered what secrets lie in a map? Or wanted to go behind the scenes of a major collection? Do you just love maps? Join us for the Map Festival, a day dedicated to all things cartographic. Discover the amazing maps and aerial photographs held by: Edinburgh City Archives Historic Environment Scotland National Collection of Aerial Photography National Library of Scotland National Records of Scotland University of Edinburgh This is a hands-on event for everyone. Get a temporary map tattoo, try map-based games and puzzles, or chill with cartographic crafts and colouring. There will be an opportunity to go behind the scenes to see our maps collection first-hand. Or get a selfie with our trig point.
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
I recently discovered that the BBC has a bunch of classic books in audiobook format free to listen. I've been listening to Jane Austen novels 'Persuasion' and 'Pride and Prejudice' over the past couple of weeks while I cross stitch. A nice distraction from current events if you enjoy this type […]
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January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
So much for the FIFA peace prize, eh 🤷‍♀️
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Is it wrong that I laughed at this? 🤭

#newyear #smoking
January 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
59 seconds on Stackdown today! I doubt I will ever beat this time.

#stackdown

#stack294 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 59s
🔥 streak: 43
🥈 #stackdownsilverteam
puzzlist.com/stackdown
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
z3z.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Ranking my favourite Xmas songs...

3. Happy Christmas, War is over, John Lennon
2. I believe in Father Christmas, Greg Lake
1. Fairytale of New York, Pogues & Kirsty McColl

Seems I do not like up tempo Christmas tunes 🤷‍♀️

What's everyone else's faves?

#christmas #christmassongs
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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bruces.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
They used to "laugh and call him nanes." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM