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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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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 […]

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January 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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
What's happened to my #Wordle today? 😭

Not sure whether to blame #firefox or NY Times.
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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It me!

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

#bin #binfluencer #garbage #GarbageDay #humor #humour
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest.

#hero #ai
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Carrion crow (Corvus corone, 🇩🇪 Rabenkrähe, 🇵🇱 czarnowron) - a #portrait

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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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January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Wood engraving print, 75x75mm. The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney.

#standingstonesunday #printmaking #art #prehistory
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
January 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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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
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January 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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/
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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
So much for the FIFA peace prize, eh 🤷‍♀️
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Is it wrong that I laughed at this? 🤭

#newyear #smoking
January 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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
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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They used to "laugh and call him nanes." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM