Lea

@leadore@sunny.garden
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Retired geologist (site remediation), living in the midwest USA.

creative #writing, #languages / #linguistics, #history, #science, #minecraft / #minetest, #linux, #emacs

I only boost images if they have alt-text.

Toots eventually self-delete.

I probably won't approve your follow request if you have no profile or no posts.

Profile pic: A stylized drawing of an apricot-colored antelope in profile facing left.


#nobot #noindex #nobridge

A lot of people seem to be very trusting of apps they install, especially when they're hyped up in a certain way. πŸ€”

If anyone is following the news hoping the huge hideous bill might not pass, let me tell you--it will pass and always was going to pass.

The GOP will do whatever trump wants--which mostly aligns with what they also want. There may be some bickering over the details but none of that would prevent them from passing it and making sure the things trump wants and project 2025 have decreed are in there.

With maybe 2 exceptions, any threats from a GOP legislator to vote against it are just a performance for constituents at home. See: Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowsky. They count the votes and decide how many and who will be allowed to cast a No vote, again as part of the show. See: Susan Collins.

#uspol

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Oh, I did?

#fleetingmemoryasongorpoem
#HashtagGames

A good thing about the first week of July is that when you hear a loud 'bang!' you can easily convince yourself that it wasn't a gunshot.
Is this a bad font or just from Australia?

I'm going to try out #WritingMonth this month. I have a couple of first drafts I like but never did anything with. So I'm going to take one of them and edit (well, rewrite) it. I need to add an entire plotline around the villain that I ignored in the first draft. There are also a few inconsistencies that I have to resolve somehow.

So instead of tracking a wordcount on the website, I'll just track time spent.

#writing

Funny how 73Β° when it's bright and sunny feels oppressively hot but 73Β° when it's cloudy with a slight breeze feels nice. Even at the same humidity level.

#weather

JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD

Fenton the Labrador, not Benton, chasing red deer in Richmond Park, London.Buy Fenton merchandise now at the official Fenton webstore: http://fenton.firebran...

YouTube

Google is up to more shenanigans (https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-access-update), time to switch to free open alternatives:

GOOGLE ANDROID ALTS
@e_mydata & @murena
@volla
@iode
@nitrokey
@openandroidinstaller
@GrapheneOS
@calyxos

GMAIL ALTS
@Tutanota
@fastmail
@hellomailo (in French)
@mailbox_org (in German)

GOOGLE DOCS / DRIVE ALTS
@nextcloud
@CryptPad
@CollaboraOffice
@ONLYOFFICE

GOOGLE PLAY ALT
@fdroidorg

GOOGLE KEEP ALT
@joplinapp

YOUTUBE ALT
@peertube

(news via https://eupolicy.social/@alderik/114765467397075662)

Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no

Google’s AI assistant is about to get full access to your calls, texts, and WhatsApp β€” even if you’ve disabled activity tracking.

Laptop Mag
Josh awakened slowly. The last thing he remembered was the glint of the axe as it came down, and then... darkness. Where was he? Why was he naked? Why the hell couldn't he feel his limbs? As his vision cleared, he looked down. That's when he saw the nails. Josh began to scream.