Mastodawn

@mauvedeity

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Husband, father, geek and professional computer toucher. Owned by cats. I’m a proud adopted Brummie, even though I’m still working on the accent. Oh, and new here, so please excuse any cultural ham-fistedness. Puns are intended. Pronouns: they/them/theirs.

Blog	https://uselessofblog.blogspot.com/
Personal web site	http://www.mauvedeity.uk/

mauvedeity 8h ago

Sexiest Clown 4d ago

women are always saying shit to me like 'what insect dares disturb my slumber' and 'touch but one of my treasures and your bloodline shall be cursed for a thousand generations' and 'know that while your ancesters crawled from the seas, i was already carving the mountains from the dirt. speak not my name lest it obliterate you entirely'. woke really has gone too far

mauvedeity 8h ago

bookandswordblog 11h ago

I'm looking for an artist who can turn details from photos of about 10-15 paintings and sculptures into clear B&W line drawings for printing in a book. Artist should be proficient in Gothic art and familiar with late medieval/renaissance material culture eg. from a background in living history or the SCA or costuming. My budget is not huge but I can pay. Not sure what hashtags to use. Examples of an original and a redrawing below. #boostsAppreciated #ArtistWanted

mauvedeity 1d ago

Fesshole 🧻1d ago

I found a former friend's missing wallet down the back of my couch a few weeks ago. None of the money he owes me is in it but his driving licence has been working like a charm for all the ID registering websites are making me do now.

mauvedeity 1d ago

Anyone happen to be looking for a programmer who hasn't been completely consumed by all-AI-everything by any chance? Freelance or hired, remote (based in Germany). I speak German and English and mostly worked with #PHP, #Laravel, #Kirby CMS, #Vue, #Svelte and a bit of native mobile dev (Swift and Kotlin), too.

I know the chances are slim given *everything in the world*, but maybe this time #getfedihired might work out? Boost super appreciated. Feel free to DM or email at skye@lavenderbits.com

mauvedeity 2d ago

abadidea Dec 23, 2023

[rerun of an old tweet]

python: you don't need parentheses here
me: sorry, I'm a C programmer
python: more superfluous parens
me: sorry, sorry, I'm trying to delete it

me: print i

python3: you THOUGHT

mauvedeity 2d ago

async sjolsen 2d ago

Are Flatpak, Snap and AppImage dead?

god i hope so

The universal format nobody talks about

oh great that's just what we need

mauvedeity 2d ago

Ballooniper 🎈🏳️‍⚧️2d ago

mauvedeity 2d ago

Doc Impossible 2d ago

The best advice I ever got was from my dad: "Fail as hard as you can."

He meant that we learn when we fail, and that that's the single most important thing about failure--but if we half-ass it, we'll always wonder if it was just because we didn't try hard enough.

It's served me REALLY well.

mauvedeity 2d ago

Terence Eden 2d ago

GDS are hiring a graphic designer.
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1964791

Pass it on to those who want to get #fedihired

(I don't work there any more. Please direct all questions, comments, and complaints to the details on the website.)

Quick Check Needed

mauvedeity 3d ago

adobe, the team behind most of the industry standard design software, believes that the reason i haven’t asked the ai assistant to summarize my pdfs is because the popup was too small

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Jason Lefkowitz Jun 20

Sometimes even a small assist can make a big difference.

For instance, Stander makes a product called the Handybar. It's listed at US$40, but you can find it at retail for under $30.

This is a simple metal handle that clips into the latch that holds your car door closed. Pop the Handybar into the latch, and now you have something stable you can lean on when getting in and out of the car.

Getting in and out of the car is harder than it should be for a lot of people! And the Handybar makes it MUCH easier.

https://stander.com/product/handybar-auto-grab-bar/

Jason Lefkowitz Jun 20

Their Couch Cane product does something similar for chairs and sofas. You slide the feet of the device underneath the piece of furniture. The weight of the furniture holds it down firmly. The person sitting in it uses the handle to lever themselves up. Now they don’t have to give up their favorite chair.

This is all stuff you can install yourself without needing special tools or expertise, which is nice.

https://stander.com/product/couch-cane-standing-handle/

Karl Auerbach Jun 21

@jalefkowit Looks like a good idea - and if they added a bit of an air-damped piston on the handle it could help gently lower (or raise) a person (although getting the settings right could be hard.)

I wish I had know about this before I equipped my mother's chair with a mini trebuchet. Getting that adjusted right was hard (easy on me, hard on my mother.)

Janne Moren Jun 21

@karlauerbach @jalefkowit
I am now imagining this as a Monty Python sketch.

ocdtrekkie Jun 20

@jalefkowit I've seen one of these sold to help one get to the roof rack easier, meant to be stood on.

slow learner, deep feeler Jun 20

@jalefkowit
I have a friend who uses this off and on. It really helps when they need it.

Jason Lefkowitz Jun 20

@melanie It really shocked me how much of a quality of life improvement such a small thing could provide!

Karl Auerbach Jun 21

@jalefkowit One of the most educational experiences I have had was after back surgery when I was effectively (but temporarily) disabled - could barely walk (and when I could get up, I had to use a walker.)

I learned the value of simple assists.

I also came away vowing never to violate a handicapped parking space or accommodation. I've kept that vow.

I'm better now. I daily climb and descend hundred of stair steps. But I remember how difficult even simple things were.

@karlauerbach @jalefkowit
When I had severe back pain once for weeks, I could not really use stairs or stand for longer. But I could cycle! So instead of taking the tube or a cab to the physician I took my bicycle. A bicycle is a wonderful mobility aid, maybe even the most used one.

Karl Auerbach Jun 23

@footils @jalefkowit I have a nice e-bike, but riding it for exercise is somewhat problematic. As one ages the sense of balance usually worsens. And my e-bike is rather heavier than my older bikes and thus rather less stable on our local bumpy, winding trails and paths (most of which are more attuned to mountain bikers.)

qurlyjoe Jun 21

@jalefkowit
Holy 💩! I’ve never seen this nor even thought of it. Somebody deserves a Nobel Prize or something for this.

Jason Lefkowitz Jun 21

@qurlyjoe I know, right? I wish I’d thought of it 😆

qurlyjoe Jun 21

@jalefkowit
A nice accessory would be a pocket hanging off the door so it’s easy to reach for when you’re getting in the car. Don’t wanna have to be bending over to pick it up off the seat, or have to carry it around.

@jalefkowit I got a similar item on Amazon maybe $20. It does the same as a handle. It was sold primarily as a tool to break auto glass out in an emergency and has a cutter to get thru a car seatbelt for emergency. They do very well to provide a handle.

jollyrogue Jun 21

@jalefkowit Higher hip points that made ingress and egress easier for an aging population is one of the suggested reasons CUVs/SUVs took over the car market.

S★m V★rm★Jun 21

@jalefkowit @ewen Thanks for sharing this gents I just sent this to my sister-in-law because it might be useful to my mother-in-law…