spiegelmama

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Header image is a novelty desk sign that, instead of a name or title, reads "Welcome to the shitshow," nicked from someone here. Avatar is a selfie of me standing up, outside, with a neighborhood of palm trees and stucco houses behind me. I'm wearing light sunglasses, red lipstick, and a sleeveless shirt with a balloon animal print. Not shown: my walker. #IIH #IdiopathicIntracranialHypertension #fibromyalgia #disability #TransRights

Most posts auto-delete after 3 months, so grab that meme when you see it! :)

JoinedNov 21, 2022
JoinedNov 21, 2022
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OH MY GOD 🤣

A novel just came out in which a tradwife influencer wakes up in 1805 and suddenly has to live the real life she's been selling online, raw milk and all!

All hail YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238226942-yesteryear

@bookstodon #books

Yesteryear

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593804216. A tradi…

Goodreads

"I was teleported to a wafflehouse"

is the new hot idiom for just being totally out of your mind.

"He was doing fine, until he started talking about art history and then the whole conversation got teleported to a wafflehouse"

Hi void!

Left twitter ages ago, annoyed with bsky at the moment, heard about this so trying it out.

Mini #introduction : I'm 20, ND, my hobbies float around but I'm into #writing , #junkjournaling , and #gardening the most right now

I also like #animalcrossing , #thesims , #thepitt , #twinpeaks , and random cartoons in terms of media. It varies.

I like engaging with other people too!

Hello world, I am new to this platform so I thought I'd make a little #introduction!

I am normal, 19. My interests are #cooking, shooting guns, learning new stuff, #philosophy, #psychedelics, #gaming, #reading, #programming and #music.

Currently hyperfixating on privacy (kinda?)

Top 3 artists:
Penelope Scott
The cure
Death in June

I'd love to meet new people!

I ran this poll 2 years ago and 90% of the correspondents on mastodon told me there were no required AI usage at their workplace.

I would like to ask the same question again in 2026:

“Does your workplace have any AI related requirements, either as major project goal, in performance review, or with usage analytics tracking, against your own will?”

Boost welcomed.

Yes
No
Yes, but I use them voluntarily
No, but I use them voluntarily
Poll ends at .

And, general PSA for any other indie authors who also decide to pull your books off of #Draft2Digital today:

They do NOT give you a means to close your account yourself in the site UI. So you're going to have to email their support address to request account closure.

I actually had TWO accounts on their server, the first one that I originally created myself, and the second one created by THEM when they bought Smashwords and pulled data over from there. I've now delisted books on both accounts and have emailed their support requesting they both be closed.

And I've let them know in no uncertain terms that this has effectively killed my ability to sell anything with them _at all_, since I struggle to make $12 a year in sales as it is. 😡

Fediverse, can you please help me?
In family matters, I'm searching for Edward J. Garth.

Most likely US soldier stationed in Germany at the end of / after WWII.
Picture taken by a Wiesbaden photo studio, unknown date. Signature: "Will You Remember Edward J Garth".

Does anyone know this man? His heritage? His relatives?

Any hint, any boost (esp. to US), any forwarding to helpful people is highly appreciated. DM me anytime!

Thank you folks ❤️

#genealogy #helpneeded #fedipower

The cat's out of the bag! My latest book, "The Secret Life of Circuits", is available in early access:

https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/blog/secret/

It's the reference I wish I had when I was starting out. Electrons to embedded systems, 290+ color illustrations and 420+ pages of well-explained theory.

The Secret Life of Circuits

Many of you follow this blog because of the regular features about electronic circuit design.

Extremely local post! If you're on the east side of #PDX and interested in farm fresh eggs delivered to your door every two weeks, message me. Our farm has a couple slots open for egg delivery. They are, without a doubt, the best eggs you can get anywhere, from the happiest chickens.

(This is kind of a test to see if Masto works for local posing.)

A resounding victory for trans rights in Montana, which also sets an important precedent.

EDIT: In case it wasn't clear, this precedent (that trans people are a suspect class) is only legally binding in Montana. However, I still think it's important that *any* state supreme court has set such a precedent, even if only for the social impact. That's what I meant by “important.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/transitics/p/montana-supreme-court-effectively?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Montana Supreme Court Effectively Strikes Down All of Montana’s Anti-Trans Laws in Unprecedented Ruling

In a 5-2 decision, the court upheld an injunction blocking Montana’s policies that ban gender marker changes and ruled that trans people constitute a suspect class.

Transitics