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hundertsieben

@hundertsieben@babka.social

Follow for random toots on the Talmud, sewing, my dog, workers rights, IT, personal insecurities or complaints about my life. I live in Germany.

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shekinahcancook, (edited ) to random
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If I were to buy a new laptop with some version of newbie friendly linux preloaded, intending to use it for music and graphics arts (not gaming), social media, and regular LibreOffice type stuff (and affinity, audacity, etc), what laptop would I buy with what version of linux?

hundertsieben,
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@shekinahcancook yeah definitely! Linux really doesn't need much resources.

hundertsieben,
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@shekinahcancook you mean with Linux already installed? I've never had that, but sounds good for the beginning!
I always get used ThinkPads and then fight with the kernel until all hardware works.
I think for graphics you can go a bit lower than you would with any other OS, because Linux is so lightweight. I wouldn't worry about the other usage you want of it, graphic art has the highest demands.
I hope I understood your question correctly 🙈

hundertsieben, to random
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The siddur was delivered for me to pick up at the Nazi owned shop. The contradictions of life: I hated going there, but was very happy to receive the book ...

hundertsieben, to animals
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Timir looking like the queen she aspires to be

hundertsieben,
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Also I can't withhold this picture

glowl, to FiberArts
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Went through half my fabric stash today and cataloged it.

now i have a calc sheet with all info i have on each fabric plus a handy tag attached to each piece, with a UUID and the most essential info on it.

@sewing

hundertsieben,
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@glowl @sewing uuh nice! looks like lots of fun, i might do that too. :)

hundertsieben, to random
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Why do people keep kosher very strictly, but then take the car back home from the service? And is there a reason food served in the synagogue is parve (easier with the cookware probably)?
And: Shabbat Shalom!

hundertsieben,
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@shekinahcancook no, there is also, as far as I saw, no dairy in all the food. Only fish and veggies, and bread of course

hundertsieben,
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@shekinahcancook thanks for the explanation. It was kind of what I assumed but I wasn’t really aware of all the work that goes into keeping a kosher kitchen.

DoubleTreble, to FiberArts
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@sewing

After a little advice please, as a not very practiced seamstress,
I have a blouse that I want to add a panel into the sleeves to make them a bit more roomy, if I unpick the seam how easy is it likely to be to add an extra piece of fabric.
Can anyone recommend any stitchers who might have online tutorials, I've looked but can't find anything really useful,
Thanks in advance 👍

hundertsieben,
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@DoubleTreble @sewing I think it would be important to find a similar fabric. Changing sleeves isn’t easy. If you want to add a piece of fabric that has the same width everywhere, you’d have to detach it a bit from the shoulder and also change the cuff.
Avoid that by adding a piece that gets thinner at the end, but that’s definitely a hand sewing job then. That’s not a common clothes alteration, adding new sleeves might be easier and there are tutorials for that.

hundertsieben,
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@DoubleTreble @sewing 👍 I hope it all goes to plan

jensimmons, to random
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I’m seeing a concerning trend of webpages that are designed for dark mode only. They present light-text-on-a-dark-background all the time. There is no light mode. No respecting the user’s preference.

I literally cannot read white text on dark backgrounds. At least not more than a few words worth. It’s weird to slowly have more and more of the web become unusable to me.

Do better.

It’s super easy to provide both. We should all provide both.

hundertsieben,
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@schwa @jensimmons I'm not trying to be annoying, but light mode is an accessibility issue, too. Eye conditions are very diverse and some folks don't do well with contrast and a lot of light at all. (While writing this, I turned down my screen brightness to lowest. It is daytime.)

hundertsieben, to random
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What's going on with this mathias px 777 domain ...

hundertsieben, to random
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I like the security people at my workplace. Everything they do, they do it very sullenly. To every request they receive, they will tell you how hard it is on them. The amount of paperwork they have to do just so they can open a door for you, it must be like taxes, but five times as much.
But they will actually always help. They let you take your time. Fulfill any additional request you might have (while complaining, of course).

hundertsieben, to random
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Can't find that good .ics calendar import with Jewish holidays I had last year for 2024 :(

hundertsieben, to random
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We‘re at risk of a flood in a few places in east Germany. 😬
removing valuable items from the basement

hundertsieben, to mastodon German
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Suche nach einer deutschsprachigen mit guter Moderation betreffend jeglicher Feindlichkeiten. Wegen persönlicher Betroffenheit würde mich , , besonders stören.
Fokus: Alltag, bzw. keiner. Gern mit Technik, Natur, Hunden, verträumten Menschen, und denen, deren Leben nicht so fadengerade verläuft.

hundertsieben, to random
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So. I wrote an e-mail to the hasidic-liberal synagogue two weeks ago. They didn't answer so far.

They have no public phone number (anymore), but active social media accounts, which I could contact.
Should I wait? Or not?

This might have been easier two months ago, and I'm afraid something might happen and it will become much harder. I could also send them a membership application, since they offer this publicly. I think it's weird though.

hundertsieben, to random
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@shekinahcancook I have not read an awful lot about it, but German press has published some articles recently about Greta Thunberg having antisemitic opinions on the war.

hundertsieben, to random
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Here in this city is actually the only leftist group with >100 members I know of that strongly stands against antisemitism AND transphobia.

hundertsieben, to random
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I need to do something nice desperately, but my mind is occupied with so many really exhausting things like legionella in the new flat. Yes of course there are mandatory examinations, but the landlord doesn't really care so much.
I really need to sew, paint, write, get out of Dresden, take the dog for long walks ... but need to also move some furniture and do lots of paperwork.

hundertsieben, to random
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Told my therapist today, "I want you to tell me what to do!", smiling slightly, her returning that smile, and both of us knowing this will (1) not happen and (2) neither do I want that. It's subtle, but a great example how well we communicate.

hundertsieben, to random German
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The department head (just below the professor in the hierarchy) is leaving and you know it’s a good work environment when you’re actually sad :(

hundertsieben, to Dogs
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I got Timir as a puppy from the shelter and had no clue. Now I have this really difficult breed as a first time dog owner and people feel obliged to tell me their opinions ever since.

No, not every breed can be trained the same. No, more sports is not the solution. And a ‚more confident attitude‘ (whatever that is) won’t solve everything.

But yes, I am overwhelmed sometimes. Yet not ready to give up. I grew so much with her and right now, I want to continue that.

hundertsieben, to random
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Short summary for those who don't speak German:
Fabian Wolff wrote a feuilleton for a German liberal/centre newspaper from a Jewish-diasporan perspective for years. He has anti-Israel standpoints one could well call antisemitic, and now he admitted to not actually being Jewish 🤷‍♂️​
I don't even want to hastag this, don't want Antideutsche to come for me ^^
https://taz.de/Falscher-Jude/!5946771/

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