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pascaline

@pascaline@mastodon.nl

Teach #Adobe software, wrote books on it, my banners are own work.
I speak English Dutch French German & Cat. Swarovski ring, unobtainium heart ❤
My cats don't mind I am quite solitary. I am not against humans, just not always comfortable: prefer being with 1 than in a crowd although occasional parties: yay 😊💃
I often care too much.
Oh, and I don't respect Poe's law.
#nature #animals colour #science #facts #dreaming #scifi (Babylon 5, Star Trek)
Due to trolls I review follow requests 😊

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J_aa_p, to random Dutch
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Een Fritz!Powerline/WIFI set toegevoegd aan mijn Fritz!Box modem/router. Nu een WIFI 6 MESH-configuratie. Goed spul dat Fritz!-spul. In mijn hele flat nu 1 SSID voor 2.4/5GHz en 2 WIFI Access-points. En natuurlijk ook LAN via het stopcontact.

Daarbij heeft de Fritz!Box ook intern een NAS en een DLNA-server.

VOOR MIJN PODCASTS!

"Proof Podcast" moet je luisteren! (25 jaar onterecht in de cel, kan je je het voorstellen?)

pascaline,
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@J_aa_p
Héérlijk, spreek je uit, Jaap 😂
Ik doe met je mee 😊

pascaline,
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@J_aa_p
Is héél gezond en eigenlijk onverantwoord om niet te doen 😊

pascaline, to animals
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Evenin' y'all.
Muis can't be bovvered.
Does he LOOK bovvered? That's 'cos he ain't bovvered. Look at his visage, his visage! He-Is-Not-Bovvered.

More in the alt 😻

Muis not being bovvered, biensur. He's an orange little cat and after waking up, he always yawns three times. So: I was prepared! He is sitting on my t̵h̵e̵ ̵c̵a̵t̵s̵'̵ white sofa, in the background is a portion of the 'designated eating area' which I never use to eat, I mean: come on! There's a sofa!

pascaline, to random Dutch
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😳
😬
😭

Grooote emoji die ik natekende: die met een enorme huilplas.

fifischwarz, to boeken Dutch
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‘Why were we talking like this?!’

19/52 ★☆☆☆☆

Did not finish - I just couldn't find the patience to find the story amidst all the fragments.

@boeken
@bookstodon

pascaline,
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@fifischwarz
Hah, I once abandoned a book by Stephen King. I just couldn't get through the story which was too repetitive and long before it, supposedly, would BE somewhere, the 'going' was taking way too much time. I think it took place on a train. A tower was involved, I think. I no longer even have that book: if I don't like it I don't keep it.

I do have others of him that I like although I BY FAR prefer other writers such as Peter Hamilton or Greg Bear, and others.

@boeken @bookstodon

eloquence, to random
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Now Elon Musk is spreading FUD about Signal. If you needed another vote of confidence that Signal (end-to-end encrypted messenger maintained by a nonprofit) is the real deal, there you have it:

https://signal.org/download/

pascaline,
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@eloquence

Signal is fantastic! It works fine! I just don't understand why organisations such as Extinction Rebellion still use, gulp, Telegram for their groups. I just don't. A nice extra is that you can create your own stickerpacks so organisations can use those for extra, custom, attention in messages. I mean ❤

They are super private, too.
And they create a sense of community because if you can spare a little bit of money you can even support them; they are nonprofit. Sigh.

@ExtinctionR

pascaline, to deaf Dutch
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We also need this kind of news ❤

Gene therapy; a deaf child can now hear after only 16 minutes surgery. Wow.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/09/uk-toddler-has-hearing-restored-in-world-first-gene-therapy-trial

elaterite, to history
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Here's a pair of charcoal kilns not often seen as they are a bit out of the way high in the Cedar Range of southeastern Nevada. The Panaca Kilns were built c. 1875 and used until the 1890s to make charcoal for mining smelters in the region. They were operated by Swiss and Italian woodcutters, known as "Carbonari," who had perfected the charcoal-making process in Europe.

pascaline,
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@elaterite
They look tall! Probably taller than in reality. What's their size?

pascaline, to StarTrek
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As i was watching last night, about a planet that was frequently shaken up due to a 'Sky Ship', the noise accompanying the shakes was appropriately loud.

Loud, deep, roaring sounds.
I loved them.
It was booming! And sometimes it was there even without the tremors.

It took the next episode and a sudden, bright light to realise that in fact, there was a massive thunderstorm outside.

glynmoody, to vegan
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After a blue won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

pascaline,
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@glynmoody
Sickening. Let's just appreciate good food, not because it's dairy or not dairy. What a bad decision to disqualify this. It would be good if this article helps spreading the news and makes it famous ❤

pascaline, to Astronomy
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Well, you know, this makes me dream.

"Boyajian's star is our galaxy’s strangest: a flickering globe of light whose sporadic and unpredictable output baffled astronomers for years.
The study of Boyajian’s star is being promoted as a research model that could help in one of the most intriguing of all scientific quests: finding intelligent life on other worlds."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/27/is-it-aliens-how-a-mysterious-star-could-help-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life

pascaline, to random
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Hm, someone never writes their own posts and only boosts other persons' posts. Legit? Maybe I am too suspicious.

me, to fediverse
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Hello, friends! Just got some wonderful news and wanted to share it with someone, and who better than you all. A dear friend who has been ill for a while has overcome their illness. We'll reunite tomorrow to celebrate together, but I'm bursting with joy already. Life has a way of bringing good news just when we need it most.

pascaline,
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@me
Celebration time! 🌞
Great to hear good news, and about someone you love. Enjoy ❤

elaterite, (edited ) to Battlemaps
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Cactus flowers are the best. This is an Echinocereus or hedgehog cactus. It's an early bloomer on the Colorado Plateau.

#Cactus #Wildflower #Desert #Botany

pascaline,
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@elaterite
How beautiful!
One of my cacti decided to bloom every year a few years ago. The first time was a surprise, and the colours are magenta. This picture reminds me of it even though yours displays a more prolific bloom.

CultureDesk, (edited ) to food
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Which foods have the most plastics? CNN says ninety percent of animal and vegetable protein samples tested in research published in February tested positive for microplastics. Other studies said vegetables can absorb microplastics through their root systems, and salt and sugar can also contain plastic. Here's the full story, including some advice on reducing your exposure. Tell us: Which of these proteins do you think contains the most plastic?

https://flip.it/HFoeOo

pascaline,
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@CultureDesk
aHAH! So I was right 😊
I like that you actually let us engage, and even react to responses. That's how you create an appreciative public.
Thanks for the link to the publication.

elaterite, to Battlemaps
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Not sure what this one is, but it's small and pretty! (Seen in the Four Corners area.)

pascaline,
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@elaterite
It's beautiful, yes!

ward, to aiart
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Let's stop using the term, "ai art," and start saying, "ai content."

They want us to call our work, "content," and they want us to call their junk, "art." No.

pascaline,
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@ward
Completely agree!

elaterite, to Camping
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Taking today and tomorrow off from property hunting to do a little hiking and visiting some of my favorite spots. This is Sleeping Ute Mountain in the far SW corner of Colorado My campsite view for this evening. (Phone photo.)

pascaline,
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@elaterite
Property hunting!
And then this wonderful trip, I am curious about the Pueblo village. When my ex first mentioned the Pueblo and growing up there I was so intrigued!

Mrfunkedude, to random
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A friend who was dealing with an unpromising future where he knew he would need to be taken care of in the not so distant future, once told me that his biggest fear would be when the moment came when the last of his independence would melt away and that he would become a burden to others.

I didn't know how to console him. So I just sat with him and listened.

It amazes me how much, as a culture, that we internalize our own care, and the care of others, as a "burden".

What is wrong with us?

pascaline,
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@Mrfunkedude Oh, yes. I have been feeling this for quite a while now. Becoming a burden, not being able to do what I like, and to hear others decide 'what i would want' which would clearly NOT be what I would want. I dread that, it is a scary thought that often comes to haunt me.

elaterite, to random
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Home for this night. Of course, the inside always looks about the same. It's what's outside that changes! (Phone photo .)

pascaline,
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@elaterite
Enjoy!

ErikJonker, to Bulgaria
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We hebben de EU nodig voor een veilige leefomgeving kennelijk , zowel bij mest als oppervlaktewater https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/04/09/slechts-4-procent-van-de-wateren-voldoet-aan-norm-voor-chemische-stoffen-met-name-vlamvertragers-blijken-problematische-vervuilers-a4195545

pascaline,
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@ErikJonker
En ondertussen roepen er velen dat het NL water van zo'n goede kwaliteit is. Elke keer zucht ik dan 🙁

pascaline,
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@ErikJonker
Nou, dat gaat ook achteruit door de problemen om steeds meer rotzooi eruit te filteren. Ook een drama aan het worden, helaas.
Ik zei ooit tegen iemand dat ons drinkwater zo lekker is. Hij, een fobisch aangelegde Arizonian die water met bleekmiddel gewend was, durfde niet uit de kraan te drinken. Maar toen hij het uiteindelijk dronk vond hij het inderdaad erg lekker. Nou ja, vergeleken met hun water is veel ander water lekker 😀
Soms proef ik iets sterk chemisch in het drinkwater.

GottaLaff, to comics
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outdid itself.

: “I’m being persecuted the same way Jesus was in terms of horrible things being done to a big star.”

Entire strip here:

https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/04/07

pascaline,
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@GottaLaff
Am I the only one who can hardly bear watching 'his face' even in a comic strip? I tend to look around it 😂

elaterite, (edited ) to random
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Out for a walk on a nice day in Reno, Nevada, today. (Phone photo.)

pascaline,
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@elaterite

I got a Huawei because of its superior camera. At least, that's how it was marketed, evaluated and sold.
It's camera sucks bigtime.
The best smartphone cameras were in my, gulp, Lumias. Yeah, those Microsoft ones 🙄😬
Leica lens, the works. The best. Not the iPhone, Samsung, HTC, or the doomed Huawei. Sigh...

pascaline,
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@elaterite
Most bad phone photos are bad because of the way they are processed, which is usually beyond the user's control. Weird edges, clumps of pixels, crazy distortions in shaded areas: all bad. It seems they have gotten worse, trying to 'help' by embellishing while smoothing out et cetera. I almost cried after inspecting the first Huawei picture.

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