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Cyrus

@Cyrus@zirk.us

Jazz drummer, professional dog trainer (R+, CPDT-KA, FDM), anarchist, enby, old, working against the systems of whiteness and colonialism.
https://justmytoots.com/@cyrus@zirk.us Image alt: both my avi and my header are cute dog pics.

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gwynnion, to random
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Upon finding out 99% of NYU protesters were indeed students, Republican Councilwoman Vickie Paladino decided they all have to die.

It feels like Democrats should stop helping these people in their war on students and higher education?

Cyrus,
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@gwynnion @bedast I can imagine her thinking she can claim it was just metaphorical, not literal, but surely enough people can see through that? It’s stochastic terrorism.

Cyrus, to animals
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I’ve taught my cat to ring a bell when he wants food. I suppose most people would think he rings it all the time, but no! He just hunkers over the bell, waiting, watching, relishing his newfound center of power.

Cyrus, to random
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The most awful thing about iceberg lettuce is knowing there’s so much of it we cannot see below the plate

Cyrus, to portland
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Recently went to see the giant troll “Olebolle” built of scrap wood in SW Oregon by Danish artist Thomas Dambo:

A view of the troll from below, showing his belly, chest, face, and arms
A close up of his face and chest. The face has smooth curves, with no beard or head hair sculpted. The body is covered with smaller shingles to make a pelt.
A view from inside the shed house, up through the space where the roof was lifted off, with the troll peering in.

Cyrus, to random
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I posted this rock last year, but you know, what goes around comes around

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Cyrus, to random
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We’ve got and but it’s more remarkable that mastodon has no

wleisner, to random
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Why won't anyone explain what "IYKYK" means to me???

Cyrus,
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@wleisner @purplepadma It’s the sound of a cat hacking up a hairball

Cyrus, to random
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The strategist of the orca armada is originally from Spain. They call him Majorca

Cyrus, (edited ) to design
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I know we have some logo designers in here! Looking to hire someone to a scalable with maybe 3 shape/ratio variations for my . Need a clean professional look, but naturalistic, leaning towards art nouveau, not angular or hard.
Edit: I don’t have “rates”, this is a commission request for a one-off job. I will want to see examples of your previous logos, and if you’re a good fit then I’ll ask your rates. Thx!

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Cyrus, to disability
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Hi users, do you have any websites or recommendations for someone getting their first chair? She has been avoiding it for a long time, but can’t put it off much longer. She wants something sporty, light, zippy looking.

Cyrus, to random
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Two very different moss monsters I made friends with today:

A decaying stump, just a hand length wide and a meter high, with a big bulbous head of moss on top, giving it the appearance of a muppet or creature. Various types of moss and lichen spring off it, and the woods all around are similarly enrobed.

Cyrus, to random
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You’re pouring hot water into the French press? On what grounds?

Cyrus, to random
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Jask

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I can’t believe all this moss is free. Like it’s just sitting there where anyone can look at it without even having a subscription!

A large tree reaching to the sky, completely covered in twisty whorls of moss
Moss drapes thickly and luxuriously from a branch
A closeup of a thick forest of little tree like shapes of vivid moss growing on a fallen branch

hannah, to random
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Enchanted bathroom garbage can that looks full but always has a just little bit more room

Cyrus,
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@hannah Enchanted bathroom garbage can that says “enchanté” whenever you use it

Cyrus, to random
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Yes hi uh, this is more of a cicada than a question

PopeSlacksalot, to random
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When you work with groups of people, how do you tell one person that they are taking up too much space (mostly talking too much and dominating the group conversation)?

Cyrus,
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@PopeSlacksalot @twistylittlepassages If I’m chairing a meeting then I’ll say “let’s make sure everyone has gotten a chance to speak and get their questions answered, especially people who haven’t spoken much yet.” Then I turn towards them and away from Mr Bigmouth. If it’s not a meeting then I will just be sure to pointedly ask the quieter people for their thoughts.

Cyrus, to random
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This cosmic display is very cool because in the continental US we don’t often get to see areolae in public

hotforteacher, to random
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This is the first time I’ve seen Die Hard since I learned that Stockholm syndrome isn’t about hostages falling in love with captors.

It’s really about how in some situations, hostages can feel that their captors are more invested in their safety than the police are.

This seems entirely rational to me.

Cyrus,
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@hotforteacher @RamenCatholic Wait till you read up on the actual invention of “Stockholm syndrome”. It was made up by a criminologist in order to discredit a female hostage who said the police did way more harm than good, and they wrecked her efforts to negotiate with the captors.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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I love dogs. Keep your cop K-9s to yourself though. A cop is a cop.

Cyrus,
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@Adam_Cadmon1 I run into this as a dog pro unfortunately often. Just the other day when someone found out I was a trainer they said “oh do you know so-and-so?” I didn’t, which is unusual cos I know most local dog pros. They said “she trains K9s for the PD” and I exaggeratedly replied THAT EXPLAINS WHY I DON’T KNOW THEM.

Adam_Cadmon1, to Dogs
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Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit.

Cyrus,
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@Adam_Cadmon1

msquebanh, (edited ) to pnw
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Some other sights around the gorgeous forested private property that I spent most of yesterday at 11:30AM-1:30AM.

I don't know what that wagon wheel thing is - does anyone know?

Cyrus,
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@msquebanh @Adam_Cadmon1 The truck reminds me of my friend when I was little, her dad had a classic Studebaker in his front yard that he promised she could have when she turned 16 and got her license. By the time that happened, the interior had been completely overtaken by nature, and a whole tree grew up smack through the middle of it.

xantha, to random
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if anyone has any suggestions on how to make rugs stay put on their rug pads when my exuberant dogs run across them instead of coming up and getting jumbled (rug pad is staying flat). there's no real furniture to hold it down and I'm kind of balking at velcro but might be the right choice with these cheap cotton scrap rugs.

(I want the dogs to continue to be exuberant. I have no issue with them playing and running up here. it's their house too! this is their open space to wrestle in.)

Cyrus,
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@xantha I use heavy duty double-sided tape to make floppy rugs stay on the pad. It works better with rubbery coated pads than the bare felt types. The downside is it means I can’t throw those rugs in the washing machine. For $$ there is a rug brand called Ruggable that solves all that. I recommend highly apart from the $$.

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