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Frances_Larina

@Frances_Larina@sfba.social

Parent, spouse, IT & nature geek.
Trans crone; She/Her, please.
Important stuff:
Trans equality / Protect trans kids,
Autistic Pride, Neurodiversity, EDS
Pro-abortion anti-fascist
Capitalism is killing us all.

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Frances_Larina, to random
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If you don't or won't understand that alt-text exists to provide a hint of equity to people who can't see images, or to prevent harm to vulnerable people, and you rant about being corrected instead of trying to do better...or if you think it's okay to mock people who try to get others to have more compassion regarding alt-text...please don't follow me.

Frances_Larina,
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@jaycee

My apologies. Since you did not actually ask how to add alt-text, I made an incorrect assumption regarding your intention.

How to add alt-text:

After you add an image file to a post, click the word "edit" that overlays the right upper corner of the image once the image is uploaded and attached to the post. A new dialog box will open for you to add your alt-text.

Frances_Larina, to random
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"Access to telephone landlines could be in jeopardy for some California residents depending on an upcoming decision by the California Public Utilities Commission. AT&T is required to provide service as the states “Carrier of Last Resort,” providing basic telephone service in a particular area. AT&T wants to end that obligation. If approved, and another company doesn’t volunteer to provide service, it would affect customers in certain service areas throughout the state"

It's pretty much all those little less- or non-profitable corners, typically forested or hilly, where a carrier of last resort is the only carrier. There's no cell service and typically no Internet. You know, the exact reason the regulation existed until now?

Personally, after what they did to solar power in California over the last two years, I do not trust Newsom's PUC to do the right thing.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/address-lookup-how-to-find-out-if-you-could-be-impacted-by-atts-request/?pupeml=205428

thomasfuchs, to random
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Literally nothing has changed (ad from 1991)

Frances_Larina,
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@thomasfuchs

Copyright 1989.

Frances_Larina, to random
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@mlhalsey @grammargirl

That's true; one of the basic assumptions of this discussion is that the civic leaders in question want a polite, safe society.

Also, it's Quebec.

Frances_Larina, to random
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Acts of altruism and cooperation are the most rebellious, anarchist, anti-capitalist, anti-bigot things you can do. When considering how to react to any given situation, consider the influence of greed in all its forms and do whatever is furthest from it.

Frances_Larina, to random
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If you have any doubts that unions work, just look at cops.

(from: https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/san-francisco-employee-pay/ )

Frances_Larina, to random
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This is what I was afraid of.

Frances_Larina, to random
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Oh, surprise: now the UK doesn't want cis women to have estrogen, either.

This despite more than a half-century of studies that build up to solid knowledge regarding how sex hormones co-regulate serotonin. Which, in turn, very much does affect mood - among other attributes of menopause.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/05/i-could-have-sworn-hrt-had-cured-my-brain-fog-and-rage-then-i-read-that-it-hadnt

Frances_Larina, to random
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Here's that dystopic corporation-controlled future you ordered back in the 1980's, sorry for the wait.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2023/11/08/amazon-announces-new-benefit-for-prime-members-primary-care-services-for-9-per-month/amp/

Frances_Larina, (edited ) to random
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This is...surprisingly accurate.

MTBI = Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, is a many question quiz that creates scores that are tallied and produces the stereotypical four letter personality label. The first position is Extrovert vs Introvert, the second is Sensing vs Intuition, the third is Thinking vs Feeling and the final letter is Judging vs Perceiving.

Frances_Larina, (edited ) to random
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Capitalism is not your or anyone else's friend.

From this article:
"At 124.5 meters long, the [helium filled] Pathfinder 1 dwarfs the current Goodyear airships and even the massive Stratolaunch plane designed to launch orbital rockets. It’s the largest aircraft to take to the skies since the gargantuan Hindenburg airship of the 1930s."

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/08/the-worlds-largest-aircraft-breaks-cover-in-silicon-valley/

From an article on NBC news-dot-com:

"An MRI can’t function without some 2,000 liters of ultra-cold liquid helium keeping its magnets cool enough to work. But helium — a nonrenewable element found deep within the Earth’s crust — is running low, leaving hospitals wondering how to plan for a future with a much scarcer supply."

Frances_Larina,
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@jeanoappleseed

Right? Essentially, IT IS DIESEL FUELED.

Frances_Larina, to random
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"I am through with hugs and kisses. Handshakes are the only answer | Adrian Chiles | The Guardian"

All right; the pandemic is over, let's get back to normal and spread those germs!

(how about let's just not touch anyone in any way without their consent, hmmm?)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/09/i-am-through-with-hugs-and-kisses-handshakes-are-the-only-answer

Frances_Larina, to random
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Congratulations, Tracy Chapman!

"Fast Car wins country song of the year – 35 years after its debut"

We met once, very briefly in the early-mid 90's; she was one of the nicest, most grounded celebrities I've ever met. As the short conversation drifted we ended up chatting about how different paint colors affect mood & how subjective that is.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/09/tracy-chapman-fast-car-cma-winner

Frances_Larina, to random
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Capitalism is not your (or democracy's) friend, part two:

"US faces almost daily hazardous chemical accidents, research suggests"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/09/how-many-chemical-accidents-spills-explosion

Frances_Larina, to random
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This is the first accurate reporting on the non-story I've seen in the media. It's another one of Francis', "who am I to judge" PR shams.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/11/vatican-signals-openness-but-also-caution-on-transsexuals-and-baptism

Frances_Larina, (edited ) to random
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"Transgender people can be baptized, Vatican says"

Well, that was unexpected. And also highly inconsistent with the theology they spouted the last two decades.

I mean, honestly - until the 2000's we could get our names changed in the parish registry.

Why now & why don't I trust that this means something?

Oh wait; that's right - anyone and everyone can already get baptized! That's been the case for the last 1300 years or so.

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/09/vatican-transgender-catholic-baptism-godparents

Frances_Larina,
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"It also said that transgender people can be godparents and witnesses to weddings. People in same sex marriages can also be witnesses but cannot be godparents."

Aaaand there you have it; we can get baptized and so on, but we would have to accept that in their eyes we will always only be the sex/gender we were assigned at birth.

Never trust the Church. The media is going to run with this as some sort of acceptance of trans people when it very much is not.

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Hey folks, go get the newest Covid shots, because the hospitalizations and deaths are creeping up again.

Frances_Larina,
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@rolandelli

Done! 🙂

Frances_Larina, to random
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"Danica Roem Becomes Virginia’s First Out Trans State Senator"

She was a state rep before, also a first for Virginia. I'm happy for what this means for trans representation and as a message of acceptance. She defeated Gov. Youngkin-endorsed Bill Woolf who ran on an anti-trans platform.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/danica-roem-wins-virginia-state-senate_n_6351c6bce4b0b7f89f5fae44

Frances_Larina,
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I'm still holding the tiniest of grudges though, for the harm she's done to neurodiverse kids by legally pushing taxpayer funded conversion therapy for autistic students into the Virginia public school system.

Hundreds of adult autistics tried to politely & respectfully educate her before her bill even went anywhere, but she actively refused to even engage with them/us, saying we'd have to make an appointment to see her in person in her office rather than via email or social media.

So, yay - big victory for trans people & LGBTQ people nationwide, but not such great news for neurodiverse people in the state of Virginia.

Frances_Larina, to random
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On Nov 1st, astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were carrying out handy work outside the ISS when they accidentally let a tool bag float away. The bag is now a +6 magnitude satellite, visible ahead of the ISS with the help of binoculars.

Do you think there's friendly heckling on the ISS?

"Hey Loral - hand me a pliers, will ya? Oh, that's right, you left them outside."
(points to the window at the bag floating ahead of the station)

To be fair, if I was outside the ISS I'd probably forget to hang on and become a satellite myself.

https://gizmodo.com/iss-tool-bag-orbits-earth-space-junk-1850998462

starlight, to random

Migrating from firefish.social was interesting. I got all the follower relationships, but I had expected it to migrate follows too, and after waiting a few days because I didn't wanna accidentally break anything, I finally bothered to use the export/import functionality, which worked nicely.
Also, kitty.social is so much faster and smoother, while still feeling at home because Firefish.
So I'm pretty happy 😊

Frances_Larina,
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@starlight

It's nice to hear of change that works out good, thank you for sharing that!

Frances_Larina, to random
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American Ornithological Society (broadly paraphrased):

"If we can't name birds after racist people, we won't name them after any people at all. In fact, we're going to un-name all of our birds named after people."

https://theweek.com/science/birds-wont-be-named-after-humans-anymore-in-an-effort-to-eliminate-racist-links

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