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caragraph

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I'm still trying to figure me out, find my place in the scheme of things. I do better and best when I'm doing. Major life changes this year, another reset button engaged. Fingers crossed it'll be the last one. I've never been tamed or settled, but thinking it might be nice for a change. Some days are better than others. Embracing tootfinder

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clive, to diy
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I didn’t have any eclipse-viewing glasses

So I’m doing this old-school

Modified cardboard box built out of crap lying around my house

Poke a tiny hole in one end, tape some paper for a viewing screen on other, and …

… voila, a camera obscura

I use something like this seven or eight years ago to see an eclipse, it worked really well

A man’s hand holding up a cardboard cube, with the edges tape together using masking tape, completely closed except for a 3 inch strip near the bottom of one edge. Inside that open space you can see the edge of a piece of white paper taped to the inner surface of one side of the cube

caragraph,
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@clive I knew there was a solution. Thanks for saving me the effort to look for it

patrickworld, to random
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I have asked the Supreme Court to allow me to have a cheeseburger 🍔

caragraph,
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@patrickworld dammit now I want cheeseburger too

caragraph,
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@patrickworld thank you! May I have fries with that?

marcelias, to random
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    caragraph,
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    @marcelias https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-elections-governor-legislature-vetoes-5c22afdce6b92171f64cbde047748b78 because this 'win' rendered their lawsuit moot?

    Hardly any great victory for North Carolina voters

    mekkaokereke, to random
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    When I said that the college athlete NIL law passing, transfer portal happening, hiring Black head coaches, and eventually, paying players would increase graduation rates and revenue for the NCAA, lots of y'all didn't believe me.

    If you stayed up late watching Colorado vs CSU, now you get it.

    Would you rather make:

    A) 95% of $20 billion, but Black kids get next to nothing.

    B) 50% of $50 billion, but you have to give $25 billion to Black people.

    This math is surprisingly hard for racists.🤷🏿‍♂️

    caragraph,
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    @mekkaokereke 'give to black people' seems to be a four word phrase containing a four letter word racists can't even begin to mentally imagine

    futurebird, to random
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    Does Mitch McConnell have a family? Does anyone love him enough to talk with him about... the finite nature of life. The preciousness of hours, minutes seconds?

    How from dust we all have come and to dust we shall all return?

    He could be petting some kittens. Listening to the sound of a child's laugh-- Dude really wants to die in front of us holding a pen mid-way through signing a bill that forces orphans to work in coal mines or something.

    caragraph,
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    @futurebird unless I'm horribly mistaken, he suffered polio as a child. Which makes his actions as a leader in Congress even more puzzling to me.

    patrickworld, to random
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    I made a Mitch McConnell jet tracker app but it isn’t moving 🤷🏾‍♂️

    caragraph,
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    @patrickworld impeccable comedic timing, my friend

    @noondlyt

    caragraph,
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    @patrickworld 😊😎🤣🤣🤣

    TonyStark, to northcarolina
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    voters:

    Please read and share this information about voter ID for your elections. There is a way to get a free ID if you don’t have one and a way to file for an exception if you need one.

    Don’t let your vote be suppressed.

    NC county boards of elections offer free voter identification for November elections -
    https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/08/city-free-voter-id-county-board-of-elections-voting-november-elections-nc-supreme-court

    caragraph,
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    @TonyStark of course. I also shared it with a local group on another platform. It's an important update, thanks

    caragraph,
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    @TonyStark thank you

    georgetakei, to random

    President Jimmy Carter is said by his family to be in his final days. My heart goes out to his loved ones and to our nation as a whole, who will have lost a good and decent man. Let his example be a beacon of hope, and let us all exhibit the kind of selflessness, compassion, and kindness he exuded all his days.

    caragraph,
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    @georgetakei I hope he makes it to his 99th October 1, at least. I'm honored to have known him

    TheUSASingers, to random

    Not to prematurely tickle anyone’s schadenfreude, but there’s a good chance Trump could be denied bail in Georgia.

    caragraph,
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    @cynblogger @TheUSASingers

    I can't think of anyone more deserving

    caragraph, to random
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/10/perseid-meteor-shower-shooting-stars/?utm_campaign=wp_the7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_the7

    Accessible to me through a gift, I hope I get to see these this year! I actually saw the moon and stars last night for the first time in what feels like forever. I'm not complaining, rain is always welcome!

    caragraph,
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    @MKSinSA I am so sorry! I didn't want to brag, but it's been every other day here for the past month at least, and they've been substantial.

    I truly do feel for those dealing with drought and with flooding. But let's try something, if you're game? Send me frog images. And have everyone in Texas send me frog images.

    Humor me. I'll explain later

    caragraph, to random
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    I just made doggo a new toy box from cardboard and outdoor fabric scraps. Now we have to learn how to get them out and put them away. I've named them all to help facilitate this. We'll see how it goes

    White German shepherd mix dog lies down in confusion/frustration that his toys are now in the new blue, turquoise, and white handmade toy box.

    GreenFire, to random
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    The drawdown market is growing which is some real, tangible

    Direct Air Capture (DAC) made up 3% of the tonnes purchased, and Biochar accounts for 2% of the purchases.

    The CDR.fyi Price Index for H1 2023 is $450/tCO2. This is a slight decline from 2022, driven by increased adoption of higher-priced CDR methods. https://medium.com/

    caragraph,
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    @GreenFire I have concerns as well, but I'm happy we're doing something. And hopeful the process will be monitored for compliance. I may be way off base but it seems potentially as ripe for grift as the pandemic funding

    IzabelaKaramia, to random
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    Awake.

    Probably a night of sleep that was slightly helpful to the state of me. A longer than desired wakeup period during it, but not nearly so long as what I've been experiencing recently.

    I've already had tea and a banana to help me wake up. Washed and smoothed my face. Making another pot of tea. Getting myself sorted to be ready for when Ginza shows up outside so i can go out and sit and chat with her. This morning I'm not going to make any effort to coax her inside the apartment...

    caragraph,
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    @IzabelaKaramia they were brutal here. Power was out a good part of the afternoon. Stay safe and dry!

    caragraph, to random
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    Today, former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 77th wedding anniversary. And how incredible is that?

    Happy Anniversary!

    caragraph, to random
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    My sunrise brought fireworks of her own to my little corner of the world. And even as this stirs my spirit for our Independence Day, I'm reminded we are none of us free until we all are free.

    We all share the same sky.

    caragraph,
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    @riversidebryan thank you. I'm so lucky to have this for inspiration every day ❤️

    caragraph, to random
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    caragraph, to random
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    Interconnectedness . . . makes you more afraid of hating than of dying.

    ~ Robert A. F. Thurman

    caragraph, to random
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    . . . shift away from perfection and instead move toward perfecting our love toward our imperfect selves.

    ~ Mark Van Buren

    caragraph, to random
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    She will wait at the back porch door for entry then sashay to the front door to be let out again, sinuously traversing everything and anything available on the way

    ajsadauskas, to internet
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    The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

    For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

    "Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

    There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

    It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

    Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

    @fediverse

    caragraph,
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    @ajsadauskas bwahahahah

    @fediverse

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