mirijb2

mirijb2, 14 days ago to random

What a loss. Alice Munro, 1931-2024. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/cbb4da2ef035e66b62948e2204205824a6d8457e87520f19f27beafc15828f34/XRH6DI2QEFBHTFDS5JLVJLS3PA/ Edited to add: I don’t know when I’ve grieved like this for a writer. I knew I would.

futurebird, 21 days ago to random

I just re-read Neuromancer for some reason and... I still don't really get it.

Though I'm not certain it's making any particular statement. The hero mall-ninja. The wasp nest of big money. It's like a bunch of dream images each with their own resonance rattling around in what would be unfair to call 90s pastiche... because to be fair to Mr. Gibson, he invented what was later imitated.

But, yeah. I still don't really get it.

mirijb2, 1 month ago to random

I’m a BU PhD, profoundly grateful for the full scholarship and stipend that saw me through my 5 years there and for the DGS and faculty that saw potential in a small-town semi-first-gen kid. There is so much talent in the faculty and grad student complement and generosity of mind with it. Boston is expensive. I lived on $10k/year in the early-mid 90s. I donate to the grad workers’ strike fund so today’s grad TAs and RAs don’t have to decide which 1 veg to buy this week.

https://givebutter.com/bugwufund

mirijb2, 2 months ago to random

I have a heat pump. It is a ductless mini split system with three heads. I live in an 850 square foot two-storied two-bedroomed flat built directly on uninsulated concrete slab with terrible wall insulation in a city with January highs of 9 degrees C and where it rains All. The. Time. My heat pump is excellent and I love it.

From: @rahmstorf
https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf/112138653744573176

mirijb2, 2 months ago to animals

yesterday morning when my impatient dog busted into the bathroom #soundup #dogsofmastodon #bordercollie

an expectant looking black and white border collie tilts her head in response to familiar words

EllieK, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to vegan

A quick photo post of the air dried sharp cashew 'cheese' (from Miyoko's recipe) after 4 days of drying. I will next wrap it in greaseproof paper and refrigerate for as long as we can stand to leave it. Or I could just salt the outside lightly again and leave for another few days to deepen in flavour. It's already so good! I think I'll leave it a couple more days, as we already have some of the turmeric black pepper one to eat.

#vegan @vegan @wfpb #WFPB #EllieKPosts

inquiline, 2 months ago to random

"According to the report, people born before 1965 are, on average, happier than people born after 1980. Millennials report drops in their life satisfaction with every year they grow older, while boomers’ happiness increases the older they get"

Meanwhile, Gen X's unhappiness doesn't even rate

https://time.com/6958494/united-states-falls-world-happiness-report/

*(do not @ me about either generations or these surveys being sus)

tantramar, 2 months ago to random

Watercolour of the Tantramar Marsh. The colours can be amazing here. I’ve probably posted this before. Undated; likely 2018. #warercolour #painting #MastoArt #landscape

mirijb2, 2 months ago to random

#silentsunday

tantramar, 2 months ago to random

Dear autocorrect: I use the word “I” dozens a time per day. I use the word “O” when referring to our national anthem (twice per decade). Act accordingly.

andrew, 2 months ago to privacy

Leveraging my #privacy and #ai friends. A super talented and capable undergraduate student graduating at the end of the quarter reached out to me asking for career routes forward, prior to (or perhaps instead of) law school, that would allow for the exploration of #dataprivacy, #compliance, and AI #policy.

I know about IAPP and their training and certification programs, but didn't immediately have any additional resources off the top of my head. Thoughts? Tips? Thanks!

@law #lawfedi

mirijb2, 2 months ago to random

in Canada, Canadian Tire also pulls this garbage. It is an illegal search. At the very least, signs need to be posted declaring this policy on the way in. But I’ve read enough critical legal studies on the critical race studies and feminist legal studies fronts to say confidently that consent can be violently overdetermined and searching customers ought to be illegal, full stop.

From: @dalias
https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/112072886221370487

mirijb2, 2 months ago to random

shopping Save On Foods online in Vancouver’s east end (where you are required to have your order picked from the closest store): there will never be cheddar cheese of any brand available when they pull your order, and you will get an “out of stock” email; pasta will come only in spaghetti, rigatoni and macaroni shapes—another “out of stock email”; cultivated blueberries are sold but wild ones are reserved for west side stores; at least one item on your register tape will silently fail to appear.

mirijb2, 3 months ago to random

it just occurred to me that I could use a high-res digital photo and info on the internet to definitively identify the maker and age of the chocolate cup my late aunt, a fan of beatnik coffeehouses who found it in a junk shop in her early 20s, gave me in the mid-90s in honour of my BA in a field involving early 19th-century coffeehouses. It is old Sheffield Plate and was made by James Dixon and Sons between 1836 and 1841. Does anyone know how to get this level of tarnish off? Silvo not doing it.

James Dixon and Sons hallmarks on Sheffield plate 1836-1841