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olav

@olav@theweird.space

Artist, Photographer, Cook, Miscreant. Odd. Basically I cook, do art, and sometimes post about them.

For my occasional recipes, follow https://nomdujour.net/author/olav/ Otherwise, check out my bio links

admin/owner of theweird.space. Please contact me and/or report any problems.

#art #photography #food #space #science #disabled #MentalHealth #bipolar

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roxiqt, to random

THERAPIST: And how do we cope with stress?

ME: Eat lasagna in the shower

THERAPIST: No

olav,
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@roxiqt @lisamelton

Yeah, the lasagna will get soggy. This is a better choice anyway

KydiaMusic, to ethelcain
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Shout out to @nigelharpur for buying my two songs on Bandcamp yesterday! I was having a day full of frustration and self-doubt as I work on my latest track. Thank you so much for reminding me why I do this; you made me feel like a rock star.

But you're the real rock star!

Gif of Beyonce looking relaxed and happy on stage as she laughs and points at someone in the audience who is (probably) the person who made her smile.

olav,
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@radiofreefedi

@wjmaggos @KydiaMusic @nigelharpur @elsemusic @etherdiver @bluenagoon @Sakti @limebar @mxtthxw @m2m @MOULE @eRatt @shannoncurtis @hilljam @imyke @dgar @muz4now @jonnyfallout @skysonix

I'll donate artwork to non-profits and other places with some variations in licensing but not for "exposure" because that just cuts me out of the deal

olav,
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@radiofreefedi
@wjmaggos @KydiaMusic

I think we're on the same page. Were I a musician and you asked, I'd more than likely say yes. Were you wanting free content for a subscription fee service, not so much. With exceptions of course.

A weird example is if I were asked to contribute to the Chromecast screensavers. I might. Google doesn't actually profit from that and it is actual exposure. A lot more like a museum gallery than anything else, yanno?
(I'd want to read the terms of course)

dgar, to random
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Follow me for more recipes.

olav,
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@melissabeartrix.@dgar

I'm more than willing to accommodate, especially health dietary reasons, but you can't decline the invitation and just show up.

These are the foods. I've accommodated my guests. You're a gate crasher, and while I won't summarily kick you out you have to deal with it.

dgar, to random
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We come from dust, and we all return to dust.

That's why i don't dust. It could be someone I know!

olav,
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@dgar
Dust. Wind. Dude.

andresmh, to fediverse
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Do you know librarians who have created Mastodon instances?

A librarian at my institution is interested in advocating for creating one. It might be helpful to read about other librarians' experiences doing this or the existence of some other cases managed by libraries.

olav,
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@andresmh
I dated a library assistant in HS so I have to ask what the instance will do, i.e., what's its scope? I mean, there's a very strong argument for the ALA having an instance that member libraries can join, but anything under the county/district level

vicgrinberg, to academia
@vicgrinberg@mastodon.social avatar

Estimated disadvantages for non-native English speakers when conducting different scientific activities.

Figure 5 from Amano et al. (2023) "The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science." PLoS Bio, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002184

Or, if you prefer a more popular summary, see https://theconversation.com/non-native-english-speaking-scientists-work-much-harder-just-to-keep-up-global-research-reveals-208750

olav,
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@vicgrinberg @jonquark

I'm in the "make it really fucking clear you can opt-out", and the same with QT. There is a very vocal group that have very legitimate concerns, but it seems like the vast majority want these features.

devnull, to random
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The older I get the more I feel like movies should have a washroom break in the middle.

Don't worry theatres! I bet you can find a way to sell concessions then too.

olav,
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@devnull
The bathroom is free but you gotta buy the toilet paper.

eniko, (edited ) to random
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"You shouldn't make your income reliant on a social media service, you should use online spaces you own"

nobody visits a website unless they see the link on social media or on Google first and nobody is gonna Google for something they don't know exists, not in a way your blog or website will show up in search results ahead of websites full of SEO gaming cruft

don't give me that "it's harder" shit, its not harder, it is absolutely completely and utterly IMPOSSIBLE unless you start out already famous. You might as well be saying "don't make your income reliant on social media; simply starve to death instead"

olav,
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@eniko
I'm sure I'll care more if the photo website ever goes online. But my recipe site, I decided it's just for.me and if anyone else likes it, fine. I'm not writing novellas, I'm not including an effluence of pictures, I'm certainly not allowing ads. All the things search engines hate, basically. I post links on SM if there's something new (and it's federated) which gets clicks which is nice.
But either way I'm not with the Cool Kids unless it's something esoteric.

shuttersparks, to random
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I think I'm the only Mastodon user in the State of West Virginia.

Prove me wrong.

olav,
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@shuttersparks
Give it a couple hours; their local ISP is probably shitty DSL at best but possibly dialup

olav,
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@shuttersparks
I have a shiatton of respect for WV citizens. The shit they went thru to not be indentured servants in the mines, and the "redneck"* persona the remaining coal barons keep pushing is demeaning at best

*Redneck being the bandanas they wore, perverted to undermine their education and resilience while pushing measures to reduce actual schooling to "keep them in their place"

lowqualityfacts, to random
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How to use Mastodon:

Step 1: Sign up.

Step 2: Do regular social media stuff.

Journalists: Only those with advanced degrees in computer science should even attempt to navigate Mastodon, the frustrations of its complexities will drive the average user to a state of hysteria.

olav,
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@lowqualityfacts
They expect to just show up in their sort of sun god robes and immediately be surrounded by a thousand naked women throwing pickles at them

Free_Press, to Ukraine
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KERCH BRIDGE DAMAGE
️

image/jpeg

olav,
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@Free_Press
That's going to take a hot minute to fix.

mbonsma, to random
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Why do all the museums open at 10 am, do people even understand that the kids have been awake for FOUR HOURS at that point

olav,
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@mbonsma @lisamelton

My experience has been there are museums for kids, and there museums for the louts that went home when the pub closed

Granted, my trip to London we stayed at the pub long after the locals were sent packing. Being a not-asshole American has its advantages.

spaceflight, to space
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

Overall costs for have tipped past $24 billion 💰💰💰💰💰 since the project was first conceived in 📆 2010. But because the is not , Congress will have to spend many more billions 💰💰💰 for each subsequent mission. In May, ’s Office of Inspector General issued a audit of the program, which found that delays to the booster and engine contracts have resulted in an approximately $6 billion 💰💰💰💰 cost-overrun https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/13/congress-prepares-to-continue-throwing-money-at-nasas-space-launch-system/

olav,
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@spaceflight and it could be worse. The Senate originally planned for SLS to carry people and cargo to the ISS. I can't even imagine the budget that would require

vicgrinberg, to random
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The eternal post-conference question: am I getting sick or am I just exhausted?

olav,
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@vicgrinberg
The engineering conventions I've been to, it's neither. Rather it's that weird 1967 era carpeting the hotels have.

Free_Press, to news
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Did we expect anything less from DeSantis?

State guard set up by DeSantis is being trained as personal militia, veterans say

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/15/ron-desantis-florida-state-guard-militia-veterans-quit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

olav,
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@Free_Press
California has a well regulated militia (see what I did there) that is similar to the national guard (and trains with them) in duties, etc but has never been politicized. Their ranks would quit too.
https://stateguard.cmd.ca.gov/public/

SrRochardBunson, (edited ) to random

Better Bill?

olav,
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@SrRochardBunson I'm sure Pullman is a nice guy, but his acting ability is limited to "affable schmuck"

TheWarOnCars, to random
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"Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill that calls for the cars of people who exceed the speed limit by more than 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) in developed areas or 70 kph (43 mph) outside town limits temporarily confiscated. Repeat offenders could have their vehicles permanently confiscated and auctioned off"

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/austria-approves-law-allowing-authorities-confiscate-extreme-speeders-100765078

olav,
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@TheWarOnCars @lisamelton

In California if you're driving over 100mph on the interstate (2 administrative points), you quickly get into reckless driving, which is 3 points and a criminal misdemeanor. But they'll probably add a few other infractions which in total means suspension of driving privileges for 12+ months
~ driving is a privilege here and controlled by the DMV separate from the court system, although they can move in parallel. DUI for example.

Alice, (edited ) to random
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I don’t hate a lot of things, but I absolutely hate the cursive capital letter Q. What the F are you, you stupid gigantic curly number 2?

olav,
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@Alice
A Q is an O with a tail and can't live without U

Alice, to random
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What WON’T Guy Fieri eat off a flip flop?

olav,
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@Alice
He's just jealous of Quentin Tarantino

ricmac, (edited ) to threads
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Poll: If goes ahead with its plan to add , will you follow one or more Threads users in your Mastodon account?

olav,
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@ricmac
Late to the party but there are folks I'm still trying to prise away from Meta. Idgaf celebrities. I have a philosophical problem with government/elected representatives moving from one vulture to another, particularly when there's an alternative that will be compatible with that audience

cspam, to random

Elon Musk Twitter Meltdown Megathread Part 4

Part 1: https://mastodon.cloud/web/statuses/109520799673427113

Part 2: https://mastodon.cloud/web/statuses/109542103348007605

Part 3: https://mastodon.cloud/@cspam/109557995621239068

This time, Elon didn't pay his bills last month and now everything is falling apart on the first of the month, prompting emergency action

olav,
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@cspam @shuttersparks

I think the term is "sea lioning"; they want to lure you into a "debate" where they continually spit lies and force you to refute evey one.

olav,
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@shuttersparks @cspam

I have in the past said something to the effect of "you're boring, I'm going to go do something else" but not actually block them or anything. It's fun to watch them go full apoplectic because I don't answer

SrRochardBunson, (edited ) to Georgia

in front of synagogue last Saturday.

olav,
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@johnefrancis @SrRochardBunson

They're definitely GMO and also not kosher/halal so you can't eat them.

At a minimum they are scavengers and live off eating the filth that sinks to the bottom

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