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seanbala

@seanbala@mas.to

Former #ReligiousStudies student in #Chicago. Interested in #religion, #philosophy, #ethics, #culture, #environment, #ecology, and #community. Currently working in #HigherEd.

Other Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #History #Solarpunk #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Bookmaking #Musicals #Theater #India

Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people!

"If only I may grow - simple, firmer, kinder, warmer." Dag Hammarskjold

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susankayequinn, to climate
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SUPER COOL: My story will be in a exhibit in NYC!

THE CLIMATE IMAGINARIUM: a community center for climate & culture (galleries, exhibits, performances, events) that respond to the climate crisis with visions for hope & justice.

There'll be a wall of stories w/QR codes to download & read!

WHERE: Governor's Island, NYC

WHEN: 11a — 5p Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, May-Nov

Launch May 18th:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-imaginarium-launch-party-on-governors-island-tickets-896416133787

seanbala,
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@susankayequinn Congrats!! 💚

booksns, to books
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https://www.booksns.com/57661/ Prodigal Summer I’m a huge Barbara Kingsolver fan. The Poisonwood Bible was a masterpiece. I can’t put into words how much I love Demon Copperhead. But Prodigal Summer…. I am struggling so hard to get into it. I’m about 150 pages in. I’m just so bored. I need some kind of encouragement that it gets better. I …

seanbala,
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@booksns I liked it but it did take a while. I read it a while ago but I remember being struck by moments of beauty.

Delhi, to delhi
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Congrats Delhiites!! #delhi #mastindia #delhi #india #mastodonindians https://redd.it/1cnaxsh

seanbala,
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@Delhi

This picture and post make so little sense...I love it 😂

chartier, to iPad
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#iPad anecdote: Hanging at one of my favorite #Chicago cafes, The Drawing Room in the Chicago Athletic Association. It’s a hotel on Michigan Ave so you often see all walks here.

Four devices at the big work table: three iPads, one Windows laptop.

One woman is rolling with an Apple Pencil and writing on paper note cards. Another woman and I both rocking Magic Keyboards, she’s studying and taking notes.

I should point out that no one can get any work done on iPads. 🙃

#Apple

seanbala,
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@chartier Complete non-sequitur from your point but we discovered the Chicago Athletic Association last winter. Can't believe I lived here for nearly a decade and never discovered it before.

And to echo your point, I have a Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and honestly, with a keyboard, I can do about 85% of tasks I would want to do.

seanbala, to gardening
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Did some repotting yesterday. Some of our plants had outgrown their pots. The big one in the photo has been with us for probably 4.5 years and has grown so much. It feels good to have taken care of something for so long.

seanbala, to mastodon
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Two questions for those who do automatic deletion of posts on -

When you do this, does this delete all BOOSTS you have made (unless you favorite or bookmark them)?

And does it also delete all of the COMMENTS you have made on other posts (unless you favorite or bookmark them)?

seanbala,
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@eco_amandine

Thanks for replying! I just want to ask again because I think I may not have asked is clearly. I had to read the boost sentence twice.

Say for example that you boost one of my posts. That shows up on your page. Do those posts get automatically deleted?

Sorry if you got it - just wanted to make sure I asked clearly!

I basically want to clear out my boosts but was unsure precisely what gets lost in process of automatic deletion.

NunavutBirder, to worldwithoutus
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So, this was released today. My third stamp with Canada Post. Qarlinngua (The pants). And technically my second stamp with a family member in it, as the tiny figure in it is my son Travis. Now for one with Hilary in it.

I’ve very proud of all of these, beyond the cache. They are about my home, and family. And also my family has a long history with the Post Office, 101 years. My grandfather, father, and brother were all postmasters in Roblin.

seanbala,
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@NunavutBirder Pretty cool! Congratulations :)

swanksalot, to chicago
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Bally’s Profits Continue To Lag At Medinah Temple, Executives Say
Revenue at Medinah Temple’s temporary casino has been lower than expected, but Bally’s executives said that’s to be expected as it continues to break into the market.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/06/ballys-profits-continue-to-lag-at-medinah-temple-executives-say/

seanbala,
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@swanksalot

I hope it crashes and burns. It just breaks my heart every time I walk by the building.

liztai, to random
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I've gone to the dark side. I got my first ever cloud storage/all-in-one subscription service - OneDrive and all it entails.
They should give @chungliwen commission money cos he convinced me lol. Next, Kagi!

seanbala,
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@liztai @chungliwen

I was a Windows Phone die hard (sobs) so I've been on One Drive for a while now. I am getting subscription fatigue but I think One Drive is a good deal. Microsoft is doing its best to drive me away with the AI stuff but I am pretty happy overall. My only wish is that you could choose which Office program you could download instead of needing all of them.

seanbala,
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@liztai

I'd be willing to pay the price just for the storage alone. But Office as a whole is just so large. I have an older Surface Pro with only 128 GB. I need all the space I can get! I ended up downloading Word and Excel Mobile and also Libre Office which I go back and forth between.

seanbala, (edited ) to movies
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Watched "Laapataa Ladies" on Netflix tonight. Really funny, gentle Bollywood satire with great acting and writing. Highly recommended!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21626284/

@mastindia

alkatandan, to Palestine
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Posted everywhere but worth re-posting:
https://mo-husseini.medium.com/50-completely-true-things-1ce672087b28

seanbala,
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@alkatandan This is seriously awesome. I'm so glad that I read it. I'm going to share this widely outside of Mastodon. Thanks for sharing!

seanbala, to privacy
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Got a question about . I know has robust privacy settings. I was wondering about the underlying protection of the system from massive data scrapers. Are there underlying protections built into Mastodon to prevent theft of data or the upload of data onto a third party website? On another vein, is there any way to limit your account reach in outside engines like ? Does Mastodon have limited interaction with outside search? Thanks!

seanbala, to chicago
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Another video for #SilentSunday from yesterday. We saw this at the grand opening of a new Art Space in Lincoln Square, Chicago.

#Chicago #Illinois #LincolnSquare #Wind #Pinwheel #Shop #Calm #Peaceful #Urban #Street #Art #Colorful #Colourful

Strings of colorful Pinwheel on the front of a building blowing in the wind.

seanbala, to chicago
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A little bit of flowing water from a trip to Lincoln Square yesterday for

A straight video of a large fountain with flowing water in Lincoln Square.

the_etrain, to random
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I like how social media and news sites call it your "feed". Makes me feel like a farm animal getting fattened up for slaughter so I can be divided up and sold piecemeal to advertisers.

seanbala,
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@the_etrain

Deep cut, man...very deep cut....

LifeTimeCooking, to food
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Some things planned for today, all easy to cook.

Fennel and white bean salad (Indian style), Marcha nu Shak (capsicum stirfry with chickpea flour and peanuts), and Shahi Gobi (a cauliflower dish).

seanbala,
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@LifeTimeCooking

A good Indian friend of mine in grad school used to say that if they made pasta, it was by default Indian pasta 😂 🤷‍♂️

seanbala, to coffee
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Just had an artificially flavored coffee that was so bad it makes you ask God why he allows such evil into the world. So much for trying to be spontaneous. Going to stick with my usual from now on ☕️

@coffee

jendiagammon, to Starwars
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We are excited on a galactic scale to announce that the New York Times bestselling author and co-creator of : The High Republic @cavanscott has joined our cross-genre anthology!
https://ko-fi.com/post/May-the-4th-Anthology-Announcement-Cavan-Scott-Jo-H2H6XOUI1

seanbala,
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@jendiagammon @cavanscott

You are really rolling good authors in! Congrats and May the Fourth be with you 🤗

Stoneycase, to portland
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Best non dairy ice cream I’ve had. Legendnondairy. Fifty Licks, NW #Portland #yummy #travel https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKm6YhsqNP4H1w9P7?g_st=com.jonny.mona.ShareExtension

seanbala,
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@Stoneycase What a seriously great name for a shop!

LifeTimeCooking, to food
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I adore dishes that can be made in 10 mins or under. This is an easy pasta dish – delicious – that is the perfect week night dish. It is great for lunches too, if you are at home. Put the pasta on to cook, dice the avocado, make a herb-garlic oil, mix all together and serve.

seanbala,
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@LifeTimeCooking

This is a good idea. But is avocado pasta another reason why Australia's youth cannot afford a home? 😂

thomasfuchs, to random
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(Copied from https://bsky.app/profile/nobodysholm.bsky.social/post/3krk4pbvuas25)

So Utah, having passed a transphobic bathroom bill, has launched an online form for people to snitch on folks they think are in the "wrong" bathroom or locker room.

Be a real shame if people on the Internet flooded it with fake reports: https://ut-sao-special-prod.web.app/sex_basis_complaint.html

seanbala,
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@oh_that_courtney @thomasfuchs Do you get to collect the reward if you report yourself? O_o

compfu, to random
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I just re-watched "Howl's Moving Castle" because I had forgotten what exactly it was about. I nodded off towards the end, and I'm sure that in a few months I will once again be unable to recount the exact plot.

But it looks so gorgeous. I love the depiction of early 20th century European cities. The "airplanes" are a nod to Nausicaä or Laputa but are animated much more fluently. The quality holds up all the way to the end. But the plot just feels so obtuse to me.

seanbala,
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@compfu

Thanks for your thoughts. Quick question - what language did you watch the film in?

We are watching the film right now in Japanese after watching the film in English many times and I find that the film makes slightly more sense in the Japanese. I find the performances match the characters a bit more and some of the dialogue makes more sense to me

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seanbala,
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@compfu

I've also read the novel (it is really fun!) and I found the Japanese feels more like the original novel.

I feel like the English cast were big names but their performances kind of obscure the story.

That being said, "Howl's" is notoriously obtuse by Ghibli standards. I think the writing on their earlier films is much tighter.

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