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just your grouchy neighborhood non-binary goblin

Chemists develop sustainable method to remove 'forever chemicals' from water (phys.org)

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly versatile chemicals. These fluorine-containing organic molecules are the reason why rain drops simply slide off outdoor jackets. They are used in the greaseproof coating of paper food packaging and are key ingredients in fire-extinguisher foams and the protective gear worn by...

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and just like a million other great inventions, we will never use it :) (though we should)

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yeeeah.

i’m trying to use dystopia but… it’s not really usable for me yet.

ended up just coming on here today. which is a good thing. kbin deserves all the love.

it’s just that so much is still over on reddit.

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cats when they do something wrong: :3c

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cinnamon toast crunch

not since the shrimp incident…

Artemis private beta rollouts have begun!

Hi there, the Artemis private beta rollout has just started! @hariette will be emailing 50 signup sheet users, while @lilkev will be adding 50 users from Artemis Discord. The order will be based on the submissions to the private beta signup form, as well as general activity within the Artemis community....

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Looking forward to the TestFlight version whenever it’s my turn :) Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into this!

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Looking forward to being able to use it once it’s my turn :)

Possibly a stupid question as I don’t know anything about making an app or APIs - since Artemis doesn’t use kbin’s API yet, can you still post comments through Artemis? Or is it read-only for now?

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Thanks! Neat!

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and i'm testing the seven seas. arrr! 🏴‍☠️

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i still appreciate a good classic meme

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as someone who takes many medications and has had to deal with pharmacy nonsense for years... was this the pharmacist, or were they a pharm tech paid $7.50 an hour? not that that somehow justifies the denial. rather, it makes sense that when someone can get an "easier" position (easier in quotes because i've heard being a pharm tech is really difficult - but again, iirc, it's a job a lot of people can get) that they would end up in this situation where they choose to deny filling someone's medication. i imagine most actual pharmacists won't be denying medication (but it DOES happen, no denying that, just less likely imo).

if this was a pharm tech, i would have demanded to speak with the pharmacist. especially since THEY can decide whether or not i "need" a certain medication. if they won't get the pharmacist, get the walgreen's manager, or just shout for the pharmacist to come to the front. the actual pharmacists can be soooooooo busy, so they could easily be tuning out what's going on at the counter. lots of customers can be frustrated - what do you mean my insurance doesn't cover this? this doesn't look like my normal meds! i'm not paying that price, charge me less! etc etc. so any confrontation going on up front is just a regular part of the job, and can be something you just tune out.

also sharing this info so people know what to do, if they should find themselves in this unfortunate situation.

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“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

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i haven't tried this yet, but here you go: https://kbin.social/m/BotIt

edit: wow major brain fart. you DON'T want bots. i thought this was like "can we not just use bots?" my bad

it's Friday night, what's everyone doing this weekend?

Mine is going to be laid back if all goes according to plan. I'm going to do some birding with a friend tomorrow morning, then I'm headed to a used bookstore to buy a copy of "the pricess bride" that I talked myself out of the other day (I've never read it). Then I'm hitting the farmers market and then relaxing at home for the...

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might go to the gym tomorrow, but honestly hoping i don't unless i feel significantly better. past 2.5 weeks have been rough on my mind and body; feeling super scarily depressed and drained and exhausted, had a massive breakdown this morning. just hoping i can relax as much as possible and be gentle with myself. i know some may say the gym is good for mental health and all that, but for me it can be draining, especially if i'm already feeling low. and with my current level of dysregulation, i might feel more socially anxious/paranoid. if i do feel well enough, though, it'll be good to get back on track with that.

if any linux users would like to try and make me feel better - whyyyyyyyyyyy won't debian 12 boot, grub keeps whining about like 14 failed sectors????? but my ssd should be okay, it's only a year old and macos (mid-2012 macbook pro) is running fine on the other partition???????? i keep reinstalling linux and it just does not care, i tried update-grub and it does not caaaarrreeeeeeeeee

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my kitty likes BUTT SMACKS. BONGO BUTT

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haven't used mineclone2, but i do want to echo minetest

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do not the crab or the shrimp!!!!!!!!!!!!! they do a dancey dance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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you've heard of beehaw, now get ready for kcaw

Women in the History of Science | Free book download (www.uclpress.co.uk)

Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world. Drawing on texts, images and objects, each primary source is accompanied by an explanatory text, questions to prompt discussion, and a bibliography to aid further research....

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thanks! maybe the books magazine would appreciate this also, if you would like to crosspost. and maybe freemediaheckyeah. i'm modding free for now, and this is definitely welcome there

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