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2022-05-02 : 🐱 Gidget Saw the Vet :
So, after a few days of acting strange, Gidget saw the vet today. Said vet thought there were a couple of things going … 2022-05-03 :
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“The War in Ukraine Is a Colonial War” 2022-05-05 :
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“We Need Public Housing, Not Affordable Housing” 2022-05-05 :
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“Joe Biden Is Making Americans’ Political Nihilism Worse” 2022-05-05 :
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“What Elon Musk Can Learn From Mastodon—and What He Can’t” 2022-05-05 : 🐱 Photo post:
When you need to get up and eat lunch, but a certain cat has you trapped by your arm… 🐈 2022-05-05 :
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““Elephant in the room”: Clean energy’s need for unsustainable minerals” 2022-05-06 :
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“Why Lithium Mining For EV Batteries Should Be Our ‘Absolute Last Resort’” 2022-05-06 :
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“Search histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws” 2022-05-07 :
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“Behold, the Book Blob” 2022-05-08 : 🇦🇺 Zoe Daniel and the Teal Independents :
In just under two weeks, Australia will be holding a federal election. We’ve had a right-wing Liberal/National … 2022-05-09 :
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“Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them” 2022-05-10 :
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“Unsettling Futures - Brandon Sanderson, fame, and the failure of the Long Tail” by Matthew Claxton 2022-05-11 : 📱 Micro post:
So Apple discontinued the iPod! A while back, I published a wiki page with my nostalgia-tinged thoughts on the … 2022-05-11 :
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“‘Just embarrassing’: Young people have lost all confidence in politicians, survey shows” 2022-05-11 :
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“Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh killed in Israeli raid: Live news” 2022-05-11 : 🖥 Micro post:
I enjoyed this Sarah Z video on the rise and fall of geek culture (external link), even though it’s … 2022-05-12 :
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“Israel’s High Court Rules in Favor of Forced Population Transfer” 2022-05-12 : 🐱 Photo post:
As you might remember, Gidget has been on a vet-ordered diet for the last 10 days. She is very unimpressed with it. Look … 2022-05-12 :
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“Please don’t let anyone Americanise it!” 2022-05-12 : 💻 Time for a Not-So-Fun Hugo Fact! :
If you have a post with only one category, and choose between adding it to your post’s YAML metadata in one of the … 2022-05-12 : ❤️ Like of:
“Why blog?” by Chuck Grimmett 2022-05-13 :
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“Spit hoods still used in Australian immigration detention centres” by Denham Sadler 2022-05-13 :
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“To Solve Its Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Must Demilitarize” 2022-05-13 :
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“What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows” 2022-05-13 : 🐱 Micro post:
Gidget today has been so desperate to show me the malign impact of this diet the vet has her on that a) she grabbed a … 2022-05-15 : ❤️ Like of:
“Thoughts on Micro.blog” by Robb Knight 2022-05-15 :
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“COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs — and experts predict another Omicron variant spike is coming” 2022-05-15 :
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“Allow yourself to dream, Australia. Morrison may be at his end” 2022-05-15 :
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“The EU Commission is planning automatic CSAM scanning of your private communication – or total surveillance in the name of child protection.” 2022-05-16 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo decided to be a real bro to his best friend Gidget when he visited last night. He nagged and nagged Vivian to feed … 2022-05-16 :
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“Building a Digital Homestead, Bit by Brick” by Tom Critchlow 2022-05-16 :
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“Want to make art? You better be rich: how Australian culture locked out the working class” 2022-05-17 : 🎙 How Eurovision Breaks Up Families :
I’ve been debating with myself whether I even want to post this entry because it is a little petty, but it’s … 2022-05-17 : 🇦🇺 Micro post:
Why did I get a personally-addressed letter in the mail purporting to be from John Howard? And what’s more, why … 2022-05-17 :
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“Breakfast with the Panthers” 2022-05-17 :
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“Esperanto Banned 70 Years Ago” 2022-05-17 :
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“No to the Cane” 2022-05-18 :
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“The time SUSE, the German Linux company, banned mentioning Jewish holidays.” by Brian Lunduke 2022-05-18 :
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“The Parable of the Amen Snorter and the Rotten Fish” by James Ley 2022-05-18 :
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“British Police Have Disturbingly Deceived Many Activists Into Romantic Relationships” 2022-05-19 :
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“Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face” 2022-05-19 : 🇦🇺 The AEC and Early Voting Eligibility :
The other day I discovered that according to the AEC, you’re still supposed to have a valid reason for voting … 2022-05-20 : 💬 Micro post:
Today I discovered that the English word country is in fact cognate to Latin (and descendents’) contra; apparently it … 2022-05-20 :
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“Why is Australia's parliament so white?” 2022-05-20 :
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“MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend” 2022-05-20 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget’s week has been full of ups and downs. Some days she’s felt starved (Monday when she nagged Viv to … 2022-05-21 : 🐱 Photo post:
Took a little selfie with Gidget this morning… and at the same time I get to show off this neat new jumper I bought, … 2022-05-22 : 🇦🇺 Quick Thoughts on the Election Results :
We had a late night staying up to see as many of the results roll in as we could, and so today my mind is all ajumble … 2022-05-23 : 🐱 Photo post:
Noisy day today. The construction site next door seems to be digging out all the earth where their underground carpark … 2022-05-24 : 🏗 Micro post:
Honestly, day 2 of unrelenting loud excavation work and I’m on Gidget’s side now. I tried going for a walk … 2022-05-26 :
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“Investigation reveals tracking by EdTech of millions of Australian school students during COVID lockdowns” 2022-05-26 : ❤️ Like of:
“IndieWeb + Tumblr = 💜” by fluffy 2022-05-26 : 🐶 Photo post:
I have a few photos to catch up on posting 😅 Anyway, Gizmo got the best seat in the house at our little Election Night … 2022-05-27 : 💉 Micro post:
Went to get my flu vaccine this morning. Considering it’s already a bad flu season maybe I should’ve gone … 2022-05-27 : 🏟 On Wimbledon and Married Women’s Names :
What strikes me about this article (external link) is not so much the part about Wimbledon dropping … 2022-05-28 :
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“Fear of history revisionism as Marcos family returns to power sparks panic buying of Philippines history books” 2022-05-28 :
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“The Stepney schoolchildren’s strike, 1971” 2022-05-29 : 💬 Return to Duolingo :
Nine days ago (to judge by my streak), I dusted off my old Duolingo account and (re-)started working through a couple of … 2022-05-30 : 🐱 Photo post:
With the cool weather and the front room being a bad place to work what with all the construction work going on next …
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.