Posts by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
(DIR) Post #An82UMSWugTC3QL5ii by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-10-18T11:01:13Z
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@futurebird Not sure about the vet question, but I could see a future where local testing facilities (there is one near my house) could be a regular adjunct to tell-health. Drop in for a throat culture or blood draw and then see the doctor by video when the results are in.
(DIR) Post #AnVkKaHnCSQMbeADJY by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-10-29T21:30:50Z
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@futurebird On my corner of Nextdoor there was a recent surge in accounts of "people" with Chinese surnames all offering short random quotations from famous thinkers. They were all in different neighborhoods, but the basic pattern was identical.
(DIR) Post #AnthNoKTbbW03VBmfQ by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-11-10T10:50:52Z
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@futurebird ‘Pica is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful feline I’ve ever known in my life.’
(DIR) Post #AntqT2j0PRzNjpES0m by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-11-10T12:32:40Z
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@futurebird I am still relatively new to the Fediverse. I'm very with it, but there's one thing I've noticed re:boosts. I now follow several people who regularly boost posts from people I already follow, so I may see the post when it's first posted, then see it again two or three times when it's boosted by others. Is there some setting to adjust to avoid that, or do I just bask in the fact that I'm part of a pod of like-minded folk?
(DIR) Post #AnuCyD1cMTfBeVCiES by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-11-10T11:03:56Z
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@starkraving666 @luckytran Are you saying the average American isn’t wildly less aware of, or interested in, knowledge than 40 years ago?
(DIR) Post #AnuDkF7FtHeG2MkGTA by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2024-11-10T16:53:31Z
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@tomjennings @starkraving666 @luckytran Fair enough. To clarify my thinking, and make it more contextual, "Can there be any doubt that the average American knows less about politics, the economy and civics than they did 40 years ago?"I saw a quote recently from a journalist who said that many people they asked "are you bothered that Trump may be an authoritarian" replied, "what's that?".
(DIR) Post #AqEw5guC11C47HFtlA by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-01-19T12:28:47Z
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@futurebird @jt_rebelo Is it “manipulation” they fear or the collection of too much data? I haven’t followed this closely, but I mostly hear the data privacy argument, not the manipulation argument. In either case it’s only because the Chinese are involved in doing it, not because it’s being done. Good old fashioned, home-grown manipulation and data intrusion are fine.
(DIR) Post #AqdDJghZvjLCYPeZSS by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-01-26T14:44:25Z
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@ai6yr Just dropping in to make the pedantic observation that "largest in recorded history" is an absurd statement that must rely on a very narrow definition of "records". TB was endemic for generations and there must have been thousands of cases (I'm not doing any research on this) at many times in "history." This is just bad #journalism.
(DIR) Post #Aqo8e3ve8ClNyX4J8K by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-02-05T12:04:17Z
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@futurebird The other day I saw a van with this message on it. "Find non-human teachers." Your post reminded me of that.
(DIR) Post #Ar2YgfZyCQBu71LiU4 by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-02-12T11:02:07Z
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@futurebird one year for our anniversary my wife and I commissioned a local artist draw a few of the favorite objects we owned. A lot has changed in the 14 years since, but the drawings remain as a reminder of both the moment and the unique things we had collected together.
(DIR) Post #ArDB0J7v7sAI6kcTwG by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-02-17T13:58:29Z
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@futurebird The future is definitely hard to see, but it's not really necessary to be specific about what one is saving for. While "saving for retirement" has tax advantages at the moment, just amassing some amount of "savings" creates a resource that could be used for retirement or more art or an emergency relocation or whatever. Putting a little away each month in a separate account of some sort where it's out your everyday view is not that hard (if you can spare the money).
(DIR) Post #AsHMFyMSzFjDyrFuKm by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-03-21T12:15:32Z
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@futurebird There’s a lot wrong with social media (even the fediverse) but I forgive all that when I read something exquisite like this thread. Thank you for your humanity.
(DIR) Post #At0D8f5dTDMG8LD5Oq by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-04-12T03:00:49Z
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@donald_brady @timo21 @heidilifeldman It's not just that they're bowing down. I think it's safe to assume that a significant number of these "older white men" are completely at peace with the fact that Trump is set to make life more difficult for Blacks and women. These are the men who feel their all-male clubs were never as good after they had to admit women as members, or that their country clubs were not as nice when Blacks could join.
(DIR) Post #AuaGdu4iqv3KQVjbm4 by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-05-29T10:56:24Z
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@futurebird @rhempel It's the 21 century version of those record (and then CD) clubs where you had a couple of days each month to tell them you didn't want that months selection before they'd send it to you. I used to berate my parents about all the unwanted CDs they got that way.
(DIR) Post #Av6Z5ZSUVdHMe7dWgS by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-06-14T00:53:29Z
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@wjmaggos @Gladso @pluralistic We'll be lucky to have any kind of voting by the time the mid-terms come around at this rate.
(DIR) Post #Av8BfyXYix9kHEkkWu by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-06-14T19:40:57Z
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@futurebird I'm sure that is the case, but it's sad he didn't say, "I am calling on law enforcement to protect those exercising their first amendment rights today. We will not be cowed just because we have a killer in our midst."
(DIR) Post #AvYnNzZfcuIC0rNCgC by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-06-27T15:45:53Z
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@stux I realize your argument is largely hypothetical, but the reality is that if you tried to enter the US and refused to give the agents access to your devices that they found acceptable you would simply be turned around and sent back. In this instance refusal is not an option if you want to get in. Also, at least for now, I haven’t heard of any US citizens being asked to provide device access. So Bezos would t be getting special treatment.
(DIR) Post #Avee1c0qoWvvvb6FX6 by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-06-30T11:29:20Z
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@futurebird This is an aspirational post: I hope one day I feel that way about swimming. I never learned as a child and am now trying to learn as an adult. I watch people glide leisurely by in the water and then I thrash and flail. It's as though our bodies have entirely different limbs, or the water is more buoyant in the next lane at the pool. I hope one day I glide along and the flailing is just a distant memory.
(DIR) Post #AwC0Kjk2fpacJItwhc by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-07-16T13:44:45Z
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@futurebird @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes My current thinking is that every American needs to do a personal risk assessment based on the fact that there is (or will be within weeks) no rule of law as we understand it. I realize that some Americans have been in this position to some degree throughout the history of the country, but this is exponentially more serious for everyone. Imagine the worst possible outcome and be prepared for it as best you can be.
(DIR) Post #Awx96s4V88rG6mrxKa by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
2025-08-08T02:19:38Z
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@futurebird @MLE_online That's interesting. That very thing about ICE saying the person said they were here illegally was just reported in a case here.