Posts by amanda@an.errant.cloud
(DIR) Post #AUa02bKPRcyW97Mdma by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-04-12T13:33:33Z
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@seldo @Paradox okay, but "government cheese" is blocks of yellow cheese that the USDA distributed to did stamp recipients in the 80s
(DIR) Post #AYYl9nnuW9rSrSx8nw by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-08-09T16:21:52Z
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@clive I miss a lot of things that I liked about that space. But when they locked down so you can't even reliably view a tweet without logging in, I kind of gave up.
(DIR) Post #AZGPgW2Cf2noPWBXay by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-08-30T16:34:34Z
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This feels like something you beautiful people will know: if my insurance (Kaiser Permanente) says I'm not eligible for a booster because I've had two, but my last was a year ago, is there a way to get a third booster anyway? I am planning a couple of international trips and I don't want them derailed. I also don't want COVID. #covid #COVID19
(DIR) Post #AZIRcyb572i83trKDY by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-08-31T13:36:12Z
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@jeffcliff we have the tools to prevent spreading it.
(DIR) Post #Ai6MDM0ya5t9v8kdqT by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-09-07T15:33:09Z
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Starting a thread of books I enjoyed, mostly for my own self to refer back to, but maybe you, too, will find something you like. I get most of my reading from little free libraries and curbside stacks. Sometimes I have to give myself permission to stop two chapters in and put it back out. Sometimes I discover a new author that I genuinely enjoy. Waste Tide was a good read. Near future dystopian sci-fi story. I'll keep an eye out for more if Chen Qiufan's work.
(DIR) Post #Ai6MDN4Cfa43BRGjVw by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-09-23T08:25:46Z
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Apparently other people already knew about Elif Batuman, but she's new to me and I'm a fan. GQ called it "funny" as in "easily the funniest book I've read this year" and I feel like maybe I'm going about this all wrong. It was funny. But mostly it made me think about that feeling of being an undergrad with the whole world unfolding in front of you and dating intellectual men who mostly need to smoke less pot. I enjoyed it.Shown here with rural Sweden flying by in the background. 🚆
(DIR) Post #Ai6MDO9Yd9wQYKmWUy by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2023-12-17T16:25:57Z
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I'm always a little afraid to review books. What if someone more literary than me hated it? I really enjoyed The Paragon Hotel, though. So I'm adding it to my list.
(DIR) Post #Ai6MDOpO7dOye4LvhQ by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2024-04-25T21:20:07Z
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I had never heard of Hanya Yanagihara*, but found this in a Little Free Library and loved it. Truly. There were some loose ends that I wanted tied off, for sure. A lot of places where the story never came full circle and I had to live with not knowing. But I still loved it.* That's on me. She won the national book award for her last book.
(DIR) Post #Ai9ibFGs5POWQBraNM by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2024-05-22T17:07:04Z
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@futurebird @babe the thing they have in common is that you have to make a decision before you even start. I transitioned to Ubuntu years ago and stuck with it. I think it's a good, user friendly distro. Other people think that's Mint. I would not be in the fediverse if @ted hadn't just hooked me up when I was going in circles about where to start.
(DIR) Post #Ar3kUdzPg23oJbF4xk by amanda@an.errant.cloud
2025-02-13T00:05:20Z
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@jessamyn @futurebird @graveolensa It turns out you can use coffee grounds in place of sand to mix concrete, which is fascinating and seems relevant here. https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2023/aug/coffee-concrete#