Posts by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
(DIR) Post #9fxia4KHkRnAOficwi by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-02-17T18:22:45Z
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Really good visit to the allotment with my allotment-having friend. I have my eye on a disused plot that has raised beds and a plum tree and two apple trees, among other things.
(DIR) Post #9fxia4ks9b3jj89rO4 by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-02-18T08:59:28Z
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Also I found out that if I get an allotment, I can keep BEES on it, so long as I get permission.BEES. YASSSSSSSS.
(DIR) Post #9fxia57ulvUUsawGIq by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-02-18T09:25:34Z
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I mean, I would need to learn about beekeeping and stuffbutbees
(DIR) Post #9gECpDvGkVZ9aZeR9s by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-02-26T12:20:31Z
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Ants getting active in the garden already.It is February, and my prairie-raised brain is telling them to get back underground because it can still snow.
(DIR) Post #9gEGEzZd1Ls6TgVYKO by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-02-26T14:08:38Z
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@ehashman it's so weird. I'm in the UK at roughly the same latitude as Edmonton, and today I am planting out strawberries. My peas have sprouted, and they aren't even on the south-west facing back patio, they're in window boxes on the north east side of the house. We might need to turn the heating off entirely soon (it still gets fairly nippy at night, and old houses in London are basically uninsulated). It's February, I checked twice.
(DIR) Post #9gna73dOpykQN5MaDA by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-03-15T15:06:13Z
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@neufv well done!
(DIR) Post #9gnyycbdwSWX58cFO4 by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-03-15T19:44:46Z
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@neufv Not sure if you are serious about the prayers bit, but if you are: prayers assured.
(DIR) Post #9h67ZLH5Kt7Yf5FWme by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-03-24T07:58:26Z
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Shout-out to The Bike Project in London, who take second-hand bikes, fix them up, and give them to refugees.They also sell some of them to non-migrants to fund their running costs. If you are in London and have an old broken bike you don't want, or you are in the market for a new one, they are worth knowing about!https://thebikeproject.co.uk/pages/about-us
(DIR) Post #9h7s6ntmisSu2mCkam by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-03-05T07:09:29Z
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Step-free access, everywhere, by default.Pedestrians and cyclists given actual priority over cars and other big metal boxes at every point. Free trains for everyone.Food delivery that works kindof like milk delivery: re-useable glass containers with recyclable foil lids.Better access to 3D printing of medical gear like splints. #ThinkingUtopia
(DIR) Post #9hRPhaGOQ4lVzIGrSa by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-04-03T18:42:57Z
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@hector There are definitely alternate readings of that where Jesus is *not* the master in the parable; especially since it is immediately followed by a definition of who is righteous that includes "And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’"http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=89961021
(DIR) Post #9hRWfxPU5bHusLh8sK by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-04-03T20:32:12Z
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@hector I tend to read it as "people with more resources in the first place tend to do better materially" without assuming that Jesus endorsed the phenomenon.
(DIR) Post #9hRYsCDr2i2qCODczA by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-04-03T21:47:28Z
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@hector Punished and called lazy, when he was in fact fearful, by a master who reaps what he does not sow etc. I don't really get why people think such a master represents God in this parable. How do you justify the parable of the talents as being about the spread of the gospel? The surrounding text doesn't mention evangelism at all; it seems far more coherent, to me, as an explanation of how it is that poverty exists, and precursor to the next section of text.
(DIR) Post #9mNouygf5GjZXfzXJQ by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-08-29T15:05:13Z
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I wish it were possible to read anything about the supposed, hypothetical carrying capacity of this planet without running into a bunch of Nazi garbage. Like, "there are too many people!" has been used as an excuse to kill/oppress some of them, basically for ever, and that is wrong. But surely the carrying capacity of the planet is not infinite; the idea that we can have logarithmic population expansion and the same finite resources and nothing bad will happen is obviously flawed, and -- to me -- smacks of crapitalism. Even with efficiency gains (through tech or redistribution or whatever), eventually we must hit some kind of limit.The best argument I've seen is still "when people are educated and live in a liberal democracy and have easy access to safe contraception, they have fewer kids" and that's also very problematic in several ways!
(DIR) Post #9nu38xVq1B1yf0nUuW by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-10-13T21:25:17Z
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Reminder that if you think technology is just bad in itself and just doing without it is edgy or punk or whatever, you're probably being ableist. I wear spectacles for my eyesight, and an exoskeleton on some joints, and have been pretty dependent on a bicycle as a mobility aid at various points in my life (and expect to be again). When I get to the point where leaving the house means using a powerchair, then I'll do that too. Things like Alexa or whatever aren't terrible simply because they are convenient, it isn't immoral to find that some services make life easier. What is immoral is organising our society in such a way that the easiest and most accessible way for many people, especially oppressed people, to get things they need is to use corporations that treat people so badly. And yes, boycotts can be part of reorganising things, but I'm still not going to ask e.g. my blind friend to stop using Amazon.
(DIR) Post #9nuos1tfGA038Qw2xU by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-10-14T11:59:14Z
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@talon Yes, exactly.
(DIR) Post #9oJviOfdGnvWp0BHf6 by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2019-10-26T13:03:18Z
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Idea: A clock that takes the time of daylight and divides it up into twelve sections, let's call them "bells", and they are shorter in winter and longer in summer. In the night, same idea, let's call them "watches" and they are longer in winter, shorter in summer.Trains and timed meds and stuff would still need to run on UTC, but imagine being able to organise your day to the length of daylight/darkness. Most people would still need different routines in winter and summer but this is a feature, not a bug. If you think of better names for the bells and watches then let me know, I'm borrowing from nautical terminology here. Also does anyone want to program this? Even as a website where I could input my location by city, it would be super useful. Even going strictly by sunrise/sunset and ignoring concepts like dusk, it would be helpful.
(DIR) Post #9qvk3OIsBD8WMVkmIa by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2020-01-12T15:42:19Z
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@compostablespork My strategies for overwhelm are mostly to lower my expectations. Break things down into steps, write it down, and do the smallest possible steps. If I don't write down the breaking down into steps I just ruminate instead.Actual tasks go on a post-it with max 3 tasks on. No looking at big list until all 3 done or overwhelm ensues.The thing that helps me most is peer support. I use Focusmate for work-y things and some household things. It is free for a certain number of sessions per week, then a monthly subscription.Keeping track of recurrent tasks I find easiest with an Android app called Regularly. I'm apt to drop this for ages then start again.I use a Bulletjournal, extensively. It isn't pretty, but it helps me coordinate with myself.My house is still a mess and I get overwhelmed frequently. I still have bad days where I just get lost in my own thoughts and don't even manage getting dressed. But I'm better at recovering from those days, now.
(DIR) Post #9qvk3SVmX9q5Php8yW by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2020-01-12T15:50:27Z
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@compostablespork Medication-wise... I am no longer on meds for ADHD or depression due to side effects. I *really* miss the ADHD meds, but they were also a massive pain in the arse because they weren't refillable so I had to see the GP *every* time, then the chemist twice because they aren't allowed to keep my dose in stock. I found the second antidepressant I was on much better than the first (which made me feel numb and sleepy).If you're really struggling with day to day stuff, it may be worth reviewing meds with your healthcare team. For some people a different dose of a different drug can be a huge change.I also found that therapy and changing my living situation helped a lot with depression; mine is due to childhood abuse and trauma, and major stressors as an adult can set it off quite severely. But I am better at working around this, now, than I was.
(DIR) Post #9qvk3UBeIyvIbqQ5s8 by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2020-01-12T15:55:29Z
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@compostablespork Nothing I can do now is going to make me neurotypical, or make me look and act like one successfully. Nothing I do now can erase the damage I picked up from childhood stuff. I'll probably always have a messy house; I'll probably always need help to fully function.But I can mitigate some of the negative effects, and get more skilled at living as who I actually am.
(DIR) Post #9siwh3kxl5Z6QpfAsS by artsyhonker@sunbeam.city
2020-01-11T10:42:31Z
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Reminder that the MBTI stuff is not scientific and is probably of limited use, especially if you're someone who isn't an extreme of any of the four binary personality traits they propose. e.g.: I'm an ambivert. I don't find being around *people* inherently draining, the way an introvert might, but there are a bunch of accessibility things that mean typical extrovert patterns don't work for me either. That's fine! But MBTI wants me to be "I" or "E" with no real sense of weighting. That's not fine. That's putting me in a box that won't fit.