Posts by holly@social.v.st
(DIR) Post #APKoOfbzrpUrWaD4mu by holly@social.v.st
2022-11-06T16:57:53Z
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@to3k @johnwsheldon @rysiek People will figure it out after spending some time here. After you’ve scrolled past a few CW’s where you yourself think, nope not today!, you start to appreciate and understand what sort of things to cover. But definitely CW your punchlines 🙂
(DIR) Post #APXYxcz44LJgZcvQ1Y by holly@social.v.st
2022-11-12T15:51:44Z
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@pearlbear I’ve been thinking about this because I’m used to queer folk here cw-ing transphobic content (reports of transphobia, that is) so that we can engage with it on our own terms and not be beat over the head with it when we need a break. But maybe it’s different because such a large percentage of the population here is queer so there’s more of a sense that everyone agrees so we don’t feel we’re being silenced, just protecting each other from over exposure.
(DIR) Post #APZXf6FJL1DGBj2s5I by holly@social.v.st
2022-11-13T20:17:22Z
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Panopticon in Haarlem. Now a mixed-use space and open to the public.
(DIR) Post #APlIFOs0IwOl0MwyW0 by holly@social.v.st
2022-11-19T12:41:05Z
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@leo @aral Yes! I canceled my Spotify account when I saw what they were doing.
(DIR) Post #APrg2hgQZeSmMRbSS0 by holly@social.v.st
2022-11-17T10:31:12Z
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🎉 On the Media just put out an episode on Mastodon, and they have an account: @onthemedia https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-mastodon-may-take-twitters-weary
(DIR) Post #ARpbSYYwqBSeS4OZUm by holly@social.v.st
2023-01-20T10:16:58Z
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@matrix @utopiah Very excited! Please prioritize moderation tools. There are some excellent examples out there, Altpace’s space bubbles (are they still around?) mute buttons, etc. Do what Meta clearly didn’t do and go have fun actually playing all the other stuff that’s out there so you can see what works and what doesn’t for preventing harassment.
(DIR) Post #AWBj3fmF8m9bTJQxAe by holly@social.v.st
2023-05-30T15:18:17Z
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Here I am, once again in an awkward situation. I'm trying to understand the readout from the unix word count utility, but I seem to be missing the man page because nothing comes up on my desktop. And I almost typed "man wc" into duckduckgo. But I stopped myself in time. I don't think I would enjoy the results as much as the time before when I was in a similar situation and typed in "man abs".
(DIR) Post #AXDgGyExaDpuSgZZOS by holly@social.v.st
2023-06-30T14:15:35Z
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I used to complain about people trying to innovate with bike racks — the fietsnietje (bike staple) is the one true bike rack and the only one we need!But ok, I kinda like these even more, to be honest. Having the extra space underneath means you can roll up to it without your pedals or kickstand getting caught up.
(DIR) Post #AXd77gQWeVC9vArIm0 by holly@social.v.st
2023-07-12T14:55:17Z
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@me @strypey Exactly. What part of not being able to complete projects _for myself_ is not a disorder? What part of forgetting my keys and locking myself out again is not a disorder? What part of hyperfocusing until my joints ache and I'm low blood sugar is not a disorder? What part of not being able to follow a conversation with someone I care about because my brain keeps switching channels is not a disorder? It's hard enough getting access to treatment, please stop implying we don't need it :(
(DIR) Post #AZepmi8jauawQkp3E8 by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-11T09:41:37Z
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My partner has been getting bloody cuts from one of my pots.. and after a deep dive through the internet and my pots and pans drawer I've discovered that several premium brands of pots leave multi-ply edges un-welded. The result? After years of putting them in the dishwasher (which they claim to be rated for) the aluminum layer corrodes and recedes, leaving razor-sharp stainless edges sticking out. Here are some photos so you know what to look for when buying pots.
(DIR) Post #AZepmkXGgfPLrQJfkG by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-11T09:46:11Z
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So what brands do this? Well, All Clad had a class action lawsuit against them for this, but they aren’t the only offenders. My pots with this problem are by Demeyere, J.A. Henkels, and Mauviel. The one pot I have that was done right is by a Swiss company called Spring, and is in their Brigade Premium line.
(DIR) Post #AZepmmT5VBFhr2NMVU by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-11T09:57:47Z
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Boosts of this thread are welcome. I'd like to help others not waste money on expensive pots that cause lacerations, and also shame these companies for cutting corners in a way that injures their customers. Except Spring! Good job Spring for, uh, welding those corners, and making a quality pot!
(DIR) Post #AZgyIMkhpti1JY6mh6 by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-12T09:07:32Z
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@feld These pots are stainless. Apparently you can make a bad stainless pot. You can also make a bad cast iron: Lodge for instance. They don’t bother to take the extra step of grinding the cooking surface smooth. I used to have one of these, which was much nicer: https://fieldcompany.com But I couldn’t move abroad with it. Which is fine because it turns out I like carbon steel much better. It’s like cast iron but featherweight.
(DIR) Post #AZgz7hsD4HzhaZ6Dnk by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-12T13:24:39Z
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@feld Flax oil does not smooth pitted iron. You get a much more non-stick surface on a well-seasoned smooth pan than on a well-seasoned rough pan. I’ve used both Lodge and Field and the field is much better. Considering these pans last generations, to me going with the lodge is a false economy.
(DIR) Post #AZh0fVzLrV9QWq7nc0 by holly@social.v.st
2023-09-12T13:45:21Z
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@feld I have used both pans, I have direct experience of being frustrated with eggs sticking to a Lodge pan, and the joy of them not sticking to a Field pan. But if you like a rough pan more, go for it.
(DIR) Post #AhvAO5I1lhbz2tWAeu by holly@social.v.st
2024-05-15T16:37:30Z
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@aral It’s quite cruel to even ask this question. As a country with only two parties, the US is not really a democracy. You cannot hold one party to account when the only other choice is a party that wants to see the brown people, and queer people, who are your friends and family, eliminated from society, allow companies to pollute the air and water around you, scrap the already meager social safety net, etc. It’s a trolley problem, with brown people on both sides.
(DIR) Post #AhvCar7xw0EMnM1sIK by holly@social.v.st
2024-05-15T17:02:20Z
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@stux As a native speaker I’m here to say: we don’t own this language anymore. English is a global language. If you are understood, that’s enough — it’s valid English. Bonus points if you drop our unnecessary articles and gendered pronouns. And as for spelling, well, it’s not like you could make it any worse than it already is. (Disclaimer: your boss and people who have never left the US might disagree, but anyway they’re wrong.)
(DIR) Post #Au7lkJcndBRHfIj6ZM by holly@social.v.st
2025-05-15T15:31:17Z
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Heh. Spotted at the #autism center in Amsterdam.
(DIR) Post #Av7EmBF2WFt86xmURE by holly@social.v.st
2025-06-14T08:05:03Z
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@Eetschrijver @Tarnport It’s just how evangelicals in the US talk.
(DIR) Post #AyOlLR3L6BeUDIz5v6 by holly@social.v.st
2025-09-20T13:12:17Z
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@futurebird @briankrebs Coincidentally, Metafilter had a post yesterday about left and progressive media options and a long discussion thread about them all. https://www.metafilter.com/210387/The-new-left-media-in-the-age-of-Trump