Posts by ottaross@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #B0zwOts9lHabi2YF3w by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-06T19:18:42Z
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Was refilling spice jars. Mostly went okay. Don't ask.#spices
(DIR) Post #B1HiaFS5y4PPJH9nbU by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-15T18:29:46Z
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@grickle on the plus side, the fruit fly levels go way down. 😊
(DIR) Post #B1JvdbNmZhgtumzO3E by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-16T22:29:22Z
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"Choose" I think the word you were looking for there was "choose."#lockPicking
(DIR) Post #B1VddSHzBWhstzKerw by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T14:25:14Z
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@deerbard Nicely done!
(DIR) Post #B1aGij1J53R15JsGCu by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-24T20:02:01Z
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@Nonilex anywhere they know there is a deep pool of money this regime wants to pillage it.Universities are doubly targetted because they work with reality-based facts & education (liberal things!) as well as having large endowments.
(DIR) Post #B1kILjqny8faUPjD3g by ottaross@mastodon.social
2025-12-29T16:07:18Z
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@futurebird it must be detrimental to their success. Sure they may have increased sales, but return costs and loyalty just suffer.If I search for a 20mm blue widget, they'll also show me 30mm blue widgets in the mix, which I may order by accident. Then I'll either need to do a return, or be annoyed enough to not visit again. It's frustrating at any rate.
(DIR) Post #B25X6UVD0atfEFHxdw by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-08T22:01:40Z
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@Nonilex wishing you better days ahead.
(DIR) Post #B276G4SEOt6GtM9wWW by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-09T16:10:18Z
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@Nonilex They are obviously so eager to get to the "shooting into crowds" part of the fascist program. I'm surprised they haven't sent trainees on an exchange with Iran this week.
(DIR) Post #B2HdUVqaaht1yIe6uu by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-14T18:09:45Z
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@Nonilex Hmm, the Russian flag should surely be lumped with the US one, given how helpful the latter's NATO-busing moves are shaping up.
(DIR) Post #B2LhG2F92PPYYFK77Y by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T15:51:58Z
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You prob know this already, but if you duck-search, you can go to a slightly different entry point at https://noai.duckduckgo.com to do web searches without AI slop dumping on you.I see they've dressed up the landing page there! Now more obviously non-AI. I mean, it's a selling feature, so yeah, go to town guys.(if you still google things, consider the duck search! it's worked well for me for years, and the non-ai version is a nice step forward).#InternetSearch #degoogle #websearch
(DIR) Post #B2NkjfNpHddSWD7nfs by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-17T16:45:28Z
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Thrift shop visit after breakfast. Nothing too exciting. Always watching for Fire King or Cornishware mugs, but no luck today.Came across a Fire King the other day, but it was McD's branded, sadly.Always fun to look. The game even without a coveted find is to choose which one you'd use if you had a coffee or tea right that moment. #Thrifting #mugs
(DIR) Post #B2NkjgG41z1LEQV7DM by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-17T16:49:05Z
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Ha ha - this pie plate with an apple pie recipe on it…"Every time I try to make an apple pie, I get to the part where you put the pastry into the dish, then I don't know what to do next!"#Thrifting
(DIR) Post #B2NkjgsLjde59APgtE by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-17T16:54:47Z
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I wanted to get this egg briefcase, then get on the subway headed for the Bay Street offices in a suit carrying this every morning. "I'm a business man! I'm doing a business today!"#Thrifting
(DIR) Post #B2NlJbi4Q1fRYBjQYK by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-17T17:05:42Z
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@Nonilex sadly there's more of this to come. I'd predicted the phase where journalists get snatched and disappeared before they'd come for ordinary citizens, but should've known they'd go the opposite direction. Darker days ahead. The "journalists" just normalizing the decline and amplifying regime's statements without calling out the criminality have a lot to answer for.
(DIR) Post #B2SJOOUEuDHEnW6fRY by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-19T21:46:23Z
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@Nonilex Would be interesting if a journalist could work through a run down of the top brass in the US military. Is there any sense of how compromised with MAGA sympathizers they are?You'd hope a few with integrity remain who would refuse to attack an ally for the 'glory' and personal ego of their dear leader.
(DIR) Post #B2UQIKqWcGbjlSVaBU by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-20T22:13:09Z
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@Nonilex I think I picked the right day for keeping my news exposure low.
(DIR) Post #B2YFBzLDKvwYT0TQhs by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-22T18:27:11Z
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@Nonilex the ultimate Epstein file distraction: prosecute and convict Trump for treason and insurrection in the hope that the Epstein details don't get out.
(DIR) Post #B2c3Q7hkcHKfdspQA4 by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-24T14:34:27Z
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@Nonilex interesting how history unfolds in interwoven pieces. That speech followed by the insults to NATO Afghan contributions would seem to be potential precipitating events.
(DIR) Post #B2cAkpE5DInI5nlnwu by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-24T15:56:41Z
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@Nonilex totally incoherent. What a crazy thing that they leave him in place.
(DIR) Post #B2fKeNyCw8VS9fL1e4 by ottaross@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T04:31:40Z
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@futurebird Kyle was always going on about Cricket. We thought he meant the game. Best wishes to both of them. No more test matches.