Best way to describe the state of the Iran thing and other countries: Never trust someone that shits all over the couch and then blames you for not cleaning it up for them.

Not everyday the local bank branch is almost as quiet as a public library, but the vibes are soothing. And here I was thinking I'd have to bring my noise cancelling headphones with while the missus was in her appointment.

The irony of Mango Mussolini practically crying for help from allies (that he has bullied, belittled and overall fucked over) to intervene in a war that he helped start, and getting nothing but silence in return. The deliciousness that is Karma. Made the mess? Clean it up yourself.

Please see my Charity post announcement on my discord, screenshot here. This year we continue our support for CHEO - the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - there's a personal connection this year. The #StarCitizen community is literally the best. Charity stream on April 8th.

Am I the only one who sees Oscars stuff and just sort of shrugs it off? Not knocking anyone who enjoys it, I just never understood the huge amount of hype behind it.

New kitty tree. Probably a good use of 100$

One thing I love about this breadmaker my parents got me for Xmas last year: the fact I can load it up with ingredients before I go to bed, set the timer, let it do its work overnight, and wake up in the AM to the smell of fresh baked bread. Simple pleasures in life, amirite?

Tonight is a Wings n' Rings kind of night.

So how about that 50,000 eh? Oh wait...

Nothing like working the strand post to make the night fly by quickly. Faster these two nightshifts go, quicker I can start enjoying vacation.

And a useful article: www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/e...

So I've got Vivaldi on the backburner for a while, and trying out @zen-browser.app for a while. I've heard a lot about it, wanted to test the waters. It's kinda nice working with a firefox frame again but not having that AI slop built in like Firefox has now.

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package Your daily reminder that by supporting Big Tech, you are contributing to the insane wealth disparity. By supporting smaller businesses, you help create more jobs and grow the working class. techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/g...

Have I ever mentioned how much I despise time change weekends? Especially when they happen during my on-shift rotations? In my mind I'm practically living in two different time zones for a day. Biggest mindfuck there is.

So I guess I'll have to settle with 98% de-googlefy, trying to use fdroid and apkpure and a whole shitload of workarounds is just a massive headache that's making me cranky. So I'll stick with having one google account for the app store only. It beats bashing my head against a tech wall.

Also on my drives around town today, not having to fight Andoid Auto was also kinda nice. I actually like the Subaru's built in infotainment system. I don't have the big fancy Waze map on the screen, but the only time I really use that is if I'm travelling long distances, which ain't often.

Looks like APKPure might be my app store ticket to finally cutting the last strand from Google once and for all.

Thank you all for the birthday wishes <3 You're all very sweet. ^-^ Hope you're having a good day too!

The dude in this video makes a lot of sense. After thinking about it, this is exactly how it'll play out. Orange turd got himself and the entire country into a no win scenario.

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed...This is not a way of life...it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” -Dwight Eisenhower 1953

I don’t like doing this. It's the time of year (again) when all the market fees come in, but I haven't attended enough markets to cover the expenses. Anything helps! ko-fi.com/maureencreates

No problem in telling I had a slow night last night: I'm really super duper cranky this morning. I'm just daring someone to try and piss me off before shift change.

Wow, this Secretary of Defence is... something. Unhinged? I dunno how to put words in to it lol.

Is it safe to crawl out from under my rock this morning? Is it over yet?

So today has been a day. Tomorrow better, maybe?

At long last this beast showed up, and i got it running in the rig. OH MY GODS THE PERFORMACE!!! With max frame gen and maxed settings in SC I'm getting 120fps easy. And its barely denting the 16gb of vram.

"Congress should be called back, we should vote on war powers, we should keep the E.O in check." Motherfuckers, whatever that clown wants to do, he'll do. Congress don't matter, unless it's to stop any attempt to take things away from him. Wake up, don't rely on a bunch of corrupt fucks.

It's kinda difficult and also really weird using discord without having a nitro subscription. But it's worth it to prove a point to those higher up that we're not afraid to speak with our wallets as consequences to your actions. Funny to think that's two now that I've done this to. 🤔

Man, I got some work to do this morning. We got dumped on big time, not to mention some pretty wicked snow drifts. Thank goodness I got me a good snowblower. Though a flamethrower would be much faster XD

The anti-Big-Tech movement isn’t a trend, it’s a correction. We spent 20 years accepting surveillance capitalism as normal. Now we’re remembering we have choices. 🔥

Sometimes just coming outside on break and not taking my hearing protection out makes for a much more quiet repose.

When there are times that are rough in life, I'm reminded to be thankful for the little things in life that are my light in these dark times. Family. Friends. These are who matter most in life, and everything else is irrelevant. This is my safe harbour in a storm. My drive to keep going.

I guess having a throwaway Spotify account is good in one sense: I can use that to import playlists that get updated on a regular cycle to Soundcloud than trying to build one myself. It's about the only thing I'd use Spotify for.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! EAT SHIT YOU MOTHERFUCKER!

A perfect thread of data to show that in most cases, no deal is better than a bad deal. And making your voice heard with your wallet can make a difference.

X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find Facebook, Instagram and YouTube are no better. Bluesky has become one of the few unaffected spaces... let's hope it doesn't change ownership. gizmodo.com/researchers-...

It takes 5 minutes to change your browser away from Chrome, Edge or Safari. Vivalid, Firefox or Ecosia are all excellent options. Keep it up! www.nrk.no/norge/han-ha...

Another Boycott success story! Vivaldi is seeing significant growth as people move away from Big US tech "Since January last year, we have experienced a 140% increase in Norway. In Denmark, we have seen growth of over 200% in the same period, says Vivaldi’s Head of Communications, Haakon Rølmann"

Not having crippling heartburn for the last week and a half has been the biggest relief in a long time. I just hope once this Nexium prescription is done and over with, it stays this way. I rather this GERD stay away for good.

I hear peeps talking about new audiobooks, and I get an itch to remake my Spotify account. Then I remember the reason why I left. Even though they're not promoting anymore ICE ads, price is stupidly high, AI music, and shit ownership. Then I think swallow my pride, do it anyway? So indecisive.

So grateful! After many months of no work coming in, I have some lovely returning Clients placing orders! 🐯💗Thank you so much, you know who you are!! My schedule will be reopening in early March. Please check out my Ko-Fi for more info & samples: ☕ ko-fi.com/htschermsmey...

I dunno if the increased dosage for my Cymbalta has finally kicked in, or im just mentally exhausted (or perhaps possibly both), but my head is in like a trance tonight. Actually had a coworker ask if I was alright cuz I seemed really spaced out coming in on shift change. It's a really odd thing.

So I guess IRC is gonna be making a comeback?

This couldn't start better <3

Is it a bad thing that I just want to take my phone, restore it back to factory settings, and just restart everything from scratch?

As the discord fallout gathers steam, a good reminder to turn ALL of this *OFF*:

Age verification? I know that suspending due process, mass incarceration, detainment without charge in concentration camps, kidnapping, violating court orders and the constitution, and being a pedo ring head honcho are all very bad things. But tell me again it's about "protecting" anything.

Age verification? Gas was 65 cents a litre.