@Taweret , I’m not very spiritual, but i believe in the peace and kindness that some spiritualities can bring us in this life. At the risk of a contentious question, do you think secular Buddhism works, or has it lost something vital?

I sure could use some life coaching from @coachgowron . Not being kind to myself.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@samuelpepys/116504687206953947 Samuel you were one of the pricks and louses both of all time, get vexed

Question for those of you who date men: how do YOU screen out the dangerous ones? I just can’t do apps. Too impersonal, and too demoralizing. Too capitalist as well, but that’s a different issue.

I should be dancing naked around a fire for Beltane, rather than … (waves at US, Iowa) whatever /this/ is

It honestly can't be said enough how important #libraries are. In today's world, they truly sound utopian. A place where you can go for free, to gain knowledge? To get access to services? Without someone trying to make money off of you? Wild! If you don't already have a library card, go get […]

if you were gonna suggest a development board for a less techy person who wants to learn so they can build their own trail camera what would you recommend?

I have finished watching the fist season of Blake’s 7, for the first time. It’s kind of charming, but everyone is so petty and foolish, on all sides of their conflict. Was Terry Nation in love with bureaucratic friction?

I’m 37 and I just learned that that (a) the “banana fana fo fannah” name game song has a known author (shirley ellis) and (b) the original lyrics explain what to do if the name starts with b, f, or m

[lewd, stupid] Hot Lode Runner

Get fedihired, but for bottoms

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116360516817452158 Hmmmm I’ve seen Quatermass and the Pit “Great to hear from earth again” is just what fungal space people would say

I am *trying* to watch Blake’s 7 for the first time. And the premise of an anarchist uprising against an evil empire is really good! BUT i think the weak spot in the show is creator Terry “daleks daleks daleks” Nation himself. Ensemble class fighting again other humans? 👍 Our heroes fighting […]

Les sanctions : 28 millions de morts En 2020, un groupe d’universitaires rend public un outil inédit : une base de données qui recense, des années 1950 à nos jours, l’usage d’une arme diplomatique qu’on suppose toujours plus douce et plus humaine que la […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

With all the AI coding nonsense here on earth, and the Artemis mission on its way to the moon: a Class A mission like Artemis has very steep software requirements, as per NPR 7150.2D. I’m pretty certain that “vibe coding” wouldn’t cut the mustard […]

[CW: medical] My belly really hurts from Yeztugo injections 😭 I deserve a treat

It’s not a perfect fit, but in this TDOV i urge cis people to read this Stevie Smith poem (thanks @yamainu !) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46479/not-waving-but-drowning

RE: https://mstdn.social/@ComicContext/116284393165655467 Ahahaha they knew exactly what they were doing here 😂🥵

My insane task for 2026: evaluate an x86_64 BSD to see if it’s fit for my purpose Which includes running Steam with open-source NVIDIA drivers Pray to the goddess for me

I was made redundant a couple weeks ago. From a school I’d worked at for 15 years, They gave us 5 days notice Fortunately, I’m a member of a union. As were all the other teachers. Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) were with us every step of the way […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://ohai.social/@yamainu/116217569648047264 Boosted but it’s on Substack

[TMI, foolish] In the dark this morning, i successfully put my panties on inside-out. Achievement unlocked! 🥴

RE: https://ni.hil.ist/@riotmuffin/116134456889227783 As someone whose amended birth certificate was just invalidated without due process by the Kansas AG: THIS. Do not comply. Fight the power. For extra credit, dig up the dirt on these busybody fucks. I guarantee that these assholes have […]

Imagine you are a transgender data scientist living in current day society. Your gender is expressed in probability distributions and lines of best fit within manifolds. Use a polynomial classifier to quantize this data to a single dimension, ideally to a single bit

@HanValen Rhino Records is reprinting Van Halen records. Time to buy my casket 🪦

RE: https://mstdn.social/@ComicContext/116089278098785041 Ooh, the Copperhead! First daredevil comic i ever owned as a child

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@tankgrrl/116060230301177090 I’m gonna be That Bitch who says they need to fly at least the Progress Pride flag. If it doesn’t have trans colors on it, then it isn’t representing the Stonewall riot. There are events in American history, like the donut shop uprising […]

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: "Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a […]

Feeling under the weather, so I’m taking it easy today. That said, i wish i was sicker. That usually overrides the loneliness. 😞

RE: https://mstdn.social/@ComicContext/116032183114254901 Me too, Pola, me too

RE: https://mas.to/@skeletor/116024502230072774 I’m trying, Inspirational Skeletor, I’m trying

almost three weeks ago, my girlfriend and i were violently abducted by ICE. since then, I have been doxxed by Pam Bondi, and I am concerned for my safety. posting publicly about this is obviously a decision I had to weigh carefully, but I am hoping more good comes of it than bad. read about our […]

#nsfw #itchio #zine #bundles #cartoonistcoop #r18 Hey all! The Cartoonist Co-Op Spicy Comics Bundle for 2026 is live! Featuring both new and returning artists, this is our biggest nsfw bundle yet with 30 titles for just $30! My short zine "Succubus Girl" is part of the bundle […]

I'm still on the search for another trans horologist ... Do you know of another besides me ? Please feel free to boost Hugz & xXx

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115968547292733691 The fascists are using HC gas. They may as well use mustard gas.

[US Pol, editorial about fascism] Ignore M Gessen's warning at your own peril. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/opinion/state-terror-has-arrived.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.aAb7.rDrfCmNPxcj9&smid=url-share

“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.” Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged

The only good time to be in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is when it’s crunch berry day

"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret. But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.

Lois you idiot https://mstdn.social/@ComicContext/115839192871397735

The best of 2025 : Accountabiility.

@Binder if you choose to watch Time Walker tonight on Monsterdon, don’t say i didn’t warn you

2025 was insane. I mean, absolutely the craziest ride ever. When the year started, my spouse was off in Burbank at the Xena 30th anniversary convention. And California was on fire. I was working my ass off on the TRACERS project, hoping to get it across the finish line, past the Operational […]

Do it scared. ❤️ https://mastodon.social/@girlonthenet/115759278308764164

Gonna need all the courage https://goto.toydragon.xyz/@selfcare/statuses/01KD32FTZP3HN9S21PRDZV54CM

For this #musicwomenwednesday , may i recommend my friend emma denney, an amazing composer and noise musician (tho she wouldn’t call herself those). Here’s a piece of hers on Bandcamp from the EDME 2024 collection […]

My doctor: So, you’re on PrEP because you’re poly … Me: ☺️ Doc: How many partners do you have now? Me: … none for two years Doc: ☹️ Me: 🤷🏻‍♀️ Me, inside: THANKS doc 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄 Don’t i know it.

As someone who also has a hole in her heart for the people who are no longer in this world, my love goes out to Wil and everyone else who feels the loss of a parent figure tonight. https://wilwheaton.net/2025/12/this-is-such-a-painful-loss-my-heart-is-broken/