ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

The latest expose from the BBC is irresponsible and could actually do more harm than good.

https://emergentdivergence.com/2023/05/16/bbcs-adhd-private-diagnosis-scandal-is-the-perfect-example-of-irresponsible-reporting/

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy

@ScottSoCal At one point some time ago, we considered that; his family won't allow me to live with them, so we would have to split up. And one of his parents is allergic to our dog, so I would have to find some place to stay with a hyperactive, obese border collie.

In hindsight, giving humans free will feels like giving a toddler a chainsaw.

😅

What are 5 haikus
Followed by 7 haikus
Then 5 again called?

New College students holding their own graduation ceremony with lawyer and civil rights activist Maya Wiley, instead of the official commencement staged by Republican Party apparatchiks.

#Florida #NewCollege

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/05/16/new-colleges-alternative-graduation-to-host-maya-wiley/70223148007/

“Carl wants to see you, Allen.”
“I need a minute.”
“He says it’s impor-“
“I SAID A MINUTE, LORRAINE.”

My favorite Iris!

Kids these days will never know how to start a fire with two sticks. I would teach them, but I don't know how either.

Wondering if anyone has any ideas to help me!

We're getting a fence and gate installed in the backyard soonish. I want to be able to lock it with a padlock so the dogs can be loose and I don't have to worry about strangers opening the gate. I am very very bad at numbers so I don't want the traditional number code padlock. (I think I have dyscalculia). I also don't want to have to remember to bring a key with me. Are there other options out there?

Have you read my #ActuallyAutistic travel blog?

https://www.theautisticcoach.com/autistic-travel-autistic-food-blog

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

I resent the right's appropriation of the concept of "patriotism", the US flag, etc. I would love to take that shit back for the vision of a free multi-cultural democracy that values equality of opportunity.

Oof #today was just one long list of doing stuff that I'd not planned to do, mostly tech support for my father.

His computer monitor was actually whistling! Not that he noticed, his hearing's not that great.

But we had a very civilised tea on the stoep with all the dogs and cats in attendance, so that's OK.

Tomorrow I'll catch up with everything I was supposed to do today...

#PetsOfMastodon #CapeTown

since a lot of folks are becoming newly interested in escaping corporate silos and moving to community-based services, are you aware of @matrix?

Matrix is to Slack and Discord, what Mastodon is to Twitter: a decentralized, federated network based on open standards/specs. It also supports full end-to-end encryption, just like Signal, so you can exchange messages privately!

If you find the fediverse interesting/inspiring, I recommend giving matrix a whirl. The quickest way to get started is to head over to https://app.element.io/ and make a (free!) account (although you can also join any number of other home servers, or host your own--they all talk to each other!).

If you _do_ end up checking it out, please do say hi! I'm @zkat:zkat.tech over there. I also manage a "space" (a group of channels, kinda like a Discord server) that you can join by clicking here: https://matrix.to/#/!tKdDSgQTxQzcOuTXqV:matrix.org?via=zkat.tech&via=matrix.org&via=envs.net

I hope this sparks your interest! I'd love to see you over there, too!

Let's hear it for British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. He just gave Ukraine cruise missiles.

Hurrah for the Brits.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/vladimir-putin-can-go-screw-himself-on-this-one/50144/

OK, Froggage says it's shit; can we call it off now?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-bbc-newsnight-brexit-failed-b2339654.html

So proud of Precious Daughter, who earned a PhD in Information Science from University of Colorado Boulder. #SkoBuffs