a tiny fairy @atinyfairy@computerfairi.es

Single-use vapes are such an environmental hazard when not disposed of correctly; they should never have been allowed on the market.

https://fosstodon.org/@Ryanteck/111029023060513597

This week I went to an event where they had this amazing machine that demonstrated the workings of a heat pump: taking a unit of heat from the right side and transferring it to the left side, the beers are cooled and the (vegan) sausages are warmed. I think it's brilliant and should be used to overcome any doubts or resistance to heat pumps, especially in Germany. Maybe they should be mandatory in every beer hall?

#HeatPumps #HeatPump

Since I've seen a lot of chatter about people switching to #Firefox as Google ramps up the enshitification of #Chrome, let me tell you about a killer feature for people who (a) need multiple accounts on the same websites (eg. devs) or specifically (b) have to use multiple Google accounts.

Firefox has an official addon called Multi Account Containers that lets you trivially set up color coded tabs that have separate sets of cookies. Log into your dev account in one, and your test account in another. Log into your personal #gmail in one and have another tab next to it with your work Gmail. I'm actually not signed in to any Google accounts in most my tabs, I just have containers for the specific tasks I do on Google products.

It'll take you 30 seconds to set up.

Add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

Mozilla's explanation: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers

#COVID19 #COVID cautious folks:

Carrying a CO2 monitor helps me check how safe the #AirQuality in a space is, and lower or raise my cautions accordingly. (Details: https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2023/my-current-covid-risk-approach/#ventilation ) Super useful.

I use and like the #Aranet4 #CO2 monitor. The #Aranet 4 is usually USD$249. It's on sale, direct from the manufacturer, till September 17, for $184.35, with free shipping in the US.

https://shop.aranet.com/north-america/product/aranet4-home

Or from Amazon for $197: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07YY7BH2W/ref=nosim/0sil8 (Might be today only - Sept 7th.)

Boston drops gender identity from marriage licenses. #Boston #MarriageLicense #GenderNeutral #LGBTQI https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/08/29/boston-drops-gender-markers-from-marriage-certificates/

Dam right I'm still doing the "mask thing"

didn't shave today - don't wanna get u sick - can't see me laughing lmao - surveillance cams everywhere - nose is cold - allergies every szn - (wildfire smoke 2) - don't wanna get me sick - don't percieve me!!!

@ceeg

"You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down." -- Charlie Chaplin

"Unless you're 30,000 feet in the air." -- This lucky airborne photographer

New from me, inside the team of trans engineers, internet sleuths, and their secret weapon (an ex-Kiwi Farms member) who spent the past year trying to keep the world's most notorious anti-trans website offline

A story about the lengths targets of harassment campaigns have to go through when "deplatforming" is only the beginning https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/03/kiwifarms-website-offline

I've been looking at some polls about how various demographics view trans issues and other LGBTQ issues.

The polls are nearly always framed as if the subject is evaluating what other people (those LGBTs) are doing.

I wonder if responses would shift if they started with questions like:

Have you ever had a impactful bad experience resulting from not understanding or fitting into gender norms?

Have you always felt 100% aligned with your gender?

etc.

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I ran across this guide while googling what to expect for my Dad's Medicaid intake interview tomorrow, sharing it here in case it's helpful to others https://howtogeton.wordpress.com/2020/03/02/how-to-be-poor-in-america/

you can just be a cute animal person online. no one can stop you.