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2021-05-02 : 💻 Site update:
So, I’m taking the teensiest little baby steps towards creating a Micropub endpoint for my Hugo blog 🙈 So far, I … 2021-05-02 :
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“We spent six years scouring billions of links, and found the web is both expanding and shrinking” 2021-05-03 : 🏝 Photo post:
Some very dramatic skies about for our regular Sunday beach walk. 2021-05-04 : 🖥 Micro post:
Last night I got started setting up NextDNS. I run µBlock Origin pretty religiously on all my computers, but I’m … 2021-05-04 : 📷 Photo post:
Poor Viv has come down with a severe case of manflu. For 32 hours now he’s been languishing in bed, emerging only … 2021-05-05 :
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“The Instagram Ads Facebook Won't Show You” 2021-05-05 : 📰 Micro post:
Trump self-hosting his own microblog may not be the endorsement of the concept I would prefer, but I guess it’s … 2021-05-06 :
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“In Sheikh Jarrah, Palestinian youth are leading the struggle to defend their homes” 2021-05-06 :
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“Is your kid studying a second language at school? How much they learn will depend on where you live” 2021-05-07 : 🌏 Antipodes of the World :
When I was a kid, I was somewhat obsessed with this question of, “If you tunnelled straight down into the Earth … 2021-05-10 : 💻 Site update:
It’s been outwardly really quiet on this blog in the last few days, and that’s because I’ve been hard … 2021-05-10 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget had to go to the vet again today. She needed a vaccination booster shot, but we also wanted her leg checked over … 2021-05-11 : 📚 Micro post:
Arkady Martine’s new book, A Desolation Called Peace (the follow-up to A Memory Called Empire) has finally come … 2021-05-11 :
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“How the Myths of “Progressive Neoliberalism” Hollowed Out Australia’s Left” 2021-05-11 :
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“Messaging and Chat Control” by Patrick Breyer 2021-05-11 : 💻 Site update:
I’ve run into more obstacles than I thought I would, but not only do I have an Indiekit Micropub endpoint up and … 2021-05-12 :
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“What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception” 2021-05-12 :
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“Twitter Said It Restricted Palestinian Writer's Account by Accident” 2021-05-13 :
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“What We Did: How the Jewish Communist Left Failed the Palestinian Cause” 2021-05-13 :
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“On Palestine, the Media Is Allergic to the Truth” 2021-05-13 : 💻 Site update:
I think the DNS has all updated now, so that’s that: I’m now serving my site through BunnyCDN, which should … 2021-05-14 : 🐱 Micro post:
We’ve dropped Gidget off for the x-rays she needs. To say she was unhappy would be a gross understatement. She had … 2021-05-14 : 🏝 Photo post:
I took this photo last weekend when we went on our regular beach walk. It’s only when I looked back on it that I … 2021-05-14 : 🖥 Micro post:
After many days in a row of somehow building up dozens of open tabs, I’ve caved in and installed the Tree Style … 2021-05-14 : 🐱 Photo post:
We’ve brought Gidget home after her x-rays. The news is pretty bad, but not catastrophic. She doesn’t only … 2021-05-14 :
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“New law allows Australian government to indefinitely detain refugees” 2021-05-15 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget’s new meds are for sure making her really sleepy. Today we walked down to a pet supplies store to buy her … 2021-05-16 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget is a lot more wakeful today, thank goodness. She does like her purple spinning toy (apparently called a … 2021-05-17 : 🧣 Face Coverings in Winter :
I feel like I should make some kind of face covering part of my standard winter outerwear, because wow is that so much … 2021-05-18 :
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“From Its Myriad Tips” 2021-05-19 :
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“The Right to Link: A History of Hyperlink Legal Battles” 2021-05-19 :
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“Indian mosque bulldozed in defiance of high court order” 2021-05-20 :
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“Rosie told police she was a victim of domestic violence. She was the one arrested” 2021-05-21 :
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“Is Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?” 2021-05-21 : 🐱 Photo post:
Still trying to find as many variety-filled ways as possible to keep Gidget stimulated indoors. Turns out she likes cat … 2021-05-21 :
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“The academic story of African American English has been wrong all along.” 2021-05-21 :
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“The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969” 2021-05-22 : 👩🏻🦱 Forays Into the “Curly Girl Method” :
A bit over a week ago, I stumbled across the concept of the “Curly Girl Method”, a hair care routine which … 2021-05-23 :
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“‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot?” 2021-05-23 : 🗒 Micro post:
Today we have probably some of the last good weather we’re going to have for four months, and… I can’t enjoy … 2021-05-24 : 🦠 More Covid-19 in Melbourne :
Apparently there have been four new Covid-19 cases in Melbourne today – local cases, not cases in hotel quarantine. The … 2021-05-26 :
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“Carceral feminism and coercive control: when Indigenous women aren't seen as ideal victims, witnesses or women” 2021-05-26 :
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“Michelle Telfer has been a lifesaving advocate for hundreds of trans children. But her work doesn't come without controversy” 2021-05-26 :
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“A new flagship coal plant failed spectacularly - but it won't be the last time” 2021-05-27 : 🐱 Micro post:
We’ve dropped Gidget off for the surgery she needs. She was really distressed and even peed herself in the carry … 2021-05-27 : 🦠 Back Into Lockdown (Again) :
As of 11:59pm tonight, Victoria will be heading back into lockdown (again). What was an outbreak of four cases three … 2021-05-27 :
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“Emily Wilder’s Firing Is No Surprise: AP Has Always Been Right-Wing” 2021-05-27 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget is home from her surgery! She’s frustrated, in some pain I think, and struggling to get around (she’s … 2021-05-28 : 🐱 Micro post:
Camping out in the living room with Gidget last night didn’t go so well (turns out she has plenty of ways to get … 2021-05-31 : 🐱 Photo post:
It’s been a rough few days for Gidget and I. It’s taken a lot of active intervention on my part to keep her …
Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.
Jessica Smith is a left-wing feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also very interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.