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My favorite video game company is currently making news because they admitted to falling to AI hype and pushing it on employees even though they’ve (predictably) seen no actual benefits.
I am sad about it but, in good news, writing with a fountain pen continues to be an extreme delight.
I developed carpal tunnel nine years ago, and handwriting would always be a stolen joy in the brief moments before pain would start again. I have been feeling nearly 0 pain in the last two weeks despite filling 50 pages. I feel like I’ve been given a new lease on life in a small way.

This tree ornament sure is hard to photograph

If I see one more article written by an American rightly criticizing and raising the alarm on Trump's "maniacal" and “obsessive" tendencies without mentioning his expansionist fantasies also include the second largest country in the world which sits directly to his North... as if we don't matter or have a say, I'm going to F— lose it... seriously.
"He is at risk of alienating friends in not only Europe but also India, whose leader he also snubbed for failing to nominate him for a Nobel Prize, as well as South Korea, Japan, Australia.”
No offence to Australia… but... AUSTRALIA?!
CANADA IS PART OF NORAD. WE HAVE CANADIAN SOLDIERS COMMANDING AMERICAN TROOPS FGS.
Sorry for the yelling….
Happy #MLKDay I guess.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-letter-to-norway/685676/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Don’t get me wrong - while using the fountain pen I am still trying to maintain good writing posture and I’m continuing to do my regular hand stretches.
But for a sense of the difference: before, I was happy with the fact that I managed to develop a good pain management routine to allow me to write like 2-3 pages at a time without convulsing in pain.
And now I can write 6 pages nonstop without even thinking or feeling anything. A short 5–10 minute rest and I can come back for more.
This is such a big deal to me. I was able to draw yesterday with a relaxed hand after spending hours writing notes. Before I’d only be able to do one or the other in a day!
And then I finished the evening by writing out a chapter of my novel by hand.
And today my hand is totally fine!!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@xs4me2/115741378134860171
Die ARD is trouwens bij mij steeds meer favoriet om naar te kijken.
Wat begon als zender om Tatort te kijken, werden dat als snel crimi's, daarna kwamen er ook (Duitse) films bij en daarna documentaires.
Allemaal te vinden op https://ardmediathek.de.

Erinnert ihr euch an die Grenzwächter, die in der Aktion "Knobli" im Vorarlberg Schweizer EInkaufstouristen beobachteten, die Hanfsamen und Anbauzubehör kauften?
Sie zogen ihren Strafbefehl wegen Verletzung fremder Gebietshoheit weiter ans Bundesstrafgericht in Bellinzona - und wurden freigesprochen, mit Entschädigung (rechtskräftig).
SK.2024.68 Urteil vom 7. Oktober 2025

Our brains are shrinking

Ab sofort zu erwerben; Der neue Augustin - mit einer Ankündigung des in Strasshof veranstalteten Christbaum Weitwerfen 2026, inklusive der Nennung des Filmklassikers, der dort als erster im Arbeiterheim gezeigt wurde! https://augustin.or.at/zeitung/aktuelle-ausgabe/augustin-634/

Augustin 634 - Augustin - Die erste österreichische Boulevardzeitung
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Help Sehwel family with their medical treatment
I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza. I'm creating this Chuffed campaign for the family to help afford these things and hopefully help them get out of Gaza when the opportunity arises. Here's Aseel's writing:

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