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Das mal in #Deutschland und hier ist Feierabend:
Eine extreme #Kältewelle mit Temperaturen bis zu minus 55 Grad hat weite Teile #Russlands lahmgelegt.
In Regionen wie

Russland droht Kälte-Kollaps: Wetter-Schock bei –55 Grad und Schnee bis zur 7. Etage
Eine massive Kältewelle mit Temperaturen bis zu minus 55 Grad hat weite Teile Russlands fest im Griff. In einigen Regionen türmt sich der Schnee bis zu einer Höhe von sieben Stockwerken.

I have a dormant #bluesky account so I figured I would start the day by reporting #ICE there but, whenfaced with the choice of reason, I am stumped.
Why isn't there an "all of the above" button?
(I chose violence, btw)

Brennan Lee Mulligan *really* can't help giving monologues in almost anything he does and I'm totally here for it <3
https://watch.dropout.tv/very-important-people/season:3/videos/archimedes-and-ollie

Archimedes and Ollie - Season 3 - Dropout
Vic interviews babies Archimedes and Ollie (Brennan Lee Mulligan and Jacob Wysocki). Content Warning: Emetophobia (Retching, regurgitation) - [12:16-12:23, 7:57-8:08) Misophonia (Loud burping) - [17:14-17:22] Visual Gag Referencing Strangulation - [20:24-20:31]

A conversation about Wikipedia, why the world needs it, what threatens it, and why to be hopeful about its future:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLPeGQsofH0&t=57s

https://VoteYesOrNoAI.com/vote/no

Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.

I dreamed I bought a new Discworld book (about a novelist!).
Hardcover, for 14€, because it had been published some time earlier and I had wanted to hold off buying The Last One.
I wouldn't mind a jaunt in that other reality to bring it back, really.
#GNUTerryPratchett

Nach Unfällen mit #Elektroautos entstehen teils hohe Zusatzkosten durch angebliche #Sicherheitsquarantänen.
Einige #Abschleppdienste verlangen bis zu 1.300 Euro f…

Unfall deckt neue Kostenfalle am E-Auto auf – so schützen Sie sich
Ein kleiner Wildunfall, ein paar Risse in der Front. Und plötzlich kommt eine gewaltige Rechnung. Mit einer dreisten Masche kassiert ein Abschlepper einen E-Auto-Fahrer ab. Und er ist kein Einzelfall. Wie man sich davor schützt.

"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
—Morgan Freeman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Heise #DoS|t sich selbst mit zu vielen #Cookies.
https://www.heise.d…

RE: https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/115729701657482739
We all know who's going to "win" this, don't we?

Trump geht’s nicht um Leitzinsen, sondern um Ego-Management: Was für uns Zentralbank heißt, ist für ihn „Chef, hör auf mich“. Jerome Powell wird zum Sündenbock erklärt wie ein missliebiger Abteilungsleiter, nur ohne Kündigungsschutz. Ironisch? Ja. Besorgniserregend? Auch. #Tonline #Ironie

Trump und der Fed-Chef: Wie persönliche Gefühle Trumps Politik prägen
Die Angriffe auf den Chef der Notenbank folgen einem Muster. Das Politische ist bei Donald Trump immer auch das Private.

There is an entire class of online people telling people who don't love Pluribus that they are tiktok brained and just can't focus.
my friend. I don't use tiktok and long form content is my preference. Contemplative and well made are two different things.

Sigh, the one model that has what I want and it isn't available. Another similar model from a different company, not available. Both are much more expensive compared to last year. I didn't buy then as we needed a new A/C, Furnace, hot water tank, washer, dryer and a fireplace removal. Now that I have the cash saved up... :(
Personal preference is a mini machine to replace my laptop. Hooked into a UPS so I have several hours of backup power. I can then do my final backup …

The whole hubhub around Mozilla, Firefox, and AI is interesting because I'm of two minds:
* I really, *really* don't want AI in my browser. I don't see the point.
* If my browser must have AI (b/c some asshole CEO has decided it _must_ be done), the way Mozilla is proposing it is probably the best case scenario, at least the way it has been described.

In episode 207 I shared advice from six former podcast guests on what they do to improve or maintain their own mental health. Hear what Victoria Ruby-Granger said about not doubling down on things that don't work for us

Ugh, Bluesky is so full of self-important airbags that I may stop going there.
It's the "egosphere" in a way that twitter/X actually never became.
ADDITIONALLY, a new "feature" is a box that shows up in your timeline with 4 recommended "similar accounts" - except they aren't similar at all. Bluesky is putting porn and online prostitution accounts into their recommends! 🤯
It's an American platform, so what else to expect? Whores and…

Meta has been blocking news content over the last few years in response to the Online News Act.
That poses a few problems for PressProgress – not only does it mean our journalism is no longer available to millions of Canadians on Facebook, but it also means we can't share information about a lawsuit that could have big implications for journalism and democracy in Canada.
PressProgress, along with CBC News and the Toronto Star, are at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsui…

#DB Bahnfahren ab 65 Jahren -
#Senioren #mobilitat

Tipps für Bahnfahren ab 65: Mit diesen Tricks zahlen Senioren deutlich weniger
Viele wissen es nicht: Senioren können bei der Bahn richtig Geld sparen. Diese Rabatte sind möglich.

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Ich kannte Malte persönlich. Sein Tod kam nicht überraschend, er war schon lange krank und hatte sich aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück gezogen, aber trotzdem - dass Du nicht mehr da bist, Malte, hinterlässt ein Gefühl der Leere.

Große Trauer in Hamburg – Deichkind nehmen Abschied von Malte Pittner
Deichkind hat eine traurige Nachricht verkündet: Das Gründungsmitglied Malte Pittner ist nach langer Krankheit gestorben. Er prägte zwei wichtige Alben der Band.

Folx, I don't do this often, but one of my favorite projects has now gone online again and I wish to share it! Feel free to check out @… at:
🔗 https://howtheyvote.eu/

Find out how Members of the European Parliament vote
Find out how Members of the European Parliament vote.

For now, I don't mean to be offensive.
In one way or the other, all my interests are being impacted by "Hi, I'm interested in (the thing) so I have vibecoded this app, can you please pay me a monthly subscription".
So I'm forced to wonder: dear vibe coder, why exactly should I pay to use your app, rather than just vibecode one myself (beside the fact that I don't want to participate in destroying the planet)?

Hasn't this been the case for a few thousand years already?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/uk-immigrants-man-utd-sir-jim-ratcliffe-tax-monaco?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’

PSA: Google is default opting devices into "Find Hub", a "device location service".
https://support.google.com/android/answer/14796936
Opting out on your device:
"If you don’t want to use Find Hub to locate your devices when online, you can…

Just wrote this:
"Real American citizens would never encounter such an un-American experience, and rest assured if you do get taken, maimed or killed by ICE, or ICE-like forces, you weren't really an American to start with, were you?"
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/ice-didn

Ice Didn’t Do What They Did and Do
A statement from the US Department of Homeland Security: "Guys, guys, except for all the times we have targeted, arrested, unlawfully detained, been violent with, and hurt American Citizens, ICE doesn't do those things to American citizens. We should be grateful that ICE is doing the vital work of culling

A good friend of mine has the Muppet character "Beaker" as his avatar. For reasons.
He offers me advice. I offer him advice. We chat. These are #ChatsWithBeaker

So if all the people that would have been dead by now weren't allowed to vote for Brexit, then the UK would still be part of the EU.
I find it deeply unfair that you're not allowed to vote for your first 16/18/21 years of your life, but you're allowed to make long lasting decisions shortly before they no longer affect you.

This is quite a good interview with Prof Carl Bergstrom (from my alma mater, University of Washington) on 'AI' https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2019023013/professor-carl-bergstrom-living-with-ai

🇺🇸 In seinem Tagesanbruch zeigt Florian Harms, wie ICE unter Trump zu mehr als einer Einwanderungspolizei wird – paramilitärisch, martialisch, ein Machtinstrument des Präsidenten, das Angst verbreitet statt rechtsstaatlich zu handeln. Eine Demokratie braucht keine Schlagtruppen zur politischen Durchsetzung. #Trump #ICE

Trumps ICE-Truppe: USA befinden sich auf dem Weg in den Polizeistaat
Trumps ICE-Trupps entwickeln sich zu paramilitärischer Armee.

How to survive Instagram's algorithm as a creative
- "Instagram is wrecking my head. I have a fairly decent number of followers. But hardly anyone sees my work"
- "I have a completely organic audience, yet my posts don't reach most of my followers"
- "Instagram hides your posts unless you post a selfie or anything personal"
- "You have something new? Post it, leave and focus on more important things."
- "Do o…

How to survive Instagram's algorithm as a creative
Starting to feel invisible on Instagram? You're not alone. Here's how to protect your wellbeing while still getting some use out of the platform. Welcome to the latest in our agony aunt series, De...

They probably don't realise it (yet), but the problem American big tech companies have in Europe is that they are American. The fiscal and regulatory thumb screws ate tightening, and the flight from Microsoft, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, etc seems to accelerate, albeit not fast enough.

Over the last month, we've explored themes of hope, fear, legacy, and freedom. My latest collaboration aims to empower those 55 to create online income streams. You don't have to journey alone. Ready for your next chapter? Let's start this adventure together! 🚀

I absolutely loved this conversation I had with Meg Kissack back in episode 131. It was days after 2 friends had died, I was a real mess but also in some kind of altered state so didn't even think to reschedule. She was so wise and so kind and it reinforced why I love her podcast

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching

Das Wirtschaftsministerium unter #Reiche plant #Windkraft und #Solar auf Eis zu legen. Da man den Ausbau der Stromnetze verpennt hat, müsse man jetzt auch die erneuerbare Erzeugung bremsen…

Any time someone says that don't care about being tracked by advertisers...
https://www.washington.edu/news/2017/10/18/for-1000-anyone-can-purchase-online-ads-to-track-your-location-and-app-use/

For $1000, anyone can purchase online ads to track your location and app use
New University of Washington research finds that for a budget of roughly $1000, it is possible for someone to track your location and app use by purchasing and targeting mobile ads. The team hopes to...

Study: 15 TikTok accounts posting AI videos of sexualized underage girls have nearly 300K followers and 2M likes; TikTok says 14 accounts don't violate rules (Clare Duffy/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/tech/tiktok-ai-videos-children-report

Videos of sexually suggestive, AI-generated children are racking up millions of likes on TikTok, study finds
AI-generated videos showing what appear to be underage girls in sexualized clothing or positions have together racked up millions of likes on TikTok, even though the platform’s rules prohibit such content, according to new research from an online safety non-profit.

#Steady
Wie lassen sich #Shelly-Sensordaten ohne Cloud lokal speichern?
Ich wollte die Daten für #Temperatur und

Sensorprojekt: Raspberry Pi empfängt Sensordaten vom Shelly H&T 3/4
Du willst Shelly-Sensordaten mit dem Raspberry Pi abfangen und speichern? So klappt der Datenempfang ganz ohne Cloud!

Mal wieder ein Fall von #LuftZumAtmen.
https://www.t-online.de/mobilitaet/recht-und-verkehr/id_101…

Zu schnell in Tempo-30-Zone: Gericht fällt jetzt wegweisendes Urteil
Deutlich zu schnell, trotzdem kein Vorsatz: Ein Gericht fällt ein überraschendes Urteil zur Überschreitung eines Tempolimits.

Still can't believe that Apple, a true pioneer of online Music Stores and Jukebox software and user interface design shipped this.
This is an actual screenshot of Apple Music on the Mac.
It's an empty box. The volume controls need an extra click. It doesn't show me elapsed and remaining time.
This is stuff that my CD player in the 80s did better.

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

»Passwortmanager — Test offenbart Sicherheitslücken bei Nutzerdaten:
Passwortmanager im Test - Nur drei von zehn Produkten verschlüsseln alle Daten komplett. Bei einigen können Hersteller auf Passwörter zugreifen«
Ein Argument mehr um dem Open-Source Passwort-Manager @… & Co zu vertrauen. Immer noch wird dis verhältnismässig von wenigen priv. &am…

Sicherheitslücken bei Passwortmanagern: Viele Anbieter verschlüsseln Daten unvollständig
Passwortmanager im Test: Nur drei von zehn Produkten verschlüsseln alle Daten komplett. Bei einigen können Hersteller auf Passwörter zugreifen.

Dear everyone who builds and sells things that have instruction manuals: I enormously appreciate if you provide those manuals at an easy to find place online as PDF files.
I don't like to own unnecessary physical things, and particularly, I don't like to own physical things that could be digital, so one of the first things I do when I bought something with a manual is to try to find a digital version of it.

RE: https://mastodon.online/@annaghughes/116053959450622439
Thought this thread was headed in a different direction; glad to report it wasn't! Anna is one of my best follows on any platform.

Die AfD ist gesichert rechtsextrem, zu der Erkenntnis kommt der Verfassungsschutz.
Nicht so der Einpeitscher der CDU, CDU-Generalsekretär Carsten Linnemann. Zur rechtsextremen AfD-Chefin sagt er "Frau Weidel entwickelt sich selbst immer mehr zum rechtsextremen Verdachtsfall"
Nur "Verdachtsfall" und eigentlich noch nicht mal das. Sie "entwickle" sich erst noch zu einem, sei es also noch gar nicht. Er scheint den Verfassungsfeinden verbundener als dem …

"Entwickelt sich zum rechtsextremen Verdachtsfall": Linnemann kritisiert Weidel
Erst brüskierte Weidel den Verfassungsschutzpräsidenten von Thüringen. Jetzt stößt eine weitere Äußerung der AfD-Chefin auf massive Kritik.

Ich habe heute beim #Winterfest "Cirque Le Roux: Entre Chiens et Louves" gesehen. Wenn Ihr Euch für Zirkus mit Akrobatik interessiert, dann ist das die empfehlenswerteste Veranstaltung ever.
Bühnenbild, Musik, Geschichte, Kreativität, Innovation, Herzstillstandmomente, Physik, ... Das habt Ihr bestimmt noch nie gesehen.
Ich bin immer noch hin und weg. Würde mir das gerne…

In 2025, a crack team of moms was sent to prison by a kangaroo court for a crime they didn't commit. These mom’s promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Minneapolis underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as wine drinkers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Wine Moms.
#WineMoms

RE: https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk/115635723037377951
Sure, we can't see it directly, and perhaps can't touch it (I mean, who knows? Me might be touching it all the time).... But I'm pretty sure we could detect dark matter for sever…

Die dramatischste Zäsur seit 1945: „Europa muss lernen, auf eigenen Beinen zu stehen – oder es wird aus der Geschichte hinauskomplimentiert.“
Florian Harms zeigt, wie Trumps „America First 2.0“ Europa in eine existenzielle Krise stürzt: Es braucht die grenzenlose Solidarität aller europäischen Staaten – einschließlich der Ukraine – als Teil des eigenen Sicherheitsraums. „Putin wird nicht ruhen, solange niemand ihn stoppt.“

Die dramatischste Zäsur seit 1945
Trumps Sicherheitsstrategie birgt große Risiken für Deutschland.

https://resist.bot/petitions/PLBVXB

DO NOT block state-level AI regulation. Don't pander to big tech
Text SIGN PLBVXB to 50409 to send this to your officials.

Heute, 13. 12. 2025, ist #PRÜF-Demo in #Hamburg. Und es gibt ein besonderes Bonbon für uns Streiter für Demokratie und Recht:

Kostenloses Konzert für Fans: Band Kettcar tritt auf "Prüf"-Demo in Hamburg auf
Die Hamburger Indierocker von der Band Kettcar spielen einen kleinen Gig in ihrer Heimatstadt. Sie treten auf der "Prüf"-Demonstration von Satiriker Nico Semsrott auf.

Isn't it time for the UN to consider moving its headquarters away from the US? Not ro any of the so-called superpowers, but to a civilised country that is reasonably neutral? Switzerland (e.g. Geneva)? I'd be for it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups

In #Tützpatz hat #Vattenfall Deutschlands größten #AgriPV Park mit 76 MWp Leistung in Betrieb genommen.
Auf 93 Hektar werden

Deutschlands größter Agri-PV Park geht in Betrieb
Offizieller Dienstbeginn für ein Pionierprojekt der Energiewende: Heute (10.9.) nimmt Vattenfall den bis dato größten deutschen Agri-PV Park „Tützpatz“ in Betrieb. Es ist ein weiterer Schritt des Unternehmens, den Übergang zu fossilfreier Energie zu unterstützen und damit die Gesellschaft voranzubringen. Starke Partnerin ist die Deutsche Telekom AG. Sie nimmt den produzierten Grünstrom für zehn Jahre vollständig ab.

Hey, remember when that Republican called out "You lie!" at Obama and the subtext was "You lie, [boy]!"? That was bad b/c of the racist subtext, but uh...maybe other people should try that?
Maybe Democrats and the press should try doing that to Trump and Vance and all these mofo grifters out here brazenly lying to our faces 24/7. And don't @ me about decorum when these people have destroyed all sense of gravitas already.

Tried a technique I don't often use with an #acting #coaching client and got to witness them be and speak as I never had seen them do before. It was brilliant to see them embrace a different approach, gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes. Proud coach, happy audience member.

How To Control Your #Dreams At Night: 3 Secrets From Research
- What are lucid dreams
- How to induce them (for example, waking up two hours earlier than usual and then coming back to sleep)
- How to control them (for instance, using your voice to give instructions to the dream elements)
Keep dreaming!
Source:

How To Control Your Dreams At Night: 3 Secrets From Research - Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Wouldn't it be great to be able to control your dreams at night? Well, you can. Scientifically. Here's how...

#Steady
Überraschend schweigt der #Temperatursensor. Schon kaputt? 😱
Nach wenigen Wochen lieferte der #Shelly-Sensor plötzlich keine Daten mehr vom

Sensorprojekt: Böse Überraschung – Ein Nachtrag zum Shelly H&T
Der Shelly H&T soll dauerhaft senden? Mit dem richtigen USB-Adapter klappt das ganz ohne Batterien. So rüstest Du den Sensor um!

https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/tagesanbruch/id_100999754/silvester-warum-ein-boellerverbot-in-staedten-so-wichtig-waere.html
"Es braucht ein einziges Gesetz, gültig für einen einzigen Tag: …

Warum ein Böllerverbot kein Angriff auf die Freiheit wäre
Böllerei in Innenstädten ist aus der Zeit gefallen.

Wenn das Milliardenprojekt FCAS schon am nationalen Ego scheitert, zeigt das: „Europa funktioniert so eben nicht.“ Kooperation heißt Vertrauen – nicht Misstrauen, Egoismus, Eigeninteresse in Tarnkappenoptik. Politik und Wirtschaft müssen das endlich begreifen. Da nutzt der beste Digitalgipfel zwischen Merz und Macron nichts.
#t_online

I'm trying to buy polycone (LDPE)-sealed caps for my DIY fragrance hobby.
Any number of results from China, UK and US, mostly one-click purchase.
Butr I want them from DE (or EU), don't I?
So far I found at least five different, unreliable names for the product., and the websites are:
- old school catalogue ones with PDF and, I assume, fax ordering process
- min 1000 pieces
- min 100 € order
- no photos
- 404
- 2€ per cap (10x regular…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/115666454691421015
The only choice left to Europe is to strive, with all the strength it can muster, for independence from America, China, and Russia, and to ensure it won't be dependent for anything from any single other sou…

Störungen im #Polarwirbel und eine mögliche Abschwächung der #Amoc-Strömung könnten extreme Winter in #Europa wahrscheinlicher machen.
Lang anhaltende

Golfstrom lahmt, Polarwirbel defekt: Der Eiswinter kommt zurück nach Deutschland
Hoch oben in der Luft und tief unten im Meer deuten sich bedeutende Veränderungen an. Die Klimakrise könnte künftig mächtige Schneestürme, Stromausfälle und Kältetote nach Deutschland bringen.

This isn't going away.
https://zeteo.com/p/trump-hegseth-admin-lawyers-warn-boat-strike-illegal

Trump Admin Lawyers Warn Second Boat Strike May Be Illegal
As defense secretary Pete Hegseth tries to pass the buck, a Trump admin lawyer says, ‘If The Washington Post is right, then a crime was committed.’

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching

Es sieht so, dass das iranische Mullah-Regime erneut den Aufstand seiner Bevölkerung nieder schiesst und Hunderte Iranerinnen und Iraner ermordet. Kann sich die Bevölkerung irgendwann aus eigener Kraft befreien? #Iran #Freiheit

"Faktisch am Ende": Merz äußert sich zu Gewalt im Iran
Der Kanzler sieht die Zeit des Mullah-Regimes abgelaufen. Der Iran bestellt den deutschen Gesandten ein. Alle Entwicklungen im Newsblog.

Showing a friend the "production for use" scene in His Girl Friday.
Such a good movie: #movie

Today, for the first time, I saw a "don't ask again" option related to Gemini in google meet.
Obviously I clicked it immediately, without thinking of taking a screenshot to immortalize the moment.
Well, never mind, I'll take it the next time.

I was unreasonably giddy when I stumbled across the real-time discussion of implementation of a feature I use regularly in Shotcut — the proposal, the math, the initial implementation, and then how it evolved into the feature I use.
There's something so cool about seeing people nerd out about stuff and seeing development happen in the open.

Audio Alignment Implementation
This is not a suggestion of some feature. I plan to implement a functionality that is already on the Road Map. But I would like to discuss, document and, if possible, get support from volunteers. I am not really familiar with MLT and Shotcut terminologies. Feel free to correct things (this post is a wiki). The “MLT only” part has been accomplished. All we need now is to integrate it in Shotcut. I (André) plan to wait until the next release because people are busy with beta tests, right n…

(€) In #Tübingen liefert ein neuer #Solarthermie-Park seit Oktober klimafreundliche #Fernwärme.
Die Anlage mit 23.000 Quadratmetern

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

It is silly and ludicrous to lump privacy-preserving webpage translation with GenAI and chatbots and LLMs. While I don't _regularly_ use the translation feature, I absolutely appreciate that the alternative would be something like Google Translate, a materially worse outcome. And, as others have pointed out, bundling a translation tool into the browser makes the web more accessible for people who do not know English. That is a good thing!

To be fair, she had a weird laugh and wasn't pro-Gaza enough.
Morons. Stupid fucking idiots.

On (generative) AI:
"So it's sort of like when we fed cows with cows and got mad cow disease."
https://framapiaf.org/@bbbhltz/115646412773089943

Valentine's Day is coming up and reservations will fill up quickly, so this is your reminder to go look up stuff and book it if necessary ^_^
I went to book something back in November and it was already booked, so pivoted to something else which ended up being cancelled, and booked another thing which is similar. And just managed to snag restaurant reservations.
So yeah, folks. Esp if you're a cishet guy (like me), make sure you don't disappoint for Valentine's Da…

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

#Steady
Wie bringt man Temperatur- und Luftfeuchtigkeitsmessung in den #Balkongarten, ganz ohne Cloud und Bastelchaos?
Für Leute mit WLAN, Cloud-Aversion und App-Abneigung wie mich, lässt sich da tatsächlich etwas feines finden. Ich mag es eben datenschutzfreundliche.
Meine ers…

Sensorprojekt: Eine „Wetterstation“ für den Balkongarten 1/4
Shelly H&T als Außensensor für den Raspberry Pi: Das ist mein Balkongartenprojekt zur Temperatur- und Luftfeuchtigkeitsmessung.

Sentry's strategy is brilliant: either you pay to increase log volume or you pay to filter logs so you don't have to pay to increase log volume.
Yeah yeah I know you can filter out at the source but you know what I mean.

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching

#Zeteo

Imran Khan’s Sons Tell Mehdi Their Father Is Being Tortured in Solitary Confinement
Imran Khan's sons Sulaiman and Kasim Khan discuss their father's prison conditions, Trump’s failure to release him, plans to visit Pakistan, and the UK gov't refusal to protect them.

In Hessen wird geschimpft, als wär’s ein Kompliment. T-Online sammelt Dialektwörter wie Dabbes, Labbeduddel und Strullje – sprachliche Minifrotteleien mit Herz. Woanders wär’s Beleidigung, hier ist’s Zuneigung mit Betonung auf „gebabbelt“.
@t-online #Hessen #Sprache 

Wasn't the 2nd Amendment – the right to bear arms – included in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that an armed citizenry could act as a safeguard against government tyranny?
The safeguard doesn't seem to work.
At all.

"Come to work on time, know your lines and don't bump into the other actors."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching #inspiration

RE: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/115845484404118608
GDI. I was in two minds about the original post, partly because it isn't hard to believe that Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub, etc are ruthlessly exploiting their workers (perhaps even going beyon…

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
—Morgan Freeman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

LinkedIn seems to be selling/sharing email addresses with random spammers now, ugh. Can't say I'm surprised, but it's still annoying.

kegseth: to "…kill…narco-terrorists who are poisoning…American people. Every we kill is affiliated w/…Terrorist Organization."
DHS floods social media w/faces of people who failed to file paperwork, ice tears them from families w/no due process.
DoD can't tell us who 80 "traffickers" are that they killed w/no due process?
Because they were fisherman. kegseth ran out of Tequilla & so ordered their murder.
source kegsbreath's words:

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching

#TLGBQIA2S

”It’s Time To Reshuffle This Acronym!” - FANE
An open letter to the greater queer community, haphazardly but passionately written by R.T. Ferent: a 40-something, married, gay, cisgender, white man with the absolute best of intentions in his heart. This is dedicated with all of my love to my fearless nephew, Remus, who is so much stronger than I ever was at his

Worked with an #acting #coaching client on material that isn't very optimistic on the page, but when I ask them to fight for a happy ending with the words, it gained an immediacy, they had a spontaneity I never expected and couldn't take my eyes off of. Counterpoint can be so cool.

"’…recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers w/very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks,’ [Arizona Attorney General Kris] Mayes explained.
‘We have a stand-your-ground law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger, and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself w/lethal force,’”

Arizona Dem AG blasted for 'dangerous' claim residents can shoot ICE agents under state laws
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says ICE agents could be shot under stand-your-ground law if they can't be identified as law enforcement officers.

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Designed a new t-shirt. You should get one and go running wearing it*.
https://davidaugust.threadless.com/designs/i-am-a-bomb-technician-if-you-see-me-running-try-to-catch-…

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

"Let's just…admit…if your wrists get in the way of ICE zip ties, if your lungs dare to breathe…our chemical weapons without written permission in advance, or if your body and face get in the way of ICE munitions, that was illegal of you. So if you're really honest with yourself, you deserved it and have no one to blame but yourself. People who follow laws don't get targeted by ICE, as being a target is a clear indication of criminality on the part of the target."
…

Ice Didn’t Do What They Did and Do
A statement from the US Department of Homeland Security: "Guys, guys, except for all the times we have targeted, arrested, unlawfully detained, been violent with, and hurt American Citizens, ICE doesn't do those things to American citizens. We should be grateful that ICE is doing the vital work of culling

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting