Moon Bats are roosting in my shop! Who's up for adopting one? They like bugs. https://ko-fi.com/s/64737a1637

#BrynnSews #FediGiftShop

Double whammy with this new holland honeyeater who probably liked me back lol

20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could

now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

"Fox News did to our parents what our parents were afraid video games would do to us." -- Quoted by Stephen King without attribution.

(Attribution edited after lebout2canap's[0] comment pointing at the research done on the Snopes site[1])

[0] https://mathstodon.xyz/@lebout2canap@mastodon.tedomum.net/115276538330680393

[1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stephen-king-fox-news-video-games/

Today I fixed a television out of spite.

One of the most common faults with modern TVs is a backlight failing. These are cheap to replace, and the tools to test them are cheap to obtain.

But the effort to get to the backlights? Oh my!

A TV that was made to be repaired would have a separate pane for backlights you could slide out, or some other access mechanism.

But today's consumer TVs require you to disassemble practically everything to get to the backlights. That means getting to them is a huge investment in time (for self-repair) or money (if you go to a repair shop and pay for labour). TV companies know that most people will just buy a whole new TV.

So today I fixed the TV out of spite. Not because it was rewarding, or for environmental or financial concerns (although all of these are valid). I fixed it because the company that made it did not want it to be easily fixed.

Give 'em hell, Fediverse.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxoaWB2KnYMq1az1pHMN1VB8A4SAxyjVY-UlEcQtW_BSlMHw/viewform

#AI

After what felt like eternity, Melbourne has given me SOME SUN!!!!! Here's a New Holland Honeyeater

Learn to love your darkness, By MpieraM design

I love the concept that the darkness is here a comfortable companion and not a foe. Instead of being scary or empty, the night sky is portrayed as something beautiful and personal, literally flowing from her as an extension of herself.
I also really like the art style. The crisp, black and white line work of the everyday bedroom creates a wonderful contrast with the deep, cosmic texture of the galaxy.

#Art #Drawing

More questions than answers in this episode. We're taking a look at the struggles a photographer can face after 25 years of a freelance career, and trying to find a sense of belonging when you are a temporary feature instead of a permanent fixture.

"Vlog 099 – Freelance Photography and Belonging"
https://youtu.be/Id7Q0yueXnU

Will appear on PeerTube in a few hours too:
https://makertube.net/c/ewen/videos

... And audio only, where ever you listen to your podcasts:
https://ewenbell.com/podcast

#EwenTube #Photography #PhotographyVlog #ReImaginePodcast

#shiptember

there’s another thing about AI that nobody talks about. I see it further separating us from one another. Social media has isolated many of us. AI is training people to rely on it rather than friends, forums, professionals etc. It’ll be the next phase of the loneliness epidemic.

Does anyone know why Stephanie Sterling stopped posting videos on YT? I checked the website and don’t see any updates and I wonder if I missed an announcement.

Wow, Zoom is really leaning into dark patterns to make you install their app. Which, with their security track record is never happening on a computer that I even vaguely care about.

Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/

Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\

I feel sorry for the people who outsource their writing to “AI”. They will never discover the true value of what writing has to offer: debugging yourself, structuring your thinking, letting your messy thoughts emerge from the depths of your brain, to name a few things.

Even sadder is when people say “I am bad at writing so I use the AI”.

Practice is where the value is! No one is suddenly good at anything! Please, allow yourself to mess up, make mistakes and discover things!

Some folks (far more than I'd like or have expected) have been using tools to bypass email gates and paywalls for my writing, and posting links on Bluesky / Mastodon and in various Discord servers.

So here's how I'm responding.

Just a reminder that the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written right at the turn of the century, did not have that FUCKING "it was all a dream!" ending.

The original books are really great.

#Books #Oz