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  Ok soooo... let's say a person was finally getting around to actually deleting their Instagram account instead of just talking about it and moving everything over to some Fediverse thing instead... what's the slop-free Pixelfed alternative that person should be looking at? #fediverse

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  The problem with home-made burgers is that once you nail it, by and large you can never go out for a burger again without disappointment.

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  My beloved does make awesome candles. #catsOfMastodon

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  Last week, at work, I saw a squirrel sitting on a bin eating a chip (french fry, for those of you across the pond). Increasingly irritated with myself that I didn't take a photo of it, but also increasingly irritated with myself for thinking every time I see something like that I need to take a photo rather than just enjoying the moment and moving on. Anyway, I hope you now have a mental image of a squirrel sitting on a bin eating a chip. Maybe I should draw a picture of it, idk.

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  Pro tip: do not tell your beloved the 'Finnish hymn' joke while she has a knife in her hand.

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  about:config browser.nova.enabled = false you're welcome

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  I am working through the #strudel tutorial and srsly where has this been all my life: https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/ Thank you lovely strudel people!

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  This practical roundup of how to disable AI in Most If Not All Of The Things by @jessamyn@glammr.us is brilliant: https://www.librarian.net/NoToAI/ Thanks, Jessamyn! #NoToAI

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  Ohhh yeah... I am up and running on faircamp: https://faircamp.conniptions.org/ :)))))))) #Faircamp

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  Say what you like about Jimmy Savile, his dress sense has inspired millions of people around the world to wear tracksuits for no particular reason.

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  A small request: please do not use AI images on your Tai Chi blog: https://wayne.conniptions.org/test/2026/05/03/please-do-not-use-ai-images-on-your-tai-chi-blog.html

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  Ironic, really, that carnations turn out to be annuals rather than perennials.

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  Either the turnout in today's UK local election here in Hastings/St Leonards is super high or the combination of compulsory photo ID and a new-fangled computer system are making it seem so b/c it takes ages to get through the door. Even so, never seen queues like this at a local election before.

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  Today was the 30000th Guardian cryptic crossword, and to celebrate, they have done something rather special, in the form of An Extra Puzzle that, without giving too much away, has been A Long Time In The Making. Explanation along with today's solution and even more spoilers here - https://www.fifteensquared.net/2026/05/07/guardian-cryptic-30000-by-arachne/

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  The one vaguely substantive assertion in this Starmer-drivel is: people in the UK want "strong and secure borders": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/election-results-left-right-uk-keir-starmer An end to the scourge of 11-month-old UK-born babies re-entering the country after family holidays!: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/scottish-mum-stuck-in-spain-after-baby-falls-foul-of-uk-dual-nationality-rules Drivel.

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  *bites lip* ow

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  I have written a song I am pleased with for the first time in ages.

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  Finally got around to (starting to be) learning 'Can't Bullshit A Virus' by @SingleBass - original is here: https://single-bass.bandcamp.com/track/cant-bullshit-a-virus - great example of a tune that sounds *way* more simple to play (and sing) than it actually is. Jennifer is clearly made of the same stuff that Paul Simon is - effortlessly making hard songs sound straightforward. Anyway. What a great tune. Not going to be ready to perform it any time soon. But getting the...