2026-05-25T16:40:48Z https://njump.me killick https://njump.me/npub1f277d0pqaj2hxa2fy3vm3aqw4yvu72xdjyc62u4fty2zmk0srqns26weku https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/accounts/avatars/109/450/106/574/800/143/original/6f3a06c24e56f7d0.jpg https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/accounts/avatars/109/450/106/574/800/143/original/6f3a06c24e56f7d0.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0n370f9997fna3ufvuvgrzqg2k8tjnrr7e580tyrtcmc08xw8e2czyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwj9q26g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89y3n4z2vwaalv95a95hp34hxmlpmmlmcazjmtqzeezckc8tv3mc4plw8p'>nevent1q…lw8p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not so much that I&#39;ve been hugging it, it&#39;s that the model I have still does everything I need. New models might have more bells &amp; whistles, but I haven&#39;t even bothered to look. I got this unit 2nd hand from my spouse almost 16 years ago and it still works perfectly, and it hasn&#39;t cost me more than the electricity to charge it in all that time. You&#39;d like to think that Bezos could be happy making money from me buying books. Amazon has lost a customer who had been buying their books for 30 years. 2026-04-09T17:32:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtncm65vxu05pca6s633cvx55ghkp232f2hl9vugmj9e7pxuje8qzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwldf4sh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdy36hlld90n7zru4yhqyc036a8zpxq9qu3tgs0c7csf0k6xz6nnc0l79ac'>nevent1q…79ac</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I have bought more books than will fit on my device. Because of changes Amazon imposed on customers last year, it&#39;s no longer possible to move books I backed-up on my computer to the old (or new) kindles. And if you need to re-set your kindle, everything on it is lost. 2026-04-09T16:13:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvmdznxl4mvqymd5mgqvy0q09wl8zy7z0lfaxfxj9kftepgm9w09szyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw2el043 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp07mat5fc7ag8q9amw7huc3ez9l8srcyrxnfntcf3372flh5qc8g8v67dg'>nevent1q…67dg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amazon wants to hold previous books &#34;bought&#34; as hostages. If you want to re-read a book you &#34;own,&#34; then you need to buy a new kindle. Screw that! If there&#39;s a class action lawsuit to get us all DRM-free copies of our books, I&#39;ll sign on. I don&#39;t want a partial refund, thanks, just access to my purchases. <br/><br/>It&#39;s time to jailbreak older kindles. They might not work for Amazon anymore but that doesn&#39;t mean they have to stop working for the owners. 2026-04-09T16:01:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstkj2v9jsp637g737zddhgavcgrqnca0ne3ryzqwgcu86y3wna2nczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwq9mxmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2638r0rwfkn7ak4j0ak5mh2td39a43f4je3ytvl85lxmzgefzuscql9fqk'>nevent1q…9fqk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is why I hope we don&#39;t nominate Newsom. He&#39;s exactly the kind of politician who thinks he can win on tactics, shouting his latest from the back pocket of corps and mega donors. 2026-04-09T01:13:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstwdlr9unwcckuauuxztls5kna9nv7sdwrzy24fmr06pyuxqxaweczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwvu9lsp Favorite Fountain Pen? It&#39;s a split decision tonight. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve a Lamy Safari with a 1.1 mm nib that is fantastic for labeling folders-- not as fat as a marker, but much bolder than the usual fountain pen. It&#39;s super smooth and has never had a dry start. Because it&#39;s so wide a nib, stroke width is hugely dependent on the nib angle. It makes my writing and printing look so much more consequential. It&#39;s a good pen for the notes I pass to co-workers, or for Thank You notes. It&#39;s carrying my favorite ink, Diamine Aurora Borealis.<br/><br/>Most writing these days gets done with an M nib Jinhao 10. It&#39;s not scratchy at all, but has a subtle mild vibration on the page. The convenience of a retractable nib is a major advantage, as I frequently have to write while I have one hand on the phone. I used it today for bird watching-- scrawling notes about the species I see. With one hand to hold my &#34;Field Notes&#34; brand pocket notebook, it&#39;s very handy to be able to open the Jinhao one-handed. <br/><br/>What&#39;s your EDC #1 pen? Can you say why?<br/><br/>#EDC #FountainPens #FountainPen<br/>#FieldNotes 2026-03-01T03:23:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9wm4ttu66pwnj30jwen0eh0yzx32pf3mneg6z3pmwtnxq7yv86yczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw6lljpd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvxwryk6lg3dxxlj8u2zlywsdjx886jjakmn0t9707l5n6yrcjqg9rxc30'>nevent1q…xc30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The item I ordered was not a craft item at all. It&#39;s a brand-name manufactured product. I guess Etsy has drifted a little from being a crafters market. 2026-02-07T15:56:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqvxwryk6lg3dxxlj8u2zlywsdjx886jjakmn0t9707l5n6yrcjqgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwjcfrf3 I just ordered an item from Etsy. Without Amazon Prime, and including the shipping, it was $2 cheaper on Etsy than on Amazon. 2026-02-07T15:52:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy95tl3k7gg3my742s60fhye0wzqem6h9nge9ht7gzw5eqrwe53sgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwcusvp8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4sqtxaesnm6lntedev3s22d64hug8flgwvt2sjh4javff5vrz3saahcpk'>nevent1q…hcpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The reporters prize their access, and so they are careful. I&#39;m not sure why they care, because I can read a press release. They ought to go ought and talk to lots of people instead of the president. I say this for ALL presidents. I blame TV &amp; radio&#39;s reliance on sound bites. It&#39;s horrible journalism, and I have stopped watching TV news altogether. What&#39;s the point? 2026-01-06T13:47:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8q2f3kgauq4y39v7z0ts5uxa6lwejw3eulqguk938y3tjvyp2uagzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwhdnad8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07alxg0kp0w5z5jl3kfd8fnm5p708dl0vxur5huv8ny9jagjgukczjnwel'>nevent1q…nwel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What an unusual color! The house finches I see here are typically red, maybe leaning towards purple. I&#39;m glad you shared this shot. And thanks for including alt-text. 2026-01-02T13:44:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs98q3dau8080hh08dgka9n79q7f2rxfardly27mrlmrr8aylrkujqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwdnedqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxaqukkgzzftawqwr5chn8j4pg5zeup48e0frq3rpmrszjdtplarcmx2rz2'>nevent1q…2rz2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This isn&#39;t entirely unprecedented. Amazon has been selling .mp3 files ever since they had .mp3 files without DRM. But I am shocked they are doing this with books. 2025-12-23T02:00:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst9rgu0csr9pdgs4payldtfl96fq602rc95ezcrfl5h4mg6gum3zczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwnkcxcn Blue-black ink is not the same as dark blue. It somehow looks like grayish-blue. I much prefer dark blue ink. #fountainPens 2025-12-19T00:56:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0tn9x8hn35z6j7v29y7e9ezz3y2t7wzfldw376hg8esxetx6j9agzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwt4dffw I&#39;ve been writing with Diamine&#39;s Chocolate Brown ink lately. It looks black from a distance, but when you have it close enough to read it&#39;s definitely a chocolately brown. #fountainPens 2025-12-09T15:21:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdl04vfem93ykkeqvurs9erl8s6r4jxd2h34pytx28r9q49wljhngzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwqmxkvs Can I just say that the fountain pen community on Mastodon was barely there in 2023, and now i feel like it&#39;s starting to grow into something engaging and useful. Yay, us! And can I say, let&#39;s agree to ONE hashtag? <br/><br/>Let us all use #fountainPens instead of the singluar #fountainPen. Let&#39;s all hang together! 2025-12-07T03:11:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ngnfd37usecs8df9f7kwvdgyt9sfngzz2c9hus8tks8wgxhm35qzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwe960x0 I regret touting this pen on Reddit. <br/><br/>By several measures, this is still a great pen, but I&#39;d never buy another, and suggest you never buy one either. <br/><br/>What is my problem? It&#39;s good looking. It&#39;s well-balanced. It writes well. It&#39;s cheap. What&#39;s the problem?<br/><br/>The nib? The feed? No. It&#39;s none of the usual complaints. This pen is made of crappy quality steel, so that when you screw the cap on, the threads strip, and then you no longer have a good seal. <br/><br/>I admit-- I LOVED this pen while it worked and praised it, too. Today? Don&#39;t buy one. <br/><br/>#fountainPen <br/><br/> #fountainPens 2025-12-07T02:40:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgph8ywjf9uh8r23vwulev9gw2rl2rjuw79et7k2m86228n08rgqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwhs6ujv BIOS question for Linux installation<br/><br/>Ms. Killick has dropped a big hint that I&#39;m getting a laptop for Christmas (&#34;Go on Dell and send me links to a few you like.&#34;)<br/><br/>Are there any special steps I need to take to get into the BIOS and change the boot disk to the USB? IIRC there used to be some BIOS lockdown to be worked around. Is that no longer true? None of the Linux installation HOWTOs I&#39;ve seen lately mention it. Thank you!<br/><br/>#Linux 2025-12-04T14:44:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9e27kd4xlphtfpm75pvas2pywvlk6tmmdmauy3ht73sp62thttagzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwx5vr2p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyy7dx80mwunxzy4f8xgq7vhg29cqmphd6su6yrawfz7djvufxfusqrv2lt'>nevent1q…v2lt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I agree with you, but I&#39;m still not letting a pigeon drive the bus.<br/> <img src="https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/650/701/660/158/989/original/493ae91c41aafa7a.png"> <br/> 2025-12-02T15:37:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszskvc8pg5y4x87y3g7y33pkzr8dsqks597nz4065vll57nlxkmkqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwt3qen6 Nice! My Jinhao 10 retractable fountain pen went unused all weekend and wrote instantly this Monday morning. Let&#39;s hope the rest of the day goes as smoothly!<br/><br/>Nib is size F; ink is Diamine Chocolate Brown. <br/><br/>#FountainPen 2025-11-24T12:24:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqa73spcmeu0n0sydct5qrxxzac0wnuz6zqcu8a0nzlsska637svszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw0ta7rz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrf06pfssm6ds9wdd7zhwy63y7upkwtpms7cj97c5ykuk3ukr45as32sqk3'>nevent1q…sqk3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s probably, in part, why it hasn&#39;t happened. Plus, you&#39;d need all the car makers to agree on a battery standard. Interesting that bike makers are cooperating. 2025-11-18T17:07:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxpzcn9cg478sulefktxama3823xpc928gf4q4rfj0m5cy9v3wmdgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwzy6ztk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspf7enuqdfr44nwsaek7rsk7yp603x9rva9adxeepd60etayuadec7k2t0e'>nevent1q…2t0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Many years ago I read an article in Wired that profiled an Israeli engineer. His idea was to have batteries mounted on the underside of vehicles. You&#39;d drive to a filling station and a machine would pull your battery out and put in a charged one. There was some way it worked out how much to charge you based on how much power was left in your removed battery and how much you were getting installed-- maybe how many cycles were left on your battery, too. I don&#39;t think it ever happened. 2025-11-18T16:54:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz8w4rmeap2jpryhn0nkr56ym4lrwmwmpcjsup70syaknfwchqm6czyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw9sh7sq This is a Papermate &#34;Clear Point&#34; mechanical pencil. Unlike every other mechanical pencil I&#39;ve tried, this one will not poke a hole in your pocket because the little steel ferule at the tip retracts into the plastic body of the pencil when you push the lead inside. <br/><br/>The eraser is over an inch long and you can twist the collar to get more or less of it outside the body. Leads are stored in the body. The side button can be clicked to push out more lead, or held down to let you push the lead &amp; ferule back inside. It&#39;s well designed. <br/><br/>#pencil<br/> <img src="https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/566/787/118/690/290/original/3f0153b2b17313c5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-17T20:06:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8fk5a2n2q6zqds5xrequgqey8a9k2mdzjw9xm87nm4yzdy9yu8aszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwffxptu My interest in a good #fountainPen and a good pocket #knife seem to be related. They are related in the sense that I have no particular lack of said items, but I want more. Would I write more if I had a new fountain pen? No. Would I have more uses for a new pocket knife? No. <br/><br/>Would I like getting a Victorinox 6 knife or an Opinel 6? Yes. Would I like a Jinhao 10 pen in any color except black? Yes, yes I would. #EDC 2025-11-16T05:28:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfhjhwg9x8jq50zqlw4dtt4xzj5h2kdcq3l5ufa48ntj7d37wgxtczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwrzyjgc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjwqen4qeayjege7rndjvay0zw947g9qcvfdjz4639da2z3t9hwqhw55s9'>nevent1q…55s9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I may try a swab of silicone grease if the door seems to seal imperfectly then. 2025-11-15T01:44:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf4n87hj8fzqxn924mrq49cd9z5ecd3lp76fnpq2mrjf9mv6az35gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwgk2hgk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj50kfgp8rl67yfmk76z8ezs6lcr02f3672qmhwmnttr5yhfeqccr6s7ay'>nevent1q…s7ay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a majohn A1 that was constantly drying out. It turns out that the nib cover door on my unit had broken off. I only realized this when I tried to smear silicone grease on it to improve the seal. <br/><br/>Any idea why your 20 has performed so well? 2025-11-15T01:40:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ay34ev6zzcyhsf7yl0yune87jayxkusp0frxnx24s27nycaxapczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzweymxkz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tmeh8yvkzxd9mf65a5m6dtgjgmfcht6gygjdgw74emaryj7e73gtlclts'>nevent1q…clts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. The clicker-cover is a little piece of clear plastic, probably meant to be thrown away. <br/><br/>How do you like these pens otherwise? 2025-11-15T01:33:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxx4lr8dm8f9xhtu5l2pyuxeqe9z4wfd0rag54us0cf8tkjqzr6ngzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwna2n4n My Jinhao 10 retractable fountain pen arrived and I CANNOT BELIEVE that no one in their reviews has mentioned the little plastic clicker-cover that ships with the pen. It prevents the clicker from being depressed while the pen is shipping, true, but it also prevent the pen from being opened when it rides in my POCKET! <br/><br/>When I use this pen on my desk, I&#39;ll leave the clicker-cover in my pocket. If I take the pen on a walk-about, I&#39;ll &#34;cap&#34; the clicker and no longer have to worry about the nib poking out and the ink soaking into my pants, which has happened with my Majohn A1 retractable fountain pen. <br/><br/>I may have to post a review and become a PeerTube sensation. (If that&#39;s a thing. I&#39;m not actually on PeerTube.) <br/><br/>BTW, I have inked up the Jinhao with Diamine&#39;s Chocolate Brown ink. <br/><br/>#fountainPen #fountainPens 2025-11-15T01:19:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgzsnndv99ewa9jt2vfs9fxp28grl4zftdtwmy24ys9whphanc22gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw40ck4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjetn3fkmsvyh9z87h44k5yaqrcylfm3a4hrthpwhxwjgvxvrtss8tfg5q'>nevent1q…fg5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great shot. Looks like it&#39;s changing to it&#39;s darker winter coat. <br/><br/>Here&#39;s one I took several years back. The deer didn&#39;t run away, it just walked into the goldenrod then turned back to watch me go by. <a href="https://flic.kr/p/23raQyP">https://flic.kr/p/23raQyP</a> 2025-11-07T19:05:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxph4eacht86ag4xx0vag6qvrgs69zrnst5nxykqjvhjfyyh7tqdgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw7ctvp5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98hgadu0nap25mznx27tadcnj4l09gf70yycdu9rzxqx9pp07v9sl4pvnz'>nevent1q…pvnz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Underfunding is a dirty trick but it keeps getting used because it works. <br/><br/>In the US it goes back at least to Ron Reagan, who, when campaigning to be the guy in charge of the government, said the government is the problem. <br/><br/>Underfunding our tax collection agency allows the richest to get away with cheating, too. 2025-11-04T17:33:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr3t50928ksrj7gm58w9cylse4eqjm7jxlgr9ed48sv07mmgwv4fqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw5e626w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0z9x76vgpcdydzmaq5r6zqt3epfkl2j3xwl89g262ucn75ryeggk8a5aw'>nevent1q…a5aw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gas-powered leaf blowers are illegal in my county since July. Electric ones are too loud too, but at least they pollute less. 2025-11-02T23:21:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs809eqenu4h78duefwfr5au5xe4ydfs3y2y60r3zr9tcwlp47pawczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwuw9xc7 i tried to smear a bit of silicone grease around the little trap door that is meant to keep my Jinhao A1 retractable fountain pen nib from drying out between uses. The door is inside the pen and not really visible. I was surprised to discover that the little door is missing entirely. The toothpick I was using to apply the grease went in way past the end where the door ought to be. This is obviously why the pen has been drying out so quickly for me-- much faster than other users have reported. <br/><br/>#fountainPen #fountainPens 2025-11-02T21:50:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszz3zev3h82cta306dr0f7gza3n96dxcafjcplj78t9ng4exyka9gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwwemd74 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrjj6x3fzsla7nqz6r6l4m0dpagrm7zefp8judp4qj0rkm9l3jhqtuvmpn'>nevent1q…vmpn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This summer I realized I was going out to do some yard work wearing jeans, long sleeves, and a bucket hat, exactly what my dad always wore. 2025-10-31T15:42:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxkncytddjrw3cnrsmkrhj2fyyj8zmh30drh6vkf8z5t45w7lha9czyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw4axa4q I&#39;ve been using a Majohn A1 retractable fountain pen for about 10 months. It hasn&#39;t been pure joy, but as my daily writer, it&#39;s pretty handy. When I&#39;m at work I am frequently jotting down info from phone calls, so having a pen I can open with one hand is great. Each morning I have to re-start the pen because the fine nib has dried out, but then it will usually work the whole day. A restart involves a napkin or tissue over the end, and then 2 or three shakes to get a drop of ink to come out the end. So, not ideal, but it&#39;s quick. Do you use a retractable fountain pen? Which one, and what&#39;s your experience been?<br/><br/>#fountainPen 2025-10-23T14:38:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszh6mn7rfxl9f7gqvqmnhkv5rc4v8q2ze38yeqp03v9ye5p934r3gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwnu755c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6phtkp90hysk48pm0q69qr8yfamujne5npgy996zekshtutae4czenvu8'>nevent1q…nvu8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like being on Mastodon where people can be kind to one another. Both of you had the chance to be total pricks and instead you were kind. 🙂 <br/><br/>My sign for tomorrow says:<br/><br/>Martin Luther King, Jr. <br/>Gayle King<br/>BB King<br/>Stephen King <br/><br/>BUT NO KING OF AMERICA! 2025-10-18T01:13:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx64ztc0ngk87n7dwwgv48drzt5elfq7kqstw9d0pajccuh57pe2qzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwwkmc8v My spouse is highly allergic to cats, so here is a picture I took of a Gray Catbird. One of the calls these birds make sounds a lot like a cat mewing. #Caturday<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know why we bother using &#34;Gray&#34; in the name. If there are Catbirds in other colors, then no one has mentioned them to me.<br/><br/>#birding<br/> <img src="https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/355/652/070/717/775/original/0df02d304cec8c44.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T13:04:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0nvkjnqydds6arr775y3k3d8q63yd3mx3y0hkk5td60zrthysjugzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwerh4xx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz54cf6yxu5wmmz8r2ce744her8u96z5n0uflsky2wlxnd2ga6afgnut52m'>nevent1q…t52m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Brendan Slocumb&#39;s third novel, &#34;Dark Maestro.&#34; It&#39;s about a boy who loves the cello and comic books who grows up into a man who plays the cello and is a comic book hero. 2025-10-01T11:08:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg0l93273fe083gfpd9vdlgy905n8n5cxtdk6zjj2s0y5883ucazszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw29rqr7 I can&#39;t bring myself to spend heavily on a fountain pen. It&#39;s not that I&#39;m especially frugal, it&#39;s that what&#39;s good seems so random.<br/><br/>A friend gave me a new Pelikan demonstrator and I love it. Writes every time, (as long as it&#39;s capped out of use), holds lots of ink, and has a slightly springy nib which I like. A new one runs about $100!<br/><br/>I also have a box of 30 pens from a no-name company via Amazon. They hold a lot of ink, have slightly springy nibs, and write every time (as long as they&#39;re capped out of use). The functional difference is that they&#39;re not refillable and only come with black ink. They cost less than $1 per pen!<br/><br/>I have a $40 Majohn A1. It doesn&#39;t always write immediately if I haven&#39;t been using it daily. I&#39;ve heard that the functionally identical Pilot Vanishing Point has a better seal, but it retails for 3 times the Majohn. <br/><br/>My favorite pen (lately) is a Lamy Safari to which I added a converter and a 1.1 MM nib, bringing the cost up to about $45. <br/><br/>Except for the 1.1 mm nib, it writes just as well as a Jinhao copy-cat pen I have. I bought 8 for about 10 bucks, but only one of the 10 is as smooth as the Lamy. <br/><br/>What&#39;s been your experience with pens cheap and costly?<br/><br/>#fountainPen #fountainPens <br/><br/>(also-- can we settle on a hash tag that&#39;s either fountainPen or fountainPens? I don&#39;t care which!) 2025-09-28T21:25:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2pncz7k8mss4yj8jz3p9fll4095vqypc49228zly4xk3k5vpktszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw62mf3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjawsw9ez08ks70wdum54drfzu5eatp3fgqjeuq0rmwxs8c5ctugwhv4r9'>nevent1q…v4r9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There was a recent story about administrative costs outrunning the medical care costs for a Georgia (USA) program. It makes me ill to think of the money wasted to make sure no one is getting medical care they didn&#39;t &#39;earn.&#39; Let me just say, NO ONE ought to be earning medical care. We ought to take care of each other. <br/><br/>Never mind Reagan, I think this goes back to Aesop and his fable about the hard working ant and the lazy grasshopper. 2025-09-27T00:03:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqc2z5fhcl54kgu7epfm74yzhrfpm2zmh9yxnlreezh2mjk6ct5uqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw8s9r2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyspxh2p830z9f3rd8ah62xm0hasmerxmn6m6nqc0wc82jgcaglkqjhqvju'>nevent1q…qvju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the US many benefits are &#34;means-tested&#34; to make sure people that are eligible to receive the benefits. Proving you are poor, proving your kid is enrolled in school etc. take time away from earning money, and there are often travel costs, too. It&#39;s ridiculous. 2025-09-26T16:08:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs850m4a59ftltcq6vhtgv3lhjx0szpmxypkh5eh8kehypdk522fyqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwlnw4z9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgvwuk0kcel9xmh60tss6qy5cp7mjmhwvv4czedu0rgvdwluemuszdcpp8'>nevent1q…cpp8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cancel now and send a letter to say you&#39;ll come back when Jimmy does.<br/><br/>Disney-ABC Home Entertainment &amp; Television Distribution<br/>500 S. Buena Vista St<br/>Burbank, CA 91521-3515 2025-09-18T17:37:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq70xmr7ne7uwjhrnhp6nlt58u6gsfpda5rajcffsgr68ah7z3gfqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw067j32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfdw9fvm6755053rv67am62d9ugla0pslh3tc29c04g50u4rug3csctf2m'>nevent1q…tf2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not seeing Heavy. This makes me feel old. 2025-09-15T18:24:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9q92gduxlx2cuhmu4hnesp0crf9h3hscv8t9lxytkctchhrusf5gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwnmqd7d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs044em88xatfsla8a8rvkhnyrqqp7wrvrwejl3x70fkyq83r82d8cfan276'>nevent1q…n276</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m a little low on confidence in the professionalism at CBS news. On the one hand, I&#39;d like to see 100% of what was said in interviews. In practice, we&#39;re going to see Noem et al run roughshod over the conversation. <br/><br/>Maybe CBS could run a pic of Pinocchio next to her whenever she&#39;s full of shit. 2025-09-05T18:54:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdvrm05zr8wtzjz43sg5v75sst3pkvlxdqfvvfuwtqwfc6x0gpfkgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwlcuq6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8rtred084g89klplh0y8a3jkvl3kaqm7ky6zazuzvhq5tjnj63ch4mz2f'>nevent1q…mz2f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People were fixated on the idea that it was _The State_ that was encouraging insurance companies to deny coverage or raise rates.<br/><br/>Why does it make a difference if it&#39;s The State saying your house might burn or it&#39;s the insurance company saying your house might burn?<br/><br/>This is the same &#34;argument&#34; that motivated people to stop Bill &amp; Hillary&#39;s health care plan back in the day. <br/><br/>&#34;I don&#39;t want _The Government_ telling me what doctor I can see!&#34; <br/><br/>They said this as if, somehow, having a faceless company saying they were denying coverage was preferable, and this was a defensible philosophic position. 2025-08-07T15:34:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2wm037h27z84xz6dgsxre6uu4l3ntpcmsr78k22nn28g9a0q0zjszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwfyeqm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp6gy7n7dutan8h830f85ksvjtmt5qm9f7l3kvcwxjler7qtj2xqm4vqgc'>nevent1q…vqgc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn&#39;t &#34;Stop listening to the engineers&#34; the slogan that got Boeing in so much trouble recently? 2025-07-31T11:24:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr7x34u0gxfhkvu7tca2wvkq3rjxrst6xvtagyvgc22m8cd399u4szyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwp9taug Now that I&#39;ve been using a Majohn A1 retractable fountain pen for 18 months, I don&#39;t love it quite as much as at first. If I don&#39;t use it for a few days, the nib does dry out. It is still a pleasure to use and convenient in a busy office. It&#39;s pictured here with my other daily pen, a Lamy Safari with a 1.1 mm nib. #FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://dmvcommunitymedia.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/114/936/272/986/243/856/original/a3589939bb9dfbe3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-29T11:30:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswxu8kt89ajh3mg4ey8px3ap0chsthqk6vtm78nj2esptaa2h7kkczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwrm5gmz Knowing how to tie a useful knot is a skill that doesn&#39;t get much attention outside of sailing and rock climbing, but although I do neither of those things, I like learning new knots. They come in handy in the garden, the kitchen, and any time I have to move something on or in a vehicle. <br/><br/>If you&#39;d like to learn to be more handy with rope and string, I suggest this website, where you can learn new knots. You can easily go step by step, reverse, or even re-orient the knot to see how it looks from another angle. It&#39;s called &#34;Animated Knots.&#34; They even have neckties!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.animatedknots.com/">https://www.animatedknots.com/</a><br/><br/>#knots 2025-07-16T01:50:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswujtg4mc7d6pawhhm9x2wy2hm4pxjuqx8ysgq0qq238y92nkj3uszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwgd6am3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4qwlcsuefjxvp2xa2m33mtcn0rkqyjz3pynxxlqajxjhuashhaglqx3u5'>nevent1q…x3u5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Forgive me, I am not a programmer. I don&#39;t understand who hired the vibe coders and I don&#39;t understand why the employers aren&#39;t paying for the tools. I work in an office and my employer pays for the software licenses for the tools they want me to use.<br/><br/>Are these coders freelancers? 2025-07-10T15:30:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw8j5x32urfnd8mt7kmpfhcqt6h5x3jwjeqazw4h6qslgs6uq37hszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwpuqg8m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzmh004thv0zsaupxslp4wtnp57rlp6ywdjt2gatk9ttunktszdq2qa2qx'>nevent1q…a2qx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does the box have vents? A pie safe will usually have vents. 2025-06-05T13:48:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswchvjrqm5t4jr2gkgnxmz7654s4w70kx634sxlslsl8qn23up7fqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwsyfzlu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg25yd3y6pqsgjms52azvc42lp8c0qh24q7gdc7ykwx6u7r2mc5gvu3sr0'>nevent1q…3sr0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not so much that I read faster than I&#39;d like but that I keep scanning the text but my mind has drifted slightly and I have to go back when I realize it. <br/><br/>It&#39;s kind of like singing along to music while driving a car and then not having a clear recollection of the road you just travelled. 2025-05-23T11:44:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dv7dckhsjfqyvckp4xlqt5gvr8wuqgj476h8udu890rhrk294mczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwur4jxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nfafhy5few6js4247a5s86ujegasa02pk4m9rlmjtlhvqud56nsvfjca7'>nevent1q…jca7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know the fediverse gets compared to email a lot, but there&#39;s a good reason for that. <br/><br/>Bluesky has decided they&#39;re going to deliberately NOT use the Activity Pub protocol that every platform in the fediverse has been using. It&#39;s like they&#39;re inventing a deliberately incompatible email type. <br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t matter to me if the AT Protocol is arguably technically better than Activity Pub because Bluesky owns AT and wants to own us. I say screw that. 2025-05-20T16:01:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3yqxy85nqn3md88nzw96k2l8vslhxfkp40dhnj6kl7k5ran747szyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw65gnqx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p4w84lgvkke28zlun6hczz9fm25v5sd00fg8ty0m0tgl8mltpdqp9kv7p'>nevent1q…kv7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. I use my A1 all day long at work. I haven&#39;t had an issue with it drying out with that pace of use. I could probably get by with the Jinhao if I could no longer use the A1 (lost, stolen or strayed). 2025-04-25T14:03:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs235eetwqkaedafn5ua84xfjpf0t5p7k7mku0g68tey6tcnykkqgszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwmky7le There are three capless, retractable fountain pens are on the market that appear to be the same pen.<br/><br/>Jinhao 10 Press Pen, $19<br/>Majohn A1, $35<br/>Pilot Vanishing Point, $155<br/><br/>I have an A1 I got before the Jinhao came out. As best I can tell, these 3 have minor differences. I love my A1 -- my favorite pen. Have you tried the Jinhao 10?<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPens 2025-04-25T13:36:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxgqx6zvhh7fwcddh46vcegz4w3yqw2lsce8naf56vp63l787caczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwjde9su In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgsawlznw4mmf0s4qv84x0wvvjxe6resuyrp5x8s55zh53h8a52xcmsqg37'>nevent1q…qg37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In 1804 a method of controlling a loom with punchcards was patented. This was another step towards modern programming. <br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine</a> 2025-04-24T14:47:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsynjtzgh0eqp0l7jk8nl7zsywtrj3dpmdh970l7m5wuec9pp0d80gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwdcdh55 It&#39;s almost Easter, so if you&#39;re not subscribed to the #asstodon tag, you are going to miss seeing all the donkeys in their Easter bonnets and hats. 2025-04-19T00:46:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst7xs54zn0f4kspcys94n6de9asdazhxd28vjqkf9jxp8gdwqhn3szyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwhak8wd It&#39;s spring and time for my periodic reminder that you can get free, 10 foot tall, native shade trees planted on your property in Montgomery County, Maryland (outside of incorporated Rockville &amp; Gaithersburg).<br/><br/><a href="https://treemontgomery.org">https://treemontgomery.org</a><br/><br/>Just fill in the online form, and when contacted, designate what variety and where you want them and TreeMontgomery.org will take care of the rest. <br/><br/>Homes, apartment complexes, businesses, schools, HOAs, houses of worship-- all are eligible. <br/><br/>My home had space for 3. A neighbor got 8. The common areas of our HOA received 58!<br/><br/>And they have lots of kinds of trees-- oaks, maples, elms, gums, sycamores and more. If you&#39;ve been wishing for some shade or want to reduce the size of your lawn, you have absolutely nothing to lose. DM if you have questions. Boosts welcome. <br/><br/>#trees #gardening #MoCo #MontgomeryCounty 2025-03-22T00:50:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs20xadm67fwqnyl006vrggged287xnjy2d4uhspawugfzatv5syvczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwhmfwc8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6y6hlwntjng2m238ze7yq33jmltw8vvap44yaf0j4h42q58slagrpcvpe'>nevent1q…cvpe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s well done. I like the way you balanced the light and the dark and still kept the focus sharp throughout. 2025-03-14T12:29:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00ug8n7n697kqnuj5ynnrqs6ptgsj8xhammua425gqjstrgpa99czyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw47nxrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmml3yv2t0tk92mr05xvjupq0c9jsnj0ratdr79ak208p5d8q87cjxwn87'>nevent1q…wn87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also great-- whenever Roddy tries to think of a comeback. 2025-03-13T13:42:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr6d9ca3hszhjxj283aa54sgkv5ksaascjgz3jwg7tzx9nvhfnggqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw79wn2t &#34;Champagne and salmon, caviar and blinis, canapes stuffed with olives.<br/><br/>Or the last slice of pizza fished from a grease-drenched box, and garnished with extra cheese and onion, or at any rate, accompanied by crisps of that flavour. <br/><br/>Even with his face a scarred mask, it was possible to read Lech&#39;s disgust as he watched Roddy Ho shovel this delicacy into his mouth. &#34;I think you just invented the Unhappy Meal.&#34;&#34;<br/><br/>~ from &#34;Bad Actors&#34; by Mick Herron<br/><br/>I&#39;m re-reading this book, number 8 in the Slow Horses series, and as usual, Herron&#39;s dialogue makes me laugh. #bookstodon 2025-03-13T13:18:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsynkuya2g03r5gt96wd96lsldqmw59t86ukg0lk70l9p2g3tt4h6qzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwdcxmn2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszt3v4lags9z9dkr6pc48kfyk90mn5chsslupcpzrlc359n6rmy5cqzppz7'>nevent1q…ppz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Back in the 80s my sister was &#34;encouraged&#34; to quit her summer job processing USPS mail because she was too fast and made the year round men look bad. 2025-02-23T02:11:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszsht5mzscjceu6grallnqgjt8ht9jsele38q3jxawwe6tu9ald3czyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwqaywl3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvruq95kflz7pchcadpgfmh34m9es2khz80ert9ul6fm8lwugpc6g2a0ek5'>nevent1q…0ek5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A person I heard on NPR this morning likened it to cutting off your arm to lose weight. 2025-02-15T15:25:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0m20arfxfrmqmgcgwg28vd0uz3adgyzq3gslewldvrrnlmatkdgszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwafxdcy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxsg4huk8lns2qtnpp97kahkrs0x6e7zkghct2j2zug5eag87rdqqy958u'>nevent1q…958u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some people can&#39;t let go of their assumptions. My mother-in-law, who KNEW I was an at-home dad, would still ask me things like &#34;What does (my wife) use to polish the counters?&#34; I could be standing right in front of her, polishing the counters, and she&#39;d still assume it was my wife who did the task. 2025-01-25T00:28:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgfdel2yvmqwxc34fzm2rkx7swq8dnf0qeq2wzxg68fqg64pjjlvczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwr8pkuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4h3x4vfq0urrzllghm0tzfmsrmk00cfn4ay75hn46n5creqyppcxwjj6a'>nevent1q…jj6a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, so what would a legitimate attack look like? He ought to resign in disgrace. If the court is losing it&#39;s legitimacy in the eyes of the public, that&#39;s not the public&#39;s fault. Check your mirror, Mr. Chief Justice. 2025-01-04T01:51:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtu6fkma8fpurjcx7970jg5gp83uyd5w0p7ay6fssndqm5ee4wngzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwuchzek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvy7y7s5gzk6mlnfsf4tpd8k0tfa4r0wjalaelcztms7hf87vuz0gvfxuq9'>nevent1q…xuq9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a nice photo to start the year, too! 2025-01-03T16:43:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst6qfgxlacgzwz0tuqt56gskp7c99v4xcchhl54hmle9xcwtm5cyczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw095k5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzudfd690hrrzxdm7hrtlve5hd3jxmvpmlzkawrm45d478qflzxcp56ng6'>nevent1q…6ng6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it would be clearer if the boxes (left and right) were the same proportions. Instead of a perfect square, you could make the left box a rectangle of the same proportions as the box on the right. Also, you could color code it-- fill both boxes with dark gray instead of black. 2024-12-28T22:02:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vcg4u6ygmgxm95apw2r4v9y72m8v4rd090gmvk6nnz25ckzdr7qzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwrrlaar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6m02my8ck0jdp5k9n38wevzu9g6wv6flauny4jcjl32dj443qhq7cvw75'>nevent1q…vw75</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woo-hoo! Look how far ahead we are on expenditure! USA! USA! USA! 2024-12-10T20:03:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstz6mq9r87pdlsckhv4y7w4t4hh8hcuyh3p4lg7vdqnjck93xyuqszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwn6ucpe Today&#39;s writing instrument is a bright yellow Lamy Safari with a 1.1 mm nib and Diamine Aurora Borealis ink. <br/>#fountainPens 2024-11-25T13:56:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2ql5lm0gvm7xsvvgh7a4u5yfsq9zz9ajr77cc5khx8lcamcs62szyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw3x8q6v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4puplzq2pfumlsc724mxulypl7dh9fsxpesrhge9p6q8ry2z05gyvzehv'>nevent1q…zehv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know what you mean about these birds holding still, waiting for prey. On the other hand, it&#39;s kind of a relief if you&#39;ve been hoping for half an hour to see a kinglet to hold still long enough to point and shoot. 2024-10-20T13:35:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstz77yfn829kdm8k0xy8nxcqnfxauk8xd3ld56204h7uvy4sdgnugzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwpzkytd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvgzhha3zvq5spzused70csw6u84kyarcjxjj6ug30afny3dd4azqn8lyhp'>nevent1q…lyhp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t mind if an account is selling stuff. It would even be OK with me if corporations started up their own instances and joined the community. There are already some individuals promoting sales of photographs or other art here. If that&#39;s all they do, I usually block them. if it&#39;s just some of the stuff they bring to the conversations here, I don&#39;t block them. This is far better than the deal you get on Insta, where you can&#39;t block ads. <br/><br/>I&#39;d even support an ad-supported instance. If you join it, it&#39;s free, but you get ads in your feed. That&#39;s a fair trade if you ask me. 2024-10-18T13:41:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy6z5ph8p4fx6vca6xsyrln7l8wlx4rjl3392ymkxjwwdc7eezl3gzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwlhh0tm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswva8vkymfh5637l2d080lpuyhjljz344s833sgazmfeyekrxz9scra8dg0'>nevent1q…8dg0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think most everyone can learn to write competently in the same way that most everyone can learn to ride a bike, but not everyone can complete the Tour de France. 2024-09-30T13:11:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp02hyt2dty3vvaznyrv0tq430yc9uwuv6d3c28m7tua6e24ahatszyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwlzcsdu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqu3auq9fv9pta8vse5dq4crdmrtsxkj7ujm9xh0zv9van57qucspm9hcu'>nevent1q…9hcu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wmuwvj6566q7cdlckvlww5rfe8mgvlkwj9qdkslgyxnen5exy8xqsdkxl8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Swede’s Photographs</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wmu…kxl8</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Generally birds. 2024-09-10T12:30:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9watnmqlyt7j5u7g44zzu20hq0vkupku8lxs7t3gm567n0kn7xczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwxh4eve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2gwkxc529h4z3g5u9rls2ggcststwpujvurl2h89pak725c2r6sfc2wj4'>nevent1q…2wj4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re either really patient or really lucky. Bravo either way. This is a hard bird to catch! 2024-09-06T01:05:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxqsy5szh0turg8jzysu270u0mcuy80gjmlzdgr8lvajcan3flzwqzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwa7dn66 I am not going to turn my lunch into Second Breakfast. Probably. Hopefully. #today 2024-09-05T13:59:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdhx8fkal0ncjdgua6czsqnk0lpyppgze0hmxdx665zvdhwsjpeczyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzw0tcd2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxrfklh7qpex8vcmsw5g9xjtj5rxe3l7qf3tcdx7dmmtxl4evnggy0w5yx'>nevent1q…w5yx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The voicemail at my office will have messages left long after hours on Friday and then a follow-up on Sunday asking why we haven&#39;t called back. Um, because we&#39;re not open until Monday? 2024-08-19T12:57:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq569tdgvfl9awsdlek2eslpc06w24x8rh7z5qu27nq8asl8paddgzyp9tme4uyrkf2um4fyj9nw85p653nnegekgnrftj49v3gtwe7qvzwvzjyac In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyse8ac0kmmz7auk00afpruch9mndda2ctgt7kqfe4aww5gpa3l8gs6zq2s'>nevent1q…zq2s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you mean RFK, Jr.? Or, as some call him, WTFRK, Jr.? 2024-08-09T15:31:00Z