#Queens Early Gen-X nerd ❤️ 🇹🇼☕🐱. Online since 1992. He/him. Bi/ace🏳️🌈:bisexual: :asexual: . White lapsed Catholic/Immigrant/ESL/Citizen. Not nice but tries to be kind. Notes: kindness not extended to bigots. Reverse racism isn't a thing. Being called out for behavior harming others doesn't make you the victim. Profile pic: white middle-aged man wearing glasses and a kn95 mask #cats #coffee #masks #NYC
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It's about some older phones' rotary dial (see below). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_dial You may use this pointless information as you see fit. Next we'll talk about 4-track cassettes and pencils. Thank you. #GenX #telephone #20thCentury npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…nrlp I learned about begpackers just before the pandemic, but it was in Iceland. Entitled younger white Euros/North Americans who thought they could just work or beg their way across a country. At the time I was shocked. Not shocked anymore at the conduct of many expats and I've come to loath anyone who uses the term for themselves. They're usually just parasites and are as harmful to communities as AirBnB. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…nrlp Poor Jeff is scared. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat thinking about the injustice of his humans not giving him treats even though he's being so cute right now. #cats #Caturday #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/547/325/046/569/418/original/2dcd6a21b59664fb.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…p6sd Go look at wastewater testing where available. The COVID pandemic did not end, it's just that people decided to believe the "back to work" politicians who said it ended. There's also more and more people with long COVID, which wouldn't be happening if the pandemic was over. I'm with mask lady (obviously). npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat on his natural habitat. #cats #CatsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/302/565/746/653/746/original/8fbe37da233b67bd.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff I'm expecting dictionaries to have the following entry soon. Telephone (archaic): A phone. #words npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Emergency responders shouldn't be forced to play nanny for self-driving cars. Any of them that misbehaves should be impounded and the company responsible for these cars heavily fined (not returning the car until fine is paid). Any vehicle with multiple violations should be confiscated and scrapped as they've proven to be unsafe. https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/emergency-responders-roadside-assistance-waymo #waymo npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff "Sunny day Sweepin' the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet Can you tell me how to get How to get to Sesame Street?" So, how young did part of your brain feel just now? Did you hear the song play while reading the lyrics? #SesameStreet npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…e4ry When a kitten yawns. Adult cats are another matter. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat's sleep is guarded by the household goddess. #cats #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/369/745/987/377/087/original/7bdd930a7dc76797.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Really hoping the 2025 Time Person of the Year is the protest frog. #portland #frog npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff I started watching hockey in the 70s and lived near Montreal at the time of the Canadiens' greatest dynasty, this goalie being one of the biggest reasons for their success. RIP Ken Dryden. #habs #Canadiens #KenDryden #NHL https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/157/590/425/347/778/original/f12fb10f8aff9cf6.webp npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…0ftr Even naturalized citizens are often guilty of looking down on other immigrants this way. (I know you know this, but anyone else reading the thread may not - I wish quote posts were already implemented so I wouldn't be annoying you with obvious stuff). npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Fascists, fascist enablers and bigots are joining up to oppose Zohran Mamdani's bid to become NYC mayor. Knowing the worst people are fighting him should be a good enough reason to show your support for Zohran. #NYC #mayor #ZohranMamdani #uspol npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat sleeping as he understands that we all need some rest these days. So try to be like Boxcat today. You deserve it. Boxcat believes in you. #cats #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/783/992/420/403/403/original/b4a86d615ec62860.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Sure, why not. I'm all for edible bricks of pretend food like spam and this one will at least be interesting. #spam #food? https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/751/217/849/997/111/original/9b973c3b76179917.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…fzew It helps explain why Trump wants to annex/invade Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2024/12/canada-to-unlock-critical-minerals-rare-earth-development-in-northern-quebec-and-labrador-with-new-funding.html npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…8x2j @nprofile…2jfw The move isn't about technical excellence, it's about national security - you can't depend on applications controlled by a hostile state (including companies who obey that state). So LibreOffice's failings don't matter as much - even if MS applications all became ten times better, it wouldn't matter anymore. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…q7f5 The third person is Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez from district NY-7. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff On any account I see being unironically wildly optimistic about LLMs, I just add a note saying "LLMist" and block. Not going to waste time in folk looking for a new religion to believe in. #LLM #Religion #aiSlop npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…kvnh Healthy option: an orange. Mental Healthy option: Chocolate orange. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…p5j8 I've been on a couple of urban foraging tours by a local guide. It won't allow me to survive a catastrophe, but it did change my gardening habits, like what I'll choose to grow and what I choose to not remove (wood sorrel, an edible plant native to the area - used to just yank it out and now just let it grow). npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…wuyc I agree in the sense that the NDP is barely distinguishable from the liberals in terms of policies (which is a shame, I liked the NDP way more when they were at least left-leaning). But they may not have the numbers and the Bloc almost certainly will. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…wuyc More the Bloc than NDP this time around it seems. It wouldn't be the first time the BQ would have the balance of power. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Propaganda works because if a lie matches what you want to believe, you will not only agree with it, you will share it. You're not immune. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Lapsed catholic here. I still have a lot of issues with the Church, but I view Frank with the same esteem I have for Roncalli: both imperfect but good dudes who nudged the church in a much better direction at the dismay of conservatives worldwide. #pope npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…args Did you just watch PBS eons? npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff The small town when we first meet the kids of SC looks like a suburb designed by Robert Moses. It's awful and soulless. I don't like suburbs, car culture and I certainly don't like Robert Moses. Not a good start. #StarWars #skeletonCrew npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Canadians uniting against a credible threat from the US government is a good thing, but I worry it's going to turn to xenophobia against anyone not seen as a "real" Canadian, against indigenous people and immigrants (especially non-white ones). If you're Canadian, please fight back against the actual threat without slipping further into white supremacy; that's the door Poilièvre will use to win. Always fight for the rights of oppressed Canadians as this also fights fascism. #canada #cdnpol npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff If you had told me that many Canadians would welcome Canada joining the EU just last year, I probably would have laughed. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/canada-to-be-eus-28th-member-nearly-half-of-canadians-say-yes/ #EU #Canada npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff This is from 2006: Using N-95 masks to protect against bird flu. History repeats, so mask up. #masks #birdFlu https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7087815/ npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Stay vigilant. Be like Boxcat. #cats #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/000/360/941/659/661/original/e808c8b288be8ccc.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Hey fellow white people who aren't Nazis - being angry is okay, just remember to punch UP. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff As someone who learned programming in the early 80s on very limited machines (RAM measured in kilobytes, 1 MHz CPU), I had to learn to be careful about wasting memory and CPU cycles. This has served me well over the years as I always kept a close eye on optimizations. So I'm very pleased to see the DeepSeek folk are continuing this tradition. #programming #optimization #DeepSeek #AI npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Yay, it's 2025. May this year suck less for you than you expect. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff When immigrants who had to do their immigration paperwork with little to no help from immigration attorneys tell you it's a very difficult, long and expensive process, maybe believe them/us? Becoming a legal resident who's allowed to work for any employer (or themselves) is by no means an easy series of tasks, especially if you lived in more than one country. The immigration process in the USA is truly awful even with "ideal" candidates (enough money/from a "good" country) #immigration #USA npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat accepts and cherishes all boxes regardless of shape, color or size. Boxcat does not discriminate. Be more like Boxcat. But please be unlike Boxcat with regards to Xmas tree decorations, especially the bouncy ones. #cats #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/628/857/276/997/891/original/49a93c55ac2cc9b4.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…ps99 Scatamucci? npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…asy0 Yes - Canada Post should agree to the workers demands immediately. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @nprofile…args @nprofile…ze6a Ten Ren in Flushing has a good selection of teas, that's where we go for our better teas. Since Ten Ren is from Taiwan, their oolong selection is specific to the island nation (and also very good). Their red teas are also very nice, try to get some from Sun Moon lake (personal favorite). They do tastings (or at least used to). npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Boxcat rival in his most natural state. #cats #catsOfMastodon https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/070/023/326/619/881/original/4be6cbccc2a64821.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff I do miss good tagine and merguez. #food npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff I don't often name places to eat, but if for some odd reason you're in the Broadway-Flushing neighborhood in Queens and crave Taiwanese food, Noodle Lab is a great place and reasonably priced. #Taiwan #Queens #Food npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff As someone who's been broke when younger, repair and reuse was always the default behavior for me; it was actually easier to do decades ago as things weren't as badly/cheaply made and somewhat simpler. But it's still doable often enough. #repair #reuse #recycle https://www.techradar.com/pro/its-time-to-stop-relying-on-recycling-as-the-only-solution-to-the-climate-crisis npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff I am an adult. #cereal #reeses #DragonballZ https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/883/749/583/713/333/original/8afe8f3b6aa79ecb.jpg npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Just spent an hour in the garden weeding. Looks nicer at least, though my back is sore. Question: anyone else in the NYC area notice the type of weeds not being quite the same as previous years? Or rather some weeds which weren't as common before are really thriving now. #gardening #weeds #NYC npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff In a few weeks, going to New Orleans for the first (and possibly last) time - we planned a trip before for the month of May, but it was May 2020 so that didn't happen. Anyway, food recommendations? Places to go? #NewOrleans #Food npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @npub1zdp…vqv8 sorry, it was an attempt at levity by bringing up a silly duck-themed cartoon character. Will delete. npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff @npub1zdp…vqv8 Instead of scary, let's get dangerous. #DarkwingDuck https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/724/096/872/456/409/original/bc96fc86280f56db.mp4 npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Anyway. Eat something good today. #food #today npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff We learned this week that our favorite and close-by Sichuan restaurant is closing on Wednesday. Going there tonight one last time for delicious and tongue numbing food. #food #restaurant #queens npub1pf5u5vwe4zs4rnavhd8ysp2eg2ny2ncd45wfrcr3mhc7uwvxu44qs2exay Bridge&Tunnel Jeff Regarding cooking for those with limited skills (like me): Instant Pot FTW. #instantPot