Gaslighting Prevention
Feb. 17th, 2032 10:18 amI've changed my username from xtina to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
nonethefewer.
nonethefewer.
Disencaffeinating
Feb. 6th, 2022 06:24 amrosefox sent me a post the other whenever of someone who realized that after pregnancy, they had become caffeine intolerant, but didn't realize it. They stopped drinking coffee, and after the withdrawal symptoms had eased, they found they had less daily crushing fatigue.Hey, I have daily crushing fatigue!
...oh. Oh no.
So I'm weaning myself off of coffee to see what happens, apart from me being sad as hell that I'm not drinking coffee. I've had coffee every day (barring acts of nature) since I was 16, apart from a 9-month stretch when I was pregnant*. Who even am I without coffee?
* I didn't drink coffee while pregnant because it tasted like ash in my mouth. A day or two after giving birth, I was all "Starbucks. STARBUCKS", like Joker wanting a mirror in Batman (1989).
But, on the other hand, I can't stress enough the crushing fatigue. I'll have a cup of coffee and my morning meds, which includes Adderall, and then it will be like someone hit me in the face with a cosh made of sleepions. I will be, literally, cryingly tired. It's ridiculous.
I'm currently on day 5 of The Great Experiment. I have two wolves in me:
send help
I want things sometimes
Dec. 30th, 2021 11:35 pmI want a website that is dedicated to cybersecurity for adults with children in their lives.
I envision a crossover between Ars Technica and PCMag:
General journalism regarding digital safety and children (including at home, at school, at the library)
Periodic Helpful Reminder pieces (âWeekly Reminder: Phishing! It Sucks!â)
Product reviews that focus on security (such as baby monitors that don't leak to the general public)
Links (and descriptions/reviews of said) to useful material for teaching security to children (range of ages, range of material types)
Maybe a Q&A column, if the site-runner is masochistic enough
This want has been brought to you by: I want reviews of devices aimed for children that cover the security aspects of them, and it is annoyingly difficult to find this information in one place.
I envision a crossover between Ars Technica and PCMag:
This want has been brought to you by: I want reviews of devices aimed for children that cover the security aspects of them, and it is annoyingly difficult to find this information in one place.
One great thing about reading science fiction/horror is that it makes planning for future security issues so much more thorough.
Today's lesson: If you have a field set up in the breach between your world and a parallel world's, and part of that field contains a special device set to exterminate live things without damaging them, put in a failsafe to also kill the unliving.
Today's lesson: If you have a field set up in the breach between your world and a parallel world's, and part of that field contains a special device set to exterminate live things without damaging them, put in a failsafe to also kill the unliving.
themoreyouknow.gifRepentance
Dec. 28th, 2020 12:45 pmRepentance
Havenât the prayers of generations, then,
achieved some mercy from You, God?
Our devotion, ardor,
our lust for Youânone of these considered?
God, You greatest mute!
You answer screams with riddles.
Youâre no defender of the criminal,
You never say to hatredââOut! Stop!â
Yet, sometimes rain drips like a tear.
Itâs Godâs confession in the worldâ
But I feel: God is sad-embarrassed,
for His sake, and for ours.
But our distress demands: Have mercy!
Instead of tears, give deeds;
Help, not remorse.
Let every hope be Your command,
and every shiverâan alarm.
WeâGod and man and dogs,
letâs repent together
or each one for the other.
And forgive us our sins
as we forgive You yours.
—Abraham Joshua Heschel (translated by Morton M. Liefman)
( Yiddish )
Havenât the prayers of generations, then,
achieved some mercy from You, God?
Our devotion, ardor,
our lust for Youânone of these considered?
God, You greatest mute!
You answer screams with riddles.
Youâre no defender of the criminal,
You never say to hatredââOut! Stop!â
Yet, sometimes rain drips like a tear.
Itâs Godâs confession in the worldâ
But I feel: God is sad-embarrassed,
for His sake, and for ours.
But our distress demands: Have mercy!
Instead of tears, give deeds;
Help, not remorse.
Let every hope be Your command,
and every shiverâan alarm.
WeâGod and man and dogs,
letâs repent together
or each one for the other.
And forgive us our sins
as we forgive You yours.
—Abraham Joshua Heschel (translated by Morton M. Liefman)
( Yiddish )
It's the little things
Dec. 24th, 2020 06:12 amDownside: At work, our Slack names are tied to our AD accounts, which means I get to see
Upside: Turns out my Zoom display name is not tied to AD, so now I get to see
@Christina Lastname all damn day long. I'd change my name there, except I also send emails to external customers, and I'm not sure how far I want to push this.Upside: Turns out my Zoom display name is not tied to AD, so now I get to see
Xtina Lastname whenever I'm on Zoom meetings, which is constantly.There is no Honor Code of Hackers
Dec. 19th, 2020 09:45 pmThere are so many larger targets! Surely hackers won't bother hacking into or stealing:
open source software
a bike-sharing platform
the police
a fast-food joint
doorbells
point-of-sale systems
small non-profits
my identity... or my child's identity
If it exists, someone will attempt to hack into it, and then profit from it.
There's a balance to be struck between the most secure (server, cement, Mariana Trench) and the least secure (Martin Luther with his list of 95 personal passwords). A mindset of risk acceptance and proper planning is key. Rationalizing risky behavior with "oh but they'll never bother with [thing], it's too small!" is, as listed, factually incorrect at best.
If it exists, someone will attempt to hack into it, and then profit from it.
There's a balance to be struck between the most secure (server, cement, Mariana Trench) and the least secure (Martin Luther with his list of 95 personal passwords). A mindset of risk acceptance and proper planning is key. Rationalizing risky behavior with "oh but they'll never bother with [thing], it's too small!" is, as listed, factually incorrect at best.
"Did you mean to go to hell?"
Nov. 26th, 2020 04:29 pmHow to hide the "Did you mean to go to [site]" crap in Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1129065
Update, 2021-01-02:
Set
https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1129065
Update, 2021-01-02:
Set
browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch to 0.MORE CLOCKS
Nov. 1st, 2020 08:44 am* Fibonacci Clock, wherein which one does math to tell the time.
* Potato Clock
* Zero Gravity Wall Clock
* Golden Spiral Clock
* Binary Clock
[eta more clocks]
Tired: "this funky unique clock is embedded in a fake boot! :) "
Wired:
* Potato Clock
* Zero Gravity Wall Clock
* Golden Spiral Clock
* Binary Clock
[eta more clocks]
Tired: "this funky unique clock is embedded in a fake boot! :) "
Wired:
If these don't make noise then I have a new thing to collect. These are definitely not the usual "normal numbers on a funky background" clocks.
days of the week clock
redundant clock
RND Time Wall Clock
chain clock
rubber band clock ???
words only clock
ROBOT SPIDER LEG CLOCK
crossword puzzle wall clock
domino clock
eyes clock
gears clock, but not like you think
But then also this one, because it's pretty.
But then also this one, because it's pretty.
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Sep. 6th, 2020 08:39 amTheories About the Universe
I am trying to see things in perspective.
My dog wants a bite of my peanut butter
chocolate chip bagel. I know she cannot have this,
because chocolate makes dogs very sick.
Madigan does not understand this.
She pouts and wraps herself around my leg
like a scarf, trying to convince me to give her
just a tiny bit. When I do not give in,
she eventually gives up and lays in the corner
under the piano, drooping and sad.
I hope the universe has my best interest in mind
like I have my dogâs. When I want something
with my whole being, and the universe withholds it
from me, I hope the universe thinks to herself,
Silly girl. She thinks this is what she wants,
but she does not understand how it will hurt.
— Blythe Baird
I am trying to see things in perspective.
My dog wants a bite of my peanut butter
chocolate chip bagel. I know she cannot have this,
because chocolate makes dogs very sick.
Madigan does not understand this.
She pouts and wraps herself around my leg
like a scarf, trying to convince me to give her
just a tiny bit. When I do not give in,
she eventually gives up and lays in the corner
under the piano, drooping and sad.
I hope the universe has my best interest in mind
like I have my dogâs. When I want something
with my whole being, and the universe withholds it
from me, I hope the universe thinks to herself,
Silly girl. She thinks this is what she wants,
but she does not understand how it will hurt.
— Blythe Baird
Firefox tips and tricks
Aug. 9th, 2020 11:03 pmIf you also dislike the HUGE FUCKO URLBAR nonsense, following these steps appears to help.
Yesterday in Slack:
Josh: Kit is hanging out in my bed awake, refusing to leave
Josh: wont let me kick alex out either
Xtina: would you like me to find an adult?
Rose: đ
Today out loud:
Xtina: [ranting about everything in AO3 being about fucking*]
Josh: What's wrong? I heard something about fucking and fanfic?
Rose: Oh, X was complaining about there being too many adult-themed stories in AO3.
Xtina: [squints]
Josh: Aw, my favorite prude!
Xtina: [glares]
J & R: [hilarity]
Xtina: ...little did I realize that when I made that "need an adult" joke yesterday, I was laying the kindling for my own burn today.
--
* One decent fic of Odo and Kira's conversation from S6E07 during Jadzia's pre-wedding party! That's all I ask for! Not everything has to be about love and sex!!**
(** If you come at me with "not ALL", I will come back at you with a bat made up of other, smaller bats.)
Josh: Kit is hanging out in my bed awake, refusing to leave
Josh: wont let me kick alex out either
Xtina: would you like me to find an adult?
Rose: đ
Today out loud:
Xtina: [ranting about everything in AO3 being about fucking*]
Josh: What's wrong? I heard something about fucking and fanfic?
Rose: Oh, X was complaining about there being too many adult-themed stories in AO3.
Xtina: [squints]
Josh: Aw, my favorite prude!
Xtina: [glares]
J & R: [hilarity]
Xtina: ...little did I realize that when I made that "need an adult" joke yesterday, I was laying the kindling for my own burn today.
--
* One decent fic of Odo and Kira's conversation from S6E07 during Jadzia's pre-wedding party! That's all I ask for! Not everything has to be about love and sex!!**
(** If you come at me with "not ALL", I will come back at you with a bat made up of other, smaller bats.)
Notes to myself
Jun. 28th, 2020 06:45 amTwitter embeds don't work in Cracked articles because of the setting
privacy.trackingprotection.enabled, in case future!me is wondering. It's not worth it to disable the setting, but at least now I know what those vast swaths of blank space are about.
