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If I don't reply I'm probably struggling with basic communication or my health. Don't take it personally.

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  • "save the tsar and his family from certain death" | "seeing dead bodies (...) you realise it's the tsar's family"

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  • That sleuthing that someone did on the dev, they mention finding the full name of the dev on their personal profile.

    I can't seem to find their personal profile. Can anyone give me a tip on how to find it?

    The networks hunger for information.

    Edit: Okay, turns out he's well known.

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    On Ableist Language - A Post from the Disabled Community

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  • I can relate to needing down time to recharge. Take as much time as you need, seriously.

    I'm glad you don't feel called out. I am in a constant battle against tone and implication as I try to not come off like a complete asshole. Usually I do alright but sometimes people get really mad at me despite my best intentions.

    One thing that really helped me understand my verbal shutdowns is thinking of it like a spectrum - generally I am able to at least squeeze out a few words and it's rare that I'm without any words at all, except when I'm completely overwhelmed and usually that only lasts for a couple of minutes or less and I'll vocalize "mmm-hmmm"s and stuff like that to scrape by until I can access some words again. But often I have a lot that I would say and that I know I can say, I just can't get that past my mouth because it feels like an insurmountable effort. So I abbreviate and say something like "sometimes it can be hard to get words out" instead, knowing that I want to say so much more but there's a roadblock there and the more overwhelmed or exhausted I am, the bigger that roadblock is.

    So for me it goes all the way from vocalizing the uh-huh, uh-uh, and the humming version of idunno (even when someone asks me something that isn't a yes-or-no question) to being very restricted to a few simple words to being able to speak a bit but running out of steam for it very quickly.

    Obviously right on the other end of the spectrum is when I am able to articulate everything I want to say, often to the detriment to my need to take breaths and to the people around me who get subjected to a barrage of words (/semi-ironic). (I'm sure you can tell by now that I have a lot to say.)

    Idk, that might be useful to you for understanding how verbal shutdowns work. It's been really valuable for me to help understand how I'm going and whether my current conditions are conductive for my wellbeing and self regulation etc.

    Also don't take my criticisms of the autistic self-advocacy community too seriously - there's a lot of work to be done and there are some pitfalls but all of those things can be dealt with. The most important part is that you feel connected and understood and that you have resources to understand your experience better so that you can live a good life. Problematic wording or the occasional shitty concept can be addressed but community always has a built-in level of mess because people are messy and that's just how it is. If you wait for the perfect autistic community to come along then you will be waiting all your life and, in the meantime, you will deny yourself connection and deepened understanding and opportunities to make change. I know it's trite to say it but don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

  • How come some people can work 8 hours straight and then have energy to hit the gym, but if I walk for 1 hour in the treadmil all that I can is lay down for the rest of the day?

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  • All that I can do is lay down for the day

    Hyperbole or actually a situation where you have to set up camp in your bed with snacks and a drink at your bedside because if you don't, you're probably not gonna be able to get up and meet your basic needs until your body is screaming out for you to get something into you?

    There's a big difference between "I'm too tired to cook tonight, I'm gonna order pizza" and "I would not be able to cook food tonight unless someone was holding a gun to my head."

  • La Dispute - King Park

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  • I'm gotta get burned at the stake for this but...

  • Paradox must be made to pay for the damage caused by HoI4

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  • What in the Napoleon-brained shit is this?

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    Weekly Improvement Thread - Jan 25th 2026

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  • Great stuff!

    Same thing applies to garlic powder and onion powder - it's a great, cheap option that can be way more accessible than fresh onions and garlic, plus it works in most dishes like usual.

    I tend to use granules because they don't clump but if you find a dish lacks depth then adding garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika (literally just dried powdered red bell pepper), and/or powdered mushroom elevates pretty much any dish and it adds a ton of nutrition. Nutritional yeast flakes do the same.

    Never heard of aronia powder before, gonna research it. Thanks for introducing it to me.

    Amla is really great. The only fruit that outperforms it in terms of antioxidant level is acerola to my knowledge, but acerola isn't suited to commercial production although you might find it beind sold by street vendors if you're in the right place. (It's a wonderful tree to grow if you live in a tropical or temperate region too.) Amla is very popular in South Asia and they seem to have the commercial production of it locked down, which is why we can get it in powdered form. Not that it matters - when it comes down to it, 99% good vs 100% really doesn't make any practical difference.

  • On the Shape of Reality

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  • Least evil and racist "Christian nationalist"

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  • I gotchu

  • Just took the plunge and am wondering what tips/tricks do you have for keeping produce on hand without it spoiling before you can get to eating it?

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  • Also storing green onions with roots in water can help they stay crisp longer.

    On this matter, and this is overcomplicated, but avoid having water in contact with the bulbs.

    The roots should be roughly 75% submerged or less. 100% immersion in water will kill the green onions because they have air roots and those need to be able to breathe.

    Suspending green onions over water can be a bit tricky. If you're going to use them in a typical timeframe then the damp paper towel method on the roots is going to be best for a simple option for getting the most lifespan out of your onions without it being fiddly.

    If you want to really step it up a notch or you want your green onions to last for weeks or longer, get a net cup and place it into a jar or a drinking glass. This will suspend the green onions above the water and as long as you have a few roots reaching the water through the net cup, the onions will keep on growing. (You can also DIY a net cup by modding a small pot and cutting holes into it.)

    Put it by a bright window sill, if possible.

    At this point you're only about one step away from non-recirculating hydroponics (aka the kratky method) and, by adding hydroponic nutrient to the water, you're there. There's a little bit more to it but that's probably overcomplicating things a whole lot.

  • Obama's two cents [The link goes to his Bluesky post.]

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    1. You're here now and you know better. They're never getting that genie back in the bottle.
    2. Obama thoroughly poisoned the well when it comes for hope of any positive change amongst progressives and it was absolutely a slow-burn radicalising period for a lot of people. This created a perfect opportunity to agitate amongst disaffected progressives and I'd argue that it's part of the backdrop of why the Dems can no longer mobilize their own fucking voterbase to prevent Trump from getting into office a second time despite knowing exactly how bad he is (!!!) There's a collapse in the Democratic party and they all know it. They sold their voterbase on a lie and burned so many people. Now they can invite people to a ceremony for the Fell For It Again awards, which doesn't get nearly as much traction, or they can run a "nothing will fundamentally change" candidate, which doesn't get nearly as much traction either.

    They really stripped the copper out of the walls to sell for scrap votes and now, a decade later, they are wondering why nothing happens when they flick the light switch on.

    When you think about it, isn't this the real change we can believe in?

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    Weekly Improvement Thread - Jan 25th 2026

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  • The book gave me the idea to buy spinach powder so that I can boost my intake of leafy greens every day.

    You love to see it!

    As a brokie, spinach powder is kinda expensive where I live so if anyone is feeling inspired by this idea and they want to try something similar out you could always look for bulk dried herbs, especially parsley (as the drying process loses a lot of the flavor compounds from the parsley, making it less ideal from a culinary perspective but more ideal as a greens booster for your diet) or, my personal favorite, dried nettles.

    Dried nettles taste pretty neutral and "green." It's usually sold for use as a tea in the west but nettles are completely edible and they are so nutritious that they are a candidate for being marketed as a superfood (🤢🤮) I tend to use it in place of parsley or anywhere that something like spinach fits. Nettle soup was a peasant food and a subsistence meal for countless centuries so don't be afraid of eating it.

    It's a really good, easy way of increasing your vegetable intake and it's perfect for people who have accessibility issues (e.g. if you have motor issues that make vegetable prep hard or you're living in a food desert or in poverty where it can be prohibitively difficult to access fresh vegetables regularly.)

    E: Oh yeah, you can powder these things in a food grinder if you want to as well. I'm too lazy for that and I'm not bothered by the texture but it's always an option if you want to do it.

  • Least evil and racist "Christian nationalist"

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  • *Appalling

  • Least evil and racist "Christian nationalist"

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  • Counterpoint: have you ever considered that my dad could beat your dad up? (/s)

  • I swear all libs do is spam me

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  • You know you’ve stayed up too late when you get to this point

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  • Hard yes

  • Thread for self defense and weapons training

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  • The best OpSec practice is to assume that all orgs have been infiltrated by the feds.

    Go for the training. Don't talk in a way that could get you dragged off to some dungeon or before a judge. Beware of anyone who encourages others to take things to the next level. Don't share recipes for how to make IEDs.

    You'll be fine, just keep your head on your shoulders and guard your words. (Also maybe consider Pink Pistols or whatever the successor org is?)

  • America is just bringing democracy to America. Finally!

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  • Hitting myself in the dick with a hammer*

    "How could the Middle East do this to me?!"

  • Obama's two cents [The link goes to his Bluesky post.]

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  • Whoa now, you'd need to be qualified as a constitutional lawyer (preferably one with a history of teaching constitutional law at Chicago University) to be able to understand that.

    Don't you think that's a little unrealistic to demand that of Obama?

  • Obama's two cents [The link goes to his Bluesky post.]

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  • This has to stop.

    Big "somebody has to do something!!" energy, Obama. You had the perfect opportunity to abolish ICE and repeal the post-9/11 acts to prevent this from happening.

    You fucking taught constitutional law. You know that DHS and ICE and CBP were given carte blanche to violate the constitution. Don't tell me that you never had discussions on this, that there were never any debates, that you never read any articles or marked any papers on this.

    You fucking knew, you had the most powerful mandate for implementing

    in recent politics.

    You did nothing. You let this whole thing play out and you did nothing.

    Now you're really seeing those chickens start to hatch and you're standing by the sidelines wringing your hands and calling for action. The absolute gall to do such a thing.

    Utterly spineless, zero accountability, and issuing bullshit performative strongly-worded statements? Yep. No wonder this guy is looked upon as a hero by progressives.

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    Photoshop Finally Works on Linux (install tutorial) [15:15] • Mental Outlaw

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    A geopolitical story in four images

  • Movies & TV @hexbear.net
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    3:00

    No Other Choice is a class-conscious modern Film Noir classic

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    The Migrating Birds I by Joanna Karpowicz

  • gardening @hexbear.net
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    Gonna get some raised garden beds, looking for feedback on this plan

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    It is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine an alternative to the Yankee urban hellscape

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    Should we do a 2026 predictions bingo?

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    A promising new YouTube channel focusing on Linux Mint 101 topics in bite-sized videos

    youtube.com /@lovelinuxxmint
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    Kokym - Zaffit El Tahrer | كوكيم - زفة التحرير (هي ما بدها خاتم)

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    GOG just dropped Warhammer: Dark Omen, an old retro game with a cult following. Here's some rare mod files for it that don't exist elsewhere on the internet.

    www.gog.com /en/game/warhammer_dark_omen
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    DIY hydroponic tower for growing vegetables (except cheap, easy, and off-grid)

    hexbear.net /post/7134881
  • Self Improvement @hexbear.net
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    It's time to start learning how to grow your own vegetables, if you want to (hydroponic tower growing except cheap, easy, and off-grid)

    hexbear.net /post/7134881
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    It's time to start learning how to grow your own vegetables (hydroponic tower growing except cheap, easy, and off-grid)

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    Graham Platner on Reddit 6 years ago commenting on a thread mentioning the totenkopf on a post discussing SS soldiers with a visible totenkopf in the photo

    undelete.pullpush.io /r/CombatFootage/comments/auy0bi/_/ehbh3n6/
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    Webfishing drop-in peer support - you're invited!

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    PDF to epub OCR request thread

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    How to access books uploaded to LibGen & How to upload to LibGen

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    How to upload audiobooks to TankieTube, using the TankieTanuki-sanctioned method

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    (Example Post) The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco