My spoutible access is very difficult. Can't get in on my phone at all, neither app nor browser, despite having de and re installed twice, upgraded password, hard restart etc. It currently takes several minutes wait with bubbles then the diving whale, to get in on the tablet. Only site giving probs
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Woke/Saying NO to polls @Woke03:18 PM - May 08, 2024
03:49 PM - May 08, 2024
Since I personalized my Google account, my ads are so much more appropriate. I even click on the best ones. So I don't complain now. I always understood the necessity, but at first didn't realize I had some agency against really inappropriate ones. No more firearms, vermin, soft core blondes, yay.
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Karen Springer @SpringerHave you complained to Google? They are the ones serving up the ads.12:43 PM - May 08, 2024
Have you personalized your Google account?
Complaining about ads is boring. Screenshotting objectional ones, so we all have to see them? Rude. Unnecessary. We all get ads.
12:47 PM - May 08, 2024
Excellent 🤩 thanks for sharing!
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shadeygreyskies @shadeygreyskiesRan across these tips on how and why to write Alt Text:
https://www.perkins.org/re...
#AltText #Inclusion11:52 AM - May 05, 2024![Writing Alt Text
Colored word bubbles suggest to Identify Who, Expression, Description, Colour, Interesting Features.
Bottom left is an image of a capybara, bottom right are the word bubbles describing it. A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuz fruits are floating in the water, and one is balance on the top of the capybara's head. - Source: veroniiiica.com]()
09:22 AM - May 07, 2024
Exactly. Like prejudiced people complaining they can't say anything now, not like the good old days when it was fine. Because their targets couldn't fight back and now they're a bit more able to protect themselves.
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The Reluctant Townie @reluctanttownieWhen I engage with people concerned about authoritarianism coming to America, I often remind that it has always been here. They just weren't in any of the groups that experienced it.10:38 AM - May 08, 2024
12:24 PM - May 08, 2024
Did I tell you guys that the new social coordinator at my job is 45 years old, handsome, and we've been talking nonstop for 3 days? In my serious quest to give cishet mem no more breath, the universe keeps throwing cishet men in the way to waste my time.
10:12 AM - May 08, 2024
I seem to remember that Friday was off, and I think it was to accommodate the graduation. As if he'd attend, right.
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SLS StickFigure @SLS_StickFigureDoes the judge determine what days he holds court in this case? There have been days off, but have they been consistent?01:38 PM - May 07, 2024
05:14 PM - May 07, 2024
Is the trial on Fridays?
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SLS StickFigure @SLS_StickFigureThe graduation is in the morning during trial time. The fundraiser is later in the day. Twitler could have done a quick fly after trial time for the evening fundraiser. Judge Mershan would likely not be phased by this.12:30 PM - May 07, 2024
12:40 PM - May 07, 2024
There's a lot of weirdness recently, probably because of the new work being done. I get those error messages no matter how empty the cache.
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Bev Turner @BevturnerAnybody else getting a red error message on notification page? Is it time to clear my cache? Can respond but can't clear?12:37 PM - May 07, 2024
12:39 PM - May 07, 2024
It baffles me when someone overrides their own training and knowledge to say things like this conspiratorial stuff. But then I had to fire a dental hygienist who ridiculed all kinds of vaccines while working in my mouth so I couldn't talk back.
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Dıanna @u_go_grlsApparently, this person was told *by their endocrinologist* that their diabetes was likely caused *by the jab* & (get this) ... it's being covered up.09:25 AM - May 07, 2024
Sigh.
As a mere psychologist, who am I to challenge an MD, or the MAGA paranoid delusions ....?
10:36 AM - May 07, 2024
This is lovely, thanks for showing us. Now I need to check out the artist.
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Cheryl Harrington @cheryl_cch#SpoutibleScavengerHunt #boat
This little boat by Ontario mixed media artist Janny Fraser hangs on my living room gallery wall and reminds me of the Lady of Shalott. I started collecting small pieces by Janny about 25 years ago and love every one of them. This is a favourite. #art10:25 AM - May 07, 2024![A small gray-blue rowboat sculpted from clay and trimmed with gold leaf hangs on a pale beige wall. The boat has two oars made of tarnished gold-painted twigs with carved aspen leaves for paddles. A delicate woman's face lies in the bow of the boat, eyes closed and peaceful. The face is white porcelain. Artist: Janny Fraser]()
10:30 AM - May 07, 2024
Homemade is good. It's still junk food, pastry, jam, icing, but it feels virtuous!
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Bev Turner @BevturnerSlathered in butter please, no frosting.08:58 AM - May 07, 2024
09:08 AM - May 07, 2024
I've been passionate about this kind of inclusiveness in here, after failing to interest Post mgt in it, they saying it wasn't a priority. I don't need it, but I notice people assumed I was advocating for myself! No. It's important for everyone to be willing, not leave the heavy lifting to others.
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Dave Plus Coffee (he/him) @davepluscoffeeI learned the importance of #AltText while working as a web developer at a large college. The office that facilitated accommodations for students with vision, hearing, or other impairments was run for a while by a deaf person, who shared many resources with me for making web browsing more inclusive.08:41 AM - May 07, 2024
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Thank you. Particularly for interesting and image heavy accounts.
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Dave Plus Coffee (he/him) @davepluscoffee#AltText is crucial to give context for users who are unable to view images, which can happen for any number of reasons.08:16 AM - May 07, 2024
You don't have to write a masterpiece .. pretend you're talking on the phone with a friend, and you're describing the image to them. It doesn't take long, and it's inclusive 👍
08:36 AM - May 07, 2024
For the benefit of younger women dealing with this, please do.
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Tanya Feke, MD @tanyafekeIt's amazing how much of the #menopausal transition is glossed over in medical school. As a doctor going through this myself, I have the same questions as you. Medicine is so very behind on women's health. If anyone is interested, I can post things I learn along the way. #inthistogether06:44 PM - May 06, 2024
08:27 AM - May 07, 2024
I think the nearest we get is the doctor Board certified in geriatrics. But that's for people already old, possibly frail. My doctor tells me a lot of the things I attribute to age can happen at any age ! Oh.
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Timara (she/her) @timaraI went to the doctor recently and went through a series of "Is something wrong or am I just getting older?" questions. And I wish there were doctors to help us age like they'd tell us what to expect and help us transition. Does that already exist?06:25 PM - May 06, 2024
06:29 PM - May 06, 2024
No, but I've heard the claim that covid can cause diabetes. Probably people getting mixed up by diabetes making people more vulnerable.
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Dıanna @u_go_grlsThe Covid vaccine can cause diabetes.
(Posting this after an enlightening discussion this afternoon - has anyone else come across this claim?)05:03 PM - May 06, 2024Accuracy Alert!
Based on several credible sources, including scientific studies published on NCBI and information from the CDC and Diabetes UK, there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship between Covid-19 vaccines and the development of diabetes. Some studies showed no effect relationship between diabetes and vaccination, and no cases of new onset of type 1 diabetes have been reported following Covid-19 vaccination. While there appears to be complexities associated with the immunological responses to the vaccine, especially in people who may already have existing health conditions, this does not specifically point to the vaccine causing diabetes. Moreover, diabetes can make people more vulnerable to severe Covid-19 illness, and therefore vaccination is recommended for individuals with this or other underlying health conditions.
06:25 PM - May 06, 2024
Yes, I agree. But I doubt it would. And I'd like him to see what it does to him. Probably nothing good. But yes I think he wants bragging rights. Hitler and me, we went to jail for our beliefs. Etc.
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Honey and pepper and roses en déshabillé @DianeLMajorI feel like a lot of us are missing, and WANT not to see, that The Fetid Sepulchre wants nothing more than he wants Merchan to stick him in a cell, even if only for a little while, and he is working hard to get in one.05:34 PM - May 06, 2024
(He thinks) that would re-energize his flagging base.
06:16 PM - May 06, 2024
It's my ears that concern me around cicadas.
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Mary Cole @euonymousIt's just something that's happening around us. It's a reminder of the pageantry of nature. It can be very beautiful if you allow for that in your heart.05:53 PM - May 06, 2024
-- Jonathan Larson, entomologist, on the emergence of the double brood of periodical cicadas 😬 🐛 🪲 😬
06:12 PM - May 06, 2024
I've always liked my curly hair and went through a lot of pressure in the seventies to straighten it, iron it, roll it in giant rollers. I tried it briefly, thought straight hair looked wrong, let it curl again.
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Mama Ezekiel @Mama_Ezekiel#DailyPictureTheme #suit
When I was younger, I hated my naturally curly hair. I thought it didn't suit me, so I would spend so much time straightening it. Over time, I've learned to embrace my curls. 😊06:03 PM - May 06, 2024![A collage of a younger me, with straightened hair, and a picture of more modern-day me, with my curls.]()
06:10 PM - May 06, 2024
It just all goes too fast.
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hal @HardlyMattersWe seem to have settled into a cycle where all our pets are at equivalent life stages at the same time. In 2022 we lost 3 cats and a dog to age. Now we have young pets, which will, once again, become old together.01:14 PM - May 06, 2024
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