Findings this month of geoglyphs, which date back more than 2,000 years, are smaller and can be seen from the ground — Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/19/peru-nazca-plain-ancient-art-new-designs-discovered
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This is a review of a review plugin for WordPress.. It’s not a book… but it’s also a review of the wireless keyboard I’m trying to type it on. A year or more ago, I thought I’d be reading more books, so I enthusiastically read about 3 books and looked for a way to add stars and so on like I’ve seen on other blogs. The review plugin is called Recensio Book Reviews, and it’s a little too powerful for someone that doesn’t read as many books as she should. But I’ve read a few lately and so I’ll keep…
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In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money. TOM LEHRER
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Learning to control impulsivity does not come naturally, says Philippa Perry. The key is in developing the right skill sets — Read on www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/18/ask-philippa-perry-why-am-i-always-so-angry
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The Gumbo Pages, by Chuck Taggart — Read on www.gumbo.org/
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Both of them have their strengths and weaknesses as social media platforms - and both thus far are clear of trollish minions. Twitter, though, soon will be flooded with enthusiastic wannabe shitlords acting like huge flocks of soiled budgies flying out of people’s lavatories, infringing on people’s personal freedoms.
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On Twitter, a new algorithm will allow far-right trolls to band together en masse—something they have already been shown to have done repeatedly and systematically over the last 24 months—to make the tweets of Twitter Blue–verified left-leaning accounts disappear from public visibility permanently simply by muting or blocking them. — Read on post.news/article/2J3AloOm0Fho4H1A0YFAy9nU3fS
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Spoiler alert: ROP is sexy. Someday, maybe, we can all forget about Space Karen and his tantwums, or Biden’s Biggest Loser and his ridiculous copyright-infringing cringe cards. And then we can all get back to the important business of minutely dissecting our favorite fantasy/science fiction shows, scene by scene. There’s a busted-up raftload of people on YouTube who created tons of videos on Rings of Power, some of which are very well produced and informative. I mostly watched without commenting. But recently on Twitter a “Galadriel is actually pretty hot, and so is Halbrand” discussion made it to my feed,…
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How to get started on social-media site Mastodon, whether you’re leaving Twitter or just looking for people who have. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/17/how-to-join-mastodon/
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On my to-do list tomorrow: Pack up the gift for Gloria and Mitch and get it in the mail Ditto Jen Work on other gifts Walk outside if not too wet Add decorations to tree (Christmas is very low key Sort some laundry On my not-to-do list: Lie around all day playing the damn game UPDATE: It’s still not in the mail, because of course I started a second, longer one. Also didn’t get Jen’s in the mai. Did sort some laundry. Did not work on other gifts. Damn game.