An excellent long read on the growing scientific consensus that #COVID19 exposure weakens immune responses, and repeat infections are an upward spiral of health risk:
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/11/07/COVID-Reinfections-And-Immunity/
New Sword Art Online game announced! Squee!
@Dan_Ramos Makes sense! Need that RAM. =D That's a good thought about the cleaning. Hadn't considered that. Do you supposed it was a design choice for a younger spill-prone audience?
OK, here's a first post and why not using it to test out how sharing links work π
As you would have guessed from my handle, I'm a fan of the good ol' boxed computer games from back in the day and guess what, I've got all 700+ of them as high-res 3D boxed here on the net as well.
Head over to https://bigboxcollection.com and enjoy a trip down memory lane π€
@Dan_Ramos I remember the Atari 400! I tried it at a friend's house. I found the flat keys to be difficult to use. Were you ok with it?
@atomicpoet Good reminders! Thanks!
When looking to interact on the Fediverse, culture is something *important* to understand.
A big component of the Fediverse community has been LGBT+, furries, the neurodivergent, and tech workers.
These folks have built the Fediverse.
Mastodon is really having a moment in mainstream news coverage. CNN, BBC, TIME, etc.
The influx of users will continue at an alarming rate. Remember to be welcoming, and kind, and positive, and helpful.
This isn't just an opportunity to improve the idea of social media, it's an opportunity to shine a wonderful light on #opensource.
"I'm moving the payload!", shouted Mercy as she helped me organize my home for a LAN gaming day. <3
I invited a friend and his kid over to play Destiny together on all our computers.
This is the game that was the most interesting to the kid.
(As it should be!)
Snow Queen culture:
-Heat is turned off in the bedroom, for nightly hibernation.
-Snowflake pattern pillow cases, "Let it snow" snowman throw blanket on bed.
-Living room temps also require heavy socks, wool knit fingerless gloves and a hoodie.
-When the coffee gets cold, adds ice, milk, ice, a drop of vanilla, a dusting of cinnamon, and stands at the window smiling and waving at the people shoveling driveways. Such a beautiful day.
(Can't wait for winter!!!)
Please boost as a reminder to the many, many creators who design pins and flags for literally every other identity, for people who forget or don't know that we are failed by the medical system the instant we're born, and for the rest of our lives, again and again.
We go into the hospital and say we're cis or trans, because otherwise we WILL be refused treatment out of hand.
Intersex People Exist, and we have a place in pride.
We love freedom 2, the freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others. Boost this post if you LOVE this freedom, and want others to know about it, too! https://u.fsf.org/3m4
If my brother and I even had a slightly more genderneutral upbringing
- instead of being constantly bombarded with "girls are good in languages and bad at math, while boys are good at abstract thinking (??) and working with their hands" nonsense -
then there's a good chance that I would have moved towards #engineering and my brother towards anything but construction. Alas, he got a technical degree and now hates his job, and I got a uni degree and now look up #woodworking in my free time. π€·
/usr/bin/girl $ cat bio.txt
Bonjour! I love music, chocolate, gaming, and spaaaaace.
Destiny Dead Thing Hunter.
Overwatch Battle Necromancer Mercy.
I feel all these things in my ghost. π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ