Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@shawnp0wers It is another example of how quickly people can form factions/sides they identify with, and "other sides" that are the enemy. Then if anyone with less extreme, more nuanced/balanced views on things dares to say something critical of "their side" (or favorable of the "other side") it must mean you are with the enemy.

I do wish people were more capable of seeing issues and opinions past a binary "us" vs "them" because few things fit so neatly into a dichotomy.

@shawnp0wers It is a shame those folks don't want to try things out over here and see whether they prefer it.

@epic @hacks4pancakes In other countries some people don't use butter at all, but prefer jam or even marmalade!

@hacks4pancakes There is less and less room for people who approach things with nuance and thoughtfulness instead of ideological extremes. You are either "in" a tribe or out of it, and anyone who likes toast butter side up in some situations and butter side down in others faces massive pressure to pick a side.

@faziarizvi I ended up joining! Really enjoying reading through the back catalog.

@penguin42 Yes!

Oh yeah! Vintage toasting perfection! #vintage #toaster #ifyouknowyouknow

@f1337 Lovely job on the consistent roll and spacing of the filling! Better than I've seen on a lot of baking competitions!

My son asked if I would teach him how to weave so yesterday he learned how to warp a rigid heddle loom and the basics of plain weaving. Now he is busy making his mother a scarf. I'm wishing I had a smaller rigid heddle loom, this 32" Kromski is not ideal for a kid. That said, his beat is pretty consistent and he's doing a decent job managing his selvedges so far. #weaving

My copy of Ada & Zangemann by @kirschner arrived in the mail today just in time for Christmas!

I just finished reading The Romance of French Weaving which covers the history of French textiles from the early Gauls to the early nineteenth century. I learned quite a bit about the origin and etymology of fiber terms in general from it.

Next on the list is The Valkyries' Loom, which covers Scandinavian weaving history of the Norse people.

I'm enjoying reading about the weaving histories of specific cultures. Are there any others that folks recommend? #weaving #history

@faziarizvi ooooh neat what is this?

@hackingbutlegal This was one of the benefits of the Final credit card back when I worked there and they existed. You could assign companies unique virtual credit cards you could disable at any time. Even though Final is defunct, privacy.com offers similar functionality today based on debit instead of credit.

@firdarrig In particular this is a failure relatively unique to the US. The rest of Western civilization has figured out a way to manage health care that, while also imperfect, is still far ahead of us.

The ayes have it! Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I sewed a label on my new scarf.

@simonegiertz Welcome!