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   Play Ball and Fight Fascists (cafechatnoir@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 26-Jan-2026 03:28:02 JST Play Ball and Fight Fascists

   in reply to

   The little electric snowshovel seemed like a very indulgent, silly purchase at the time.

   It was not.

   It takes a few more passes than a regular shovel, but there is no lifting, no back strain, no cardiac events.

   Just gently pushing it along.

   You do have to pay attention to the wind direction so you don't get a face full of snow, and my hand was kinda cramped from holding the power button, but those are non-problems.

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   Thom, absolute station wagon (thomholwerda@exquisite.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 06:02:16 JST Thom, absolute station wagon

   I mean, Fedora's Flatpak repo has ppc64le binaries.

   Flathub does not.

   It's not all bad to have Fedora run its own remote, I guess.

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   Anthropy (anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz)'s status on Monday, 15-Dec-2025 14:51:21 JST Anthropy

   pro tip: a Homelab and Selfhosted infra are two different things.

   If you use your #homelab for #selfhosting your personal stuff, one of two things happens:

   - you can no longer use your homelab as homelab and for experimentation

   - your selfhosted infra is constantly offfline

   Selfhosted infra should be seen as a PRODUCTION environment, which homelabs are not.

   It should have automated backups, and ideally receive automated updates for security; you should avoid touching it as much as possible.

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   Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎 (nlowell@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 22:02:39 JST Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎

   A new day. A new chance to succeed.

   For once I'm not bone tired, although my old bones hurt. Arthritis, a long time companion, makes itself known most mornings and often lingers through the day.

   An hour until sunrise. Perhaps I'll try to be there for it. Probably not.

   It's one of those days where my main mood is ambivalence. A bad case of Whatevers.

   Or a good case, depending on your point of view.

   Acceptance is not always capitulation.

   May your day be what you need it to be #today

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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@mastodon.futurist.info)'s status on Friday, 17-Oct-2025 19:16:49 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "In a world of structure, be the organized chaos!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   Is it OK to be helplessly, hopelessly disorganized?

   Maybe so.

   What got me thinking about this was an article I came across about the importance of the ability to see clarity through chaos. That's certainly a powerful capability right about now.

   And it brought to mind this situation.

   Picture this - you've had a wonderful baby shower for one of your sons and his wife. It's time to return the rental chairs. Two SUVs are enlisted in the process.

   And unbeknownst to me, my wife snapped two photos once the loading was done.

   There was hers: nicely stacked, neatly organized, structured to perfection. No wonder - she's a first-generation German Canadian, and has "Organized" as her middle name.

   Then there was mine.

   I guess that's how my mind works. Maybe that's why I'm so creative. I have little patience for structure, little time for routine, and precious little time to stack chairs properly. Who defines 'properly' anyways?

   It was, by any reasonable standard, chaos.

   But here’s the thing: They all fit.

   And maybe that's the power of "organized chaos."

   My wife’s method was elegant and beautiful; it’s ideal for a stable, predictable system. My method, however, was not.

   It wasn't random—I knew where the space was and I used it. The result was the same: the job got done, perhaps even faster.

   And here's the point - throughout our lives, we are constantly pushed into a "world of structure." We have rigid job descriptions, linear career paths, and step-by-step instructions for everything. These structures are essential for stability, but they can be paralyzing when the world demands speed and adaptability.

   And right now, the world demands speed and adaptability. It's chaos out there, folks!

   Organized chaos is the ability to maintain a clear objective while allowing the process to be messy, flexible, and dynamic.

   It’s the startup team that rapidly pivots, not the corporate committee that takes three months to schedule a meeting.

   It’s the artist whose studio is a beautiful disaster, but who can instantly locate the right tool or brush.

   It's the problem-solver who breaks the established rules to achieve the established goal.

   It's the guy who stacks chairs in an SUV without thought, but gets the job done.

   When rigid systems inevitably fail or slow down, don't try to force a perfect stack. Know your destination, and then let your process be the slightly messy, highly dynamic, and profoundly effective power of organized chaos.

   You'll be surprised how much you can fit in the trunk when you stop worrying about making it look pretty.

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   Futurist Jim Carroll has little patience for structure, routine, and organization.

   **#Chaos** **#Adaptability** **#Creativity** **#Flexibility** **#Innovation** **#Unconventional** **#Problem**-solving **#Efficiency** **#Freedom** **#Results**

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/10/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-in-a-world-of-structure-be-the-organized-chaos/

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   Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2025 02:30:04 JST Steve's Place

   I am thrilled to announce that my electric shaver is completely recharged, so I shall soon be removing my odd similarity in look to Grizzly Adams.

   It's an okay shaver people are not supposed to use while it's charging. It has no charging light, so you never know if it's actually charging or not. Occasionally, it's not.

   It is charged!!

   I need to do maintenance on the old Norelco. OTOH, if your cheap shaver didn't recharge when you thought it was plugged in, did you know you can get a halfway decent shave with a pair of scissors and an hour of spare time?

   It's our love-hate relationship that's motivating me to fix the Norelco.