A while back, I shared a picture of the hole that the bees in our attic were using as a front door. They continue to find their way into our bedroom on a daily basis. It's bad enough that we've stopped using the ceiling fan light, and switched to only a lamp near the wall, because that keeps the bees out of the middle of the room. (Bees like light even more than flies do, apparently.)

I could use some advice. We have two main issues: (1) We are broke and now uninsured, too, thanks to the oh-so-wise cultural practice of tying health coverage to employment, so we aren't sure how to get it treated or even looked at, and (2) we still have a bee colony in our attic, which means it's just a matter of time till it happens again.

We have all been stung many times at this point, often on fingers and toes. Lately, my wife has been getting large welts from the stings. Yesterday morning, she got stung on the finger while she was sleeping, and the swelling has just continued to worsen throughout yesterday and today until most of her forearm looks like it belongs to a different person. She can't bend her fingers or put them together, to the point that I've been doing things for her. I am getting worried. I think she might have developed an allergy to the venom.

Hey, folks. I hate doing this, but my family and I need help with money for food & gas. This is unfortunately going to be a regular request until I can get a new job. (See my pinned posts for my resume.)

We average about $35/day for food (2 adults, 2 kids) and $10/day for gas, if we are being cheap. Dog food is $22/week. So we need around $335-$340 to make it through the week, making sure everyone is fed and gets to school. Any help, however small, is deeply appreciated.

Please boost for reach! And remember, you can unboost and boost again to keep it visible.

Progress: $121.10/$340

https://paypal.me/AaronHosford
https://account.venmo.com/u/Aaron-Hosford-42

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Food #Transportation #DogFood

If you know of job or gig opportunities, particularly in Python, natural language processing, or (non-LLM) machine learning/AI, please send them my way!

What I'm good at: advanced algorithms, algorithm design, creative technical problem solving, math, R&D, novel or highly cognitively challenging domains, cross-domain projects, detail work, big picture, technical leadership

What I'm not so good at: non-technical leadership, time management, time pressure, administrative tasks, rote processes, detail work sans any creative element or deep thinking

I'm neurodivergent and won't fit well in many roles tailored towards "ordinary", but I will absolutely *thrive and excel* in many roles that most people would find daunting. Cognitively, I'm a heavy lifter: I love exercising my brain to the limit, and get I bored if I can't.

#ActuallyAutistic
#AuDHD
#FediHire
#FediHired
#GetFediHired
#GetFediBHired

I really don't want to do this again. I'm having major anxiety over it, and so is my wife. But I'm going to have to start beg-posting again while I continue to look for a job. This is your advance warning to mute/unfollow, if regularly seeing that bothers you. I won't apologize for needing help and saying so, but I won't hold it against people, either.

#MutualAid

@maddad It sounds nightmarish, to me. I'm so glad my wife isn't a Trumpster. It was bad enough cutting ties with the rest of my family.

@hipsterelectron

Yeah, that's a step up in accuracy from "statistical analysis". Still, you can technically do ML (badly) without knowing anything at all about statistics. You just open a can of algorithm and a bag of data, dump them in a pot, simmer and stir, and hope it comes out tasty.

@dalias @mcnees

@dalias

I would argue this particular point. Most of what I do for a living as an ML engineer/researcher is *not* statistical analysis. There's plenty of both in the mix, but they are not the same. If you were to call it "statistical modeling", I might be more inclined to agree with you.

@mcnees

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-accusations-treason-draw-bipartisan-rebuke/story?id=127797846

Could it be that Republicans have finally found the limits of their support for Trump's terror campaign against the American people and our (now alienated) allies?

I have no illusion that this is due to morals or respect for law. It's obviously out of self-preservation, as the ability for him to off lawmakers who disagree with him could put even Republican lawmakers on the gallows someday. But the fact that he has overstepped like this and they have publicly rebuked him showcases that he is not (yet) the totalitarian leader he wants us to treat him as. The power has not been fully consolidated yet. And now that they have felt fear for their *own* welfare, should that come to pass, and now that the ice is broken and they have contradicted him, will we start to see more pushback, more democratic constraints -- accepting the fact that they are motivated purely out of self-preservation?

'Epstein emailed people about Trump regularly, usually derogatorily. “I have met some very bad people,” he wrote in one email. “None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.”'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/trump-sign-bill-epstein-files

#EpsteinFiles

Quick, easy, healthy, delicious, and satisfying! Not many recipes get all those labels at once!

This recipe took me less than 10 minutes *total* from start to plating time.

Pop a steam bag of your favorite greens in the microwave. I used kale.

Heat a drained can of beans and some oil together in a pan on medium heat. I used cannelini beans and extra virgin olive oil.

Add the greens when they finish in the microwave.

Season liberally, to taste. I used black pepper, chili powder, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder, and a splash of low sodium soy sauce (for the added umami). The cayenne can be left out.

Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally, until liquid from the greens no longer pools.

Remove from heat.

Spicy: Add a splash of Frank's Red Hot.
Not spicy: Add a little vinegar or squeeze a citrus over it.

The sourness counteracts the bitterness of the greens. Citrus, in particular, should be added *after* removing from heat, as heat breaks down the vitamin C.

Enjoy!

@wakame @hellomiakoda Of course, that might just be a complete failure to listen.

@wakame @hellomiakoda I was thinking the same thing. He seems to have a remarkably difficult time interpreting the words and experiences of minds not identical to his own.

@Em0nM4stodon @nemo I'm not a TikTok user. Is there anything resembling TikTok on the Fediverse? Something that doesn't have centralized control susceptible to fascist manipulation?

#TikTok
#Fediverse

@Em0nM4stodon Maybe @dansup might know?

@Em0nM4stodon @nemo Are there safety features for younger viewers?

@hellomiakoda Bits of it are the exact opposite of reality. Bits of it are exaggerated like they are intended to make us sound bad. And bits of it are utterly nonsensical like a fucking gonzo film.

@hellomiakoda I keep trying to put words together to express just how fucked up and wrong and absurd this definition is, but words are failing me. Did someone use an LLM? Did they just look at the word roots and decide they didn't need to actually read *anything at all* about it?

@hellomiakoda What the actual fuck?