Notices by Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅ (nancylwayne@mastodon.social)

@timnitGebru These are the stupidest of times.

#3GoodThings #Michigan #BasketWeaving

1. I made my first woven basket at a workshop held at the Michigan Folk School in Ann Arbor. The tips of my fingers are numb, but it was a very enjoyable day in the beautiful countryside. (photo attached)

2. It's the longest my dog has ever been in the house by herself. No mishaps!! Hurray!!

3. Thankfully, I had leftovers that I could eat for dinner. My fingers would have a hard time cooking from the brutality of weaving rattan.

#NoKings #Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, there was a massive turnout for the No Kings protest and march. A crush of peaceful protestors. Photos attached..

#3GoodThings #Ceramics #Pottery

1. Hot out of the kiln: two little pots that are kind of a set. I really like how they turned out. (photo attached)

2. Two nice walks with my dog today, in between the rains.

3. Looking forward to a hot Friday afternoon and evening in Ypsilanti, Michigan: first up is old-timey string band music; and then a solo ceramic exhibition of a friend and fellow potter.

@fesshole My experience with my own kids: Toys are much more interesting when other kids also want to play with them.

@holsta @futurebird I was on various online dating sites for four miserable years, where I focused on top 90% matches. It was one horrible first date after another. I then decided the algorithm was for shit, and looked at the bottom 30%. That's where I found my husband nearly 13 years ago. He encouraged me to write a blog about it. Link here: https://nancylwayne.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/arts-sciences-a-middle-aged-love-story/

#Pottery #Ceramics

Yesterday, there was a HUGE surprise that occurred in the pottery studio. A fellow potter's pot that she made the previous day had a little seedling growing from the inside wall. She didn't plant it there--it just happened. She was using reclaimed clay, and all sorts of things fall into it--apparently including little airborne seeds. She carved some leaves into the outside of her pot (it will become a coffee mug) to commemorate the brave little seedling. (photos attached)

#NeedAdvice #Tech

I'm having a ZOOM problem and I'm hoping tech peeps out there can guide me.

Suddenly, I cannot share my desktop screen with meeting participants on ZOOM without allowing the application "to record the content of your screen and audio, even while using other applications."

So, now ZOOM can record my desktop contents if I want to share my screen during a meeting? This seems like VERY shady stuff! Is it? Or am I over-thinking something quite innocuous?

Please boost for reach.

#DogsOfMastodon

My dog approves of my daughter's new rug in her living room.

#TheGuardian #tRUMP

If you are American, The Guardian wants to hear from you about how you think the first 100 days of the Trump (mis)administration is going.

Please boost for reach. Thank you!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/trump-100-days-callout#6158916

#BackUpDrive #MacIntosh

I need #ADVICE from people smarter than me about backup drives for my MacBook Pro (Chip Apple M1, MacOs Sequoia 15.4) My ancient WD external hard drive is completely full and won't take any more of my files.

I bought a Samsung SSD T9 and it won't recognize Time Machine, so I'm returning it. (I spent way too much time trying to figure it out.)

What backup drive do you recommend that is compatible with Time Machine and will just plug-and-play like the good ol' days? 🙏

@Nonilex As a U.S. scientist, I honestly think that the international community should boycott all travel to the U.S.. Yes, that means canceling plans to attend U.S.-based conferences, which will do further damage to the scientific enterprise. But, it's not safe here for anybody. I'm also very critical of tRump and his gang of goons. I also don't feel safe here.

#StandUpForScience2025

At the Capitol Building at Lansing, Michigan, USA.

#Pottery #Ceramics

My first teapot!! It started with the pieces on the left (two possible lids and two possible spouts), and ended up with what just came out of the kiln on the right. I'm so happy with the outcome. No leaks; good pour!!

#Ceramics #Pottery

Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order. #20Pots20Days

Day 10. Purple hole-y fruit bowl.

@dch My Maytag (also respectable brand) clothes dryer broke. Repair person came out and couldn’t fix it because the electronic board that blew up (literally on fire) is no longer made and can’t be sourced. Such a waste!! I’m also angry about the throwaway culture that keeps growing.

#DistractingStuff

Who's going to post distracting stuff?
Let's unite: Look away from news!

From just last week: My husband and I at the base of a very large tree in tropical Costa Rica. Just look at those distracting buttresses at the base of the trunk!

#Disability #ALS #Tech

Spero Koulouras founded AULI.TECH after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2019. His goal is to develop better and cheaper technologies to assist people with motor disabilities. AULI.TECH's low-cost/no-cost 'CATO' is being beta tested now. Please share this info with your networks to bring tech, entertainment and communication to people with motor disabilities at low or no cost.
Website: https://www.auli.tech
Donate at: https://AULI.TECH/donate

@DAIR @timnitGebru Congratulations Timnit Gebru!!

@Toastie You are right, it was the best article I've read all day...all week. Here's the GoFundMe campaign to support Patrick Fealey:
https://gofund.me/a490db7a