Notices by Thomas (tg9541@mas.to)

RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/all-things-considered-ji18657oz/-/a-nHGHaQZgRfGovvOXDSslHg%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

Can we still call the USA a "republic"?
#USA

RE: https://mstdn.social/@stephenfarrow/116107871144947108

I consider The Guardian to be a relatively reliable source, and the story looks credible.

Traveling to the USA as a tourist doesn't appear to be a safe thing to do: one can get into the hands of corrupt ICE goons.

I work for a multi-national company, but I will refuse to go on a business trip to the USA, e.g., for consulting with customers or colleagues, even if the Visa Waiver Program rules say it's OK.

The Republican Party's USA isn't safe.
#usa #trump #corruption

Today, the weather was much better for cycling than what it looked like in the weather forecast. Temperatures were low, but who cares if the wind is moderate and the sun is shining?
#cycling #winter #sunshine

The Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
in my study windowsill
likes the short days
and the long nights

#bloomscrolling

@libreleah have fun!

Waldenburg from the Hohenlohe plain. During my 100 km ride today I had stereotypical fall weather: quite strong wind, in the hills with gusts, rain and some sunshine, temperatures between 6 and 9 degrees C. Much slower than under better weather conditions, but in a few weeks today's weather will be what I'll call good weather.
#cycling #fall #Germany #Hohenlohe

I own a miniature "netbook computer", the best selling type of computer from 2009 to 2011 (I believe) that's been unused for 8 years. Unlike the last generation of netbooks, with larger screens and normal sized keyboards, my Eee-PC 900A is a real 1st gen netbook: the keyboard is the right size for touch-typing toddlers and the 8GB flash is, like, small. It has a 32bit CPU; Bookworm is the final #Debian release supporting it. It now runs the latest Firefox ESR. Slow, but it works.
#netbook

Nicandra physalodes, or apple-of-Peru (in German simply Giftbeere, "poison berry"), by the side of the road. This inflorescence is unusually late, which is almost certainly the result of mowing in summer.

I like the flowers of this plant; it's been more than four years since I last found one in the wild.

I count flowering plants as I spot them throughout the phenological seasons, trying to learn to identify new ones every year. This is a belated # 197.

#cycling #nature #flowers

@libreleah My kids learned basic colloquial Japanese that way, and English vocabulary through the subtitles. They practiced two languages at once, no teacher, no begging, no grades. I never had to worry about English grades anymore, and cursing in Japanese was a bonus.

@badnetmask Yes, Task is nice but there; if it were not for sometimes breaking changes in Task when Make would just work, even years later.

@mattotcha The link is broken - this one works:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying

@KateCelyn here are a few more #SheepOfMastodon - just for you :-)

@KateCelyn Here are some more sheep for your timeline from the Löwenstein hills in southern Germany :-) #SheepOfMastodon

Elecampane (Inula helenium) in the wild, spotted while #cycling in the hills. This herb has many interesting priorities, culinary uses and medical application. #nature #plantspotting #Germany

@lionelb I'd like to have one in my garden, too!

@nix I've been doing that for 20 years at home: exclusively FOSS software. A revelation was KiCad with FreeCad for electronics design: by learning to use it I could really acquire new skills. There is also FOSS and "Not-so-FOSS": I've moved from Ubuntu to Debian. Other than that I also produce or help produce some FOSS, both hobby and commercially. FOSS creates value to society.

@CloudyMrs Here is a thing I found on-line:

"Divide your Irises every 3 to 5 years. With age, Iris rhizomes get crowded and entangled and they won’t bloom as well."

I don't know, of course, how long you've been growing the irises at that spot.

My search term was "iris blooming alternation"