Notices by berserk du soleil (aetataureate@gamedev.lgbt)

Chester is sneaking in handsomely for #caturday

#catsOfMastodon

i won't do a journo year-end thread, but i will share this piece i loved thinking about and writing. we live our entire lives in the bacterial danger zone for food safety. why don't we go bad?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a46354567/why-doesnt-the-human-body-go-bad/

@jovikowi @catsalad @skinnylatte soy sauce is naturally brewed, you can look at cool videos about it on YouTube. The fake stuff is just brown salt water with highly savory processed soy added. The same kind of stuff they use to amp MSG/umami without having to label it. (MSG stuff is fine, but natural soy sauce does not need anything added.)

@jovikowi @catsalad @skinnylatte so it will say "naturally brewed" if it is, and that's what to get.

@catsalad @jovikowi @skinnylatte oh I'm not sure if that means stuff here in the u.s. or Europe is good outside of the Really good stuff you'll find at a specialty market. But that's the definitive step up from low sodium stuff, which I think is definitionally all the fake kind.

@catsalad @jovikowi @skinnylatte here are two packets and two bottles that say different versions of naturally/traditionally brewed! They say it proudly and directly which helps a lot

@skinnylatte your insides are unfathomably powerful to me!!!

them: you're not taking this murder seriously

them: do you know he practiced murders in "among us"

reminder you can find your own posts on here by typing from:me (lowercase, no space) in the search box followed by whatever search terms you want.

you can also search your posts plus ones you've starred or bookmarked by searching in:library then your search terms.

many servers don't have "full text search" because it adds a lot of server load ($). so flagging posts to join your own accessible "library" can be a big help!

thanks kydia who was asking, because this is great for everyone to know!

hi, i also want to encourage you to find and give to bipoc and/or queer people in need this holiday season. if you give $15 or more to someone's #mutualAid, let me know and i can do a pixel drawing of a pet, object, idea, etc. of your choice. i've attached a couple of examples of my work.

@darkling @scalzi then you keep eating cheese forever, right? Seems like a feature not a bug

here's something i can do today for a few people. i have a prime membership, so i can get a lot of things shipped for free. could you use a big box of low-effort instant rice? you add equal parts rice and water, bring it to a boil, then cover and turn it off. it takes 5 minutes but it doesn't go bad or overcook if you don't get back to it right away. a 72-ounce box has over 7,000 calories worth of rice. i'd be happy to buy and send this to you today.

#food

hi! white cis men and women in the u.s., please find and send money to Black and indigenous people and local organizations that serve them, today if you can. i'd love to fill this bag with people's receipts. a lot of you have money to spare, and it would be both good and symbolically meaningful to send that money today. browse your timeline, check posts in the #/mutualAid tag, find your local orgs like TransTexas.org or Brave Space Alliance. reply or DM with receipts.

update: $110!

@HauntedOwlbear @mynameistillian ty owlbear!!

@mynameistillian going to tag in @HauntedOwlbear

Orange Boy Relaxation Hour

#catsOfMastodon #twoOfEverything

@HauntedOwlbear i just can't think of literally any way in which it would mean anything in legal terms. i wouldn't even call it caution since the language doesn't do anything. it's like homeopathic caution

i have complicated feelings about people who attempt to ban "minors" from their social media. in practical terms this does nothing, and seems to dehumanize, you know, human children. they're out there using the internet anyway. if you're correctly marking your adult content, it's not different from the age gate on any other type of website. this is just my opinion. let people of all ages safely use the internet without signposting that you hate them

hi! it's dies solis. today i'm thinking about passion, authenticity, and taking time with things. a lot of people online treat passing ideas like an assembly line where their job is to put an unfunny stamp on everything that passes, and that's all they have to do. that's really shallow and sad.

#aetaDays #diesSolis

many things aren't funny, or they're only funny in a specific way that needs some thought. that's good, not bad. i also see so many people apologize online for expressing any vulnerable truth or feeling. please, please, stop hanging out with anyone who makes you feel that way. caring is good.