Notices by Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz), page 4

@alex Is this not pretty much what NAS just did to become NA.S? Or was NAS not Mastodon?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/feb/07/furry-goat-men-bulgaria-charles-fregers-best-photograph

This costume is made of goat fur. The quantity of fur needed to make one costume is crazy – I think it’s eight goats. You have to be a young and fit man to wear them because they’re very heavy. I once photographed a guy who was not just dressing up but also breeding the goats and killing them himself. He was invested in the whole process, because these costumes are not cheap at all.

I didn’t quite believe the forecast when it said 6° of windchill on such a lovely day, but I’m very glad that I put a jumper on anyway.

Oops, there goes the water butt again. I think the fall might have damaged the tap, as it was dribbling whichever way I turned it earlier.

(As it happens, I have a spare that’s not connected to anything, so I guess I’ll try emptying and moving that one. But not in this weather.)

@blingring @polarisera @alex @mk MK was involved in helping it get set up, iirc, but not involved any longer.

@mint @Moon @marine @i @jeffcliff @sim @mk I follow several SPC accounts with no problems, FWIW, but you’re geeking beyond my skill set so it may not be relevant.

@sj_zero @alex @f1ea91eeab7988ed00e3253d5d50c66837433995348d7d97f968a0ceb81e0929 @DocScranton Damn, I almost wish I could see wtf you’re replying to but — surprise — he has us blocked.

@alex @7666 @NonPlayableClown @p Repost for the blocked?

@thatguyoverthere She’s back.

@EmmaFaber @DollyCat And how the hell are you, love?

@EmmaFaber @DollyCat Oh emm effing gee! Emma!

Gents, @EmmaFaber has entered the chat. I repeat, @EmmaFaber has entered the chat. This is not a bot. This is not a bot.

@alex

Any chance we could get back the “view context” link when looking at things on the media tab on a profile?

@alex @HebrideanHecate Thanks for the info!

@alex @HebrideanHecate Ta!

@HebrideanHecate 503 error for me.

@alex old.spinster seems to be down, any news?

@ninapaley @mk

Hey, do we have a specific instance-wide block on @jeffcliff ? If so, why? I can see other spc posters, and he says he’s not got us blocked (and has actively tried to follow me). I do not have him personally blocked.

(Before anyone points it out, I kinda already know he’s a bit of an arse. Just don’t like us to block people for no good reason.)

@graf @Moon @jeffcliff @mk @ninapaley FWIW, I’d been vaguely assuming he has us blocked for ages, this isn’t a new issue that I can’t see him / his posts.

@graf @Moon @jeffcliff @mk @ninapaley Weird.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chips-are-down-for-us-farmers-as-potatoes-set-to-lose-vegetable-status-8tmd8xm2g

Is the potato truly a vegetable? The humble spud is in the eye of a storm in America over plans to uproot its classification.

Currently designated a “starchy vegetable”, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee is considering moving the potato out of the vegetable box and into the same category as grains such as rice, wheat and oats.