Leslie/Elyn
@elynpatchtech.bsky.social
Immersed in an ocean of books. Lover of arts/craft. Follower of stitchery adventures. Mediaeval recreationist. Genealogist. Former (very former) tech and HR. Canadian. Baha'i. World citizen.
Use your local library!
Use your local library!
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Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
buff.ly
March 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
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Whether you like or dislike what’s said at universities, free speech is at the core of our democracy, and protecting it should be one of the core missions of universities.
Which is why America needs a new Free Speech Movement, similar to the one that broke out on college campuses 61 years ago.
Which is why America needs a new Free Speech Movement, similar to the one that broke out on college campuses 61 years ago.
Why we need a new free speech movement
And why universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students
robertreich.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Whether you like or dislike what’s said at universities, free speech is at the core of our democracy, and protecting it should be one of the core missions of universities.
Which is why America needs a new Free Speech Movement, similar to the one that broke out on college campuses 61 years ago.
Which is why America needs a new Free Speech Movement, similar to the one that broke out on college campuses 61 years ago.
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These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps.
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tcrn.ch
February 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
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Perhaps the most critical resistance is believing.
Not fascists; they can't talk without lying.
But believing alternatives are possible. Believing that you're not alone, that the future isn't over, that your resting and dreaming and hoping aren't wasted.
He told me that. And now I told you.
/end
Not fascists; they can't talk without lying.
But believing alternatives are possible. Believing that you're not alone, that the future isn't over, that your resting and dreaming and hoping aren't wasted.
He told me that. And now I told you.
/end
February 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Not a headline from The Onion.
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Not a headline from The Onion.
Been home for about a week? Ice and snow. More freezing temps and snow predicted for tomorrow. Snow doesn't bother me. The ice we get an ice thick on walkways does. We are not used to this here.
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Been home for about a week? Ice and snow. More freezing temps and snow predicted for tomorrow. Snow doesn't bother me. The ice we get an ice thick on walkways does. We are not used to this here.
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Everything changed for Tim Flach when an academic called to tell him he was one of the most ‘scraped’ artists in the world ⬇️
Photographer says AI copied his work — can you spot the difference?
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Everything changed for Tim Flach when an academic called to tell him he was one of the most ‘scraped’ artists in the world ⬇️
Do you use a VPN? (Virtual Private Network)
If so why and would you recommend?
If so why and would you recommend?
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Do you use a VPN? (Virtual Private Network)
If so why and would you recommend?
If so why and would you recommend?
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The question isn’t whether Budde was right to speak up. The question is whether the rest of us will have the courage to join her.
The Price of Speaking Up in Trump’s America
A bishop asked the president to show mercy to immigrants and scared children. The response tells us everything about the next four years.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The question isn’t whether Budde was right to speak up. The question is whether the rest of us will have the courage to join her.
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OPINION: No doubt religion in America has undergone many changes in the past 62 years: Mainline Protestantism has shrunk, the nones have risen, and clerical leadership is a far cry from what it once was.
The gathering force of Trump's religious opposition
(RNS) — We are seeing the beginnings of an interfaith protest movement the likes of which we haven’t seen since the March on Washington.
religionnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
OPINION: No doubt religion in America has undergone many changes in the past 62 years: Mainline Protestantism has shrunk, the nones have risen, and clerical leadership is a far cry from what it once was.
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Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses
Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses
Meta says that it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, its cross-platform chatbot, including the ability have the bot “remember” details from conversations. In a post on Meta’s official blog, the company said that, in chats with Meta AI on Facebook,…
tcrn.ch
January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses
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Yes, this post did remind me of my grandmother using newspapers to draft patterns for the clothes she sewed for me.
This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern.
#upcycling
#upcycling
January 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Yes, this post did remind me of my grandmother using newspapers to draft patterns for the clothes she sewed for me.
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Now is the time to subscribe to, follow, find the communication tools used by your local city, county, and state health departments.
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Now is the time to subscribe to, follow, find the communication tools used by your local city, county, and state health departments.
It has only been a couple of days since I took FB (and incidentally FB messenger) off my phone. I have to say I am already breathing easier.
I may keep it this way.
I may keep it this way.
January 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It has only been a couple of days since I took FB (and incidentally FB messenger) off my phone. I have to say I am already breathing easier.
I may keep it this way.
I may keep it this way.
Roses and coffee with friends. Chinese food and tiramisu. Happy birthday to me!
January 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Roses and coffee with friends. Chinese food and tiramisu. Happy birthday to me!
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Moments before leaving office, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes sentence of Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents | CNN
In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
cnn.it
January 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Moments before leaving office, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Well let's try just this for a week then!
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Well let's try just this for a week then!
Looking into 1440 news. www.snopes.com/news/2024/02...
Is 1440's Daily Newsletter the Unbiased News Source It Claims To Be?
Whether someone or something can be truly "unbiased" is a long-standing argument in journalism.
www.snopes.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Looking into 1440 news. www.snopes.com/news/2024/02...
Granddaughters are learning embroidery and those trips to Michael's are an ouch as it was not a hobby I had done for years.
Today on our local buy/sell groups I found a large shoe box nearly brim full of good DMC embroidery thread for less than one Michael's trip. Treasure.
Today on our local buy/sell groups I found a large shoe box nearly brim full of good DMC embroidery thread for less than one Michael's trip. Treasure.
December 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Granddaughters are learning embroidery and those trips to Michael's are an ouch as it was not a hobby I had done for years.
Today on our local buy/sell groups I found a large shoe box nearly brim full of good DMC embroidery thread for less than one Michael's trip. Treasure.
Today on our local buy/sell groups I found a large shoe box nearly brim full of good DMC embroidery thread for less than one Michael's trip. Treasure.
Something I enjoy - and enjoy giving to my grandchildren every year is an advent calendar from Jacqui Lawson
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Online Advent Calendars | Jacquie Lawson
www.jacquielawson.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Something I enjoy - and enjoy giving to my grandchildren every year is an advent calendar from Jacqui Lawson
www.jacquielawson.com/advent-calen...
www.jacquielawson.com/advent-calen...