Ben Zanin
@gnomon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Robertson screwdriver owner, believer in the value of personal-scale computing and skeptic of the value of computing scales any larger than that
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cow zoo
is tmere anything else
is tmere anything else
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
cow zoo
is tmere anything else
is tmere anything else
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hey maybe a long shot but is anyone here in #seattle and selling 3-4 dining room chairs in good condition, ideally with a high weight capacity?
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
hey maybe a long shot but is anyone here in #seattle and selling 3-4 dining room chairs in good condition, ideally with a high weight capacity?
Missing #monsterdon tonight because @k8eb and I are still on a slow train back to Toronto from Ottawa. Enjoy your "time" "walking", weirdos!!
December 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Missing #monsterdon tonight because @k8eb and I are still on a slow train back to Toronto from Ottawa. Enjoy your "time" "walking", weirdos!!
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The biggest metal fan at the gym is called "Vent Reznor".
December 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The biggest metal fan at the gym is called "Vent Reznor".
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December 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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So, this summer, I moved back down into the city proper.
Anybody in #chicago know any good #logansquare accounts to follow? (also if you're around the area, poke me and let's get coffee! I need new local friends!)
Anybody in #chicago know any good #logansquare accounts to follow? (also if you're around the area, poke me and let's get coffee! I need new local friends!)
December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So, this summer, I moved back down into the city proper.
Anybody in #chicago know any good #logansquare accounts to follow? (also if you're around the area, poke me and let's get coffee! I need new local friends!)
Anybody in #chicago know any good #logansquare accounts to follow? (also if you're around the area, poke me and let's get coffee! I need new local friends!)
Did I just spend too much money on some very specific and unusual flashlight configurations?
No, definitely not. Not me. Someone else might have done that though, it's easy to get confused about that.
No, definitely not. Not me. Someone else might have done that though, it's easy to get confused about that.
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Did I just spend too much money on some very specific and unusual flashlight configurations?
No, definitely not. Not me. Someone else might have done that though, it's easy to get confused about that.
No, definitely not. Not me. Someone else might have done that though, it's easy to get confused about that.
is the Gävle Goat a kaiju
December 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
is the Gävle Goat a kaiju
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My cat has 100% subject mastery of the word "no" but seemingly does not know the word "yes." This is the knowledge asymmetry of someone who has never sought permission to do something in their entire life.
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My cat has 100% subject mastery of the word "no" but seemingly does not know the word "yes." This is the knowledge asymmetry of someone who has never sought permission to do something in their entire life.
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I just want to take a second and remind #Monsterdon about the real reason for the season
December 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I just want to take a second and remind #Monsterdon about the real reason for the season
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December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Knold has put on his nice coat for you all today
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #siberiancats #knold
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #siberiancats #knold
December 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Knold has put on his nice coat for you all today
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #siberiancats #knold
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #siberiancats #knold
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PSA: if you live in Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, you can order native plant seeds for FREE from the Ottawa Wildflower Seeds Library. Their annual seed giveaway starts today! wildflowerseedlibrary.ca
Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library – The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
wildflowerseedlibrary.ca
December 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
PSA: if you live in Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, you can order native plant seeds for FREE from the Ottawa Wildflower Seeds Library. Their annual seed giveaway starts today! wildflowerseedlibrary.ca
When the weather is absolutely brutal, and you feel like not making dinner for yourself
Instead of ordering in
Pull out your shopping list and think through a meal that you can prep and freeze into a few portions for later defrosting on future such nights. You'll spend less and eat better […]
Instead of ordering in
Pull out your shopping list and think through a meal that you can prep and freeze into a few portions for later defrosting on future such nights. You'll spend less and eat better […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
When the weather is absolutely brutal, and you feel like not making dinner for yourself
Instead of ordering in
Pull out your shopping list and think through a meal that you can prep and freeze into a few portions for later defrosting on future such nights. You'll spend less and eat better […]
Instead of ordering in
Pull out your shopping list and think through a meal that you can prep and freeze into a few portions for later defrosting on future such nights. You'll spend less and eat better […]
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@harold back in November I was waiting in the provincial queue for my COVID shot and and I had to travel to Calgary. I went into my pharmacy to see if I could get a walk in appointment and my pharmacist said no, she onay had one shot left. I mentioned I was hoping to get it before I travelled […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@harold back in November I was waiting in the provincial queue for my COVID shot and and I had to travel to Calgary. I went into my pharmacy to see if I could get a walk in appointment and my pharmacist said no, she onay had one shot left. I mentioned I was hoping to get it before I travelled […]
Is it coffee o'clock? I think it might be.
December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Is it coffee o'clock? I think it might be.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Good night.
Good night.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Good night.
Good night.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Curse you, leg day
today most of all
today most of all
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Curse you, leg day
today most of all
today most of all
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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BTW. While we're making a big deal about the censored 60 minutes report, worth noting the PBS Frontline report on CECOT is online and can be watched free. Trump *tried* to destroy PBS as he did 60 minutes, & did manage to kill the 58-year-old CPB, but PBS so far survives. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Surviving CECOT | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
BTW. While we're making a big deal about the censored 60 minutes report, worth noting the PBS Frontline report on CECOT is online and can be watched free. Trump *tried* to destroy PBS as he did 60 minutes, & did manage to kill the 58-year-old CPB, but PBS so far survives. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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Everything you love, made even better. OS 8.1 improves the Secure Session and Dock, enhances accessibility, improves support for your devices, and addresses your feedback with over 1,100 issue reports fixed
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/
#elementaryos #opensource #linux
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/
#elementaryos #opensource #linux
elementary OS 8.1 Available Now
Everything you love, made even better
blog.elementary.io
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Everything you love, made even better. OS 8.1 improves the Secure Session and Dock, enhances accessibility, improves support for your devices, and addresses your feedback with over 1,100 issue reports fixed
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/
#elementaryos #opensource #linux
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/
#elementaryos #opensource #linux