Life, thinking, communication, creativity/logistics, reality, integrity, unconscious wisdom, education outside school, queer politics, activism, bisexuality, polyamory, love, relationships, parenting… and books.
7 May 2026 by Jennifer
Step by step explanation of a Zoom option, which can be useful if you tend to re-meet the same trusted people on an irregular schedule.
13 February 2024 by Jennifer
Comments on Ryan Barrett’s plan to create a “bridge” between the Fediverse and Bluesky, with reference to defaults, consent & moderation.
25 March 2023 by Jennifer
The Fediverse, running on Mastodon software & other software, is like a sort of grass-roots, often-friendlier Twitter-alikey. It’s becoming increasingly popular as people leave Twitter. If you’re thinking of getting an account there, and wondering where to set it up, you might be interested in the things I thought about when I did the same. … Continue reading “Choosing an instance for your Fediverse/Mastodon account”
16 December 2022 by Jennifer
Reflections on Twitter past and present, and where to find me on the Fediverse. (This is what some people refer to as “Mastodon”, but Mastodon is just one bit of software – like referring to “doing the hoovering” even if your vacuum cleaner didn’t come from Hoover.)
31 December 2021 by Jennifer
Explanation of an ingenious thing: how you can use a CO2 monitor to check the air-freshness in a room, to guide your covid risk reduction.
20 July 2020 by Jennifer
What do we know about covid numbers? And how do we know? Key points, plus explanations in common-sense terms. (Most examples from England or UK.)
25 April 2016 by Jennifer
Brief note on blog updating in progress, and the possibility that the changeover may cause oddities for a while.
11 May 2010 by Jennifer
Ubuntu Hardy Heron, low-disc-space mystery solved: Hidden directory “.Trash-0”, untouched by “Empty deleted items”.
30 April 2009 by Jennifer
A description of how I used the Remind program to give me some useful pop-up reminders on my PC. Probably only of interest if you might want to run the same program yourself.