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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Keep in mind that you'll need to staff the fortress for, probably, a few decades - more employment! So keep back another million or so from the billions (it will not even make a dent).

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"Better" really depends on how you define it. For me, I think "better" would be (as some here have already said) giving 99.9% of it away. Or maybe more. Provide housing and food, etc., to people who need it, and then keep enough for my own security. Surely a million or two would be more than enough.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

omg. fb is down. How will I waste time? More importantly, how will I procrastinate dealing with the laundry? My life is full of trials and tribulations. (Yes, the big ones, too.)

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

28 September 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson made history by becoming the first English woman to officially qualify as a doctor. She later achieved another major milestone by becoming the first female surgeon in England. #History #HistoryMatters

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And.... still at it. Yes, I should just go to bed.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Both my sisters have bidets installed in their houses. I need to catch up...

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well, it's not me. About 18,000 users can't access FB via laptops. Phones work fine. (Tech is weird; I guess they write completely different programs for different access?)

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh, good job FB! Loads and reloads are all blank pages. Strong work!

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

465K 😂😂 But you didn't put the gas point for Brits.

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A friend in Texas just found out he'd been bounced off the rolls despite voting in the primaries, so DOUBLE-CHECK your voting registration before they would push you to a provisional ballot. And you may not be at Vote dot org, but be registered with your own local registrar. Contact them!

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Email would work great. Thanks so much.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My college energy prof: "Trying to improve the weather is like opening up your delicately tuned Swiss watch and stirring the contents with a pen to see if it will work better."

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yay!! That looks really interesting. I much prefer PDFs - would it be possible for you to send me a copy?

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

... And possibly Chrome. Please act in a professional manner so that we can trust you."

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Easier and quicker is probably to give a one-star review of the map, and then delete the app if you're using the app on your phone. Possibly better: if they get enough poor reviews and enough people switch to Mapquest etc, rankings/income/whatever will go down, putting pressure on them to fix it.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

From google maps (on my laptop), I clicked on the three horizontal bars (upper left, in the Search window). Then I clicked "Edit the map" from the dropdown. Then from their I clicked "Your opinion about maps" and then "Report an Issue" and then "Fix incorrect info on Maps." Might need a google acct.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I didn't think that was enough (or helpful) so in addition I hunted through menus until I found a Report function (error on map) and said the following: "Lake Ontario is incorrectly named. I expect you to correct it back to Lake Ontario within a few hours. If you do not, I will delete the app...

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I have submitted an error to Google Maps (they mis-named Lake Ontario). Since lakes don't have zip codes (but why? I'm sure they'd appreciate mail) I used an address along the shore. That might cause problems for the address... not sure.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Whodda thunk I'd tear up to 9to5?

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Littleevil0ne @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

"I can't brainstorm without ai" "I can't draw without ai" "I can't write without ai" "Ai summarized it for me cause it's too hard of a read" So what exactly /can/ you do? Because you sound fucking useless to me

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm having fun imagining Dolly, Carrie, and Betty on the other side, having adventures together... Art by Lindsay van Ekelenburg(www.lindsayvanek.com)

Paintings of Dolly Parton, Carrie Fisher, and Betty White portrayed as saints (sort of)

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

But hey. Use the line for whatever. The nurse working with the patient in the next bed thought it was a terrific line, regardless of context.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

(Was at the OR for a minor procedure; in the prep room I explained to the nurse why I started taking potassium supplements - a diuretic had drained my supply. When your potassium is low and the MD says "just eat a banana" they are probably wrong.)

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Rose Petal Jam. Several handfuls of fresh rose petals (not sprayed, of course) with a bunch of sugar, into the food processor (original: mortar and pestle: slow). Supposedly keeps years, but will be eaten within a much shorter time. Image: freshly made; pink and somewhat granular. Heaven.

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ☃︎ ❄︎ @moxiest.art · 01/04/2026

"i don't know, boss. losing a naval war to a country without a navy seems pretty bad"

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Don't get me started about publishing Science...

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

[citation needed] 😂😂😂😂😂

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Companies that can, for what I assume is a hefty fee, provide paid protestors for events (yes, they exist - see Crowds On Demand, for example): is there a way to find out who has hired them and/or what protests they have sent paid protestors to?

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I don't buy from amazon, but there were several used copies on eBay, so I just ordered one. Thanks for alerting me.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Anyway, here is a handy guide to getting started with ALT text. It's an important way we can make people with visual impairments or neurological processing issues feel welcome on bluesky. bsky.app/profile/cats...

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I don't need completely random people cluttering up my life. If someone I don't know clicks "follow" (or whatever it is) I block them. I'm not here to collect followers. KThxBai.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I guess it's pretty random? Wherever I happened to put things first is how they stay.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I actually have real silver (grandmother's), in a special silverware box. Table knives in slots along the lid, then left to right: Serving Forks, Serving spoons, Table spoons, Pickle forks, forks (2 slots), teaspoons (2 slots). Random along the front (butter knives, a silver tea strainer, etc.)

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Wherever they fit best. Most-left (a big area): weird stuff. Left: not-special sharp knives that can go in the dishwasher and won't be sharpened anytime soon, plus a few random things. 3rd space: large/soup/tablespoons. 4th: Forks 5th: table knives That short slot along the front: teaspoons.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Housemate across the table right now, who does a lot of gaming, particularly likes this.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Other kinds of love. Happy Valentine's Day!

Caption: "Other Kinds of Love"; Images with small captions: BFF love, hobby love, nature love, team love, family love, online friend love, fandom love, fuzzy love, gone but not forgotten love, book love, self-love. You don't need to be in a romantic relationship to live a life filled with love. (c)introvertdoodles

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

21 armloads of wood this morning. Should last me until Tuesday, or maybe longer (Tues is going to be *warm* - 29F!!) We sure are burning a lot of wood this winter. The cost is much lower than other forms of heat, but there's a bunch of labor involved. My favorite quality of heat, so that's great.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Jan 28th: I have burned half of my firewood (not counting what's outside under roofing tin). So I'm doing fine - rule is half by Jan 21 or 31, I forget 0- despite many days at roughly 0F. But I think I should stock more, so that I can burn wood that has dried for a full year all winter long.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

OMG, incredible movie. My mom made me sit down and watch it with her (I rarely watch movies with my mom or sisters - we don't have similar tastes). Great stuff. Watch it!

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

So really, students had no probs) one faculty member looked out his window and thought it would be a perfect day to ski to school, instead. He strapped on his cross-country skis and traversed the 7 or so miles without difficulty. School, after all, never closed. He was pretty surprised. Closed.

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betonica.bsky.social @betonica.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

My tiny college, now closed permanently, never closed for classes. Faculty were all permitted to decide whether their classes were cancelled, however. Rumor has it that in one huge snowstorm in which most of the roads were not plowed in time for classes (but 95% of the students lived on campus....

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