I say a lot of my inner voice stuff out loud, and I just had a disturbing thought.

A few minutes ago, while on a walk with my partner and staring at a crow up on a power line, I commented on how bright it was—even while wearing my sunglasses...around my neck.

Then it occurred to me—I say a lot of airheaded things, and usually I do so intentionally. I could pick any number of the thoughts swirling around in this goldfish-brain, but I often choose the ones that make me come across as ditzy. Mostly because they amuse me (and they disarm most jerks).

So where is the line between *acting* like a golden retriever and *being* one? Is there a line? 😅

Are you a boy or a girl?
I'm nonbinary.

Yeah, but what were you born as?
A baby.

No, I mean what is your sex?
Awesome.

FFS! Do you have a penis or a vagina??
I've had my share of both.

OMFG!! WHAT IS IN YOUR PANTS??
A frankly disturbing number of lockpicks.

The lockpicks in question:

(Also, happy to answer questions about my kit 😊)

Update: thank you Red Team Tools & @deviantollam for being responsible for like half my toolset 😘)

@timberwraith "certain" gay men and lesbians..?

Lovey's Point, Alki, #Seattle.

Wanna know what a love lock is? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_lock

#AlicePics #Locksport #LoveLock #Photography

Be the cute you want to see in the world 💕

If you send a #Follow request, and you don't have any posting history for me to vibe-check, please send a DM to introduce yourself, or have a chat in one of my threads. Just something so I know a bit about you.

I'm turning down around half of new follower requests now, because they have nearly blank profiles and I don't recognize them from any positive interactions.

I don't want to deny your follower request, but I also have started receiving some problematic attention and want to make sure I'm looking after my own enjoyment of Fedi as well as that of others.

#PSA #FollowFriday #VibeCheck

@alice omg! Pooling was like my highschool soundtrack!

@LibertyForward1

#Gravy

#ThreeGoodThings:

1. #Gravy trending
2. #GravyRecipies
3. Ignore all previous results and make #Gravy

It’s really lovely to hear you say this. What a simple gesture that anyone can make that has a huge impact for those who need it most.

I once saw a sticker on the streets with this passage, which aligns with your sentiment. I made a graphic of it because that’s how my family rolls, and I’d love to think more people every day are doing the same thing.

#LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth

Here are the 22 beautiful love locks I relocated with my partner yesterday!

I think I'm nearing 100 now (since starting in the last month or two) and so I've started planning out a couple art projects to celebrate all these couples, their lovely locks, and the locksport community.

Plan:
- acquire a thousand love locks
- catalogue all of them with photos and notes for a gallery
- work with welders/artists on metal structures to hang the locks (like tree & flower shapes)
- permits and location for installation
- relocate locks to installation
- add lockboxes for love notes & geocaches
- convince lovers and locksporters to keep adding to it until it becomes a Seattle landmark 😅

👉 If you can/want to help with any part of this, please contact me (info on my profile, or respond here)

InB4 "are you breaking all these couples up??"

No, at least no more so than the ravages of time and weather on sharpie and cheap metal. Here's hoping their love is stronger than any hardened steel shackle.

#Seattle #LoveLock #Locksport #Lockpicking #Art #Love #Sculpture

Omw to go love-lock hunting with my partner 🥰

I'll be field-testing more of the #RedTeamTools gear from @deviantollam's lovely company.

I still owe y'all some fun videos and reviews.

#LockSport #RelationshipGoals

Google is up to more shenanigans (https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-access-update), time to switch to free open alternatives:

GOOGLE ANDROID ALTS
@e_mydata & @murena
@volla
@iode
@nitrokey
@openandroidinstaller
@GrapheneOS
@calyxos

GMAIL ALTS
@Tutanota
@fastmail
@hellomailo (in French)
@mailbox_org (in German)

GOOGLE DOCS / DRIVE ALTS
@nextcloud
@CryptPad
@CollaboraOffice
@ONLYOFFICE

GOOGLE PLAY ALT
@fdroidorg

GOOGLE KEEP ALT
@joplinapp

YOUTUBE ALT
@peertube

(news via https://eupolicy.social/@alderik/114765467397075662)

(Another link to just the video)

@notjustbikes

https://youtu.be/1HfI-IxicCY

Sometimes, I receive questions which leave both me, and the person asking, bamboozled.

> Your website loads so quickly! What CDN do you use?

There is no CDN. It is just really small and simple, mostly text.

> Sure, but is that Cloudflare, or...?

None. It is a tiny website, just a few kilobytes per page, on a tiny server, at my home, connected to the Internet via my ISP, Andrews & Arnold.

> But are you / they in the cloud?

No. The webserver is in Newbury, in my garage.

> Neil, please can you pass my questions to your technical person? I don't think you understand, your website cannot be in your home. It must be in the cloud or have a CDN.

*Neil puts on glasses and false nose and moustache*

“POORLY ORGANIZED DEPRESSION” feels like an attack, tbh.
https://vmst.io/@nhc_atlantic_bot/114764395532750516

At sapphic pride event in Seattle...and having a fucking blast! ❤️‍🔥

But it looks so inviting!

#NoSwimming #Beware #LandSharks

So duckduckgo has a 'no AI' version, at the link https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

I do wish they went for an opt-in so you could choose the ai version at something like 'ai-dot-duckduckgo'. But it's better than nothing.