Do any companies make whole-house battery systems that supply enough power for like... a minute? I don't need "several hours", we have a generator, I just need a battery that keeps the line juiced up whenever there's a "several seconds long" power drop so that the generator doesn't have to kick in and then by the time it's up and running the power's already back.

#BlackFriday sale worked. I bought @TheRealPomax new shirts and they’re super cute! #TeeTurtle

Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh federate" enamel pin.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin

#Merchtodon

The senate is considering a bill to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in Canada. They can work and pay taxes, they can drive, they're expected to start considering their future careers and make decisions to further them.

Have your say on the bill before the Senate:

https://vote16.ca/action

#CDNPoli #CanPoli #Canada
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lfbyhhuopq2wwosjimeqzz5b/post/3m7lfzbmj3i2e

There's a certain risk associated with cooking chicken when big fox is awake...

Fox! You get chicken when everyone else does, too!

Dear whoever you are, working on markdown editors: github flavored markdown, gfm for short, specified over on https://github.github.com/gfm, explicitly has almost the entirety of HTML as explicitly supported syntax. Explicitly.

Let me just say "explicitly" some more, because you seem to either not bother reading the spec, or you're actively lying about what your editor supports.

https://github.github.com/gfm/#html-blocks

Supporting GFM means you need to support HTML. That's the ENTIRE point: it's browser markdown!

@djfiander so true. It's weird how Black Friday has taken over Canada in terms of being (one of) the biggest sale(s) of the year, when it used to be Boxing Day.

Ramen for lunch and...um... naps for dessert?? Bibibies, are you just sleeping and eating your way through a trip to Vancouver? O_o;

Did Blender help you this year? Help back!

If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026.

Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.

Do your part. Donate today.

https://www.blender.org/news/give-back-to-blender-fundraiser-for-2026/ #b3d

Merry Christmas to the rawrnosaurs, who like crunching on Christmas lights!
(But we just bought these! Also, isn’t it a bit early for Christmas?)

Lazyweb: I need an in-home camera or at least motion-monitoring system to do some sort of wellness monitoring for a senior living in a different city. I’m looking for daily notification of activity but not necessarily live feeds, I don’t care about mobile clients or remote control, I’m ok with cloud hosting if it is encrypted and not server-owner-visible and “provider is not a narc” is mandatory. What are my options?

@kevin yeah… i’m guessing our car is too old to need software updates, which might be a good thing.

@misty @adr $230 USD if you want the longer strap. Just wut

@kevin I can’t decide if it’s a good thing I’ve never had to do that, or a bad thing that it indicates I’ve never gotten one.

We are thrilled with the renewed attention that The Carpentries has received for deciding to withdraw a $1.5 million proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF), thanks to a recent similar decision made by the Python Software Foundation (@ThePSF) and the shout-out they gave us when they announced it.

PSF raised $65K+ within 24 hours of making their announcement, an amount which rose to $135K+ within a week in solidarity funds from 1400+ donors and 270+ new members. This is incredible financial support to PSF from the Python community!

The Carpentries has an open appeal to our community and the general public for donations and sponsorships to help us make up the shortfall in funds due to our proposal withdrawal. We are deeply grateful for the encouragement and solidarity we received in response. We value all contributions!

Our choice came with financial challenges. In the context of our operating budget ($1.2 million in 2024), $1.5 million is a significant amount of money.The loss of those anticipated NSF funds, therefore, represents a substantial impact on our sustainability.

With this renewed attention to values-based decision making, we would like to use this opportunity to highlight The Carpentries' continued need for financial support. We hope that Python community members and like-minded organisations will also support the work of The Carpentries in some way.

The support the Python community has shown to PSF for its decision has given us hope in the sustainability of open science communities. Please consider extending your generosity to our organisation’s fundraising efforts, and help us to reach more individuals that are aligned to our mission and values: https://carpentries.org/support/

The #SeaCider folks put together a gift basket for us and we got to pick what goes in it. Definitely a great gift idea
#YYJ #Victoria #CRD

It is now officially Fireplace Cat Season.

#cats #catsofmastodon

Setting the Days Since Mullenweg sign back to zero.

https://www.404media.co/automattic-automatic-trademark-matt-mullenweg-kevin-geary/

While I know there are more important things happening in the world (heck, even in my personal life), I have to say:

I'm disappointed that the A&W (Canada) coupon booklet no longer has onion rings. There was just no other reason for me to go there.