Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

It’s coming to an end, the cocoon of #time between Christmas and New Year’s Day when my work place is closed and I’m free to just exist with few demands. (Except that I hoped to get more done around the house than I did.)

When my son was younger and off from school, this week and beyond was the perfect vacuum in which to decompress, to just be and let go of time. He hung out in footed jammies—his static electricity suit—that made him shock the cat. 🐈‍⬛ ⚡️

TIL that Sarah Knauss, who was the oldest American to ever live (born 1880), was about to see three centuries in her lifetime, but ultimately died on December 30th, 1999, at the age of 119.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Knauss
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18wavun/til_that_sarah_knauss_who_was_the_oldest_american/

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-seeks-international-court-justice-genocide-order-against-israel-2023-12-29/

Here is a link that is not pay-walled: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-supreme-court-overturns-netanyahu-overhaul-1.7072140
#Israel

Short version in English:
Don't trust #bard !

One single person can sell its stories as fact/truth there.

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.9 strikes 75 km NW of #Takaoka (#Japan) 6 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1600566

The theme of Forbidden Planet may be closer to the truth than we're willing to admit:

Hot takes for 2024:

* Is the project part of the Apache Foundation and something you have never heard of as a defender? Expect to see in-the-wild exploitation.

* Seeing a ton of lower-case error messages? It's Go. It's all Go now. Go ate Java, it's coming for .NET next. Rust folks (aka C++ refugees) are welcome to hang out in the basement and drink Bailey's from a boot (or at least, work on bootloaders) while everyone else moves to Go.

Happy new year!

Israel begins pullback of troops from Gaza, but insists fighting will continue
The move signaled a new phase in its offensive, with an official saying the military would drawdown its forces and shift to a months-long phase of more localized operations.
#globalnews #World #gaza #hamas #Israel
https://globalnews.ca/news/10198829/israel-gaza-troop-pullback-hamas/

Historic Beer Birthday: Francesco Peroni (https://bit.ly/3Z15tcB)

What will cost British Columbians more in 2024?
Prices on just about everything from food, housing, fuel and transportation are predicted to rise yet again in 2024.
#globalnews #Canada #Consumer #Economy #CanadianTaxpayerFederation
https://globalnews.ca/news/10198818/b-c-cost-of-living-2024/

¿EN QUÉ AÑO ESTAMOS? 🤔

— 2024: calendario gregoriano
— 4721: calendario chino
— 1445: calendario islámico
— 1402: calendario persa
— 6774: calendario asirio
— 1473: calendario armenio
— 5784: calendario hebreo
— 2568: calendario budista
— 4357: calendario coreano
— 113: calendario juche
— 12024: calendario holoceno

Adventures in beekeeping:
Racked the mead today into a 3 gallon carboy

First blep photo of the year.

#BirdsOfMastodon
#BirdPhotogaphy
#NaturePhotograhpy
#OxleyNatureCenter
#CedarWaxwing

An unusual sight for me during this morning’s hike. Normally I have difficulty seeing waxwings, even when they are in plain sight. This one stood out as it was taking a break from eating berries. These are very social birds, so I’m sure there were others nearby that had their cloaking turned on. A brisk hike with temps just below freezing and a bit of a breeze.

#500mm

Only 10% of Japanese confident in their English: Duolingo survey https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231228/p2a/00m/0na/037000c

Resurfaced report puts scrutiny on Trump's call for FBI headquarters to remain in D.C. https://www.alternet.org/resurfaced-report-fbi-headquarters-trump/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Today in 1929, 95 years ago: The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.

#OnThisDay

“The noblest art is that of making others happy”

P T Barnum

May 2024 highlight those who do so in all facets of life around the world.

Photograph caption dated November 20, 1963 reads "Champagne Cat, a new breed of Burmese feline.

From TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public LIbrary

Found on bsky