George Budd @Gbudd@social.cleverlibre.org

In your responses to anyone anywhere, I would ask you to remember there is a difference between "I see your struggle and I want to be helpful to you" and "You're doing it wrong and I want to be the one to say that to you" and also a difference in how they will be taken in by others. If you don't know the difference between the two (or don't care), perhaps it would be best for you not to say anything at all.

Astronomer Vera Rubin was born #OTD in 1928.

Her work on galactic rotation curves became one of the main pieces of evidence for the existence of dark matter, and she deserved a Nobel Prize for it.

Image: Vassar College / Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

#FediHelp Boosts requested for maximum reach (much appreciative)

As some of you know, I recently retired from the military after 20 years (still technically in on "transitional leave") and I am hoping to connect to any professionals within the Counseling field, specifically within the Addiction Counseling concentration. Bonus points if you're in the NC area

The contact IS NOT for personal counseling; I want to ask questions as I am interested in pursuing a Master's of Arts in Counseling.

I will never not share this story whenever it crosses my feed. Never.

The monarch caterpillars in our garden haven’t been surviving over the past two years & I shared my disappointment with a friend in horticulture. It may have been due to neighbors pesticides, predators, or some other factor.

She suggested collecting caterpillars just after they hatch, and providing fresh milkweed leaves daily in a protected mesh enclosure.

This morning we awoke to this wondrous surprise!

Demonstration of how vibration can cause an improperly torqued fastener to come loose

I bet my girlfriend that this picture of our cats could get 10 billion boosts on Mastodon.

She said she doesn't believe me. She said there's only 13 million accounts on Mastodon. She said there aren't even 10 billion people on Earth. She said it concerns her that I struggle so hard to comprehend large numbers.

Let's prove her wrong everyone. Boost away and show her just how awesome the Mastodon community is.

A hummingbird moth (I’ve never seen one before) visiting the milkweed today.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/hummingbird_moth.shtml

The Monarchs seem to have arrived today!

I’m a terrible Gardner but I do make an effort to grow milkweed for the butterflies etc.

Hendrix reinterpreted the anthem for us. It is the land of the free and the home of the brave -- but the real act of bravery is showing love to others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM

@mekkaokereke I had Ms. Becton for 6 weeks in 10th grade (we moved) but I learned how to write an essay from her. And to this day, I can't spell 'separate' without thinking of her because it was a major peeve for her when students spelled it wrong.
It was an honors class and a lot of the other students would make snide comments about her, how she dressed, how she spoke, where she lived (rumor had it she lived in a tent).
I am eternally grateful that she was willing to refresh the basics first. I had moved around a lot as a kid and while I was in the "smart classes", I missed a lot of stuff based on when a school taught them. Like I never officially learned math using decimals but I had math classes about using fractions for 3 straight semesters.

If you could somehow write your Mastodon posts directly in #Vim (or Emacs, or any text editor of your choice), that would be *very* cool. Maybe there's a way, but I don't know what it is or would be.

Vocabulary Quiz

The word _____________ means “marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances.”

If you don’t know take your best guess. No Googling the correct answer.

Please boost to get more responses.