Local moth fairy loves lämp, more at 11 @elfi@pixie.town

I'm not 100% sure because I didn't make it inside (after standing in a line that didn't move for half an hour I decided I didn't need the stuff I was there to get that badly), and I can't find an announcement or news about it anywhere, but I believe that the Costco at Aurora Village is currently *limiting the number of customers allowed inside* at once. the entrance line went along the length of the building and into the parking lot *at 10:20 am* (and they open at 10 am).

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO COSTCO PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY *LONG WAIT*.

• Date of income loss
• Duration of income loss
• Type of income lost (job/gig/charity/etc--- homeless folks could cite a lack of panhandling clients, even!)
• Cause of income loss (cancelled shift/appointment/laid off/quarantine reduced client base/etc)
• Amount of income lost (estimate if you can't put an exact number on it. Tips included here!)
• Photo evidence where possible (schedules vs paystubs, etc.)

If you're being financially impacted by COVID-19, start a document right now and outline every way in which you've been impacted.

There will likely be some aid made available to folks in need, but under capitalism, you have to account for every penny before they'll give you a cent.

Better to start that now than scramble to put it together later.

current mood

9S is a fuckboi change my mind

me: sees literally anything related to old hardware
me: "oh i bet half the girls i know on fedi would love this"

Calling smartphone equipped teenagers 'digital natives' is a mistake because a smartphone makes you a consumer rather than a native of anything.

If you want a child to become a digital native give them an actual computer instead of a corporate controlled and curated consumer device.

While we're all focused on the Corona crisis the US government is quietly pushing an internet #surveillance bill that is aimed at abolishing message encryption:

We should probably pay attention to this and spread awareness even if we are not American: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online

Chuck Tingle is a gem.