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

Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them.
Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information.

Keep a list of these sites for reference:

https://refseek.com

https://worldcat.org

https://link.springer.com

https://bioline.org.br

https://repec.org

https://science.gov

https://base-search.net

Apropos of Amazon.com soon removing the download to USB function for #Kindle purchases, here's a reminder that sellers can restrict the uses of digital media and users of other proprietary booksellers like #Kobo should also consider downloading their books and removing #DRM restrictions. I've put together a guide for how to do this with Kobo purchases on an #ArchLinux environment, and it may be helpful for other setups as well. https://ljwrites.blog/posts/kobo-drm-removal/

* Edited to reflect a fact-check on what function Amazon.com is actually removing. See @rowyn's helpful comment and ensuing thread for more! https://mastodon.art/@rowyn/114013913813834865

btw, if you want a cheap computer:

ex-corporate kit on eBay is a goldmine. desktops, laptops. reasonably powerful desktops are SO CHEAP. many vendors with a 6mo warranty too.

(if you want usable graphics, business PCs with AMD chips have Ryzen graphics and not the Intel rubbish.)

attention trans fem futches and butches

this is a selfie inspection checkpoint

The mushroom lamps give me so much pleasure because I love not only their shape but also the colored light they give off in the dark. Even a single one brings so much atmosphere and mood into the room, it's so beautiful! I'm lucky enough to have a whole collection of them. But it's also my bad luck, because the mushrooms need to find new owners. Guys, please “redeem” me from my horrible fate ;3

https://www.psydrache.net/deko-lampen/

#MastoArt #Art #mushrooms #fungi #fungiFriends #mosstodon #nature #forest

oh god apparently I hung onto these from 3 years ago

NEW ONES. plus the n-gage one from back then

@foone HRT just never stops working has been a mantra I'll tell anyone who listens.

Some things happen in the first month or two. some slower, some even slower again.

Every weight gain and loss and new bit of hair or bone or skin or tendon is pulled down and rebuilt or heals under the influence of HRT.

It ain't necessarily everything you'd want, but it's also way more than the usual advice would say!

Kamikaze Girls: An alternative and queer retrospective

This 2004 biker-girl-meets-lolita cult film is back in print thanks to Discotek, which makes it a great time to look back on what a great (and sapphic) coming-of-age tale it is.

https://www.animefeminist.com/kamikaze-girls-an-alternative-and-queer-retrospective/

#blackhistorymonth
@blackmastodon

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
-first licensed Black woman pilot.

Denied access to flight training in the USA, Bessie Coleman learned French and went to France for flight training.

When astronaut Mae Jemison made history as the first black woman in space, she was carrying a photograph of Bessie Coleman with her.

-image credits via:
https://dressparade.org/bessie-coleman/

infinite-headed quox

palette: https://yummy.cricket/rainbow-quox/#45rzj2zyhjy7l0cq

New terms of service for Disney+ just dropped, including this gem:

Ooh, ooh, I can repost my most popular tweet!

Tiny dragons need kobolds too~