Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

@joepie91 nou idd, means testing is gewoon nooit de moeite waard en maakt altijd onbedoelde slachtoffers maar in Nederland weigeren we dat in te zien

Being #blind is fun. Just encountered a visual captcha with no audio option. So I used JAWS Picture Smart to get AI to read me the text of the visual clue, which I typed in and got through. So basically I'm a human who needs a robot to prove to another robot that I am not a robot. Without my robot, the other robot would have thought I was a robot. Also I was trying to make a payment on my PAP machine, which really should in itself indicate that I am not a robot. #Disability #Disabled

Hier worden gehandicapten tegen elkaar uitgespeeld en dat vind ik niet fraai. Als je hulp nodig hebt omdat je door je handicap iets niet kán zou je niet financieel veel slechter uit moeten zijn dan iemand met dezelfde baan zonder handicap. Een handicap hebben is al ontzettend duur, dat nog duurder maken met inkomensafhankelijke zorgkosten is geen solidariteit maar validisme.
https://mastodon.nl/@SandraDeHaan/113785667283788281

Health officials downplayed COVID risk by overemphasizing "underlying health conditions," leading many to drop their guard prematurely.

Most people have "underlying health conditions." Anyone can be vulnerable. Everyone should take precautions.

It's malpractice that they are minimizing bird flu the same way.

Microsoft’s tone-deaf advice to Windows 10 users: just buy a new PC, you’re all rich, right?

Over 60% of Windows users are still using Windows 10, with only about 35% or so - and falling! - of them opting to use Windows 11. As we've talked about many times before, this is a major issue going into 2025, since Windows 10's support will end in Octob

https://www.osnews.com/story/141491/microsofts-tone-deaf-advice-to-windows-10-users-just-buy-a-new-pc-youre-all-rich-right/

#Windows

🥳En weer is Nederland een prachtige bibliotheek rijker. Dit keer in Nieuwegein waar het gemeentehuis en de bibliotheek het gebouw nóg meer delen met elkaar https://nos.nl/regio/utrecht/artikel/593000-rijbewijs-ophalen-tussen-de-duizenden-boeken-nieuwegeins-stadhuis-heeft-spectaculaire-nieuwe-look

I had to triple check this that I got it right — but senseiron has a new CO2 sensor that has a package size of just 3 x 3.5 x 1.2 mm (!):

https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/STC31-C

For comparison: the Senseair S8 sensor is fairly popular and has a package size of 33.9 x 19.8 x 8.7 mm:

https://senseair.com/product/s8/

Edit: the error on this is too big for indoor use. This one should be used instead: https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/SCD40

1. Beware consent while horny.

2. Beware negotiation of the form "I want you to try out things, I'll tell you if it gets too much". (By "beware" I don't mean "never do this" but, consider it risky, take appropriate measures.)

3. You can go a long way by paying attention to a sub's bodily reactions. You can't go all the way, you're not a telepath. Be aware of subspace mindmush and, even worse, the fawn reaction.

4. Even gold standard consent—given beforehand, with a cool head, verbally, enthusiastically, with space to change mind and ask to stop at any point—may still not be enough. Sometimes it takes people days or weeks to process an experience and realise it was bad for them.

5. Therefore there's no SSC. All BDSM is RACK. Both sides have to be aware of the risks, including the risk of the consentiest, most consented of consents still not being enough to prevent hurt.

6. It follows that the submissive has a share of responsibility. The dominant is the scene conductor, and as such bears the brunt of responsibility. But the submissive needs to be conscious of the possibility of harm even if all safety measures are taken and no one has ill intent, and that this is a risk they're taking together.

7. It follows that the dominant needs a high level of trust in the submissive, too. The harder the play the more mutual trust needed, "mutual" as in "in both directions".

8. It follows that promiscuity doesn't play well with hard kink. This type of trust cannot exist between strangers and new acquaintances.

9. That's also the case when the submissive is experienced. Obviously you need to move cautiously with someone new to kink. But with an experienced one, there's a natural dommy impulse to prove your worth, to show that you can make them come hard. This impulse has to be identified and calmly set aside. You have to edge yourself and them, too, until trust is built.

10. If you're promiscuous you end up learning a few tricks that you repeat because they are so well received. By the nature of kink, what makes 9/10 submissives melt in an orgasmic puddle will be a trauma trigger for the 10th. Until you know them well, assume each new person may be the 10th.

11. Radical honesty increases trust. From the domme side, this honesty includes not only talking about your past mistakes but going off-character to express vulnerability, insecurities etc. That will help the submissive feel comfortable in surrendering more, not less.

12. Bondage causes a "drunk" state comparable to subspace, and will affect their awareness similarly. Even light casual clothed bondage can have this effect.

13. If you do non-sexual bondage and there's any underlying sexual attraction between you two, it *will* come out. Again: as the conductor, be prepared to resist their soft moaning and arched back at the touch of our fingertips, and edge. Do not escalate to sexual touch even if they're literally begging for it, do it later after cold-headed consent is acquired. Instead of ceding to your attraction, get off on the feeling of power of being in control of it. That negotiation of the form "dunno, you can try things and I'll see how I feel" mixes very badly with rope.

14. Submissives rarely want a scene to be over and may suppress bad feelings with the goal of proving themselves. It follows that you have to be very good at "yellow", at redirecting over a bump. It's impossible to avoid a bump; some mood is always lost at "yellow"; talk with them beforehand to prepare them for that feeling, and let them know that they're in good hands and things will be picked up again soon enough.

15. Always actively thank a submissive every time they say no or yellow, show you're proud of them, both mid-scene and afterwards. Reward this behaviour, create an atmosphere of safety. It's natural to feel rejected, disappointed etc. if you were looking forward for something and it doesn't pan out. These feelings are yours to handle. The sub isn't to be made guilty for them, even accidentally. Rather, concentrate on fact that every "no" increases the trust you can put in a "yes", and use the genuine gratitude for that trust to shape your voice, facial expression etc.

16. Dommes, riggers, and sadists have boundaries too and need for aftercare too. Sometimes you need to assert them strongly.

17. I probably shouldn't operate heavy machinery after play. Even light play leaves me in an altered, elated state.

18. When starting a new kink relationship, put thought also on the non-kink part. Will there be romance? Is affectionate touching wanted? In public? Will you meet their parents as a "girlfriend" for dinner, or will you be "friends" before society? The Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord is as useful to a new kink relation as a BDSM consent form.

19. Be prepared to unexpectedly meet your most suppressed inner demons, somehow aroused by a play session, for a late-night confrontation. But you'll be glad you did.

Ik heb gewonnen van de sunk cost fallacy.

Na 10 minuten fietsen ben ik terug naar huis gegaan (en dat ging met wind mee een stuk sneller) en nu ga ik alsnog met de auto.

Kinda feels like it's time to pull this one out again.

Some days, you just want to sit on a post and scream.

#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature

Does anyone know of an #OpenAccess full-text #PDF #search engine/tool using which I can search for relevant PDFs from a self-hosted #database?

Context: we have a curated database of #research articles but so far our search capability has been limited to tagged keywords or title and abstract field search only. We'd like to be able to search the entire PDF.

Side note: I know that PDFs are not a great way to store scientific information. I'd prefer not to use a proprietary #LLM if possible

#LexicalSearch #SemanticSearch #AskAcademia #academia #science #sciences #ScienceMastodon #AskFedi #OpenScience

Squatnet: **Amsterdam: Frederiksplein 52 gekraakt**

"Op 30 dec 2024 is het Frederiksplein 52 gekraakt. Sindsdien wordt het gebouw bewoond door een woongroep. In de benedenverdieping is een sociaal centrum geopend. In deze ruimte kunnen mensen samenkomen om van elkaar te leren, dingen te maken en te organiseren op een autonome en sociale manier, zonder winstoogmerk. De nadruk zal liggen op […]"

https://nl.squat.net/2025/01/05/amsterdam-frederiksplein-52-gekraakt/

#anarchisme #bot