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After Hurricane Helene swept through North Carolina in September 2024, the Hill family fought hard for every federal aid dollar available to rebuild. They were displaced by the deadliest inland hurricane on record.
Watch their journey to return home: https://www.propublica.org/article/rebuilding-after-hurricane-helene-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Documentary #Hurricane #Helene #Anniversary #FEMA #Housing #Aid #Video
"There are several possible dates you might pick, but for me it will always be September 5th 2014 - when I committed the first sketch of a specification I called ActivityPump and pushed it to Github."
Happy 11th birthday, ActivityPub!
https://akko.erincandescent.net/objects/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229
"There are several possible dates you might pick, but for me it will always be September 5th 2014 - when I committed the first sketch of a specification I called ActivityPump and pushed it to Github."
Happy 11th birthday, ActivityPub!
https://akko.erincandescent.net/objects/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229
After 30 years, I guess it's finally time for me to accept Windows 95 into the ranks of "retro" operating systems. I just added a new 86Box VM... A decent 80486DX4 with 100MHz, 16MB RAM and 1.2GB HDD should be more than enough to start with.
This makes me feel a bit old... 😉
#Win95#Windows95#MSDOS#RetroComputing#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Anniversary#Oldschool#Retro #90s #90er
After 30 years, I guess it's finally time for me to accept Windows 95 into the ranks of "retro" operating systems. I just added a new 86Box VM... A decent 80486DX4 with 100MHz, 16MB RAM and 1.2GB HDD should be more than enough to start with.
This makes me feel a bit old... 😉
#Win95#Windows95#MSDOS#RetroComputing#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Anniversary#Oldschool#Retro #90s #90er
Didn't even realize, it's my 15th #YouTube anniversary!
Thanks everyone for your support and friendship over the years.
Nothing too special planned but you can celebrate with me tonight in the YTP watch party stream at 6 CDT! https://twitch.tv/thezeldazone
Biggest thanks to all my patreon/subs/members that financially support me now that streaming is my main gig! It really helps a lot.
Didn't even realize, it's my 15th #YouTube anniversary!
Thanks everyone for your support and friendship over the years.
Nothing too special planned but you can celebrate with me tonight in the YTP watch party stream at 6 CDT! https://twitch.tv/thezeldazone
Biggest thanks to all my patreon/subs/members that financially support me now that streaming is my main gig! It really helps a lot.
I wrote not one, but two blog posts to celebrate ten years of @botwiki.
"A decade of Botwiki"
https://botwiki.org/blog/a-decade-of-botwiki/
"On celebrating small wins during autocracy"
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-celebrating-small-wins-during-autocracy/
#botwiki#CreativeBots #botmakers #botmaking #anniversary#TenYears
I wrote not one, but two blog posts to celebrate ten years of @botwiki.
"A decade of Botwiki"
https://botwiki.org/blog/a-decade-of-botwiki/
"On celebrating small wins during autocracy"
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-celebrating-small-wins-during-autocracy/
#botwiki#CreativeBots #botmakers #botmaking #anniversary#TenYears
Last year, on June 28, I was hit by a truck crossing the street in Healdsburg, California. It was a really life-changing experience; with broken ribs, face, and wrist, I spent a lot of time in a haze of pain, trying to minimize the shooting jabs that would happen if I grabbed something the wrong way or turned my body too far. I spent a week in the hospital; another few weeks with my family in California; and then a couple of months healing and getting physical therapy.
I was really lucky to have such a strong and resilient social safety net. Although the accident was in California, Quebec auto insurance covered all my medical expenses, and even helped with incidentals. But even more important, my family and friends came through for me. My three brothers visited me in the hospital, as well as a cousin, and then friends in SF stopped by non-stop while I was healing enough to take a plane home. My wife, Maj, was exceptionally organized, keeping all the papers in place and coordinating all the moves and travel. I really just had to concentrate on getting better.
By fall of last year, I was back to the gym, working out with light weights and doing some cardio. I still have occasional twinges and jabs from my wrist, and my ribs make disconcerting grinding noises when I stretch the wrong way, but for the most part I am as back to normal as I’m ever going to get.
One thing I’m grateful for is just not having excruciating pain catch me and knock me breathless when I’m not expecting it. But I’m also grateful to be active again, and able to work in the garden or ride my bike or do any of a hundred physical activities that were unavailable to me last year.
I have an ongoing lawsuit to clear out the last of the expenses, and there always seem to be new bills from some clinic or institute attached to the hospital I stayed in. I don’t think this accident is going to be gone from my life for a while. But for now, I’m happy that the worst of it is over. Thank you to everyone who wished me well, fed me, clothed me, drove me to appointments, or encouraged me as I strained through the pain of simple, everyday activities. It meant a lot to me.
Last year, on June 28, I was hit by a truck crossing the street in Healdsburg, California. It was a really life-changing experience; with broken ribs, face, and wrist, I spent a lot of time in a haze of pain, trying to minimize the shooting jabs that would happen if I grabbed something the wrong way or turned my body too far. I spent a week in the hospital; another few weeks with my family in California; and then a couple of months healing and getting physical therapy.
I was really lucky to have such a strong and resilient social safety net. Although the accident was in California, Quebec auto insurance covered all my medical expenses, and even helped with incidentals. But even more important, my family and friends came through for me. My three brothers visited me in the hospital, as well as a cousin, and then friends in SF stopped by non-stop while I was healing enough to take a plane home. My wife, Maj, was exceptionally organized, keeping all the papers in place and coordinating all the moves and travel. I really just had to concentrate on getting better.
By fall of last year, I was back to the gym, working out with light weights and doing some cardio. I still have occasional twinges and jabs from my wrist, and my ribs make disconcerting grinding noises when I stretch the wrong way, but for the most part I am as back to normal as I’m ever going to get.
One thing I’m grateful for is just not having excruciating pain catch me and knock me breathless when I’m not expecting it. But I’m also grateful to be active again, and able to work in the garden or ride my bike or do any of a hundred physical activities that were unavailable to me last year.
I have an ongoing lawsuit to clear out the last of the expenses, and there always seem to be new bills from some clinic or institute attached to the hospital I stayed in. I don’t think this accident is going to be gone from my life for a while. But for now, I’m happy that the worst of it is over. Thank you to everyone who wished me well, fed me, clothed me, drove me to appointments, or encouraged me as I strained through the pain of simple, everyday activities. It meant a lot to me.
And I must also acknowledge the challenges we're dealing with here. I'm just begging everyone to be cool if you see someone using the fediverse a bit differently than what you're used to, or goes on a bit of a rant to vent a minor frustration, or asks a rhetorical question.
Not everything requires a response.
If you mostly agree with a post, give it a like/star/whatever, and move on with your life. If you disagree, but the person isn't hurting anyone, then the post is not for you.
I just want the fediverse to be a safe place we can share together, where people can come to be themselves, and where we can connect and help each other. We all need this.
#fediverse #activitypub #standards#OpenWeb #anniversary#BeCool#BeKind
Happy 7th anniversary of becoming an official W3C standard, ActivityPub!
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
We're creating something truly special here with the fediverse, and I am so thankful for everyone who contributes to it, whether with your time, money, or just by sharing your thoughts, your creations, your silly little jokes. Keep it up!
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