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Mason Loring Bliss
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Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct.
Fan of #Slackware, #FreeBSD, #C, #Lisp, #Scheme, #Perl. Sometimes-lapsed #Quaker. I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep #chickens! (Chickens are friends.) #COVID cautious and I #mask. Born on #Wampanoag land; living on #Abenaki land.
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#freepalestine #ceasefire #woke #antifa #sustainability #startrek #doctorwho #buffy #bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mar 04, 2026
This isn't new, but it's still quite good.
Steve Shives as a Starfleet guidance counselor.
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mar 03, 2026
I had an insight, inspired by work:
Punishment without reason is abuse.
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mar 03, 2026
The window for comments is almost closed - if you're going to comment, today is your best bet.
https://darksky.org/news/two-satellite-proposals-threaten-the-night-sky-the-window-to-act-is-now/
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 28, 2026
I feel like the answer is oging to be "throw it out! now!" but my kid has been making cheese, and she noticed that one of the waxes had cracked, and opening that cheese, mold was growing.
It looks and smells (and, uh, tastes) like blue cheese to me, but it's likely not safe. Is there any reasonable way to find out what kind of mold this is, or to accurately characterize its safety?
Thanks!
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
partychickens.net
Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 18, 2026
Today I learned about https://posteo.de/en thanks to @nathanael@exquisite.social
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 18, 2026
The "worst of the worst" are getting paychecks from the regime:
'He said he was putting groceries in his car on Jan. 1 when he was approached by three ICE agents.'
'“I explained to the ICE officers that the war was killing people, that my wife had a disability, that it was violence, terrorism which we had escaped from but one of them began to laugh,” Kulyk told The Daily Beast. “I asked why he was laughing and I was told that he was pro-Russian, wanted Russia to win the war.”'
'DHS and ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.'
The comments in this article talk about one of the reasons why this is happening. Detention is big business and makes a lot of money. Don't forget that your taxes are paying for this.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice-goons-seize-dad-who-fled-ukraine-war-at-walmart/
Thanks to @tofugolem@mastodon.social for posting this first.
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 18, 2026
I wish there was good news to share more often. Recharging our batteries helps us push forward.
Instead, here's a piece about CBS complying in advance.
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 17, 2026
Blah, even Eve Online is diving into slop:
https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-23-02
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Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
partychickens.net
Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Fan of # Slackware , # FreeBSD , # C , # Lisp , # Scheme , # Perl . Sometimes-lapsed # Quaker . I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep # chickens ! (Chickens are friends.) # COVID cautious and I # mask . Born on # Wampanoag land; living on # Abenaki land. Please interact before following! # freepalestine # ceasefire # woke # antifa # sustainability # startrek # doctorwho # buffy # bsg
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Feb 12, 2026
Today in 1946, Isaac Woodard was honorably discharged from the US Army. On his way home he traveled through South Carolina. A racist bus driver had Woodard arrested, and the police beat him, striking his head with billy clubs until he had amnesia and "each globe was ruptured irreparably in the socket," leaving him blind.
This is why we need DEI - this is the Equity part. This event is still within living memory for some of our grandparents. Woodard lived until 1992 - he lived 26 years with sight, and then another 46 years blinded. The man who blinded him also outlived him, keeping his eyes and his privileged social status, never punished, until 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Woodard
The obituary of the man who beat and blinded him demonstrates how little the event mattered in his life:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225045507/lynwood_lanier-shull
#blackhistory #civilrights #racism
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