evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

On the WhatsApp group for parents of my kid's class at school, people are discussing what to get their boys for Xmas. I encouraged people to be bold, forgo #gender #stereotypes & get boys dolls & art sets. This suggestion was not well received... so I added the picture below and then one Mum piped up that her son loved playing with dolls 😃

A writeup from an Intern at SpaceX about how Elon Musk required being managed so that the employees could do their job properly.

Best use of google eyes.

Jay-Z will always live in the shadow of his brother A, author of the best-selling ‘London’.

At this point Shitter is just three racist tweets in a trench coat

Some Mastodon tips I've learned:

- You need a fit, young hunting party
- They are not easy to bring down, so make sure your spears have extremely sharp tips
- Ensure you have a supply line and pack animals available to transport the meat and pelt back to the cave

Great to see Duolingo coaching people how to announce their flounce away from Twitter. Bang on the zeitgeist.

...Also, I was only 4 or 5 years old. The paper figure tabs stated 'Tear Off Carefully' and I misunderstood. I thought they meant 'tear' as in cry, and 'tear off' was an expression I didn't yet know, so the tabs were warning 'if you get scared or upset, do so carefully.'
#DoctorWho #1970s #DoctorWhoDay

Given the severe mobility issues that come with having no functioning elbow or knee joints, is it any surprise that the Lego people rely on us to build everything for them?

Eigg isn't connected to the UK national grid. Instead we generate 90% to 95% of our electricity from wind, sun, & water (hydro). Community-owned Eigg Electric was switched on in 2008. Islanders are trained and employed to manage it. Electricity costs 28p per unit/kWh. Before 2008 each property had its own diesel generator. Now we have 24kW of wind, 110kW of hydro, 170kW of solar PV, storage batteries, and a back up generator. Next challenge is #netzero #renewables #eigg http://isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/

Apparently, I'm disorganised and I should *checks notes* Nope, didn't write it down.

Elder Scrolls

"Please," said the man, "can you do magic to make me be kind?"
"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic

Sir, a second pair of Jorts has hit the horse

One drag queen did more to stop the gunman in Colorado than hundreds of cops could do in Texas. We should put one drag queen at every school, clearly kids would be safer.

Edit: Correction, I'm now reading that it was a trans woman not a drag queen. Still, an unarmed veteran and a trans woman did what 346 cops with a $4 million budget couldn't handle in Texas.