October 2020
RT @derekcaelin:
image@busynessgirl That looks delicious!!
@Virus_Vicky @BrettKing @dgwbirch @rossdawson @CoinDesk China's belt and road into the US is via apps like TikTok. Since Trump is aligned with the Russian worldview, Trump supports friction (in form of app banning) for China imports. China & Russia have delicate relationship, just like China & US. Other questions?
@craigfraserwood @rossdawson @dgwbirch @BrettKing @surrealucidity There r tons of nonfiat currencies in use right now, @AmericanExpress reward points are the most useful. Cryptocurrencies are useless when it comes to market transactions IMHO. Cryptocurrency community needs to mature their social values 4it to be taken srsly.
Important morning. Got the new miticide yesterday, so need to suit up and let's go look at the damage. Will the hive survive? I'm sure I'll tweet my thoughts.
@BrettKing @Virus_Vicky @dgwbirch @rossdawson @CoinDesk Also, this is a US national security issue. Expect the "free market economy" to not remain unscathed....
@chrismessina @evanwolf @Techmeme Oh come on, you know headlines are written to be sensational and rarely reflect the reality of the situation!!!1! I thought you were more balanced Chris! Especially with your background/longevity in the space. This is an opportunity for clarity & precision, not sensationalism!
For the record, I have already inspected my hive & installed Apivar, cleaned up dog vomit from dog 1, dog pee from dog 2, fed them both, given them 6 different eye medicines (4/2) AND I still haven't finished my first cup of coffee. JFC can I get a break?
JFC I can't believe I am having an argument about what interop is, especially since I have a FRONT ROW seat the the ongoing interop work in decentralized identity. Interop means I can take my data and leave your system/app and use another system with my data. Like email.
@evanwolf @chrismessina @Techmeme I'm just saying the way you are using the word "interop" is not the way we, in the decentralized identity space at the W3C use the word interop, so I think you are diluting/confusing the meaning of that word for marketing purposes, which disempowers the entire industry.
While I 100% stand behind my words in this article about China & future potential for global surveillance machine, my emotional reaction is less binary & more curious. I think the US can learn a lot from the China way of doing things. We are too focused on the individual here. https://twitter.com/BrettKing/status/1311665334735138819
Also, I'd like to note, I believe I am the only woman mentioned in this article. IDK if other women or POC were interviewed, & while I appreciate the opportunity to share & challenge, I'd like to remind you this is a very white western privileged (biased) perspective. 🌎
@ryfxyz123 OK, I can see how you'd read my tweet and that reply would make sense. There is a lot of detail & nuances I did not include in my original ranty/complainy tweet. In the context of the work we are doing @w3c_ccg what I described & you tagged as data portability is also interop.
@ryfxyz123 @w3c_ccg The work we're doing there has to do with digital identity, of which data is part. So yes, digital identity interop is both data portability AND your digital identities interoperating in multiple systems: government, private sector, commercial, etc.
@ryfxyz123 @w3c_ccg Think of an email address... if you own your domain & have email on it, you can move it around to different hosts, that email address also interoperates on all systems.... These are nuances that were lost in my first tweet, I hope this helps.
@ryfxyz123 @w3c_ccg Also, I would choose an interop definition from a more neutral entity... industry agreement on taxonomy & the liberal use of marketing causes each one to have their own flavor of perception (bias).
@Virus_Vicky @BrettKing @dgwbirch @rossdawson @CoinDesk I completely agree!!! 🕵️♀️ I think you may enjoy my chapters on economic espionage and the future of espionage in this book, released later this month: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spies-Weldon-Owen/dp/1681885336/
@ryfxyz123 @w3c_ccg Hope that was helpful!!
I guess I'm in a mood this am. The anxiety/stress of fighting *against* exponential growth. All y'all tech folks think exponential growth is good, but it's not when it's varroa mites trying to kill your hive. So you gotta do some serious smack down to stop the exponential curve.
So how do you stop exponential growth? And what's the mathematical equation that shows the killing of the exponential growth curve? AKA collapse. Entropy. Decay. What does the collapse of exponential growth look like? Someone has probably already done this work...
Anyway, this is all basic systems thinking... but it could be relevant to the growth of disinformation/conspiracy theories (the varroa mites of human brains???) in social networks. Some bees have resistance to mites, some humans have resistance to bullshit.
All I know, is that the hive is still fighting... but I don't know if it will survive. I estimate I lost 1/4 to 1/3 of my bees from the last check about 10 days ago. It's all a science experiment.
@evanwolf You can't lock down bees!!!!!
@chrismessina @evanwolf @Techmeme In the context of this thread/discussion, yes, it's the way you have (IMO mis) used the term interop. & then showing the headline as supporting evidence to the way (I think) you mean interop - which is what I disagree with.
@chrismessina @evanwolf @Techmeme At the same time, I can see your perspective of using interop in that situation - that shows a view of interop *inside* corporate borders (limiting IMO). However this also shows *my* (potentially pedantic to you) perspective of interop as beyond corporate borders.
@chrismessina @evanwolf @Techmeme @gaberivera But you are all (NYT, you Chris Messina, Gabe) using that term (interop) in a limited, incorrect way from my perspective, which dilutes and confuses the true meaning of interoperability, likely for the benefit of clicks! I can stop beating this dead horse now!
image@_exterm hah! The mites exploded during daily temps at that level... Beekeeping is very location specific, so I have someone helping me out here - but thanks for your advice. My bees basically live on Mars. LOL
@chrismessina @evanwolf @Techmeme @gaberivera Also, I shouldn't have to say this, but please read my tweets as being from a concerned, but not yelling/angry person on the internet. I am having a conversation with you, perhaps a bit critical but in friendly disagreement/challenge.
I only read the free paragraphs, but of course. Buddhists know this. Why do you think I study/obsess about emptiness? Also, I wish writers would drop the whole computer simulation comparison & meditate on emptiness and the 5 aggregates. There are better analogies. https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/1311418228934148097
Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0JPgeB_zz/?igshid=1k5y6l27x5sl4
My oasis in the desert. This year the plants on this side of the house really grew. A lush rainbow of color. I planned it that way! https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0Kg7uh6Rv/?igshid=n4zy1acfm2be
@TzviyaSiegman That's great. I haven't watched it for a few years. Really great time to remember. I love her work.
@_exterm Thank you!
Full moon, 80 degrees, perfect desert night, I play music and dance in the wind.
So my phone blows up while I’m meditating and WHOA!!!
@r0b3rta Oh I would not be surprised at all.
Good luck, bad luck, who knows?
Take it seriously. This activity leads me to believe this is serious and real. https://twitter.com/TimInHonolulu/status/1311883569086623744
@kimdhamilton Yeah just realized my book is released on oct 27. Facepalm.
That felt like the old days of Twitter last night. I love roiling in the collective wave of social media. Especially when it’s good news.
IDK about you, but I am ready for the next bombshell October surprise. I'm bored with the current one.
I miss the ocean.
@pinkyracr Well, yeah too, but I'd take a beach day or retire to Hawaii or some Brazilian beach town.
@AllenWrench What is this super yacht?
@AllenWrench Nice, how is the ocean?
So I watched The Octopus Teacher doc on Netflix last night, & I was reminded of how I decided to live in what I call the European way of life vs the American way of life (with a dash of Brazilian jeito).
My definition of the "European" way of life is... not worrying about money, living a good life, making good decisions, eating well, following your passions (e.g. not working a job that you hate, but I know lots work jobs they don't like), etc. I know this is my biased definition.
VS the "American" way which is very capitalist, making money, stepping on people as you climb whatever ladder, driving down price, exploitation in the name of profits/money. Buy cheap, cheap labor, but expect more than what you pay for. Not worry about sustainability & fairness.
European is also, buy quality, pay people well, take time to be human, knowing the human experience (with all its messiness & value variations). This is *my* take away of what I call the European way, specifically in the actions I try to take in my life as an American.
Note: Brazil is my second favorite country after the US, because I love the Brazilian people, attitude, way of life, food, culture, & that they speak Portuguese in a continent of Spanish speakers (eu falo português um pequeno.) Also their "jeito" of living.
It's hard for me to describe Brazilian jeito. For me it's a way a of living in the moment, a kind of cultural style. Like the Brazilian way of time & beach culture (I lived on the NE coast) & other things about enjoying the life you have. Maybe a bit buddhist in a way.
But I am through & through an American, which means I am steeped in the culture of exploitative capitalism & the American concept of money really fs me up. While there is opportunity, it has scarcity & fear baked into it. Money is power & it's hard to make money with integrity.
Anyway, back to My Octopus Teacher... I just really saw how throwing yourself into the unknown, with no agenda, or way to make money, led down a path to something extraordinary... I've been lucky to have this happen multiple times in my life.
I miss the magic of following those threads that lead to now-here. I miss the ocean. I miss having work that leads me to new insights. I miss meeting fellow travelers on the path. I guess I've got to find a way to step outside my comfort zone again...
@AllbrightJef Totally agreed! I love the desert because it reminds me so much of the Ocean. Both are otherworldly, and as you say, care not about your personal survival at all. I love that. But I also miss swimming/surfing the waves... buoyancy and the taste of salt in my hair.
Sliding into Saturday afternoon with some smooth indie dance. Feeling like a European hotel lobby with lots of glass, and greenery and politeness. #myfavoriteasthentic
The Cyber Attack revision release date was moved up to Nov 17: https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Attack-Survival-Manual-Apocalypse/dp/1681886545/
And the Secret of Spies, is slated for release the end of this month! https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spies-Weldon-Owen/dp/1681885336/
❤️❤️❤️ this movie is sooooo good! What a troublemaker for the troublemakers!!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CF6M5VmhrDO/?igshid=193y72v8w185e
"And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death." --> Weekend reading: The Mask of the Red Death, by Edgar Allen Poe. https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death
These roads. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8SlLAhqng/?igshid=4231aa3wsewq
@taoeffect Did you get a test?
@taoeffect But you weren't even interested in trying as an experiment? Even with all the caveats? Trying multiple times? Just curious.
@taoeffect Oh so you didn't want to get a test because you didn't want to have the data recorded somewhere about you that you didn't control? Did you question the accuracy of the test itself? Or was it mostly not having control over your data?
@taoeffect OK. Thanks for clarifying things. I love knowing information, so I don't mind taking the test to get the data (I've taken 3, all negative). I also don't mind sharing that data to help the collective (open my county). But yeah, all data can be weaponized & turned against you.
Watching an orange moon rise in the northeast. The Mojave wind blows. The sky flecked with stars, pale high atmosphere clouds reflect a little light. Dry bougainvillea flowers scrape across the sand. It’s perfectly creepy, or introspective. I breathe and witness.
RT @hacks4pancakes: I’m dropping off my ballot, today. I hope I can encourage a few Americans to vote early, with me. *Your* vote matters,…
Monday morning thoughts, after this weekend's ponderings/readings. You can describe (some parts of) emptiness (shunyata) as the supply chain.
So I'm working on the W3C TPAC CCG presentation when a dark shadow swoops down in front of my window & all the gamble quail go flying & squawking in all directions. Was likely the Cooper or Red Tailed Hawk scouting them out. #lifeinthemojave
@LMAtem @ninamohanty Delicious with honey.
On Tuesday, Oct 6 at 9am PT, Noon ET, 5pm BST, 6pm CET, the Credentials Community Group @w3c_ccg will have a presentation on DECO: Liberating Web Data Using Decentralized Oracles for TLS by @0xFanZhang moderated by @wycdd. Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Oct/0012.html #CCG #W3C
When Mr. Dog was dying from cancer a few years ago, I went the steroid route, & the last month of his life was great! Long walks, everyone thought he would live another year, but his insides didn't get better. We did have an amazing last 5 weeks together. https://twitter.com/denise_dewald/status/1313174528936345601
@BethanCantrell @EmLindley Fostering is great. Also, that puppy looks so cute. #want
@PrivacyCDN We can only hope.
Dogs got a bath today and I ate sushi. I could pretend things are ok.
@ZxzIIo At least you can see it!
@ZxzIIo 😂😂😂
I do this. And then at the end of the year I collect them and remember the trips. I try to write some word of wisdom I was pondering and it often arrives at the perfect time. https://twitter.com/foodandwine/status/1313501893587591175
Chocolate. The watch allows him to turn everything into chocolate. https://twitter.com/MagicRealismBot/status/1313522720047472643
@neilphillips The chocolate is anthropomorphic.
All day today there were reminders of my mom, from the jaguar (her car) in front of me as I drove to Palm Desert, to thinking about her and immediately seeing her name on a truck! Her deathiversary is later this month - 8 years. I could probably use some of her wisdom and a hug.
RT @Wwm_Shakespeare: Sit, worthy friends; my lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth. Pray you keep seat. The fit is momentary, up…
RT @Shayan86: Holy hell. Just had a look at my list of QAnon groups and pages on Facebook and it's bloodbath out there. Absolute bloodbath.…
@kayaelle Oh yeah, it's comforting to me. I've been doing a lot of reading about death and the intermediate state, so I've been thinking about & practicing for my ancestors karma & thanks for the hugs.
@inkgrrl OMG That thread is ..... a great doomscrolling interruption!
I have the weirdest “dreams”when watching the Dalai Lama speak before sleep. Last night I LOLed when he talked about how he has to make money too because of their deficit. That put a lot into perspective.... I also love his laugh.
A predatory morning visitor. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDIIrEBq7y/?igshid=hwyrka6mfqzu
@sznf Thank you, that's very kind.
RT @lasanta: The Possibilities of Santacon 2020: https://www.heathervescent.com/santacon/2020/10/the-many-possibilities-of-santacon-2020.html
Fall Mojave weather, 92 degrees, doors open, swamp on, sipping some saucerful of secret memories. I remember a day before today...
@kimdhamilton @davetfields don't we? but some use pseudonyms. 🙃
I fell down into the prog rock pink floyd dude chasm... and I feel comfortably numb.
Two Aperol Spritz & my new CL hot tub special watching the satellites cross the Milky Way living my best life. Did I miss anything?? ✨🌊🍸🌌🥰
@taykendesign The stars just aligned!
"She said do you know how to spell audaciously, I could tell I was in love." #lyricsgame
@taykendesign @MikePenceFly___ They're not called dank for nothing.
@taykendesign Every night under the Milky Way!!
RT @ashleyrattner: Writing a paper for a virtual conference is actually not possible because you can't do it all on the airplane
@taykendesign Awe! One delight of living in the now-here is that the planets are my daily friends. Every night Jupiter and Saturn and now Mars. Sometimes Venus and the Moon. And lots of stars and satellites! I love my dark skies!!
Under the blackness of desert stars, soaking hot water, a favorite song plays, transports me to another country, sandy beaches, água de coco, mais joven, wind in my hair, roupa brasileira, beautiful boyfriends, carefree laughter, feet in the sand, friends, é bom. Que saudade.
Felt like it’s Saturday all day! Looking forward to a long weekend 😂😂😂
RT @IdentityWoman: Hi Everyone @idworkshop is coming up in two weeks...if you really want to be there and you can't afford it please let us…
Speak for yourself, I’m swimming in the sekret grottos with all the spice of life. https://twitter.com/DankDuneMemes/status/1314755656830857216
Be careful what you wish for: had a break through this week the keeps on giving. & this mornings dream was crazy - said what I wanted and it was there! I know it’s just dreamland, but wow. Plus I did not forget it. How could I forget that perfectly absurd landscape?!
And in other news, the heat has finally broke. It’s the first comfortable 24 hours sans swamp cooler since June.
Lots of interesting changes here with no BS mom energy. https://twitter.com/DrewSav/status/1314604368562393088
@sblackmoore If you like that, you should check out @battledancer . He does serious fashion sorcery!!!
@battledancer @sblackmoore You rock pink with stripes way better than Nic Cage...
@novysan Such a great film and super extra props for the OG Solaris scene.
Acquainted myself with a new tool today and painted the backside of my fence and my weird mesh gate - two unfinished for months tasks. Feels good to get those done, and yet, still more to do...
Sunday feels, Já sei namorar / Já sei chutar a bola / Agora só me falta ganhar: https://youtu.be/wCGVle2e-Zg
@NianaSavage I had a Russian Blue! She was leash trained and I used to take her into my Silicon Valley office! She also would sit on my shoulder as I walked around. She was a great cat.
@NianaSavage They're so beautiful.
@NianaSavage I hear ya. My covid rescue dog (along with my non-covid rescue) have trashed my carpets, so am ripping it all out and replacing with tile later this month.
Someone had a charcoal going and I want I be invited to their house.
Culturally fascinating. Western mindset can not reconcile a government to give away a digital currency. Impressive. https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/1315636841014583298
This will have major global trade & economic impact. It could change the game. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-12/mexico-is-poised-to-become-the-biggest-legal-marijuana-market-in-the-world-the-big-question-who-will-benefit
Accomplished something I’ve been working on/putting off for a few weeks today. Feeling pretty good laying on my couch right now. (Also accomplished some big things over the weekend.
Also I am baking a cherry pie I found in my freezer from one of my pandemic fueled shopping trips.
I have also decided how I@ gonna live my life if democracy falls. So feeling pretty good about the future right now.
RT @LACountyRRCC: RELEASE: Los Angeles County Registrar Partners with Secretary of State and Department of Consumer and Business Affairs to…
On Tues, October 13 at 9am PT, Noon ET, 5pm BST, 6pm CET, new chairs @heathervescent & @wycdd of the Credentials Community Group @w3c_ccg at the W3C will discuss the goals, accomplishments & future vision for TPAC, moderated by @kimhd. Join us: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Oct/0024.html #TPAC #W3C
@harryhalpin @Steve_Lockstep How about you come present it to the Credentials Community Group on Tuesday October 27 at 9am pacific? cc @kimdhamilton @wycdd
Getting my head back into the espionage game because my book, The Secrets of Spies, comes out in (checks notes) 15! days! https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spies-Weldon-Owen/dp/1681885336/
Is it or not appropriate to write about the second (& final date) where the guy took me on recon for a dead drop? I mean, as a sensational intro to a piece I'm writing. Can't tell if it's clever or weird.
@dgwbirch As in spycraft.
Meditation friend. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGRZSWYhLRQ/?igshid=8z7f8sli2qom
Notice from my publisher: Press copies of The Secrets of Spies available, if I can make a case that you *might* cover/review/tweet/include it in your podcast. I am also avail to talk about the book/future of espionage/my favorite stories. DM me. https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spies-Weldon-Owen/dp/1681885336/
CCG TPAC edition is live: https://meet.w3c-ccg.org/weekly Join us to learn about the past, present, and future of the Credentials Community Group. #W3C #TPAC
Watching thousands of birds migrate southeast above my house, bucket brigade groups flying in a slow circular gyre like bird tornados. These look like birds of prey, huge wingspans, I wonder what they are? Any idea what is migrating down here now @phylogenomics?
@phylogenomics North edge of Joshua Tree National Park, came from northwest, headed south east, towards Arizona/Mexico. Maybe Turkey Buzzards?
@phylogenomics Some bad video
image@phylogenomics No, silent as the dead.
@refuturing Where can I watch the rest?
@Cannibal 😂😂😂
RT @ajb338: Lonely Planet guides for 2020-21...
imageDoing my favorite thing: sitting on the couch, with my dog, blank page open, enjoying this uncomfortable moment when I figure out how I feel about what I'm about to write. A pause before creation.
@pacoid Gotta start with some words to cut them in later edits.
@michaelsherrill I had not, but it makes a lot of sense. Especially the reality TV background.
Pro/Con: Thanks to my covid 10, I can fit into all the custom clothes I had made in Hong Kong a few years ago. (Which were immediately too large.) Con: where is my lean muscle definition? Also, buying some kettlebells this afternoon. #fitness
Reminder: everyone is dealing with the reality the best way they can, so be gentle and compassionate, unless they are driving slow in the fast lane then vroom vroom.
Surprise Hall and Oates on my shuffle and my mood lifts. Can’t help but tap my foot and sing along. #privateeyesRwatchingU
Another week, another vet appointment. Third in three weeks. I’ve been the vet more times this year than all previous years combined.
@mike_kernell I have two high maintenance rescues. 😢
Layers of umami: mushroom, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sake, sesame, ginger.
@kimdhamilton @harryhalpin @Steve_Lockstep @wycdd If yer not scared of us! 🙃🙃🙃
@lynnlangit Wow and we’re still cracking 90 daily. Be snuggly!
Meanwhile, it's going to hit 93 today. 😭 #snowing #notsnowing #lifeinthemojave
Is it weird to take your humidifier with you on a road trip?
@LizaK Same!!!
@darrello Well we already knew I don't fit into the normal category.
Coma dome fire in person & other activities today. @ Cima Road-South Entrance https://www.instagram.com/p/CGcxL4TB5yl/?igshid=1lwurvweu03g7
Someplace cold. @ Salt Lake City, Utah https://www.instagram.com/p/CGeA5hGhzPG/?igshid=beqmpdi8npen
Seven and a half miles at over nine thousand feet. My knees are sore but this home made Sangria hits the spot!
The many faces of today: hiking 7,5 miles to mountaintop lakes. @ Salt Lake City, Utah https://www.instagram.com/p/CGf_9wmB-hF/?igshid=ddgdnvyhcfkz
Spent the last few mornings in a Bellingcat OSINT workshop. Lots of good material. A++ recommendation if you're into that kind of thing.
@by_caballero Well, I *did* write a book on espionage earlier this year.
@ryfxyz123 Oh yeah, agree. I have my own copy. :-)
@DaveLaFontaine Nah, just for a short period of time. It's a deep fakes creation/detection arms race. :-)
Gratitude to my friend's Blendtec, I had my first fresh kale smoothie since I left California on Friday. I was running a deficiency.
Finished 12 hours of @bellingcat #OSINT training. Lots of great material, stuff that I had forgotten about & lots of new techniques & tools. I especially liked geeking out on the transit tracking. I have dabbled in real-time monitoring, but I learned other new techniques. Thanks!
Gotta love identity community navel gazing arguing about terminology. 🙃😂🤣
@jonibrennan We love to re-hash decade old "discussions" & apply them to whatever new tech. 😂😂😂
@gianfiorella @bellingcat Same! I'll def be in touch.
@jonibrennan Agreed, but I'm pushing harder for pragmatic action.
Feeling pretty bougie laying on my friends couch with my two dogs listening to a private Bach and Depeche Mode concert. #blissandemptiness
@markjeffrey Well time travel is my secret power!
Crisp morning, coffee, my dogs, good music, the open road. I do what I want.
Darn you Southern Utah with your cinnabon teasing!!!
Watching my tax dollars at work north of Vegas. Practice loops, finish the turn before the speedway and straighten out when you buzz the traffic on the 15. Reminded me of the time I watched the fighter jets practice their turns in southern California’s Sonoran desert.
Kinda feel Kim’s driving through McCarran cause I used to start lots of my fun adventures from there. 😭
Oh wait, there is a debate tonight?🤣🤣🤣
TIL that prosecco can still stay bubbly in your fridge for over a week if you use that magic stopper thing. Why yes, I am drinking an Aperol Spritz.
Travel is how you feel when you return home. Quiet morning, coffee, the Mojave is cool and calm and I feel like myself in the silence and solitude.
@NianaSavage @Oreo @bhschechter @FLSiii @NWC_CIPI @brysonbort @edmcgrady @Mi_Petersen38 @EmilyJHolland @gbrew24 @EvansRyan202 @DoyleKHodges @HerbLinCyber I like the simple pairing of a Pilsner and original double stuff. Cheers!
Lazy web: I'm trying to wrap my head around the "Dark Intellectual Web." It's not that interesting to me IMO. Why is it getting traction? I want to hear from all sides/send links (but not videos).
My bestie & the funniest woman I know @finamofo (her humor tickles my twisted mind) is performing her comedy at this show via Zoom. It's $5-10. I'll be there with a cocktail or three. Join me!! PS. Likely NSFW! 🤣🤣🤣 https://twitter.com/TaoComedyStudio/status/1319727904851279873
🤯 https://twitter.com/AxelNennker/status/1319736802090123265
Everything is better with Satin Jackets.
Some days it takes 6 hours to send out an email... 🥱
Typing for someone who *actually* lives in a geodesic dome (in the Mojave), it *has* made my life spiritually easier. Or well, if not "easier", easier to suffer this human existence. Me and death go joyriding all the time. It's the only way to live. 💗🖤💗 https://twitter.com/KimKierkegaard/status/1319296004785569792
@kimdhamilton 🥰🤓
@shamir_k @Jmartens OMG, I just watched that and am like... maybe I will watch the rest tomorrow! So cringy!
Interesting poll. Take if you’re so inclined. https://twitter.com/ImposeCost/status/1319810768515289088
Kspa vibes at the dome today. #lounge #hotwater #robe #relax
Channeling another time, playing "The Dan" and there's no static at all when you're streaming Aja.
Living my best pandemic life. Temps only hit 85 today so break out the red wine! @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvzOanhpnM/?igshid=17gw9yqks1ksu
I may be drinking to Steely Dan. Just a regular sunset o clock at the end of the world as we know it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvzjHRBfEV/?igshid=is2mcm1d2iin
The paint of the setting sun glinting on the underside of desert cloud cover. Shades of ice and blue and peach and snow and periwinkle and grey and ivory. I witness the duration of time passing.
Nothing like having your perfect pandemic life destroyed by finding out one of your besties is not doing well, like really really not doing well. Hug the ones you love friend. This is a fragile life we live. 💓💓💓
A night for Any Major Dude Will Tell You on repeat. "When the demon is at your door....
Last nights sunset. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGx_7BOhEAo/?igshid=1cbv87q51kwp5
It was a rough weekend for me. One bestie did an amazing comedy show, another reprised a performance; & a third celebrated a birthday; but another went to the ICU in Spain after CPR revived her. It was Archibald's 10th birthday, but then I heard Tinky crossed the rainbow bridge.
On the hive front, I destroyed three growing queen cells. Temps were perfect, then the wind came through & dried the moisture bringing bone chilling cold. I wrote & recorded a presentation & thought about what I could accomplish in the rest of 2020. Life & death: a cycle.
Feeling very 1990s listening to Autechre writing emails to the w3c. (Something I also did in the 90s.)
Tomorrow, Oct 27 at 9am PT, Noon ET, 5pm BST, 6pm CET, The @w3c_ccg will host John Hoopes from @astraldao to give a presentation on the Astral protocol & GeoDIDs. We’ll do a report out of @idworkshop. moderated by @heathervescent. Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Oct/0079.html #W3C
The SVIP Wallet Competition event directly follows. Register to join: https://sri-csl.regfox.com/digital-wallets-challenge
I went into the grocery store to buy coconut water for my kale smoothies since this is a busy week & today is my only chill day. My dogs ate half the loaf of the artisanal garlic bread I splurged on from the local bakery. #firstworldproblems
If I can make it through this pandemic/climate change/election, I can't wait to party like it's 1999 in 2022-3-4-5 or tbd...
What alcohol should I drink tonight? One of my besties is unconscious in a hospital in Spain. My book The Secrets of Spies releases tomorrow. I'm running a W3C meeting at 9am, & all this politics. Also, it's 50 degrees & I'm wearing the first long sleeved shirt of the season.
@jerickso hmmm... not my normal choice, I'll have to see if what I have. I *do* always have a bottle of Talisker.
@busynessgirl But I just poured myself a nice pour of Talisker. Seems like the perfect time to work on my resume... ps This is therapy alcohol, celebration alcohol tomorrow.
Been a while since I looked at my stats/email sign-ups. Kinda miss the secret messages.
Activate desert winter wardrobe. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2jhSlhMJI/?igshid=1sxtdv8ypb0ma
Today's the big day! The Secrets of Spies is out! @fuzztech says “A delightful, fascinating & flat-out gorgeous compendium of the history of spies, espionage, counter-espionage, cryptography, & a festival of skulduggery.” Get your copy @ https://amzn.to/2GfJpXH (Fav spread below)
imageI recommend getting the hard copy because each page is designed beautifully, like the sample one I shared... much nice in person than on the kindle (& I love my kindle books).
@ashigupta Yeah, that's what you want to get... it's like the Cyber Attack.
@ashigupta Meaning I would not suggest getting kindle version, cause it's a beautiful book to look at and hold.
@vibronet @bobblakley @fuzztech Thank you Vittorio! I hope you enjoy the drama and deception! Truth is always stranger than fiction! ;-)
Nothing like waking up to another dog emergency. Today it's Sugar's good eye. There are a lot of great things about living in a remote location, but vet service is not one of them.
OMG this is so cool. You are so cool @Blazenhoff. #ACNH https://boingboing.net/2020/10/19/no-malarkey-i-visited-biden-hq-in-animal-crossing-and-it-went-like-this.html
@DethVeggie So many gallons of milk in those fridges! I don't think I have ever bought a gallon of milk.
@idforgood @fuzztech Oooo thank you!
@ZxzIIo Thanks. We are at the vet now.
@busynessgirl Idk but I totally use kk.
@idforgood @fuzztech FYI it’s supposed to be on amazon Uk on the 30th.
@Cruftbox so true!
We have full on dog eyeball emergency. Trying to figure out which direction I am driving hours today to try to save sugars eye.
Also would be nice to have some decent paying work to pay for all these vet bills. This is the 5th dog emergency this year. 😢😢😢
For those following along, I am waiting for vet #2. I also got some food.
I can’t even today. Vet says not glaucoma and suggests imaging - like there’s an affordable MRI for dogs in the Mojave desert. I’m not even in the Mojave anymore.
cc @kimdhamilton & @wycdd re: Jitsi vs Zoom #leadership!11!FTW###33##31! https://twitter.com/EmilyKager/status/1321603336051789824
I'm back home. I have 3 more meds added to the already 5. I am trying to figure out how I can afford $1500+ for an MRI to get more data about what may be going on. I'm drinking sake, I wish it would help. It's been a day. I have a headache.
@kimdhamilton @wycdd And cocktails. And dogs.
@geminica SoCal vets are all about the $$$ unfort.
@trbouma @kimdhamilton @wycdd Oh I think some members of the CCG would self destruct at the idea although I suspect they may have attended a teams meeting from time to time....
@kimdhamilton @wycdd Cheers to you Kim! Where is the Chairs happy hour when we need it?
@kimdhamilton @wycdd I finally got that.
What's your comfort film? I'll go first: Ghost in the Shell - the original anime one.
@kimdhamilton @wycdd Would you watch this reality TV show? The Great American Standards Show!
@kimdhamilton @wycdd YOu know me! Making standards accessible beyond our small inner circle. LOL. Can we please get @noelfielding11 to pep talk us standards geeks please & wear super nerdy 1337 clothing?
Trying to imagine taking this to Home Depot in Yucca Valley to pick up a bunch of Mesquite and Palo Verde trees, soil and 2x4s. Where's the 2x4 wood/trees sticking out of the back of my truck slit? I mean, this seems very urban/mad max design, not desert design. https://twitter.com/teslaownersSV/status/1321688824125116416
Also trying to imagine driving this on a dry lake bed, navigating the back side of Geology Tour road, and driving down a rock strewn wash. Maybe these are not their truck use cases, but they are mine.
How can it only be 2:30pm? I feel like today has been at least 10 hours.
@ottonomy I don't think so... but I was up at 6:30am... and have fielded more phone calls today than in the past week.
Godspeed my beautiful friend @pinkyracr. My life was so much richer and I was a better person for having you in it. I will miss you for the rest of my life. You are irreplaceable. RIP.
image image image@NishantK @WomeninID Awe. Thank you. I hope you enjoy. There are many rabbit holes and they go deep and interconnect!!
For my identity & supply chain colleagues. I interviewed/worked with Susanna on sustainable fashion and the supply chain. This interview with her has a lot of good information: https://medium.com/in-present-tense/how-supply-chain-enables-sustainable-fashion-1983da50e1f6 https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1322195045177384960
@erickherring Thank you! Glad you enjoy! 🕵️♀️
Spotted in the wild: #TheSecretsofSpies, Enigma Machine spread! 🕵️♀️ https://twitter.com/erickherring/status/1322294147877728257
Spotted in the wild! #TheSecretsofSpies. Enjoying with cocoa on a cold night sounds perfect!! 🕵️♀️ https://twitter.com/NishantK/status/1322169443955429380
One of my favorite things as an author is writing the thanks. I always forget several people, but it's a small token of my appreciation. 🕵️♀️🙏 https://twitter.com/NishantK/status/1322200142666174465
To be honest, I don't always know what flexibound means - LOL! Glad you are happy with it! https://twitter.com/erickherring/status/1322295026634747904
@CorylusW That's a good one!
Almost all the possible emotions a human can feel, smashed into one week. Accomplishment, despair, hope, boredom, fear, exhaustion, satisfaction (grilled cheese FTW), freshness, determination. It's been a week. How can we say we have a solid stable identity? It ever changes.
@roxannedarling Yes, it is holding the dualities both of two and as one with the human experience, moment by moment. Thank you. <3
@hacks4pancakes Oh wow, I thought I was the only person who couldn’t watch Mr Robot. Just started on Queens Gambit and so far I like the complexity. I appreciate the perspectives in your replies... everyone experiences things differently.
@hacks4pancakes I’m not sure how to reply to that because I’m just on the second episode but here’s a virtual hug. 🤗 What you’ve been through has brought you here, and you inspire a lot of people so there is that. ❤️
A++ article: https://lissarankin.com/the-psychology-of-why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories/
@jerickso Looks great!
Distracting myself with work, collecting her online identities, creating a survey for her friends to submit photos and stories, looking through our messaging history, feeling fine one moment, the next I am breaking down crying. #grief
Lazy web --> What are your #digitaldeath & #memorial tips and advice?
I voted today. Congrats if you've already voted, and hope you have a plan if you are still planning to vote!
Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten half the coffee cake a couple hours ago... #griefeating
