for Godzilla, every city is walkable

This month’s stitch patterns designed from a word suggested on my Patreon are based on the word Cedar (for the birders out there, I’m told it was inspired by Cedar Waxwings).

Lace knitting instructions: https://www.gannetdesigns.com/2024/04/01/cedar-a-lace-knitting-stitch-pattern/
Charted design for any craft: https://www.gannetdesigns.com/2024/04/01/cedar-a-charted-design-for-any-craft/

#knitting #ChartedDesigns #FiberArts

anatomically accurate green M&M

Oooh. A new online (and soon to be in-person) secondhand #fibrearts store!

https://www.discofibers.com

#knitting #weaving #crochet

Finished with Olivia Hartshorn's Fibonacci Swirls. Learned a lot, really enjoyed stitching it. 18ct canvas, Caron Watercolours, pearl cotton, Kreinik braid. #needlepoint #needlework #stitchersofmastodon #stitching

I think the #xz incident is teaching us that our infrastructure is dangerously fragile in the face of well-organized/funded attackers. The response isn’t “try harder” or “donate to your OSS project”, it needs to be institutional, professional, and at scale.

So, here’s my proposal, called “OSQI”, aimed at starting a how-to discussion: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/04/01/OSQI

Damn me, but all things are queer, come to think of ’em.

The Wi-Fi only works when it's raining 🌧📶

Happy April Cools! A few people and I decided lying for April 1st is cliché, so we're surprising you with truthful essays on unexpected topics.

Mine is about the hardest hardware problem I've ever had to debug:
https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/

let's poke around an abandoned factory https://downpour.games/~Emi_burlap/the-abandoned-factory

Them: So you're the soothsayer, you can tell us what is to come

Me: Ha ha no common misconception; I'm the oofsayer, I can only commiserate in your misfortunes

Them: So we wasted all this time searching for you

Me: Oof

trans day of decloaking, launching a full spread of torpedoes, and then recloaking

If the person who named the Walky Talky named everything:

Stamps = Lickie Stickie
Defibrillators = Hearty Starty
Bumble bees = Fuzzy Buzzy
Pregnancy test = Maybe Baby
Bra =Breastie Nestie
Fork= Stabby Grabby
Socks = Feetie Heatie
Hippo = Floatie Bloatie
Nightmare = Screamy Dreamy

Rens is very quickly wishing everyone a happy #Raturday

random allusions to whales

Hello! I made another silly downpour game: https://downpour.games/~terry/a-proper-cup-of-tea

This is big: one of the xz-utils / liblzma *upstream maintainers* added malicious code to the last couple of releases. This is the person who actually publishes and signs the tarballs. If you are using liblzma 5.6.0 or 5.6.1 make sure to update your packages asap and consider reinstalling the OS or recreating the container.

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4

#Sciart in fresh green and blue #watercolor #art Originals, not prints, one of each

https://artologica.etsy.com

“Are you sure want to commit to this? Once you’re a made being there is no leaving.”

“Of course, boss. I’ve always been loyal to this thing of ours.”

“All right. Members, if any one of you has doubt about admitting this candidate to the Elucidated Sibren of the Ebon Night, let them speak-“

“*achoo*”

“What was that?”

“Sorry, the dust. *choo*”

“No it came from lower down. Like your pocket. Is that an Imp? They’re wearing A FUCKING IMP. It’s the Watch! Kill it, then Execute Plan Scram!”

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot