Self-Care Corvid bringing you the daily Public Service Announcement:

Pssst! The MMR vaccine causes lack of death from Measles! Pass it on! #telephonegame #psa #TheMoreYouKnow

Making Liquid Oxygen: Far From Easy but Worth the Effort - Normally, videos over at The Signal Path channel on YouTube have a certain vibe, n... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/making-liquid-oxygen-far-from-easy-but-worth-the-effort/ #pressureswingadsorption #chemistryhacks #concentrator #liquidoxygen #cryocooler #cryogenic #stirling #oxygen #lox #psa

#PSA: butter recall

https://www.eatingwell.com/butter-recalled-potential-fecal-contamination-11712153

This map is maybe obvious to some folks. But for everyone else, it’s a meaningful resource for folks who are traveling throughout the U.S.

@ErinInTheMorn has considerable experience with all of this, so her work here is well-founded.

Be safe, friends.

More about the map and its data:
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-national-risk-assessment

Poison is NOT the way to handle rodents. #PSA

Aside from the fact that we’re all beings worthy of respect (since you might not vibe with that framing), poison spreads across the landscape.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj1s8oM1/

Paloma Palace is one of my favorite conservation people to follow, so I recommend.

https://linktr.ee/azwildliferesource

Consider birds of prey! They eat mice and rats.

Vote early in the Canadian Federal Election until April 22! Employers must give you time off to vote. Choose from 500 locations nationwide, often better located, to beat the lines. Don't wait for Easter weekend or Election Day ~ vote the quickest way!

English:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=locate&document=index&lang=e

French:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=locate&document=index&lang=f

If you send a #Follow request, and you don't have any posting history for me to vibe-check, please have a chat in one of my threads. Just something so I know a bit about you.

#PSA #FollowFriday #VibeCheck

If you send a #Follow request, and you don't have any posting history for me to vibe-check, please send a DM to introduce yourself, or have a chat in one of my threads. Just something so I know a bit about you.

I'm turning down around half of new follower requests now, because they have nearly blank profiles and I don't recognize them from any positive interactions.

I don't want to deny your follower request, but I also have started receiving some problematic attention and want to make sure I'm looking after my own enjoyment of Fedi as well as that of others.

#PSA: the #QUIK #SMS [app] has been updated, and it's way better than before.

I used to have problems with it because the pictures it sent via #MMS were of far poorer quality than the other programs I tried (including the #AOSP default Messaging app), but they seem to have fixed that.

They also have added a nice big button to trigger your phone's native dictation service (you can turn that off if you don't want it, or don't have one).

It has successfully replaced the proprietary SMS program I was using before, which makes me quite glad.

Die Linux User Group Augsburg lädt ein! Entdecke spannende Themen rund um Linux, Open Source & Technik. Sei dabei und vernetze dich mit Gleichgesinnten! #Linux #OpenSource #Community #Augsburg #LIT #plz #boost #thx #foss #floss #psa

https://chaos.social/@lug_augsburg/114297981660502147

Why USB-C Splitters Can Cause Magic Smoke Release - Using USB for powering devices is wonderful, as it frees us from a tangle of incom... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/07/why-usb-c-splitters-can-cause-magic-smoke-release/ #techhacks #usb-cpd #usbc #psa

Thanks to @made I recently learned that dynamic code generation doesn't play nice with certain Content Security Policies (CSP). This has a major impact on a few core packages in #ThingUmbrella, like the https://thi.ng/vectors package which contains ~900 vector functions, most of them code generated and optimized for different vector sizes/dimensions (incl. n-dimensional versions). This package (and some others using a similar approach) are key dependencies for dozens of other geometry/visualization related packages... However, I found code generation the only way to practically manage & maintain the sheer amount of functionality provided.

Because of this (CSP impact), I've been working on a new code generator, which converts the dynamically generated code into statically generated source code files. This will make the overall initial package size bigger, but this shouldn't be a major problem in practice, since there're also very positive effects, including:

- The new format allows for doc strings for _all_ generated vector ops (with the dynamic approach there was no way to properly attach those in TypeScript)
- The new file structure (single function per source file) massively helps with dead code elimination when using a bundler, resulting in smaller final file/bundle sizes. When NOT using a bundler, similar filesize savings can be had by using direct imports (to individual functions) rather than full package imports
- None of the unused versions need to be code generated at runtime anymore, so also improving startup time

The new codegen is already covering around more than a third of the 900 ops. If you want to keep an eye on progress & discussion, follow this issue:

https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/497

How to get #blocked fast: send me a follow request and, while I'm vibe-checking your account, tell me I'm sexy and my photo would be better with my top off. If you want speedier service, don't forget the emojis.

Flirting is like playing Jenga. First you need to invite someone to play with you (or accept their invitation). Then you start from a safe base and take turns slowly raising the stakes for each other. Each move should increase the tension in the air a little bit, make your partner(s) a little bit shakier and more excited. The game is most fun when it's played to maximize that wide-eyed, giggling, "omg it's so close" feeling for everyone.

Coming in cold with " take your clothes off" is like trying to play Jenga with boxing gloves on—you'll get one turn, the game will already be over, and no one is going to want to play with you.

#Protest #PSA - you can ask/tell cops to leave your protest or stand further away.

Depending on your state etc you may have better or worse results if you're polite vs confrontational, use your best judgement of course on what tact to take. But make no mistake, cops IN or extremely close to a protest can be a significant danger to your comrades.

And if the uniformed cops are comfortable enough to mingle in your crowd I can guarantee you have undercovers and cop aligned agitators around too.

You should know:

If you write a private post to someone else on #Mastodon, and you mention another user by their @, that user is added to the conversation and can see that post too!

For example, if you report someone harassing you to an administrator via private mention message, and you tag their account, they can see that!

Never treat private posts on Mastodon like a messenger!
Use actual chat software like #Matrix, #XMPP or #Signal for talking one-on-one, please.

#PSA for anyone considering a sleep study for any reason:

STAY AWAY FROM BLACKSTONE MEDICAL SERVICES

They knowingly submitted a sleep study based on false data to my insurance provider. This is after sending me a dirty, broken pulse oximeter, then ignoring my calls and attempts to inform them of this. The sensor readings were consistently low, but I foolishly tested with it anyway. They then had a "doctor" generate a sleep report based on this incorrect data. Insurance is taking their side, which means I have zero options here except to grit my teeth and get fucked financially.

Seriously, I cannot stress this enough - look for literally any other option. Random strangers on reddit would be a smarter choice here.

#PSA: You can turn off Google search AI overview bullshit!

#GoogleSearchAI #GenAI #AI

Instructions here (it works, I haven't had to see the bullshit in the months since I did it):

https://mashable.com/article/google-ai-overview-how-to-turn-off

#PSA

If you are with Australian Super it is recommended that you check your accounts now.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-04/superannuation-cyber-attack-rest-afsa/105137820
#Australia #Super #Cyber