The internet tells me that there is a book called “Natural dyes for education and colour experimentation”, targeting educational and artistic users, that can be downloaded (licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) and looks quite interesting:
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thanks to Wouter for writing what I think on the subject
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ma questi sono gli smart ring con la batteria al litio nel lato interno dell'anello con cui si rischia seriamente di perdere il dito?
(no, il caso che era finito sui giornali era della samsung)
Il governo Trump vorrebbe che tutti indossassero uno di questi
Gli “smart ring” dell'azienda finlandese Oura piacciono tanto a Robert Kennedy Jr. e al suo movimento Make America Healthy AgainIl Post
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Dear people who use #warpWeightedLoom : how noisy are they?
I've seen videos of human-powered mechanical looms and there is quite a bit of *clack* noise when it's used, and I have some experience with backstrap looms where the moving parts are mostly soft and there isn't a significant noise.
Are the warp weighted ones somewhere in between? do the weights hit each other? Anything else that isn't soft hitting some other hard part?
Would it be possible to have somebody read a book in a room with a few looms in use, for the weavers to listen to, or would it be hard to hear them?
maybe @Dr. Morgan Lemmer-Webber knows?
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As for the *why* I need¹ to know this, I'm not overthinking the worldbuilding for a piece of smut.
I've resigned myself to the idea that I will never write said smut, and this is purely an exercise in SFW worldbuilding porn :D
it helps me fall asleep. when I don't get stuck on this kind of questions I don't know the answers for :D
¹ FSVO need
comunque era sabato scorso al rifugio Riella, 1275 metri.
Partiti sotto la pioggia, ma arrivati sotto la neve. Un bel momento :D
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TIL that #solarPanels also have bad consequences :D
today just after lunch for the second time since they had been installed our batteries were basically full, the sun was still shining, and we still can't send energy to the grid¹, so we run a dishwasher load, a washing machine (cold water, so it didn't help a lot, but that's what I had to wash at the moment) and we still weren't using what the panels were producing, so I had to face The Pile of Stuff That Needs Ironing.
I had been successfully² postponing that for *weeks*!
¹ from installation to being enabled for that it usually takes a couple of months, between bureaucracy and waiting for a tecnicians
² not that it is in any way near the bottom
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@tk (water heating was / is integrated with heating water for the radiators, and changing *that* would have required too much work and expense. the quote for an air-water heat pump were, as I said, extortionate, so we added air-air heat pumps, but they are sized to work *together* with the radiators, not instead of them)
(one day we'll have a fully electric house, but it will need to happen through gradual changes)
(and yesterday, since the sun was shining and there was some warm wind, it was a bit too warm to turn on the heating anyway)
The heat pump for radiator heating was around 4k€ without install
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@tk here the quote was for about 25k€, plus an unknown expense to change the electrical wiring to get three-phase current, plus having to pay more for electricity (because three-phase) and not being able to afford solar panels for years
or we could start with the solar panels and start saving money on electricity and save it for more electrification later
it wasn't a hard choice :)
Modern¹ Italy had two queens and a bit.
The third one was only queen for a few months and then we got rid of the whole thing.
The second one, Elena, whose husband was busy making sure that Italy would become a republic soon², devoted herself to charitable work. I don't think it makes her especially worth of merit, but if you are stuck as a woman born in a royal house in the 1800s and are a baseline good person, that's one of the things you do.
The first one, Margerita, was a reactionary asshole who encouraged the shooting of protestors and was an enthusiastic supporter of fascism.
Guess which one is being celebrated with a stamp this year?
¹ there was a kingdom of Italy in the middle ages, but that's a different matter
² this may have not been his aim
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Ci tengo a segnalare che oggi #trenord ha annunciato *per tempo* che un treno già presente al binario sarebbe partito prima di quello in arrivo (in ritardo) ad un altro binario, nonostante l'orario dicesse il contrario.
Credo anche con abbastanza preavviso per prendere gli ascensori per il cambio binario!
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Meanwhile, reading¹ my Plinius the Younger, describing his uncle's books, as one does
“STUDIOSI TRES, in sex volumina propter amplitudinem divisi”
(about scholars, three books, divided in six volumes because of their size)
it's a shame the author of acoup.blog is no longer on the fediverse, because for some inexplicable reason.
¹ in an Italian translation, but in Italy they usually publish Latin authors in both languages)
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Mi sono appena resa conto del fatto che, così come “Ministero del Made in Italy” usa parole inglesi, la parola “autarchia” è greca.
Così.
Sono cose che ti sconvolgono, prima della colazione alla mattina.
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A Day Off
Posted on February 3, 2026
Tags: madeof:atoms, madeof:bits
Today I had a day off. Some of it went great. Some less so.
I woke up, went out to pay our tribute to NotOurCat, and it was snowing! yay! And I had a day off, so if it had snowed enough that shovelling was needed, I had time to do it (it didn’t, it started to rain soon afterwards, but still, YAY snow!).
Then I had breakfast, with the fruit rye bread I had baked yesterday, and I treated myself to some of the strong Irish tea I have left, instead of the milder ones I want to finish before buying more of the Irish.
And then, I bought myself a fancy new expensive fountain pen. One that costs 16€! more than three times as much as my usual ones! I hope it will work as well, but I’m quite confident it should. I’ll find out when it arrives from Germany (together with a few ink samples that will result in a future blog post with some SCIENCE).
I decided to try and use bank transfers instead of my visa debit card when buying from online shops that give the option to do so: it’s a tiny bit more effort, but it means I’m paying 0.25€ to my bank1rather than the seller having to pay some unknown amount to an US based payment provider. Unluckily, the fountain pen website offered a huge number of payment methods, but not bank transfers. sigh.
And then, I could start working a bit on the connecting wires for the LED strips for our living room: I soldered two pieces, six wires each (it’s one RGB strip, 4 pins, and a warm white one requiring two more), then did a bit of tests, including writing some micropython code to add a test mode that lights up each colour in sequence, and the morning was almost gone. For some reason this project, as simple as it is, is taking forever. But it is showing progress.
There was a break, when the postman delivered a package of chemicals2 for a future project or two. There will be blog posts!
After lunch I spent some time finishing eyelets on the outfit I wanted to wear this evening, as I had not been able to finish it during fosdem. This one will result in two blog posts!
Meanwhile, in the morning I didn’t remember the name of the program I used to load software on micropython boards such as the one that will control the LED strips (that’s thonny), and while searching for it in the documentation, I found that there is also a command line program I can use, mpremote, and that’s a much better fit for my preferences!
I mentioned it in an xmpp room full of nerds, and one of them mentioned that he could try it on his Inkplate, when he had time, and I was nerd-sniped into trying it on mine, which had been sitting unused showing the temperatures in our old house on the last day it spent there and needs to be updated for the sensors in the new house.
And that lead to the writing of some notes on how to set it up from the command line(good), and to the opening on one upstream issue(bad), because I have an old model, and the board-specific library isn’t working. at all.
And that’s when I realized that it was 17:00, I still had to cook the bread I had been working on since yesterday evening (ciabatta, one of my favourites, but it needs almost one hour in the oven), the outfit I wanted to wear in the evening was still not wearable, the table needed cleaning and some panicking was due. Thankfully, my mother was cooking dinner, so I didn’t have to do that too.
I turned the oven on, sewed the shoulder seams of the bodice while spraying water on the bread every 5 minutes, and then while it was cooking on its own, started to attach a closure to the skirt, decided that a safety pin was a perfectly reasonable closure for the first day an outfit is worn, took care of the table, took care of the bread, used some twine to close the bodice, because I still haven’t worked out what to use for laces, realized my bodkin is still misplaced, used a longand sharp and big needle meant for sewing mattresses instead of a bodkin, managed not to stab myself, and less than half an hour late we could have dinner.
There was bread, there was Swedish crispbread, there were spreads (tuna, and beans), and vegetables, and then there was the cake that caused my mother to panic when she added her last honey to the milk and it curdled (my SO and I tried it, it had no odd taste, we decided it could be used) and it was good, although I had to get a second slice just to be 100% sure of it.
And now I’m exhausted, and I’ve only done half of the things I had planned to do, but I’d still say I’ve had quite a good day.
- Banca Etica, so one that avoids any investment in weapons and a number of other problematic things.↩︎
- not food grade, except for one, but kitchen-safe.↩︎
la Zona Negativa
#trenord entra nella Zona NegativaPeerTube Uno Italia - Video Streaming italiano libero e federato
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Anyway, somebody(TM) should really write a wayland-based UI inspired by Microsoft Bob, with the whole point-and-click adventure look.
without the crashes and the backend oddities that made sense at the time, of course :D
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my period has just started
on the day before a weekend where I plan to spend two days on the couch remoting FOSDEM. i.e. at the best possible time it could have started, since that is quite a period compatible activity
not, as it usually does, right when one had planned some activities or such
If anybody is having issues with yt-dlp today, there may be a workaround:
github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issue…
[Youtube] "unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden" with `android_sdkless` formats
Checklist I'm reporting that yt-dlp is broken on a supported site I've verified that I have updated yt-dlp to nightly or master (update instructions) I've checked that all provided URLs are playabl...sewflag (GitHub)
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The internet¹ is telling me that there is a hat pattern inspired by hats used to protest the nazi in Norway, with proceeds from the sale going to orgs that help people affected by ICE:
ravelry.com/patterns/library/m…
payhip.com/b/TqQL1
(I follow pallia's blog, I don't know anything about the author(s) of the pattern)
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The cartridge pleated skirt I've been #sewing is finally at the stage where I can try it on (it's missing closures, but who cares about closures when you can use your hand?)
and my eyeballing of the length has been, let's say, optimistic
it's definitely floor length, and I can't walk on stairs without free hands.
on the other hand, it looks really nice as a floor length skirt
so, for the time being, I think it will stay this impractical length, what could possibly go wrong?
(there will be pictures, and a blog post, when it's finished)
la gonna arricciata che stavo cucendo è arrivata al punto in cui può essere provata (manca la chiusura, ma non serve veramente una chiusura quando si possono usare le mani!)
e stimare la lunghezza ad occhio è stato, diciamo, ottimistico
è decisamente lunga fino a terra, e se non ho le mani libere non posso fare le scale
d'altra parte, come gonna a terra è decisamente bella
quindi credo che per ora rimarrà della lunghezza totalmente scomoda, che cosa mai può andare storto?
(quando sarà finita farò foto e il solito post sul blog)
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I've just realized that maybe somebody is interested here too
A few years ago I made some light resistance tests for (mostly) #fountainPen inks, by writing samples and taping them to a south-south-east facing window
forum.fountainpen.it/download/…
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now I have a south facing covered balcony, and I'm getting ready to start a new test between the equinox and the solstice; at the beginning of February I'm going to buy stuff from a shop that also sells ink samplers, and my budget for buying those is almost gone, but if somebody has requests I can add a couple more to the cart
Some have already been requested at forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic… (in Italian, but the ink names are ink names :) )
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I like testing. Thanks for sharing results and running more.
I tested a few inks in the past including a known problem ink. I used a faster method in full summer sun, UV and all. flipping.rocks/@tallastro/1122…
Tallastro 🇺🇦 (@tallastro@flipping.rocks)
Attached: 1 image Photo after 3rd day. Another 8 hours outside, partly sunny with a brief bit of rain. Not trying to add a water test but 5 -10 drops hit and spread the vulnerable inks.flipping.rocks
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@Tallastro 🇺🇦 indeed, testing is *fun*!
I'm surprised that the test started to show results after just one hour (but a bit less surprised to see *which* ink started to change after that short of a time)
idea crudele e malvagia¹ dall'incontro LUG di stasera
/dev/sdb1 /D: ext4 user,noauto,exec 0 0
¹ altre traduzioni consigliate di “cursed” comprendevano “maledetta” e “del cazzo”
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January 2026
- Baustelle : 12 listens
- Shaka Ponk : 10 listens
- Fifty Foot Combo : 10 listens
- Redd Kross : 6 listens
- dEUS : 5 listens
- The Dead Rocks : 5 listens
- Nanowar of Steel : 5 listens
- Kings of Leon : 5 listens
- Hot Chip : 5 listens
- Brad Sucks : 5 listens
I really like reading blogs on programming stuff. Also the ones I can't really understand.
What I hate is this trend to write without capitalizing after full stops. like this. a full blog post. it hurts my brain. i can't read for long like this.
So a quick bookmarklet to "fix the thing":
add a new bookmark and as url put:
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A quick summary of 99% of the discussions on the internets about free software, desktop in particular:
"Having choices is good, as long as is same as my choice"
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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Caro storiverso,
Qualcuno ha idea delle date in cui il regno d'Italia ha emesso dei passaporti per l'interno? internet non sta aiutando, sto trovando solo delle copie di passaporti in vendita, quasi tutte della prima metà del 1900, e mi stavo chiedendo se fossero già presenti nell'ottocento, subito dopo l'unificazione (ma ovviamente sia più facile trovarne in giro di più recenti), o se siano stati introdotti più tardi.
Così, mi stavo chiedendo, se un personaggio fittizio di Milano negli anni 50 fosse stato esule a Torino a causa di, diciamo, screzi con l'autorità austriaca, e in tale città si fosse accasato, quanto rognoso sarebbe stato per la sua famiglia (piccolissima borghesia, titolari di un negozio), una volta costruita la ferrovia e avvenuta l'unificazione andarlo a trovare di tanto in tanto?
(No, non sto scrivendo un libro. sto facendo worldbuilding per storie che non scriverò mai)
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@LaVi ah, nessuna fretta, e non perderci del tempo in cui avresti di meglio da fare, che non ha veramente importanza
ma se ti capita di annoiarti, o ti capita sottomano la risposta mentre cerchi altro, la cosa è molto gradita!
Se Atene piange…
“Ritardi e freddo sui treni della Lugano – Ponte Tresa”, i disagi dei pendolari frontalieri
varesenews.it/2026/01/ritardi-…
(consiglio l'apertura del link con apposito preservativo)
ma sicuramente è colpa del gestore italiano. anche se non credo che quella linea metta piede in italia. o forse è colpa degli italiani che ci viaggiano sopra
“Ritardi e freddo sui treni della Lugano – Ponte Tresa”, i disagi dei pendolari frontalieri
Lo sfogo di un pendolare frontaliere che si lamenta per le condizioni del servizio di trasporto pubblico svizzero che dal confine di Stato porta nel cuore del Ticino.Andrea Camurani (Vareseweb Srl)
PSA: utc-tomorrow the Archive (no, not that Archive, the other one, the one that causes addiction :D ) will be down for planned updates
otwstatus.org/incidents/rvdbqw…
AO3 Maintenance
Organization for Transformative Works's Status Page - AO3 Maintenance.www.otwstatus.org
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If anybody is interested, micropython.org/download/ESP32… works on olimex.com/Products/IoT/ESP32-…
thanks to @Olimex for telling me that micropython was supposed to work on that board, some months ago
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varesenews.it/2026/01/a-gallar…
waaaitasecond
significa che fino all'altro ieri Gallarate era ancora gestita a relé degli anni 50?
A Gallarate una “cabina di regia” che rivoluziona il controllo della circolazione ferroviaria
È attivo da lunedì 12 gennaio, nella Stazione di Gallarate un nuovo Apparato Centrale Computerizzato (ACC)* . Un investimento di oltre 50 milioni di euroRoberta Bertolini (Vareseweb Srl)
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@Alessandro perché tra gli anni 50 e oggi i sistemi per la regolazione del traffico ferroviario hanno introdotto un po' di sistemi di sicurezza che fanno comodo per evitare che i treni si schiantino
(e/o per far passare treni più ravvicinati, riducendo comunque il rischio di schianti, che ok, serve alle ferrovie per guadagnare di più, ma nella situazione delle ferrovie lombarde non fa neanche schifo ai pendolari)
intanto, stamattina alle 6:34
trenord ha scritto:
“AGGIORNAMENTO La circolazione della direttrice è stata rallentata da un guasto a uno scambio nella stazione di GALLARATE, che ha richiesto un intervento di ripristino da parte dei tecnici di RFI. Si sono registrati ritardi fino a 30 minuti. Il guasto è stato risolto e la circolazione torna progressivamente alla normalità. Info sull'andamento del treno in APP e Sito nella sezione "Real time | Linee e orari - ricerca treno".”
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@rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua tu sai vero che esistono tribù di nativi per cui la BMW, o comunque una macchina in grado di andare veloce tenendo bene la strada, è molto utile per il tradizionale rituale di corteggiamento in cui il partner che dimostra di non saper correre a sufficienza sulle curve finisce nel lago (e non ripescano più né l'auto né il cadavere) e quindi si toglie dal pool riproduttivo?
certo, chi mostra di saper superare il rituale con una panda 4x4 mostra di essere ancora più adatto alla riproduzione, ma quello è davvero difficile :D
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our plans for the morning (walking) were prevented by external factors, so we decided to to the thing we had been postponing since this summer and had to do before the end of the month when the motorway payment expires: drive to a mall in Lugano, in Switzerland.
And this is why our lunch was pasta and potatoes with cenovis, while drinking rivella.
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@5Ub-Z3r0 that's what we had at home, after coming back from Switzerland with the cenovis and rivella
(it was supposed to be pasta, potatoes and either pesto from the supermarket or olive paste from the supermarket, or some other quick thing like that)
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Cristo santo.
Piccolina la distopia.
Permettetemi un solo appunto: AOC è di destra lite, visto che nessun* democratic* è di sinistra. Lo sanno anche i muri.