PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
Well, off to bed. A bit later tonight on account of cleaning up the kitchen. Since I've been listening to Harold Budd all day, I leave this here in hope it may soothe anyone who may need soothing. youtu.be/8WGx5z9wVNY?...
YouTube video by Harold Budd - Topic
Editor Ben, reporting live from his cozy blanket cavern, thinks you should read An Uncommon Curse today! It's a hopeful fantasy novel full of fairy tales, musical theatre, and friendship books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
Sunday's big cooking project: making another batch of Yong Tau Foo for the week(stuffed vegetables and tofu; minced chicken paste has garlic, sesame oil, white pepper etc). Yummy protein flavour-bombs. Especially important for this week of adjusting to new insulin dosage. Also made curry laksa.
Hey Bluesky! Hit me up with the most recent book, story, song, or other piece of art you loved that was created by a trans person. Let's boost some trans creators today.
Figured out (through ytube) how to stop seeing status messages entirely on Whatsapp. This pleases me greatly because even muting you wind up seeing them anyway. i like a stress-free weekend! Other things I do: put all work-related groups under “locked chats”
Reflecting on 30+ yrs in academia, when I started, simply no such thing as a predatory conference—nor predatory journals (only "bottom-feeding" journals 😂). By end of my career, I had to regularly counsel my grad students & postdocs about them, lest they be easily taken in. #AcademicSky#ChemSky
ALT: a woman standing in a body of water with a ghost in the background
I just bought a pumpkin-shaped cup online because it was too cute for words. *shakes head at self*
bigotry is always disgusting and enraging. but SMUG bigotry? whew.