@aproperkatie / aproperkatie.tumblr.com
I’m still alive. Got a job recently and I’ve been really busy with work.
You can still contact me through Discord, if you have mine.
Again, still alive. Finally in my own place away from my toxic parents! Now I’m job hunting.
If anyone wants to contact me, I’m on Discord.
Found a new job!
Still not sure when I’ll regularly return to Tumblr, but I’m still always on Discord if you want to chat again.
Still alive and on Discord as always.
Important update: I have gorlfriend <3
I’m still alive. Got a job recently and I’ve been really busy with work.
You can still contact me through Discord, if you have mine.
Again, still alive. Finally in my own place away from my toxic parents! Now I’m job hunting.
If anyone wants to contact me, I’m on Discord.
Found a new job!
Still not sure when I’ll regularly return to Tumblr, but I’m still always on Discord if you want to chat again.
I’m still alive. Got a job recently and I’ve been really busy with work.
You can still contact me through Discord, if you have mine.
Again, still alive. Finally in my own place away from my toxic parents! Now I’m job hunting.
If anyone wants to contact me, I’m on Discord.
I’m still alive. Got a job recently and I’ve been really busy with work.
You can still contact me through Discord, if you have mine.
I said it in the notes on the last post but I’m gonna say it again.
I’m married to someone with severe memory problems. Automation of household appliances & systems helps him a lot and helps me a lot because it reduces the number of things I have to keep in my brain at all times. I love doors that lock themselves, being able to schedule dog food being delivered, a thermostat I can manipulate from wherever. Beyond my little bubble it should be noted that voice controlled appliances can be really good for people with mobility concerns. Appliances that can measure and talk and remember little tasks can be such a blessing for people.
I will never forgive Amazon and Google for taking technologies that could be really helpful and weaponizing them, and fuck everybody who acts like its some kind of conspiracy theory that those devices are spying on you. You absolutely should be distrustful of those devices but just make sure you’re getting angry at the right people.
Making accessibility devices evil is just like so Disney villain
My mom is blind and without her Alexa literally could not cook, go shopping, or do a million other things. Because Alexa is voice-activated, she doesn’t have to fumble with knobs or write a list she can’t read.
I will never forgive Amazon for how much I hate a tool that allows my mother to live her life.
Open source and secure alternatives for some of these:
- Voice activated smart speaker: Mycroft (can be purchased as a complete unit, or DIYed with a Raspberry Pi and microphone+speaker array) https://mycroft.ai/
- Smart Home automation: home-assistant (cannot be purchased, originally developed by MIT) https://www.home-assistant.io/
- Zigbee (the wireless protocol for smart lights and other smart devices) bridge: Conbee II (this takes the place of a Phillips Bridge, for instance. And is in many cases better because it works with all brands of smart light that use Zigbee--which is almost all of them, including the cheap IKEA ones--and also works for devices that aren’t lights. Cannot really be DIYed because Zigbee needs special hardware, not just software) https://phoscon.de/en/conbee2
I don’t know any alternatives for locks, vacuums, thermometers, or anything else sadly. None of these are that difficult to set up with just a little bit of tech know-how, and extensive guides already exist for almost all problems you could run into because the open-source community is almost psychotically dedicated to its projects, unlike Amazon, Google, and Apple where it’s practically impossible to get help with any problem that’s even slightly unusual.
Oh thank you!! These area really neat
fuck it. be creative even if you never really *make* anything. write out plot synopses of stories and then move on. design OCs you'll never use. make mood boards and concept art and don't do anything with them. life's too short to forget everything that inspired you and creation doesn't have to be "complete" to be worth the time you put into it.
I love Lillie so much aaaaaaaaah.
I have so much work to do but look at me going on vacation in Alola.
The KKK is targeting Black women in North and South Carolina. Both states have set out advisories till the first week of February. Please be safe!!!
If you are a BIPOC stay home or go somewhere with a group. DO NOT go anywhere alone for the time being!! Be safe out there!!
magic is real you fools it happens when you make other people laugh
i am once again asking liberals to extend the criticism they had of trump to the united states as a whole
