Gm! COLLECT OF THE DAY Tuesday after Trinity Sunday (Proper 4) O God, the protector of all those who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy, that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not the things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. A COLLECT FOR PEACE O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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😂 Found this great video from way back: 'How to Setup a Ghetto Aquarium, the "I'm Broke Aquarium"' h/t @Jack Spirko from one of his podcasts way back in 2017.

Gm! A COLLECT FOR GRACE O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day: Defend us by your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin nor run into any danger; and that, guided by your Spirit, we may do what is righteous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I'm starting to think seriously about building a misting bed so I can do propagation by softwood cuttings this summer. Found a great resource for building such a system:

7th Generation Design | Resilience Through Functional Design

DIY: Build Your Own Automated Misting Bed | 7th Generation Design

Home scale plant propagation for profit - simple DIY system for growing thousands of valuable plants in 30' square feet

I'll try to document my experiences as I go. This should be fun. #grownostr

Gm! COLLECT OF THE DAY Ascension Day Almighty God, whose only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven: May our hearts and minds also there ascend, and with him continually dwell; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. A COLLECT FOR GUIDANCE Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gm! COLLECT OF THE DAY Rogation Day (Wednesday) Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth: We humbly pray that your gracious providence may give and preserve to our use the harvests of the land and of the seas, and may prosper all who labor to gather them, that we, who are constantly receiving good things from your hand, may always give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. COLLECT OF THE DAY Wednesday after the Sixth Sunday of Easter O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. A COLLECT FOR GRACE O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day: Defend us by your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin nor run into any danger; and that, guided by your Spirit, we may do what is righteous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Getting lots of rabbits in our yard now. Was reminded of A. A. Milne: https://allpoetry.com/Market-Square *Market Square* > I had a penny, > A bright new penny, > I took my penny > To the market square. > I wanted a rabbit, > A little brown rabbit, > And I looked for a rabbit > 'Most everywhere. > > For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lavender > ("Only a penny for a bunch of lavender!"). > "Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't want lavender?" > But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. > > I had a penny, > And I had another penny, > I took my pennies > To the market square. > I did want a rabbit, > A little baby rabbit, > And I looked for rabbits > 'Most everywhere. > > And I went to the stall where they sold fresh mackerel > ("Now then! Tuppence for a fresh-caught mackerel!"). > "Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't like mackerel?" > But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. > > I found a sixpence, > A little white sixpence. > I took it in my hand > To the market square. > I was buying my rabbit > I do like rabbits), > And I looked for my rabbit > 'Most everywhere. > > So I went to the stall where they sold fine saucepans > ("Walk up, walk up, sixpence for a saucepan!"). > "Could I have a rabbit, 'cos we've got two saucepans?" > But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. > > I had nuffin', > No, I hadn't got nuffin', > So I didn't go down > To the market square; > But I walked on the common, > The old-gold common… > And I saw little rabbits > 'Most everywhere! > > So I'm sorry for the people who sell fine saucepans, > I'm sorry for the people who sell fresh mackerel, > I'm sorry for the people who sell sweet lavender, > 'Cos they haven't got a rabbit, not anywhere there!

Any other python devs out there? Do you use the optional typing extensions? We use them in the fiat mines, and so far it's leaving a sour taste in my mouth. Seems like they generate a lot more heat through friction (i.e. hours of lost developer time) than any light for preventing bugs.

Anyone doing nostr development in python? I'm kicking ideas around for simple bots.

Just posted Ep. 2 of The Jumping-off Place, a fun little science fiction adventure, in which our hero, Julin, finds a job: https://salvageofempire.com/the-jumping-off-place-ep-2/ The story starts with Ep. 1, in which our hero arrives, ignominously, at a godforsaken system: https://salvageofempire.com/the-jumping-off-place-ep-1/ When this note hits 100 sats, I'll post Ep. 3! #grownostr

I've re-posted ep. 1 of The Jumping-off Place, a fun little science fiction adventure, for your enjoyment. https://salvageofempire.com/the-jumping-off-place-ep-1/ #[0] and #[1] and #[2] zapped the first episode over the finish line. I'll be posting Ep. 2 very soon!

Gm! COLLECT OF THE DAY Saturday of Easter Week Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the dominion of sin and death, and brought us into the kingdom of your beloved Son: Grant that, as by his death he has called us to life, so by his love he may raise us to eternal joys; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. A COLLECT FOR SABBATH REST Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

There is nothing that makes me want to move to an off-grid cabin in Idaho more than reading about prompt injection attacks in LLM-based applications. (Large Language Model, like ChatGPT) #grownostr

Simon Willison’s Weblog

Prompt injection: What’s the worst that can happen?

Activity around building sophisticated applications on top of LLMs (Large Language Models) such as GPT-3/4/ChatGPT/etc is growing like wildfire rig...