Facebook has set two traps for a lot of people around the world. Firstly, they've somehow convinced people to use FB messenger as they're main communication tool. (I suspect it's largely through network momentum, as such a large percentage of the world has a FB account.) I myself have friends that won't use anything but Messenger. No email. No Signal. Nothing but Messenger. Secondly, in a number of developing countries, they've partnered with local mobile phone service providers to offer unlimited messaging via Facebook Messenger, *even if* you haven't subscribed or paid for a data plan on your phone. View quoted note →

What are the most privacy a respecting clients and relays? #privacy #asknostr View quoted note →

What was the last physical item you purchased with BTC or XMR? #asknostr

What do we need with more cafes? We're practically swimming in them these days! Bring back the bookstore! People need to read more books!

The Straits Times

Books Kinokuniya flagship Takashimaya store to downsize, space to be partly taken over by new cafe

The downsizing comes after rental negotiations with Ngee Ann City owner Toshin Development. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstim...

#Singapore #ASEAN

Have I understood this correctly? Cambodian soldiers crossed onto Thai soil, entered a temple, sang their anthem, and then got upset when the Royal Thai Army confronted them about it?

https://www.bangkokpost.com

Thai-Cambodian tensions over anthem at temple

Suranaree Task Force of the Royal Thai Army has filed a protest letter to Cambodia's government over its soldiers singing their national anthe...

#Thailand #ASEAN #Siamstr

It spite of being fairly mainstream, even for relatively low tech family members of mine, X has started blocking tweets and profile updates with links to Signal.

Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service

Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.

#privacy

That's one way to handle things, I guess. You could also, just, not answer the phone in the first place? #meme #memestr #introvert

Poland changes their minimum wage annually, based on projected inflation throughout the next twelve months? How dare they! 😄 #Poland #inflation

Parents and educators alike think that private education automatically fixes issues described in these tweets. However, your fancy private school may very well mimic the same paradigms found in your government schools. This is why more and more families are moving to homeschooling, learning pods, microschools, and the like. #education #teaching #schooling #homeschool #homeschooling #microschool #microschooling Tweet shamelessly stolen from: https://xcancel.com/HannahFrankman/status/1886858364040437785#m

I've been overweight most of my adult life, to one degree or another, and have gone up and down on the scale, depending on any number of factors (exercise levels, diet, fasting regimens, etc.). For a year or two, I kept pretty consistent with OMAD but have found recently that it has been tough to keep up with due to various commitments. It's the usual sob story (or excuses) you'll hear from many a fat man. Anyway, ages ago, I'd heard about dry fasting from Cole Robinson (of Snake Diet fame) but didn't think too much of it. However, something called the "Dry Fasting Club" popped up on my radar the other day, and I've started working through their long-form articles and video series. In one of their articles, this passage caught my attention: "If you're trying to build a weight loss routine that is not too crazy but offers powerful fat loss, you want to look into 36-hour dry fasts once a week. This is a powerful routine that will absolutely change you into a new person over a few months. In a year you won't recognize yourself."

Dry Fasting Club

How much weight can you lose dry fasting? Q&A

Dry fasting typically results in rapid weight loss, although much of it is water weight initially. The beauty of dry fasting when it comes to fat l...

It made me wonder how accurate this really is, but I'm willing to give it a go. For the next month, I'll be doing at least one 36-hour dry fast per week and will let you know what kind of progress I've made. If things trend in a positive direction (for fat loss), I'll definitely continue beyond that. Caveat lector: Given how much I post about privacy, you won't be surprised by the fact that I won't be posting progress photos. However, I'll let you know how many kilos I've gained or dropped otherwise. #fasting #dryfasting #health #healthstr