DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab @djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology

Hi!

It's my B-day today. As some of you already know, I'm having economical difficulties and my health is not helping the situation.

I used to have a tip-jar but Paypal blocked me after I got apparently too many help, to buy a wheelchair this end of Summer.

I was able to get the wheelchair, but what money I had left that was going to use for either Physiotherapy or some more aids, especially re my Chronic Pain and now also my back, which is so screwed up I can't even stand for a minute without pain, let alone walk much. Hence, the chair.

Anyway... I was going to buy some things and now I have that money blocked in my Paypal account, pending verification until the day I'm able to get a credit card or whatever else. I'm currently too low on spoons to figure it out. It's an especially BS situation from their part, because I gave them everything - I even verified my account with my IBAN, but they also want the card, which gives me an error.

TL;DR:
Long story short, my debit card sucks and does not let me make online payments either.

I need some things to help me with my back pain and to help me correct my posture, which will help me greatly in oh, so many ways...

I have it all in my wish-lists:

https://www.amazon.es/hz/wishlist/ls/1YB3XXRK5TWH1

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/26OM415O8PB9K/

• One in English and another in Spanish.

• The stuff from Spain costs less since it won't involve extra-costs with huge shipping and customs fees, but I also have one from the USA for those who may have trouble with the .es one.

• If you can and want to help me, please do, but only if you can afford it! Boosts also help, btw. ​

Thank you! <3

Oh! Should this reach any watching angel over there please let me know what you may have dropped by my mail, so I can erase it from the other wishlist. ​

With love,
your Ella K. ​

Hi! Welcome to town.

The rooftop pool is having a party rn. Just follow the music!

a beautiful poster from one of sister’s students dads who is a community organizer in the outer mission in sf.

The FidoNet chapter from BBS: The Documentary (2004) is I think required viewing for fediverse admins.

Bulletin board services (BBSes) were pre-web online communities with forums, mail, games, etc. FidoNet was/is basically a volunteer-run federation layer that let BBSes communicate with each other.

The video talks about FidoNet's growing pains, especially around governance & a mismatch between what users wanted and what the sysops felt was required to maintain the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cm6EFYktRQ

@djsundog

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