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Everyday Carry

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-12_edc

Published: June 12, 2026 00:00

#lifehack #snark My foolproof method for maximum preparedness. Get a big purse. If you use something while you're out and about, add it to your purse. If someone gives you something while you're out and about, add it to your purse.1 If you think you might…

Web Applications

http://pnppl.cc/app

Published: June 10, 2026 15:58

#code #project maRRRshmallow breath counter: JavaScript tool for measuring my cat's resting respiratory rate. nagi miniweb: minimalist version of Kagi Small Web. An experiment in brute force. Does not require JavaScript or CSS; does require frames.…

Rumspringa Baked Oatmeal

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-07_oatmeal

Published: June 7, 2026 00:00

#recipe § Ingredients ^ 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup milk 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup applesauce (4oz single-serve x1) 2 flax eggs combine 2 Tbsp ground flax with 6 Tbsp warm water and rest for 15 minutes 1 Tbsp arrowroot 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 2…

Mac & Cheeze

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-05_mac

Published: June 5, 2026 00:00

#recipe § Cheesy Vegan Mac n Yeast ^ https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/cheesy-vegan-mac-n-yeast/ 1 lb macaroni 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup nooch 3 cups milk 2 tsp salt 2 Tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp lemon…

Lazy Vegan Food Tips

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-05_food-tips

Published: June 5, 2026 00:00

#recipe #list #vegan § "Protein" ^ (There's plenty of protein in other foods that people don't call proteins.1) § Tofu ^ Just get a tofu press for like $20 instead of piling up books and wasting paper towels and knocking shit over. It's worth it. I have…

nooch

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-05_def-nooch

Published: June 5, 2026 00:00

nooch nutritional yeast #glossary ~> send me an email <~

The Amazing Digital Circus finale

http://pnppl.cc/2026-06-02_tadc

Published: June 2, 2026 00:00

#tv #review #sf #watched-2026 !!Spoilers.Yes, I watched the leaked copy of TADC in badly subtitled Portuguese. I know, I'm an evil monster who hates art and artists, I should be sentenced to eternity in The Circus, etc. Throw your tomatoes. When you're…

About pnppl.cc

http://pnppl.cc/about

Published: May 30, 2026 08:29

#meta She started keeping a journal --- had been, in fact, secretly doing so for some time: the furtive act of a deranged person. --- PKD § Welcome! ^ Welcome to my commonplace. It's also, perhaps, my digital garden? I won't be offended if you just call…

the state

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-30_def-the-state

Published: May 30, 2026 00:00

the state government; the most successful gang in any given area. Sometimes inclusive of ostensibly separate organizations controlled by gang members or the mythologies they promulgate to protect their power. #glossary ~> send me an email <~

Songs about scamming

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-29_scamming

Published: May 29, 2026 00:00

#list #music Songs about credit card fraud, identity theft, con artistry, etc. Shoplifting, armed robbery, etc. do not count. Dead Prez - Hell Yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjSq4HqP9Y Ghost Mice - Free Pizza for Life …

minimal english

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-26_mini-e

Published: May 26, 2026 00:00

#language i remarked in semicolon that you dont actually need any punctuation at all to write english its perfectly understandable to fluent speakers with only lowercase or uppercase letters space and newline in fact most english speakers probably write…

Little Pixel Library

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-26_library

Published: May 26, 2026 00:00

#club #pixel-art #visual-art Little Pixel Library: Main Branch § How? ^ I'm extremely impressed with the art on display at the LPL. Zoom in on the images (with smoothing turned off) and you'll see that most of them are nice crisp pixels without…

hearty friendships

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-25_party

Published: May 25, 2026 00:00

hearty friendships send laughter drifting over the lake i had people to cackle in the dark together i'm that person no longer i grasp for lonesome smiles but if i weren't a ghost now it wouldn't blow through me a suffusion of peals in between my membranes…

what is a woman?

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-22_woman

Published: May 22, 2026 00:00

what is a woman? man sneers mouth a bullwhip crack! i do not startle i am not a bull. a woman is someone who does the dishes face a crime to make up assignment always due a woman is a hole empty un-thing well to draw from to fall in drink of gravity a…

Semicolon

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-22_semicolon

Published: May 22, 2026 00:00

#language ; People tend to be afraid of the semicolon. It's not that common, especially in informal writing. People don't feel confident they can use it "correctly"; I imagine many have been marked down in school assignments for it. Since it's seen as…

Hench / Villain

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-21_hench-villain

Published: May 21, 2026 00:00

#lit #review #read-2026 § Hench (2020) ^ 4/5 I've been a fan of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots since before it even came out. Not because I know the author --- I don't --- but because I won a Goodreads giveaway for an ARC. Here's the brief review I wrote…

Mom's Weird Sandwich

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-15_sandwich

Published: May 15, 2026 00:00

#recipe Submitted to Sandwiches of History by Alicia Mayo Sliced radishes Chopped green onion Salt Pepper + Fresh dill SOH score: 7.5+ ~> send me an email <~

Censorship Gauntlets

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-15_censorship

Published: May 15, 2026 00:00

#politics #list Speech must run the gauntlet of censorship in order to exist. There are four questions people must ask themselves when deciding whether to share, publish, or host something: Will this get me in trouble with the government? Will this get me…

IIRC

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-13_def-iirc

Published: May 13, 2026 00:00

IIRC "if I recall correctly" #glossary ~> send me an email <~

Doctors are not our friends

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-11_docs

Published: May 11, 2026 00:00

#politics #essay Stop me if you've heard this one before: "every major medical association endorses gender-affirming care." This factoid is included in just about every article about trans rights... and it makes me extremely nervous. What happens when they…

Beloved microgenres

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-02_microgenres

Published: May 2, 2026 00:00

#list #sf #horror #lit #tv #film § Sci-fi medical drama ^ Science fiction and medical drama seem like a match made in heaven. The medicine on medical dramas is made-up bullshit anyway, so why not make up some bullshit about aliens and space madness and…

Free insecure HTTP hosts

http://pnppl.cc/2026-05-01_http

Published: May 1, 2026 00:00

#tech #list Web 1.0 Hosting AlwaysData Github Pages with custom domain? Surge? ~> send me an email <~

Build-A-Sophie

http://pnppl.cc/2026-04-26_sophie

Published: April 26, 2026 00:00

#project #code Here's the link up front for what I'll be rambling about: Build-A-Sophie § The Roundabout Path ^ I always seem to arrive at a project in the most indirect way. If I set myself a creative task, I'll ponder and ponder and... nothing happens.…

HAND THING

http://pnppl.cc/2026-04-18_HAND-THING

Published: April 18, 2026 00:00

#project I've just created HANDTHING.PARTY, a website with the sole purpose of doing that hand thing. Update: HANDTHING.PARTY has been accepted by the Single-Serving Sites directory. I initially registered handth.ing, which was a very cool domain, but then…

DIY Vegenaise

http://pnppl.cc/2026-03-11_diy-vegenaise

Published: March 11, 2026 00:00

#recipe https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-mayo-with-aquafaba/ Fills a small mason jar nicely. x3 perfectly fills large jar. § Ingredients ^ 1/4 cup aquafaba (the liquid/brine in a can of chickpeas) 1/4 tsp ground mustard 1/4 tsp sea salt 1 1/2 tsp…

Cat Names

http://pnppl.cc/2026-03-11_cat-names

Published: March 11, 2026 00:00

#list #personal § Riley ^ Ri-Ri Big Stuff Big Boy Fatso Princeling Little Cow Cat Little Drop of Milk § Smokey ^ Smokey Bear Smokes Mokes Mokey Mokester Princess Bushy Tail Smokey-Doke § Joey ^ Jo-Jo Question Mark Fluffer Nutter Swish Shwish…

Star Trek: Picard

http://pnppl.cc/2026-02-11_picard

Published: February 11, 2026 00:00

#star-trek #review #tv #watched-2026 !!Spoilers.§ Season 1: Surprisingly Okay ^ I put off watching Picard for a long time because I thought I'd hate it, but after putting myself though numerous other bad Star Trek shows, I've developed a sense of…

Star Trek TOS

http://pnppl.cc/2026-02-03_TOS

Published: February 3, 2026 00:00

#star-trek !!Spoilers.production order from Wikipedia * = good, watch ~ = eh has stuff going for it _ = important to see for background § Season 1 ^ § Pilot 1: The Cage ^ Slow, dull Very misogynistic end Kind of interesting as a ST prototype Ship's doctor…

AI

http://pnppl.cc/2026-02-01_AI

Published: February 1, 2026 00:00

#essay #tech Everyone seems to be sharing their opinions about AI1 right now, so I think I'll do the same. My thinking has evolved over the years, and it might be interesting (or cringeworthy) to revisit this in the future and see how much has changed. §…

Evil Helens

http://pnppl.cc/2025-07-02_helens

Published: July 2, 2025 00:00

#list Joyce Lewis Pluckrose Spiegel Lee Staniland a Bonham Carter a Kerschner (This is less mysterious when you realize that Helen was a very popular name for Gen X and Baby Boomers.) ~> send me an email <~