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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name

@titania@retro.pizza
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Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful.

You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Joined July 01, 2024
at a glance::
she/they, queer, married, Indigenous, unserious meddler
location?:
the PNW, but not, like, where you've heard of
longer form::
https://hafnia.dreamwidth.org/
queer erotica::
https://archiveofourown.org/users/hafnia/works

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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Jul 29, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

retro.pizza
Fedi folks in/around the Seattle area who have tattoos (or who know people who have tattoos): A friend of mine had to undergo surgery for breast cancer a couple of years ago. She is healed and fully in remission, yay! She is also at a point where her skin has healed enough and her feelings about her body are neutral-to-positive enough to begin thinking about getting a chest tattoo that partially covers her scars and celebrates her survival. Obviously this is not a job for just any artist! If you are in/around the Seattle area and know of a tattoo artist who has experience with tattoos of this nature, could you drop their name, please? Thank you! Boosts very welcome! 💜 Some hashtags to make it easier to find, maybe! #tattoos #Seattle
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Jun 10, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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I long to be this content. #CatsOfMastodon
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 09, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @silvermoon82@wandering.shop
@silvermoon82@wandering.shop looks like a second-gen Ford Ranchero from here! They're a cute idea, weird hybrid between a truck and a car. Station wagon chassis, supposedly handled easier (never drove one myself).
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 02, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @afewbugs@social.coop
@afewbugs beat me to it, thanks! There's a lack of controlled studies but there are enough case reports in the medical literature that I think it's worth noting as a potential side effect and letting people know that if they use a menstrual cup with an IUD, they are risking expulsion. It was common enough at my old gynecologist's practice that he noted it and warned people about the risk when using one with an IUD, I have had multiple people in my circle of friends have expulsion happen to them thanks to cup use, plus as stated case reports and the linked review...considering how difficult insertion is for most people, and the fact that expulsion can also be painful and lead to unplanned pregnancy (if the IUD is used for contraception), it's something that people should be aware of before using a menstrual cup if they have an IUD. There's other reusable options besides cups, and it's good to know what the risks are before doing something. @dasgrueneblatt
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 02, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @jalefkowit@vmst.io
@jalefkowit am a scientist, can confirm, most of my colleagues have been historically *really bad* at actually communicating vs going very in-depth about what they do... I have lived this particular XKCD many times. https://xkcd.com/2501/ @sborrill
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 02, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @afewbugs@social.coop
@afewbugs yeah I run into them a lot, and annoyingly most of them don't know about the IUD bit, which is like -- KIND OF IMPORTANT? 😂 Even with insurance my placement was a couple hundred bucks, that's not *nothing*!
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 02, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @afewbugs@social.coop
@afewbugs thank you for not being weirdly pushy about this. When you're giving advice to people, please stress that they really should not be used if the person who wants to switch has an IUD (high risk of pulling it out). It's something I really don't see talked about very often (my gynecologist warned me, though I'm not a cup user thanks to incompatible anatomy), and I've known people who had to learn that lesson the hard way. D:
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · May 02, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @miffyhelen@beige.party
@miffyhelen resuable pads might be an option for you, if you want to move away from disposable ones. I recommend Party in My Pants!@afewbugs
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 30, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @Troggie@beige.party
@Troggie moderate discomfort more than pain during the uterine sounding step to determine depth and placement, actual insertion was painless. I went to someone who had done literally thousands of them, though, and who offered to sedate me if that would be more comfortable. I trusted his expertise and didn't bother, went well. Everyone else I know who got one describes it as one of the worst medical experiences they've had, so I got lucky...and I don't trust any practitioner that doesn't acknowledge that it's painful.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 30, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @CommonSparrow@mindly.social
@CommonSparrow I would be absolutely shocked if it's not, came here to say that it sounds just like it! @Fragglemuppet
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 28, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @jessekelber@writing.exchange
@jessekelber@writing.exchange I would check out Rival Consoles, personally, maybe Jon Hopkins? For Rival Consoles, start with Persona; Jon Hopkins I'd do Immunity. 36 might also be a good bet -- The Infinity Room is fun. They're all ambient and are what I listened to whilst working on my PhD thesis, so. Might fit! :)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 22, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @Nentuaby@wandering.shop
@Nentuaby@wandering.shop oof. Well, I'm glad you're free, and I hope whatever comes next is something better and healthier 💜
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 22, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @Nentuaby@wandering.shop
@Nentuaby@wandering.shop 😬 hopefully by your choice, and if not, I hope you find something healthier soon. 💜
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 16, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @BlackAzizAnansi@mas.to
@BlackAzizAnansi if you're not familiar with Stephen Graham Jones, his stuff is all weird as fuck and wonderful. I also liked, um, The Apparition Phase by Will McLean (pair of twins tries to prank their classmate that their house is haunted, it gets *weird*). Thomas Ligotti is a classic that I've found a lot of people haven't read, too. His short stories are fun.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 09, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @joabaldwin@mastodon.social
@joabaldwin@mastodon.social some thoughts should stay inside thoughts (I say, promptly sharing it with everyone I know)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 05, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @greyor@goblin.technology
@greyor@goblin.technology I feel like every relationship consists of someone who meets the social norm standard and someone who just goes FULL GREMLIN, and which is which is fully dependent on the situation.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Apr 04, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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ah yes the two genders

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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Mar 10, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @sellathechemist@mastodon.social
@sellathechemist this is what I used to tell students myself! "unless you are planning to do a PhD in pchem, most of the math you will end up using is basic algebra at the most. Don't stress about it." very good to see someone else (with more standing) saying it too. thanks for sharing!
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place
@gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place I'm aware of it and it got mentioned in the thread 🫡
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @amenonsen@flipping.rocks
@amenonsen@flipping.rocks gotcha! Yes, extra info helps. In that case yeah, I'd be wondering about the strength of your starter, mostly how long it takes to double. Also sounds like thanks to local environment, you may need to reduce the amount of water in the recipe 🤔 Whole grain is fine, my thought instantly goes to, "oh you're having the same issue I did when I was using whole wheat", which did come down to my dough being way too wet. People are always like, "you should be at 65% hydration" but thanks to what my kitchen is like, that's never worked for me. You may also want to try reducing the amount of water and checking to see if you still puddle when you do. 💜 It's NOT EASY, so please don't get disheartened! I still have bread mishaps and I've been baking bread since I was 11! (I'm 38 now.)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @amenonsen@flipping.rocks
@amenonsen@flipping.rocks I'm familiar! IT'S FAILED FOR ME, TOO. I find that with sourdough in particular I cannot get away with making no-knead bread. It needs at least a little bit of working to build up gluten and give me good structure. If you want a hands off approach (very reasonable!!), I might start here: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/pain-de-campagne-country-bread-recipe It starts with high protein flour and adds bowl folds to build up gluten. It's very hands off (not quite as low key as no-knead, but comparatively easy...). It's also a little more forgiving in that your starter doesn't have to be ripe, which has been some of the problem for me, too (my kitchen is extremely cold and I can't accurately gauge ripeness per most methods).
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @mdhughes@appdot.net
@mdhughes@appdot.net okay but what are your thoughts on sourdough baking 🤔@quietewe@urbanists.social
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @amenonsen@flipping.rocks
@amenonsen@flipping.rocks totally. So, what's a usual bake look like for you? 💜
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art the people of Mastodon are WEIRDLY LITERAL and don't seem to understand that the point is about *not being comfortable doing that* and not, you know, it literally being a good idea 😂
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @amenonsen@flipping.rocks
@amenonsen@flipping.rocks speaking seriously though, if you want help troubleshooting your sourdough starter I can point you at some good resources for it. (I realize that's not the point of this but I feel it would be remiss if I didn't offer help, since I'm an old hand at making bread and new at sourdough -- but have had some good luck already.)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @amenonsen@flipping.rocks
@amenonsen@flipping.rocks have you tried turning them off and on again 🤔
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @hweimer@fediscience.org
@hweimer@fediscience.org I'll be using Yunohost for what I'm doing; I'm happy to pay to use a VPS. it wasn't meant to be an apples to apples comparison, nor was it entirely serious -- the point was mostly to make people think. Which I suppose it has done, though of course people are always going to reply without reading the entire thread...
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
@bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr you may be pleased to read further down the thread where there is an improved metaphor about sourdough bread. (Also this was not, uh, serious.)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @titania@retro.pizza
Should also say that if you read this thread and your knee-jerk reaction is to go, "but that's not true and that's not FAIR, the community is not LIKE this" and say something unkind to me, you are part of the problem. The community is absolutely like this, which is why it needs to change! Good news, it *can*. I'm not saying that you need to help *me* (I think I've got my bases covered, thanks), but like -- look. If your first response to this thread is, "that's wrong, you're wrong, you're an asshole", maybe sit with that feeling. Hostility doesn't help anyone, and this post was a *joke*. :blobcat_amused: There's a better metaphor about sourdough baking further down if you are going to insist that self-hosting gone wrong won't kill anyone -- p sure sourdough won't, either (but *who can say*).
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @Leah@macaw.social
@Leah@macaw.social yeah, I feel very lucky that I have people in my corner that are happy to help me and answer all of my questions without assuming that, you know, I know exactly what they're talking about.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @Leah@macaw.social
@Leah@macaw.social I have a couple of very nice people who are helping me with the tech support side of stuff, so I am very lucky! This is mostly me reacting to the documentation I've been reading, most of which vastly overestimates how familiar someone is with the ins and outs of self-hosting already (lots of jargon, assumes that you're already familiar with e.g. Debian, etc). Thank you, though!
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @cypnk@masto.hackers.town
@cypnk@masto.hackers.town *bless*, I'd not seen that before. That's adorable. and yeah, I live in hope that it will in fact get easier. I think with the rise of VPS it *has* -- I remember looking into it about, gosh, fifteen years ago? and just being absolutely disheartened because there was no fucking way I could set up what I wanted with the expertise level I had at the time.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @titania@retro.pizza
bless. someone didn't read past the first post. I suppose I'll put it here so it's not nested in the replies: I AM WORKING TO SET UP SELF-HOSTING AN ALTERNATIVE FOR DISCORD AS WELL AS A FORUM FOR LOCAL FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ARE SICK OF REDDIT. If you're like, "this analogy is horrible and you should feel bad", maybe read the rest of the thread. 🫡
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @mdhughes@appdot.net
@mdhughes@appdot.net ty for making it clear that you did not read the rest of the thread, wherein I make it clear that I am in fact setting up self-hosting :blobcat_amused:
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art Godddd thinking about Matrix now, thanks. (I LIKE Matrix. I use it! I still think the UI is hot garbage and I don't try to force people into using it because it is *so unintuitive*.)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @cypnk@masto.hackers.town
@cypnk@masto.hackers.town you are part of the (silent) majority! I'm preparing to self-host some stuff both for myself and friends as we move out of Discord's ecosystem, and the amount of shit I've gotten for it has been...well, not *surprising*, but certainly *disheartening*?
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art yeah, and what's easy for us is not necessarily easy for other people. I can absolutely make a kickass loaf of bread. I can do complex chemical synthesis and characterization. if you ask me to code you something in Python, I'm gonna stare at you because I haven't had to do it since undergrad and I hated it even then. I would never ask my friends that do coding to come into my kitchen and make bread without instruction, and yet it feels like in the FOSS community in particular, that's the expectation -- that I'll just casually set up my own server for insert-thing-here and that I can't do it means that I'm either stubborn or incapable of following "simple directions" (when those "simple directions" are more like a list of ingredients than actual steps of what to do).
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @titania@retro.pizza
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art oh yeah and because the world is not a kind place, there's always the weird fringe people who do make their own bread every week and will loudly and smugly talk about how much better they are than you for doing it and how *gosh* you must not care about [insert topic here] if you buy store-bought bread. they're the minority, but they do exist, they are loud, and if you can't figure out how to make a loaf that actually rises (oven spring!), they are among the first to tell you scornfully that it's easy and a child could do it, you must have done something horribly wrong.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art hopefully less dire, yeah. :blobcat_amused: Still requires a lot of expertise, most of the how-to guides believe that you're familiar with how to make bread already, and there's equipment etc that no one tells you to buy until you're already deep in the hobby. You can absolutely pay someone else to do it for you, but you'll be paying out the ass if you do, and in the meantime, if you just wanna go with whatever mass-produced bread is out there, it's full of god-knows-what kind of preservatives and fillers.
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art
@TheGentleKlingon@mastodon.art yeah, I'm moving toward self-hosting for a couple of specific things, and like -- no, you know what, I feel pretty good about it as a metaphor. maybe if you want to be less extreme it would be like me telling someone who's never baked before that you can totally make sourdough at home, it's easy, don't be lazy, here's a list of ingredients, good luck!
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @SRLevine@neuromatch.social
@SRLevine@neuromatch.social I mean we don't have to do that, just have to let 'em try. Please, take the product you make! You *probably* won't die, right?
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @titania@retro.pizza
if your first thought is to sputter and go, "that's ridiculous, I don't have the technical expertise or the equipment to *do* that", congrats! you understand the metaphor! 💜
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 26, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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I finally figured out a metaphor that may help me explain to the "just self-host, it's easy" people why that is not a valid solution for most users:

telling the average user "just self-host!" is like *me* telling *you*, "oh, your insurance doesn't want to cover your preferred medication? Why don't you synthesize it yourself at home?"

eta: glob help me, this is not literal. Read the entire thread before shouting at me in my DMs about how I'm going to get someone killed. :blobcat_amused:

if you want a better metaphor, there's one about sourdough baking.

If you just wanna yell at me, I mean, cool, but that's a waste of your time and mine.

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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 14, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza
@CactuarJoe@retro.pizza you're welcome! was the lab notebook stuff in particular -- needed something that wouldn't smear and didn't react with the solvents I used. :blobcat_amused: not your use-case, but I can say that they don't bleed when exposed to acetone fumes?
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 14, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza
@CactuarJoe@retro.pizza it looks like you already got a rec, but I'm very fond of the Sharpie Gel Pens, depending on what color it is you need. They write nicely, dry quickly, and the ink is very bold on the page. (granted, I was using 'em mostly for adding detail to watercolors after the fact, or for writing in a lab notebook, so not the same, but they're cheap and easy to find.)
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Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name @titania@retro.pizza · Feb 09, 2026
Jenn, Blurst Of Her Name
@titania@retro.pizza

Queer meddler and purveyor of free lesbian erotica. PhD chemist, gardener, knower of things, pusher of robes. Profoundly unhelpful. You don't want to follow me unless you read the pinned posts, and even then.....

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Replying to @seekingfreedom@retro.pizza
@seekingfreedom@retro.pizza a *really* Brief History of Time.
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