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Health Deaf Community Politics

The ADA Turns 36. The Work Isn't Done

Thirty-six years ago today, a civil rights law went into effect that said — in plain terms — disabled people belong everywhere. In jobs. In schools. On buses. In buildings. In public life. That was the promise. The promise is still being negotiated. …

June 26, 2026 Read it →
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Random Musings Fun Facts Word of the Day

Happy Palindrome Day! 6-26-26

Today's Date 6-26-26 Palindrome Day ← same both ways → Read it backward. Same thing. I find this unreasonably satisfying. Palindrome dates depend entirely on how you write the date. In the U.S. short format (M-DD-YY), today works perfectly. In the …

June 26, 2026 Read it →
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Personal

Twenty-Two Years and Eight Platforms Late

Twenty-two years of blogging. Eight platforms. More hiatuses than I care to count. I started in 2004 back when blogging was just what you did if you had something to say and a corner of the internet to say it in. I kept coming back, even when life …

June 25, 2026 Read it →
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Random Musings Technology

Well, It's Official — Apple Prices Are Going Up

It’s kind of a bummer that price increases are coming for everything — desktops, laptops, tablets, phones. No one is getting out of this one. I was curious about my own — the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 I grabbed on launch day in March. It’s now $1,699. …

June 25, 2026 Read it →
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Personal HTML & CSS Notes

Two New Pages, One Productive Day

Back in February I installed the Newsletters plugin for Micro.blog — @manton’s own — and then completely forgot about it. Today I stumbled across it again and finally dug in. It creates a dedicated /newsletters/ index page listing all your past …

June 24, 2026 Read it →
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Random Musings Technology Android

The Android Feature That Leaves "Close All Tabs" Guides in the Dust

There are guides out there covering how to close all your tabs at once — like this one. Solid tips, all of them. Closing all tabs at once beats going one by one through the tab switcher any day. I get why people need it. But not one of them mentions …

June 23, 2026 Read it →

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Reel and Remote

🎬 Colors of Evil: Black (2026)

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Colors of Evil: Black

Adrian Panek

2026

★★★★☆

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Reel and Remote TV Reviews

📺 Cross Season 1 (2024)

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Cross S1

Ben Watkins

2024

★★★★☆

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Reel and Remote TV Reviews

📺 Widow's Bay Season 1 (2026)

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Widow's Bay S1

Katie Dippold

2026

★★★☆☆

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Health Science

That is amazing! Medical tech got better and better. That is why I support vaccines!!!

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@estherschindler/116771820471198508

I ♥️♥️ vaccines

aleen@wandering.shop ↗

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Reel and Remote

📽️ On my radar: Hexed (2026)

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Hexed

November 25, 2026

An awkward teen and her Type-A mother learn her peculiarities might be magical powers, transforming their lives and revealing a hidden magical realm.

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Reel and Remote Movie Reviews

🎬 Bhooth Bangla (2026)

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Bhooth Bangla

2026

★★★☆☆

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📽️ On the Radar: The Last House

Just from watching the trailer, the sheer isolation in The Last House looks terrifying. I can’t even fathom being trapped inside for 74 grueling days—I’d go absolutely stir-crazy. Could you survive that?

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The Last House

August 7, 2026

A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.

Trailer

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Deaf Community Random Musings

American Sign Language (ASL) is beautiful, and I have been watching this video over and over again; it features the song “Love Is an Open Door” from Frozen.

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Reel and Remote

📽️ Want to Watch

The Death of Robin Hood

June 18, 2026

Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.

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