dkppunk

💚 It’s getting bigger, hopefully I’ll be able to keep watching it grow

Spiders are extremely fascinating and I wish more people would take an interest in them. They are mostly harmless and fear of them is irrational and illogical.

They are such a diverse group and have so many important functions in nature. There are some really cool ones out there like the lynx spiders or garden orb weavers like Argiope argentata. They are so fun to watch catch insects and go about their little spider lives. They are just so fucking cool.

Especially the green lynx spider ladies. They are my absolute favorite and such little badasses :)

My yard backs up to a canyon, so I have all kinds of critters running around. The rabbits are easy to keep out with a chickenwire fence. I grow marigolds and green leafy plants to attract green lynx spiders. The spider gal last year put in a lot of work protecting my garden. It’s also attracted a few mantises here and there, which is helpful.

Rats are a major problem for my tomatoes. I grow the tomatoes in an Earth Box, so I used green fencing that the rats couldn’t get through and just wrapped it around the whole thing. Thankfully, this year should have fewer rats because the neighbors got rid of their giant bird of paradise where they were nesting. There is also no pile of wood between the houses, another nesting place.

Currently Chaos Vector by Megan E. O’Keefe. Great book just not a lot of time to read

This past weekend was the annual book crawl in my city, also celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. I visited 15 bookstores on Saturday and won a championship mug. I was the first grand price winner for the store I finished at, yay! It’s the 4th mug I’ve won out of 5 years participating. I bought way more books than I intended but who can say no to $2 Star Trek books? Not this lady!

An inch and a half, maybe 2 inches with a little practice. But they have to be chunky heels, I can’t do the thin heels.

Gorgeous spider and great picture! 💚

Honestly, I provided the links because I was in a rush to go to a book crawl. I was hoping you were curious enough to read them out of genuine interest because there is plenty of relevant information there. But I saw your other comments on this post and I have more important things to do than waste my time with a misogynistic troll. I’m going to go read and take pictures of spiders.

You have yourself a wonderful day ✌️

I also found a spider shed that I’m hoping is a green lynx spider. Maybe even an offspring of the one I followed around my backyard last year 🤞

I love that you got a camera to cover your weed smoking nature hikes. I was gifted a gadget that attaches to my phone recently, it came with a macro lens so I’ve been using that to take more big pictures. I was considering getting a camera with macro lens before I received that, but I may still get one. What camera do you have?

I love stoned walks and I also do those as frequently as I can. What is your favorite thing you like to take pictures of?

I know exactly what you are talking about. I don’t read a lot of nonfiction but if I mention that I read in general, biographies are usually the first thing people ask about.

I’m going to sound like I’m hating on biographies, but I’m absolutely not. Many biographies have great importance. But…I feel like a lot of people read biographies because they are a form of gossip and people like gossip. In my experience, people who only read biographies also read celebrity gossip.

Do you have any earth science recommendations for someone who enjoys science in general? I’ve always liked biology and all of its disciplines.

What kind of science fiction?

As a gal who grew up on TNG and DS9 episodes, I absolutely love space ships! Anything with a good galaxy spanning adventure is high on my list to read. I’ve been reading some old Star Trek novels that are always fun times.

Lately I’ve been enjoying scifi romance novels. The local romance bookstore separates scifi/fantasy romance from the contemporary stuff making it easier to find.

What are you reading right now?

Currently reading Chaos Vector 2nd book of The Protectorate trilogy by Megan E. O’Keefe. I picked the first one up at the local book crawl a few years ago because the cover looked really cool. I try to read as little as I can about a book before I start it, I even avoid back cover blurbs or at least only skim the first 2-3 sentences. That’s how I picked this one.

Who's your favourite author?

Scifi: James SA Corey, John Scalzi, and Jessie Mihalik are my current top 3 authors. I also enjoy some Huxley, Bradbury, Andy Weir

Less scifi, but sometimes adjacentish: Blake Crouch, Kit Rocha, Philip Pullman, Ken Liu

What's your address?

My address is:

123456 Where a Bunch of Cool Spiders Live Court

Big Bug City, ADOGN 00001

My hobbies include:

Books, but when I mention how much I love science fiction, people’s eyes glaze over and they stop listening, even when I try engage discussion by asking what they like to read.

Spiders and insects, but when I mention how much I love spiders, folks have to tell me the story of that time they squished a spider because they were scared of a tiny little critter who is more afraid of them and unable to actually do any damage.

But I’m the weirdo.

That’s fucking awesome and you should be proud! I love my library cards.

Paramount is one I am having the hardest time with dropping because I love Star Trek so much. They are my comfort shows that I can watch over and over and over again without getting bored. So I’ve been borrowing the Blu-rays of seasons from my local library, ripping the discs, and I’m setting it up to watch on my living room tv.

All this nonsense Ellison/Paramount has been up to is so gross.

Yeah, for me it’s really just wow that I play, otherwise I’m typically reading. I tried with Ubuntu, couldn’t get it going. I was looking at Bazzite I think it’s called, but there was some yellow flag about my video card and I was just kind of over it that day. I’ll be giving it another try one of these days lol

I think it was Wine and Lutris that I tried, but just could not get Blizzard going. It either stuck on updating or froze entirely at startup. I plan on trying it again because I would 100% love to switch, it’s just wow that’s the sticking point for me.

I’ll get back to it eventually. I’ll do more research before I try again. Appreciate the tips!

Ok man. I offered plenty of articles for you to read through, but obviously sexism is just a thing of the past and is not relevant today at all.

I’ve only been a woman experiencing this for over 40 years, but whatever. Have a nice day ✌️

I’m not disagreeing that was your experience but that was not my experience. I recently tried to switch to Linux but I could not get the one game I actually play to work, the game is World of Warcraft. I mentioned it in a comment and one dude basically called me an idiot because even his “tech illiterate mom could get it to work”.

I do appreciate that the guy was pretty heavily downvoted and most people were kind about it though. I’ll try again because I do want to switch off of Windows, but I have to overcome lazy first lol

The short answer: sexism and money

The long answer:

Sexism: Women’s clothing is seen from an aesthetic view and not a utility view. Women’s pockets give us independence and since women were seen as property for so long, we did not need pockets to hold our items. Men’s clothing is about utility and practicality because men need to hold important items in their day to day. Women’s clothing is seen as just about fashion because women just want to be pretty, which reflects how some view women’s place in the world “be pretty, attract man, find husband, make babies”. Fewer pockets means women have to carry more with our hands which leads to less freedom of movement and less independence.

Money: Fashion companies make tens of billions selling women purses. If women had real pockets, we may not need purses. This is also why fast fashion is aimed at women, our clothing is of lesser quality so we are required to buy clothing more frequently. Women’s clothes are considered a loss leader to sell more cheap accessories.

The thing is, instead of arguing that women don’t really want pockets, you should listen and acknowledge what we are asking for. Times are changing, pockets are becoming larger in women’s clothes because women are demanding them, because we are being more selective and purchasing the few options with pockets that we have. Not as many companies are taking advantage of that ask because they want to sell purses, but the change is happening. You should also be advocating for that change.

The book I linked to above goes into great detail about the history of pockets in general, then provides information on why women’s pockets not only don’t exist as they should, but have actually been taken away from us as we gained independence (during WW2 when women had to work because men were fighting, women’s clothing had more pockets). If you don’t want to read the book, here are a number of shorter articles that provide the same information.

https://www.wtae.com/article/the-pocket-problem-why-women-demand-more-better-pockets-in-clothing-for-equality-and-safety/36327110

https://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/style/fashion/trends-looks/pockets-womens-clothes.htm

https://luxuryandfamous.com/why-do-women-not-have-pockets-in-pants/

https://mamafashionista.com/why-dont-womens-clothes-have-pockets/

https://fashionmagazine.com/style/womens-pockets/

Great quotes in the above article: Though perhaps no one has put it better than Indiana University professor Christopher Todd Matthews, who writes in the academic article “Form and Deformity: The Trouble With Victorian Pockets” that Victorian women were told that they “had four external bulges already — two breasts and two hips — and a money pocket inside their dress would make an ungainly fifth.”

“Essentially: Men are required to act and therefore need practical clothing. Women are expected to simply appear and be watched — their beauty prioritized above all else. And these outdated gender ideals are still being sewn directly into our clothing”

https://www.thelist.com/176777/the-real-reason-womens-clothes-rarely-has-pockets/

https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-real-reason-why-pockets-are-always-missing-from-womens-clothes-article-151682617

https://www.dailyfashionclothing.com/archives/13499

https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2022/09/25/in-the-pocket-of-the-patriarchy-history-behind-the-absence-of-pockets-from-traditionally-female-clothing/

https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-10-10/its-got-pockets-why-this-is-still-a-battle-cry-for-women.html

I just never understood how, so I’ve never purchased a one piece like that. I don’t want to get naked just to pee. Plus I’m taller than average women, so the proportions hit me all wrong lol

I still enjoy participating in these posts even if it’s not something I would wear. I’m a mid-40s jeans and tshirt kind of gal, but I used to work in women’s fashion retail and it was fun to help others pick outfits that they loved and made them feel confident.

dkppunk

Hamataliwa grisea (Bark Lynx Spider)

Baby mantis

Baby mantis

What do you find fascinating?

Outdoor veggie and fruit gardeners, how do you protect your crops against disease and from becoming a buffet for pests and wildlife?

What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? April 28

How high can you go in heels before they become unwearable?

Dark Fishing Spider

Until it affects me

Funnel Web Spider

Funnel Web Spider

There really isn't

There really isn't

There really isn't

There really isn't

Without posting any personal information, what's the oldest card or other thing you still keep in your wallet or purse, that you don't even need anymore?

‘Fargo’ and ‘Alien: Earth’ Creator Noah Hawley Says YouTube Is His ‘Biggest Competition’: ‘You Are Losing Eyeballs to Things That Are Free’

For all its faults, one thing I deeply value about Lemmy is the lack of ridicule even when sharing the most niche and out-there interests and hobbies.

For all its faults, one thing I deeply value about Lemmy is the lack of ridicule even when sharing the most niche and out-there interests and hobbies.

Until it affects me

For all its faults, one thing I deeply value about Lemmy is the lack of ridicule even when sharing the most niche and out-there interests and hobbies.

Until it affects me

Fashion Thursday... how would you style this jumpsuit?

Calligrapher fly on a radish flower

Bark Lynx Spider (Hamataliwa Grisea)

Mantis nymph

Little jumping spider

Bark Lynx Spider (Hamataliwa Grisea)

I see all of your organically grown doggos and anti-ai cats. I raise you an all natural smol bunny girl

Aeroponic houseplants

What are your reading goals for 2026?

My 2025 books