Scottobear

Yikes, it never stops!

My current is feedly but still not as good

You and me both! Inoreader is ok, but the vibe just isn’t the same.

I cannot get more details from that link. Those three dots do not lead to any more knowledge.

An explanation? Unless something else happens, I will never know. I hope that they are all right. They seem like a happy person with their head together, but in the world I know today, who can say?

I miss seeing them, and I hope to see them again some time. I seem to say that more these days.

Snippet of bluesky message - Deleted Account 6mo Sorry for the late response, Scott ...

Every time I look back at my messages, I see note from a friend whose account was deleted (self deleted I suspect, as they are also gone from every other social I could remember them being on)

And I get this, a fragment.

Those three dots? Could be contact info, a cry for help,

What did they do this time? Can anything top Bill Gates?

Cool! I added www.bellatrix.ws/feed/ to my reader!

an orange cat sits on the floor. The light through an unseen window lights up its back in a window pattern not unlike the window pattern on the side of the catbus in the anime movie My Neighbor Totoro

Homemade catbus

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Potato the bunny hangs around for 5 minutes 02 22 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #bunny

Potato bunny visits for a few minutes this morning

youtu.be/nJ9zQNVAdkE?...

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Skunk (Whitetop) and Bunny (potato) visit feb 22 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk #bunny

Whitetop and Potato (skunk and bunny) this morning.

Potato was here for about 5 min total, trimmed that to about 20 seconds. I'll put full potato up on YouTube shortly.

youtu.be/KzIRUhUaZcE?...

Thank you!!

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Whoopie Pie skunk running on the back yard feb 21 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

I love that he(?) stopped to scratch his lil ear. :) - maybe two different skunks?

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May i have a link? I didnt know you still had a blog!

Communities is open source under the AGPL 3.0 license and it's currently in Public Beta.

Communities is user-supported social media site working towards not for profit, cooperative governance. It is designed to help people build community, connect, and organize. It is funded and will be governed by its users.

Communties -- Cooperative Social Media A social media platform that will be a non-profit, cooperative. Funded by users. Govered by those who build it and use it, together.

communities.social/scottobear

Looks like the qr code expired?

Communties -- Cooperative Social Media A social media platform that will be a non-profit, cooperative. Funded by users. Govered by those who build it and use it, together.

I set up an account at communities.social

Testing it out, pretty empty right now, but in time it could become something nice. No meta, which is a bonus. Look me up if you like! I am really happy to be clear of Facebook, and it would be nice to see more long-form content from folks

If someone says they’re not political, I’ll assume they’re happy with the current administration.

Which led over the centuries to the adjective "tawdry" to mean cheap and gaudy junk.

TIL-
There was an abbess named Etheldreda, who became a saint upon her death, called "St. Audrey". There were fairs held in her honor, and at those fairs cheap necklaces called "St Audrey's lace" were sold, which eventually became known as "tawdry lace".

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Skunk with tail dred and patches of white in the flank. Feb 19 2025 #backyardzoo #skunk #roanokeva

New skunk? Sort of patchy on the flanks.

youtu.be/TDjDQs2p9eM?...

Put a clothespin on your nose and give em a hug!

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) King skunk close up, plus a third man style shadow #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

King Skunk returns for a quick close up on the bottom cam

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Thank you! Same here.

500,005 hours alive. Impressed that I made it.

Many times I thought it'd be cut short far sooner. I don't imagine that I will see 500,005 more. It's possible, but incredibly unlikely, especially given the state of healthcare in the USA.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Telling clients "Once you hire me to make your video, there's no calling it off. Are you sure this is what you really want?"