artsyhonker / Kathryn @artsyhonker@sonomu.club

Being concerned about the coronavirus is understandable. 2019-nCoV is the same kind of virus as SARS and MERS, both of which were statistically more dangerous.

Currently, the virus isn't much more of a threat than seasonal flu. It's a concern because, unlike seasonal flu, there's no vaccine available. This makes it dangerous to people who'd normally be at risk from flu outbreaks (elderly people, young children, and people with weak immune or respiratory systems).

The best preventative measures involve using hand sanitiser regularly, avoiding close contact with anyone who's ill, and remembering to cough into your elbow instead of your hand. If you aren't vegetarian/vegan, cook your food thoroughly.

If you have a cough and a fever and start to have difficulty breathing, seek medical attention early. All the dangerous parts of this illness are treatable.

There's more information available from the WHO:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

thrilled with the influx of new users dads.cool has had over the last week since we moved to a new server and added local-only posting. However, there’s not the level of diversity in our ranks that I’d hope for.

If you know a dad who is a person of color and/or is non-het/has a non-cis male gender identity, my DMs are open for invites! Enjoy a helpful and friendly local for privately discussing parenting.

PS: Moms can be dads

I am not very good at most activism so I guess I gotta write music instead.

I need a public domain or Creative Commons licensed metrical hymn text appropriate for these stressful times and the political ...mess... that we're in. Needs to be PD or CC because I'm going to put it online for free.

All genuine suggestions welcome. New texts also good. If I set your text, I'll let you name the tune.

Poem request:

Does anyone know of poems that rhapsodize about how beautiful a man is?

I'm looking at She Walks in Beauty by Byron and thinking I'd like to set it to music with a companion piece about a man. Minority author would be cool, metered poem would also be cool, but anything goes.

Anything come to mind? I could search but it would be neat if someone had a poem meaningful to them they want to share. Anyone who sees this is welcome to respond! #mastoart

Note that this is a classic racist gambit the Tories are pulling. They're relying on anti-Traveller prejudice to propose a law change that would have large negative consequences for that community and also the tidy and intended side effect of making all occupation protests and squats into criminal matters.

Don't let them get away with this. The form can take less than a minute if you don't comment and like 5 if you do.

https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/how-to-respond-to-government-plans-to-strengthen-police-powers-against-gypsies-and-travellers/

Forwarded:
This is about the Government consultation on restricting gypsy, roma and travellers' rights. The FFT have simplified the process so PLEASE fill it in. Thanks!
https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/how-to-respond-to-government-plans-to-strengthen-police-powers-against-gypsies-and-travellers/

Obviously, it's ok to add names that don't (yet) link to articles.

Hey, so I want to #decolonise my #pedagogy and as an aid to that I created a wikipedia list of #electroacoustic #composers
of colour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electroacoustic_composers_of_color

Please add missing names!

Obviously, there are a lot of great composers of every race, but the text books that I've read have not necessarily reflected this fact and I want my students to be better informed.

#Music #HE #HigherEducation

#introduction
hello all I am Raphael and I am the admin of interfaith.masto.host, an interfaith instance that welcomes all faith/religion/spirituality/term of your choosing backgrounds and people to come and discuss their beliefs in a respectful and fun manner.

I myself consider myself a Christian and am currently in seminary getting my Masters of Divinity. I am still exploring the bounds of my faith as a queer latine Christian and what that means for me.

I hope you may join me in your journey

Ed Balls

I've been thinking a lot lately about how to pattern my working life more seasonally, and I think I've got something sorted out.

I do a lot of my work with help from a thing called Focusmate that basically pairs you up with workbuddies. My "core" morning routine is four sessions long; I've been starting it at 8am for several weeks now.

I also have different routines for different seasons; my seasons start and end on/around the cross-quarter days, halfway between solstice and equinox. And I hadn't figured out how to vary my core routine for the seasons. I need some variation but not too much.

A while ago I had the idea for #BellsAndWatches, which @y6nH kindof coded for me: https://y6nh.github.io/bells-and-watches/
It divides daytime and nighttime into twelve periods, called Bells or Watches respectively, so Bells are shorter in winter and longer in summer, and Watches are longer in winter and shorter in summer.

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