On Addiction

Hi, I’m Eddie and I’m an addict.

The specifics don’t matter, the key thing is that my brain responds in a very specific way to certain patterns of triggers, and if I’m not very careful, it affects my behaviour and the choices I make.

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Right After Lunchbreak

‘Twas right after lunchbreak, and all through the shop
Not a dev was stirring; productivity was shot

The suits were all dozing, QA half asleep
No sound of a keypress, nor mouse-click, nor beep

When out of the breakroom there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my office to see what was the matter

(… unfinished …)

Pride flag wallpapers

I made a set of phone wallpapers with an assortment of Pride flags and hormone molecules

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Knuckle Tats

I made this a while back for a Fedi shitpost, and it’s still fun.

https://roosenmaallen.com/tats

Let me know if you do something fun with it!

Mutual Aid Options in Canada

“We support us”

This is the punk ethos running through so many of the communities I’m a part of or associated with. We take care of each other, and in a capitalist hellworld that means moving money around.

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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

The date of 17 May was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.

The Day represents a major global annual landmark to draw the attention of decision makers, the media, the public, corporations, opinion leaders, local authorities, etc. to the alarming situation faced by people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

The world has changed a lot, even just in my lifetime, but there is still a long way to go. We still face systemic and personal discrimination and violence. We still need allies to stand beside us and demand change, until every person has the same right to safety and life, no matter who or how we love.

https://may17.org/about/

Manual: York Fitness 3230 Home Gym

Scored a home gym over the weekend. It came with the OG dead-tree instructions, which is really nice because the manual doesn’t appear to exist online.

So, without further ado, I give you: the assembly instructions for the York Fitness 3230 Home Gym. May it inform you in good health.

No more Google ads

Got rid of Google Ads from the site; they were causing a huge slowdown and nobody ever clicked on them. So, the site should perform better. If I find a decent, free, and fast analytics service then I’ll toss Google Analytics as well.

So, if you want to support me, or just say thanks, or just like sending money to folks, I do have a Ko-Fi.