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Deborah Makarios

This fancy new Covid/Flu A/Flu B/RSV test has very detailed Directions For Use, but they omit a significant point: at what stage of proceedings to insert stick in nose. Maybe they just assume we all know the drill by now.
There is a separate section titled Specimen Collection and Preparation which says "For nasopharyngeal swab completely insert the sterilized swab supplied in this kit into the nasal basin" accompanied by a diagram less than two centimetres square.
The sterilized swab provided is 15cm long and, not being a sword-swallower by profession (a humble wordsmith I), I did not completely insert it into my nasal basin, which ought to be more grateful than it feels.
#CovidTest #ComboTest #instructions

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Karsten Schmidt

For anyone interested: Here's an ambiguous set of instructions (in the spirit of Sol leWitt or conditionaldesign.org) for (re)creating a simplified version of the infinitely evolving De/Frag piece (see beginning of this thread).

Preparations:

0) You may use any suitable medium.
1) Create a pixel-based canvas of arbitrary dimensions.
2) Create a palette of random choice of 4 colors, plus black and white.

Repeated steps:

3) Choose two random colors from the palette, giving black or white priority.
4) Using the chosen colors, create a random pixel pattern in one of four sizes (e.g. using percentages of the longest side of the canvas as pattern size, e.g. 1%, 2%, 5%, 10%, or 4x4, 8x8, 16x16 pixels...)
5) Choose a random pixel position on the canvas and a random color tolerance.
6) Perform the flood fill algorithm[1] from the chosen start position, selecting all connected pixels within the chosen tolerance.
7) Apply the new pattern (created in step 4) to the pixels selected in step 6, in an order and speed of your choosing.
8) Repeat from step 3

[1] The Flood Fill algorithm is described here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_fi

Still frame from De/Frag (custom ZKM version) showing an abstract composition of fractured, semi-destroyed, overlapping zones of repeating pixel patterns in black and white, grays, yellow, magenta, cyan and green.
Still frame from De/Frag (custom ZKM version) showing an abstract composition of fractured, semi-destroyed, overlapping zones of repeating pixel patterns in black and white, gray, cyan, yellow, magenta and green.
Still frame from De/Frag (custom ZKM version) showing an abstract composition of fractured, semi-destroyed, overlapping zones of repeating pixel patterns in black and white, grays, yellow, magenta, cyan and green.
Still frame from De/Frag (custom ZKM version) showing an abstract composition of fractured, semi-destroyed, overlapping zones of repeating pixel patterns in black and white, grays, yellow, magenta, cyan and green.
#Art#GenerativeArt#ArtMaking
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Robin

I have just found this a most useful article that will help those who (like me) need to get their books off their kindle fast, with as little pain as possible (being that it is an unfamilar operation, and I don't have time to noodle around the idea, with Feb 26th fast approaching)

techyorker.com/how-to-de-drm-k

TechYorker · How to De-DRM Kindle Books Using Calibre [2025] - TechYorkerGuide to De-DRM Kindle Books with Calibre in 2025
#Kindle#Books#Calibre
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C.

Saw this in the "Care" instructions for some clothing (a parka), after all the precautions about washing, it talks about drying:

> Tumble dry low. Do not hang to dry. Do not iron or steam. Do not dry clean.
> For best results, dry with clean tennis ball.

Is this an easter egg or other joke? What on earth does "dry with a tennis ball" do?

#weird#EasterEgg#instructions
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The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, November 5 2024

North Korea receiving cash, food, space technology from Russia in return for soldiers -- As Russian losses in Ukraine pass 700,000, the Kremlin runs low on non-mobilization options -- Russia distributes manual for digging mass graves to soldiers -- Ukraine, Lithuania to produce drones, electronic warfare -- and more

writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U

writeworks.ukUkraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, November 5 2024North Korea receiving cash, food, space technology from Russia in return for soldiers -- As Russian losses in Ukraine pass 700,000, the Kremlin runs low on non-mobilization options -- Russia distributes manual for digging mass graves to soldiers -- Ukraine, Lithuania to produce drones, electronic warfare -- and more
#геноцид#Luhansk#losses
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Niamh Garvey

Got the game #Kluster for my daughter and I love it!

I really appreciate how the #Instructions came in 2 forms which suits my #ND family:

Comic book style visual instructions- Daughter immediately 'got' it from these as she is a #VisualLearner, but as usual I couldn't process these (wish I could process comic style stuff but my brain finds it too busy and confusing).

Written instructions- Short and to the point, I understood these, while my daughter did not.

@actualyautistic

Comic style instructions for the game Kluster. Shows a cirle if thread with people placing magnets inside the circle, trying to avoid the magnets joining up.
Photo of orange thread in a circle with the shiny black magnets placed in side.
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#Bizarre #Project2025 #training #video tells #conservatives to stop saying “#cisgender”.

#Fascist #videos provide #detailed #instructions on what these #appointees and #staffers should #believe and how they should #act, including having a strict #allegiance to the #HeritageFoundation’s #policy #stances—including its #opposing #abortion and opposition to #regulating #fossilfuel #companies to #fight #climatechange—with #repercussions for those who #refuse to #comply.

lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/bizarr

LGBTQ Nation · Bizarre Project 2025 training video tells conservatives to stop saying "cisgender" - LGBTQ NationBy Mira Lazine
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