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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>Hello there. Just moved into this community from mastodon.social, so here&#39;s a fresh <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Introduction</span></a>:</p><p>I&#39;m a flight paramedic living in Central Indiana, as well as a podcaster, blogger, and general internet nerd. I&#39;m interested in things like austere medicine, utilizing technology in community resilience, and have a love for anything science fiction. </p><p>I&#39;m <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a>. I believe firmly in the value of non-hierarchical thinking and mutualism as an ethos. I use he/him/his pronouns personally, but am also fine with they/them, and strive to be a compassionate ally to all who believe in loving their neighbor as themself.</p>
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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>One of the fun things about having ADHD and running a website is *literally always* forgetting to update your SSL certs when they expire.</p><p>If you went to <a href="https://taylorsloan.me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">taylorsloan.me</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and got the &quot;this website may not be secure warning&quot; that was the reason. It&#39;s updated now, so if you&#39;re still seeing that, give it a few minutes.</p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>On the blog: Microsoft Recall is a Very, Very Bad Idea</p><p><a href="https://taylorsloan.me/2024/06/06/microsoft-recall-is-a-very-very-bad-idea/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taylorsloan.me/2024/06/06/micr</span><span class="invisible">osoft-recall-is-a-very-very-bad-idea/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>Very helpful information for any fellow EMS/healthcare providerers about the important nuances of providing care to trans patients: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ems/s/EUmY7VgUBB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/ems/s/EUmY7VgUBB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Any trans people out there that have anything they think should be added? 🏳️‍⚧️</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EMS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paramedic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paramedic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EMT</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nurse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nurse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/doctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>doctor</span></a></p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>You would think Randy and Solomon are brothers, but Randy was a two-year-old owner surrender and Solomon was found in a gutter somewhere at two months old. They just happen to look alike and have become more-or-less a bonded pair. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Catstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catstodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cats</span></a></p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>Was browsing online to try and find a relatively inexpensive PoE NTP wall clock and folks… there are a lot of Edgar Allen Poe themed wall clocks for some reason.</p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>The first chapter of The Signal is up on the blog: </p><p><a href="https://taylorsloan.me/2024/05/15/the-signal-chapter-1-addie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taylorsloan.me/2024/05/15/the-</span><span class="invisible">signal-chapter-1-addie/</span></a></p><p>Hope you all enjoy it!</p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>New post on my blog: The Signal - Introduction &amp; Prologue</p><p>It&#39;s an introduction and snippet of my new book The Signal, that I&#39;ll be releasing chapter-by-chapter on my blog as I finish edits. Hope you like it. </p><p><a href="https://taylorsloan.me/2024/05/14/the-signal-introduction-and-prologue/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taylorsloan.me/2024/05/14/the-</span><span class="invisible">signal-introduction-and-prologue/</span></a></p>
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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>I’ve seen the hashtag <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveThePhoneAtHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeaveThePhoneAtHome</span></a>, and while I definitely think the idea behind it is great, as a first responder I want to recommend you never leave home without a means of communication in the event of an emergency, especially for something like a long hike or bike ride. </p><p>There are some good options for this. For me and probably a number of us, I just wear my cellular-connected watch and leave it on do-not-disturb mode. You could also carry a ham or GMRS radio if you are licensed to (although you can Tx in a true emergency without a license). The gold standard—especially if you are going out into an area with less comms infrastructure—is a satellite communicator. </p><p>Here’s a good article comparing a few of the most popular options. Just be warned, there might be affiliate links (not from me): </p><p><a href="https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-personal-locator-beacon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camp</span><span class="invisible">ing-and-hiking/best-personal-locator-beacon</span></a></p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>TikTok is not without its faults, to be sure, but it is also a source of information that isn’t influenced directly by the particularly American capitalist, imperialist propaganda machine (unlike Twitter/X, Meta, Google). </p><p>Since October TikTok has been a hub for pro-Palestinian solidarity, showing what people on the ground are literally seeing with their own eyes. That is a kind of truth that is hard for an empire to refute. </p><p>You’ll notice that every single congressperson who voted to ban TikTok has received significant campaign contributions from AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups, and all-of-a-sudden it becomes apparent that this has nothing to do with “protecting Americans from Chinese propaganda” and everything to do with protecting Euro-American-Israeli imperialist interests against the reality of their genocidal actions. </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-ban-embolden-authoritarian-censorship-experts-warn-rcna143476" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tik</span><span class="invisible">tok-ban-embolden-authoritarian-censorship-experts-warn-rcna143476</span></a></p>
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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>Squirrel Watch 2024 has begun. 🐿️👀</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SquirrelsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SquirrelsOfMastodon</span></a></p>
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Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>New house has a detached garage that my wife is generously allowing me to set up as a workshop. Hopefully eventually it’ll become a maker space for neighbors and friends as well. Unfortunately I don’t get to keep the boat. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MakerSpace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workshop</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>maker</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastodonMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastodonMakers</span></a></p>
Taylor Sloan 🇵🇸🏴<p>Sorry to all the folks on Mastodon who feel I&#39;ve abandoned them (more specifically that I haven&#39;t been posting enough pictures of cats). Here&#39;s my offering in penitence for my neglect...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a></p>