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darkoshi) wrote2025-08-13 08:50 pm
darkoshi) wrote2025-08-13 08:50 pmYahoo storage limit change; Nonnemacher etymology
Yahoo sent an email to users on June 25, stating "Starting soon, free Yahoo Mail accounts will include an industry-leading 20GB of storage".
It sounds like they are increasing the storage limit, yahoo! But upon reading the email again, I wondered about this part: "If your mailbox exceeds the new storage limit after it goes into effect..."
The storage limit is actually being greatly reduced:
Yahoo Mail Storage Shrinks from 1 TB to 20 GB: What You Need to Know - article by Zach Nonnemacher, Content Manager at ZeroBounce, August 5, 2025.
It doesn't affect me as I don't keep many old emails on the server. But other people probably interpreted it the same way I did at first. I understand Yahoo wanting to put a positive spin on it, but it is counter-productive if Yahoo wants users to check their usage and do something about it.
This page mentions a deadline, which the emails I received did not: Yahoo Mail Users Must Clear Space or Upgrade by August 27 to Avoid Losing Access
So users who are over the new storage limit likely got another email with clearer details.
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I was curious about the etymology of that surname, "Nonnemacher".
According to one page which I won't even link to as it seems to be AI-generated make-believe,
The surname Nonnemacher is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "nonne" meaning "nun" and "macher" meaning "maker" or "craftsman." Therefore, the surname Nonnemacher can be interpreted as "nun maker" or "maker of nuns." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who made or repaired religious garments or objects used by nuns, or it could have been a nickname for someone associated with a convent or religious community.
The Ancestry.com explanation is rather different:
What methods and tools do you use to castrate a pig?
Castrating Pigs
No use of anesthesia is mentioned on the above two pages; the below mention it, but it doesn't sound widely used in the U.S.
Castration of Pigs
Piglet castration
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"Eunuch maker" seems a more logical term for a gelder than "Nun maker". So I wondered if the etymologies of "nun" and "eunuch" were related. But according to those links, they aren't.
It sounds like they are increasing the storage limit, yahoo! But upon reading the email again, I wondered about this part: "If your mailbox exceeds the new storage limit after it goes into effect..."
The storage limit is actually being greatly reduced:
Yahoo Mail Storage Shrinks from 1 TB to 20 GB: What You Need to Know - article by Zach Nonnemacher, Content Manager at ZeroBounce, August 5, 2025.
It doesn't affect me as I don't keep many old emails on the server. But other people probably interpreted it the same way I did at first. I understand Yahoo wanting to put a positive spin on it, but it is counter-productive if Yahoo wants users to check their usage and do something about it.
This page mentions a deadline, which the emails I received did not: Yahoo Mail Users Must Clear Space or Upgrade by August 27 to Avoid Losing Access
So users who are over the new storage limit likely got another email with clearer details.
.
I was curious about the etymology of that surname, "Nonnemacher".
According to one page which I won't even link to as it seems to be AI-generated make-believe,
The surname Nonnemacher is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "nonne" meaning "nun" and "macher" meaning "maker" or "craftsman." Therefore, the surname Nonnemacher can be interpreted as "nun maker" or "maker of nuns." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who made or repaired religious garments or objects used by nuns, or it could have been a nickname for someone associated with a convent or religious community.
The Ancestry.com explanation is rather different:
German: occupational name for a gelder of hogs from Middle High German nunne nonne ‘nun’ and by transfer ‘castrated hog’.
+ an agent derivative of machen ‘to make’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
What methods and tools do you use to castrate a pig?
Castrating Pigs
No use of anesthesia is mentioned on the above two pages; the below mention it, but it doesn't sound widely used in the U.S.
Castration of Pigs
Piglet castration
.
"Eunuch maker" seems a more logical term for a gelder than "Nun maker". So I wondered if the etymologies of "nun" and "eunuch" were related. But according to those links, they aren't.
Darkoshi (darkoshi) wrote2025-08-11 12:57 am
darkoshi) wrote2025-08-11 12:57 amEntry tags:
potato chips and spices
For whatever reason, plain potato chips don't appeal much to me any more. The ones in my cabinets stay there uneaten for a long time.
My niece left a bunch of spices, including spice mixes, when she moved out. Today I sprinkled "Slap Yo Mama" over potato chips. It contains salt, red and black pepper, and garlic. It's good; it gives the chips some zest plus even more saltiness. The Creole Seasoning one with similar ingredients minus the garlic wasn't as good. Neither was my Masala mix (but maybe if I mixed it with sugar...?)
The other day I was trying to remember what we always used to eat cinnamon sugar on when I was a kid. I believe it was rice pudding.
My niece left a bunch of spices, including spice mixes, when she moved out. Today I sprinkled "Slap Yo Mama" over potato chips. It contains salt, red and black pepper, and garlic. It's good; it gives the chips some zest plus even more saltiness. The Creole Seasoning one with similar ingredients minus the garlic wasn't as good. Neither was my Masala mix (but maybe if I mixed it with sugar...?)
The other day I was trying to remember what we always used to eat cinnamon sugar on when I was a kid. I believe it was rice pudding.
Darkoshi (darkoshi) wrote2025-08-11 12:50 am
darkoshi) wrote2025-08-11 12:50 amEntry tags:
no no slippers in washer
Note to self:
Do not wash slippers in the washer. It breaks the rubber soles, even on the Bulky Items cycle.
It's probably okay to wash them by hand, and then to get water out, put them in the washer using only the Drain & Spin cycle. I haven't tried that.
Do not wash slippers in the washer. It breaks the rubber soles, even on the Bulky Items cycle.
It's probably okay to wash them by hand, and then to get water out, put them in the washer using only the Drain & Spin cycle. I haven't tried that.
The Kaleidoscope (dreamshaper) wrote2025-08-04 09:44 pm
dreamshaper) wrote2025-08-04 09:44 pmEntry tags:
Made With Purpose
Lately, we have been working through a system census, and Johann’s update on their activities and thoughts was interesting enough to me that I encouraged them to write a little more on the subject for our journal. Please enjoy Johann’s 1,164 word personal essay.
- Gil-Galad
Some people wish they had a definitive life purpose. The world is a place of vast uncertainty; I can see why people would covet the thought of a north star they could use to guide their path. I was born with a single purpose, but I find it provides me little clarity. The path of my life is still halting and uncertain, not least because it is so easy to outgrow a purpose and to find oneself just as lost as anyone else.
( Read more... )
- Gil-Galad
Some people wish they had a definitive life purpose. The world is a place of vast uncertainty; I can see why people would covet the thought of a north star they could use to guide their path. I was born with a single purpose, but I find it provides me little clarity. The path of my life is still halting and uncertain, not least because it is so easy to outgrow a purpose and to find oneself just as lost as anyone else.
( Read more... )
The Kaleidoscope (dreamshaper) wrote2025-08-04 09:01 pm
dreamshaper) wrote2025-08-04 09:01 pmEntry tags:
Welcome!
This journal belongs to a group of 400+ individuals sharing the same body. We are a plural system, which is a concept I imagine you’re already familiar with if you’ve ended up here.
We have been plural as long as any of us can remember, and we have gone from being an exceptionally dysfunctional group to a fairly tightly-knit collective — though we rarely agree on anything, haha.
The journal is currently curated by Ereinion Gil-Galad, who plans to journal as our collective schedule allows, along with posting guest writing from other members of the system.
Some fairly common interests within the system include:
( Language and Etiquette )
( About the Curator )
( Other Notable Folk )
( Access Filters (WIP) )
We have been plural as long as any of us can remember, and we have gone from being an exceptionally dysfunctional group to a fairly tightly-knit collective — though we rarely agree on anything, haha.
The journal is currently curated by Ereinion Gil-Galad, who plans to journal as our collective schedule allows, along with posting guest writing from other members of the system.
Some fairly common interests within the system include:
- Fiction writing (primarily fantasy, sci-fi, and horror)
- Reading (see genres above, though we like to branch out and sample a variety of works)
- Cooking and cuisine
- Tolkien’s Legendarium
- One Piece
- Elden Ring
- Reading about and discussing plural experiences
( Language and Etiquette )
( About the Curator )
( Other Notable Folk )
( Access Filters (WIP) )