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Amber Howe

@amberhowepi.com

Sleuth, plant eater, noir junky, book/art lover, Linux/FOSS dabbler, SF dweller.

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A reminder to set your clocks forward this weekend for daylight savings time in the U.S.

#FilmNoir The Big Clock (1948)

07.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I can relate to this. I also love long books, and older books. And I'm finding it harder to focus on them these days with all of the digital distractions around.

06.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

βœ‹ and I second the people asking for Proton Drive on Linux.

05.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[PI Life] If you’re curious, ethical PI’s who are members of associations get emails warning other agencies about possible clients.

Usually it’s ones who are lying/misrepresenting and intend to be violent.

This morning I got one about a woman who fled her husband from another state.

We look out.

03.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fang & The Sausages

02.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's okay with me.

02.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Animals First on the Second Animals First on the Second. 3,988 likes Β· 4 talking about this. Each day, millions of farm animals are starved on their way to slaughter. On the Second day of every month, we fast in protest of the...

Empty plate, full heart. Fasting for "Animals First on the Second" today.

02.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kubuntu on desktop. Mint on laptop.

01.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Some good privacy-oriented and FOSS products suggested in this article. Check it out!

28.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Joan is in it, I'm watching it.

27.02.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A file labeled "Confidential."

A file labeled "Confidential."

When you suspect there may be police reports or other protected records about relevant people that could help your case... www.amberhowepi.com/...

26.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite B (for bad!) movie. I love Beverly as the petulant, conniving drifter.

26.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The entire learning curve: creating a bootable USB, partitioning for dual-boot (I still need Windows for ONE app), going in BIOS, etc. Not exactly what one does every day. Needless to say, I have no interest in distro hopping! Mint on laptop and Kubuntu on desktop for 2 years, no issues. 🀞

25.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just read it. What an interesting find!

24.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The #WayBackMachine is a great investigation tool.

24.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Noir Sky by @amberhowepi.com All things noir: film, books, art, music, photography and aesthetics... BlueskyFeedCreator.com Donate: https://blueskyfeedcreator.com/p/amberhowepi.com/noirsky#donate

It's Noir Sky on Bluesky:

23.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New book by vegan activist Gail A. Eisnitz, a memoir about her undercover investigations into the meat industry.

21.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Haha! One of my favorites in the bad blonde genre.

21.02.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video camera.

Video camera.

It's not just for cheating spouses! πŸ’”
Other reasons for a surveillance investigation include
* seeing if a claimant is really as injured as they say,
* discovering where a judgment debtor goes to work,
* and staking out a defendant for process service.

20.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love her outfit and handbag. Could work today.

19.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, for me installing Mint (or any Linux distro) for the first time felt like that second image. 😳

19.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoon of two people facing a tall wall. One person is looking directly at the wall, while the other is standing on a stack of books in order to see over the wall.

A cartoon of two people facing a tall wall. One person is looking directly at the wall, while the other is standing on a stack of books in order to see over the wall.

Reading is Fundamental.

17.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Valentines Detective Mystery

Podcast: A Valentines Story – Jim Luck reads our Valentine story featuring Jim Temple, Private Detective and the case of a missing Valentine.
Happy Valentine! #valentine #privatedetective #valentinesday
Hear our Valentine story on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/3NXX...

03.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A wallet full of credit and debit cards sitting on top of a bank account statement.

A wallet full of credit and debit cards sitting on top of a bank account statement.

Can a private investigator find somebody's bank accounts?
Occasionally, yes. Usually, no.
www.amberhowepi.com/...

11.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mint.

11.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rise of the Science Populists with Sam Gregson and Tim Henke - Decoding the Gurus In this interview episode, we are joined by physicists Sam Gregson (Bad Boy of Science YouTube channel) and Tim Henke to examine the rise of science pop...

One of my favorite podcasts, Decoding the Gurus, in today's episode interviews two physicists about the rise of SCIENCE POPULISM: a style of science communication that borrows the tactics of political populism, including grievance narratives, institutional distrust, and conspiratorial framing.

09.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ†“ πŸŽ‰ It's Free Open Source Software Month! Learn open source skills for FREE!

From Linux fundamentals to Kubernetes, secure software, and emerging tech, check out Linux Foundation Education’s free learning library today: training.linuxfoundation.org/resources/

#OSS #CloudNative #Linux #Kubernetes

09.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Watch out.

08.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, I didn't know about these other benefits mentioned in the article. Glad I got it.

08.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, yep.

07.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0