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alissaazar, 2 months ago to random

arts and crafts with the bestie ☀️
#TransDayOfVisiblity

Mikal, 2 months ago to random

Back in November I wrote a story about a meandering mud spring near Salton Sea, California that ate a railroad line and a highway. I stopped in today to check on it. It hasn't moved too much in the last few months, but the old road is not long for this world.
https://www.mikaljakubal.com/the-meandering-mud-pot/

Photo is from today, link has lots more pics and extensive description.

Lorrrraaaaine, 2 months ago to GYM

Your #gym is teeming w/ #germs Here’s how to avoid them | The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/shop-northwest/your-gym-is-teeming-with-germs-heres-how-to-avoid-them/

God I love having germphobic friends😂🖤🖤they find the best articles:)

Fungus is an issue for “immunocompromised” people every single article about fungus & yeast says..

buckle up Buttercup b/c we are most definitely going to have an immunocompromised society

Couldn’t pay me enough to step in a gym again: ewwwww

BE, 2 months ago to random

The idea of what constitutes a "prepper" in the US has interested me for decades. There's the stereotype that you probably thought of when you read that of a right-wing, 2nd amendment dude stockpiling ammo in the woods. But the thought's occurred to me on more than one occasion over the last decade or so that "preparing" for major changes, scientifically predicted, doesn't really fit under the traditional "prepper" model. I'd never tell anyone that I'm a "prepper" not because I don't think the label necessarily fits, but, because people will automatically get one idea in their minds about it.

Anyway, after posting recently that someone, literally, whispered to me wondering if I thought long COVID was real, because they couldn't say it out loud around people at work for fear of being labeled or singled out, the same thing happened to me today about our impending move to our homestead. I guess leaving work instead of RTO really got people talking, and now I'm the COVID cautious, prepper dude?

"I wouldn't talk about this with anybody else I know, but, are you guys preppers?"

"Well, I guess you could say that. I'm not stockpiling ammo off in the woods or anything, but, years ago my wife and I spent a long time finding a property that we eventually wanted to move to that fit pretty specific criteria. For example, we have multiple fresh water springs from which we've tested the water. One of those is gravity fed to our cabin. There's water flowing through the entire property. We don't have any close neighbors. We have a greenhouse. We have all the power we need from our own property."

"I'm really worried about a lot of what's going on in the world. How do you prepare for it all?"

"Well, I don't think you really do. You can't prepare for EVERYTHING."

"COVID was your thing, then?"

"Kind of. I mean, we bought it before COVID, so it was more climate change at the time. We're moving 1000 miles north and 2000 feet up in elevation, but, lack of fresh water and other things have all had a part in it. COVID just allowed us to move while keeping our jobs. Haha. You know how that worked out for me, but, my wife's keeping her job, and yes, we can be away from the virus-laden masses."

"I want to do the same."

People keep telling me that I'm right about COVID, or climate change and they want to do what we're doing, but, it's obvious they can't even say it out loud to anyone except me. They know me, I hired most of them, and I'm no longer in a position of authority, so I guess I'm the person they whisper about at the office?

I don't know what my point is here in the end. I just wanted to document another interaction that has me wondering about things, but, what a weird societal place we're in?

Yes, climate change is real. Yes, COVID is real. Things change, and they're changing at a pace that I guess people are uncomfortable with?

Why do we still have to tiptoe around these things instead of preparing ourselves and others for changes?

dangillmor, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

RSS is making something of a comeback (it never went away, though Google and Facebook did their best to kill it), in part because forward-looking publishers see the value.

The excellent @404mediaco news site explains "How We Built a Full Text RSS Feed" on the Ghost newsletter/blog software, and shared the process with all Ghost users. Kudos all around.

https://www.404media.co/email/4e6c0b81-03f6-4370-8fc8-98dab30bfd45/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

compost, 2 months ago to random

It is the hay fever season here. It is useful to wear a mask outside. Also, the pandemic is still killing people.

JuliusGoat, 2 months ago to random

Apparently I'd like everybody to yell at me, so I wrote about the upcoming election.

Or, to put it more specifically, I wrote about what an anti-fascist coalition might look like and how it might fall apart, using the election as a context.

https://www.the-reframe.com/binaries-and-illusions-of-binaries/

scrubbles, 2 months ago to Seattle

#Seattle folks! If you're in the #EdmondsWA area they are asking for feedback for their #urban plan! They're doing what we want, more medium housing, more transit, more walking and biking. But NIMBY-ers are quickly filling in the comments and calls, literally with phrases like "anti cars" and saying they need MORE parking lots, less housing. PLEASE boost and share with your other friends, let's encourage #cycling and #transit https://edmonds2044.infocommunity.org/

(Especially calling out @finn ...)

RickiTarr, 2 months ago to random

Letting children starve is a choice, never forget:

gerrymcgovern, 2 months ago to random

"Roughly twice as much e-waste was produced in 2022 compared to 2010—a weight equivalent to 107,000 of the world's largest and heaviest passenger jets. This includes small everyday items like e-cigarettes and tablets, household appliances like electric toothbrushes and toasters, and larger items like television screens and electric bikes and scooters."

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-scourge-catastrophe-environment.html

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

The most useful invention I've ever run across... Corsi-Rosenthal box.

I have used this so far for:

1. Wildfire smoke
2. COVID-19
3. Bacon smoke (on Saturdays, LOL)
4. General improvement of AQI
5. Pet related allergies (hay and dander)
6. Ragweed/pollen heavy days
7. Dust from Santa Ana winds
8. Dust from construction/remodeling
9. Paint fumes (only partially useful, doesn't absorb gases, but helps somewhat) -- plus it sucks all the dust from the air, so it doesn't stick to your paint

(probably other uses, too...)

How to build one:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-box

#corsirosenthalbox #invention

lowqualityfacts, 2 months ago to random

Me: The pain is unbearable. I need more morphine.

AI Nurse: Morphine does not exist. There are no medications that start with an M.

Me: That is wrong. Please give me something to help relieve the pain.

AI Nurse: Of course! You are a 185 pound male. An adult, male kangaroo weighs up to 190 pounds. Therefore, I will administer kangaroo medicine.

gerrymcgovern, 2 months ago to random

"In 2022, the world generated a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste—an amount that would fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, enough to wrap around the equator—according to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, a new report from the United Nations. (That’s up from 53.6 million tonnes in 2019, per the last UN report.) And that waste is expected to keep growing: It’s rising globally by 2.6 million tonnes a year."

https://www.fastcompany.com/91063587/were-creating-mounds-of-toxic-e-waste-and-recycling-isnt-even-close-to-keeping-up

gerrymcgovern, 2 months ago to random

Big Tech are environmental criminals

"This is called planned obsolescence. I'll be upgrading to a watch style tracker from a different company. I wish Fitbit hadn't sold out to Google."

"You should see Fitbits as a 1-year purchase in the US and two years in regions with better warranty protections."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/google-reshapes-fitbit-in-its-image-as-users-allege-planned-obsolescence/

TheNeedling, 2 months ago to random

Citing Need to Attract More Assholes, SPD Adds Teslas to Fleet: https://theneedling.com/2024/02/16/citing-need-to-attract-more-assholes-spd-adds-teslas-to-fleet/

TheNeedling, 2 months ago to random

Baby Poked in Eye by Faulty Spoon Airplane Manufactured by Boeing: https://theneedling.com/2024/02/15/baby-poked-in-eye-by-faulty-spoon-airplane-manufactured-by-boeing/

ryansingel, 2 months ago to random

I still think the most under-reported, most holy shit tech story of the last 5+ years is how good e-bikes have gotten and how much more affordable a decent e-bike has become.

E-cars and trucks are a nice change but mostly meh. E-bikes, tho? They are magic.

They deserve subsidies and way more press attention.

jhpot, 2 months ago to random

Cancel your online subscriptions and get a library card instead. https://www.popsci.com/diy/free-services-public-library/

MikeDunnAuthor, 2 months ago to random

Guillotines for a Better America writes: Yeah, the people who own the Supreme Court are a much bigger threat to U.S. national security and the rights of the citizens, and it's not even close. Also, come on, we know our government just doesn't want a platform they can't use to spy on us themselves, especially when it's used by so many younger people...younger people who are not buying the bullshit that we're all told about Gaza.

dennyhenke, 2 months ago to climate

So good. An Honest Chevron Ad - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BfeOWj6AsVc

"Did you know Chevron was found liable for $9.5 billion in damages from decades of dumping toxic oil waste in the Amazon basin? And instead of paying, they spent years persecuting and stripping the rights of Steven Donziger, the lawyer who led the case against them."

#ClimateEmergency #JustStopOil

seabikeblog, 2 months ago to Seattle

Wow, just received the urgent message below from the #Seattle early warning system. Better play it safe and ride your bike today.

WARNING: ALL SEATTLE BIKES LEFT UNRIDDEN TODAY ARE SEVERE AT RISK OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

CharlieMcHenry, 2 months ago to random

Uh-huh, sure… Team Trump blames algorithm after campaign ads on Pro-Nazi content https://www.salon.com/2024/03/15/team-algorithm-after-campaign-ads-on-pro-nazi-content/

skykiss, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

BREAKING: Trump knew the insurrectionists were armed before they attacked and breached the Capitol. His lead secret service agent testified under oath that he told him.

So, Secret Service and Ms. Hutchinson both testified under oath that the criminal defendant was informed the crowd was armed. And he ordered the armed & dangerous mob to march to the Capitol and stop the certification of our election.

That seditious bitch don-the-con: "They’re not here to hurt me."

What a fucking monster. An insurrectionist. A Fraud. A rapist. A #BigLie liar. A fascist dictator loving thug.

Americans, get rid of this monster.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/12/trump-jan-6-rally-driver-testified-00146630

#violence #insurrection #Capitol #J6 #Jan6th #attack

EricLawton, 2 months ago to random

Joe Biden Is Shipping Weapons to Israel Every 36 Hours

https://jacobin.com/2024/03/biden-weapons-israel-gaza-palestine/

> The Biden administration has been able to maintain a low profile by spreading arms provision to Israel across more than 100 smaller munitions sales — allowing the president to posture as a peacekeeper while US weapons wipe Gaza off the map.

Mikal, 3 months ago to random

New blog post about a wild 24 hours at the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona.
https://www.mikaljakubal.com/twenty-four-hours-at-the-wall/

#border #immigration #AsylumSeekers #BorderWall #HumanitarianAid