knizer

knizer, 4 months ago to internet

#Broke & in the USA? You've got until this Feb 7th to enroll in the Affordable Connectivity Program, which knocks 30$/month off of you #internet bill, and offers a 1x tech hardware purchase benefit.

There's a variety of ways you can qualify besides having HH income >200% of the Federal #Poverty Guidelines, including receiving

• a recent #PellGrant
• Federal #Housing assistance
• discounted school lunches
• #Medicaid
• #SNAP
• #WIC
• Veterans Pension/Survivor Benefits
• #SSI
• assorted #Tribal Lands/ #Native benefits

Full details:
https://www.fcc.gov/acp

knizer, 11 months ago to boston

#Introduction

Howdy, I'm #Knizer - the janitor here at #TootBoston, my tiny #hometown flavored mastodon instance. I live in #SomervilleMA & generally try to boost/promote #Boston #NewEngland #MAPoli #MBTA area events, news, and #a11y tagged photos.

Its smart to build #community - get to know your #neighbors & how your local #politics machine runs!

I encompass multitudes, and also share the #art, #music, & #books that speak to me.

marionsd, 2 months ago to random

Psyched to see @pluralistic finally come to Boston, April 11 at Harvard's Berkman Center! If you're not familiar with his thinking on what corporate shittiness does to digital technologies, make sure to read up and go see him! https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/enshittification

knizer, 4 months ago to random

Did you know that between #CambridgeMA and #SomervilleMA, there's at least 8 different venues with #Pinball machines? Check out the Pinball Map, an open source, crowdsourced worldwide map of public pinball machines.: https://pinballmap.com/map?address=somerville+ma

knizer, 4 months ago to boston

One can now borrow an air quality monitor from the #SomervilleMA Public Library https://somerville.minlib.net/Record/.b42409299

#LibraryOfThings #Minlib #Boston #massachusetts #library #covid

knizer, 10 months ago to boston

I am willing to drive an hour from #SomervilleMA for really, really good takeout biscuits and gravy, on a rainy July today.

Where am I going, #boston ?

knizer, 10 months ago to boston

The #Weekend is almost upon us! Top tier stuff to do in the coming days:

See that Scottish #play by #shakespeare on the #BostonCommon - Free - 8pm - most nights through 6 August

https://commshakes.org/production/macbeth/

#Boston #BostonWeekend (1/?)

knizer, 10 months ago to boston

Eyyy its #FollowFriday time! These folks live in/around #Boston and I always look forward to their posts here:

@brucy
@itamarst
@BryanLastRedDrop
@max_in_somer
@vida_latina
@mem_somerville
@wx1g
@crschmidt
@bikepedantic

This week I put together a #BostonWeekend events summary - please give it a boost if you're local: https://toot.boston/@knizer/110707237846806375

#BostonFollow #Massachusetts
#Boston
#SomervilleMA #CambridgeMA

knizer, 4 months ago to random

Rabbit Rabbit!

knizer, 10 months ago to boston

Hey #Boston - Let's talk weekend of July 15-16

Number one on my list is #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA - #ArtBeat on Saturday July 15th - 1030am-9pm

Music, dance, food, crafts, community: This year's theme is #Pulse
https://somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/2023

knizer, 23 days ago to cycling

look its the fediverse's own @bikepedantic featured on the local #BikeBus https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/05/18/the-bike-bus-rolls-on-each-friday-in-cambridge-but-a-recent-kids-ride-was-more-like-a-parade/

#biketooter #cycling #cambridgeMA

knizer, 5 months ago to somerville

When /r/somerville on reddit was asked: "What is the most used #Somerville online forum?" one user wrote the following take:

"As others have noted, facebook tends older and more conservative (the Davis Square group is -legendary- for toxicity), Reddit tends younger and more hyper-online, Mastadon is great if you want to talk exclusively with people who agree with you (not a bad thing, just something to be aware of), Bluesky is still a walled garden, Nextdoor -is- a trash fire, Instagram can't figure out what it wants to be, and nobody uses Threads."

https://www.reddit.com/r/Somerville/comments/18fnbsd/comment/kcxezm1/ #SomervilleMA

swachter, 2 months ago to random

I have to say, having an unknown piece of electronics begin smoking aggressively is a damn effective way to end an otherwise lovely chat between Randall Munroe and @pluralistic. Gotta remember that one for the next time I want to get out of a meeting.

knizer, 1 month ago to boston

Using the dryer rather than...just hanging things up is a not-eco-friendly American addiction, and I appreciate a well-built drying rack.

I saw a house in St Johnsbury, #Vermont with 4x of these wall mounted rotary clothes airers on their porches and thought they were a great idea, and finally found the right search terms today for a source.

These should be everywhere in #SomervilleMA and #boston - with all our high-density triple deckers.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brabantia-Wallfix-79-ft-Outdoor-Dryer-Metallic-Gray/25896871 #solarpunk

knizer, 2 months ago to newhampshire

More terf nonsense passed, in the #NH House, headed to the #NewHampshire Republican controlled Senate, seems likely to pass. https://www.nhpr.org/education/2024-03-21/nh-house-votes-to-ban-trans-girls-from-girls-sports-teams #Sigh #NHpol #LiveFreeOrDie #USPol #sports #trans #NewEngland #TitleIX

knizer, 2 months ago to boston

#Boston - Should you see a lost cosplayer or otaku struggling with our #MBTA system, trying to get to #PAXEast con at 415 Summer St, approach with a soothing voice, saying 'hello comrade geek, the Silver Line is a bus, yet not a bus.'

If they're already at South Station, let them know that they could walk over Summer Street bridge in about the same time as it would take to figure out the Silver Line. The scenery is better, too. https://east.paxsite.com/

knizer, 1 month ago to boston

#boston if you can’t see #aurora where you are try taking a picture with your camera. #somervilleMA

knizer, 13 days ago to boston

With highs in the upper 70s F and mostly sunny through the first weekend of June - it might be perfect couple of days to bike, hike, or beach.

What's on your list for events in and around #Boston for May 31-June 2?

(#BostonWeekend 1/x)

knizer, 12 days ago to climate

#CambridgeMA residents: get a tree planted on your property for free by this #GreenCambridge program:
https://www.greencambridge.org/canopycrew
The best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago, the second best time is now. #Climate #trees #UrbanCanopy #ClimateChange #Solarpunk #Massachusetts #Cambridge #Camberville

knizer, 26 days ago to boston

This weekend of May 17th-19th, what's going on, #Boston ? What's the can't-miss event(s) you hope to enjoy?

(The #BostonWeekend Thread 1/?)

knizer, 1 month ago to boston

#Boston - What's happening this May 10-12th weekend? (besides Saturday's #SomervillePorchfest)?
#Massachusetts #NewEngland (The #BostonWeekend Thread (1/?)

knizer, 20 days ago to boston

#Boston - Weekend events thread: Memorial Day 2024 Edition. There's a ton going on around town, but what's on your radar, #NewEngland?

Friday's going to be hot again in the mid 80s, but Saturday and Sunday should be cooler/cloudier in the mid-upper 70s. Memorial Day Monday might have rainy afternoon cookouts, in the upper 60s.

(Promote this weekend's events with #BostonWeekend to play along 1/?)