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LabSpokane

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Birdland refugee.

Primary interests: cycling, engineering, electronics, art, aviation, the outdoors, and the magnificent PNW.

Living under the radar because, well, this is the Redoubt and shit is just crazy here.

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ai6yr, to Insurance

If you are a homeowner and are insured by State Farm, Ohio Mutual, Pure Insurance, Westfield, and maybe Nationwide, you can get a FREE device to monitor your electrical system for arcing (one of the causes of house fires). h/t @w8emv

https://www.tingfire.com

LabSpokane,
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@ai6yr @w8emv

Another strategy is to install combination AFCI/GFCI circuit breakers which will detect and trip on either ground faults and arc faults. They’re required for all new residential buildings in code anyway. The only downside is the modest expense, but still cheaper than any kind of fire remediation.

clive, (edited ) to random
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People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

LabSpokane,
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@clive The only “problem” with e-bikes is the same problem with all bikes: a lack of infrastructure. The rest of the “problems” are problems of perception that seem to exist solely in the minds of retro-grouches on the interwebs.

E-bikes are a total game changer. They truly are a three-season car replacement. An e-bike just turned my 26 mile teeth-gritting car commute into a pleasure cruise. And it really only takes and extra 25 minutes on each end.

LabSpokane, to RaspberryPi
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This is going to be such a shitshow. https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2024/05/15/raspberry-pi-ready-for-ipo-on-london-stock-exchange/?sh=2f47bbe94be7

LabSpokane,
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Building your business around using a is about to become a very bad, bad thing. They have a captive audience and can just turn the screws on price.

LabSpokane, to random
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My new funk band name is, “Sonic Thump.”

RE: https://social.beachcom.org/@nasa/112445945278235426

ai6yr, to random

What in the world from Disney is advertising Bluetooth around here?!?!

LabSpokane,
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@ai6yr This is known as, “Leisure Suit Larry Mode” where the device will try to amorously pair with any device walking by.

LabSpokane, to cycling
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https://my.spokanecity.org/news/stories/2024/05/10/spokane-makes-cycling-safer/

ai6yr, to books

Ha! Someone planted a banned book in my Not-A-Trademark-Registered-Library. Do you know which one?

LabSpokane,
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@epu @ai6yr The future is a stupid place. Our teachers read that to us in grade school (public) and we LOVED it. My very conservative parents got me copies of that and the Light in the Attic.

There was never a discussion of banning that, Judy Blume books, Anne Frank’s Diary, etc.

LabSpokane, to random
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from Steptoe Butte

LabSpokane,
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LabSpokane,
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As bright to the south as the north.

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LabSpokane,
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One of my faves of the this evening. This is in eastern Washington state. It got so bright we just pulled over in awe.

LabSpokane, to random
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Apropos of nothing. https://youtu.be/u4Pcwcnd23c

LabSpokane, to random
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I re-read this article and what really stands out is the usual differential treatment between men and women.

Guys have trouble with erections from their bike seats and industry mobilizes to move mountains. No boner left behind.

A woman has pain and permanent disfigurement from saddles designed for men, and it’s straight to blame the victim.

I’m glad the conversation has started so that women may soon have equal access to properly fitting equipment.

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/112395688415017334

thomasfuchs, to random
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WiFi is now a quarter of a century old

Matt Damon Grandpa GIF

LabSpokane,
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@thomasfuchs https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/80211-versions

matias, to cycling
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Can anyone recommend a phone bike mount that doesn’t require me to use a special case on my phone? Just for occasional use…

LabSpokane,
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@matias I have several of these and they are outstanding.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085DMV7XD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

lauren, to random
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FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data

Meanwhile, Congress bans TikTok and wants to ban DJI, based on what politicians think they might do! How screwed up can this get? -L

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144599/fcc-fine-att-sprint-verizon-t-mobile-location-data

LabSpokane,
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@lauren Is there any concrete information about what TikTok has actually DONE that merits this?

fraying, to random
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The neighbor got ducks. I am going to try and befriend them through the fence.

LabSpokane,
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@fraying No body of water on you property shall ever be clean again.

LabSpokane, to animals
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Because you needed to hear a dog barking at a pair of dinosaurs playing a saxophone in Canon Hill park.

a dog barking at a pair of blue dinosaurs dancing and playing a saxophone in Canon Hill park.

LabSpokane, to cycling
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For anyone who wonders if e-biking is beneficial to your health, this is a graph of my VO2max. Guess when I bought my e-bike and started riding it to work.

RickiTarr, to random
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Have you ever met someone who lies all the time, but doesn't seem to realize they are lying?

LabSpokane,
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@RickiTarr LOL. Meet? Try being raised by one.

LabSpokane,
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@RickiTarr And in the case of a true narcissistic sociopath, they absolutely know they are lying. Getting you to accept the lie without challenging them is their endorphin hit and the source of their power.

Most people will not confront a narcissistic sociopath with their bullshit (because of fear of retaliation via rage), so lying becomes a self-reinforcing cycle to continually get what they want at everyone else’s expense.

ascentale, to random
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@xtaran wonders about campaigns designed to boost cycling:

Q4. Given campaigns like , (this is happening right now!) or : Which type of campaign motivates you most? Are you more looking for "as often as possible" (e.g. at least once per day, outbrave any weather) or more at the distance ("see how "much you cycle get within some period")? Maybe regular group rides similar to a ? Or something completely different?

LabSpokane,
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@figstick @ai6yr @ascentale @xtaran I love riding too! I always took the train everywhere in the UK because I just enjoyed stress free riding.

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