MHowell

werefreeatlast, 1 month ago to pnw

While failing laughably at #cyanotype I learned just a few weeks ago that our house #tapwater was ph9.5 that's really #alkaline.

Here's what you can expect if you drink alkaline water:
https://youtu.be/6s5y0A0VnFc?si=K-Lr87S3wlDD4yVB

My wife developed itchiness near the special areas and so have I in slightly different areas. I think it's because we've been bathing in #hardwater all this time. Has anyone in the #pnw dealt with this that can recommend a softener or filter? I noticed that our filter gives ph7.5.

adron, 1 month ago to random

Brass tacks review after 416 days of owning and riding the hell out of a Riese & Müller Load 75!

In this VLOG, I provide a detailed review of my Riese & Müller Load 75 bike, covering its components, performance, and my use cases such as hauling, grocery shopping, and transportation. Recommending maintenance and discussing incidents like brake system breakage, punctures, and weight limit testing. Watch the full VLOG for more details. [Word count: 50]

http://transitsleuth.com/2024/03/31/brass-tacks-review-after-416-days-of-owning-and-riding-the-hell-out-of-a-riese-muller-load-75/

Mikal, 1 month 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.

Mikal, 1 month ago to random

Listening to "How Infrastructure Works" by @debcha on a road trip today and got to the part about the wind farm near Banning, CA minutes before...driving past the wind farm while eastbound on I-10!

I drive this route semi-regularly, so am familiar with the fields of turbines, but the timing cracked me up.

How Infrastructure Works is a fascinating, engaging book, think: accessible and personal explanation of the material systems that make modern life possible and how we need to change them going into the future, from a feminist perspective.

View through a vehicle windshield driving past a field of large white wind turbines with mountains in the background.

ai6yr, 1 month ago to IBM

Sorting through the stuff from my closet, realizing I have this dress code covered, but I will never wear it again. (although the shirts, admittedly, are from the early 2000's). #ibm #dresscode #advertisement #fashion #clothing

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

2K (asking) rust bucket if you plan on getting a job giving motivational speeches to teenagers. I do recommend investing in belts and suspension. #van #livinginavandowjnytheriver

TheNeedling, 1 month ago to random

Chihuly Garden and Glass Shatters Museum Ceiling in Celebration of Women’s History Month: https://theneedling.com/2024/03/25/chihuly-garden-and-glass-celebrates-womens-history-month-by-shattering-own-glass-ceiling/

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Ooh! My son's new toy from the Fediverse! Thanks! #lock #lockpicking

scrubbles, 1 month 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 ...)

MHowell, 1 month ago to threads

How to block Threads on Mastodon

If you're one of the fediverse influencers who sees Threads arrival it as "historic" and "a glimpse of the future" ... well, you might want to skip this post.

But if you're one of the many many people on the fediverse who doesn't want to deal with Threads, read on!

https://privacy.thenexus.today/how-to-block-threads-on-mastodon/

Thanks to
@thenexusofprivacy

Another resource @antimeta

If you'd feel more comfortable moving to a server that is blocking Threads, here's a list: https://fedipact.veganism.social/

#Threads #Threadsdotnet #BlockThreads #Zuck #BlockingThreads #Meta

jstatepost, 1 month ago to random

🥥 Many people don't know yet about the #Alt4Me tag, so I'm using Palm Sunday to respond to images and video clips that lack alt-text with a comment containing the tag.
Several people have been kind enough to respond by crafting and providing alt-text for this media, which otherwise lacks it.
Thank YOU to all of YOU!
Bonus: Whenever I notice that someone has been kind enough and thoughtful enough to take the time to respond to the tag with text, Eye boost their alt-text! 🥥
#PalmSunday, #AltText

sidereal, 1 month ago to random

Got tired of not having a click wheel in my life, and the Tangaras haven't come out yet, so on a whim I bought a refurbished iPod on ebay. Busting out the mp3 library from the external hard drive deep freeze. Pretty excited.

JuliusGoat, 1 month 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/

gerrymcgovern, 1 month ago to random

Quality has long been the enemy of Big Tech. The more quality a product has, the longer it will last, and thus the less money Big Tech will make. Sure, there is the service and repair opportunity. That’s not a bad business. It is not, though, the type of business that Big Tech has grown supersized on. Big Tech has mastered the branding of the new. You see, the juiciest and most spectacular profit is in the magical brand, the stuff you can feel but cannot touch.
https://gerrymcgovern.com/big-tech-hates-quality/

Mikal, 1 month ago to random

Oh, look, face eating leopard has arrived.

gneilyo, 1 month ago to random

Has anyone considered what’s gonna happen once AI is fully trained up on all of us using the oceans of data that’s been collected by
telcos
banks
medical systems
genomics companies
social media giants
supermarkets
political parties
cable companies
credit bureaus
and our backstabbing cars
in addition to the countless sources I’m neglecting to mention

or nah

TheNeedling, 1 month 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/

atrupar, 1 month ago to random

Removed the paywall from our Q&A with rhetoric expert Jen Mercieca about he 2024 campaign and how Biden can hit Trump where it hurts, so if you wanted to read it last week but couldn't, now you can! And if you appreciate this work, please support PN by subscribing. https://www.publicnotice.co/p/jennifer-mercieca-interview-2024-trump-rhetoric

ai6yr, 1 month ago to Costco

Costco's sale of gold bars and HP computers makes me think their product selection folks have lost their touch... #Costco

MHowell, 1 month ago to random

Who will trump be indebted to if he becomes president? $460M gets someone a lot of favors.

Read the latest from Wendy Siegelman here

https://newstracs.com/trumps-cash-balances-reveals-new-info-and-raises-new-questions/2024/03/18/

@wendysiegelman

#fraud #mafia #dictator #fascist #corrupt #corrupted #NYAG

MHowell, 2 months ago (edited 1 month ago) to cycling

We need this here - investment in bicycling infrastructure.

#Seattlebikeblog #Seabikes #BikeTooter #Seattle #Cycling #SeattleCityCouncil #Bicycling #KingCounty #Waleg

https://momentummag.com/paris-cycling-numbers-double/

rbreich, 2 months ago to random

pbump, 2 months ago to random

New polling shows that Republicans are more excited about their nominee than are Democrats and that Biden voters often see their vote as primarily anti-Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/13/vote-against-trump-biden/