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glightly

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Disabled Masters student @ UC Davis.
Speaker on Accessibility in Higher Ed/Cycling/Plant Science.
Speaker on carob.

#Accessibility #Botany #Cycling #SciComm #NoBot #NoBridge

Most of my posts are not asking for advice so please don't offer it unsolicited. When I'm asking for advice, I usually ask quite explicitly.

Banner = 2 UC Access Now buttons, with a seal that's a parody of the University of California's. It says "Let There Be Access > ADA" Profile = HG Peters drawing of Wonder Woman

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glightly, to cycling
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I've thought about using the cargo quadricycle to take my propane tank to the hardware store for a refill but didn't do it because it felt hard to do safely.

That didn't worry this person, who has put the tank (about 1/3 the size I have) on a furniture dolly improvised into a trailer.

glightly, to random
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AARP says AT & T is trying to eliminate landlines in CA. I have a landline not just for DSL but because it has beeen my experience that (a) regulation on landlines is better than regulation on cellphones (b) landlines often work better in an emergency than cellphones do.

Some people live places where they can get landlines, but cell service is awful. We need landlines!

Public Comment here: https://apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401:65:0::NO:RP,57,RIR:P5_PROCEEDING_SELECT:A2303003

Public Forume March 19, 6pm via phone & online. https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-meetings/pph-att-2024-03-19-6pm

glightly, to disability
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This is some tin-plated bullshit right here. https://thenewswheel.com/the-basics-of-accessible-van-insurance-coverage/

@disability

glightly, to cycling
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"That sign doesn't apply to me because I'm seeking profit" strikes again.

I've emailed in flagrante delicto photos of businesses flouting the law, but our business-owner city councilman (and now mayor) does not feel like holding business people to the same standards as poor people.

glightly,
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No reply so far. This may be because by ccing more than 2 or 3 addresses, they're able to assume someone else is replying.

glightly,
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I was reminded about this thread about how breaking the law suddenly "isn't breaking the law" if making a profit is involved by this TDS story. https://youtu.be/EDMinX6t1Zk?si=K3Fkz5sQkmecCxpM&t=627

glightly, to random
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Goddammit. It's the high fructose corn syrup of tech.

glightly, to cycling
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Keep checking out the (a)synchronous chat. Keep adding the hashtag to your replies if you forgot to do that.

If we get on trending, it hopefully helps more cyclists and folks who want to cycle find the community. We can grow and get to know one another! @bikenite @fedibikes @mastobikes

ai6yr, to politics

Hmm, do not trust the man selling bibles who takes all the "though shalt not" in the Ten Commandments as a to do list. 🤔

glightly,
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@ai6yr See also: @JesusJets

ai6yr, to random

Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out).

glightly,
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@ai6yr Congratulations!

glightly,
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@ai6yr Oh, I get that it's not over yet, but it must be a relief to have the contractor part done.

firephoto, to random
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Purple pollen eaters.

A bee with quite a large collection of purple-ish pollen entering a beehive. A bee above the entrance watches it, and another bee is beyond it.
A bee with purple-ish pollen enters a behive. A bee above appears to be watching as does one behind it. The pollen is slightly shiny, and a pale purple, but not pink.
A bee with purple-ish pollen on the landing board of a Langstroth hive.

glightly,
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@firephoto @msquebanh I've seen just a few species with purple pollen. Not sure which you have near you. In LA, its Phacelia https://nhm.org/stories/purple-pollen-eaters-honeybees-love-affair-phacelia

This European-focused guide to pollen colors doesn't include purple, though. https://www.mybeeline.co/en/p/pollen-identification-color-guide

glightly,
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@msquebanh Here's some real stunner purple pollen. https://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/view/?id=3132

glightly,
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@msquebanh The flowers are very small (despite what the photo has you thinking), but it's cool. It's too hot to grow in SoCal, but this nursery is more for SF Bay Area and PNW (if you feel okay growing introduced plants).

skyfaller, to random
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How can I, as an adult American, get better at geography?

Today @berz schooled me when I wanted to discuss genocide in Tigray, but I guessed incorrectly the country it took place in (Ethiopia). Yes, I have difficulty distinguishing countries in Africa, and no, I'm not proud of it.

I've tried playing geography games like Globle: https://globle-game.com/

That helps me recognize countries on the map, but no details about them stick in my head as a result (such as where war crimes took place).

glightly,
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@skyfaller Americans don't get taught enough geography, but there's also the fact that political boundaries do change over time. Sometimes you might know what it was before but not be caught up on how it's changed since. I'm still fuzzy on that part of East Africa, on the post- Bosnian War, post-Kosovo War, and other post-USSR breakup lines.

Keeping up on political boundaries involves reading news combined with Wikipedia. It also helps to have a diverse feed on social media.

But there's more

glightly, to random
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Thanks to the tutoring assistance of @rooster , I GOT THROUGH THIS COURSE BY THE DEADLINE! 🎉 🫠🎉

ai6yr, to gardening

Oxalis is underrated as a landscaping plant! The bees love it. Edible (in small quantities... though probably wouldn't eat these, the dog also likes marking it, ha ha)

glightly,
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@ai6yr Despite the leaf shape, it's not clover, but Oxalis pes-caprae - sourgrass. You can eat it, but should do so in moderation as it has oxalic acid, which can mess with digestion and also contribute to kidney stone formation.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-oxalates

ddp, to mecfs
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Public health briefing for New Zealand, but relevant in all countries.

" is associated with increased healthcare use, productivity loss, and workforce impacts, with implications for NZ workforces that experience high incidence of Covid-19“

"For the substantial sub-group meeting the criteria for , research on this condition has shown that recovery after 2-3 years is uncommon with ME/CFS and that most people have significant long-term disability.”

https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-covid-aotearoa-nz-risk-assessment-and-preventive-action-urgently-needed

glightly,
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@ddp How sad that to get abled people to care about this, it so often has to be framed in economic terms, rather than in terms of what it really means for the actual human beings who've been thrown to the wolves by systemic and capitalism in so much of the world's public health response.

glightly, to climate
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"It was an August day in Lake Elsinore amid an excessive heat warning when 12-year-old Yahushua Robinson — who had been instructed to run — died during P.E. class.

Now, a coroner’s report has reportedly found that the boy died of a heart defect, and that heat and physical exertion were contributing factors."

LA Times unpaywalled: https://archive.is/urRWn

ai6yr, to random

I need to go take a picture of the trashed van for sale up the street here, perfect for that Chris Farley skit. (they want $2K for it... dunno if it runs, even). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2VIEY9-A8

glightly,
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@ai6yr The van market is so hot right now that people really are selling rusting, moss-ridden old vans from their backyards...no clean up at all. And they probably do manage to sell them.

glightly,
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@quartzcity Too bad it's not the opposite way because where you'd really make $ is selling a no-rust CA van back East.

glightly, to random
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Wow, did The Guardian scoop The Onion?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/25/texas-name-change-election-candidate

ascentale, to random
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Last was on Int'l Womens Day and @mmb asks:

Q5. Have you seen urbanism YouTube videos created by women +/or include a framework of racism/ableism? Urbanism as in exploring all active & public transport, incl. cycling & land uses that foster vibrant livable cities.

(Paraphrase due to char limit: Many accounts appear white&male with few exceptions. Are there any other YouTube accounts that can broaden the conversation?)

Link to Q for context: https://sfba.social/@mmb@subdued.social/112062045489640455

glightly,
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@ascentale @mmb A5. If the pandemic hadn't happened and been handled so poorly that it's still unsafe for me to be on campus, I might have been able to learn video editing by now.

I'm a cis-woman, white, multiply disabled. I have done presentations on ableism in cycling/urbanism. I've tweeted and tooted threads for a long time...But since I haven't made an acct dedicated only to that, I don't think I have quite the followership on that. https://youtu.be/3fV-3d-J7pw?si=AqKb21JzlbkH_vSG&t=80 @bikenite @cycling

glightly,
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@ascentale @mmb If/when I finish my Masters, I'd like to learn video editing and be more considered about how I put this analysis out there because so far I feel it's been taken for granted a little bit.

@bikenite @mastobikes @fedibikes

ascentale, to random
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@sam is woondering about DIY rain covers:

Q2. Does anyone have examples of a bicycle that they've built a rain-cover for (for the rider preferably, but if you've built one for your kids in a cargo bike bucket I'd be curious about that too)? Not something you can buy, something you built. Thanks!

glightly,
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@sam @ascentale Yes. The old school recumbent community did a LOT of DIY. Folks would make fairings out of coroplast, including the campaign signs littering candidates left behind. @mastobikes @fedibikes

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