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johne

@johne@denvr.social

Geek Dad, Software and Electrical Engineer. First of His Generation. Breaker of Tools. Roaster of coffee. Rider of Many Bikes. Neurodivergent. Rage Against the Machine Learning.

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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

#fedibikes

johne,
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@clive just sent you an email.

shansterable, to random
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I follow COVID scientists here on Mastodon. I've seen them post links to studies showing waning effectiveness of COVID vaccines after 6 months.

I received the updated booster last October and want to get boosted again prior to some planned travel in July. (Air travel to the MAGA anti-vax cesspool known as Florida)

I have contacted three pharmacies in my area.

One has no COVID vaccines at all and said they won't receive any until fall.

The other two say they will not vaccinate me because they must follow US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines stating that only people 65 years and older should receive boosters at this time.

They won't vaccinate me even if I am willing to pay out of pocket.

Both say I must get a recommendation from my health care provider before they will even consider it.

Less than 20% of people in my state are up to date on their COVID vaccines. For those of us who want to follow the science and not some arbitrary age limitation, why not let us get vaccinated?

johne,
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@shansterable you just need to say youโ€™re immunocompromised. They donโ€™t need proof. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html

johne,
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@dancast @shansterable I believe this is the same policy as before.

johne, to random
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I love getting almost squished by a pickup truck driver who blocked the crosswalk. I tried meeting his ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ as I crossed in front of him. He started to pull forward. As I cleared the truck I yelled. At first he was apologetic for having been looking the other way. A few seconds later he yelled that I was โ€œdriving on the wrong side of the road.โ€ So many things wrong with that. First of all, I was on the sidewalk. I only did that because a detour for road construction sent me that way.

johne,
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Also sidewalk riding for adults is legal in Colorado outside of Denver. Somehow my blood pressure is actually a tad low now thatIโ€™m at my doctor appointment.

johne,
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On my way back Iโ€™m going to ride through the construction zone as thats far safer.

ProPublica, to Illinois
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Ticketed at as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an City for Violating Her Civil Rights

It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girlโ€™s AirPods.

Now sheโ€™s heading back to court in the hope of stopping from using to discipline .

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-naperville-school-ticketing-amara-harris-civil-rights-lawsuit-airpods

johne,
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@ProPublica racism in suburban Chicago? Only on days that end in Y.

smellsofbikes, to random
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I'm trying to test thermal shutdown on an IC: if it gets hot enough, does its thermal regulation work? It has: an ADC measuring die temp via bandgap, a hardware bandgap that cuts function at a specific temperature, and a write register that you can set a value into so when it exceeds that value it shuts down. The important one, the hardware that should cut the power section, is way off. It hasn't tripped at 200C.
So today I talked to a running chip through liquid solder. That's a first.

johne,
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@smellsofbikes heat gun? thats how i once tried to reproduce field failures of a product that kept letting its smoke out. never could reproduce. The conditions were way over whatever they experienced in the field.

johne, (edited ) to random
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Professor Plum. โ€œWell then who did I kill?โ€ โ€œMy butler.โ€ โ€œAww shucks.โ€ We guessed wrong on who dun it. We should have interviewed Mrs White more think.
Clue inspired murder mystery at the Lumber Baron Inn, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clue-20-an-immersive-queer-cinema-event-tickets-900143000947

ashleyspencer, to random
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Finally got my ADHD meds!

Walked in the grocery store and instantly

โœจ meltdown โœจ

Zero cashiers. Only self-checkout. My hands are shaking a lot from the heat and struggled to bag my small amount of groceries. Kept dropping everything.

Going in grocery stores: zero stars, do not recommend ๐Ÿ‘Ž

johne,
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@ashleyspencer That happened to me at a Home Depot. I walked up to the three employees overseeing the self checkouts and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't work here."

johne, (edited )
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@ashleyspencer None of it is your responsibility. Heck I felt cheated that I had to put my credit card in the machine. That used to be the job of the workers too.

johne, to random
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infosec news from @violetblue https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-21-104647828 Plus the cutest little otter/penguin.

kbroman, to random
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new sweatshirt, โ€œrage against the machine learningโ€

johne,
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@kbroman can i ask where you got that one? I love the font used. I have the phrase on a tshirt but with a boring and not ironic font.

johne,
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@kbroman Thank you!

yabellini, to random
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This research shows that aptitude for learning foreign languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic maths knowledge.

"These results provide a novel framework for understanding programming aptitude, suggesting that the importance of numeracy may be overestimated in modern programming education environments."

Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages. Prat, et.al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8

#TeachingTechTogether

johne, (edited )
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@yabellini Cool, cool, cool. Gรฉnial. Geil.

johne, to random
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I am in a furryโ€™s dream. Looking for Professor Plum costume.

johne,
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also Drag Queen or a show girl.

stevesilberman, to random
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Ouch! From IG: @thedailytism, a cheeky Instagram account by #autistic people for autistic people.

johne,
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@stevesilberman Thereโ€™s an rss friendly website too: https://thedailytism.com/ fellow author and comedian Sara Gibbs has some funny ones such as, https://thedailytism.com/researchers-fear-people-with-autism-may-become-sentient/

EVDHmn, to random
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On a side note. I bought a mountain bike at a yard sale for 5 dollars itโ€™s a GIANT made Rincon I think it says itโ€™s a custom. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/ee/rincon-1-2022
Fixing the tire and oiling the chainโ€ฆ and gears do I need special oil?

johne,
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@EVDHmn If you want to go down a rabbit hole: https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/ tldr; Assuming the chain hasnโ€™t worn too much, almost any โ€œwetโ€ lube from a bike shop should be fine. Muckoff products should be avoided. If you want the longest life, waxing a new striped chain is they way to go, but the most complicated.

neurovagrant, to random
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punning with a Brit friend about ghosts and he just asked

"aren't you on the spectre-um?"

that might be the funniest autism joke i've heard all year

(cc @catvincent )

johne,
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@neurovagrant @catvincent ๐Ÿ‘ป Boo!

johne, to random
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Look at me doing crap with electronics. I was able to use a broken usb c cable to power this relay board. Itโ€™s going to go into my espresso machine to remote power it on.

johne, to random
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I've been maintaining the sprinkler system our home came with for over 20 years. Last night I tried to remove an old sprinkler that sits too low. Normally I can use long hose pliers to unscrew the female thread nipple that usually stays in the ground. Not this time. I only got out broken pieces. Time to get really dirty.

johne, to random
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Making my first passes with a MIG welder tonight I was told I have very steady hands.

Violinknitter, to random
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So thereโ€™s this Murderbot Bot on Mastodon, and the number of times Iโ€™ve read one of their posts w/o seeing who posted it and then wondered what the heck new apocalypse thing was happening isโ€ฆ more than just a few. https://botsin.space/@murderbotbot/112462854639476568

johne, (edited )
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@Violinknitter have you read the books? theyโ€™re wonderful. but also, yeah.

johne,
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@Violinknitter Me too.

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