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EugestShirley

@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org

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ai6yr, to climate

In the face of increasing climate impacts, Florida is picking "denial" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/climate/desantis-climate-change-florida.html?utm_source=press.coop

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Thanks for blurring out the offensive object.

ai6yr, to random

One of the local universities advertising "50 and Better" classes including courses/lectures on Frank Sinatra, 1950's swing, and "Over The Rainbow" makes me wonder why they are conflating Gen X folks with the boomers here... ("just over 50" are folks who grew up with U2, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc.) 🤔

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@ai6yr
A lot of people conflate boomers with "anyone older than me." It makes no real sense to partition people by generation names. 20 years and the world has changed.

ai6yr, to random

AP: North Carolina bill to curb mask-wearing in protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too.. " According to the bill’s summary, people could no longer wear masks in public for medical reasons." https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-covid-masks-gaza-protest-b0c6ea89a5d08a8d2f2b21e793e8a6d7

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Blech.
Like we don't already have enough people yelling at other people for using disabled parking, with a pass, because they need proof.

Laws written to rely on the delicate perceptiveness of the lowest common denominators.

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Massive civil unrest in New Caledonia (part of France) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4dlxd10xo

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@ai6yr

Thanks. I would have missed this one. I'm on a news diet.
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/world/four-dead-in-new-caledonia-riots-france-declares-state-of-emergency/ar-BB1msbUC

ai6yr, to random

I suspect someone would be upset if this were implemented today. Suggested Boy Scout game from 1937.

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@ai6yr
Opium was a widespread problem after WWI. Actually after every war.
It makes sense that opium smuggling would be part of everyday conversation, law, games.
https://www.civilwarmed.org/opium-eaters-and-the-civil-war/

ai6yr, to furniture

My 1979 Knoll office chair... needs new foam. Any furniture restoration folks here tried one of these? May move this on, but if foam replacement is easy may add another project to the list.

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@ai6yr
That's too bad. I've upholstered many chairs.
Not this intimidating style. I don't know how to tackle the disassembly. Even more difficult with arms.

ai6yr, to random

Hmm... ICON says it will feel like 103F between Follywood and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 2pm on Thursday 5/16. #heat #FLwx

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Warmish.

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Queue up the Guns N' Roses! (Haven't been back here since right before the rainy season).

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr How often do hives need a visit?

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Thank you.

Also for correctly intuiting that I meant human visitors.

lauren, to random
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Am I the only one suddenly finding the obnoxious "Help me write" choice at the top of common right-click Chrome context menus where the incredibly useful "Undo" choice used to be? No more UNDO? HUH?

By the way, Google, I already damned well know how to write, and there's a snowball's chance in Hell of my letting your "AI" write anything for me.

EugestShirley,
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@lauren
Does the Windoze standard Ctrl+Y still work for undo?

ai6yr, to Aviation

Aviation: 70 Vomiting Passengers Turn Frankfurt Flight Into Living Hell. "...a large number of passengers aboard Condor Airlines Flight DE2315 from Mauritius to Frankfurt all appeared to have caught the same stomach bug..." https://jalopnik.com/70-vomiting-passengers-turn-frankfurt-flight-into-livin-1851454612

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr They only have so many barf bags aboard.

ai6yr, to WX

Per the Atlanta Journal Consitution, Mike Seidel has been laid off from The Weather Channel along with producers and other staff at The Weather Channel. (note: paywall for full story). https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/byron-allen-cuts-staff-at-the-weather-channel-thegrio/4BFNV4E2PVDY3HZ2637WIAFH5U/ #wx #jobs #journalism #weather

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
What?
Also tornado in Robert Lee, Texas

ai6yr, to random

🤨 ABC11: Housing complex planned for Cedar Creek area raises tension between residents, developer "People living in the area argue that the developer shouldn't be building there because it's a wetland, and they question the involvement of a business linked to the mayor in the project. " https://abc11.com/fayetteville-housing-complex-planned-for-cedar-creek-area-raises-tension-between-residents/14757353/

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@ai6yr
I knew some wealthy Texans who kept getting flooded out, and kept rebuilding.
Their opinion, "we get a new beach house!"
Compare to the poor folks who can't afford the bus ticket to evacuate 10' storm surge.

ai6yr, to random

Interesting, found we have gained 3 swarms of bees into empty hives today. 🐝

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
Does the queen set the tone of hive behavior?

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
Dang, I wish my mom had passed along some of her fiestyness.

EugestShirley, to random
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Meanwhile, in France. Many lightning strikes.
https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=ses;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;z=6;y=49.3895;x=4.5154;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

ai6yr, to earthquake

LOL "look at this earthquake API" to a coworker. (Oh look, M4.5 in Corona!)

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr I felt that, but not the smaller foreshocks.

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
What else might the Elsinore Fault have in store? Usually, not that much. 🤞

ai6yr, to random

Saw an "Earth Day project" on re-using soda pop liter bottles as planters, and rather than "oh neat what an earthy day thing to do" my brain said: "that's a drop in the bucket of soda bottle waste... and that stuff degrades into horrible little bits of plastic in the garden... maybe avoid buying the giant soda bottle in the first place?" 🤔

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@ai6yr
Planters? What a terrible idea. I've seen them used as watering aids for a season or two. At least they don't shatter into shards embedded in your yard before they end their second life.

ai6yr, to woodworking

Organic certified wood glue! (In all seriousness, condiment containers are superior to what wood glue is sold in normally. This is bulk refilled)

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
😆 The labels usually peel off after a short bath in warm water.
Oh, were it as easy to restore a reputation.

ai6yr, to random

Yikes, the photo of tourists in Venice used in this article. #tourism #Venice https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/venice-tests-5-euro-day-tripper-entry-fee-as-the-italian-city-struggles-with-overtourism

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr
This is a protest against the new tourism fee.
They could have used other photos.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/venice-gondola-capsizes-tourists-canal

ai6yr, to random

Hmm, might have to start taking bets on how far off the chart we'll get this year on SSTs. 👀
https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Dang.
Last year the oceans were already so hot.

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Yikes, WhatsUp for disaster situational awareness in the Maui AAR. I guess no worse than Slack, but seems haphazard. Looks like they know that and are looking to improve all their tools. 😬

EugestShirley,
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@ai6yr Thank goodness for woke cash funding of public services.

ai6yr, to Rats

Ooh! Mark off "leptospirosis in humans due to rat pee" on your bingo card!

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/life-threatening-rat-pee-infections-reach-record-levels-in-nyc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@ai6yr Lots of rats in my home town, especially on the subway tracks.

ai6yr, to random

I'm curious how many people are NOT aware of the eclipse today and are going to be driving today and lose their minds over the total solar eclipse. 🤔

(I used to assume people paid attention to the news, but that is no longer the case).

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@housepanther @ai6yr
NASA has a helpful path/time page.

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/

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