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Karstan

@Karstan@urbanists.social

"There's only one rule that I know of, babies-'God damn it, you've got to be kind.'" he/him (ish) Ⓥ

Free Palastine. Land Back. Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Gender is made up.

As https://urbanists.social/@SRLevine puts it: "Favorite stars don't cost money and can make someone smile (or at least feel seen) so I use them often. I'm not being weird at you specifically, I'm being weird at everyone." Unless... 😏

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inquiline, to random
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Got called "unseemly and childishly ridiculous" by a man in my mentions today, how's your Mastodon going

Karstan,
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@inquiline @SRLevine lol, I had to go look this up and sure enough it was an asshole I'd muted a few months ago for doing that same shit.

Karstan, to random
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The owner and CEO of the company I work for just "liked" my 20 year work anniversary on LinkedIn. Should I mention to him that if he really liked having me in this position, he probably should have given me a raise sometime in the last 4 years?

Anyway, the only reason I logged in to that hellsite is because I just decided to actively look for another job.

enobacon, (edited ) to random
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carried partner and kid home from after-school errands on the xtracycle. Really should be taking the tandem+trailerbike as better able to carry them both but partner doesn't like the forced pedaling of being chained to my crank. 10yo kid prefers the supercargo, like an absolute princess, but I don't have a great rear seat (footrests) arrangement for partner on that. 🤔 Maybe there's a madsen with electric stoker treadles in my future. Or xtracycle the edgerunner...

Karstan,
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@enobacon xtracycle the xtracycle?? Now there's a thought that's never occurred to me...🤔🤔

I wonder how it would handle? Huge cargo platform!

Karstan,
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@enobacon what if you xtracycled the super cargo?

Karstan,
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@enobacon yes

Karstan, to random
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This is my first year in a LONG time that I'm not using one of those bullshit tax filing services like Turbotax. Just finished filling out my tax forms myself. Fortunately I'm getting refunds for both state and federal taxes because a) there's no way this is gonna be postmarked today 😆 and b) it just occured to me that I don't have a checkbook so I would've had to go get a cashiers check if I'd owed.

I gotta plan this better next year.

Karstan,
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@enobacon Not without a bunch of driving

Karstan, to random
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Lol, a "citywide" map that excludes at least half the city. https://bikeportland.org/2024/04/12/pdx-sidewalk-joy-map-is-a-guide-to-roadside-curiousities-385596

Karstan,
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@enobacon Oddly enough there's actually sidewalk there! On BOTH sides of the street even. It's bizarre.

Karstan,
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@enobacon yup!

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One representative of every land animal is chosen to fight each other. Who emerges as the one true apex predator?

Karstan,
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@annaghughes predator? Probably Grizzly bears, I'd say. The last of the big megafauna predators. And they're MEAN.

But, if it's just who would win in a fight? Then I'd pick African Elephants. They can literally pick up and body slam 10,000lb rhinos.

MLE_online, to random
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I just found the perfect thing for our garage tiki bar lying in the gutter near my house.

I have no idea why it was sitting in the gutter, but I'm not going to look this gift horse in the mouth

Karstan,
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@MLE_online Isn't this how the Bradys found that cursed statue??

Karstan,
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@MLE_online yep!

enobacon, to random
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If filling potholes is virtuous, why is creating them not judged more harshly? #drivers

Karstan,
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@enobacon Potholes just appear randomly. Nobody knows how they occur. It's a mystery of nature.

MLE_online, to random
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The organizers of this career-day panel I agreed to do want my linkedin and a headshot they can use for publicity purposes.

Am I the only one who doesn't have headshots or a linkedin account? I don't like careers enough to have cultivated either of those things.

Karstan,
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@MLE_online Headshots for a job that doesn't directly revolve around one's physical appearance (like modelling or acting) will always be EXTREMELY weird to me. Who started this trend?!?

Karstan, to random
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I dunno why they don't just bring back airships and fill them with hydrogen. It's cheap and plentiful, our technology is FAR beyond what it was 100 years ago, and I can't imagine hydrogen is any more dangerous than JET FUEL.

Karstan,
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This is a serious toot folks. Airships are awesome.

seachanger, to random
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what’s a headline from a better timeline you’d love to read?

Karstan,
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@seachanger US High Speed Rail System Receives Upgrade: Newer Even Faster Trains!

rasterweb, to art

My bike…

Karstan,
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@rasterweb <borat voice> mah biii-ike

enobacon, to random
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who doesn't like a clean crosswalk ramp #BikeLaneSweeper

360 from the bike lane ramp to the adjacent crosswalk ramp and back to cross where I was headed

Karstan,
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@enobacon I'd love to help sweep!

enobacon, to random
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Why is PBOT's sweeper leaving this debris field behind on the speed hump?

tow-behind sweeper picking up gravel, slowing down to dig deeper into the pile on the speed hump

Karstan,
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@enobacon spite?

Karstan, to random
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Fuck yeah. I win the internet today.

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    Karstan,
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    @seachanger They kind of already have that with the FHA programs?

    Edit: I just realized all my responses to you have been contrary of late. 😬 Ugh, sorry!

    Karstan,
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    @seachanger Yeah, good point. In the current market where buyers have to compete with each other it's not great. FHA loans require more in depth home appraisals, etc. and sellers often choose the easier sale (cash buyers, or conventional loans).

    The whole housing system (if you can even call it that) is such a clusterfuck in this country. :/

    enobacon, to random
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    to point oh or not to point oh, that is the question... that I'm pondering about the and its fenders, which say they like tires up to 2.1, or I should get some more fenders (if you need some 20in fenders I might have some extras after I figure this out.) schwalbe big apple.

    Karstan,
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    @enobacon I'd gleefully purchase your spare 20" fenders :)

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