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Economist for non-profits, NGOs, governments, some private cos. Projects—public #policy, #evaluation, #innovation, #tech, job creation, #privacy, #health, #equity, #climate, #sustainability

Ex: The Economist, Bloomberg

Love #data & democracy, hate disinformation

I boost #jobs!

Free time: family, #cooking, #baking, #running, #biking, #camping, #rowing, #photography, #nature, #books, #writing, #haiku, bad #jokes, #pets—often many (≠all!) @ 1x!

Find me: https://linktr.ee/richstein #tfr #fedi22

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RunRichRun, to photography
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Spring is creeping up on us — I have an old analog timer on a lamp near the front door, and it's finally turning on too early — while it's still light outside. I noticed that when I returned from walking the dogs just a little while ago. Also noticed the first crocuses up along with snowdrops in the garden.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Via Matt Campbell @bluehogreport:

This is the funniest thing I’ll read all day.

RunRichRun,
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@GottaLaff @bluehogreport
Sure! Payable in secessionist currency and secured by the full faith and credit of TFG's NFTs.
cc: @molly0xfff

RunRichRun, to Battlemaps
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RunRichRun, to space
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danluu, to random
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It's pretty incredible to see, in today's fundraising environment, a search engine startup use 1/3 of its fundraising round (and a lot of time and attention) setting up a t-shirt production operation so they can give away free t-shirts that don't even have the company's name on them.

It sounds like a story from five years ago.

RunRichRun,
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@danluu
But they're such nice t-shirts! 😜🙄

GottaLaff, to random
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Oy.

Via Scott MacFarlane:

Asked by CNN if he agrees w claim that defendants are hostages, Sen (R-SC) answers, "I believe that our DOJ should allow a jury of our peers to make the decisions"

(Approx. 140 people have been convicted at trial, 700+ opted for guilty plea)

Scott also told CNN about the Jan 6 mob: "99% of the people who showed up were there to exercise their first amendment rights.

(Of the 1200+ defendants, 450+ have been charged with assaulting police)

RunRichRun,
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@GottaLaff
Justice is blind. GOP is delusional.

ai6yr, to random

Sigh. More holes. They have not found the leak yet, are going to call a leak detection company.

RunRichRun,
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@ai6yr
Good luck! We're dealing with a mystery roof leak -- unclear if it's roof, flashing or chimney stucco. But the hose froze this AM when the roofers tried to run it to test the roof. We're going to go at least one more storm with buckets strategically placed inside. ☂️ 😬

ai6yr, to cycling

First cargo trailer run. Hauling trash 🤔

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@david @ai6yr
Translation: heavy bike! (I know Centurion — visited a friend who lived in the Presidio, years ago. He had his barely ridden h.s, maybe junior h.s. bike — Centurion — with thoroughly dryrotted tires with him. I replaced the tires and barrelled over the Golden Gate up to Stinson Beach and back. Good — crazy — times!) Also only ten speeds.

You'll huff & puff less & enjoy it more if you upgrade to fatter tires & more speeds (maybe a triple front chain ring). Nothing fancy needed.

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@david @ai6yr
I'll bet u can probably "upgrade" if interested, for little to no additional money. There's a market for vintage bikes, and you can probably get a decent (I like used) hybrid or mtn bike for no more than you can sell the Centurion for. Put fenders on whatever you get & a rear rack, too.

At worst, u could donate the Centurion (around here, I donate to HIAS or a local urban bike repair/donation program) & get a cheap alternative. You'll be out a bit but will feel good, ride EZ'er.

Sheril, to science
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We hear a lot about famous men like Einstein & Darwin.

But there are so many incredible stories of other pioneering trailblazers who have made significant contributions in , math, engineering & more, yet haven’t been credited, acknowledged or celebrated.

And when we don’t see ourselves in the of STEAM, we may not recognize we are all capable of great achievements too.

That’s why I share the stories you see at

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RunRichRun, to bookstadon
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When your power's out, when you need a place to charge your phone, when you want to get inside and out of the cold... when you want to find something to read... Thank goodness for libraries!

Oh, and by the way!... Free eCards for teens and young adults across the US: https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun/111696261485452067
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RunRichRun, to random
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It wasn't plagiarism nor antisemitism that took down Harvard's president, Claudine Gay. It was a transphobic, white supremacist bigot* and the laziness/acquiescence of so-called "left leaning, liberal" media. https://armoxon.substack.com/p/best-candidates via @JuliusGoat

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RunRichRun, to bookstadon
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Great initiative:

Pretty sure teens & young adults in the US can still get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/

There's no online application — email the library @ booksunbanned@bklynlibrary.org to request a free card.

More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Similar programs with free eCards for all youth nationwide —

Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/

San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned

Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned

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RunRichRun, to bookstadon
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Missed this (from July 2023) —

Toast: "Never have libraries in the United States been more threatened than they are right now. There are politicians across the country banning thousands of books and making it illegal for minors to access library materials."

Chaser: "But there’s another threat to libraries looming that I haven’t seen anyone else talking about: capitalist enshittification[*]."
https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries

shoq, to random
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Not “we,” my friend. YOU. You are a force of nature, and democracy and the rest of us are in your debt. Happy new year. Thank you for your service.

Source: @charlesgaba
https://mastodon.social/@charlesgaba/111678978326911755

RunRichRun,
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@shoq @charlesgaba
Rock star! 🙏😉

RunRichRun, to animals
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Almost a new year here. New dog to celebrate. Happy, healthy and safe New Year to everyone.

Green_Footballs, to random
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When did it become common practice for journalists to tell us what a person “thinks” or “believes?”

You do not fucking know what they think or believe. All you know is what they say or do. Stop legitimizing horrible people by implying they’re honest.

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@Green_Footballs
Amen. That would be great New Years resolution for journalists.

brianbilston, to random
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For all those thinking that they really should get out to more poetry events in 2024*, this page has a list of where I’ll be and when.

Many of the Spring shows come with the added bonus of the brilliant Henry Normal.

https://brianbilston.com/events/

*approx. two of you

RunRichRun,
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@brianbilston @NatureMC
Don't forget this side of the pond! 🇺🇸 Would love to see/hear you reasonably nearby — Philadelphia or New York boroughs or somewhere in between (in New Jersey)!

All best wishes for a happy, healthy, safe New Year to you both!

RunRichRun, to climate
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Scientists explain why they think we're in the middle of next mass extinction (hint: people and climate change) https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/12/scientists-explain-why-they-think-we-re-in-middle-of-next-mass-extinction.html

RunRichRun, to Bangladesh
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" sees dramatic rise in lightning deaths linked to climate change"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67779223

mckra1g, to books
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One of my quiet guerrilla tactics against book banners is to buy banned books at the thrift store and place them in Little Free Libraries:

https://littlefreelibrary.org/about/book-bans/

RunRichRun,
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@mckra1g In the same vein, I try to get info out about free eCards for youth:
https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun/111696255442772818
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ai6yr, to Cats

Ah, the Internet as it looked in more innocent times. 8 bit, cats.

RunRichRun,
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@ai6yr
Check it out! That very photo has a story —
https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/111654193465391233

bosquebill, to ilaughed
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Morning at the Crane Pools
Bosque del Apache NWR, NM

Over two dozen Sandhill Cranes are standing in the icy pool—they spend the night there as protection against predators, such as coyote. Around them are many, many Snow Geese who also spent the night here. Very soon all will take to the sky to head off to forage in the neighboring fields.

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@ai6yr @bosquebill
Here you go — "rete mirabile" — a wonderful net. I've heard about this but never really dug in. Of course on the Web there is an answer for everything. Just have to separate fact from disinformation (keep the filters on high!) https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/why-birds-feet-dont-freeze

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