dannyman

dannyman, 15 days ago to random

For the most part, you shouldn't be picking fights with folks you generally agree with: stand with each other and do the work in your own way.

I was at a meeting recently where City Staff suggested making less effort to make it safer to bicycle because EVs would solve all our Carbon Emissions needs. They got several earfuls of objection from bicyclists and EV owners alike. (We're often the same folks.)

I try to do my part but I still like to eat beef. I try to eat less of it, though. And I spend the rest of my time trying to be a role model and an advocate for healthy transportation. Everyone's got their thing, and we can all work together.

Graphic Source: "Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet" by Hannah Ritchie

dannyman, 25 days ago to random

New Airport Names:

San Francisco Bay Oakland
San Francisco Bay San Jose
San Francisco Bay Millbrae

dannyman, 27 days ago to random

US Agriculture is like a Wuhan Wet Market

Source: Zeynep Tufekci

dannyman, 1 month ago to random

"The answer may surprise you."

dannyman, 2 months ago to random

nekohayo, 3 months ago to firefox

It would be fantastic if someone created a #Firefox WebExtension add-on to specifically block news sites' super annoying "load the next article and change the URL & title when reaching the end of the current article while scrolling" addictology-based #webdesign #darkpattern 🤞️
This crappy scrolling behavior is widespread, and I bet they're all using the same scripts to implement it.

dannyman, 3 months ago to random

Once I suggested we look at a house in Chicago, just to see. My son was not having it. “I don’t want to switch schools,” he said. Fair enough. I am a Californian. There’s a sense of The Future here. The air and the politics tend to be clean, and there’s little crime in my suburb. But not much character, either. The sprawl has a monotonous consistency that reflects the weather.

But today it is raining, so anything is possible.

dannyman, 4 months ago to random

A great idea that can't get here fast enough!

(2027 ain't bad.)

dannyman, 4 months ago to random

Chuckling at this New Yorker column on tipping.

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dannyman, 5 months ago to random

At a startup, the staff are there to create disorder.

At a big tech company, the staff are there to preserve disorder.

futurebird, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to Fashion

I love love love this ultra light thermal pullover especially how it’s sort of translucent so you can see my “save the ant” tee through it. Some guy makes these in etsy and I might need to get another! It has light blue contrasting plastic snaps and pairs perfectly with my purple burberry scarf! To me? this is peak fashion THE look for “fall into winter casuals.” #fashion #ultralight #gear #style

ETA: the fabric is called "alpha direct" the store where I got it is now closed for now

dannyman, 6 months ago to random

Waze now identifies the best roads for it to add additional distraction to drivers.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/07/waze-crash-history-alerts/

dannyman, 6 months ago to random

When you grow weary of password management and want to set up a password manager, the first step is:

1. create a secure password that you will not forget

davidnjoku, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

I asked Dall-E to give me an image of "A Black African Doctor looking after a starving White Caucasian child."

Looks like the AI thought I was hallucinating.

#artificialintelligence #ai #blackmastodon #Racism #dalle

A white doctor looking after a black child
A white doctor looking after a black child
A black doctor looking after a black child.

dannyman, 7 months ago to random

I know we love to hate on the guy in charge, but I think charging a nominal fee to post on social media may be a good idea.

Though, I prefer the "contribute to your local instance" culture we have here.

StillIRise1963, 7 months ago to random

I have to take my mom to have laser surgery on her one good eye. She's blind in the other one. She's very stressed out about it.

dannyman, 7 months ago to cars

Newsom signed today.

#Cars will no longer be allowed to park near #crosswalks, in order to make pedestrians easier to see when they try to cross the street.

https://www.calbike.org/daylighting-to-save-lives-ab-413-needs-your-support/

dannyman, 7 months ago to random

If Bob Dylan can still tour, Joe Biden can still govern.

w7voa, 7 months ago to random

"Chaos is Speaker McCarthy," says Rep. Matt Gaetz on the House floor rebutting GOP colleagues' concern his move to vacate (oust the speaker), if successfull, will send the chamber into chaos.

ct_bergstrom, 7 months ago to random

Life hack: press button six on any gas pump, conveniently labeled below, and it will silence the bullshit ads that blare at you while you’re filling up.

dannyman, 8 months ago to random

California was threatened with an epic pork shortage if the animal welfare law with the impossible requirement that pigs should be able to turn around were ever allowed to take effect.

The law finally took effect on July 1.

Nobody noticed.

When an industry declares that a regulation is impossible, chances are they are just whining about losing a bit of profit.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-03/californias-pork-law-finally-takes-effect-nearly-five-years-after-it-passed

dannyman, 8 months ago to random

Oh, look. When you allow more housing to be built, the cost of housing goes down.

https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/berkeley-rents-fall-amid-construction

dannyman, 8 months ago to random

More challenges in providing the complex fuel requirements of gasoline cars. How are these things ever going to catch on?!
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1196297077/idalia-gas-contamination-diesel-florida-citgo