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douglasvb

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I mostly post about #DinkeyCreek, the #Sierra, #Monterey, #beavers, #forests, and #meadows. Quite fond of #motorcycles, #scuba diving, #nudibranchs, #hiking, 4x4ing/rock crawling, seeing new places, #AmateurRadio, retro technology, #trains, and cats.

Temporarily embarrassed Oregonian living somewhere much too dry.

All opinions are my own.

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ai6yr, to Spotify
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"Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold" https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163383/spotify-car-thing-discontinued-december-2024 #ewaste #spotify

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr I wonder if they even own the hardware design. It's entirely possible they had a contract company do the work and don't have full rights.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr maybe they fired the team that worked on the software and they're going to shut down the servers rather than bother to do anything that costs money.

ai6yr, to gardening
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Interesting, saw someone selling rooted grape cuttings at the farmer's market at $30 each. (I have so many in pots in my backyard which I cannot give away, LOL).

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @kc2ihx @bud_t prices in Boulder are absurd in general.

There's variability in Farmers market prices around us that directly correlates to who goes to which market. The richest area has the highest prices of course. The farmers market has a seven day rotation where it goes to a different area every day of the week before starting over again at the beginning. That means if I want the best prices, I have to drive there. Otherwise I pay more to be able to walk.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @kc2ihx @bud_t when we lived in Metro Denver, my dentist was in Boulder right off of Pearl Street. The vibe there is really great most of the time but so expensive.

It was also really interesting watching this one group of "homeless" kids begging and being generally annoying. Occasionally I'd see them decamp and head to chauffeured black Escalades that would come pick them up. The best I could figure was they were trust fund kids pretending to be homeless for the experience.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @kc2ihx @bud_t there of course were real homeless and down on their luck people in the area who really did need help.

But that one group of trust fund kids ... It was so interesting watching them.

douglasvb, to random
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Hmm I wonder if we should pop out to this weekend to check out the ... The paved road is open. I wonder how the dirt roads are doing. It would be nice to get to the east side.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr ... What are you doing this weekend? Want to meet up out there? I'll bring my 2m/70cm talkie walkie 😅

Just drag the family along!

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr we might bring the cats because we don't have anyone to watch them 😬😅

ai6yr, to random
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LOL we humans are surrendering so easily to the superintelligent AI

douglasvb,
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@JoeBeam @ai6yr I'm more worried about from

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ai6yr, to random
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Getting play by play from the local airport pickup driver I hired to pick up the relatives, LOL. Crossing fingers this goes well.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @firefly do your relatives know you hired someone to pick them up?

Dahliabunni Popcorn GIF

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr you need to ask your driver for his rating of your relatives 😅

ai6yr, to random
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Well, that's not good. That was a pretty handy site from the PNNL (DOE). No longer goes anywhere. Looks like a lot of it is on archive.org... but, still.

whois basc.pnnl.gov
Nameserver not found.
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2024-05-19T04:26:49Z <<<

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr you could try a FOIA request for the site as it was before it was taken down. Or send an email to their public affairs office.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr if you haven't tried an alternative archive, maybe this will have more than the .org site's backup: https://archive.is/qoh8D

douglasvb, to california
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A few springtime views at .

The willows are just barely starting to leaf out. It's still early in the spring at 6000 feet.


Little cup fungus
A meadow surrounded by conifers
Snow plants

ai6yr, to random
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Death Valley National Park: Death Valley National Park visitor admits to toppling historic salt tram tower... "Park officials said someone attached a line to the tram tower to pull their vehicle out of the mud after driving off the roadway." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/death-valley-national-park-visitor-admits-to-toppling-historic-salt-tram-tower

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr some large Facebook groups associated with desert regions have already identified the likely offender and given info to the park service.

I would not be surprised if some of the more inclined-to-vigilantism members of those groups may consider means of remedy beyond the traditional legal framework. Those groups are pretty wicked mad.

ZachWeinersmith, to comics
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AI
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/ai-12

douglasvb,
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@ZachWeinersmith that would explain Dr. Chuck Tingle

(I warn everyone to reconsider googling Dr. Chuck Tingle at work)

ai6yr, (edited ) to cycling
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Achievement unlocked. Went to the farmer's market on a combo of bus and bike. Learned many lessons...

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr that honeycomb is fitting.

ai6yr, to food
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Avocado shortages likely due to climate change https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/avocado-shortage-climate-change-water-b2543950.html

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr let's start planting avocados in British Columbia.

douglasvb,
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@mlanger @ai6yr if you start sailing north now, you can stake your claim to the future Canadian avocado forests before the land rush really kicks off!

ai6yr, to california
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LA Times: California is changing how big power companies charge for electricity. What to expect on your bill..." In an effort to pare high electric bills during the summer heat, the CPUC adopted a utility-backed proposal to impose a flat monthly fee of up to $24.15 on all customers while reducing the charges imposed per kilowatt of electricity used." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/california-is-changing-electricity-billing-what-to-expect

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr I wonder how many high income households will choose to completely disconnect from the grid.

douglasvb,
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@JohnJBurnsIII @ai6yr it could be like the home owners of our rental who installed solar last year on this place because they dislike PG&E so much.

ai6yr, to Canada
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'That looks terrifying': Residents of Cranberry Portage share brushes with wildfire amid evacuation. Massive out-of-control wildfire near Flin Flon forced residents to evacuate Saturday https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cranberry-portage-residents-evacuate-1.7202198

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr at this rate most of Western Canada is going to burn in the next year or two 😬

douglasvb, to random
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sigh I've got a faint positive test today. So either I got it from my wife and mother in law who both had it last week or I picked it up while traveling.

I'm not feeling very bad. Just congested.

This is the first time I've had COVID as far as I'm aware since the start of the pandemic.

douglasvb,
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I ended up sleeping most of Saturday. Sunday I felt pretty good and I was able to work on my truck for several hours, and went to Costco. Today I woke up with a headache and brain fog. This is pretty annoying.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr it's not very fun. I've got stuff to do but I'm unable to do much of it. But I've still got to keep plugging away because there's no one to cover for me and student timelines don't change.

The only way I was able to get my since deceased colleague coverage was him literally going to the hospital with a brain tumor. So that's how things are going at my office.

douglasvb,
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Every day it's a bit better but I'm still having issues doing more complex editing that requires developing new things. Or just in general, new things are challenging.

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