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eleland

@eleland@social.coop

Artist, angler, & activist. Working on increasing urban tree canopy, building local community at the Deviled Eggery, combatting hate attacks, intentional urban growth, and helping to protect our watersheds. I love hanging out at the McCloud River and Middle Fork of the Stanislaus. My woodworking art is at Leland Design. Technology by profession in the nonprofit, government & public transit space. Pronouns: he/him.

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danlyke, to random
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It is hogwash like this rant on design which show that it was a mistake to ever give designers control over colors on the web, and CSS is awful, and we should go back to HTML v1 and let users set their own colors.

https://uxplanet.org/basicdesign-never-use-pure-black-in-typography-36138a3327a6

eleland,
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@danlyke The very first source cited to evidence that pure black causes eye strain makes no mention of pure black causing eye strain. It is also a PR piece from an optometry interest group from 2015. I stopped reading.

eleland, to conservative
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The first meeting tonight intersecting urban growth with historic preservation was filled with angry uninformed people blurting out half baked rants. The meeting right after across town on the same topic was filled with insightful and curious people asking thoughtful questions about growth strategies. Guess which meeting had the NIMBYs?

ai6yr, to cycling

Interesting, plan to make it easier for bicyclists and pedestrians to access area in our town. I'm curious how many folks are "thinking outside the box" vs. just sidewalks. 🤔

eleland,
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@ai6yr Excellent place for bicycle parking.

danlyke, to random
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Today I learned about W State Rd 84, near Fort Lauderdale Florida. As one wag commented, "it looks like a road sine".

I wonder what the lane width vs general travel speeds on it are, and collision rates, especially vs the sorts of straight rural roads that often connect these sorts of places...

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fort+Lauderdale,+FL/@26.2266633,-80.8585017,10324m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x88d9012720facaf5:0x7602be7540bf8ebe!8m2!3d26.1224386!4d-80.1373174!16zL20vMHJqMHo?entry=ttu https://www.flutterby.net/Image%3a2024-03-27WavyRoad.png

eleland,
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@danlyke @chrisjrn @bitprophet If this renovation has been pushed since 2005, certainly there must be a traffic study or other data findings to report? What are the safety issues exactly? The reporter leaves the reader to dig through public docs on their own.

eleland,
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@danlyke I see this comment all the time: "well nobody bicycles there, so why do we need a lane." Well, lobsters don't frequent boiling pots either unless humans put them there.

eleland, to internet
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I have learned that if I knock on a door in our neighborhood, someone on NextDoor is likely to post a video of me declaring me a threat to humanity.

eleland, to internet
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A black jet flew over Petaluma today...

Facebook: "Too loud! I have tinnitus!"

NextDoor: "Too loud! My dog has tinnitus!"

Twitter/X: "Invasion from the boarder(sic)!"

#Airplane #Military #SocialMedia

eleland,
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@josh It is still happening. I think every model of military jet has been declared the culprit, and every conceivable nefarious motive has been floated.

eleland,
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@josh So this report says the FAA denies knowledge of the aircraft? The plot thickens... https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/travis-air-force-base-says-its-unaware-of-jet-spotted-over-rohnert-park/

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Lisa Rubin:

If NY Attorney General is able to start enforcing her judgment as soon as next week, don’t expect Tower to top her list. Why? Because as recently as August ‘23, Trump reported Axos Bank still has an outstanding loan on that property for “over $50,000,000.”

eleland,
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@GottaLaff Thanks for sharing. How much research into the loans, partnership interests, legal claims, etc against a property does a judge typically do in this process? With large land / business assets untangling this would seem to me to take a lot of time and make it difficult to grab quality assets in a hurry?

eleland, to random
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A local right wing asshat has threatened to “lose respect” for me, and warned that “you don’t want to experience that.” He is upset that I shared data showing US citizens commit far more violent crime (absolutely and per capita) than undocumented immigrants. The far right is completely spineless when confronted with reality.

eleland, to art
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"Tesla Crushed by an Olmec Head.” Part of the Neo-tameme series by artist Chavis Mármol. A replica of a nine-ton Olmec head crushes a Tesla under its weight, the ancestral culture coming out on top. Sculpture- https://www.colima71.com/blogs-en/tesla-crushed-by-olmec-head-boutique-hotel-mexico-city Artist’s other work: https://chavismarmol.com/Neotameme

josh, to random
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It saddens me that another health issue within my family gives me cause to remind folks:

COVID is a serious vascular disease. It just so happens that it's transmitted by our respiratory system.

Please be safe and take care of each other.

eleland,
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@josh Sorry to hear this news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

josh, to opensource
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    eleland,
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    @josh Congrats! :) What a great venue choice too.

    ai6yr, to ai

    LOL... some startup has decided the best application for AI is to make sure it has absorbed every last bit of information on building nuclear reactors...

    "custom-built AI search platform for the nuclear energy sector. Designed to improve efficiency, modernize the regulatory approval process and streamline workflows, Neutron, trained on millions of pages of documents from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), marks a pivotal step in advanced AI search capabilities. Beginning with Neutron, Atomic Canyon envisions empowering a "nuclear regulatory renaissance" – a new era of nuclear innovation fueled by AI and a more efficient data navigation process."

    eleland,
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    @ai6yr Would depicting nuclear reactor employees with 6 fingers be that far off base here?

    GottaLaff, to random
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    I don’t usually quote Maggie Haberman, but this one is worth it.

    Paging Robbie Kaplan!

    “ again attacked on CNBC this morning as “Miss Bergdorf Goodman,” said it’s a “false accusation” and said he will win on appeal.”

    eleland,
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    @GottaLaff His hatred knows no financial bounds.

    eleland, to technology
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    I did not think it possible to enshittify Amazon any more. Worst summary ever. No mention of the overwhelming positive reviews. I rather have a random word cloud generator.

    eleland, to art
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    WORLD ON FIRE DRESS. A visual representation of the world on fire by nataliewalsh.com. This dress is made from fabric produced by the California Cotton & Climate Coalition (C4) - farmers, researchers, and companies working together to scale the implementation of carbon farming practices in California's Central Valley. Free of additives, and all dyes and pigments are natural. Exhibited at Fibershed (fibershed.org) in Point Reyes Station CA. #Textiles #Clothing #Art #Fiberarts

    eleland, to wildflowers
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    The first Lacy Phacelia bloom! Just before taking this photo a native bee was checking it out. https://calscape.org/Phacelia-tanacetifolia-(Lacy-Phacelia)

    eleland, to marketing
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    Some person contacted me on LinkedIn boasting that they "launched unicorns." I cannot ever imagine wanting to do this, much less paying someone else who does this. I can't stop thinking about the poor unicorns.

    eleland, to journalism
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    This headline literally admits it has zero justification for the headline. Nobody is talking about the thing being reported.

    eleland, to journalism
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    The BBC considers Tucker Carlson a “journalist” somehow. Should we give them the bad news? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68223148

    eleland, to bot
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    This software tracks the livestreams of Belgian politicians at work to calculate the percentage time they are distracted by their cellphones. https://driesdepoorter.be/theflemishscrollers/

    Teri_Kanefield, to random
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    Texas Governor Abbott signals that he may (will?) defy the Supreme Court order regarding the border.

    https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/01/24/475398/governor-abbott-signals-potential-defiance-of-supreme-courts-border-ruling/

    In 1830, Andrew Jackson, as president, refused to heed a Supreme Court order regarding the removal of Native Americans from Georgia.

    Jackson's refusal gave us the Trail of Tears.

    Jackson remained popular.

    The similarity: Both defiances are deeply racist.

    The difference: In 1830 only white men could vote.

    https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties#:~:text=President%20Jackson%20nonetheless%20refused%20to,and%20Henry%20Clay%20in%201835.

    eleland,
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    @Teri_Kanefield @qotca @Dseitz @raphaelmorgan @BruceMirken @accretionist @joeinwynnewood Every Biden media appearance should highlight the details of one J6 conviction - a different one for each press event. Each should be presented by a law enforcement officer. Hone in on reduced crime and efforts to defend the US Constitution in each presentation.

    eleland, to Energy
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    This project seems eerily similar to how Elrond and Durin awoke the Balrog. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134722-100-worlds-first-tunnel-to-a-magma-chamber-could-unleash-unlimited-energy/

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