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eyrea

@eyrea@mstdn.ca

Geek who writes from vocation, knits from nervous habit, and works in IT. she/her/hers

Personal web site at: https://katherine-hajer.com

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eyrea, to random
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I played thread chicken, and for once, I won. 😊

(The bobbin is fine. I was winding the bobbin when I discovered my predicament.)

Daojoan, to random
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Kate, 23, said it wasn't as hard to buy a house as people made out.

"I just cut my expenses. Unlike my friends, I didn't go out, I ate at home, I watched free to air TV instead of Netflix and I thrift shopped. Add that to the $500,000 my parents gave me for a deposit, and I was able to achieve my goals in just 6 months"

This story sponsored by realestate dot com dot au

eyrea,
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@Daojoan Every freaking time there's an article about this.

And/or they leave out the part where their career was fast-tracked by family connections.

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In his rally speech, Pierre promised he's "going to bring home" a "new & better" Canada that sounds like an imaginary 'Leave it to Beaver' episode.

"Children skipping to school without fearing for their safety. Seniors waving at friendly shop keepers. Parents calling their road hockey playing kids to bed. A young couple sitting on the porch, soaking in the warm evening air with a Canadian flag gently hanging from the front door of their brand new home."

eyrea,
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@Bwacton @monicarooney @gemelliz For what -- a script? There are people for that, and they'll do a better job.

curmudgeonaf, to Toronto
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Quit complaining about . There are many places to live in Canada besides and .

“Here's a look at Canadian towns, cities and even entire provinces that have offered incentives to entice future residents, ranging from grants to land listed for only $1.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/these-canadian-cities-are-selling-property-for-as-low-as-1-to-get-you-to-move-there-1.6799704

eyrea,
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@curmudgeonaf Cool... And do you need a car to live in these places,? There's a reason why Toronto and Vancouver are so popular. Good public transit -- including his inter-city rail -- and cycling infrastructure is the secret sauce.

eyrea,
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@curmudgeonaf In a world without climate change that makes sense.

My condo was just over $200K and I'm looking to get rid of my car, because I can walk, bike, or take a streetcar everywhere.

eyrea,
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@curmudgeonaf Oh for pity's sakes. That walkable neighbourhood I love so much doesn't happen on my own. Thousands of people live in my little corner, and we all create it together.

The point is, cars are polluting money pits, so any argument that ends with "and you can afford to have a car" is missing something.

You can have cheap housing in rural areas without cars. It looks like this https://youtu.be/muPcHs-E4qc?si=HrSuJdcYlASaKnv3

TheWarOnCars, to random
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Except for the fact that they require a license from the state to operate, a loan from a major financial institution to purchase, insurance to shield users from the cost of their harms, and can be used to collect and share driver data without their full consent, cars represent freedom, baby!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html

[Subscription required]

eyrea,
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@jimvernon @TheWarOnCars I just keep thinking about how all that insurance and maintenance money (not to mention car loan money) could be redirected to infrastructure without changing current personal budgets.

ted, to random
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Major 👏 to @kashhill for including links to request your LexisNexis and Verisk reports in this piece about how garbage auto manufacturers connectivity/data platforms are.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html

eyrea,
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@ted @brewsterkahle @kashhill And this is why I drive a 2005 Toyota.

eyrea,
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@ted @brewsterkahle @kashhill Sigh. This is why I still drive a 2005 Toyota Echo hatchback less than once a week.

One of the reasons I haven't gone electric is that my car sits around so much it would lose charge -- and I don't live in a house, so I can't just top it up whenever.

The other reason is that I'd like to eventually not own a car full stop. Not owning a car beats the mileage on any car.

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eyrea,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat streaky output

futurebird, to random
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Today’s cute “spooky wild west” outfit.

The bolo tie features a UFO

eyrea,
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@futurebird I love how the shirt plaid matches the UFOs on the string tie!

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    eyrea,
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    @cpoliticditto Or... not.

    Maybe no daylight was saved, more electricity was wasted, and more health risks were introduced.

    DanielMenjivar, to FiberArts
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    Anyone else in the @sewing community on Mastodon watch Emma Stone’s dress fail on the and immediately know why?

    I’m such a geek, I was watching with my wife and I said, “why would they use a #3 invisible zipper on a dress that heavy? They should have a used a #5 invisible zipper, like on wedding gowns!”

    Then I rewinded the PVR to see if I was right, and lo and behold, that invisible zipper is indeed way too light for a dress that thick and heavy!

    Or am I wrong?

    eyrea,
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    @DanielMenjivar @sewing This is the elevated Oscar content I've wanted but never knew existed.

    eyrea,
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    @DanielMenjivar @lil_meow_meow I just watched a YouTube clip -- to me it looks like the bodice was too tight as well. Which probably means the boning and other structural bits were insufficient. There's more fabric under the zip -- a corset maybe?

    Also, either the skirt was too long or the wrong shoes were selected for it. It just didn't fit her.

    https://youtu.be/mUJQrDoJVnw?si=zI9PY2LsyX7yDh9N

    Lamiale, to random
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    Saw something on the Internet that goes roughly like this:
    "If creation was not necessarily an act of love, then destruction was not necessarily an act of hatred. "
    I wonder what your views are on this statement.

    eyrea,
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    @ErikUden That last paragraph needs to be put on t shirts, badges, posters... the word needs to be got out.

    Have you seen the second season of the new Cosmos, with Neil Degrasse Tyson? It talks about the personal motives of those on the Manhattan Project.

    cstross, to random
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    The USA needs to bring back debtor's prison. (For the beneficiaries or controllers of debts over $25M that are in default.) It's established 18th century practice so perfectly in line with constitutional originalism.

    https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/112068461801315634

    eyrea,
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    @cstross @jamesh In other words, consequences for the ultra rich. Right now they can drag cases through the courts until the end of their natural existence, it truck the money away so they're technically too poor to pay back.

    greg76, to LEGO
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    I'm not sure if you are old enough to remember , a brand, akin to from the 80s. I stumbled upon some comparably recent fan projects and it put a smile on my face.
    https://www.hellobricks.com/2021/12/crossover-lego-star-wars-x-fabuland/

    eyrea,
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    @greg76 The doors and windows on the AT AT are killing me.

    "Hey, you know those cute playhouse bricks we have a line of? Do you think you could make Star Wars stuff with that?"

    Wiswell, to random
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    how many reboots of batman have we had and he hasn't played baseball ONCE?? why name him after baseball equipment if you won't even

    eyrea,
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    @Wiswell And how many have even been set in WWI barracks?

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    One for the “she’s so stupid how can you put your car into reverse accidentally!!!1” replyguys:

    Some Teslas don’t have a gear-selector stalk and literally guess what gear you want.

    Yes, you read that right.

    https://www.theverge.com/22348668/tesla-prnd-drive-mode-park-neutral-model-s-x-refresh

    eyrea,
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    @WhiteCatTamer @thomasfuchs @Infoseepage @mcnado One thing this is NOT is over-designed.

    Over-naive, under-tested design, yes.

    abetterjulie, to random
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    aargh.
    So, all that work including downloading Inkscape to work with svg, only to find out SquareSpace doesn't allow svg files.

    eyrea,
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    @abetterjulie Ugh, it's so past time that they and a whole lot of other platforms did. SVGs are awesome for file size and accessibility.

    RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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    ROUND FOUR, choose the best of the four:

    eyrea,
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    @RickiTarr Emphatically meaning Canadian Smarties, although the American ones are good too, albeit totally different candy.

    eyrea,
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    @wlf_warren @RickiTarr Smarties and M&Ms are similar but not the same thing. You can get both in Canada.

    dabertime, to random
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    We now return to our regular international men's days. 🙄

    eyrea,
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    @MariaLiv @dabertime I'm sorry you're having such a bad day that you can't see when people agree with you.

    Peace.

    Tattie, to random
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    Cis men of the Fediverse, time to show off your knowledge:

    What is emotional labour?

    eyrea,
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    @nobilis @Tattie 🏆 Thank you for saving this thread.

    compost, to random
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    I have for the first time heard about the No Mow Day movement.

    It is not a comment practice in the USA and I have never heard of this until a user talked about it.

    It is a movement that we fully understand, and even in the area that I live in it will be a hard thing to implement, we think that it is ok not to mow the lawn for May.

    Although here we are trying to put on year-round strategies by creating specific gardens and spaces for the pollinators.

    Spraying compost into those areas and your lawn will make the topsoil more resilient and help the biodiversity and biology to develop.

    https://beecityusa.org/no-mow-may/

    eyrea,
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    @itsmeholland @compost @ClimateJenny @_noelamac_ When I was a kid, my neighbours had a "lawn" of clover because their lot was large and very hilly -- they would never be able to mow it. Stays short, stays green, looks great.

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