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ai6yr, 1 day ago to random

Hmm, when did California lose it and start using plastic bags again at grocery stores? The pandemic? For awhile there I thought everyone was using (at the very least) beefier recycled plastic bags instead of throwaway plastic, but apparently someone lobbied someone so people are just buying more disposable plastic bags (at 10 cents a shot) in my neighborhood. 😢

(Nope... I do not go to the grocery store much, LOL).

ai6yr, 1 day ago to cycling

Took my recycling for a ride in the countryside! (Excess cardboard and a lot of broken plastic bins). #BikeTooter

ai6yr, 7 days ago to random

The Hill: $395 pineapple being sold at Southern California produce store https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4674926-395-pineapple-being-sold-at-southern-california-produce-store/
#pineapple

j, 13 days ago to random

@ai6yr Thought of you when I saw this: https://v.redd.it/z5x27m79pe0d1

ai6yr, 20 days ago to EPCOT

What does it mean when most of the plants featured at Epcot's "The Land" are in my backyard? (most being grown in hydroponics) 🤔

(I don't think I can get a floating water ride back there, though). #agriculture #Epcot #gardening

ai6yr, 1 month ago to gardening

Breakfast:
Go out to the garden
Pull weeds
Take edible weeds inside and add to breakfast

Lunch:
Go out to the garden
Pull more weeds
Take edible weeds inside and add to lunch

But, are they weeds then?! 🤔
#gardening

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Text just now from my elderly relatives: "Family friend needs a ride to the airport... can you drive them" 😬

Already texted back "NO I CAN'T"

ai6yr, 1 month ago to USPS

TIL: perfume is considered a "hazardous material" by the USPS. (I mean, I always thought the same in general, but you can't mail it without special packaging/declaration/etc.) #perfume #postage #USPS

ai6yr, 2 months ago to Aviation

Checks news to see how United is doing today.

Not great, but this may not be out of the ordinary:

"A United Airlines flight had to return to O'Hare Airport shortly after takeoff Saturday morning.

The flight from Chicago was headed to Salt Lake City, Utah.

United said there was a maintenance issue with the plane."

#aviation #united

https://abc7chicago.com/united-flight-chicago-ohare-airport-maintenance-issue/14509189/

ai6yr, 3 months ago to random

Today's score at the material reuse site for our city: 4 cans of black spray paint (already applied to my back fence), 1 bottle of concentrated window cleaner, and an i5 Dell Optiplex small(ish) micro form factor desktop. (not that I need any more CPU here🤔 ...)

ai6yr, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to space

Starlink launch from Vandenberg tonight moved to 9:57p (only mention the annoying billionaire's space company here because everyone will hear it...) #space #SantaBarbara #sonicboom #launch #vandenberg

ai6yr, 4 months ago to Hawaii

From WatchDuty (via @barkflight)

Our team at @watchdutyapp
plans to bring wildfire coverage to Texas and Hawaii this year! But to do this, we need dedicated volunteer reporters who can bring their communities accurate, actionable information.

Learn more and apply:

http://watchduty.org/volunteer

#wildfires #scanners #Hawaii #Texas

ai6yr, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

Noticed this at the temporary housing the other day. Daylight through a door... leaking heat out, cold in. Easy fix to this. Really helpful during something like this Polar Vortex to minimize heat loss. #weatherization #insulation #enery #EnergyEfficiency

ai6yr, 4 months ago to hamradio

Aha, my friend @W2AYZ sent me a photo of his ham radio bicycle trailer, full mobile radio with antenna mounted in a bicycle trailer (with batteries) -- contemplating my own setup, just because... #hamradio #BikeTooter

ai6yr, 4 months ago to random

Hmm, I am about to be reamed by people who are offended by my use of the word "lazy". Sigh. Instead of blocking them all I'm deleting my reply.

ai6yr, 5 months ago to random

Hmm, "borrowed" a DVD I wanted to watch from a Little Free Library I was walking by with the dog today. (the LA Times just called them a "sign of gentrification" -- although, arguably, this neighborhood was already, by definition, gentrified).

ai6yr, 5 months ago to hardware

Me: I'd like a reliable laptop with good battery life, lets me get my work done, which I can load all the tools I need... no shoving ads in my face, channeling my data for advertising, trying to sell me things, and not locking me into hardware.

Manufacturers: YOU NEED AI. AI IS THE FUTURE.

#laptops #hardware #AI

https://www.theverge.com/23979164/laptops-2024-ai-surface-windows-intel-amd

ai6yr, 5 months ago to random

I believe I have tracked down the strange surges in PM2.5 being detected by my indoor air sensor: pet dander! Kept seeing strange spikes, and I think it correlates to the dog shaking when he gets up from wherever he is lying. 🤔 #AQI

ai6yr, 5 months ago to random

Flash flooding in Pago Pago (which apparently is covered by the National Weather Service) #PagoPago #Flood (Wondering if anyone in Pago Pago is actually on the Fediverse?)

ai6yr, 6 months ago to random

#Random stuff I learned this week: Low voltage devices should be routed independently and away from any kind of power, to separately colored/marked low voltage boxes (NEVER next to AC). And you need to use Plenum grade Ethernet cabling to meet code compliance (for fire safety). And there are nifty things called "Nail plates" to prevent people from accidentally nailing or drilling through your important stuff (i.e. electrical, plumbing) #Ethernet #remodeling

Diagram of random Plenum-rated PVC jacket for Ethernet
metal plate on a piece of wood, to prevent a nail from going into something below

ai6yr, 6 months ago to random

Restoration crew was slightly embarrassed by my successful deployment of two Corsi Rosenthal boxes they replaced them with their own professional grade air scrubber... basically the same thing in an industrial box.

ai6yr, 6 months ago to random

Deployed the Corsi Rosenthals. Helping a lot, hopefully snagging mold spores.