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jeridansky

@jeridansky@sfba.social

Retired professional organizer (the clutter-clearing type); retired editor. Feminist. Cat owner. Jewish atheist. Yimby. Pro-union. Pro-vaccination, masking and ventilation/filtration. Owner/moderator of my local freecycle group.

Header photo: A large black Maine Coon cat looks at a computer screen.

#nobridge

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jeridansky, to random
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I love having a CO2 monitor to check the air quality in indoor spaces (my grocery store, my dentist’s office, etc.). I’m relieved when stores have good ratings, and I’ve convinced my dentist’s office to open windows to get the rating down to an acceptable level.

I use an and thanks to @brainwane I learned they are on sale (at quite a discount) until Sept. 17. Highly recommended for the Covid-cautious who don’t have one already.

US Customers: https://shop.aranet.com/north-america/product/aranet4-home

jeridansky, to ai
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"The race to lead A.I. has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed ..."

"At Meta .... managers, lawyers & engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works .... They also conferred on gathering copyrighted data from across the internet, even if that meant facing lawsuits. Negotiating licenses with publishers, artists, musicians & the news industry would take too long, they said."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html or https://web.archive.org/web/20240406095041/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html

jeridansky, to mecfs
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Ed Yong was always the best part of The Atlantic. Now, no longer on staff there, he's interviewed about fatigue (from and from ME/CFS) and it's as great as you'd expect from Ed.

https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2023/08/fatigue-can-wreck-you/675030/
h/t @ahimsa_pdx

jeridansky, to random
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For all the reports I'm seeing about increased infections, I'm not seeing them from folks who consistently wear great masks, even if the folks around them are not masking. Is that what others are noticing, too?

jeridansky, to random
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Do any of you folks make a Father's Day card that would work for my 98-year-old dad? He doesn't fish or play golf. But he has been quite a wonderful father! I'm looking for a printed card, not a downloadable file.

jeridansky, to animals
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Tennessee: a boy and his beloved brush.

jeridansky, to accessibility
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You know those "reading time" labels you see on some articles, such as the CNN example I've attached? @tosbourn explains why his company removed them from its posts:

  • It is ableist to tell someone how quickly we think they should read.
  • It was never accurate.
  • We already show word count.
  • It isn’t a reflection of how we use the web.

https://tosbourn.com/no-more-reading-time/

jeridansky, to california
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Just got my voter information guide for the March 5 primary here in .

There are 27 candidates to replace Dianne Feinstein as senator, and three strong Democratic candidates: Barbara Lee, Katie Porter & Adam Schiff. That's one I'll need to ponder. Any Californians with a strong preference?

(I hate that we have an open primary which often makes me think I need to vote for strongest Democrat to make sure we have a Democrat on the November ballot.)

jeridansky, to writing
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April 1, and sadly not a joke: Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com get acquired:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ixl-learning-acquires-dictionary-com-121500032.html

April 12: The entire team of lexicographers at Dictionary.com gets laid off.
https://bsky.app/profile/korystamper.bsky.social/post/3kpxgzhx7eo2l

jeridansky, to random
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“Long-COVID patients, generally speaking, have been very miserable for a very long time.”

A good article about a doctor at Yale attempting to diagnosis & treat Long Covid patients when there aren’t any good answers yet:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/long-covid-treatment-lisa-sanders.html

h/t @Squish

jeridansky, to tech
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LOL: HP wants you to rent a printer from the company via its new subscription service.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/

My suggestion: Just follow The Verge's advice and buy a Brother laser printer. I'm very happy with mine — something I never expected to say about a printer.
https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-laser-wi-fi-its-fine

jeridansky, to mastodon
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The poor admins of my instance, sfba.social, are having to deal with the fiscal host for our donations shutting down.

I've switched my donation to Ko-fi, as requested — and used this opportunity to increase my monthly donation a bit.

https://hub.sfba.social/2024/03/08/important-transition-announcement-for-our-sfba-social-community/


cc: @announcements

jeridansky, to random
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@ai6yr The new Emir of Kuwait is the founder and honorary president of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society.

https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/sheikh-meshal-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah-a-powerful-reformist-and-decision-maker-1.1702734434980

jeridansky, to Canada
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Over 3,700 firefighters from around the globe have come to to help battle the — including 140 from South .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/wildfires-quebec-south-korea-firefighter-1.6921380
ht/t @kevinrns

jeridansky, to random
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Welcome sign on the door to my dentist's office. Just wish the caution didn't end after March 31.

jeridansky, to random
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I've heard of high schools providing vocational training, but I had no idea that Texas (and other states) train kids to become prison guards.
https://www.texasobserver.org/corrections-students-recruiting-prisons-palestine/

More excellent reporting from @TexasObserver.

jeridansky, to random
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I've been super Covid-cautious, so I'm definitely nervous about flying to Florida in December (with my brother and sister-in-law) for my dad's 99th birthday, even though I'll be well-masked for the flight and any time I'm indoors. But if there was ever a reason for me to risk the travel, this is it.

One upside: The hotel we're staying at has windows that open, so hotel room ventilation/filtration is one less thing to fret about.

jeridansky, to oregon
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Sorry, Mastodon friends in who just had their driver's license information stolen. @fraying

https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/06/massive-hack-of-oregon-dmv-system-puts-estimated-35-million-driver-license-and-id-card-info-at-risk-officials-say.html

jeridansky, to random
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I don't need more T-shirts, but this one from The Onion would be calling otherwise:
https://store.theonion.com/collections/headlines/products/plan-to-be-more-positive-headline-t-shirt

jeridansky, to TeslaMotors
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No surprise to anyone who's worked on software:

GM "is racing to diagnose & fix software issues that have caused flickering screens, looping error messages & glitchy charging in some of its most important new electric vehicles. Similar problems are plaguing the entire auto industry.”

“Multiple carmakers, including GM, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars & Polestar, have delayed new EVs while they rethink their approach to software development.”

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/gm-ev-electric-vehicle-error-software

h/t @BakercatsPolWat04

jeridansky, to random
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So we're supposed to get rain straight for the next 24 hours with 2" in total. Not nearly as overwhelming as some other places, but still a lot of rain.

I should be fine, although the high winds we're also supposed to get could always take out my power. The winds usually don't, though. But just in case, I've eaten the most expensive item in my freezer. 😁

jeridansky, to Medicine
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Dr. Ruth Gottesman, on donating $1 billion to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine so all students can attend tuition-free:

Dr. Gottesman’s husband died in 2022 at age 96. “He left me, unbeknownst to me, a whole portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway stock,” she recalled. The instructions were simple: “Do whatever you think is right with it."

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/nyregion/albert-einstein-college-medicine-bronx-donation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU0.xHcm.KGd5ffmXFPes&smid=url-share

h/t @deborahh

jeridansky, to Instagram
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Have insomnia? Let a voice actor lull you to sleep by reading Instagram’s Terms of Service for 51 minutes.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxkgx/voice-actor-turns-instagrams-terms-of-service-into-51-minute-sleep-aid

h/t @mugeonal @trabern

jeridansky, to climate
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"Increased melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is 'unavoidable' in the coming decades, a new study has warned."

Of special concern is the more vulnerable West Antarctica. The ice shelf there is "enough to raise sea-levels by around 5m (16ft)."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67171231

No one seems to expect we'll see a 5 meter rise in the near term, but what would 5 meters mean? This map gives you an idea; enter a city and take a look.

https://coastal.climatecentral.org/map/11/-122.1159/37.5408/?theme=water_level&map_type=water_level_above_mhhw&basemap=roadmap&contiguous=true&elevation_model=best_available&refresh=true&water_level=5.0&water_unit=m

jeridansky, to climate
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I'm generally skeptical of organizations announcing their green and/or climate-friendly initiatives, but it seems like Eurostar is really doing a lot of good stuff.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/01/deliberately-ambitious-eurostar-promises-to-power-its-trains-with-100-renewable-energy-by-

h/t @primonatura

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