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johne

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Geek Dad, Software and Electrical Engineer. First of His Generation. Breaker of Tools. Roaster of coffee. Rider of Many Bikes. Neurodivergent. Rage Against the Machine Learning.

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johne, to random
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Fit that in your pick up truck. 21 year old subaru sedan. trunk is fully closed. 10’ galvanized landscaping edging.

johne, to random
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Paw-beaning through the tulips. Yes, I know those are not tulips.

johne,
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His name is Oscar, lives somehwere in the neighborhood. He visits many of our porches and yards. I give him pets and sometimes treats.

johne,
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oh jeeze i posted this not on catuday and re-tooted also not on .

johne, to random
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Yay! So glad this book is coming. I just pledged support. There's also a dedication option which I plan to do for those we've lost and those now permanently disabled with long covid. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/violetblue/the-covid-sanity-handbook

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I love getting almost squished by a pickup truck driver who blocked the crosswalk. I tried meeting his 👁️ as I crossed in front of him. He started to pull forward. As I cleared the truck I yelled. At first he was apologetic for having been looking the other way. A few seconds later he yelled that I was “driving on the wrong side of the road.” So many things wrong with that. First of all, I was on the sidewalk. I only did that because a detour for road construction sent me that way.

johne,
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Also sidewalk riding for adults is legal in Colorado outside of Denver. Somehow my blood pressure is actually a tad low now thatI’m at my doctor appointment.

johne,
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On my way back I’m going to ride through the construction zone as thats far safer.

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I follow COVID scientists here on Mastodon. I've seen them post links to studies showing waning effectiveness of COVID vaccines after 6 months.

I received the updated booster last October and want to get boosted again prior to some planned travel in July. (Air travel to the MAGA anti-vax cesspool known as Florida)

I have contacted three pharmacies in my area.

One has no COVID vaccines at all and said they won't receive any until fall.

The other two say they will not vaccinate me because they must follow US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines stating that only people 65 years and older should receive boosters at this time.

They won't vaccinate me even if I am willing to pay out of pocket.

Both say I must get a recommendation from my health care provider before they will even consider it.

Less than 20% of people in my state are up to date on their COVID vaccines. For those of us who want to follow the science and not some arbitrary age limitation, why not let us get vaccinated?

johne,
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@shansterable you just need to say you’re immunocompromised. They don’t need proof. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html

johne,
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@dancast @shansterable I believe this is the same policy as before.

johne,
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@shansterable I should clarify if they ask for proof, they're just being an asshole.

smellsofbikes, to random
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I'm trying to test thermal shutdown on an IC: if it gets hot enough, does its thermal regulation work? It has: an ADC measuring die temp via bandgap, a hardware bandgap that cuts function at a specific temperature, and a write register that you can set a value into so when it exceeds that value it shuts down. The important one, the hardware that should cut the power section, is way off. It hasn't tripped at 200C.
So today I talked to a running chip through liquid solder. That's a first.

johne,
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@smellsofbikes heat gun? thats how i once tried to reproduce field failures of a product that kept letting its smoke out. never could reproduce. The conditions were way over whatever they experienced in the field.

ProPublica, to Illinois
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Ticketed at #School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an #Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights

It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods.

Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping #schools from using #police to discipline #students.

#News #CivilRights #Lawsuits #Education #LawEnforcement #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-naperville-school-ticketing-amara-harris-civil-rights-lawsuit-airpods

johne,
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@ProPublica racism in suburban Chicago? Only on days that end in Y.

johne, (edited ) to random
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Professor Plum. “Well then who did I kill?” “My butler.” “Aww shucks.” We guessed wrong on who dun it. We should have interviewed Mrs White more think.
Clue inspired murder mystery at the Lumber Baron Inn, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clue-20-an-immersive-queer-cinema-event-tickets-900143000947

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Finally got my ADHD meds!

Walked in the grocery store and instantly

✨ meltdown ✨

Zero cashiers. Only self-checkout. My hands are shaking a lot from the heat and struggled to bag my small amount of groceries. Kept dropping everything.

Going in grocery stores: zero stars, do not recommend 👎

johne,
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@ashleyspencer That happened to me at a Home Depot. I walked up to the three employees overseeing the self checkouts and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't work here."

johne, (edited )
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@ashleyspencer None of it is your responsibility. Heck I felt cheated that I had to put my credit card in the machine. That used to be the job of the workers too.

johne, to random
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infosec news from @violetblue https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-21-104647828 Plus the cutest little otter/penguin.

clive, (edited ) to random
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People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

johne,
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@clive just sent you an email.

johne, to random
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I am in a furry’s dream. Looking for Professor Plum costume.

johne,
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also Drag Queen or a show girl.

EVDHmn, to random
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On a side note. I bought a mountain bike at a yard sale for 5 dollars it’s a GIANT made Rincon I think it says it’s a custom. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/ee/rincon-1-2022
Fixing the tire and oiling the chain… and gears do I need special oil?

johne,
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@EVDHmn If you want to go down a rabbit hole: https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/ tldr; Assuming the chain hasn’t worn too much, almost any “wet” lube from a bike shop should be fine. Muckoff products should be avoided. If you want the longest life, waxing a new striped chain is they way to go, but the most complicated.

neurovagrant, to random
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punning with a Brit friend about ghosts and he just asked

"aren't you on the spectre-um?"

that might be the funniest autism joke i've heard all year

(cc @catvincent )

johne,
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@neurovagrant @catvincent 👻 Boo!

johne, to random
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Look at me doing crap with electronics. I was able to use a broken usb c cable to power this relay board. It’s going to go into my espresso machine to remote power it on.

stevesilberman, to random
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Ouch! From IG: @thedailytism, a cheeky Instagram account by people for autistic people.

johne,
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@stevesilberman There’s an rss friendly website too: https://thedailytism.com/ fellow author and comedian Sara Gibbs has some funny ones such as, https://thedailytism.com/researchers-fear-people-with-autism-may-become-sentient/

yabellini, to random
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This research shows that aptitude for learning foreign languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic maths knowledge.

"These results provide a novel framework for understanding programming aptitude, suggesting that the importance of numeracy may be overestimated in modern programming education environments."

Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages. Prat, et.al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8

johne, (edited )
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@yabellini Cool, cool, cool. Génial. Geil.

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