josh

josh, 18 hours ago to random

Anecdata on the prevalence of masking across recent travels:

Significantly more common in London than Malmo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki -- saw just 6 other people masked across many thousands of people, 2 of which were in chinstrap mode 😂 And at least three times as prevalent in San Francisco than in London.

Many factors at play, no doubt. I find it fascinating! Makes me grateful for what we've got here in the SF Bay Area.

#MaskUp #SFBA

josh, 2 days ago to Eurovision

Seeing who did and did not get the Grindr gag in Eurovision, definitely one of my favorite moments 🤣

#Eurovision #ESC

josh, 3 days ago to Eurovision

4.5 hours till Eurovision kicks off! I still can't quite believe we get to see it in person tonight 🤩

#Eurovision #ESC

josh, 4 days ago to random

Living the dream in Copenhagen: riding public transit with no ads on it 🤩

josh, 4 days ago to random

Delighted by this opinion piece trolling SFO for thinking it has the right to exclusive use of "San Francisco" 😂 https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sfo-oakland-airport-names-san-mateo-19435784.php

#SanMateoCountyInternationalAirport #SFO #OAK #SFBA #AVGeek

josh, 5 days ago to random

Remarkably consistent pattern as to who still masks, at least in the anglo countries I've been in over the last two years:

Mostly people of color, older folks, and when it's young white people usually disability is involved.

Common thread, I suspect, is that these are the folks who stand to lose more if they get sick. I would that there were a greater showing of solidarity, but rugged individualism and all that 🤷🏻

josh, 6 days ago to H5N1

Watching H5N1 developments and hoping it's no big deal for humans, but increasingly feel like it's just a matter of time 😬

#H5N1

josh, 7 days ago to random

Ahhh I finally get to meet some of my coworkers @matrix in person today!

josh, 7 days ago to SanFrancisco

Wait, so not only is San Francisco's water supplied by the colonial abomination that is the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, but also it regularly discharges untreated sewage into the SF Bay? https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/feds-state-accuse-s-f-dumping-sewage-bay-ocean-19434422.php

Talk about externalizing costs... We've got some serious work to do.

#SFBA #SanFrancisco #Environment #Pollution

josh, 8 days ago to disability

Today is May Day and the beginning of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) awareness month.

I regret to say I am deeply aware of EDS 😵‍💫

Learn more about EDS: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/

#EDS #HSD #hEDS #Disability

josh, 10 days ago to random

What's happening in Petaluma is a microcosm of what's happening around the US on the subject of Israel and Gaza.

Local antizionist Jewish people are being erased, and Palestinian diaspora begging to be seen as human are being ignored, by our electeds: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/26/the-quality-of-mercy-in-petaluma-a-case-study/

#USPol #Petaluma #SFBA #SonomaCounty #Ceasefire

josh, 13 days ago to Matrix

Pssst. Mark your calendars: the first annual Matrix Conference will be held in Berlin from September 19-22.

(... and yes, that is immediately following the #OSSummitEU which is being held in Vienna.)

#MatrixCon #Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS

josh, 13 days ago to random

Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk via https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47777-5

My takeaway: we really should be aiming to have CO2 levels at 500ppm when indoors with other people. Even 800ppm "results in a significant increase in viral aerostability."

#COVID #IndoorAirQuality #HealthAndSafety #PublicHealth