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knizer

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As a way to build local community here, I compile a #BostonWeekend thread most weeks, sharing New England-ish events, and I hope you'll follow/use that tag yourself if you find the posts to be useful.

Eldritch, feminist, neuro-spicy, anti-fascist, pinko. Quadragenarian, born @340ppm. Product manager.

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knizer, to boston
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This weekend of May 17th-19th, what's going on, ? What's the can't-miss event(s) you hope to enjoy?

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knizer,
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Probably rainy Saturday 5/18, but like a 1/4 inch - highs in the upper 60s Friday, upper 50s Saturday & Sunday. Pack a poncho and/or the goretex, and don't forget your daytime SPF, despite the cloudy forecast.

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knizer,
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Through Sunday, its Shows out in (kinda Between and , at least a 70 minute drive from depending on the 'pike).

They have everything, not just antiques, across huge grass fields. If you like haggling with vendors and unique goods. The May sale is usually the best of the year as vendors unload their winter finds.

https://www.brimfieldliveonline.com/
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knizer,
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's delightful shop hosts the Market of crafts in this Sunday from 1-4pm - Food and vendors abound, and live https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inman-eats-crafts-2024-tickets-875422200367
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knizer,
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at the Friday Night has Seattle's .

If you like droning and standing around with nodding battlejacketed longhair types, the Armory's a spectacular event space in (RIP ).

Doors at 7, opens at 8, tickets ~$30, All ages show!

https://earthsl.bandcamp.com/album/the-bees-made-honey-in-the-lions-skull
https://artsatthearmory.org/events/get-to-the-gig-presents-earth/
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jerzone, to random
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This needs its own post.
First off, I’d love to explore it, especially the very top. But what is up with the windows?? The center jumble on second floor to start, but even the far right windows on 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor all have different spacing. Middle decks are staggered, in fact the whole middle “shaft” seems like an add-on. The left/right 3rd story roofs don’t match, other than the slate.

⭐️8 stars, keep people guessing!

knizer,
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@jerzone Speculation: People make exceptional choices when there's floor mounted steam radiators in the way.

knizer,
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@ted @jerzone i did an image search and found some detail - 8 apartment units in that place! https://www.pelletiergroup.com/listing/4625536/879-881-main-street-hopkinton-nh-03229/

Craigp, to random
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Porchfest is today, but nobody in my area has started yet. Very quiet afternoon.

knizer,
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@Craigp is a noon start west somerville, 2pm mid, 4pm start in east You walk east and then it’s dinner time. Set times are staggered by location so people aren’t racing across town to make a band.

knizer,
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@Craigp hopefully there's a band near you that you like, here's the map with start times, enjoy the day! https://porchfest.somervilleartscouncil.org/

knizer, to boston
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if you can’t see where you are try taking a picture with your camera.

knizer, to boston
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- What's happening this May 10-12th weekend? (besides Saturday's )?
(The Thread (1/?)

knizer,
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- its the Cambridge-Somerville Festival 2024 - Friday evening with a film screening, dumpling making demo, kid friendly art activities, and food tasting Friday evening in and Saturday afternoon more food and dance in , culminating in a parade and color-throwing. Note that Saturday, is concurrent, expect crowds to impact travel. https://sites.google.com/view/csaf2024 (2/?)

Craigp, to random
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I kinda miss the days when there were non-pornographic sex-centric games. For example, the old Leisure Suit Larrys.

It seems like these days if there's any sexuality in a game, it's either full-on porn or flat cheesecake.

I guess that's probably due to our puritanical market.

knizer,
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@Craigp Have you played dating sims, especially silly ones like or ?

knizer, to boston
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Using the dryer rather than...just hanging things up is a not-eco-friendly American addiction, and I appreciate a well-built drying rack.

I saw a house in St Johnsbury, with 4x of these wall mounted rotary clothes airers on their porches and thought they were a great idea, and finally found the right search terms today for a source.

These should be everywhere in and - with all our high-density triple deckers.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brabantia-Wallfix-79-ft-Outdoor-Dryer-Metallic-Gray/25896871

gbhnews, to random
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what do you all think about the state of news visibility here on mastodon?

https://mastodon.social/@MediaOnMastodon@toot.io/112316173190323025

knizer,
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@gbhnews 's fediverse news visibility is massively improved by your consistently showing up. As a 'social space', we're still figuring out how things should work.

Your efforts to lead are noticed and appreciated.

misc, to random
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We need to make (more) things on the fedi that aren't available elsewhere, that meet needs of specific communities that are still stuck on X.

knizer,
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@misc e.g.?

knizer,
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@misc mmm, i have toot.boston on a managed hosting platform, I'm no server admin, but Gancio does look very interesting as a project.

I immediately thought of upcoming.org, Andy Baio's resurrected events site, which is a well polished project - but its not currently fedi-friendly, given the intrinsic twitter authentication.

Hmm. Spouse was just talking with me about how I used to do the tag as a community builder here (and has helped me find a bunch of cool bostony-people), but hell, that was a dedicated 1-2 hours of work compiling events each week and I lost momentum.

swachter, to random
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I have to say, having an unknown piece of electronics begin smoking aggressively is a damn effective way to end an otherwise lovely chat between Randall Munroe and @pluralistic. Gotta remember that one for the next time I want to get out of a meeting.

knizer,
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Lovely that you and Randall could chat with us today @pluralistic (and @Zittrain as MC plus @lessig and I think @schneier were there too? Did I miss anybody on here who attended?)

marionsd, to random
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Psyched to see @pluralistic finally come to Boston, April 11 at Harvard's Berkman Center! If you're not familiar with his thinking on what corporate shittiness does to digital technologies, make sure to read up and go see him! https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/enshittification

knizer,
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@marionsd @pluralistic rsvp’eed, hope to make it, thanks!

Craigp, to random
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I'm in the mood for pure instrumental music today. Maybe some classic rock guitar, or something psychedelic.

Any fun recommendations?

knizer,
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@Craigp Houston psych-rockers are 99% instrumental, solid groove. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyWhFB9ijzA

knizer,
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@Craigp Hope you enjoy!

As a chaser, I'll point you at #Welsh instrumental surf rockers, #YNiwl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLZPdHn0RQo #music

knizer, to newhampshire
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More terf nonsense passed, in the House, headed to the Republican controlled Senate, seems likely to pass. https://www.nhpr.org/education/2024-03-21/nh-house-votes-to-ban-trans-girls-from-girls-sports-teams

knizer, to boston
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- Should you see a lost cosplayer or otaku struggling with our system, trying to get to con at 415 Summer St, approach with a soothing voice, saying 'hello comrade geek, the Silver Line is a bus, yet not a bus.'

If they're already at South Station, let them know that they could walk over Summer Street bridge in about the same time as it would take to figure out the Silver Line. The scenery is better, too. https://east.paxsite.com/

knizer, to random
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I dislike the part about firehose ephemeral social media where you see something, scroll away, and since infinite scroll is a thing or you otherwise navigate away - its ....gone, poof. And you might be able to re-find it if you're lucky, but Search is inconsistently applied.

Q: Are there any Mastodon apps/interfaces/forks that keep tabs on, like, your last 1000 posts seen (e.g. actually displayed on your viewer for more than .5 sec), maybe across the enhanced web interface?

pleaseclap, to cycling
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MonsterTrack 2024 premiere

https://youtu.be/zYssQEEposs

knizer,
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@pleaseclap my palms are sweating, watching this

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