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knizer

@knizer@toot.boston

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.

Super Effective: Seatbelts, bike helmets, N95s.

📍#SomervilleMA #Massachusetts
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#CovidCautious

End Cash Bail; Abolish the death penalty. 🌹🍉

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knizer, to boston
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One can now borrow an air quality monitor from the Public Library https://somerville.minlib.net/Record/.b42409299

Champagne, to NFL
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I just saw a commercial on a major American television network that told me to set my for an upcoming episode of… it’s 2024!

Please tell me it’s 2024 & I haven’t hit a time ripple that has me back to the time of TiVo and DVR!

Why the fuck is any network talking about DVR in 2024!?

The same fucking network just forced an playoff game onto their platform! And the next night, they want me to set my DVR to record an episode of America’s Got Talent of all shows!?

knizer,
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@Champagne its a thing! https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/x1-dvr-overview

knizer, to boston
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Who's making near ?

swachter, to random
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Does anyone local to or have interest in a vintage treadle sewing machine? We don’t have space for it (long story) and I’d love to gift it to someone who would receive joy from it. There’s some water damage and veneer peeling on the surface and it needs a belt. Free but you need to arrange transport, SUV or truck, bring a friend to help lift it. DM me and we can chat logistics.

Vintage White sewing machine cabinet, with machine visible and sewing surface extended. There is some water damage on the surface of the cabinet.
Close up view of water damage and veneer peeling from cabinet surface.
Close up of treadle sewing machine.

knizer,
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@swachter want engagement on Mastodon?
Posting projects? Nah.
Talking about politics? Nah.
Give something niche but expensive away? Shut up and don't take my money. 📈

knizer, to somerville
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When /r/somerville on reddit was asked: "What is the most used online forum?" one user wrote the following take:

"As others have noted, facebook tends older and more conservative (the Davis Square group is -legendary- for toxicity), Reddit tends younger and more hyper-online, Mastadon is great if you want to talk exclusively with people who agree with you (not a bad thing, just something to be aware of), Bluesky is still a walled garden, Nextdoor -is- a trash fire, Instagram can't figure out what it wants to be, and nobody uses Threads."

https://www.reddit.com/r/Somerville/comments/18fnbsd/comment/kcxezm1/

knizer, to graffiti
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Recent seen in at least 2 places along the GLX Community path. I think these are really abstracted, simple letterforms, but I could use some help. My best transcription is:
BOD
SICK

Does anyone recognize this specific writing style or the artist?

sidereal, to random
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Where do y'all get narcan these days? Do just like regular drug stores sell it OTC?

knizer,
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@sidereal i picked up mine free at local public library, right in the counter next to free covid tests and kn95’s. (Massachusetts USA)

kissane, to random
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Some Personal News

knizer,
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@kissane that is an animal companion sure to steal both hearts and sneakers. Congratulations on finding each other!

khthoniaa, to Halloween
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Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻

If you comment "Trick or Treat" on this post, you may receive one of the following, chosen by random number generator:

Treats:
🍬 A free, one-card tarot reading
🍬 A book/song/movie recommendation
🍬 A short haiku inspired by your page

Tricks:
👻 A silly Halloween pun or joke
👻 A terribly-drawn Halloween-themed sketch

Depending on how many trick-or-treaters that I get, I may take a day or two to fulfill all of them, so please be patient! It'll be first come, first served with priority given to my followers and mutuals.

To participate, create your own post listing the tricks and treats you're willing to give out today and tag it with the hashtag.

And don't forget to check out the hashtag to go trick or treating yourself! 🖤

knizer,
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@khthoniaa Trick or Treat!

lauren, to random
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Maine shooting suspect (death count now up to 22 with more than 50 wounded) identified by Lewiston police as Robert Card, who has a history of military service, is reportedly a firearms instructor, and reportedly has a history of mental health issues including a previous shooting threat. He is still at large.

knizer,
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@lauren Lauren would you cite sourcing details on this information, please

varmazis, to random
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Seeing notice on Reddit that a lot of Boston-area blood banks just sent a lot up to Maine and they're going to need donations urgently to replenish.

knizer,
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@varmazis Folks in and who wish to donate blood Thursday can do so by making an appointment via the red cross site: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?dt=all&zipSponsor=02143

More blood drive options are likely to come available over the next 48h.

knizer, to random
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Achievement unlocked: in the arm.

knizer,
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experience in
in had all 3 types of vaccinations available on Monday afternoon the 23rd. Didn't need an appointment. Spouse and I 100% with the full first time patient setup, in <30 minutes. Very chatty/friendly immunizer guy there.
Wildly different experience from our frustrating attempts to get boosted at the end of September at the : https://toot.boston/@knizer/111156178460657024

stefan, (edited ) to Polls
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Do you have the option to see the results of this poll without voting?

knizer,
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@stefan not in enhanced web view. I can see the results if i open the poll in a new window, am presented 'see results' link.

knizer, to random
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Despite breathless reporting by our local media outlets, I continue to not see the big deal about the gauge issue for the .

The problem is a bummer but it sounds super fixable, and folks are making a big deal over a nothingburger story. Folks seem to be getting outraged for reasons I don't understand. Y'all had bad requirements document and now have bad results, so to be safe you've got to move a bunch of rail over a eighth inch.

knizer,
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@Walker My earlier linked thread talks about the problem space as I understand it as a layperson.

At issue is a 16th of an inch narrower than optimal across a ~56 inch span. Is a quarter inch an acceptable tolerance when it comes to train gauge? I'd hope so, since we have old-ass train tracks in this country, and train cars have to handle a wide variety of ranges before failure.

I am guessing that the management of the MBTA pre-Eng was Strongly Encouraged to meet a deadline of getting the GLX done, and brushed the 16th inch difference issue under the rug because the trains should technically be able to (I assume) run just fine when the tracks are outside of tolerance.

I don't know how to calculate the increased derailment risk when trains are run at top speed at what was spec'ed to be 56 8/16ths inch wide tracks but are actually 56 6/16ths inch wide. Is it a 5% increase in derailment or 5000%?

Is this something @trains types can weigh in upon?

mem_somerville, to random
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I think I hear some neighbor's heads asploding....

"City of Somerville Announces Sex and Gender Identification No Longer Required to Receive a Marriage Certificate"

https://www.somervillema.gov/news/city-somerville-announces-sex-and-gender-identification-no-longer-required-receive-marriage

knizer,
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@mem_somerville Aww, and they're making it straightforward to get a replacement marriage certificate without gender info if you've got one already:

"Residents who have previously received a marriage certificate from the City of Somerville that contains a sex or gender identifier and who wish to have it reprinted without that identifier should contact the City Clerk’s office in person at City Hall"

knizer, to boston
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Avenue Victor Hugo Books, beloved that was a fixture on for nearly 30 years, was the place in to buy used And in 2016, they closed up shop and moved into a a 250-year-old post-and-beam barn in .

Friend, its time - they're thinning the herd and closing up their retail storefront, with the aim to move to online-only sales after the end of October 2023.

Head on up to browse the shop in - 50% off all books, Fridays and Saturdays, through the end of the month.

https://www.avenuevictorhugobooks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1282819179272299/1282819192605631/

knizer, to Massachusetts
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50 years ago today: the great fire in - 18 city blocks burned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chelsea_fire_of_1973

knizer, to Greek
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🤯 $1.6 Million in back taxes?! https://www.universalhub.com/2023/state-wins-court-order-seize-somerville-greek

https://www.reddit.com/r/Somerville/comments/175qp43/in_todays_news/

AnnaAnthro, (edited ) to Korean
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    knizer,
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    @AnnaAnthro Wild! I'm going to check it out ,thanks for the recommendation!

    knizer, to Halloween
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    it season. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness isnt exactly spooky but it sure was formative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness

    knizer, to rhodeisland
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    Anybody going to tomorrow in ? It got shoved to Sunday due to the rain today.
    https://woolyfair.org/

    knizer, to boston
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    moved to this SUNDAY 9/24 due to Saturday rain - 3-7pm - https://www.flufffestival.com/

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    HONK IS BACK IN OCTOBER

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rntpqC9hCw4

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