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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.

๐Ÿ“#SomervilleMA #Massachusetts
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End Cash Bail; Abolish the death penalty. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ‰

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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 Clerkโ€™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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๐Ÿคฏ $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/

    knizer, to boston
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    HONK IS BACK IN OCTOBER

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

    thomasconnor, to boston
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    is getting an team!

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/18/sports/nwsl-boston/

    I'm looking forward to having a local soccer team to support.

    knizer,
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    @thomasconnor Its very exciting. I'm assuming that they'll be playing Women's at White Stadium in , , near / / as per this boston globe article from July - https://archive.ph/QSwzd

    knizer,
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    @thomasconnor @ssfckdt A fancy stadium is great and all but who benefits most if 10 or 100 million is spent? A big percentage of every dollar spent on a new stadium goes into developer pockets.

    Every dollar spent on a venue doesnโ€™t make the tickets or hot dogs any cheaper for the fans or make the team play a huge percentage better.

    Itโ€™s a better strategy that everybody involved gets living wage from the start, so the players can thrive and sell tickets, and thus we fans have a good time. When revenue comes in, spend any profits on the infrastructure.

    DrTCombs, to cycling
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    Normally I wait until I have enough near-death experiences for a montage, but this was too bad to just sit on.

    https://urbanists.video/w/q9ZRAHF3PvGfyimbKf9LXw

    [video shows a black jeep careening around a cyclist, nearly causing a right hook collision; video POV is from the bicycle's handlebar camera]

    knizer,
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    @DrTCombs

    Yikes! I'm so sorry that happened to you.

    Were you able to make out the plate from the video?

    knizer, to boston
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    "The Club, founded in 1895 โ€œto bring together all of those interested in ,โ€ claims the title of oldest continuously existing amateur such club in the world."

    https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/08/20/walking-with-mushrooms/

    gbhnews, to fediverse
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    ๐ŸŒž Good morning . This is GBH News bringing you the world from . It's 65F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

    A new study from BU showed that 40% of athletes under 30 who played contact sports showed signs of CTE.

    Overall inflation climbed to 3.3% in the US in July.

    Former Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 93, has been found not fit to stand trial on sex abuse charges.

    knizer,
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    @gbhnews @CoachMark

    I'm sorry that you have experienced hostility.

    I hope that your time in Maine is restorative.

    Safe journey, all of it.

    misc, to random
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    Having ice cream at the reception. Self serve. Should I get one of those little water tubs they have at buffet kind of places where you dip the scoop to clean it off? That stuff always felt unsanitary to me even pre-Covid. Is the alternative to have a scoop for each flavor? Am I overthinking this?

    knizer,
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    @misc My skim of ServSafe guidelines: storing the scoop in running water is preferred, ideally heated to 135F.

    Everybody touching the same scoop handle is a transmission risk; using the same scoop across flavors is an allergy/cross-contamination risk.

    If you go with 'little water tubs' whomever is on food duty could be tasked with changing out the water every n minutes while people are actively scooping ice cream? idk.

    Good luck with wedding/reception!!!

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    US fire-season reminder to watch your indoor CO2 levels (get a monitor) and rig up a filtered fresh-air intake if you need to to get them below 1000-1200 if you can. Filters donโ€™t remove CO2! You gotta ventilate.

    (I know, itโ€™s not always easy, but sometimes it is. Iโ€™m not above duct-taping an air filter into a partly opened window, myself.)

    knizer,
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    @kissane For monitoring, we invested in the SAF Aranet4 which, today new at ~ USD $200 is out of budget for many.

    There's a lot of <$100 options, but I'm reading reports that some are fake, poorly calibrated, or wildly inaccurate.

    Do folks have for current models of 'consistent and decent' monitors, at different price points?

    knizer, to vegetarian
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    Made stuffed bell peppers with tonight and it turned out great! Cooking their 'fake' ground beef is so much like working with traditional ground beef, browns the same etc. I couldn't taste the difference in the final product. Saved the recipe for future use - expecting our box to continue to have abundance of peppers. ๐Ÿคž

    https://impossiblefoods.com/recipes/impossible-stuffed-bell-peppers

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    This is not a good for us. Willow has taken a turn for the worse and we had to rush her to the emergency vet late last night. It's not looking too good right now. Please keep her in your thoughts ๐Ÿ™

    knizer,
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    @orci cats lives are far too short, and seldom live the long life they deserve.

    I hope for best outcomes and send positive vibes.

    design_law, to random
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    Okay, friends: What are we watching, reading & listening to for fun this weekend?

    knizer,
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    @design_law
    Highlights:
    Day of the Jackal (1973)
    Work Won't Love You Back - Sarah Jaffe (2021)
    Spotify - 'Your Favorite Coffeehouse' playlist
    Stars - There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light (2017)
    Fucked Up - David Comes to Life (2011)

    Been an odd weekend.

    misc, to random
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    Hey so, if I got my suit back from the in house tailors at SuitSupply, and it looks terrible, can I ask for an exchange, or will they be like, โ€œyou should have been clearer when we were selecting the off the rack suit and fitting youโ€

    knizer,
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    @misc aww hell i hope they make right by you.

    What a bummer.

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