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Are there any bath pillows available to make my neck comfortable in a bath where the rim is almost flush with the wall? (sh.itjust.works)
I’ve been trying a rolled up towel but it gets soaked and falls into the tub if I lean forward.
Austin Energy: Rate increasing 5% March 1 (www.kxan.com)
No this isn’t a repost from January, or the multiple times in 2023…
Can you manage your house with a local, no-cloud voice assistant? Mostly, yes. (arstechnica.com)
Skiff, the private email provider has been acquired by Notion. It is set to shut down its services after 6 months. (skiff.com)
All skiff users have received a mail in this regard and Skiff has also tweeted about the same.
a new bag of cigarette filters next to an old bag thats been in my pocket for a month (lemmy.world)
im tryna quit its hard
me_irl (lemmy.world)
A New Chapter For Mozilla (blog.mozilla.org)
Another CEO for mozilla. Good or bad news?
Future of American Dream 🏡 (lemmy.today)
What's the dumbest thing you thought as an adult that you recently learned was wrong?
I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol...
Texas Supreme Court blocks Attorney General Ken Paxton's deposition in whistleblower case (www.kut.org)
Paxton’s deposition was scheduled for Thursday. But on Tuesday the all-Republican court issued an order putting the deposition on hold and giving the parties until Feb. 29 to respond. The high court’s ruling came hours after former President Donald Trump called on the justices to stop the whistleblower case. “Enough time...
the Kaitlin Armstrong story would make a pretty good movie (www.washingtonpost.com)
By Anumita Kaur and Praveena Somasundaram...
Texas Oil Billionaires Start a Spinoff PAC (www.austinchronicle.com)
The Texas Tribune reports that Dunn and Wilks have dropped $2 million into the new PAC, known as Texans United for a Conservative Majority. Money from the PAC is already being distributed to challengers seeking to unseat House Republicans who voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton last year. You will recall that until...
Weekly Ask Austin Thread
Weekly thread to post any Austin or surrounding area questions. Looking for answers or advice? Ask the community here....
Council moves to extend Austin police benefits as oversight dispute continues (communityimpact.com)
Voters overwhelmingly passed the Equity Action measure and soundly rejected the APA-backed alternative last spring. However, Austin held off on some updates given legal concerns about their implementation. That situation led City Council to formally call to cement the updates in September. But even after that vote, some say the...
Woop! That was embarrassing! (lemmus.org)
Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Andersen, for 1/24/2024. [Artist Patreon]
Austin's former police chief Acevedo pulls out of interim assistant city manager role (cbsaustin.com)
Acevedo said he would not accept the position because it had “become a distraction from the critical work ahead.” He said politics and power struggles had “hindered our efforts to create real positive improvements” in the city and police department....
The Prodigy - Diesel Power (1997) (www.youtube.com)
Connect 1.0.171 Released
Hi, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these so this will be changes between 150 and 171. I’ve been focused on resolving image and performance issues mainly in this time but I also added a couple new things too. Youtube links now open in-app (configurable in settings), there’s an option to remove special characters...
Turn around don't drown! (atxfloods.com)
There is a lot of rain coming. Keep an eye out when driving!
Former police chief Art Acevedo hired for new role with City of Austin (www.kxan.com)
Former police chief Art Acevedo is returning to Austin to work for the City in a new role overseeing and advising the police department...