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oh_that_courtney

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Voted most likely to be eaten by a grue.

I live in #austin #austinTx; planning to move to #portland #pdx

I'm interested in #openSource #linux #selfHosted #homeAutomation #homeAssistant

I advocate for #civicTech #openData

Past #library commissioner, community technology commissioner, and Code for America brigade captain

I occasionally post photos of #cooking, #bread, #pizza, and Franklin the #cat. You're welcome.

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waldoj, to random
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Heat pumps and induction ranges are two strong examples of products that are better environmentally and better products than their gas/oil competitors, for almost everybody. (EVs will get there, but they’re not there yet.)

Because carbon emissions are free, it’s important that low-emission new products be clearly better than the polluting status quo. It’s a high bar, it’s not fair, but I’m glad we have heat pumps and induction ranges as a model.

oh_that_courtney,
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@waldoj I'm currently house hunting. I really want a kitchen with 240V because I want an induction range. Not because I'm a dirty green hippy, but because I currently use an induction cooktop and it works far superior than the alternatives. (The only thing it doesn't do well is woks and roasting peppers over flame.)

It's crazy that people are choosing a lesser alternative, all over irrational grudges.

oh_that_courtney, to portland
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I participated in a workshop by city of to discuss civic use of AI. I contributed a rubric of "assistive" versus "determinative". The first case may be a helpful use (subject to usual concerns about energy, creative rights, bias, etc etc etc). The second case is where things get dangerous.

oh_that_courtney, to random
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Now playing ...

https://youtu.be/BirJMnMcfBs?si=FLKRB0vNNtpRcqeY

(I love the subversive/reclaiming things being done with country music these days.)

oh_that_courtney, to random
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My cousin the rabbi is one of the signatories of this letter, and I couldn't be more proud.

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4651826-jewish-professors-biden-antisemitism-legislation/

oh_that_courtney, to austin
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What if they gave an election and nobody showed up?

State of Texas -- as part of its "screw with cities" agenda -- allowed some areas to vote yesterday to dis-annex from their city.

Some areas in voted to do so. River Place voted to dis-annex with one single vote. Not "by one vote", but one single person showed up and voted in this election.

Some areas didn't have anybody show up at all -- zero votes registered.

I fear for our representative democracy.

https://www.kut.org/austin/2024-05-05/may-4-2024-election-disannex-city-of-austin-lost-creek-blue-good-road-river-place

oh_that_courtney, to Texas
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A reminder that if Nancy Pelosi and the DCCC would have stayed the fuck out of the way, Jessica Cisneros (a bad ass Justice Democrat) might be representing the Rio Grande instead of this pro-gun, anti-abortion, corrupt jerkwad..

https://wapo.st/3WwmKM9

thomasfuchs, to random
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(Copied from https://bsky.app/profile/nobodysholm.bsky.social/post/3krk4pbvuas25)

So Utah, having passed a transphobic bathroom bill, has launched an online form for people to snitch on folks they think are in the "wrong" bathroom or locker room.

Be a real shame if people on the Internet flooded it with fake reports: https://ut-sao-special-prod.web.app/sex_basis_complaint.html

oh_that_courtney,
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@thomasfuchs I've been taking connecting flights through Utah lately. Maybe next trip I should try peeing and then report myself.

oh_that_courtney, to austin
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Hey peeps ... there's election ratfuckery going on. The state is trying to undermine the local tax base by putting wingnuts in charge of property tax assessments. It's an off cycle election to try to discourage turnout ... so it's extremely important to show up.

The ballot is super easy and quick and there have been no lines. So please vote Austin. It would be better if you did.

I like the Chronicle endorsements:

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-04-19/endorsements-for-the-may-4-travis-central-appraisal-district-election/

skrishna, to space
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Hi all! I'm still in a newsletter subscription push mode -- with the demise of the bird app, it's gotten really hard to get the word out about projects like this that don't have an internal algorithm to help people find it.

If you like , , , or just want to support a woman of color doing STEM stuff -- please subscribe! Ad Astra is a weekly newsletter that tells you what's going on in space science and spaceflight.

https://www.adastraspace.com

oh_that_courtney,
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@skrishna Done! +1 for using a newsletter platform that doesn't monetize hate speech.

zalasur, to random
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Oof, so I did a dirty deed today.

We have rabbits that like to hang out in our back yard. They are a pair we see quite often and a few days ago I saw one of them gathering grass over on the side of our house.

Neat! They are building a nest!

Not so neat: they popped off the cover of our window well leading to our basement and dug a hole under there. I would have missed it had I not been looking for it. It looked like a small pile of grass until I pulled it back and saw the hole (cont'd)

oh_that_courtney,
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@zalasur I'm glad you caught it early. I hope the bunnies find a good nesting place.

oh_that_courtney, to random
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I'm not even bothering with this season of ST:DISCO. Every time I've tried a past season, I couldn't finish it. It breaks my heart, because I love the cast.

On the other hand, I adore ST:SNW to bits. I'm so ready for more of that.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/star-trek-discovery-season-4-recap-how-did-this-show-get-so-boring

oh_that_courtney, to Texas
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The newly formed "Find Out PAC" could bring consequences to the radical Texas supreme court justices who have harmed reproductive healthcare.

https://19thnews.org/2024/03/find-out-pac-texas-gina-ortiz-jones/

oh_that_courtney, to random
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Anybody out there using ClouDNS? They look quite good (and affordable). I really like that I can easily have them pull from a server I run, so I can maintain zone configs in VCS managed text files.

https://www.cloudns.net

oh_that_courtney,
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@willglynn @kwf Thanks for the pointer! The About page says it supports NOTIFY, so it might work for me. (I run my own private dyndns.)

oh_that_courtney, to random
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The previous two weeks have been a steady crescendo of stress and anxiety as we approached the Open Data Day event on Saturday. But it went off without a hitch. We had great presentations, a bit of data hacking, and there were cookies.

I like this photo of me listening to a presentation. My friend Liani photo-bombing the frame seals the deal.

oh_that_courtney, to random
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Unfortunately, ever since COVID nearly bankrupted SXSW, it seems like it's returned to suck the teat of whatever venture capital and sponsors are offering them.

Past years, we've seen this with web3 and blockchain. Now we're seeing it with AI.

I think if SXSW is to survive, it needs to disconnect from the hustle crowd, and reconnect with creators.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/sxsw-audiences-boo-videos-artificial-intelligence-ai-1235940454/

oh_that_courtney, to austin
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Good morning Democrats. It's Super Tuesday. There are two hotly contested races on our ballot.

  1. Incumbent Travis County DA Jose Garza is being opposed by a Republican-funded, Republican-backed DINO.

  2. A senate race between Collin Allred and Roland Gutierrez to pick who will take on Ted Cruz in November.

Check your registration and get your personalized sample ballot here: https://elections.traviscountytx.gov/voter-lookup/#VoterEligibilitySearch

oh_that_courtney, to austin
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Progressive voters -- please vote tomorrow (Tuesday) if you can. There is some serious hanky panky going on in the DA race. Republican donors and a sketchy dark money group are fighting to oust the incumbent.

https://www.kut.org/politics/2024-03-04/hardcore-republicans-are-voting-in-travis-countys-democratic-primary-heres-why

bunvoyage17, to Travel
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We are going to be taking a trip to Austin, Texas for the first time this coming weekend. We would love recommendations for any thing we must see or do. We love nature and culture.

Do you have any recommendations for good cafés or restaurants? We are both vegetarians.

Thank you so much - we are looking forward to visiting soon!

Boost appreciated and suggestions doubly appreciated!

@coffee

oh_that_courtney,
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@bunvoyage17 @coffee Congratulations ... you picked the worst weekend of the year to visit Austin. 😂 SXSW will be in force, so you will want to steer clear of the city core.

(I'd say north of 38th or south of Oltorf should be pretty clear of that crowd.)

Walnut Creek park might be a place to catch a bit of outdoors, while avoiding the SXSW crowd.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/SFDxTbVVBDFsWwjQ9

oh_that_courtney,
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@bunvoyage17 @coffee Veracruz All Natural is a popular choice for tacos, has a number of locations, and has vegetarian/vegan choices.

They have a trailer at RADIO, which is a coffeehouse with a huge patio. But their parking is a nightmare, so be prepared.

https://veracruzallnatural.com

oh_that_courtney, to random
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The notion of an AI that's been trained on Reddit content sounds like the darkest timeline.

oh_that_courtney, to random
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This weekend we bought an art.

It's now hanging in the dining room.

hachyderm, to random
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Howdy, Hachyderm --

If you've been Hachyderming recently, you've no doubt heard about or have seen the wave of spam that's hit the fedi. We've just finished applying a Mastodon patch that should reduce the overall noise, but as you see spam, please continue to report it. The mod & infra teams will continue to keep an eye out.

PR applied: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/29264

We will be using this thread for communication regarding this issue.

Happy Hachyderming,

The Mod & Infra Teams

oh_that_courtney,
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@hachyderm Thanks for posting this. I was concerned I might be spamming you folks when I did a report against all the spams I'm getting.

oh_that_courtney, to random
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Whenever I book a hair appointment, there's a spot to upload photos. So I always share a picture of Franklin, because who wouldn't be delighted by that?

zalasur, to random
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Man, what a week.

oh_that_courtney,
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@zalasur Past one or upcoming one?

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