Lawmakers turned to toll roads to boost the TX economy & address population growth without raising taxes, but the consequences spiraled.
Some state leaders rightly regret the policies & laws that drove the toll road construction boom. โWe were sold a bill of goods. We were just looking for how to find money. We now know that this was the wrong way to do it.โ
France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters ๐ซ๐ท ๐
Will Evans started Deep Vellum Press in Dallas 11 years ago โ and has been a tireless advocate for books in translation, North Texas authors, North Texas bookstores and the local literary scene in general.
@pabloniusmonk my 10$ FB sticker pack "purchase" in 2007 was perhaps used to cover the cost of the captain's chair on that super yacht. Least I know where the contribution went...
Dallas moving forward with plan to entice residents to switch from gas-powered lawn tools ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ
"Proposal [to outlaw gas-powered mowers & blowers] was scrapped after state legislators passed a law last year that blocks cities from restricting the use, sale or lease of an engine based on its fuel source."
We switched to battery lawn equipment 6 years ago & never looked back. No messy oil changes, $ gasoline, or winterizing. Good exercise. Quieter. Better for environment. All plusses. โ ๐ ๐ก
Advice on switching to battery-powered lawn tools
Advantages to electric lawn tools include being quieter as well as being more environmentally friendly.
@pabloniusmonk yes, I also made the move to a battery mower six years ago. Looking to transition to an electric-only main vehicle by the second half of 2025.
@pabloniusmonk I've been away for a while and realize that it might be commonplace, now...but this is my first experience of the term, "wankpanzer" and I must say that I LOVE IT SO VERY MUCH!
An FAQ About Your New Birth Control: The Music of Rush - McSweeneyโs Internet Tendency ๐ธ
"No one has ever gotten pregnant while listening to Rush. Clinical studies show that when combined with watching a male sexual partner play air bass along to the extended solo in 'Freewill,' the contraceptive efficacy of Rush approaches 100 percent."
I donated to @thunderbird today to #freetheinbox. Join me to support communication privacy. (They need to add a Mastodon share intent on their donation page)
Fairphoneโs repairable wireless earbuds put the industry on notice
Fairphoneโs impact here should be to lay down a challenge to its bigger rivals to use their vast resources to build an earbud that isnโt condemned to live in the trash from the moment it was born.