/u/gus is right - 'kbeaner' contains a loaded slur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaner one thats been around for a long time. It is not one I was aware of until recently.
This is the smartwatch I own. True netrunners know that the tech we wear on (or under) our skin is a prime entry vector for ever hungry megacorps to bleed the pulsing data from our digital veins, so having a wearable I have full control over is of paramount importance. I can flash it with new firmware whenever I want, the...
New mashup album created for Outer Reach Festival! Watch the full thing here! https://youtu.be/1544DO5ogf4Download links below!-----Album download: https://m...
Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President Karen Spilka said Monday. With a Thursday deadline to set the dates approaching, Spilka told reporters the Legislature intends to select the second weekend in August to suspend the state’s 6.25 percent sales...
Editor’s note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a two-part article. All across Japan, one sight remains ubiquitous – the convenience store. A far, far cry from their American cousins, convenience stores in Japan are without exception, spotless, well-stocked, open 24x7,
David Patten and James Thorsen toured Bok as part of official Rhode Island state business. Now, their actions are under review by the Rhode Island state police and the governor.
Hi, /u/loki - the magazine rules state 'make like a vagina: don't be a dick'. While I appreciate the sentiment - don't be a jerk - crude, unnecessarily gendered ways of expressing that seem improper. My suggestion would be that we as a community reconsider that positioning.
How do we call kbin users?
Kbinners? Binnies? Kbinators?
PineTime - a $27 smartwatch that runs open source firmware and software that's easy to flash and easy to modify and tinker with (liliputing.com)
This is the smartwatch I own. True netrunners know that the tech we wear on (or under) our skin is a prime entry vector for ever hungry megacorps to bleed the pulsing data from our digital veins, so having a wearable I have full control over is of paramount importance. I can flash it with new firmware whenever I want, the...
ONE YEAR INTO ARMORY PLAN: AN UPDATE (somervillemedia.fund)
City receives draft of operational models, planning community meetings for the summer
Musical Tangents (Full Album) (www.youtube.com)
New mashup album created for Outer Reach Festival! Watch the full thing here! https://youtu.be/1544DO5ogf4Download links below!-----Album download: https://m...
Music for Programming (musicforprogramming.net)
Kbin Covenant? Top level rules for allowed/disallowed content? Governance?
In Mastodon, we have the Covenant, which starts with:...
MA Senate president details plans for Aug. 12-13 sales tax holiday in Mass. (www.nbcboston.com)
Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President Karen Spilka said Monday. With a Thursday deadline to set the dates approaching, Spilka told reporters the Legislature intends to select the second weekend in August to suspend the state’s 6.25 percent sales...
Daring Fireball: Reddit’s Hoped-For IPO and Pipe Dream of Cashing in on OpenAI’s Hype (daringfireball.net)
Link to: https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/06/apollo-to-shut-down-developer-has-receipts/
A peek into Japan's Convenience Stores (one-from-nippon.ghost.io)
Editor’s note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a two-part article. All across Japan, one sight remains ubiquitous – the convenience store. A far, far cry from their American cousins, convenience stores in Japan are without exception, spotless, well-stocked, open 24x7,
Orcas spotted off of Nantucket (www.wcvb.com)
In Boston’s brutal rental market, the final insult has arrived: bidding wars (www.boston.com)
Amid record-low inventory, desperate renters are offering to pay even more than the landlord is asking. Sometimes by hundreds of dollars. Per month.
Body found near I-93 southbound Exit 21 (Medford) causes rush hour backups (www.boston.com)
Police have shut down right traffic lanes as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the person’s death, and their identity.
Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly. They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations. (www.inquirer.com)
David Patten and James Thorsen toured Bok as part of official Rhode Island state business. Now, their actions are under review by the Rhode Island state police and the governor.
Rhianna Pratchett reveals details of ‘Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch’ (terrypratchett.com)
The Eaves Is Opening at Bow Market in Somerville (bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com)
A new restaurant is on its way to a dining and shopping development in Somerville. According to a tweet from @TroySch1, The Eaves is planni...
News: MBTA Green Line trolley derails along B Branch near Packard's Corner (www.wcvb.com)
People from Reddit or redditors, people from Boston are Bostonians, people from Canada are Canadian. What should the people of this site use for a demonym?
I've seen keebinetters, but that feels like trying to say Massachusettsian instead of Bay Stater....