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dan613

@dan613@ottawa.place

🇨🇦Recovering engineer, ex-military (#RMC), ex-Jazz musician, triggered by injustice. Born 318.5 ppm CO₂. Raised in BC, but in Ottawa since 1990. Generation Jones, but never conservative. Joined Mastodon in April 2022.

Profile pic: myself against Canada's warming stripes
Banner: Cityscape of Cyberpunk 2077's Night City at twilight

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dan613, to random
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If you are thinking of trying mushroom (mycelial) leather for yourself, this paper (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/research-directions-biotechnology-design/article/growing-mycelium-leather-a-paste-substrate-approach-with-posttreatments/8B0BAD4C1481BDE26583408B4FAA9D13) has most of the steps you need. However the tensile strength is quite low, being around 1 N/cm², with cow leather being around 800 N/cm².

Another approach is bacterial cellulose, using bacteria found in kombucha. Adding mushroom protein and processing with glycerol gave similar results to leather. https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Cellulose-1572-882X/publication/349108621_Comparative_study_on_the_physical_entrapment_of_soy_and_mushroom_proteins_on_the_durability_of_bacterial_cellulose_bio-leather/links/6020cf4d92851c4ed557992d/Comparative-study-on-the-physical-entrapment-of-soy-and-mushroom-proteins-on-the-durability-of-bacterial-cellulose-bio-leather.pdf

I haven't seen studies on using a fabric mesh (cotton, linen, or hemp) to improve strength.

Thanks to @deborahh and @richard for the original posts.

RickiTarr, to random
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What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!

dan613,
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@CoachMark @RickiTarr @EVDHmn That reminds me of an idea I had a while back. Go to London and drink at a pub at each stop of the longest Underground line. Might take several days.

dan613, to random
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If you have only basic cooking skills like myself, you may not know that there are TWO kinds of cocoa. The first is baking cocoa that you see in the baking aisle. It is naturally alkaline and works with baking soda to make cakes rise.

The second is dutched cocoa, which has been processed to make it neutral. It is a bit more mellow in flavour and darker in colour. Most importantly, it dissolves in hot water more easily. If you make your own hot chocolate powder, dutched chocolate is what you need. It is also nice for powdering desserts and icing.

It might be a challenge to find it if you don't have a well-stocked grocery, but you can get it online, eg https://camino.ca/products/baking-products/cocoa-powders/dutch-processed-unsweetened-cocoa-powder-97-cacao/, but Bulk Barn in Ontario has a bulk bin of it.

webology, to random
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Community organizers panel

dan613,
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@webology Shoutout to the person wearing a mask.

billyjoebowers, to random
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Man, you guys were really into Winamp.

dan613,
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@billyjoebowers It did have cool visualizers, though. iTunes never quite did the job, though you could make your own in QuickTime Composer (RIP). I recreated the colour organs I made in high school shop class.

mattsheffield, to random
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Joe Biden won all of the debates he had with Trump in 2020 but somehow media people are pretending Trump is good at debating.

In reality, Trump is a crybaby narcissist who spirals into childish rage at the slightest confrontation.

He cowered from multiple debates in 2016 because he couldn't respond to tough questions. He was terrified of debating his Republican challengers in 2024. He also choked against Hillary Clinton in 2016.

dan613,
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@mattsheffield @Savvyhomestead And his rally performances aren't looking so good, either.

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all I just made myself feel so old, hubs looked up top 100 music from 2001, 2011, 2021, and today and the amount of music I could recognize decreased by significantly. I recognized probably 70% of 2001 and decreasing as I went on. BUT I blame the internet, I can listen to exactly the kind of music I want with no dependence on the radio, but also I'm old!

dan613,
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@Yorkshiregeek @RickiTarr The stuff that was popular when we were kids often had a short shelf life. Think about the ones we still listen to, and you can't be blamed for not liking most of what is popular today.

dan613, to random
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Crap, I could have been playing all day in Fallout 4's dystopic future of 2277 instead of worrying about the possible dystopic future of January 2025.

StillIRise1963, to random
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"CBS News, in partnership with The Trace and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, reviewed records from hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the United States and found that many had routinely resold or traded in their used duty weapons -- a practice that has sent thousands of guns into the hands of criminals.”

Our lives mean NOTHING to these people. THIS IS A SICK GAME.

https://www.cbsnews.com/police-selling-guns/

dan613,
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@StillIRise1963 @vfrmedia @crazybutable @LenW @_L1vY_ Gun injuries drop by 20% whenever the NRA has a convention, where guns are banned. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1712773

mathowie, to random
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https://phanpy.social is a pretty incredible Mastodon client. Entirely web based, looks great on mobile and desktop, you can configure your shortcuts that appear above or below the river of news.

Some screenshots from my own account: good notifications page, different kinds of toots get a different status, plus Boosts are shown in their own carousel.

I've heard one developer made all this, it's pretty incredible.

Boosts are rolled up into a carousel of toots you can view with sideways scrolling
Threads are shown grouped together and single posts from threads are indicated as such.

dan613,
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@adnan @mathowie There is a setting to turn that off and put boosts inline.

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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Student: Miss, you’re my favorite teacher. Know why?

Me: Thank you. That’s very sweet. I don’t know why.

S: Because we do so many things wrong and you never leave us or threaten to retire.

M: (choking up)You all do so many things RIGHT! Every day is a new day. I get to watch all of you grow. I’m pretty lucky.

S: We’re lucky. Can I have a snack?

M: (laughing) You’re slick! And yeah, you can have a snack.

dan613,
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@Saltssaltgirl @Skepticat They learn rhetoric so young these days. <sniff>

urlyman, to random
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The UK government:
we’re releasing dangerous criminals early to relieve delays in the court system.

Also the UK government:
we’re prosecuting people who are doing nothing more than causing minor delays to an economy that, unchecked, will drive us all off a cliff and the court system with it

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/uk-climate-activists-convicted-in-first-trial-of-new-anti-protest-laws

dan613,
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@rticks @urlyman It's the international conservative fashion.

cabel, to random
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I feel like we can all just say “price” instead of “price point”. And “design” instead of “form factor”. Thank you 🙏

dan613,
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@cabel But how will I sound smart?

johnefrancis, to Ottawa
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It's a good weekend to tune up your AC , temps should hit the high 20s early next week, with some gross dewpoints >15C.

dan613,
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@johnefrancis Gotta find a good radiator cleaner that doesn't need too much water. We're on a balcony over other people. Nobody wants 5 years of diesel soot dripping onto their deck.

dan613,
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@johnefrancis Oh yeah, tire dust. Cleaning windows in downtown Ottawa comes away pitch black. That's in our lungs. Can't wait for electrification.

dan613, to random
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Posting from my new M2 iPad Air. It is so light! This is an 11” model, whereas my last one was the 13” one (with not nearly enough memory). I’m surprised that the virtual keyboards are different, so I’ll have to get used to that.

I used to always get the pro model, but I’ve come to terms with the fact that the hobbies I think I’ll have rarely come to pass. I’ll get the new pencil once I make a real commitment to learn how to draw.

fraying, to random
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He fired 500 people because a woman told him “no.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-story-elon-musk-mass-100216178.html

dan613,
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@fraying That’ll show her who’s boss. A particularly bad boss, sure, but the boss nonetheless.

StillIRise1963, to random
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A Black friend just sent a text pic of how they arranged albums to sell their house. Frank Sinatra is the visible album.🤣

dan613,
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@StillIRise1963 @IveyJanette @Aviva_Gary I still can't believe that's a real name.

RickiTarr, to random
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What is the thing(s) that attracts you to a person romantically or otherwise?

dan613,
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@RickiTarr The way she smiles at me when she sees me.

grivettcarnac, to Ottawa
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“… how that policy fits in their low-rise community.” Hahaha you live close to Algonquin college and a 2-story building just busts the great character of your community huh? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/proposed-rooming-house-discord-near-algonquin-college-a-sign-of-things-to-come-1.7204363

dan613,
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@Auxonic @dairpo @grivettcarnac A rapid route from Queensway-Carleton to Hawthorn in the East would help so many people. With traffic light control.

grivettcarnac, to Ottawa
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It is beyond wild to me that the city cut annual funding to the Tulip Festival. Ya’ll are baffled on how to connect Dows Lake and the Byward Market?? Seriously?? The NCC couldn’t even close all of the QED, but no shade to them when they are responsible for any livability in The festival weekends at Dows Lake are the best weekends in this city in the entire year and props to the Feds
https://obj.ca/feds-provide-130k-canadian-tulip-festival/?no_cache=1715612135

dan613,
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@grivettcarnac They have golf cart trains for transport?? That a draw in itself.

mitchw, to random
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men are hitting on scheduling bot because it has a woman’s name. askamanager.org lolwut https://www.askamanager.org/2024/01/men-are-hitting-on-my-scheduling-bot-because-it-has-a-womans-name.html

dan613,
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@mitchw @WTL An unintentional honeypot. Those guys need a conversation with HR.

dannotdaniel, to random
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I am covid cautious and goddamn I miss live music

dan613,
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@dannotdaniel I used to play sax at open mic nights. I don't know when I'll feel comfortable using a vapour concentrator on an audience.

dan613,
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@dannotdaniel It's been a while, I'm afraid.

mekkaokereke, to random
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If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...

Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.

https://insideevs.com/news/719283/chinese-ev-tariffs-biden-quadruple/

We can't allow the US to get off of fossil fuels... unless US billionaires win! 🤡

Fear the BYD Dolphin! (an EV car for $12K)
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/T3nfyO_UHjk

dan613,
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@mekkaokereke Not upset at you, but I'm thinking of all the union jobs in US/Canada that will disappear if the tariff on Chinese EV imports is lifted. It's a tough decision.

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