“there is no other outcome”
This is a nice variation on a standard technique! Proves that innovation is everywhere.
People are generally pretty awful, but every once in a while some Egyptian guys with a truck and an excavator can capture the essence of human ingenuity in absolutely hyp...
localities with dedicated library tax JH levies may be more immune to this, as the levies need to be renewed & there are volunteer networks for that. Friends of the library orgs are also a line of defense.
No Space for Hate Btown https://twitter.com/nsfhbtown
“‘Their focus is to change the very nature of the library,” Lynch says. ‘They’ve already slashed the budget from $7.4 to $5.9 million, fired staff or reduced th...
“My ancestors were skipping out on debts by feigning death when yours were still worshiping trees.” With apologies to Leo Szilard
In the 16th and 17th centuries, many parishes in Scotland owned a "common mortkist"--a reusable coffin to bury the poor. As the coffin was brought over the grave, a latc...
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Our meetup next month features EFF-Austin board member David Hensley walking us through some of the digital civil liberties related bills that passed in the just conclude...
Psyched to be speaking at an @amegala conference again! Great lineup too… nebraskacode.amegala.com
basically freaking out right now as @marthawells1 and becky chambers are both speaking at the same event.
First time traveling to a tech conf in 16 months. ProTip #1: bring a wireless router with you. I use the GL-INet (amzn.to/3kt7IUr). Most hotel rooms have a wired ethernet connection somewhere. You can avoid the hotel wifi paywall and get faster internet.
Let 🐍 us 🐍 borrow 🐍 snakes 🐍
Spencer K. Pevsner, 1/2 vaxxed edition https://twitter.com/skpevsner
let 👏 snakes 👏 borrow 👏 books 👏 twitter.com/annaghughes/st…
The GOP is a death cult.
SCOOP: Tennessee Department of Health halts all vaccine outreach to kids – not just for COVID-19, but all diseases – amid pressure from GOP. Staff ordered to remove t...
ICYMI: I yet again went on an epic rant about the false conflation of Remote Work with Work from Home (WFH) in the latest installment of Fresh Fusion. I thought maybe the global events of the past 18 months would help people see the light, but apparently not! 😭 An excerpt:
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Are you staying in shape during eternal Caturday?

Give me your best advice for refilling the motivation reserves for your (creative) side hustles when you work a full-time day job munching spreadsheets.
Still trying to sell my condo. The Seattle real estate market is weird. Houses get snatched up immediately, but condos seem to need the right buyer. compass.com/listing/1406-h…
🚨 New podcast ep alert! 🚨 “Contained herein is the riveting, rousing, and really rad reading of Jared’s Top 7 Tweets of July. Or something like that. From Bosch to LG 4K, remote work to news feed readers, there’s a little something for everyone.” 😎🎧 jaredwhite.com/podcast/71/
Hangin’ with the great ⁦@1kevgriff⁩ before Nebraska.code()
Halloween costume planning has begun. Transit twitter! This is a deep cut but: GTFS Sorceress? Skirt made of .txts, witch hat decorated with tiny buses and trains, poof sleeves made of run cuts?