The same small appliance seen around the Internet, orbiting the Hub of the Universe. Mom of a teenager, programmer, concentrating on my own nonsense. I block evangelizing and marketing and trolls. Hosting a Balloon Juice Jackals Feed.
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If you're experimenting with materials (as in materials science), you'll want lab space. Biotech lab space is probably the most demanding for utility provision; every other non-industrial use is easily accommodated. Design work (likely CAD) will need electricity and climate control.
"Do you cut off your friends if they're a different political party?" No. "Do you drop people as friends if they start disparaging you, your family, your neighbors, your other friends, your home state, et fucking cetera?" Damn skippy. And then I cut those shitheads off. But they're not "friends".
If they don't shut it down, Trump will executive-order nullify any deal they make.
Are you enjoying your ratio, yet?
[Masshole accent] Ya should _definitely_ try that, ya wicked stupid fuck! (h/t to Adam Ezra)
A doctor I trust more than RFK Jr.
Okay I've just received the weirdest scam text so far. First, it's from a 5 digit #, which is actually a cover for a +251 country code: Ethiopia! Second, it's the same text (though fucked up in various ways) as a BBB-listed scam e-mail claiming to be from RemX. Lastly, I went freelance in 1990. đ€Ą
Nope, this is the music teacher Kent. You've mistaken her for Princess Michael of Kent.
They do know how Whitey ended up, right?
No.
Dear Nate, The last time you had any influence on me, your handle was "poblano". Sincerely, FlyingToaster
Toxic Bobby's current Federal guidelines was vax recommended for 65+; under 65 would have required a prescription from your PCP certifying an underlying condition.
Excellent news!
@tomlevenson.bsky.social I do expect the Lege to address this soon, as well.
With link:
There's already one in the works, minus the New Hamsters.
Buying a defunct warehouse nearby and converting it into my retirement compound.
The only thing allowed AFAIK is Coast Guard rescue boats, which aren't the larger interdiction ships you see in the Gulf of Mexico. And all of the Duck Boats are privately owned and operating as Tourist amphibians.
I grew up with the fluoridated water debates; this is ALL so fucking familiar.
Oh, man. Those were the days! My first spam was from a law firm who could guarantee me a US visa and green card. The second was " Hot!Russian!!Sluts!!! " It's not like the targeting has improved...
Grenada 2, Electric Boogaloo
Bathroom off of the Lincoln Bedroom. Whatever's being dropped is on the roof of the corridor leading from the residence to the East Wing.
And the iPad makes my life easier because they're not demanding a ride to take the 'weighs 5x as much' Windows laptop to school.
I used bribery -- I would buy WarriorTeen an iPad IFF they gave me a plan and benchmarks. Ours was the SAT (completed), English 12H reading with notes (completed), an Aikido kyu test (scheduled), and the list of questions for their guidance counselor. School starts Wednesday.
Merry Allston Christmas to all who celebrate!
Donald Trump's wishes, as expressed by Vance and Speaker Moses. No, I don't think anyone could get approved by Congress. Which leaves Johnson next in the line of succession. Everyone I listed would ensure this outcome.
The GOP tradition is to have a VP that nobody in their right mind would want as President. Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, Mike Pence, JD Vance. A Republican white cishet guy more toxic than Vance. Bannon, Cruz, Nunes, etc.
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It's why we Massholes really want to leave New Hampshire to its own devices.
Well, actually... (Ayotte is also a right wing nutcase)
With my old APCs, I just replaced the batteries every 3-4 years; my Cyberpowers are only 2 years old. I hope to do the same with these, but we'll see. (The APC's died in the lightning strike.)
We went with smaller capacity(450VA?) for the router/switch and WAP/Verizon stuff; rated for 15 min and actually last >2 hours (how long the last power outage was). High capacity (1500VA like pictured previously) for the offices and Tivos. Plenty of time to power down before you lose something. 2/2
Ours are location based. One per TV/Cable/Tivo/game/BluRay system. One per office (computers/switches/peripherals). One for the house Router/Switch; one for the first floor WAP (and incoming Verizon equipment, poor fucking design). Differing capacities for different requirements. 1/2
I can recommend either the APC or Cyberpower; that's what we have on all of the TVs (tivo), the Router, WAP and in mine and HerrDoktor's home offices. If you get a direct lightning strike (waves hand in July '22), you have to replace them.
Western Ave Cambridge.
Since it's not owned nor managed by Amtrak, I'm trying to figure out the rationale for taking over a state property like South Station. Honestly, isn't this a textbook violation of the 10th Amendment? South, North and BackBay Stations are owned by the Commonwealth and managed by the MBTA.
How come Jesus gets Industrial Disease?
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Several of my kid's teachers take attendance on their phones, then put THEIR phone in the last slot and start class. English and History teachers have been very happy, and when we had 2 bomb threats last year, the kids went and grabbed their phones to text their parents that they were okay. 2/2
This is all such horseshit. Our district implemented a "no phones during instructional time" ban last year. Each classroom has a phone hotel hanging next to the door. If your phone isn't already locked up in your backpack, it goes into a slot in the phone hotel and you grab it on the way out. 1/2
We (the teenager and I) always get our COVID & Flu vaxes in November, to cover us for the Thanksgiving/XMas surges and the late January flu outbreak in the local schools. Fortunately, we qualify under ToxicBobby's strictures.
The old Mass State Police barracks in Brighton is now a shopping arcade (the complex at 525 Western Ave). Of course, the Staties moved up the hill to Birmingham Parkway, and then the old building burned down. Hmmm.
Yeah, sounds *exactly* like certain realtors hereabouts. Medford has been officially a suburb since WWII. Not a densely settled inner burb like Somerville, but for pete's sake, paint your damn crosswalks so kids can survive walking and biking to school.
Back when I lived in West Somerville, I was two blocks from Medford Hillside and walked/biked through Me'Fa' all the damn time. If anywhere on earth needed crosswalks and lanes painted MORE than Medford, I don't know where it is.
We've been talking about food insecurity for decades up here in Massachusetts. All public school breakfasts and lunches are free in the Commonwealth, and "Federal Standards" are only used to offer kids backpacks of "Weekend Food" on Fridays. FFS.
Think "Death of Stalin", but without the quality acting.
I'm sorry, but isn't "how {small appliances} work" a large segment of YouTube? Behind animal videos and ahead of "how to repair {large appliance malfunction}", of course. I think we're entering the "Weirdos looking for engagement" era of Bluesky, alas.
Who aren't using them this year, ask the hospitality industry in Cape Cod. Seriously, normally in July/August Boston sees thousands of Canadians passing through on their way to the Cape'n'Islands. This year, I've seen 1 Ontario license plate. Check Florida come Nov for Germans & Brits.
Like, 8% of the Commonwealth's registered voters are Republicans. There are only 5 GOP Senators (of 40) and 25 Representatives (of 160) in the General Court. Even if you could convince all of the Republicans to congregate in one district, they're too few to win.
Clearly these jamokes never heard about Grafton, NH.
I know because I understand what these things do. LLMs are not intelligent. AI is a marketing term. LLMs are amazing for finding obscure relationships in large data sets. But for generative "AI", it's just using pattern recognition and generating (statistically) the next most likely token.
My kid has a couple of these and swears by them for HS and commuting.
While we're at it: @moderation.bsky.app @safety.bsky.app Reinstate @jessiegender.bsky.social already. JK Rowling and the TERF Brigade is the threat, not the rest of us hoping JKR gets *exactly* what she deserves. This type of selective enforcement, if it continues, will doom this place.
And interjecting the occasional "Oh, Shit!". I don't need AI to write that code for me.
What gif pops up when you type your name?
What do those of us whose ancestors emigrated from European countries that haven't existed for 150+ years do? Normally, I just say "ancestors from everywhere west of the Urals and north of the Sahara, came to North America between 1696 and 1838", but it doesn't look like that will fit.
Isn't the rule "Wait one week before you buy the new album?" (Also avoids suck ass albums.)
And Billerica.
My favorite doctor and companion
Odd, because mine is off, but I turned it off like two iPhones back. Check under Accessability as well, there may be something overriding the keyboard setting.
It's moved to "General:Keyboards" under 18.6.
Newton and Wellesley are notorious in my social circle for imbecilic racist behavior. And I shop at both WFs in Newton âcause my kid goes to music school there. This is so fucking typical.
Iâve had interns en route to their professors houses getting stopped for âdriving while {not white}â. In MetroWest. đ€Ź Definitely eliminated towns from our previous house shopping. And future.
Just invite the Canadians to come burn it down â again.
The reasons are tradition (once upon a time âAgricultureâ) and economics (e.g. tourism, sports seasons). In New England, waiting until Wed after Labor Day maxes out our Summer weather (Mid June to Early September). The local âbigâ sport is hockeyâŠ
Normally in HS in the States projects are due the week before, followed by exam days if necessary, and a half day for the Last Day, where you turn in equipment and sign yearbooks. Report cards are e-mailed within the following week. First Day is also a half day to get equipment & syllabi.
Drop an old person that youâre going to turn into in the future
Just noting that many states still require passing a âConstitutionâ test in order to graduate from High School. I passed that in 9th Grade Civics in Missouri. Who do these idiots think theyâre fooling?
If she doesn't catch a plane to like Paraguay as soon as she leaves the jail, she's toast. Even places without formal extradition treaties will be inclined to send her back.
I was taught Macro by a MBA student at the (future) Kelly School of Business. Banks arenât stupid, even if the Fed goes that way.
Advertise your account with a gif.
Sneeze, and yes.
How the hell do we fund it? Most Blue States collect this data for tax revenue projection already, but I would not extend that to the others. Data collection is cheaper if it's tied to state finances.
Go, Trabi, go.
Well, we DID start it, after all.
We only get 4 inches more per year, on average. But it definitely is over half as many overcast days. Of course, my car thermometer read 104F at one point today, and the nearest PWS shows todayâs high as 99.7.
I donât live in a civilized country, so Fahrenheit it is.
I know itâs Summer, but this is ridiculous.
I am so used to Canadians passing through en route to the Cape/South Coast/Islands that the absence is really noticeable. But it just isnât safe to come here under this regime.
Of Course that will work. Thereâs going to be a serious market for fake digital IDs opening up⊠I suspect some tiny Commonwealth Realmsâor the Channel Islandsâare going to cash in.
Trump doesnât care if your customers in New England get gouged by you, because he seriously hates us. We miss you (I havenât seen a single Canadian license plate this summer), but stay outta here and take care of yourselves.
Generally itâs an unpaid Leave-Of-Absence after youâve burned your sick days.
In Somerville, given that the garage is structurally sound, itâll be grandfathered in. At least until someone wants to gut-rehab the property.
Oh, I know he's rapist slime. But that won't change a single vote on the GOP side. Being outed as a thief, OTOH, will piss off a lot of money people on their side. Not the thievery, but the getting caught.
And Epstein helped him launder his Russian money. The Epstein *ledgers* are where the smoking gun is.
Fortunately, this is going to be more like North Point or Assembly. And it beats having the Cambridge City Tow Lot (largest piece of the parcel, AFAIK) which is easily that many, and pays bupkis in taxes. Cambridge will have to build a large parking structure to put all their street-cleaning tows.
I am so, so glad that I live across the riverâŠ
Logan is my local airport, so really, harsh but fair.
This!!! An MBTA* bus or any car on the Red Line at 5pm is less depressing than walking into one of the exurban Walmarts hereabouts. *Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
And, to our neighbors to the north (NH), who pay no sales taxes but even higher property taxes, I don't mind paying my fair share, so long as I can see how the fuck it's being spent. I like good schools and working stoplights and taking a bus to Harvard Square instead of paying $30+ to park.
When I lived in a town with industrial & commercial real estate (until 3 years ago) I was paying about half of the real estate tax that my Mom in FL pays. For a house that was worth about double. I pay less for my clothing, and no sales tax on clothing under $250 (approx). No sales tax on groceries.
And we live longer. And our sportsball is more entertaining. They call us âTaxachusettsâ, but we can show you where our taxes go.* *Not lining Bob Kraftâs pocket.
Universal childhood health care since Romney. Leaded gas gone since the 90s. ECE and early diagnosis of learning disabilities. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
So you have to move across the river to Cambridge/Somerville/Watertown. No Big.
I swear, I should put this in a voice memo to autoplay on my phone EVERY fucking afternoonâŠ
I can only recommend HerrDoktor and my solution; get married in the living room by the local JP on 4 days notice. Invite your best friends and the couple who introduced you. Go out for Dim Sum (sob for Mary Chung's demise) with them. Then call the various family members and drop THAT on them. Ha!
I went and read his Wikipedia bio. That dude is the complete package, and the freaky red beret is his trademark.