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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 23:10:59 JST 
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
As a late Baby Boomer, the social contract between corporations and employees had already fallen apart [1] before I joined the workforce. I always knew there would be no such thing as a comfortable life of relaxation with a sufficient pension to support myself. I don't consider this "grab all I can, even if you starve" attitude of corporate leadership to be a market economy [2] (which is what I think of when I say capitalism), but instead it is a regression to the days of feudal mercantilism. In those days as in these, the difference between near-poverty and excessive wealth is the favor of a ruler.
In one town where I lived, the local water company didn't do any maintenance on its pipes for over a decade, despite having the highest prices in the area. Probably two decades. Then the owners sold the company to a large corporation. The new owners promptly announced huge price increases to cover the emergency replacement of most water mains. Municipal ownership isn't always a magical cure, but it certainly couldn't be any worse than what we experienced.
[1] In the part of #SoCal where I lived, the factories and warehouses across the bridge in the next city over all closed. It was around a decade later before most of those buildings found new tenants ... and I had already moved out of the area by then.
[2] Markets requires certain things to work, including potential interventions to prevent one party from gaining "market power" (the ability to unilaterally set terms and prices). Once we consented to form long-lived corporations that are independent of the people who own, run, and work for them, the only possible remedies left are strong unions and strong regulation. Nor do markets necessarily cover everything we need. It is acceptable to have municipal entities providing utilities such as water, sewer, and the last mile of electricity and telecommunications services. -
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Jon Lord (jonlord@mastodon.world)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 23:47:05 JST 
Jon Lord
#Fotografie #fotografia #foto #photo #photography #photographie #usa #fotograaf #potd #alttext # #travel #travelphotography #photooftheday #SoCal #california #lighthouse #phare #fyr #longbeach
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Sam Levine (srlevine@neuromatch.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 05:16:03 JST 
Sam Levine
If anyone else rides a bike in Orange County and wants to join a queer (& allies) group ride at a casual pace tomorrow morning: http://theunlikelycyclist.com/new-events/a4acc7ebtttj8cwyyxmx2a5jzpezkm
I was assured that eBikes were fine since one of the organizers just had a knee replacement and will be riding hers (and this will be her first time out riding since the surgery...aww)
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 09:19:31 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
> fatsos would benefit from walking and biking. Only the capitalists that sell the construction to local governments benefit from bike paths and transit "improvements."
What? When I worked in Sacramento the year before COVID-19 started, there were some bike paths that were behind concrete barriers. It benefitted me, as a driver, because I knew they weren't going to zig zag around some obstacle and get in my lane.
In my former #SoCal hometown, there's a sidewalk that is also a bike lane. Which means that I as a pedestrian had to watch for someone on a bicycle colliding with me. (Happened once. Low speed, so no pain or damage.) I also used to ride a bicycle around town. I stopped partly because there wasn't a safe place to ride in most areas of town.
My point is that regular people can benefit if local governments build and prioritize separate infrastructure for pedestrians and for bicyclists. -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 05:35:42 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#SoCal fires update:
According to #CalFire ( https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents ) the fires in Southern #California are finally coming under control.
* Palisades Fire: 97% contained
* Eaton Fire: 99% contained
* Hughes Fire: 98% contained
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 23:33:08 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Up to an inch of #wet_snow expected tonight in areas of #SoCal's #San_Bernardino County above 3,000 feet tonight. #NOAA / #NWS alerting because of hazardous road conditions. #High_Desert #Mojave_Desert -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 03:27:53 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#NOAA / #NWS alerting for Winter storm in #SoCal's #San_Bernardino County
From about 16:00 US-Pacific today to 16:00 Monday, heavy snow expected. 12-18 inches above 6,000 feet. 3-6 inches between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. Wind gusts as high as 50 MPH.
In the far Northeastern section of the county and into Nevada, between 10 and 18 inches above 7,000 feet and between 3 and 8 inches between 5,000 and 7,000 feet.
Expect travel impacts on the #I-15 and other roads.
Affected areas include:
Wrightwood, Crestline, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Mountain Pass, Baker, Red Rock Canyon, Mitchell Caverns -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 14:08:16 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
There's another fire in #SoCal. This one is along Lake Castaic, in an area where I haven't spent any time at all. (That's drive-past country.)
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/22/hughes-fire [www fire ca gov]
The #Hughes_Fire is near the San Fernando Valley (SFV). Somewhere out there is the Ventura County Line.
This one won't be LAFD & DWP against the fire. It will be US Forestry Service, CDF / CalFire, LACo Fire (Los Angeles County) ... they're probably going to use lake water for their fire fighting efforts. -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 15:44:23 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#NOAA / #NWS issuing alerts:
red flag warning in effect until 20:00 US-Pacific on Thursday, 2025-01-23. Weak Santa Ana winds (gusts up to 40 MPH) with extremely low humidity. Where: valleys in San Bernardino County and Riverside County (The Inland Empire) and in inland parts of Orange County
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 06:38:53 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#NOAA / #NWS alerting for high winds, low humidity in the mountain areas of #San_Bernardino, #Riverside, #San_Diego, #Orange counties in #SoCal. Beginning 08:00 US-Pacific tomorrow (Monday, 2024-01-20) and continuing until 22:00 US-Pacific on Tuesday, 2025-01-21.
This does not preclude similar alerts being issued for #Los_Angeles County. I just don't have them in my settings. -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 12:00:28 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#SoCal wildfires: Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order forbidding real estate speculators from making unsolicited lowball offers to fire victims. https://gnusocial.jp/url/3945905 [www gov ca gov]
I understand his concern, but surely there's got to be a better legal basis than "you have to obey during a state of emergency" or face a misdemeanor.
After all, what are they going to do? Fine the speculators $100 per infraction? -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 13:19:14 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
#SoCal: The Auto Fire in Ventura is 47% contained and has been kept to 61 acres. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/13/auto-fire -
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David August (davidaugust@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 18:10:07 JST 
David August
We have had time to take climate action. We have chosen not to. Now the world burns.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateCatastrophe #fire #LAfires #wildfires #LosAngeles #socal #SouthernCalifornia #PacificPalisades #altadena #hollywood #EatonFire #PalisadesFire #SunsetFire #HurstFire #KennethFire #USpolitics #AmericanPolitics #political #politics #ClimateJustice #climate #USpol
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David August (davidaugust@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 08:47:04 JST
David August
A rough starting point to organize what to take if you have to evacuate.
#fire #SoCal #LosAngeles #GoBag #evacuate #disaster #preparedness #wildfires
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 23:52:40 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
I'm not a book reviewer, but I have to say I do like "The Wax Pack" by Brad Balukjian. He travels the country in a rushed trip to interview several former professional #baseball players whose baseball cards were in an old package. He doesn't just talk about playing skills or statistics, but about what was going on in their lives. For me, that's a different perspective on these guys.
Growing up in #SoCal as a #LADodgers fan, I was particularly interested in the interview with Steve Yeager, which is one of the less detailed but still engaging.
It's not deep, and it isn't engulfed with the current sociopolitical issues. But it turns out that those things are absolutely not of interest to me.
If you get the chance, read the book. -
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Boots Chantilly (bootschantilly@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 07:25:58 JST 
Boots Chantilly
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 08:53:20 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
In my old #SoCal hometown, I hadn't been to the library in nearly twenty years (despite walking past it nearly every day when I was "home"). Partly because they'd pretty much stopped buying new books due to county-wide budget cuts and partly because I was often on-call and I didn't want to get sent out of state while a library book was still checked out.
Also, as Son_2 reached adulthood, there was really no need for me to take him to the library.
In my new hometown in #SWMO, I have only occasionally left the house, so I haven't seen the local library. -
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Sunday, 15-Sep-2024 06:19:56 JST
Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kW4GF7Ye8
Wildfires burning in #Los_Angeles, #San_Bernardino, and #Orange counties. #SoCal ... I don't see any real incursions into the High Desert, but one of my sisters did say someone she knew had to retrieve their vehicle from the park and ride along the I-15 because of threats from the fires. -
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George Yang (gxgyang@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 09:54:45 JST 
George Yang
Stay safe my fellow residents in SoCal! #AirportFire #fire #SoCal
https://apple.news/AnrZRfWlhTLWNiTrfKsXMiQ -
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Boots Chantilly (bootschantilly@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2024 06:54:33 JST
Boots Chantilly
Sometimes I love hard summer light. #SilentSunday #SoCal #badlands
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