Notices by Strider Uwe 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 (uwehalfhand@norcal.social)

@lisagetspolitik That sort of thing would “solve the mystery”. As is, Ron Johnson mumbled something about how this is an older photo, Andy Beshear says he’s heard from two agencies that McConnell is dead, and there is nothing to contradict these bits of info. This is not remotely a solved mystery.

@lisagetspolitik “The Mitch McConnell mystery is solved”? I don’t think so. This photo and statement solved nothing; the guy in the photo is waaay too healthy-looking to have had CPR administered 4 weeks ago. He’s also healthy-looking enough to be able to do some live interview on TV, five minutes would be enough, where he could say something like “Thanks for all the well-wishes, I’m recuperating well, shame about Lindsey, gosh those Argentinians played well, see you in six weeks”.

@skinnylatte That’s a thing that a lot of Europeans don’t get, and as a result wonder why “we Americans” aren’t shutting the government down with protests. In France or Germany, traveling 300 miles crosses a large fraction of the whole country… in California, never mind the whole US, that doesn’t quite get you from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

@noondlyt @mcnado Agree totally, but if they decide that their self-preservation aligns with my and our mutual preservation... I'll still take that. An armed suspicious peace is still not-war.

@dansup @reiver Is it? It may be a gateway to actually developing small to medium apps, but I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that it removes the learning aspect (not just of programming, but writing and graphic design etc too).

@skinnylatte If I might make a modest suggestion, get a small (0.5 to 2 kwh) battery, such as from Bluetti or Jackery. That'll cost you from 200 to 800 bucks, depending on capacity. The lower end of that range will keep an LED light + phone running for quite some time, while the upper end will do that + keep your fridge cold for a while. With an additional modest solar panel (ok, not in bay area right now <sob>), you could keep going for quite a while.

@kaia That’s a tragedy

@johncarlosbaez We were apex predators even 50000 years ago… I’ve read that either the Masai or the Zulu, don’t remember which now, will walk into a lion pride’s resting ground, a group of 5-6 young men armed only with spears, and take the lions’ antelope kill away: a test of bravery. And the lions get the F out of the way, too. Because humans are very scary apex predators.

@georgetakei And in that 1+ year, Ukraine (very sensibly!) did not inform the US about any of it.

@jimcarroll yes, it’s visible

@hellomiakoda I’m sure you’re familiar with the Sam Vimes theory of socioeconomic unfairness? Just in case not, google “Sam Vimes boots” (and read the rest of Pratchett too!)

@mcnado my closest encounter with homeless people was one evening when I was walking home from work. Two guys came up to me and said “hey, you should look out, the police are doing a sweep and taking everyone’s stuff” (I look scruffy at the best of times). I thanked them, told them I would certainly be careful and pay attention, and wished them the best of luck. They were just brothers looking out for a brother…

@kaia What: “yo quiero un ketamine por favor”, ¿donde esta el ketamine?”, like that? 😆