Notices by GraniteGeek (granitegeek@newsie.social)

XKCD is brilliant. You knew that, of course. Today's is brilliant and sobering.

https://xkcd.com/2889/

Detailed piece by NHPR about the complicated (maybe eyebrow-raising) relationship between inventor Dean Kamen's for-profit firms and his non-profit biotech institute in Manchester.
#entrepreneur #NH
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-11-19/dean-kamen-companies-reap-millions-from-federally-funded-nonprofit-he-runs

Like you, I hate hate hate filing my taxes. In many other countries it is much easier because of programs like this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/15/irs-free-file/

One of the interesting / discouraging things about owning a property for decades is that, as life changes, you end up spending a lot of effort to take apart things that you spent a lot of effort building.

Depending on my attitude at the moment, when doing this I either think "interesting how the wheel of existence goes round and round!" or "**@#$#$^%&&!!!"

N.H. lawmakers boldly lead us into the future by mandating that our children learn ... cursive handwriting.
#nh #education #19thcentury

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/04/10/%f0%9d%92%9e%f0%9d%92%b6%f0%9d%93%83-%f0%9d%93%8e%f0%9d%91%9c%f0%9d%93%8a-%f0%9d%93%87%f0%9d%91%92%f0%9d%92%b6%f0%9d%92%b9-%f0%9d%93%89%f0%9d%92%bd%f0%9d%92%be%f0%9d%93%88/

A left-wing conspiracy theory about the 1980 election was that GOPers convinced Iran to hold onto the hostages to sabotage Jimmy Carter's re-election.

Holy crap; it was actually true.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html

The SMBC comic uses satire as insight better than just about anybody.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/transcendence-3

The reddit subforum on the White Mountain National Forest is heavy on experienced hikers who love going over treeline in the winter. But even there, this is the point of view for this polar blast:

Do not go hiking Friday and Saturday. You will die.

The forecast for the Mount Washington observatory lists a high of -15, and a low for -38 these days. Wind gusts as high as 95mph.
#hiking #weather

https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-federal-reserve-system-business-wyoming-c1405724575242e0f4d0652bf7f44915

Audit: Open-source voting machine did fine, mostly, in NH test.
#NHpolitics #linux

https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2023/01/11/audit-open-source-voting-machine-did-fine-mostly/

NH GOP anti-train people block commuter rail study for the umpteenth time.

https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/transportation/commuter-rail-study-goes-off-the-tracks/article_7d42a639-1fb1-5cce-81d7-a3e7d119ed12.html?block_id=868819

New England #skiing areas must be ecstatic with this storm - lots of snow (two feet for Killington, maybe) right before the all-important Christmas week school break.

Importantly, it's not dumping on urban areas so people from Boston & NY can drive up.