Notices by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro (redcrew@mstdn.social), page 2

Anyone growing Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Blue wood aster) in their garden?

I'm curious what your experience is with it. And what other plants you have growing near it.

It's my first year growing it, winter sown last February. It's finally adding lots of leaves.

#gardening #Zone6b

@chris It's what I turned to after 15+ years of Evernote.

Wrote about it:

https://www.lireo.com/leaving-evernote-part-3/

@sbourne @chris Good to see my favorite note-taking app, Notesnook, included in this review of encrypted note-taking apps:

https://mastodon.social/@mshelton/112830632843571837

How to make me leave your nonprofit website:

A 20+ line paragraph on mobile.

Not one, but three 20+ line paragraphs on the About page.

It's a nonprofit where I created their first website over 25 years ago. Now designed and managed by an "award-winning" design company of 30+ staff members.

@chris What features do you like about it?

@chris Glad you're ok. Scary weather.

@chris You ok?

@chris We had a good Sunday, too.

Out early in the morning for birding and saw 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a Yellow-breasted Chat (which is a rare bird for our area).

@chris To me, it's common sense to pass them. AFAIK, our HOA doesn't restrict them. Neighbor down the street had solar panels installed 3 years ago.

But we are an older neighborhood, which still allows chain link fences.

Other HOAs don't allow chain link fences, but allow tall privacy fences.

Why does Florida make them unfeasible?

Good.

Michigan homeowners associations (HOAs) can’t ban solar panels under newly passed bill.
The bill's chief sponsor is my state representative, Ranjeev Puri.

Some local residents contacted Puri when their HOA restricted them from making energy-efficent changes to their homes.

When Governor Whitmer signs the bill, Michigan joins Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio in banning restrictions to energy-saving equipment.

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-hoas-cant-ban-solar-panels-under-newly-passed-bill

#Michigan #SolarPower #SolarPanel

@chris Happy belated birthday, Chris!

Yay! Glad to read about this change from the U.S. Post Office.

"...every Post Office location that processes passports is now offering a minimum of three hours a week where walk-in customers can visit and apply for their passport."

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/05/postal-service-makes-applying-for-a-passport-easier-walk-in-service-now-offered-nationwide.html

#passport

In Cheboygan, Michigan, there are no local journalists to report news.

Local residents are turning to Facebook for local news. (Personal note: argh, Facebook isn't a reliable or trustworthy resource to learn what's happening in your community.)

https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-town-adjusts-life-ghost-newsroom-local-papers-wither

#LocalNews #journalism #Michigan

They were great to see!

If you missed them last night, the northern lights will be back tonight in Michigan. Late, but weather forecast has clear skies.

https://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/northern-lights-put-spellbinding-show-michigan-how-see-them-again

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Michigan

"For now, there’s not much information about what any deal would entail, nor how much Automattic stands to gain from it."

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084884/tumblr-midjourney-openai-training-data-deal-report

#Tumblr #Automattic #Midjourney #OpenAI #TrainingData

American Redstart, a beautiful warbler that rarely seems to stop moving.

Canton, Michigan in May 2023.

Day 16 of Art Advent Calendar.

#ArtAdventCalendar #AmericanRedstart #birds #birding

Good.

"Right to Repair" passed by Maine voters tonight means local and small-business mechanics can have access to data that would be restricted to dealerships.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/elections/question-4-ballot-right-to-repair-approved-maine-politics-small-business-money/97-12dd8e48-a63c-4214-a97f-ce7a4811fda3

#Maine #RightToRepair