Notices by Sara (sarae@ecoevo.social)

@evan @dsalo dude

you've just said "I know most people in my small non-random sample set do not like this idea, but I am enthusiastic about pursuing it regardless because I find it compelling on aesthetic grounds"

and you've suggested to OP that she should read what you have to say...when she's made it clear that she DID read it, and disagrees, and that there's a literature on this topic that she's familiar with and you're not

um

pants: you could be wearing them

@steter well, and the value of scrap gold has gone up a lot in the last couple of years, just given global currency instability

I went through a year ago and cleaned out all my broken earrings and things my ex gave me

it's the first time it's been worth the trouble of sending things out to a refinery in a while

if you're in #Eugene and have always wanted an old Singer, there's a cute one at Bring (or at least it was there at closing yesterday)

#sewing

aww

see, folks, this is what we lose if we lose the National Historic Preservation Act

we lose Ursula K. LeGuin's house

https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/07/this-literary-giants-portland-home-just-became-a-national-historic-landmark.html?gift=aa2f7d47-3a25-4fa9-8bc0-ed8ffbcec018

in related news, I'm going to need you to reach out to your federal elected officials about this, esp Senators on Energy & Natural Resources

this is REALLY BAD

and we need to see a significant public backlash

because this will destroy things like treasured historic homes

and archaeological sites and sacred places

this administration isn't just coming for our written history

it's coming for the history that's held in the land, in the places we live

https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-enr-members-release-statement-urging-advisory-council-on-historic-preservation-to-reject-rule-gutting-tribal-consultation

@failedLyndonLaRouchite yeah

the people who're always arguing that we should bring guns to the protest are almost always not there with our best interests in mind

likewise the "old comrade" who wants to reminisce about the old days and all that stuff we got up to

while wearing a wire

hey US folks

if you aren't seeing law enforcement/right wing infiltrators in the progressive spaces you frequent

it's not because they aren't there

this public service announcement brought to you by what's certainly starting to look to me like a coordinated infiltration campaign in western Oregon and Washington

be thoughtful out there, and aware of your history

lol this afternoon at the Walmart

meanwhile, the Oregonian leading off today with news of the death of someone who was more important and influential in our community

my kid has bought a used Dell enterprise laptop at university surplus and installed Linux Mint on it

we're currently trying to figure out which battery it takes so we can order a replacement (there are two options, one is 3 cells and one is 4)

anyhow fedi levels are like 94% and rising in the household at this time, just thought y'all should know

@ericm @BlueDot @mcnado having done post-fire recovery in urban areas, no, your fridge will not survive

your fridge will explode

this creates a particularly heinous recovery situation when you have left your mom's ashes on top of and two chicken carcasses inside the fridge

so: bury your ancestors (as appropriate)

buy a fuckin fire safe

put it next to an exterior wall

that, we should be able to find for you

@nev @elebertus @ai6yr speaking as a middle manager

sometimes you just let things go because otherwise nobody learns

@ai6yr @nev @elebertus so I've been listening to this series of self help audiobooks by a Japanese Buddhist monk

it's very useful stuff

but at one point the monk is like, and if things go poorly for you at work, do not let it trouble you, today is not like the old days when you would have been expected to disembowel yourself

which was one of those oh shit! moments but also a really useful thing to keep in mind when I'm stressing about the job

@steter @ai6yr @tsherrygeo @blogdiva yeah, they've changed the Woolite formula, which is why now I use and recommend a gentle shampoo

@ai6yr @tsherrygeo @blogdiva wash with shampoo, by hand, dry flat

@msbellows @ai6yr @steter is that thing threaded? it looks threaded

maybe it screws into a little bolt inside the...ugh idk the word, the vertical thing that is sort of near the bottom bracket but obvs is not part of the bottom bracket

anyhow it wants to be FULLY ENGAGED which is a big commitment in today's world

@msbellows @ai6yr @steter haven't you made an honest woman of her yet

she has given you two children

what more do you need

(my working theory is the black exterior tube screws to something inside the frame, then the plastic tube/grease/other plastic jobbers do a sort of bouncy thing; whether this can be fixed idk but if not I'm back to "steel post and clamp it" as a potential solution)

@steter @msbellows well, he's just sticking a standard seatpost in there, lol

which is what I was wondering, is could you just run down to the LBS or Freddies or something and get a seat post and pull all the weird shims and whatever out and just put something more normal on in there

@msbellows now that you've photographed the whole thing, have you pulled it apart, and if so, how does the seatpost look?

@msbellows well, I suppose that could happen

but it can't happen if you turn it upside down