Notices by Sara (sarae@ecoevo.social)

@seachanger yeah, he seems to have gone off the rails, even the health stuff where I'm like, sure he has a point...he's taken it to the most bonkers extreme

on the other hand, all these big ego guys, you have to wonder how long they're going to actually show up for meetings with each other

it's like the opposite of a functional team of professionals

@seachanger will admit I've found it pretty funny people freaking out about how we're all going to die if we follow some of RFK's advice

people I live in Oregon we don't have fluoride in the water, we get that from mouthwash and the dentist, it's fine

and I rarely wear sunscreen and the dermatologist says my skin is in amazing shape...because I don't like to apply any chemicals to myself when I don't absolutely have to, so I wear a big hat and long sleeves

@seachanger we absolutely WILL die if we don't get MMR vaccinations tho

and no I didn't give my kid autism by getting them vaccinated, fuck right off with that dehumanzing crap and learn to value and respect neurodivergent people

@tim @liamvhogan apparently necessary in those parts of the nation that aren't sensible about these matters ;)

@liamvhogan we do not get "I VOTED" stickers in Oregon

we get the satisfaction of mail-in ballots and consistently achieving the nation's highest voter turnout rates

which yes we're pretty smug about

after listening to ham radio operators doing disaster relief work in western NC this weekend, I'm thinking it would be a good idea to get licensed

but I live in a rural area, and the closest in-person classes are two hours away, on a night I've already got a standing commitment

does anyone in the #hamradio community have thoughts about this online option?

https://www.nescitech.org/technician

IDK I'm going to be pretty happy if what brings down Big AI is the years we spent shitposting and writing pornographic fanfiction

more vivid colors in the camera than to my eye

but even to my eye the aurora is so bright it looks like the shipyard is on fire, or I've suddenly moved to a big city and it's foggy and the lights are shining off the fog

but it's perfectly clear out!

really incredible

and I would not have known about the camera if so many people here hadn't said, so thank you

also narrowly avoided a possum in my driveway, augh, dude, please run away, I'm a (distracted, but still) apex predator

#SilentSunday

reflecting on the bear-or-man discourse

and thinking about how my good dog protected me, over the years, from both bears and men

she faced down my violent ex-husband when he tried to kick in the door of my house

and a bear that tried to walk through our camp one night, up the Skok

and this makes me think that really what women need isn't an array of bad choices

it's to be supported so that we have the freedom and resources to be out in the world safely

also, dogs are pretty great

@igallupd I love how her post-divorce project has been making other billionaires look like selfish greedy shits

@snarfed.org you should not be setting this up as opt-out

I didn't consent to be part of your experiment, and if I wanted an account on some other network I'd have one

when you're thinking, should I, a person who exists somewhere on the political left, be negative towards or about other people who exist somewhere on the political left

please consider COINTELPRO and the loooooong history of successful right-wing subversion of leftist movements and provocation of infighting among people who should be allies

and go be negative about some fascists instead

God knows there are plenty of them around

"18 percent of smaller recreation-based coastal companies surveyed reported an increase in their business because of marine reserves. That differs from a 2011 survey that showed two-thirds of coastal businesses expected decreases in their businesses once the first two marine reserves were established the following year.

No owners who took part in the survey reported negative impacts to their businesses because of the reserves, and 59 percent reported no change."

https://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-marine-reserves-survey-shows-they-are-no-drag-on-businesses-bottom-lines/article_7f5fa875-ff25-5e49-8cb3-84dc04b042e4.html#tncms-source=login

@liamvhogan the thing about Neal Stephenson is that everyone who's been even sort of socially adjacent to Seattle nerd culture and sword fighting (two sort-of-different but not-very-different spheres) has either had a sword fight with Neal Stephenson or knows someone who has had a sword fight with Neal Stephenson

hey, #trans Mastodon, help me out?

my older kid's wonderful girlfriend is early in her transition process, and she is a tall gal with big feet

she has no cute shoes

this is sad because she clearly deserves cute shoes

her birthday is next week

advise me on where to buy her cute shoes

ETA: I should specify that I am in the US

I keep seeing these posts about "if you can read cursive, help the National Archives digitize old records!"

folks...that is the kind of work someone should get paid for

when you encourage people to give away their labor doing entry-level work in a professional discipline?

you are contributing to the erosion of both wages and respect for that discipline

the federal government ABSOLUTELY has the cash to pay for the work they want done

they're choosing not to and you're helping them 🙄

@Popehat this is esp hilarious given how utterly ineffectual most corporate "DEI" efforts are

@gbhnews If it helps, I don't even live in Boston and I'm following because I think you are Doing It Right

@gbhnews also gotta be honest I remember the wriggly logo thing from when I was a kid and it's a Happy PBS Memory