Notices by AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org), page 7

#gripe Come on, LA Times. Has there ever been a case of decreasing competition which lowers prices? How about a monopoly?!?! #journalism

PTC6 #tropics #TropicalWx #TXwx #LAwx

The corporate PC (aka Windows 11 hellhole) now auto-VPNs... thus defeating my ad blocking DNS server here, LOL, thus further reducing usability. (boy, keep forgetting how BAD the popup/popunder/flashing ads are on news sites, eliminated that problem on my own managed network, LOL). #gripe

106.7F in my part of the world. Heat index of 108.2F. I supposed I should go around the house with my FLIR to more easily identify where I need to fix any remaining thermal holes. 🤔 #heatwave #CAwx

From the article: "The fact that we’re repairing our clothes in a highly capitalist society is radical. It’s radical to fix something versus throwing it away and buying something new"

(hmm... apparently I am a radical, LOL). #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

LA Times: For $5, Radical Sewing Club teaches you to mend clothes like an anticapitalist https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-08-05/radical-sewing-club #sewing

@va3wft "See that, kids? It's not that your dad is a Cheap B****rd, he's a RADICAL!" 🤪

Looks like folks are trying to roll out the welcome committee to anyone from Brazil who has ended up here in the Fediverse. (due to the entire country banning that billionaire's right wing network...)

https://mastodon.cr/@donelias/113065533386884571

Heard on 19m radio. "You have a bodacious signal" 🤔#hamradio

PBS: Why carbon monoxide poisoning is on the rise as extreme weather causes more power outages https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-is-on-the-rise-as-extreme-weather-causes-more-power-outages #safety #generatorsafety #blackouts #poweroutages #grid #disasters #ClimateEmergency

The entire country of Venezuela currently without power. https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2024/08/30/another-nationwide-blackout-in-venezuela/ #power #Venezuela #grid

Random question for anyone in Japan who might see this: where does the Japanese government post evacuation maps and alerts? (used to see these on NHK, but no longer). #Japan #disasters

KOB: New Mexico woman dead after Boar’s Head listeria outbreak https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/new-mexico-woman-dead-after-boars-head-listeria-outbreak/ #listeria #NM #BoarsHead #delimeat

@shademar It's really awful.

Part of the "adrenaline" section of the bookshelf put away! #books

Denver Post: Hiker left behind on mountain by coworkers during office retreat, stranded overnight amid freezing rain, high winds (registration wall) h/t @marcprecipice https://www.denverpost.com/2024/08/27/chaffee-county-search-rescue-hiker-coworkers-retreat-injured-mount-shavano/ #SearchAndRescue #SAR #TheOffice #work

@Copacetic_vibe aka "Steamy In Chicago"

Credit freezes

Equifax:
https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/

Experian:
https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html

Transunion:
https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze

#cybersecurity

Sigh. Me and 2.9 billion other people. #cybersecurity

"Dear Sister: our trip to Madeira has been wonderful! Aside from the airport being closed and the hills being on fire, the beaches have been wonderful, as long as you wear an N95 mask and don't breathe!"
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/tourists-stranded-at-madeira-airport-portugal-as-wildfires-cause-perilous-travel-disruption-maximum-flights-cancelled-delayed-and-diverted/

#PostcardsFromTheAnthropocene #disasters #ClimateEmergency