in an effort to put a bit of distance between myself and the spaces that feel associated with job/tech burnout, i'm going to take 2 weeks off social media. see y'all at the end of the month ✌️

Pro Tool Kit If you are wanting all the tools to get into repair, regulation and tuning, this is the kit for you! This kit has a top of the line tuning hammer with a nice wood handle (wood color may differ from ki...

this is the pro tool kit I was recommended!

updates in my “find an alternate to tech” side quest: just purchased a piano technician’s toolkit ⚒️

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but a reminder that Trent Reznor spelled backwards is Ron Zertnert

Finally getting a parking-protected bike lane on Plaza Street more than 14 (!) years since the current unprotected two-way lanes were installed is excellent, as is getting rid of the traffic moat between the park and the arch. Let's go!

the rep for velazquez noted that removing Trump will likely be a "hot topic" as congress returns to session later today and in full tomorrow

called reps again today

schumer: voicemail x4
gillibrand: spoke to someone today for the first time, very brief; voicemail x3
velazquez: spoke to someone x4! staff are consistently kind

email is when two people reply "sorry for the delay" to each other for eternity

Black spray-painted stencil text on a white background that reads: “Kill, cook, and eat Jeff Bezos specifically” surrounding the Amazon logo with a tongue and a crossed fork and knife

shoutout to this sticker I saw in Portland

I hope Jeff Bezos collapses dead and no one around him cares

‘I wished for death’: Sexual violence in Israel’s prisons is an ‘organised state policy’ Palestinian testimonies reveal how sexual violence, including rape using objects and dogs, is approved by 'highest levels' of Israeli leadership

The testimony here about sexual violence by Israel against Palestinian prisoners is so beyond the pale everyone must see it.

It is so bad I can’t in good conscience share a quote other than the headline, which somehow manages to understate the horror within.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-wishe...

100 Dams Down: 2025 A Big Year for Reconnecting Rivers in the U.S. In 2025, the United States removed 100 dams. One hundred outdated, often crumbling, and frequently dangerous structures were pulled from our waterways across 30 states. In their wake, more than 4,893…

A record year for dam removals reconnects US rivers, reconnecting over 7,900 km of rivers. Many of the structures were obsolete or unsafe, and their removal is already restoring fish migration routes, reducing flood risks, and reviving ecosystems. American Rivers buff.ly/LwcNbjh
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i struggle more with cardio than strength training, so lighter resistance at higher speed might be more of a challenge 😳

do it 👀

oh damn yeah! i might try lower next time. every time we’ve used the rowers during class it’s been around 7 so I left it there. was sweating by the end

20 minutes and 5 seconds total, 2 minutes and 29 seconds per 500 meters, 4097 meters total

uh it was at 7/10 on the motor thing and this was where I ended

completed my first 20 min continuous row on the rowing machine! my legs are tingly

technology!

in any case: super cool project! starred on GitHub and excited to see it evolve

all of a sudden, it’s working! 🤷

Safari can't open the page because the server can't be found.

elenajs.com, yeah.. weirdly I can open the site on desktop and it works fine, but on mobile I’m getting a dead end, even when navigating directly to the URL

did my taxes and i’m getting $900 back from the government. nice

seems like the site is down?

happy bday!!

i have very rapidly become incapable of thinking about anything that isn’t this video

this pic lmao. hello jimothy

strong endorsement

we’ve watched lots of Trek, so bad first seasons are nothing new

other contender is Babylon 5

that’s so cool!

I’ve seen most of BSG and loved it and I think she would like it; neither of us has seen The Sopranos but I feel confident it would imbue the household with some fun new vocal stims