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The account of AI6YR Ben, on his own server. Also at @ai6yr (ham radio). Yes, I'm the guy who found that hiker using only the selfie of his feet. If you want to support this server, https://patreon.com/ai6yr

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futurebird , to random
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Exciting ant queen collecting trip in AZ. Why does it feel like all the coolest ants are in the South and South West. It's not fair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV1CkkkKbOM

ai6yr ,
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@futurebird @dotsandlines can you come to my house? LOL.

GottaLaff , to random
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Witness tells House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex: Sources -

“One woman, who ABC News is not identifying, told the committee that a payment from #Gaetz was for sex, while others have said they were paid to attend parties that Gaetz also attended and that featured drugs and sex, multiple sources told ABC News”

#GaetzGate
https://abcnews.go.com/US/witness-tells-house-ethics-committee-matt-gaetz-paid/story?id=111217102

ai6yr ,
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@GottaLaff Alas, instead of "this is horrible and wrong, we should not have leaders doing this" among the GOP, it becomes "OH wow, I wish I could get away with that too. Some day, maybe I will want to have parties with drugs and women I have paid for sex, and I should be able to do that without government interference!"

ZLabe , to random
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Well now I can finally share - I just started my first day as a federal scientist at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory.

I'll be continuing research on improving our understanding of climate prediction and projection, especially with data-driven approaches for high-impact extremes.

ai6yr ,
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@ZLabe Congrats!

GottaLaff , to random
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Of course.

“The pastor of a megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12.

Gateway Church’s board of elders said they’d accepted the resignation of Robert Morris, the church’s senior pastor and founder.”

https://apnews.com/article/texas-pastor-robert-morris-abuse-cb2c633de3a5d43538141c1736e33245?taid=667211418e738f0001244cc3&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

ai6yr ,
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@GottaLaff Interesting AP omits the Trump connection here. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-adviser-pastor-robert-morris-confesses-sexual-behavior-rcna157474?ref=upstract.com

GottaLaff , to random
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👇🏼Via Rupar:

President Obama on the stakes of 2024: "What we're seeing now is a byproduct of 2016 where a whole bunch of folks, for whatever reason, sat out. They said, 'well, we're not enthusiastic, we're not feeling inspired, why bother'. And hopefully, we have learned our lesson. Because these elections matter in very concrete ways and we are now seeing how much it matters when it comes to the Supreme Court."

ai6yr ,
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@Npars01 @GottaLaff Average American, maybe, but the Republicans I know are: "Billionaires shouldn't pay taxes, and neither should we!"

ai6yr ,
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@Npars01 @GottaLaff The funny thing is how often I hear that line from people who work for the government (police, fire) and whose salaries and generous retirement are DIRECTLY FUNDED BY THOSE TAXES. 🤷

ascentale , to random
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Inspired by a conversation between @sam @ai6yr:

Q2. What milestones, or achievements (like a badge in a game, for example) are worth celebrating for new riders?

(These can be silly or serious. Some examples: "Bought the cheapest beer possible before 1:30pm and cycled it home." or "Went grocery shopping by cycle for the first time." or "Carried a bouquet of flowers home by cycle.", "Rode at night", or "Rode with a friend")

ai6yr ,
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@ascentale @sam

I probably need education on this:

  • Riding as a passenger

I mean, I get carrying a kid or something in a trailer or on a bike, but is there a way to ride as a passenger as an adult on a bike?

ai6yr , to random
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Hmm, slug trap had (finally!!) caught some slugs last night... but somebody (ie the local wood rat) apparently went and fished out all the dead slugs in the beer and ate them last night.

ai6yr OP ,
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RECIPE FOR BEER MARINATED SLUGS

Preparation time:
2 to 3 days

Ingredients:

  1. Beer (any beer will do, cheap beer is fine)
  2. Garden slugs

Procedure:

  1. Place a container in your garden, and fill it with cheap beer. Any beer will do, but cheap beer will be fine. Do not be alarmed if a wood rat drinks most of the beer the first two nights.
  2. At some point, slugs will crawl into the container by themselves! You may see dozens and dozens of slugs, but only catch one or two at a time.
  3. Once slugs start falling in, you will see a half dozen that will self marinate themselves in the beer. This is okay.
  4. Give a day, and then you can fish out the well marinated slugs.

ai6yr OP ,
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NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, WOOD RATS ONLY

ai6yr , to random
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CNN: Bus passengers frantically texted loved ones as gunman hijacked an Atlanta commuter bus during rush hour https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/us/atlanta-bus-hijacking-how-it-unfolded/index.html

ai6yr OP ,
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@futurebird No idea... Need to see what the local publications say. The AJC (Atlanta Journal Constitution--the big paper there) is now apparently all paywall, so that's not helpful.

ai6yr OP ,
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@futurebird Ooof

ai6yr OP ,
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@futurebird Yep.. that's just a formula for kids accidentally or deliberately getting access to firearms, and causing more mass shootings than the guns are theoretically supposed to prevent.

ai6yr OP ,
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@futurebird @alec Most of the gun owners I know are highly paranoid--and afraid. (not all, but enough to worry you). They are definitely sold something to "make you feel safer" even if they actually add a lot of risks.

ai6yr , to random
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Today in: how to make more manual labor for yourself.

Told the tree crew down the street I'd take the chipped trees they are working on today as mulch (due for a refresh). Going to get a full load, I think. 😂

Not like I don't get enough exercise as is...

ai6yr OP ,
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About 1/10th of the pile visible.

ai6yr OP ,
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Mulch Moving Tip: After day one, it might be advisable to wear a mask (N95 or similar) while spreading this, because of a large amount of Aspergillis mold that tends to develop as it starts to compost... Most people have no issues, but people with weakened immune systems should be aware (those on steroids, severely immunosuppressed, people on chemotherapy, and dialysis). https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aspergillosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20369619

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