Regulators were surprised to find residential solar panels shoring up the region's grid during the coldest months. It could reshape the national debate on
Regulators were surprised to find residential solar panels shoring up the region's grid during the coldest months. It could reshape the national debate on
Smol frens await you, neighbors!
...But as we come to the end of the wettest July on record, “make hay while the sun shines” has been shifting from self-evident axiom to rueful irony. Yes, you have to make hay while you can. But also you need sunshine to make hay....
"Describing his views as ‘controversial,’ I think, is dishonest," author Seth Mnookin said of the long-shot Democratic presidential hopeful.
The artist NeSpoon takes inspiration from nature and local craftspeople for her work
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
What I found out on the Healey charger: you need a city parking permit or a school permit. Very interesting to see if that gets enforced.
Also, it means you need to have a city parking sticker. I do have one, but it could easily be that I didn't have one since I have a driveway and don't need street parking typically.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
I logged in to 311 to ask a question about the new charger at the Healey school, and there was messaging about EVs. Now: is this posted to the EV charger apps? Nope. So you could get there and not know there's a problem.
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This is my current favorite designation.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Verizon 5G, $35/month for the 300 mbps / 20 up plan (my needs are not huge, this does the TV streaming and the zoom meetings just fine).
Somerville MA. Was previously paying 3x that for crappy Astound service at half the speed.
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mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Heh. You are welcome. This is how I found out too--a random discussion.
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell trashed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Thursday broadcast of his MSNBC show as "not very well educated," attacked him for his drug addiction, and said he is someone who uses his "Kennedy privilege" to be "as much of a public liar" as former President Donald Trump.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
There's a company near me that is piloting a mobile charging service. https://www.sparkcharge.io/
When the charges on our thru-way all failed over Memorial Day weekend, they provided the emergency service. I heard they were also in talks with AAA to be something that a tow truck could carry, or some emergency service vehicle.
Solutions exist. Just not yet at scale.
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My EV came with a compressor in the trunk. Last time I needed to fill the tires it worked fine.
I didn't even realize this until one day on the Nissan Leaf discussion boards, which led to a hilarious discussion of a whole bunch of us who had no idea we were carrying our own solution to this....
All eyes are on the Republican primary this election cycle, but one Democratic underdog has been getting attention for his controversial comments spreading misinformation on a range of subjects. Lisa Desjardins reports on how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. captured the attention of some voters and Geoff Bennett discusses Kennedy's vaccine stances with Dr. Paul Offitt.
A Wegman's worker in Medford is hoping customers will look for an extra item in their grocery bags - his wedding ring
This process is essential for many plants to survive, but in recent years, the population of these pollinating insects has plunged.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
This whole spectacle is atrocious, but it's part of a series of atrocious nonsense. Worse streaming series evah.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
That's wonderful. Great job.
Four members of a Bradenton, Fla., family face years in prison for selling a toxic bleach solution as a “miracle” medical cure.
...the paper draws five conclusions: (1) It is not analytical thinking per se, but analytical thinking directed to evaluating the truth that safeguards us from believing or spreading fake news. (2) While psychological factors can distract us from exercising analytical thinking and they can also distract us in exercising analytical thinking. (3) Whether a psychological factor functions as a distractor from analytical thinking or in analytical thinking may depend on contextual factors. (4) Measurements of analytical thinking may not indicate vulnerability to believing or spreading fake news. (5) The relevance of motivated reasoning to our tendency to believe fake news should not yet be dismissed.
The family, defending itself in the trial, declined to provide an opening statement.
Our transformed information ecosystem requires new public health infrastructure to address information that threatens personal safety and population health.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Ah, right. I was wondering if we could go back to the golden age of science blogs as all the other social channels were imploding....
I was still posting at reddit until recently--but I noticed that even the top items in r/science are getting half the score they used to.
Well, as one of my advisors used to say in grad school: "Evolve or die". Nice to see you here too!
Continuing in the long tradition of Theatre@First’s summer short play festival, Festival@First 11 includes eight original short plays by local playwrights. Each piece explores a different myth or legend from the past, present, and future. From ancient prophecies to UFO sightings to the monsters that lurk in the dark, this diverse collection of plays combines for one truly mythical and legendary Festival.
Aemelia Ars needle lace is an old needle lace style originationg out of Balogna, Italy. I had the chance to learn some at the 2023 IOLI in Sparks, Nevada. ...
Get ready for ArtBeat 2023! In addition to approximately 100 craft, community, and food vendors on the street, we'll have two stages of music and a dance showcase at the Somerville Theater.
This book — written by "Anonymous", edited by Children's Health Defense lawyer Mary Holland and Children's Health Defense Publisher Liaison and Thinking Moms’ Revolution co-founder Zoey O’Toole,
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
They never regenerate the same. What I miss is the institutional [metaphorically] memory of an affinity group.
But new people and new ideas are nice too.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Well, I heard a talk from Antarctica recently. There aren't a ton of people there, but they seem to be opposed to misinformation, especially on climate, as far as I could tell.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
They author provided a PDF token to the paper, but it wouldn't work in the top link.
Here's the author link, if it works.
If that doesn't work, here's his toot: https://mastodon.social/@Drand@techhub.social/110628591934679821
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Twitter would have been my choice before, but I made my account private because....well--gestures vaguely....
The form was pretty simple, and doesn't announce the location publicly. They also replied quickly. So I was glad to know the rescue was underway.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
TIL that the moderation logs are public. That was kind of surprise to look through.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Huge, if true. I think a lot of people in rural areas need to be exposed to something besides Christian radio....
And it really could benefit people who have jobs that can be WFH now--people could live in these dying towns with real incomes, money to spend, and kids in the school systems.
I hope they get it right.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Ya know, what drew me to lace was that I had absolutely no idea how it was made, and I was determined to figure it out. If I didn't know, I would also be confused. Totally fair.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
gigglesnort
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Yellow lace became fashionable for a brief time, but quickly became part of a scandal. It's reference here, but was apparently quite the 17th century soap opera:
https://www.sophieploeg.com/blog/to-sit-is-to-act/
Yellow lace was made fashionable by Anne Turner, the Lady in waiting of Lady Somerset but executed in 1615 for her role in a murder plot, after which yellow lace quickly disappeared from the fashion scene.
mem_somerville_kbin 1y ago • 100%
Yes, this is one that I own and would recommend as a reference book. You won't read it cover to cover, but you want to have it around to pull it out when trying to assess something, you know? And the image quality is good. Much better cost point than the Santina Levey bible.