The #ParkerLake #wildfire may hit the town of Fort Nelson in northeastern British Columbia on Monday morning, after it more than doubled in size on Sunday.
• The Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C., has grown in size to nearly 41 square kilometres on Sunday evening.
• Officials are warning that w…
In a video, Disney warns shareholders that adding Nelson Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the company's board would be "disruptive and destructive" (Meg James/Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com…
A reminder that especially during the anthropocene, blocking highways is a particularly good (and moral) way to protest.
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Willie Nelson & Orville Peck just sang a very gay country duet together - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/willie-nelson-orville-peck-just-sang-a-very-gay-country-duet-together/
Dusted off my 20 year old Kinesis Classic keyboard. Still works! It's a bit of nostalgic feeling for me. https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/kinesis-classic-on-a-modern-computer/
Here it comes…
If you thought last year was bad with smoke over most of the continent, just wait for what it’s like after you add the hottest solid year on record.
Buy a good home air filter and a bulk pack of N95s. https://botsin.space/@cbcworld/112424777471944463…
Watching Fallout. So far mostly liking it but I really wish they didn't lead off with sexual violence. Lazy and offensive.
I'm used to Doordash, Uber, etc lying by a few minutes about pickup and delivery times. But tonight Doordash lied by 150%. Said it'd be 20 minutes for delivery, I'm now told it's more like 50.
I'm used to Doordash, Uber, etc lying by a few minutes about pickup and delivery times. But tonight Doordash lied by 150%. Said it'd be 20 minutes for delivery, I'm now told it's more like 50.
From Roaring Camp, a social history of the gold rush. Evidence of homosocial behavior:
christening their cabins with names that suggested, even celebrated, the absence of sharp-tongued spouses: Loafers’ Retreat, Main Top (a cabin of sailors), Temperance Hole, and Jackass Tent. Like the Anglo miners a bit to the north who called their camp Whooping-boys Hollow, McIsaac and friends took a certain pleasure in the canvas-covered world without women they created.