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Just finished "Statistically Speaking" by Debbie Johnson. It's coincidentally the second book dealing with adoption that I've just finished, though I suspect in both cases not #OwnVoices, which I also suspect matters somewhat. I was well-absorbed and enjoyed it immensely, but was left again with the reservation that I'm sure it may reflect only that small facet of real life which is pleasing and/or tolerable to a wide audience, and may thus in its own way make things more difficult for those whose realities it does not reflect. I find myself very glad to have also recently read Mama by Nikkya Hargrove, which is autobiographical and which as a result of having more real-world complexity drives its similar point about found family home with more force, to me (to be fair, Johnson's work has a decent amount of real life complexity, for a novel).
#AmReading

On The Green Light Signal and Beyond (2021) - Learn how I am trying a smart lighting nudge @home to use 'leccy at grid-friendly times. #IoT #CO2Intensity -

On The Green Light Signal and Beyond (2021)
Learn how I am trying a smart lighting nudge @home to use leccy at grid-friendly times. #IoT #CO2Intensity

Once again: #FuckEricAdams
Unbelievable how he's managed to avoid jailtime breaking federal/state laws while City Council allows him to continue to break _their_laws as well.

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No to 15 mph e-bike speed limit, yes to real safety! - Transportation Alternatives
A ridiculous 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes won't work. Tell Mayor Adams and City Council: We need effective, data-driven policies that protect everyone, and accountability for the corporations fueling chaos on our streets — not the cyclists surviving it.

Hoffnung ist eine Haltung, die es ermöglicht, immer wieder einen Schritt ins Ungewisse zu wagen.
Dougald Hine
Kein exaktes Zitat, aber sinngemäß
#Hoffnung
#Zitate
#LernenImWandel

Remember the Future?
On timeliness, desire and improvisation

Another gorgeous Canberra winter day. We drove a little then walked the remaining 3km to the restaurant. Had a fabulous lunch then walked 3km back to the car and drove home. Not exactly our best effort but at least we walked a little. Some days that's all you can do.
#Lunch #Walking

"The damage isn't theoretical. It's active. It's live. And it's reshaping the world. Trade routes are shifting. Investment is diversifying. Global power is rebalancing. China, Korea, and Japan are shaking hands. All of it is premised on a hard-earned truth: the United States cannot be trusted to lead. Not because of one man but because of what half the country has chosen to normalize. Not because of Trump alone but because every institution built to restrain him failed and then got in line."
#USPolitics
https://www.theindex.media/trust-is-dead-trump-keeps-selling-the-corpse/?ref=dispatches-newsletter

Overgebleven regeringspartijen ruziën over ministersposten - #NOS
https://nos.nl/artikel/2570217-overgebleven-regeringspartijen-ruzien-over-ministers…

Some creatives and academics are rejecting AI on environmental and ethical grounds, and describe the pressure they feel to use AI to "keep up" with others (Emine Saner/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

Project #minirack is done :)
The goal was to have a nice "living room capable" 10" rack to hold my #homeasssitant box with a touch display for smart home control, a network switch and a UPS.
And no it is not living in the livingroom now, nor was it planned ;) I…