@jerry - Gotta have a cake day!!!

@dragonfi @drsbaitso Agreed. Heck, they are saving us right now. I gotta support my librarians more. I am already but I gotta do more. they do so much for us. They're most certainly the path forward.

@nellie_m @afewbugs - I do well by connecting two different groups together. So if there already is a repair cafe in your town and they accept volunteers, reach out to the local cycling group and see if anyone is interested in doing bike repairs at the repair cafe.

A lot of times folks dont even know about the different groups, so just making the connection goes a long way.

Something to consider!

@drsbaitso - Yeah! We had a lady bring in a lamp and get it taken care of! A good couple of handyfolk and basic electricians showed up and helped folks out.

At my library's repair cafe as a volunteer.

It's the first time they're running it and they're hoping to do this regularly.

I came in thinking I would help with computer troubleshooting... but they have enough people doing that.

So I figured I could help with Linux OS install... but the local Linux Install Party is here and has enough people.

Then a guy brought in a bicycle! And no one is here doing bike repair. But I brought my allen wrench set and a multitool.

So I just got done running and installing a new bicycle brake line on an older bike. Brake works just fine now!

I'll bring my full set of bike tools next time!

#solarPunk #repairCafe #bicycle #libraries

@mattblaze - My gut tells me this is probably being done for some stupid or contrived (or at least blown out of proportion) reason. Whoever (full chain of command such as it is) issued this probably doesnt know or care about the consequences and ramifications of these actions.

But I have no idea.

Hide and watch for the time being, I guess.

@mattblaze - Yeah, this is weird. The airport didn't know why. The city govt didnt know why. Even the FAA's own Special Operations Support Center didnt know why.

The abruptness and lack of coordination - on top of the length of period and complete lockdown even of medical, military, and police (in addition to cargo and passenger) air - is astounding.

@dalias

Them: "How did humans invent beer and wine? They must have been so smart!"

Me: Depressed, leaving out fruit juice in cups and wet oatmeal in bowls for so long it smarts to smell like alcohol...

...might still eat it because I'm too tired to make anything new.

Want a recipe but dont wanna sift through ad filled, AI genned, crap recipe sites?

Check out free eCookbooks through your library's app.

#solarPunk #libraries #cooking

@fennix - yeah definitely

@renatoram - I watch youtube on my TV... so I'd have to set up a PiHole or something, and I haven't been arsed to do that yet.

@barrowofdirt - Yeah, assuming $6 a month subscription, it pays for itself in 7 years (8 years and 4 months if you're used to paying annually).

This does not account for price increases in monthly or annual subscriptions in the future and also assumes Nebula will still be around in that time.

Sooo... I'm fine with a monthly fee of $6 as it's my only paid for streaming right now.

@barrowofdirt - They offered it when I signed up....

https://nebula.tv/join?plan=lifetime

Seriously... LOOK AT ALL THE TRAINS AND TRANSIT CHANNELS!!!!

#trains

https://nebula.tv/explore/videos?category=urbanism

I actually purchased a subscription to a streaming platform today...

I've canceled all of my streaming and use the following apps to watch series/movies:
- Kanopy (free, no ads, uses library card)
- Hoopla (free, no ads, uses library card)
- Locally hosted Jellyfin (runs off my laptop connected to wifi - I need to move it to an RPi...) loaded with shows downloaded from Internet Archive (no piracy here, I swear)

(note: I'm considering buying bluerays and ripping them to load into Jellyfin - that might be interesting)

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I realized I was still watching Youtube. And their ads / algorithm is killing me. A friend had purchased Youtube Premium and I was not impressed.

I further realized all of my favorite content creators have channels on Nebula. No ads, no meaningful algorithm. Just subscribe to the channels you like and watch them there. $6 a month. And the money goes to the creators. The streaming service is creator-owned.

So I get my youtube fix... without youtube.

#notAnAd #nebula #youtube

https://nebula.tv