@2fd7551e One clever thing about this: it doesn't rely on a fixed-location piece of infrastructure such as a heat vent.
I know a guy who lived without a home in New York City recently.
There are municipal sidewalk kiosks ("LinkNYC") that, among other things, provide USB charging ports.
A restaurant owner or staffer noticed him using the charging port on the kiosk near their restaurant several times, and in response, took a screwdriver to it to ruin it.
@4ebb1885
I find it interesting that there is something a person could say, by implying you have been duped, that could offend you. Does it cause in you a subjective feeling of offense, of being offended? Or are you saying it is *objectively* offensive to say or imply that a group of people have been scammed? (As you know, I use Whisper so I do know ML tools are useful, btw.)
@2561ebcb
A celebration of my friend, Dr. Mel Chua, #opensource #Python hacker, free-range learning researcher, comic book artist, #PyCon speaker, and #disability rights activist: https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2023/a-celebration-of-my-friend-dr-mel-chua/@5174bd93 deposited their doctoral dissertation this year, and so they now hold a doctorate in engineering education. Yay!!!
Mel has metastatic bladder cancer. Their GoFundMe fundraiser is https://www.gofundme.com/f/melchua : "Get Mel Out Of Oncology and Back to Pedagogy"
By the way, if you want to check out what it's like when a post goes viral by Fediverse standards (300+ boosts), consider the replies I have received in this thread:
https://social.coop/@brainwane/111063483396978830
At least 2 people have blocked me because of my replies to their replies about this post!
#PDX #families:
https://carlbrandon.org/2023/09/bipoc-book-fair-september-23/
"We’re having a #BIPOC #book fair and inviting all kids who want to be there to come. Join us on Saturday, September 23; we’ll be at #Portland, Oregon’s Norse Hall with a bunch of #books by and about Black people, Indigenous people, and all kinds of people of color. Each kid’s admission ticket gets them one FREE BOOK and the chance to buy as many more books as they like."
Plus, readings & Q&A with award-winning authors Nisi Shawl & K. Tempest Bradford!
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