Reach for the Stars @antares@qoto.org

@alexeft@mastodon.online @josemurilo Hay and chicken feed doesn't fit in the back of a compact car.

@unabogie @w7voa I'd vote for him, but apparently it is not viable to vote third party in the us.

@mike No problem with "Happy Holidays" in the right situation. I only get bothered by it when people think it is the only appropriate greeting.

For example, at Target I brought my cart full of Christmas decoration including some overtly Christian ones to the register where a member of my church was the checker. I wished them a Merry Christmas and they told me "We're not allow to say that here. I could get fired."

When people get so offended at "Merry Christmas" that they cannot even stand that greeting being exchanged between two people who are known to celebrate Christmas, then I get offended.

@josemurilo You are letting the perfect become the enemy of the good. There is nothing that is preventing more investment in walk-ability and public transit while also de-carbonizing our personal transportation.

Honestly if there was sustainable way to have public transit get me the 20 miles from my house out a dirt road to my job in a light industrial area several miles out of town I would be all for it. But there are a lot of people outside of the sick and overcrouded cities who are unlikely to be served by public transportation this generation. My #EV keeps the big diesel pickup in my back yard from being my daily driver.

@elonjet Is Shohei Ohtani on board?

@realcaseyrollins And people ask "why are there so many homeless young people?"

A hypothetical: Pres. #Biden needs a minor medical procedure between now and election day. He should:

#USPol #election2024

@w7voa "I'm the only one who can save America!" Um, where have I heard that before?

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
And **how many years can some people exist**
**Before they're allowed to be free?**
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
And how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and **how many deaths will it take 'til he knows**
That **[too many people have died?](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-offensive-moves-south-in-gaza-driving-up-death-toll-a-day-after-truce-with-hamas-ends)**

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

@freemo For what it's worth I offer the testimony of the creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2RcXC8KSk

@mzedp I think to make a fair graph, wind and solar capacity need to be capped at the level of grid attached storage. Without some way to store power both across day and across seasons there will quickly come a point where the Duck Curve becomes unmanageable. Nuclear is an excellent compliment to other carbon-free power sources because it can supply a consistent base load that is not dependent on environmental factors.

Hat tip: [Dr. Monica Gandhi MD, MPH](https://profiles.ucsf.edu/monica.gandhi) of UCSF medical center on [the X-bird thing](https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1731211316398841960)

#Covid #Mask #Children

[Child mask mandates for COVID-19: a systematic review](https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2023/12/02/archdischild-2023-326215) -"current body of scientific data does not support masking children for protection against COVID".

#adventOfCode day 2 in the bag. I usually make it to day 12 or so before my lack of formal CS training catches up with me. Using #Haskell as usual because #Python is just not as fun.

Also, I did in fact use a complete Parsec parser today because I know I will need it on future days and I wanted to knock the rust off those skills.

@georgetakei Biden has called out "ultra-MAGAs" on a regular basis and it passes with out a lot of mention. What HRC did was to name several popular political positions and call people who supported them "a basket of deplorables." Essentially she told people like me who are moderates that she didn't need or want our vote. We were unworthy of election the One True Democratic Candidate.