PSA for all y’all ‘Muricans out here:
We do not routinely re-attach blown up fingers and hands. Firework injuries are usually permanent. Now, there is some nuance here, so if you blow your hand up, seek care at an Emergency Room (not urgent care) immediately, but at the end of the day, most of the time your amputated part goes in the red bin, we bandage you up, and surgeon sees you next week to close up the hole.
Anyway, don’t be stupid.
KITTENS IN NEED OF HOME (PORTLAND, OR)
A student tells me:
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My partner and I found these stray kittens on the corner of SW Terwilliger and SW Barbur Blvd. We named them Cereal (white/grey) and Concrete (grey). Attached are a few pictures of the pair!
We are currently trying to find them a forever home! Both kittens are about 8 weeks old. From a vet trip we learned that Cereal is a girl and Concrete is a boy. Cereal is very adventurous/curious. Concrete is super affectionate and will crawl into your lap for a nap. According to the vet, they're perfectly fine to be separated from each other.
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Please contact me if you're interested.
@Wraithe *stares in Star Wars*
@glassbottommeg @sinbad You would say such a thing on our holiday? These are the values upon which our nation is founded! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk
Solution
@driscollis Even more bizarrely, x is not y works. How are == and `is` not syntactically interchangeable?!
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@driscollis I ran it and was surprised by the error. Why does this fail, but x == (not y) works, as does not x == y? Operator precedence? is `not` not simply a unary operator? Is there something that becomes possible in Python that wouldn't work the C/Java way?
@hellomiakoda My favorite badfilm!
Where do I fight this encroaching fascism. Where do I start? All the usual political activities seem so inadequate- voting, GOTV, donating, talking to people, registering voters, etc etc- it all seems rather quaint now. Take to the streets? Never seems to work. Organize when our party would rather go after its own members than trump? Everything is broken. Someone send me a roadmap.
@trinsec About 39C.
@trinsec It's supposed to hit 102F this weekend.
The first cohort of the American Climate Corps has been sworn in. 9,000 people will be deployed in the coming weeks to restore landscapes, erect solar panels, and work on environmental projects across America. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/224197e8?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c
Portland is getting our turn at the extreme heat this weekend. Here's how to be prepared and get help:
Help for When It's Hot: https://www.multco.us/help-when-its-hot
Resources to get cool: https://www.multco.us/sustainability/resources-get-cool-stay-cool-and-lower-your-utility-bills
Short videos on how to stay cool: https://vimeo.com/showcase/10392271
KITTENS IN NEED OF HOME (PORTLAND, OR)
A student tells me:
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My partner and I found these stray kittens on the corner of SW Terwilliger and SW Barbur Blvd. We named them Cereal (white/grey) and Concrete (grey). Attached are a few pictures of the pair!
We are currently trying to find them a forever home! Both kittens are about 8 weeks old. From a vet trip we learned that Cereal is a girl and Concrete is a boy. Cereal is very adventurous/curious. Concrete is super affectionate and will crawl into your lap for a nap. According to the vet, they're perfectly fine to be separated from each other.
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Please contact me if you're interested.
@KarenStrickholm The Indiana GOP seems to have a recurring problem in this area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hostettler#Airport_firearm_possession
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