@AKK_1967

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Retired engineer, semi-retired band mom, pandemic knitter

Overt and Predicate Acts Explained: Why Fani Willis Isn't Trying To Criminalize Phone Calls or Tweets, And Also Why Her Approach Is Gratuitous And A Problem

https://popehat.substack.com/p/overt-acts-and-predicate-acts-explained

Overt Acts and Predicate Acts, Explained

No, Fani Willis Is Not Making Tweets Or Phone Calls Into Crimes. But Maybe Her Indictment Is A Bit Indulgent And Gratuitous.

The Popehat Report
New at Media Nation: Kansas newspaper publisher's 98-year-old mother dies after police raid her home. #journalism #FirstAmendment. https://dankennedy.net/2023/08/13/kansas-newspaper-publishers-98-year-old-mother-dies-after-police-raid-her-home/
Kansas newspaper publisher’s 98-year-old mother dies after police raid her home

Over the past 24 hours there have been some stunning new developments in the case of the Marion County Record, whose office was raided by police Friday. Also targeted were the homes of publisher Er…

Media Nation

I have a #knitting question. I know there are ways to learn to knit as a blind person, because I know blind people who do it, but as someone who finds it difficult to learn things without hands on instruction, I've never been able to figure it out and I really want to. Does anyone know of resources that might be useful? Very descriptive non-visual tutorials or something like that? Any tips or tricks you think would help?

I'm specifically interested in knitting as opposed to other fiber arts.

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Here's how to react if someone is having a generalized tonic-clonic seizure in front of you!

Different situations are taken into account to give as much info as possible.

I need help from knowledgeable folks. My mother's old Elna Supermatic 62C has been stored in my sister's basement and they flooded. She thinks the water probably only got up an inch or two on the machine. Its also been sitting in that damp basement. When we open it up, the innards look pretty good. There's lots of dust and grease but no rust. When you plug it in the light works but the motor doesn't. What are the chances to save it without spending a fortune? #sewing #SewingMachines
I need help from the #VintageSewingMachine folks. My mother's old sewing machine has been stored in my sister's basement and they flooded. She thinks the water probably only got up an inch or two on the machine. Its also been sitting in that damp basement. When we open it up, the innards look pretty good. There's lots of old grease but no rust. When you plug it in the light works but the motor doesn't. What are the chances to save it without spending a fortune? It's an Elna Supermatic 62C.
I want to say that I love freezer paper. Just saying. #sewing

The excellent @knittymag has offered to post free ads for businesses impacted by Stitches' bankruptcy announcement. AKA, an excuse to buy yarn: https://knitty.com/ISSUEss23/sos.php

#knitting

Knitty.com - Spring + Summer 2023

Knitty is the longest-running free knitting magazine on the web. Enjoy our huge selection of high-quality free knitting patterns and tutorials!

Ice cream? Ice cream! Ice cream...

Spoken languages can change the pitch or melody of words to convey several kinds of meaning

This ep: tone, intonation, songs, internet punctuation, and "high" and "low" as metaphor (what if we called it "thick" tone?)

https://soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/79-tone-and-intonation-tone-and-intonation

79: Tone and Intonation? Tone and Intonation!

Spoken languages can change the pitch or melody of words to convey several different kinds of information. When the pitch affects the meaning of the whole phrase, such as rising to indicate a question

SoundCloud
Another willy wagtail at dawn. #birds #nature #birdphotography #photography