@notbencarter

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Dad and lawyer in Kentucky.
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Pollution levels in Paris after they introduced bike lanes and car restrictions

Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution

Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme
https://www.apur.org

This essay I wrote more than 13 years ago is infuriatingly relevant once again.

https://bluegrassroots.ninja/home/2011/9/19/eat-the-young-our-politics-and-the-war-on-my-generation.html

Eat the Young: Our Politics and the War on My Generation β€” BlueGrassRoots

The recent debate over the debt ceiling has highlighted a broader theme in American politics, one that I don’t hear a lot of other people talking about. Republicans accuse Democrats of attempting to wage class warfare (poor versus rich) while Democrats accuse Republicans of attempting (to

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@mattgemmell Noted! (Pun intended. πŸ€ͺ) Thanks for the tip. πŸ‘

@mattgemmell I got the Nomad. Not sure what I’m going to do with it. So far, I’ve taken a few meeting notes with it, but used it mostly to read LOTR and let my kids make some thanksgiving-themed monsters to battle in DnD.

(The idea that this might be a screen I could give them that would both a) tickle their screen time obsession and b) satisfy their anti-screen mom was a big part of my interest in trying this thing. So far, kid-tested, mother-approved!)

https://mastodon.social/@notbencarter/113561467801632301

To wit:
Are other families spending their morning creating stats for giant robot turkeys and zombie pilgrims so they can do some #thanksdnd battles?
No?
Just mine?
Cool cool cool. 😎
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Moana 2: Moana, Mo’ Problems

#boostandfollow πŸ˜‚

@openculture
Publishers: β€œStick to words, Jack.”

Also, objectively the correct cover:

@davidho I love this chart. Also, TIL:
@mattgemmell I got a used Nomad on Facebook Marketplace on Saturday and am really enjoying it so far. Totally agree about the form factor. Obviously a newbie, but I’m glad to see a trusted voice (you) also using one and enjoying it.