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So what Boeing planes should I avoid right now?
I'm looking at a transatlantic flight this summer and I'm wondering how worried I should be about Boeings, especially the 737 Max.
Yo La Tengo 2024 WFMU All-Request Marathon TODAY
Yo La Tengo are once again playing requests for pledges beginning at 9pm US EDT TODAY (Sat March 9) on WFMU. Every year, Yo La Tengo perform requests live on-air in exchange for pledges, to help keep freeform noncommercial radio station WFMU (91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ) on the air. This year is no exception. They will begin playing at 9pm US EDT Tuesday March 12, and will be playing listener requests for several more hours.
Serena is an amazing, one-of-a-kind cat!
My Cat Shoots Rubber Bands From Her Paws [6m16s] My black cat Serena has not only learned how to shoot rubber bands, she has mastered the art. I feel like a circus hawker, but YOU WON'T SEE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE! ... Serena is a 4 year old Domestic Short Hair. She has no top incisors, so her tongue sticks out ALL THE TIME!!!! 😺
Non-binary Oklahoma student dies after school fight
16-year old Nex Benedict died on February 8th (wiki), a day after being beaten unconscious by 3 other students in their Owasso High School bathroom.
Script my week of lousy doctors appointments?
As is clear in my question history, health stuff has been rough for me the past few years. In the next three weeks, I have (hard won) appointments with each of my specialists and my family doctor. I really need to get this right, but there are a lot of complications. I could use some help seeing the forest because it feels like I'm being smacked over the head by a whole load of trees.
Indicator Species
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico plummet to near record low
- "Biologists pin the blame for the nosedive on higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions where the butterfly reproduces, mostly in northwestern U.S. states like Washington, Oregon and California."
Come On, Jen
A riff that’s been kicking around on my hard drive for many years, flinally fleshed out for FAWM.
Kicking Out The Last Jam
This past Friday, Wayne Kramer, legendary co-founder and guitarist of the incendiary and massively influential MC5, died at the age of 75.
Another Sleepy Dusty Delta Sweete
Singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry shot to fame with Ode to Billie Joe
and had a smattering of later hits, notably Fancy, covered by artists such as Irma Thomas, Spanky Wilson, Orville Peck and Reba McEntire. Though a flop at the time, her fantastic second album, The Delta Sweete, picked up many fans since, including Mercury Rev, whose The Delta Sweete Revisited covered eleven of twelve songs, each with a different singer: Norah Jones, Hope Sandoval, Rachel Goswell, Carice van Houten, Lætitia Sadier, Margo Price, Susanne Sundfør, Vashti Bunyan & Kaela Sinclair, Phoebe Bridgers, Marissa Nadler, Beth Orton, closing with Ode to Billie Joe as sung by Lucinda Williams. Missing track Louisiana Man was released later, sung by Erika Wennerstrom. Stuart Berman interviewed Mercury Rev about it.
Reduce my anxiety with hopefully unnecessary tips for being homeless?
Gold Coast Australia. I'm waiting anxiously to find out if my rent has gone up again because my income has gone down, and too big a rent increase and I either have to move to an extremely rural part of the Australia somewhere else far away from my medical team (various mental health issues, PTSD, aphasia, regular lung CTs, regular colonoscopies, arthritis) or get a tent because I will be homeless.
Thanks. I hope not to need your advice.
Earthquake
Two true stories.
A Gorey/Bellairs Discovery
"Sometimes treasures are hidden in plain sight and it only takes the curiosity of an astute observer to properly identify them. Such was the case with a piece of original artwork by Edward Gorey that is on display at the F. Brooke Whiting Museum in Cumberland, Maryland."
Help identifying this mystery spice used in an african peanut stew
A friend was given this spice and instructions on how to make this stew while traveling in Ivory Coast. But she was not told what the spice was, and we've struggled to figure it out.
How to support trans girl scouts
Did you know that for a long time, Girl Scouts has openly included transgender and nonbinary individuals in its membership? I first learned of this three years ago while searching for a source for my annual Girl Scout cookie purchase. At that time, a wave of anti-trans sentiment was intensifying, prompting me to seek out transgender Girl Scouts from whom to order. One major benefit of their online ordering system is that it allows for trans girl scouts to sell their cookies with relative privacy and no contact between the scout and the purchaser when it comes to online orders. ... the kids are under attack this year more than ever, so let's give them some joy. Erin Reed on where to get your cookies.
You can no longer get so low that we will not be beside you.
How Finland is solving homelessness.
An incredible video to me, about Finland's housing and accompanying support solutions for homeless people. Showing so many benefits to everyone involved (as well as 'saving the tax payer money') by providing housing for everyone, however low they get.
Jon Solomon has done this for 35 years
Hold back against the darkness
Jon Solomon does the thing again. His 35th anniversary Christmas marathon is live on WPRB, going through 6 pm EST tomorrow. If you like off-of-center Christmas music, or are just looking for something to do in the next 20 odd hours, Jon Solomon is here for you.
Skull shape can predict how extinct vultures fed on carrion
Skull shape can predict how extinct vultures fed on carrion. Variations in the skull shape of vultures have been found to coincide with the preferred method each species uses to feed on a carcass.
Learning more about the form and function of living species is helping scientists to understand more about the behavior of extinct birds such as the giant Haast's eagle.
Rope crossings saving possums at roadkill hotspot, researcher says
Rope crossings saving possums at roadkill hotspot, researcher says. Rope bridges were installed at Ku-ring-gai in New South Wales in 2006 after a study found 600 possums (Ringtail possums and Brushtail possums) had died there in two years. Research suggests the strategy is working.
"This is nice, ma, everything's fresh...including Vinnie!"
Dom DeLuise in "Eat This! The Video"
In the late 1980s, actor/comedian Dom DeLuise produced a series of cooking videos to promote Eat This…It’ll Make You Feel Better!—a book of Italian home cooking dishes inspired by his mother’s recipes. The food all looks delicious, but the real draw is Dom himself—a bottomless fount of ebullience, laughter, and generous good humor—whether preparing a recipe alongside his adoring (and adorable) wife, helping his 80-year-old “mamma” select a nice pork sausage at the neighborhood meat market, or just clowning around with the local workers and residents of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (the very streets where he was born and raised.) A lighthearted, nostalgia-inducing snapshot of a bygone era.
In the late 1980s, actor/comedian Dom DeLuise produced a series of cooking videos to promote Eat This…It’ll Make You Feel Better!—a book of Italian home cooking dishes inspired by his mother’s recipes. The food all looks delicious, but the real draw is Dom himself—a bottomless fount of ebullience, laughter, and generous good humor—whether preparing a recipe alongside his adoring (and adorable) wife, helping his 80-year-old “mamma” select a nice pork sausage at the neighborhood meat market, or just clowning around with the local workers and residents of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (the very streets where he was born and raised.) A lighthearted, nostalgia-inducing snapshot of a bygone era.
Ostriv: peaceful 18th-century farming simulator
"Ostriv
is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities."
What's a cost-effective projector for across the street?
The building across the street from my study window is a huge, blank vinyl wall and (with permission) I'd like to project old-timey cartoons across the street for Hallowe'en.
How to deal with an alcoholic loved one *without* Al-Anon?
When I try to meet other loved ones or family members of alcoholics, they're usually people whose alcoholics have seriously damaged or destroyed their lives. My high-functioning alcoholic loved one has actually improved mine. But I still need help dealing with some of the problematic parts. What are my options?
A "Frasier" episode animated in every style imaginable
A collaborative animation project headed by Jacob Reed, "Our Frasier Remake" has enlisted over 130 animators to remake one Frasier episode, with each contributor imaginatively animating 6-12 seconds of the show's Season One finale, "My Coffee with Niles." Absolutely amazing...
Invasion of America
Invasion of America
"Between 1776 and 1887, the United States seized over 1.5 billion acres from America's indigenous people by treaty and executive order. Explore how in this interactive map of every Native American land cession during that period."
Giving to food banks effectively
Rick Beetham on Mastodon asked a local food bank for the best items to donate to them, and came up with a list of 20 tips. The comments also has useful info, including that it's better to donate directly to the food bank instead of through the grocery store (and that way you might even get a receipt for writing it off on your taxes), and that giving money is usually best, because food banks often can get discounts that are unavailable to donators.
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have half a pack of cigarettes...
...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. The Stories Behind The Making Of The Blues Brothers [55m] is a 1998 documentary about the 1980 film that defined an era and the likes of which will likely never be made again.
Indigenous artefacts returned after decades in English museum
"The first time I saw them it made me cry": Indigenous artefacts returned after decades in English museum. A vast collection of Indigenous artefacts kept in England for decades is being returned to the Northern Territory, ending an emotional years-long repatriation process.
Fish once thought extinct released into wild
Fish once thought extinct released into wild. Native southern purple-spotted gudgeon fish (once thought to have been extinct for two decades) have been released into a Victorian wetland.
Feeding fat balls to coral could combat damage from climate change
How feeding little fat balls to coral could combat damage from climate change. A team of scientists are getting creative about how to provide these underwater gardens with the best chance of survival against global warming, starting with coral found in Sydney Harbour. (Note that this is not a perfect solution: it's more like applying firm pressure to a bleeding wound while you wait for the-ambulance-of-reduced-carbon-emissions.)
Songs about "the sound of _______"
What songs (of any genre) refer prominently in their title or lyrics to "the sound of _______"? I am trying to make a big list; a few examples to get things started are
- The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel)
- The Sound of da Police (KRS-One)
- Chain Gang (Sam Cooke; "that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang")
Name! This! Site!
You know how sometimes you see someone say something online that is so wrongheaded, you really wish you had the initiative to bookmark/screenshot and check in on them later to let them know how wrong they turned out to be? I want to build a website to facilitate that kind of petty, told-you-so receipt keeping. What should I call it?
It's Tasty Being Green
While hunger may be the best sauce in the world, most prefer something with a bit more taste. And since it's summer and beautiful herbs abound, let's look at many ways of bringing a "green" zip to the plate. (Plus it's Hatch Chile season!)
As with all things culinary, this will be woefully incomplete, short sighted, lacking the complete picture and not the way your nana made it and that's great - more green sauces!
1k Clear Coat Test
Will 1k clear coat work on my car? Isocyanites in 2k clear coat make me not want to use it. What can I expect? Details and further questions inside.
Fun and funky Toronto for a first time visitor!
My bestie will be flying in from DC in late October to Toronto. I usually just go to Toronto for concerts or art exhibits or family stuff. What can I show her that is off the beaten path?
How does Asahi Super Dry Zero work?
It doesn't taste like beer, per se. But it tastes more like beer than a lot of NA beers, and it does so with zero calories and zero carbs. I don't understand how this is possible. I guess I was just laboring under the assumption that the flavor of beer is pretty inseparable from the carbs in beer and it's blowing my mind that you can have one without the other. How do they make this stuff?
Can I create a 40hz anti-Alzheimer set-up on my own?
Alzheimer’s is in the extended family medical history. This article caught my attention.
The results were so promising that there is an MIT/Silicon Valley start-up creating a medical device to do this, but I’d prefer to get started sooner and without what I expect to be hefty price tag.
📦boy of Scottish Fold 📦
On July 10, 2008, Youtube user mugumogu uploaded a video of their young cat Maru, but it was a collection of clips posted on January 11, 2009, with "まるです," "I am Maru," that made him a superstar, with over 26 million views. One of the first internet cats with a sizable following, last month, Maru celebrated his 16th birthday with fellow housecats Hana and Miri. Here's to a long and happy life of playing with boxes and sometimes embarrassing moments.
Shreveport, La Resources after storm
There was a bad storm, my mom is taking care of my grandmother on hospice who requires 24 hour care. She has no power and minimal communication and none of the assistance in terms of aides she usually has. EMTs have been by, provided a breathing treatment for her this morning. Any leads for help?