Got to introduce my 16yo to Quake 3 Arena today. SO GDM HAPPY. thanks @ioquake3
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Most every song on this list is perfect https://www.spin.com/2020/04/r-e-m-great-songs-that-arent-its-the-end-of-the-world/
The Return of Mr. Ni
What with #stayhomestaysafe and all, a comment from Les Orchard on Twitter inspired me to re-install Quake 3 Arena... behold the return of Mr. Ni.
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Repaired some stuff in #goldfrog around #webmention handling on weird responses (hello amzn redirects)
Read: Pyramids (Discworld #7)
Another Discworld book I hadn't read yet! Yes, a pyramid can be too big. And woe be to the cosmological architects who build it!
Read: Reaper Man (Discworld #11)
Yeah, on a Terry Pratchett tear; this was a new one to me and a lovely read #reading #reading2020 #fantasy
This Standford daily #covid19 health survey should be an app available for all platforms, promoted by the Whitehouse and CDC, with all responses anonymized and aggregated.
https://med.stanford.edu/covid19/covid-counter.html
The other state with good mail-in ballots is Colorado - 87% white, relatively affluent. I think national mail-in balloting is a great idea, but can't possibly be the only option.
Observations in Election Redesign
Jared Marcotte on Turnout.rocks: Los Angeles County Primary: Observations in Election Redesign
Some may also advocate for all-mail voting, pointing to states like Colorado and Washington that enjoy higher rates of participation. There are highly migratory populations that have participation problems if mailed ballots are the only option. There’s another concern around mail ballots: with so many jurisdictions looking to quickly switch to this model, no one knows what kind of strain this will put on the postal system.
So yeah, there are going to be issues with mail-in #voting for voters - while eligible - who do not have a permanent address, something many of us take for granted. Ultimately, solutions to fair and free #elections are going to have to be multi-modal.
Seeing calls for national mail-in voting based on success in WA/OR, which seems like a good idea on its face. However I believe those two states are majority white (78%/86% respectively)... anyone looked into how that’s working for poorer and underprivileged communities in those states #voting
https://www.notion.so/COVID-19-Practical-Advice-a02f06d9b2be485f93dcbdddd4cc7942None#57dc5503e06145609ae5e625f2256600
Been thinking a lot the last few days about how privileged my family is to be able to effectively shelter in place here in the suburbs, with most everything we need at hand. And I don't expect even this to completely protect us. Thinking about those who don't have physical, economic, societal access to safe environments #covid19
Read: Equal Rites
Not much I can say about Terry Pratchett that hasn't been said better already. A literary Wizard. (I'm re-reading the Discworld series because why the hell not #reading #fantasy #reading2020
Fixed a couple of little bugs in #goldfrog - made it so that the webmention code doesn't barf on servers with non-verifiable SSL certs, and updated the permashortid code so that Twitter doesn't always link to the site for Notes
Home Engineering
I'm no tailor, but I spent last night learning how to measure, cut, and yes, sew #diy face masks. We're working from this series of videos on The Fabric Patch, a quilting site.
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We acquired cotton fabric and some featherweight non-woven fabric (Pellon) from Joanne's before the stay-at-home order came out in Arizona yesterday, so we're working with that. I'm able to sew a straight stitch well enough, but struggling some with getting the fits right on family members, and we're still experimenting with nosepieces (pipe cleaners are too soft, some 20g electrical wire might work)
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I have always had huge respect for those who were wise in the ways of fabric, even more so now.
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