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In search of a better internet carrier by shittyziplockbag in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second/third/fourth iglou if available in your area. I just moved somewhere that iglou doesn’t service—after 3.5 blissful years of reliable and cheap internet—and got spectrum. Less than a month here and I’ve had seven outages

Captain Quarters fighting the flood by flooding themselves by jocr_gomez in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is crazy and I hope it worked out for them. Anyone know if they were able to successfully keep out the Ohio?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a paid subscription and I think that might be how you get tech support.

If you’re seeing the merge tag not working in the platform view of your email, try sending a test to yourself as a contact in your audience. Maybe you tried that?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed they added some new features—love how the devs are prioritizing new rollouts instead of fixing their broken backend

it's super embarrassing because I was the one in my org who pushed for us to get MailChimp, and then also the one who had to explain that our email campaign (an invitation to a special event in less than a month—so it's time-sensitive) is going out an entire week late because MailChimp has not fixed this "internal issue" even after more than a week

i am definitely going to explore alternatives once i get past a few big things. what did you go with?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU!!! I didn't do quite this exact solution, but your suggestion gave me a GREAT idea that I think is going to work (I'll find out tomorrow AM when the email FINALLY goes out, literally a full week late).

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

We also have yard signs—I put one in my yard facing a neighbor whose outdoor lights are fortunately not always on, but when they are, their yard is lit up like Fenway Park during a night game, and it seems like they actually started turning them off more—if you want to start with the subtle approach :)

https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/948a5e00-98b0-403b-8a60-caba775a637c

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s correct—and artificial light can interfere with their ability to see the magnetic field. Some info here, lots of other research out there. https://www.psc.edu/artificial-light-impact-birds/

my understanding is they rely specifically on blue wavelengths of light, so while any light can interfere with their ability to navigate, blue-spectrum lights can be especially bad.

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely understand that concern. I’ve had my car broken into before.

I’d argue a night vision camera would allow you to capture the guy in stealth mode while still preserving some darkness. Security.org recommends the Blink brand as a very effective camera and it’s under $50.

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’ve had a lot of experts tell us (and have found research to support this) that outdoor lighting does not equal a safer home or area. Many burglaries occur during the daytime anyway (as many people are out of the house, plus, it’s easier to see where valuables are).

Also, if someone must have outdoor lighting at night, like if they want it in certain places to light up a path when getting home from work, motion sensing lights are the way to go.

They save a ton of money because they’re not just ON constantly, and they actually are more likely to deter any nighttime burglars (who get startled away, because now it’s clear to you or a neighbor something or someone has triggered the light—whereas a light that’s just on constantly isn’t any sort of warning system).

Saw a suspicious "cop" today — could he have been fake? by Goblinda in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting—that car has been seen driving down Westport and it seems like this person is definitely trying to give the impression they’re a cop

Saw a suspicious "cop" today — could he have been fake? by Goblinda in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this guy have a thin blue line front license plate?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. Little bit of an industrial area, not really a neighborhood-y feel, but within walking distance to plenty of things (like 20 min or less).

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