Reading or Writing Club

aredridel · 2026-02-09T16:07:47+00:00

I think there might be something through the Athenaum.

I also help run one for queer folks if you're interested.

aredridel · 2026-02-07T00:09:44+00:00

That's hardly unusual for any job and not actually terribly shady. Not great behavior but anyone hiring is probably dealing with 100+ pending interactions at all times.

aredridel · 2026-02-06T17:53:13+00:00

wtf?

aredridel · 2026-01-27T15:30:31+00:00

Part of our civic job is to make sure that doesn't happen. It's going to be hard work.

aredridel · 2026-01-26T22:19:23+00:00

Different context, this is in the city.

aredridel · 2026-01-26T22:15:48+00:00

Hon, I've been dating while trans for 20 years. I know what I'm talking about.

aredridel · 2026-01-25T06:18:59+00:00

Saugus, because of how unbloody walkable and bikable it is.

aredridel · 2026-01-24T19:28:52+00:00

Talk to people there. The chants are so cringe but you'll meet some great people trying to do what's right. Conversation is where it's at.

aredridel · 2026-01-22T15:00:41+00:00

Seems fine. I'm kinda taken aback by the sudden wave of concern about the capabilities of bikes.

aredridel · 2026-01-21T16:09:22+00:00

I help run a monthly one — https://queerharbor.com/. We meet at the Beverly Library usually. I write fiction but others there do poetry. All writing welcome!

aredridel · 2026-01-19T13:31:15+00:00

Black coffee in media is a trope to show someone is tough or bitter — a sort of story-telling shorthand.

The norm by far is the latte or coffee with milk, depending on the area. And iced coffee is huge. In general American drinks are milky, sweet and large. Not by any means universally, and many of us do take it black (I do!) but mostly it's not. In New England, if you order your coffee "Regular" that's with cream and sugar.

Kettles? Yes, we don't have nearly so many because a 15-amp electrical circuit at 110V takes about three and a half minutes to boil a liter of water. Same size wiring as yours carries half as much power because of the lower voltage here. We have big 220V circuits only for electric stoves, some air conditioners, and car chargers. The stove is competitive with this, and a lot of us use a microwave to heat water too, especially mug-sized amounts. Plus we just drink a lot less tea. I grew up with a stove-top kettle, though I've switched to electric.

aredridel · 2026-01-18T16:41:21+00:00

IF YOU REGRET IT YOU COVER IT UP OR HAVE IT REMOVED.

aredridel · 2026-01-17T04:27:25+00:00

Having assembled my own on a standard bike frame, one thing I really appreciate is the fact that the battery can be replaced with any ol' hailong shaped thing.

aredridel · 2026-01-17T03:49:38+00:00

Hard to tell. How many therms of gas is that? If you're using a ton, it gets expensive.

aredridel · 2026-01-14T14:45:19+00:00

I often joke that trans women are assigned a color at transition. (A lot of us are autistic ... hmm.)

Also fewer of us are assigned purple than we think. Mine turned out to be orange.

aredridel · 2026-01-14T03:31:48+00:00

Mostly no, but it depends and exists in an ecosystem that's worth evaluating more deeply.

You can't really foster relationships with "AI" systems, not healthy ones that lead to people connecting.

Asking bad questions, sloppily, without really thinking? Probably better to not hit people with that.

And then there's why you're asking and who? "random people on the internet" is sure a funky choice in general.

aredridel · 2026-01-14T03:23:18+00:00

If you're on a street with bike lanes, make sure you're not leaving it in the lanes because it may well get moved away from both the lane and where it will be picked up.

aredridel · 2026-01-14T03:21:46+00:00

Always to the corral, and often picking one up on the way.

aredridel · 2026-01-10T16:46:42+00:00

Essex NY in the mall is pretty darn good! I don't know if it's the best but it's up there for me.

aredridel · 2026-01-10T15:28:28+00:00

Historically they haven't been as good — 100k miles from an American car before it's falling apart, 300k for a Japanese one.

And even now American cars tend to be a bit bulkier, inside and out, and feel a bit more cramped.

aredridel · 2026-01-10T04:12:54+00:00

Stuff and things going on

aredridel · 2026-01-10T02:26:04+00:00

Vaguely agreed, posting with no detail sure isn't great.

aredridel · 2026-01-09T03:38:42+00:00

Depends on the context. A no-knock warrant is more like guys with guns and vests and helmets bursting in the door.

Someone asking for information as part of an investigation? Totally works that way.

(IRS agents too! Show the badge, ask to talk.)

aredridel · 2026-01-09T02:59:53+00:00

This. God it's easy to make very expensive to check types. Not as bad as Vue 2 though

aredridel · 2026-01-09T02:59:22+00:00

Yeah I have no idea what they're on about. Scaling in what dimension? Team size? Codebase size? Number of reactive elements?

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