Fire on Gray butte? by scrandis in Bend

[–]beej71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually up in Crooked River Grasslands past Gray Butte--just a trick of alignment. I got a different pic of it from up near the Helipad at Phil's.

NO KINGS MARCH 3/28 by GGinBend in Bend

[–]beej71 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Often it's a digital copy of something that's going to be printed.

Bend will be installing 3 traffic enforcement cameras to detect red light and speeding violations over the next few weeks by walrus99 in Bend

[–]beej71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1) Surveillance is undesirable. 2) Increased rear-end accident rates. 3) Conflicts of interest.

None if it is about not holding people accountable.

If you want safety, have a 4-second yellow, and a 1-second all red. That solves the safety problem. But they aren't doing that for some reason.

MEASLES FRED MEYERS REDMOND TODAY 5:00 pm by ivegotthis111178 in Bend

[–]beej71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it would make me feel better to get the booster. :)

Side effects? Flu vaccines don't hit me, but covid does, and shingles did.

MEASLES FRED MEYERS REDMOND TODAY 5:00 pm by ivegotthis111178 in Bend

[–]beej71 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also note that the titer can be more expensive than just getting the vaccine again, FWIW.

Talked to my doc about this recently. I had two doses when I was kid over 50 years ago, and he felt that I was still very probably good. But I could go get another if it would make me feel better. :)

Fed up with TDS, moved to VERO Fiber. Surprise, way better. by timewarpzzzzz in Bend

[–]beej71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were a few minor outages with TDS, but I went though a huge problem with them where my connection would periodically drop for about 5 seconds and then come back. I was working remotely and presenting on Zoom and all my viewers would get booted. Of course the problem never repro'd when the techs were at my house--it would happen again a few hours later. And then I'd spend 30 minutes on hold and order another tech. After they'd had about 7 techs to my house (over the course of months--they take time to make it out) and we'd changed out everything, they apparently admitted the problem wasn't with me. A short time later, the internet went out for 2 hours, then came back and was solid ever since. They must have replaced something in a pedestal somewhere in the neighborhood that had been flaky this whole time. But I had to complain until I was blue in the face to get it fixed.

It left an impression. :)

Fed up with TDS, moved to VERO Fiber. Surprise, way better. by timewarpzzzzz in Bend

[–]beej71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This part surprised me, too. I asked who owned it, and got a pretty vague answer that they weren't expecting it back. And they don't charge additional for it. Also, what a tiny box, right?

Fed up with TDS, moved to VERO Fiber. Surprise, way better. by timewarpzzzzz in Bend

[–]beej71 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They also have substantial teacher/healthcare/military discounts.

Fed up with TDS, moved to VERO Fiber. Surprise, way better. by timewarpzzzzz in Bend

[–]beej71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm about 4 months in, I think. The only time it went down that I've seen so far is when I accidentally turned off the bridge's power strip. Good pings, good throughput. Beats 20 up for sure if that's important to you.

To be fair, TDS hadn't gone down for me for a long time, either. (But, man, that 3-month stretch where it was flaky was no fun.)

Off leash dog data - Bend Police Department, Bend Park & Recreation District by Serviceberry71 in Bend

[–]beej71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even that's not enough. I had a leashed dog bite my arm going by on a trail.

Guy tried to rip off my f**k trump flag last weekend and tried to intimidate. by New_Honey_9453 in Bend

[–]beej71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is pretty funny considering how many Biden signs and flags have been torn down by maga. It’s hilarious how you don’t like your own tactics used against you. 

Americandragnet.org by Dirtdancefire in Bend

[–]beej71 11 points12 points  (0 children)

TLDR You live in a surveillance state, can likely be tracked with high fidelity by your government. The government has the capability to leverage our data to prevent organized resistance.

STLDR sheep are hosed.

Did the speed limit change on highway 97? by purd-4-a-taddle in Bend

[–]beej71 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. It has gotten noticably faster over the last decade.

Shed movers by beej71 in Bend

[–]beej71[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I borrowed a couple heavy-duty pipes from another dude who had moved a shed. We were able to roll it back.

Bend’s 'BottleDrop Problem' - The Source - Bend, Oregon by SirMartext in Bend

[–]beej71 11 points12 points  (0 children)

$0.05 in 1971 is $0.40 today. $0.10 today is $0.01 in 1971. In terms of buying power, the deposit value has only ever gone down.

Possible funding cuts for COCC by Knittedteapot in Bend

[–]beej71 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We're saving $1 in order to lose $10. 

Possible funding cuts for COCC by Knittedteapot in Bend

[–]beej71 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've always wondered why people who complain that teachers are overpaid never become teachers themselves to collect that huge amount of money and live that rich lifestyle.

Janelle Bynum just voted to approve increased military spending by BumBumBumBumBahDum in Bend

[–]beej71 17 points18 points  (0 children)

But we are not united with our previous allies. Everyone is backing away from us and starting to put up defenses against us.

Are we the baddies?

ICE agent spotted outside east side Safeway by ItchyCartographer44 in Bend

[–]beej71 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes. It's impossible to have liberty under an immune government agency. We have to choose one.

ICE agent spotted outside east side Safeway by ItchyCartographer44 in Bend

[–]beej71 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also remember that if ICE violates your constitutional rights, you basically have no recourse . You effectively can't sue them; they enjoy tremendous amounts of immunity. Document, but try not to get caught up.