Posts by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
(DIR) Post #AaAifHOtcrNRJGfxMe by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-09-26T18:32:09Z
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Sitting here feeling sorry for myself for being achy and feverish and just remembered that #Weed delivery is a thing in this state. #COVID #Vaccine #Moderna #cannabis
(DIR) Post #AaPG6uktQlclsyBkWW by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-10-03T22:06:39Z
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@todayilearned #TIL that I have "Celtic feet" which is something I probably could have lived without knowing tbqh.
(DIR) Post #AbRlbaN9Qu94UkzLnM by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-09-06T01:24:07Z
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(Dials phone)Hello? Yes... yeah. ... Well, we opened the box.Yes. ... Mhm. So the thing--Yeah, we observed the cat, ... right, but it's not--Well, I mean, "alive", I guess, but--No, no, see, I don't think this works the way you th--... Look, I think maybe you should just come down here and see this.#Quantum #Schrodinger #cat #Experiment #Science #Fail
(DIR) Post #Abt13lb7I9wZdOn2Cu by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-08-21T23:56:42Z
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New instance, new #introduction !Hello again! I'm Jim, a #SystemsEngineer for a #software company outside #Boston . I work mostly with #ansible , #VMware , #Windows , #SUSE #Linux , and write #PowerShell and #JavaScript .Despite all that I don't really like computers... I'd rather be #outdoors #camping or #hiking especially in #NewHampshire or #Maine , shooting #FilmPhotography or doing #crochet watching #FoodNetwork .Super #gay , have a #platonic domestic partner... boys he's single!
(DIR) Post #Abt13nvOdjM0qsIG5w by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-08-21T23:58:54Z
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Oh and... managed to hose my #follows and #followers lists, so if you recognise me from before, say hi or follow me so I can find you again!#NewHere #NotReally #Welcome
(DIR) Post #AcHZ1kzWdRJxPUSTpI by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-11-29T00:45:02Z
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@todayilearned Zeppelins are coming back, baby!https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2023/11/22/not-exactly-a-blimp-massive-airship-debuts-at-moffett-field-in-mountain-view
(DIR) Post #AcYDN4BfZ7gTipDIPY by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-12-07T01:00:10Z
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@mttaggart @lewiscowles1986 Taggart is right, this is not a vulnerability in secure boot. It's a vulnerability in UEFI that allows malicious firmware to bypass secure boot.So whether you like secure boot or not isn't relevant.
(DIR) Post #Actzklsq9Xo470UXLs by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2023-12-16T06:51:15Z
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Ok, here is my #Threads thread, which I'm posting in the middle of the night so it doesn't clutter up most of my followers' feeds. Buckle up. 🧵
(DIR) Post #AjBlEjyptVon6HIDS4 by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T01:40:43Z
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In 2020, for obvious reasons, the #Worcester RTA suspended fare collection on our #transit system. For less obvious (but interesting!) reasons, it's still free today.It's only in the last month or so that it's started to dawn on people in my social/economic/demographic group that *the buses are all free*. I've seen more of my peers using transit here in the last 30 days than in the 10 years before.Someone needs to study lag time between better transit and user adoption...#Bus #MAPoli
(DIR) Post #AjBlEmfRu35pR1FH9M by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T01:54:14Z
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Now for the interesting thing the RTA discovered:(These numbers are from memory and probably not exact, but generally the gist of it.)The #Worcester RTA was collecting about $7M in fares pre-COVID. So it was assumed we'd need to come up with an annual $7M budget increase to keep the system free.But.#WorcPoli #MAPoli #Transit #Bus #UrbanTransit #PublicTransit #MBTA
(DIR) Post #AjBlEptjtNJ3SCxELA by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T01:58:50Z
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Turns out,-Maintaining fareboxes and farecard machines (owned by a notoriously unreliable and uncooperative third party, natch)-Validating and issuing reduced fare cards for elderly, disabled, and low income riders-Collecting, depositing, and accounting for cash fares-Customer service and refunds for farecard failures*COST* the RTA about $4M a year.So really, to make the system free only cost $3M a year, not $7M.#Worcester #MAPoli #Transit #MBTA #Bus #UrbanTransit
(DIR) Post #AjBlEsK2sXXMyNHGca by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:01:02Z
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So now when I see the #MBTA talking about their "ring of steel" plan and their "next generation #CharlieCard" plan, I have to ask... why are they bothering?#MAPoli #Boston #Worcester #Transit #UrbanTransit
(DIR) Post #AjBlEuwP8tPR5vEvgm by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:06:08Z
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It seems at least possible that it would be cheaper to just make the #MBTA free than to invest hundreds of millions into a new generation of turnstiles, fareboxes, vending machines, and cash collection... not to mention transit cops to pursue "fare evasion".Has anyone done this analysis? If not, why not?#Boston #Worcester #MAPoli #Transit #Subway #Bus #UrbanTransit #Equity
(DIR) Post #AjBlEx7p1PjLrub4lM by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:10:13Z
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Is the problem some teenagers ducking their #subway fare, or a bureaucracy insistent on shoveling huge amounts of money to a private vendor for fare collection machinery and to law enforcement to punish Those Undeserving Poors?"Just asking questions," as one says 😁#Boston #Worcester #MBTA #Transit #UrbanTransit #Equity #BusesAreCool
(DIR) Post #AjBlEzCVIyfEJ0nqL2 by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:23:44Z
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And while it's a thread, gonna eat some crow: I opposed the RTA's fare-free project at first.The #Worcester RTA is crippled by having a lot of routes that don't run very frequently (e.g. every 40-60 minutes) which understandably don't attract many riders.My position was that if we're gonna come up with $3M more dollars for #transit, let's keep collecting fares and use that money to increase service frequency. Making the every-45-minute bus free won't really help ridership.#MAPoli #MBTA
(DIR) Post #AjBlF17GBReqFKMgRU by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:27:26Z
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But I was wrong! Making the #bus #transit system free *did* significantly increase ridership, even on routes that have very shitty frequency.And as every transit advocate knows, more riders equals more political power equals a better chance at more funding. It's a positive feedback loop.So free fares is a loss leader, even if it costs in the short term it strengthens the system in the long term. I did not expect that, and I was wrong!#Boston #Worcester #MAPoli #UrbanTransit #MBTA
(DIR) Post #AjBlF3J22eGL2Pt74K by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-06-22T02:34:46Z
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Our local surprisingly better than we deserve and doing their best with what they have kinda RTA, if anyone's interested:#Worcester #Bus #Transit #UrbanTransithttps://therta.com/
(DIR) Post #AlZR78i2Z9UisuEkWu by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2024-09-01T01:33:48Z
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@jsrailton THEY: No, it's cool that my thermostat is informing on me.ME: Fuck all this bullshit so hard. I will literally die before I VOLUNTARILY ALLOW SPYWARE INTO MY HOUSE.Sorry not sorry.
(DIR) Post #AwuvzR0DgdNCPM4QrY by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2025-08-07T05:58:08Z
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@futurebird @guitargabe This is absolutely correct. In my day we had pay phones in the cafeteria, the gym, the library, outside by the bus port, by the ball fields, everywhere. So if you needed to call someone in an emergency or just because you didn't feel safe in front of the principal or with a teacher hanging over you, you could. Now that the only non-mobile phone is in the office, there has to be some accommodation for kids using their phones.
(DIR) Post #Ay7wxktRR0iqKPeq1Y by andthisismrspeacock@mas.to
2025-09-12T10:32:24Z
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@futurebird @jbrownesq I think it's important to not care too much about who he was.He was a person who thought school shootings were ok, the necessary price of the second amendment.He was a person who thought queer people should be killed.He was a person who thought the Civil Rights Act was one of the greatest mistakes in history.You don't need to know more than that. He was a shithead and we're better off without him. That's all that matters.