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2024-07-23 15:02:59

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@npub1qg2…xzfu *Five* violations and it doesn’t even amount to $400?!

2024-05-06 20:07:09

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@npub1mxt…fpas It was either going to be that or DNS, so pick your poison.

2024-04-24 04:53:51

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 I wonder what it would take for an agency to be able to assert violations and issue tickets based on photo evidence, like Cycling Mikey does in the UK.

2024-04-18 20:42:39

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 Time to dig out my brass brushes. Thanks for the assist!

2024-04-18 05:37:09

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@npub1quk…vpjy it happened to me last week when my iPad iOS version updated.

2024-04-18 05:33:32

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 similar to when he co-opted Safe Routes to Schools to justify sweeps yet did zilch to actually reduce the real danger kids face trying to navigate four lanes of SUVs and semi trailers.

2024-03-22 21:15:36

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@npub1fvv…yw2w I’d guess odds have it it’s the 13% who didn’t vote for Putin.

2024-02-06 15:28:05

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 Hey, congrats on falling asleep!

2024-01-18 00:29:41

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@npub19wf…ufh6 It was initially going to be eight, but some combination of ballot design constraints and probably establishment resistance to a full implementation of STV dictated that it be reduced to five.

2024-01-18 00:20:11

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@npub1kk5…e0ds `git add -p`?

2024-01-18 00:15:23

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@npub19wf…ufh6 Thus far y’all have few enough candidates you’ll be able to assign ranks for nearly all of them! Districts 2 & 3 will get to rank fewer than half.

2024-01-13 20:54:12

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@npub187z…9r5h Yikes!

2024-01-11 21:33:36

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@npub1dh2…z883 Gonzales being his usual despicable, ghoulish self there at the end, picking up Mapps’ previous position that “oh sure, we should help people, but only if we foot drag for years first, ignoring existing overwhelming evidence of efficacy.”

2024-01-10 21:49:38

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@npub124f…jtcc single reader, for sure, though I can’t ascertain why. I find multi-reader audiobooks unlistenable.

2024-01-08 18:46:46

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@npub1kr8…znpx @npub1g0t…tvm4 As long as we use the same terrible voting method, adding more candidates actually makes the problem worse. We end up with spoiler candidates that will never win and will often times be weaponized by one leading candidate against the other. Adopting a voting method that hews against spoilers and other forms of vote splitting is a necessary first step toward enfranchising more voices.

2024-01-08 06:02:23

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@npub1cev…w95x Voting 3rd party doesn’t help 3rd party candidates win. Changing the way we vote will. So, lobby for that. Until then, vote for the party least likely to ban voting altogether. https://www.equal.vote/problem

2024-01-08 05:38:31

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@npub1aqk…7k09 @npub1540…9edl I use inoreader.com seamlessly across my MacBook and iPhone. My RSS needs are not very sophisticated, but it meets them all.

2024-01-05 15:11:55

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@npub1k6r…k747 It is counterintuitive and seems hypocritical, but until we adopt voting methods that don’t turn third parties into weapons against consensus, it’s also very rational. With plurality voting, third parties results in minority rule, and right now that minority are the fash.

2024-01-02 14:51:30

One of my first jobs as a youth was shelf reading at a local library. I learned sooooo much having to look at thousands of book spines and getting to flip through the ones that caught my eye.
From: @npub18uh…7xlx
https://glammr.us/@overholt/111686758312594714

2023-12-25 18:56:56

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@npub15c7…y7pf I guess that depends on what you mean. “RCV” is a marketing term, not a technical one. Virtually all use of it refers specifically to IRV (or possibly STV in a multi seat context). I’ve not seen “RCV” used in reference to a Condorcet method, for example. “Ranked,” “ordinal” or “preference” method are more typical when talking about the general set of methods that use preference rankings. So I would say I do deny the value of RCV, but not all ranked methods.

2023-12-25 07:07:50

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@npub1hkg…mdjp @npub15c7…y7pf It’s a product of the instant runoff process. Other ranked methods like Tideman’s method or Ranked Robin don’t suffer these pathologies the way IRV/RCV does.

2023-12-25 04:10:12

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@npub16c6…np6h 🍻

2023-12-25 04:06:08

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@npub16c6…np6h I love that I can’t even remember that dude’s name now #

2023-12-24 21:04:38

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@npub1ffp…38ut @npub15c7…y7pf It’s already failed Alaskans by allowing Palin to act as a spoiler against the most widely preferred candidate, Begich.

2023-12-24 17:14:03

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@npub15c7…y7pf RCV reinforces two-party dominance rather than reducing it. It rewards lightning rod candidates rather than broadly popular ones. Honest ranking can often help a voter’s least favorite choice. It’s no better than what we currently suffer under. https://www.equal.vote/better_voting

2023-12-14 00:48:33

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@npub19wf…ufh6 I like the Equal.vote trio of Approval, STAR, and Ranked Robin as solid choices. Approval for its simplicity, STAR for its expressiveness and accuracy, and Ranked Robin for contexts where “ranking” is strongly preferred or legally required over “rating.”
https://www.equal.vote

2023-12-14 00:02:46

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@npub19wf…ufh6 And abolish the Senate while we’re at it!
My concern is the converse, actually. I’m afraid when people see how weirdly RCV can behave, they’ll paint all voting reform with that brush. No one wants to be Charlie missing the football again. I could go on about all of RCV’s shortcomings compared to many other voting methods, but I should probably just write a paper or blog about it. This one does a good job summarizing some of the key points, though:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230020019/https://electionscience.org/voting-methods/runoff-election-the-limits-of-ranked-choice-voting/

2023-12-13 21:13:46

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@npub19wf…ufh6 But kind of a TL;DR explanation is that RCV is just plurality voting over and over again. It only looks at the one layer of preferences at a time, so all the others get disregarded in a given round. In that way it replicates many of the sam pathologies as plurality voting, only with more chaos thrown into the mix. In the Alaska case, the tally algorithm didn’t know that Palin voters preferred Begich 2nd until after Begich was knocked out.

2023-12-13 21:09:33

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@npub19wf…ufh6 Here’s a short video with an example scenario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKAScORevQ
Here’s a more in depth analysis of the recent Alaska failure:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220923044934/https://electionscience.org/commentary-analysis/rcv-fools-palin-voters-into-electing-a-progressive-democrat/
For a really interesting graphical depiction comparing the failure space of a variety of voting methods, Ka-Ping Yee’s simulations are eye opening: http://zesty.ca/voting/sim/

2023-12-13 20:22:36

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@npub19wf…ufh6 It does help (though I could go into why that’s not necessarily a “help” in the broader view) in splits where the spoiler pulls only a tiny amount of the vote, like Nader did. It would have helped in Portland’s 2020 mayoral race, too. But #RCV is prone to fail in situations where there are more than two real contenders.
https://www.equal.vote/problem

2023-12-13 19:09:25

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@npub1hq5…tdje It’s really only a matter of time before RCV fails in a way that favors Republicans the way it failed to favor Dems in the Alaska House race. Just because reactive, rabble-rousing fash are against it doesn’t mean it’s actually good or effective.

2023-12-13 18:43:46

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@npub19wf…ufh6 It’s also weird to see statements like “In Alaska last year, Otis says, the system worked.” I mean, I am personally glad that worked to the benefit of Peltola, but the majority of Alaskans would have preferred Begich over her in a head-to-head.

2023-12-13 18:42:36

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@npub19wf…ufh6 RCV is the “feel good” limited hangout op of voting reform. It doesn’t fix vote splitting, doesn’t diminish two-partydom, and doesn’t allow voters to express their preferences on the ballot.

2023-12-01 00:39:08

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@npub1e3l…43lg vote Blue until we reform voting such that voting not-Blue doesn’t result in fascist winning. #approvalVoting #STARVoting #voting #votingreform

2023-11-30 17:07:04

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@npub10uw…58wq Yet they are reborn!
https://files.toad.social/media_attachments/files/111/500/591/244/543/554/original/c66e5c302c4566c9.jpeg

2023-11-30 07:18:19

Everything went to hell when Bowie died, so now may the balance be restored!

2023-11-15 00:04:21

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@npub1vcl…k6t3 that’s 🤘 in Gen X.

2023-11-07 18:31:43

Quite an arc here. A little ray of light on this election day.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/07/yusef-salaam-nyc-council-seat-central-park-five
#voting #democracy #justice

2023-11-03 16:33:46

I can always tell I've done my duty on Hacker News when I see my karma rapidly vacillating around the same number.

2023-11-01 19:51:14

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 “But RCV will ensure there’s no vote splitting” 🙃

2023-11-01 19:38:36

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 I really would love to see Blumenauer run against him and eat Mapps’ lunch.

2023-11-01 19:22:10

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 All policy is domestic policy, and in Mapps’ case “domestic” == “mayoral campaign”

2023-11-01 19:14:11

Just un-fucking-believable chutzpah from Mapps and Williams.
https://bikeportland.org/2023/11/01/portlanders-stand-in-front-of-truck-to-prevent-bike-lane-removal-381391
#portland #pdx #bicycles #cycling #urbanism #corruption

2023-10-30 23:48:23

Can’t do this in a car, but you can at the bus stop ❤️
From: @npub1psy…pasy
https://mstdn.social/@stux/111325843564260242

2023-10-26 21:38:01

In a city council brimming with wretched prevaricators, is wannabe-mayor Mingus Mapps the lyingest liar of them all?
https://bikeportland.org/2023/10/26/opinion-mapps-version-of-broadway-debacle-is-a-disservice-to-a-community-he-wants-to-lead-381159
#portland #pdx #politics #biking #corruption

2023-10-20 23:45:54

I was one of the volunteers working barrier security for this parade when I heard this incident come over the radio. It sounded scary and dangerous, but I didn’t realize how terrifying and dangerous the situation was. What a psychopath! This is your brain on cars.
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/10/man-raged-before-careening-through-portland-parade-video-shows-they-got-it-all-blocked-off.html
#portland #pdx #bancars #carsruincities

2023-10-20 23:41:15

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@npub16an…k5y9 What a complete psycho 😳

2023-10-20 05:34:16

City of #Portland: “Growing our urban tree canopy is a huge priority! We have to lower barriers to planting.”
Also City of Portland: “Yes, that will be $100 in permits to replace that dead wisp of a tree sticking out of the ground. But actually, you can’t replace it. You have to put it somewhere else on your already tree-covered property or it will cost you $200 in permits.”
#pdx

2023-10-17 20:00:33

Held my nose to vote for Joe Biden, and I continue to be heartened to find I actually voted for Dark Brandon.
From: @npub1qcv…j6c7
https://mastodon.social/@tiffanycli/111251845899693757

2023-10-17 17:04:05

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@npub17yu…pxek It’s not based in ableism. It’s the fact that the number one thing prompting cyclists to make decisions that scare or injure pedestrians is… cars. Constrain cars, get them out of the way, and cyclists have room to make better decisions without risking their necks.

2023-10-17 16:40:35

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@npub17yu…pxek That’s an appropriate theoretical point, but I’m going to hold off on actually prioritizing that as a concern until cyclists are killing 40,000 people a year.

2023-10-17 16:31:48

Interesting to read about the no-RoR movement getting more traction around the country. Have to disagree with this though: “The key to safe streets is predictability – me knowing what you’re going to do and you knowing what I’m going to do and therefore we navigate the space together.” The key to safe streets is… limiting what people can do with cars. That’s the magic of banning RoR turns.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/17/right-turn-on-red-light-ban
#urbanism #BanCars #walking #CarsRuinCities

2023-10-16 15:42:02

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@npub1axg…y8zz Strong agree, though it’s worth remembering that the elected fuckwads just drafted the bill and referred it to popular vote as a ballot measure. We plebes can be fuckwads, too.

2023-10-14 05:27:00

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 The aughts are back!

2023-10-10 17:44:30

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@npub194k…j5sk We aren’t “over” the nuclear escalation scam, but we are systematically peeling away at the layers of it to plumb its depths. It could well be all scam once we find the bottom, but we still don’t know that now. Sending our ships to defend the Black Sea is pointless unless we’re actually willing to fire on Russian vessels, which—wisely, nukes or no—we are not.

2023-10-10 17:16:48

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@npub194k…j5sk Seems pretty straightforward. Hamas don’t have nukes. As much as I want to see the US “do more faster” to support Ukraine, slower is often unfortunately the judicious route for that tragedy.

2023-10-10 17:04:09

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@npub1ate…wkt8 Since Tankies are relatively rare, I think it’s pretty natural for well meaning people to confuse them for righties upon first contact.

2023-10-10 16:57:38

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@npub1fvv…yw2w
https://files.toad.social/media_attachments/files/111/211/776/790/449/725/original/254aab14602e34a8.mp4

2023-10-10 07:16:00

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@npub1866…c9yh
It’s a theme!
https://files.toad.social/media_attachments/files/111/209/489/655/145/512/original/825c40489c89cf50.jpeg

2023-10-06 03:38:14

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@npub1fcz…0ah4
“The fan on that server sure makes a racket!”

2023-10-05 21:32:43

Our useless #Portland city council is so terrified at the prospect of having little more to do than actually talk to Portlanders and come up with winning policy, they’re begging the mayor to keep their dirty fingers in bureau business just a bit longer. Keep in mind, none of council are pros trained in the sophisticated core competencies of the bureaus they manage. They’re just cheerleaders who use the influence as a cudgel or as a way to appease their campaign donors.
https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/10/04/46755828/portland-city-commissioners-push-back-on-mayors-plans-for-government-transition

2023-10-04 20:59:07

This is the AI I’m here for. A bot that periodically posts Moby Dick passages, and a reply-guy bot that posts where the quote came from ❤️
https://files.toad.social/media_attachments/files/111/178/745/893/638/360/original/e9e3f40ffca5b605.jpeg

2023-09-30 18:36:32

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@npub1lj6…xfm8 In a voting population like in the US where prolonged two-party dominance has shifted voters’ political identity from “party affiliation” to “party counter-affiliation,” how do you envision the adoption of party-centric systems, in terms of selling the shift in perspective? How do we change to “this party represents my values” from our current “I distrust the other party more”?

2023-09-20 19:54:51

I had previously pejoratively talked about Mapps as “Dan Saltzman 2.0,” since he is skilled at catching little flak while doing so very little. But now it’s clear he’s actually much worse.
From: @npub1nq8…7v9q
https://xoxo.zone/@voiceofunreason/111099054944317872

2023-09-19 20:29:28

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@npub14hx…5zc0 stringer_bell_is_you.gif

2023-09-19 20:19:14

Why do we have an elected head of the District Attorney’s offices and elected Attorney General, but not of the Office of Public Defense Services?
#democracy #law #oregon

2023-09-19 18:28:40

#toadcore
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/09/nicole-gustafsson-mushrooms/

2023-09-19 17:31:44

Is Quinn Gallagher our ace troll of the year? Maybe I should revamp my Tinder profile 😂
https://newrepublic.com/post/175641/lauren-boebert-beetlejuice-date-democrat

2023-09-19 17:16:21

Anyone remember how in 2020 when running for office Mingus Mapps took a $30k donation from the cops? When it became a political liability he lied that he’d return the donation and of course never did. Why does anyone trust anything this buck humper says?
https://bikeportland.org/2023/09/18/portland-transportation-director-readies-plan-to-remove-key-downtown-protected-bike-lane-379505
#portland #pdx #bikes #bicycling

2023-09-08 21:57:18

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 Wait, what's the tire lever for here? 🤯

2023-09-07 22:00:14

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@npub1200…aqy2 It's called “NextDoor” 😂

2023-09-07 21:45:53

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@npub1cms…ucvm I was thinking “wow, that sounds like a *rough* podcast!” before I undangled the participle.

2023-09-03 15:13:08

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@npub13qc…2md9 wow! These aren’t cultivated? 🤩

2023-09-01 22:42:01

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@npub1mkg…sv2n cache at id.

2023-08-30 13:21:33

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@npub15va…wesc
Tired: plurality voting and all its vote-splitting pathologies.
Wired: stacking rounds of plurality voting and all its vote-splitting pathologies?

2023-08-21 15:09:08

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@npub15k0…j7jx and I thought my notification was extraneous, being two miles away…

2023-08-20 22:33:14

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@npub187z…9r5h Congrats, and welcome to the team!

2023-08-19 06:19:13

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@npub15qw…3p2z “Freedom of speech means you have to listen to me, it says right there in the Declaration of Independence!”

2023-08-19 04:45:13

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@npub1mkg…sv2n You just need “no trespassing” signs.

2023-08-12 17:11:43

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@npub1zjl…gfr9 This survey is such trash. WTF do they mean by “improvements” in statements like “A larger increase in spending to make improvements to the transportation system”? I'm pretty sure they don't mean what I mean by that descriptor.

2023-07-19 01:02:36

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@npub18cu…ap76 Good grief, what has Portland city council become when Wheeler stands out as the voice of reason and democracy?

2023-07-17 20:34:00

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@npub1vd8…aqde @npub108d…8kn5 @npub1km9…nnkm It's so crazy-making, every time.

2023-07-15 14:24:23

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@npub1483…lv2w My 5x great grandfather was purportedly the first white male born in the region now known as Kentucky. While he was still gestating during the family's move from the east coast, his father was killed in combat with indigenous people of that area. He then grew up to run a successful farming operation thanks to the forced labor of a couple dozen people he claimed to “own,” on land that he claimed to “own.” He was also a preacher whose sermons were of some renown.

2023-07-15 02:45:42

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@npub1quk…vpjy Most times when I offer my curious cats a chunk of whatever I'm eating, they'll sniff it and then start scratching around, trying to bury it like a pile of poo.

2023-07-15 02:18:26

The #portland NET program is awesome! If you’re interested in community resilience and safety, it’s a great program to get you ramped up on some key concepts and skills.
From: @npub19wf…ufh6
https://qoto.org/@peterdrake/110714943836876422

2023-07-15 02:10:12

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Did Kris Strickler remain at the scene and cooperate with the ongoing investigation?

2023-07-15 02:03:17

I guess we can’t afford #cars. Oh no.
https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/07/portland-road-repair-budget-could-be-slashed-to-fill-32-million-shortfall.html
#portland #pdx #bancars

2023-07-13 01:54:29

Yet more antics from Portland’s most pessimal city hall.
https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/07/12/46603468/commissioners-proposal-could-throw-a-wrench-in-voter-approved-charter-reform-plan
#portland #pdx #democracy #voting #corruption

2023-07-12 20:35:54

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@npub178r…qekt Meanwhile, in amateur radio land, single manufacturers can’t even recycle the same charger pinout from one model to the next.

2023-06-28 21:34:50

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@npub1c5c…644a What's the siting situation like on the Eagle Creek Trail? Are there established sites or do you generally make camp wherever you can fit your tents?

2023-06-28 19:24:32

Does anyone have suggestions for backpacking hikes in the #PNW to go on with kids? I have done a lot of day hiking and a lot of tent camping, but I've never actually done multi-day backpack camping myself. I'm thinking of either a short overnight trek or potentially a two night one as our first endeavor. My kids are 9 and 13.
#backpacking #camping #hiking #oregon #portland #pdx #washington