Lashed together two 8' PVC pipes, with a t-fitting "handle" on the end, then went outside and knocked snow off the branches threatening to take out the household internetz &c. Having spend 30 minutes wiping, knocking, and pushing branches around to clear our own wires, figured "what the heck" and went up my street looking for cables my neighbors ( Read more... )

Yay Warshak v US!
[copied from inkedandkinked to spread the good news ( Read more... )

I did a small thing that I'm proud of myself for doing, and I wanted to share. It won't make all the difference in the world, but it will help a few people, maybe even a lot ( Read more... )

I was working in my studio this evening, and started thinking "ooph, I'm tired." Then I realized that I was mistaking a lack of severe muscle-tension as my having no energy. No, I wasn't all that tired, I just wasn't running on low-level back-ground adrenalin ( Read more... )

A few days ago I posted about SeeClickFix, an interactive Google Map that you can use to report potholes and which they claim is read by the DPWs or related agencies in various towns which have adopted the service.

Well, check _this_ out.. today I got email that read:

Dear Clicker, A comment was added to the clicket titled "(pothole)". You are ( Read more... )