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I'd think 400 would have resulted in a shelter-in-place order for the countyWhy do you assume that? Does the county have public criteria for those kinds of decisions?
Oh, yeah. In 2018 we got automated phone call alerts when the air quality exceeded a certain threshold (I think 300). Alameda County has a remarkably good warning system for environmental hazards.
Gee... earthquake country with massive fires and refinery issues, who'd've thunk?
EDIT: And I see the issue. I used the wrong term. Not "order". Warning. We have an excellent automated warning system. Obeying the warnings is up to the general populace.
EDIT 2: Lisamarlene, you might remember this one. Wasn't there an incident at the refinery a couple of years ago where residents in Alameda County got shelter-in-place warnings before Contra Costa County residents?
There was some incident where people closest to the refinery were the last to get warnings about an incident there...
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My friend grows soy beans on his farm. His favorite past time is drinking a lot of whiskey and listening to the plants. Or, as he calls it, "Jack and the Beans Talk".
That is soy sad. But I have bean there and done that.
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I freaking hate busywork. It is so annoying to find work to do.
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Oh, NH, what should I do with all of these dollar bills? I had planned on saying "Shake it! Shake it baby!" But then I read your post. Do you want these bills? If so then strut your stuff!!!
- grins and runs -
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I'd think 400 would have resulted in a shelter-in-place order for the countyWhy do you assume that? Does the county have public criteria for those kinds of decisions?Oh, yeah. In 2018 we got automated phone call alerts when the air quality exceeded a certain threshold (I think 300). Alameda County has a remarkably good warning system for environmental hazards.
Gee... earthquake country with massive fires and refinery issues, who'd've thunk?
EDIT: And I see the issue. I used the wrong term. Not "order". Warning. We have an excellent automated warning system. Obeying the warnings is up to the general populace.
EDIT 2: Lisamarlene, you might remember this one. Wasn't there an incident at the refinery a couple of years ago where residents in Alameda County got shelter-in-place warnings before Contra Costa County residents?
There was some incident where people closest to the refinery were the last to get warnings about an incident there...
When we lived in Richmond near the refinery, it was almost impossible not only to get a timely warning, but just to be able to find any information on what was going on at all, even when we could see and smell it. (Even the big refinery fire, when we evacuated to your place, it took them a good long while to issue a warning... something like 10-15 minutes after we saw and smelled it.)
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Cap, I am so sorry you're going through that. We just kept our old dog comfortable at home at the end, and it was so hard, we still haven't gotten another dog, seven years later. Hugs.
(Oh, and, despite the toe bleeding, we're doing real well!)
Hrm.
So my Eldest had a fever yesterday, my Youngest has a fever today, and I'm right behind that guy.
Firedove has been trying to forge through while navigating the complex web of, "Love you so daggum much, let's avoid any physical contact."
:/
(Also, toe still hurts and arm - where I got the flu shot - hurts worse. Eldest's sick had started, in retrospect, before I got the shot, so that's not the source. Sigh.)
And I know Scint who are always set to Invisible so people don't know if they're on or not.
Sheesh! Just call me out by name, next time, why don't you?!
>:I
Cap, I am so sorry you're going through that. We just kept our old dog comfortable at home at the end, and it was so hard, we still haven't gotten another dog, seven years later. Hugs.
Oof. The original post of this is neither visible on this page, nor on all those I can see when I quote or otherwise indicate a new post, but I can at least see this and get the gist.
I'm so sorry my man. That is deep pain.
I offer socially-distanced and responsible e-hugs and am praying for you and your family.
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And I know Scint who are always set to Invisible so people don't know if they're on or not.Sheesh! Just call me out by name, next time, why don't you?!
>:I
Gonna be honest, I thought you were just legit not online most of the time I was. So,I wasnt including you in that at all, at least not intentionally. ;)
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Hey there Tact and Orthos. I hope that you both have a good day.
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Oh, goody. AQI is over 200 this morning.
Breathing? It's for losers!
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(Unfortunately, the URL doesn't have a date encoding, so it'll only be good for a day or two.)
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I got a job closer to the new home. S&+# pay, but from the look of it, super low stress. Start Monday. Hopefully this works out.
I hope everyone is doing well today.
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I got a job closer to the new home. S~$! pay, but from the look of it, super low stress. Start Monday. Hopefully this works out.
I hope everyone is doing well today.
Good luck VE.
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And now, for the next in a long line of beloved children's books to be horribly mangled in the film adaptation, hey, they're making a series of The Westing Game!
I tried to read that in elementary school. It made no sense to me.
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I got a job closer to the new home. S+%~ pay, but from the look of it, super low stress. Start Monday. Hopefully this works out.
I hope everyone is doing well today.
Best of luck to you.
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Apparently, it takes a year and a half to regain your sense of smell after nearly severing your nose.
To be honest, I prefer not having it.
Gonna be honest, I thought you were just legit not online most of the time I was. So,I wasnt including you in that at all, at least not intentionally. ;)And I know Scint who are always set to Invisible so people don't know if they're on or not.Sheesh! Just call me out by name, next time, why don't you?!
>:I
I so often am that I always forget to change it when I'm not.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Day filled with memories.
*sigh*
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Apparently, it takes a year and a half to regain your sense of smell after nearly severing your nose.
To be honest, I prefer not having it.
How does food taste now?
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How Not To Teach 101: Impus Minor just failed a group math test.
Why?
Because the teacher gives every group the lowest score of any individual in the group in the hopes that that will force them to work together. In reality, if one group member refuses to participate (as happened in Impus Minor's group), everybody fails.
And that is educational how?!?!?
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How Not To Teach 101: Impus Minor just failed a group math test.
Why?
Because the teacher gives every group the lowest score of any individual in the group in the hopes that that will force them to work together. In reality, if one group member refuses to participate (as happened in Impus Minor's group), everybody fails.
And that is educational how?!?!?
It teaches you that you can't rely on anyone, but you'll get blamed for one slacker and thrown under the bus?
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How Not To Teach 101: Impus Minor just failed a group math test.
Why?
Because the teacher gives every group the lowest score of any individual in the group in the hopes that that will force them to work together. In reality, if one group member refuses to participate (as happened in Impus Minor's group), everybody fails.
And that is educational how?!?!?
I have VAGUE memories of a teacher trying this and it resulting in a revolution in the classroom.
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It teaches you that you can't rely on anyone, but you'll get blamed for one slacker and thrown under the bus?How Not To Teach 101: Impus Minor just failed a group math test.
Why?
Because the teacher gives every group the lowest score of any individual in the group in the hopes that that will force them to work together. In reality, if one group member refuses to participate (as happened in Impus Minor's group), everybody fails.
And that is educational how?!?!?
right. sounds pretty real world to me.
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Day filled with memories.
*sigh*
I heard the city canceled much of their usual commemoration traditions because of Covid safety.
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How does food taste now?Apparently, it takes a year and a half to regain your sense of smell after nearly severing your nose.
To be honest, I prefer not having it.
About the same.
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Our school is making an effort to teach antiracism and honoring diversity this year, which is problematic because it is soooo white. (I have one student who is half Hispanic. He is blonde and paler than me.) So today we were supposed to mix individual tempera paint cups to match our skin tones and paint handprints to make a banner for our classroom. We were diverse in our different shades of whiteness. Box ticked. I feel frustrated.
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Day filled with memories.
*sigh*
I heard the city canceled much of their usual commemoration traditions because of Covid safety.
Was there any official remembrance or ceremony at all?
We have the lights. I think that's about it.
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Our school is making an effort to teach antiracism and honoring diversity this year, which is problematic because it is soooo white. (I have one student who is half Hispanic. He is blonde and paler than me.) So today we were supposed to mix individual tempera paint cups to match our skin tones and paint handprints to make a banner for our classroom. We were diverse in our different shades of whiteness. Box ticked. I feel frustrated.
I will be by momentarily to do my part and lead the way in creating a new generation of racially mixed children in your area.
Freehold.
He's doing his part.
Use code MILKMAID to get priority Freehold visit!
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Our school is making an effort to teach antiracism and honoring diversity this year, which is problematic because it is soooo white. (I have one student who is half Hispanic. He is blonde and paler than me.) So today we were supposed to mix individual tempera paint cups to match our skin tones and paint handprints to make a banner for our classroom. We were diverse in our different shades of whiteness. Box ticked. I feel frustrated.
More seriously, how white are we talking? Like panic if Freehold should walk down the road white or something else?
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Our school is making an effort to teach antiracism and honoring diversity this year, which is problematic because it is soooo white. (I have one student who is half Hispanic. He is blonde and paler than me.) So today we were supposed to mix individual tempera paint cups to match our skin tones and paint handprints to make a banner for our classroom. We were diverse in our different shades of whiteness. Box ticked. I feel frustrated.
Oh, yeah. After living in Berkeley? That's got to be a shocker.
(Albany High School) has a diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural population, composed of approximately 35% White, 29% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% African-American, 16.5% Hispanic/Latino, and 14% multi-ethnic. We have 5.6% English Learners and 28% fluent-English proficient students. At least 21.7% of students qualify for the Free/Reduced Price Lunch Program. The graduation rate is 93%.
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I spoke with Impus Minor, and it's not *quite* as bad: They take the mean, not the minimum.
But still.
"The three of us worked together and got 100%! Woo hoo!"
"OK, kids, you all got solid Cs at 75%! Maybe you can do better next time!"
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Oh, since GothBard and I were huge Phantasy Star fans when it came out, when we spotted Phantasy Star Online on Steam we *HAD* to try it.
The premise is delightfully clueless-imperialistic: "You're part of a giant space fleet that's traveling through the galaxy making planets safe for colonization. You do that by landing on the planet and ruthlessly exterminating any and all creatures that might be a threat to the colonists."
Yet somehow we're the "good guys"?
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That sort of blatant colonialism does seem a bit tone deaf these days. But lets be realistic. What would happen if we discovered low intelligence violent animals on the moon or mars as we tried to build the first colonies there?
Genocide.
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"Ms. Scint, what are you working on?"
"Finding some clipart for the grammar notes for Monday. How about this guy?"
"I love him, but what's he for?"
"He's the comma chameleon."
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A more enlightened society might instead decide that the expansion is not worth the cost.
You would think. I am engineer and a lawyer. I also grew up in KY with the appurtenant baggage that entails for my education. I do not profess to be more than casually acquainted with various histories, but I am struggling to think of any society that has survived with such enlightened values when faced with the traditionally violent approach.
And, in this context, it borders on the goblin baby problem.
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That sort of blatant colonialism does seem a bit tone deaf these days. But lets be realistic. What would happen if we discovered low intelligence violent animals on the moon or mars as we tried to build the first colonies there?
Genocide.
Hey now. If the violent creatures are cute enough that we could market plushies and exotic pets, they're heading straight into zoos.
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I did qualify it a possibility, not a certainty. And we are not an enlightened society.A more enlightened society might instead decide that the expansion is not worth the cost.You would think.
Fair. The Federation we are not. Not even as enlightened as the colonists in David Weber's HH series. More like Ender.
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Gonna be honest, I thought you were just legit not online most of the time I was. So,I wasnt including you in that at all, at least not intentionally. ;)And I know Scint who are always set to Invisible so people don't know if they're on or not.Sheesh! Just call me out by name, next time, why don't you?!
>:I
I so often am that I always forget to change it when I'm not.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
...Discord has statuses?
(I like discord, but I find it busy and confusing.)
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Oh, since GothBard and I were huge Phantasy Star fans when it came out, when we spotted Phantasy Star Online on Steam we *HAD* to try it.
The premise is delightfully clueless-imperialistic: "You're part of a giant space fleet that's traveling through the galaxy making planets safe for colonization. You do that by landing on the planet and ruthlessly exterminating any and all creatures that might be a threat to the colonists."
Yet somehow we're the "good guys"?
Phantasy Star died at 4 for me.
That said one of my oldest friends is a big wheel in the PSO community, she was a major part of the original game and a COMPLETE STRANGER FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY I introduced her to YEARS after the original game was popular remembered her username.
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Hey now. If the violent creatures are cute enough that we could market plushies and exotic pets, they're heading straight into zoos.That sort of blatant colonialism does seem a bit tone deaf these days. But lets be realistic. What would happen if we discovered low intelligence violent animals on the moon or mars as we tried to build the first colonies there?
Genocide.
I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or buy you a plushie.