Kyler Laird

The "First Lady's Wing" was wasted. It really needed to be redone to be appropriate for long-term hosting of a Russian exile.

@sarahtaber.bsky.social

Are you available for consulting?

It took several failed orders and then way too much money to get "EU stock" but I finally have a trike with a roof ("shed").

Anyone else have one?

I got this robot a decade or so ago. I never used it because I quickly moved to much larger equipment. I have been wanting to learn ROS2, so I have been trying to bring it up on an RPi5. I am delighted that today I have it up and responding to cmd_vel!

I fostered a couple young male Newfies this winter and sacrificed my favorite shoes. I'm looking for good pull-on waterproof leather work boots. Know of any that are ad-free? The tags and embossing have gotten ridiculous.

My left hand is now "a defeat device." I am so looking forward to my next vehicle.

happy foster dog greeting his new family at handover

I'm often asked if I am sad to rehome dogs that I've fostered. Nope. Fostering is valuable and I work with a great rescue group. I know the dogs will go to appropriate homes. (I have also kept dogs that I did not expect to do as well in other homes.)

QOTD: "Me and my wife have very seriously contemplated home schooling..."

ProPublica

Now that I make my own yogurt, I no longer throw out plastic containers with yogurt residue. My constituents are not pleased by my environmental stewardship.

My IBM-PC came with a cassette port and single-side drives because it seemed unnecessary to have double-sided. I eventually ordered a 10MB HDD from some NYC scammer but never received it.

five and one quarter inch

Candice Bergen might say that it's already been done.

my view as I read this:

six Newfoundland dogs, scattered about the floor sleeping

When I returned to the farm many years ago, I had a dozen dogs of...uh...demanding breeds. I recently took in an energetic young Newf foster but the six Newfies I have now are still so much easier to manage than a couple Huskies - no blood and lots of naps.

I've used Turo several times. (It can be easier than traditional rental at SFO and I know what car I will get.) Their rental requirements don't seem significantly different than others.

Trumpster fire

I would gladly pay for curated reviews of Amazon products. I know the reviews I see are lacking because I submitted a review stating that this product, advertised with a 2-pin DT jack, actually has a permanent cable. It was denied. Is there a community solution?
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRDHH4ZG

I took this photo of a foster dog at Autumn Trace in Rensselaer, Indiana.

I am interested in seeing your thesis more fully developed. Who will live a long healthy happy life if I eat less meat?

In many areas, an AI teacher might be the only daily opportunity a child has to interact with someone who uses decent grammar. (Yes, I have heard poor grammar from AI tools, but I am more hopeful for fixing that.)

I deployed my first driverless tractor in 2016 so I appreciate tractors as a starting point for automation. Today's equipment would not exist without being constrained by an on-board operator. Eliminate the driver and better solutions will evolve.
#farming #robots #agriculture
youtu.be/PWw7wDOsc4c

one of my current foster dogs

I have worked with many animal rescue groups over the decades. I greatly appreciate South Central Newfoundland Rescue (www.scnewfrescue.org). It is run well by great people and it serves a wonderful breed.

I cancelled my subscription to a large newspaper. I want to support independent journalists instead, especially those who participate here. Rather than choose individuals, I prefer to support an organization. Gemini helped me find a few. I welcome suggestions, insight, and guidance.
#journalism

On a 2023 visit to Seattle I delighted in my first seaplane lesson. I tried it again in San Andreas, CA - amphibious this time. Such fun! Recommended.

Not sure I want to put my own plane on floats but I enjoy considering it.

#aviation

YouTube video by No Boilerplate AI is not Designed for You

Bad grammar, disfluencies, jarring flow, and sparse content distract me. Tris consistently nails his presentations with artistry. Help me find more content like this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...

#videosoftech

I watch a lot of YouTube - mostly tech. I have longed for a service to sift through the loads of generated videos and find the gems. I saw that Bluesky now supports YouTube. I want to start posting videos I find. With tags? Any suggestions? Is this already done?

I've become accustomed to the freedom of going off-leash but the new guy explores more than I prefer. And my older dogs dawdle. I'm more comfortable when we all move together.

I always return thankful that they urged me to appreciate the woods with them.