LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

This is Republicans’ deranged vision for our country. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ohio-woman-miscarriage-case-brittany-watts-rcna130511

I love this.
Karen Smith was sworn in as school board pres in PA Central Bucks School District; not on the Bible but on a stack of banned books.

Books include Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust survival memoir “Night, ”Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”; Donna Gephart’s “Lily and Dunkin,” with a transgender main character; George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” growing up Black and LGBTQ+; Mike Curato’s graphic novel “Flamer”; and Susan Kuklin’s “Beyond Magenta.”

#banned
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/6/2210087/-Newly-elected-school-board-president-sworn-in-on-stack-of-banned-books

Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.

Do a search on your city for 'Discount Grocery Warehouse'. There is very likely a place in your area that is open to the public that sells near-expired (in the next few months) and overstock grocery items. There is one where I live that gets in frozen food items as well as a lot of international food items. I shop there for myself primarily now and my grocery bill is $35 per week. And I'm by no means going hungry.

#PoorSkills

https://nicelocal.com/oklahoma-city/shops/in_and_out_discount_groceries_and_wholesale/

TFW I finished all my NYT & Puzzmo puzzles too early in the day so, i guess, just twiddle my thumbs now

Want to define the future of one of the coolest programming languages around, and work with both the open source community and awesome folks within Apple? Great news, I'm hiring for the Swift standard library team.

Note that my team is remote-first. You need not relocate to Cupertino (or anywhere else) for this role.

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200517209/swift-standard-library-engineer?team=SFTWR

We also get to interact with a lot of people, like my kid's friend's dad, who has recently learned to ride a unicycle. And the family of 5 who creates their own bike bus every morning. And the old man who walked his old dog around the pond every morning, and who one day we saw sans dog, and exchanged a knowing sad look that became a hug that became a friendship.

Cars are good for a lot of things, but seeing cool things and making new friends are definitely not among them.

I'm shocked, shocked that we won't be able to keep warming to 1.5℃. Who could have seen that coming.

Business as usual will result in warming of around 3.4℃. My bet is we'll wind up closer to that than to 1.5℃, due to the fact that shortsighted, ignorant, selfish, greedy people run the world. I don't know if civilization can survive that kind of climate. I guess we'll find out the hard way.

h/t @ClimateNewsNow

https://federated.press/@ClimateNewsNow/111518395947081823

#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #greed #oligarchy

Since the MAGA Supreme Court overturned Roe:

Kansas voters rejected an amendment to ban abortion.

Vermont voters codified abortion rights into the state constitution.

Montana voters rejected an anti-abortion referendum.

Michigan voters codified abortion rights into the state constitution.

Kentucky voters rejected an amendment to ban abortion rights.

California voters codified abortion rights into the state constitution.

Ohio voters codified abortion rights into the state constitution.

Hey y'all. My small farm's end-of-year sale is on now, so if you ever wanted to try our CBD for soothed muscles, better sleep, or just a little extra chill in your day, now's the time! No coupon code required. Makes a pretty cool gift, too.

All products grown and by yours truly, right here on the farm. I'd love to send you some. (And please tell a friend! We depend on word of mouth.)

https://milkbarn.farm

Easy to miss, but impossible to ignore as an iOS developer: Apple publishes site updates frequently, and it pays to check it weekly. New tutorials, doc updates and more: https://developer.apple.com/news/site-updates/

280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles

E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/280-million-e-bikes-are-slashing-oil-demand-far-more-than-electric-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

“If you commute on an e-bike 20km a day, five days a week, your charging cost would be about $20 – annually.”

https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870

#ev #ClimateChange #cycling

As Erin Reed reports, a new survey by Data for Progress shows that 76% of likely voters believe the decision re: access to care for transgender youth should rest with parents or medical practitioners. Not with state legislators determined to impose an anti-trans, Christian nationalist agenda on citizens….

Interesting, isn't it? From abortion to medical care for trans young folks, people want to make their own decisions in consultation with doctors.

#trans #TransYouth

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-76-say-trans-care-for-trans

Really cool role in my department just opened up in London - working on the documentation compiler. Huge opportunity for impact across Apple and with external developers. Let me know if you'd like more info or a referral.

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200516312/senior-software-engineer-documentation-compiler-technologies?team=SFTWR

To catch non-Californians up on a recent event. A major section of a freeway in Los Angeles was shut down 6 days ago when as arsonist set fire to it. After initially projecting the closure would last months, Gov. Newsom now says the freeway will be open 4 days from now. In large part, that's because repair crews have been working 24/7 and the state is sparing no cost.

Meanwhile, LA remains largely off limits to bicyclists, pedestrians and people who'd prefer public rapid transit because politicians insist there isn't enough money to fund these more climate-friendly alternatives.

So the vicious cycle will continue, despite a climate crisis that can no longer be denied or ignored.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/us/10-freeway-los-angeles-reopen.html

I just pushed out a new build of the TestFlight I'm running for Pedometer++. This major update is focused around making it the best companion possible for hiking with an iPhone or Apple Watch. It includes:
- In-app advanced route planning on both iPhone and  Watch.
- Offline map download of hiking oriented maps
- Full re-design of the Watch app to make it really shine on watchOS 10

I'm always looking for more testers, if that sounds like your kind of thing: https://testflight.apple.com/join/M6Qy0xj7