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@adriansdigitalbasement.com FYI, i am pretty sure i've seen cheese curds at Jerry's Tavern near Montgomery Park in NW Portland. The guy seems to have moved from Wisconsin or something. 3010 NW Nicolai St, Portland, OR 97210
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 AM
@adriansdigitalbasement.com FYI, i am pretty sure i've seen cheese curds at Jerry's Tavern near Montgomery Park in NW Portland. The guy seems to have moved from Wisconsin or something. 3010 NW Nicolai St, Portland, OR 97210
@adriansdigitalbasement.com thought you'd appreciate this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQt...
Bjork Teardown of Sony Trinitron TV (1988) 4K Upscale
YouTube video by Retro Recipes x Commodore
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December 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
@adriansdigitalbasement.com thought you'd appreciate this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQt...
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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1. People are freeing themselves from the myth that only big corporations can make and do things. Here's a story about 19 small towns that built their own high-speed fiber networks. They pay less than most Americans & can get a service rep on the phone no problem. ilsr.org/article/comm...
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1. People are freeing themselves from the myth that only big corporations can make and do things. Here's a story about 19 small towns that built their own high-speed fiber networks. They pay less than most Americans & can get a service rep on the phone no problem. ilsr.org/article/comm...
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the cycle usually goes like this:
1. Dems refuse to seriously challenge corporate power
2. The electorate gets frustrated, votes Republican, believes populist lies
3. Dems point out things are shitty, get re-elected, lack the backbone to challenge corporate power
4. rinse, wash, repeat
1. Dems refuse to seriously challenge corporate power
2. The electorate gets frustrated, votes Republican, believes populist lies
3. Dems point out things are shitty, get re-elected, lack the backbone to challenge corporate power
4. rinse, wash, repeat
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
the cycle usually goes like this:
1. Dems refuse to seriously challenge corporate power
2. The electorate gets frustrated, votes Republican, believes populist lies
3. Dems point out things are shitty, get re-elected, lack the backbone to challenge corporate power
4. rinse, wash, repeat
1. Dems refuse to seriously challenge corporate power
2. The electorate gets frustrated, votes Republican, believes populist lies
3. Dems point out things are shitty, get re-elected, lack the backbone to challenge corporate power
4. rinse, wash, repeat
Don't let democracy be undermined by tools of surveillance and control. Donate to EFF this week and you'll get an automatic match. eff.org/power-up
Double Your Impact on Privacy & Free Speech
Right now, your donation to EFF gets an automatic 2X match! Don't let tyrants co-opt tech.
eff.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Don't let democracy be undermined by tools of surveillance and control. Donate to EFF this week and you'll get an automatic match. eff.org/power-up
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🚨 Webinar alert! 🚨
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨 Webinar alert! 🚨
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
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Publishers need to learn that when they don't work with researchers to do the right thing, scholars find their own solutions—legal or otherwise. #OAWeek www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Civil Disobedience of Copyright Keeps Science Going
Creating and sharing knowledge are defining traits of humankind, yet copyright law has grown so restrictive that it can require acts of civil disobedience to ensure that students and scholars have
www.eff.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Publishers need to learn that when they don't work with researchers to do the right thing, scholars find their own solutions—legal or otherwise. #OAWeek www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A fire at a metal shredding plant in Vancouver WA is sending a plume of noxious smoke over NE and SE Portland since before 10pm.
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A fire at a metal shredding plant in Vancouver WA is sending a plume of noxious smoke over NE and SE Portland since before 10pm.
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The Portland Linux/Unix Group is constantly on the lookout for speakers for their General Monthly Meeting, first Thursday of the month at Portland State University's Engineering Building on SW 4th Avenue. If you are excited about something vaguely nerdy and want to share, get in touch! pdxlinux.org
Portland Linux/Unix Group
Portland Linux/Unix Group
pdxlinux.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Portland Linux/Unix Group is constantly on the lookout for speakers for their General Monthly Meeting, first Thursday of the month at Portland State University's Engineering Building on SW 4th Avenue. If you are excited about something vaguely nerdy and want to share, get in touch! pdxlinux.org
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What would internet access look like if it wasn't controlled by megacorps, but by YOU. Publicly-owned infrastructure isn't new and it doesn't have to stay a dream in Portland. Come out and chat with other people fed up with the status quo: cbbpdx.civicrm.org/civicrm/even...
Community Broadband PDX Social | Community Broadband PDX
cbbpdx.civicrm.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
What would internet access look like if it wasn't controlled by megacorps, but by YOU. Publicly-owned infrastructure isn't new and it doesn't have to stay a dream in Portland. Come out and chat with other people fed up with the status quo: cbbpdx.civicrm.org/civicrm/even...
TIL that the City of Portland has ONE computer lab, at the Charles Jordan Community Center. I kind of want to go check that out. I've been advocating for such things for a while. It *ought* to be open 24 hours. Not sure I'm so crazy about the $5 daily use fee.
September 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
TIL that the City of Portland has ONE computer lab, at the Charles Jordan Community Center. I kind of want to go check that out. I've been advocating for such things for a while. It *ought* to be open 24 hours. Not sure I'm so crazy about the $5 daily use fee.
This is apparently real now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG...
Weekend Update: Kevin Nealon on the All-Drug Olympics - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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September 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
This is apparently real now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG...
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Congratulations to Superior, Wisconsin, which recently activated the state’s first city-owned broadband network! 🎉
“It is the only network of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. It is the fastest network in the Twin Ports.”
Read more about ConnectSuperior: www.wpr.org/news/superio...
“It is the only network of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. It is the fastest network in the Twin Ports.”
Read more about ConnectSuperior: www.wpr.org/news/superio...
Superior switches on Wisconsin’s first city-owned broadband network
ConnectSuperior began making high-speed broadband service available to residents earlier this month with the completion of its fiber optic infrastructure, though the city itself isn’t the internet pro...
www.wpr.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Congratulations to Superior, Wisconsin, which recently activated the state’s first city-owned broadband network! 🎉
“It is the only network of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. It is the fastest network in the Twin Ports.”
Read more about ConnectSuperior: www.wpr.org/news/superio...
“It is the only network of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. It is the fastest network in the Twin Ports.”
Read more about ConnectSuperior: www.wpr.org/news/superio...
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"If police are going to be using drones, we need much stronger limits on how they do that, including treating the flying of the drone as a search that requires a warrant,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @Dispatch.com. www.dispatch.com/story/news/...
As central Ohio law enforcement adds drones, civil liberties experts worry about abuse
At least 1,400 police departments across the country currently have a drone program. But critics say the technology isn't regulated enough.
www.dispatch.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"If police are going to be using drones, we need much stronger limits on how they do that, including treating the flying of the drone as a search that requires a warrant,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @Dispatch.com. www.dispatch.com/story/news/...
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shamelessly made a bluesky account so I could plug my first first-author paper (!) on postfire erosion in steep rocky catchments -- go check her out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The influence of wildfire on debris flows in a landscape of persistent disequilibrium: Columbia River Gorge, OR, USA
Debris flow erosion in rocky catchments of northern Oregon (USA) is found to be relatively insensitive to fire conditions.
www.science.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
shamelessly made a bluesky account so I could plug my first first-author paper (!) on postfire erosion in steep rocky catchments -- go check her out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Comcast and Centurylink tried to sabotage the city-owned open access network project in Bountiful, Utah
They lost and now city residents finally have choice and competition - with 14 different ISPs to choose from
Community Broadband with another win! 💪🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/boun...
They lost and now city residents finally have choice and competition - with 14 different ISPs to choose from
Community Broadband with another win! 💪🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/boun...
Bountiful, Utah Finishes Muni-Fiber Network A Year Ahead Of Schedule | Welcome to Community Networks
Officials in Bountiful, Utah say they’ve completed the city’s $48 million open access fiber network a year ahead of schedule, bringing fast, affordable broadband access to the Salt Lake City suburb of...
communitynetworks.org
August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Comcast and Centurylink tried to sabotage the city-owned open access network project in Bountiful, Utah
They lost and now city residents finally have choice and competition - with 14 different ISPs to choose from
Community Broadband with another win! 💪🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/boun...
They lost and now city residents finally have choice and competition - with 14 different ISPs to choose from
Community Broadband with another win! 💪🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/boun...
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Loveland, CO didn’t wait around for better broadband, it built it.
Pulse Fiber is now one of the nation’s best ISPs, with 10Gb service, a 42% take rate, and PCMag’s #1 spot.
Community broadband works, and it’s spreading. 🌐
Read our full spotlight: www.aapb.us/post/meet-pu...
Pulse Fiber is now one of the nation’s best ISPs, with 10Gb service, a 42% take rate, and PCMag’s #1 spot.
Community broadband works, and it’s spreading. 🌐
Read our full spotlight: www.aapb.us/post/meet-pu...
Meet Pulse: How Loveland, Colorado Put Community at the Heart of One of the Nation’s Top Broadband Networks
When Loveland, Colorado decided to explore community-owned broadband, it wasn’t starting from scratch. Just north of Longmont, a neighboring community whose successful municipal broadband model was al...
www.aapb.us
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Loveland, CO didn’t wait around for better broadband, it built it.
Pulse Fiber is now one of the nation’s best ISPs, with 10Gb service, a 42% take rate, and PCMag’s #1 spot.
Community broadband works, and it’s spreading. 🌐
Read our full spotlight: www.aapb.us/post/meet-pu...
Pulse Fiber is now one of the nation’s best ISPs, with 10Gb service, a 42% take rate, and PCMag’s #1 spot.
Community broadband works, and it’s spreading. 🌐
Read our full spotlight: www.aapb.us/post/meet-pu...
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Community broadband continues to make strides!
Our story here comes out of Syracuse NY where the city has expanded its municipally-owned network Surge Link to 9,200 low-income households, offering $15/month service for qualified households 👏👏👏
🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/syra...
Our story here comes out of Syracuse NY where the city has expanded its municipally-owned network Surge Link to 9,200 low-income households, offering $15/month service for qualified households 👏👏👏
🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/syra...
August 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Community broadband continues to make strides!
Our story here comes out of Syracuse NY where the city has expanded its municipally-owned network Surge Link to 9,200 low-income households, offering $15/month service for qualified households 👏👏👏
🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/syra...
Our story here comes out of Syracuse NY where the city has expanded its municipally-owned network Surge Link to 9,200 low-income households, offering $15/month service for qualified households 👏👏👏
🌐💻⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/syra...
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Incredible flash flood in Tyrnyauz (1300m asl, Caucasus, RU) yesterday...! 😲😱
This is the main town of the Baksan valley (35 km east of Elbruz, 5642m) which was already hit on July 18, 2000, by a deadly mudflow (8 fatalities, 40 missing, 930 resettled from damaged houses!)
🎥 via Kirill Bakanov
This is the main town of the Baksan valley (35 km east of Elbruz, 5642m) which was already hit on July 18, 2000, by a deadly mudflow (8 fatalities, 40 missing, 930 resettled from damaged houses!)
🎥 via Kirill Bakanov
August 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Incredible flash flood in Tyrnyauz (1300m asl, Caucasus, RU) yesterday...! 😲😱
This is the main town of the Baksan valley (35 km east of Elbruz, 5642m) which was already hit on July 18, 2000, by a deadly mudflow (8 fatalities, 40 missing, 930 resettled from damaged houses!)
🎥 via Kirill Bakanov
This is the main town of the Baksan valley (35 km east of Elbruz, 5642m) which was already hit on July 18, 2000, by a deadly mudflow (8 fatalities, 40 missing, 930 resettled from damaged houses!)
🎥 via Kirill Bakanov
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Guest opinion: "Three years after the Normandale Park shooting, I have the uneasy feeling that my city has moved on, failing to absorb important lessons about its most expensive bureau."
Normandale Survivors Asked Police For An Explanation. What Portland Got Was a Partial Apology and More Excuses.
[This opinion piece is being published to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the death of Deg, one of the victims of the 2022 Normandale Park shooting that left two people dead and another thre...
www.portlandmercury.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Guest opinion: "Three years after the Normandale Park shooting, I have the uneasy feeling that my city has moved on, failing to absorb important lessons about its most expensive bureau."
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Comcast says new users can avoid caps on some plans if they use the Comcast home gateway/router (allowing them to more fully monetize your network traffic)
They claim existing customers can sign up for these cap-free plans as well, but you'd need to be very dim to take Comcast's word on anything
They claim existing customers can sign up for these cap-free plans as well, but you'd need to be very dim to take Comcast's word on anything
June 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comcast says new users can avoid caps on some plans if they use the Comcast home gateway/router (allowing them to more fully monetize your network traffic)
They claim existing customers can sign up for these cap-free plans as well, but you'd need to be very dim to take Comcast's word on anything
They claim existing customers can sign up for these cap-free plans as well, but you'd need to be very dim to take Comcast's word on anything