Erik H. Beck
@erik.artsocial.boston.ap.brid.gy
Erik H. Beck
Owner of TahomaPhoto.com
Wanna-be professional photographer
Long time Linux admin and aspiring artist in the Boston, MA area.
Merging […]
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Owner of TahomaPhoto.com
Wanna-be professional photographer
Long time Linux admin and aspiring artist in the Boston, MA area.
Merging […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://artsocial.boston/@erik, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Woohoo!
Lots of credit to (pre-Trump) USEPA and partners for putting this in motion in the late 1980’s.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/metro/boston-harbor-shellfish-safe-to-eat/
Lots of credit to (pre-Trump) USEPA and partners for putting this in motion in the late 1980’s.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/metro/boston-harbor-shellfish-safe-to-eat/
Shellfish from Boston Harbor are now safe enough to eat for the first time in a century - The Boston Globe
The waters of Boston Harbor are now clean enough that shellfish from its outer communities can be eaten without first running them through a purification plant.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Woohoo!
Lots of credit to (pre-Trump) USEPA and partners for putting this in motion in the late 1980’s.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/metro/boston-harbor-shellfish-safe-to-eat/
Lots of credit to (pre-Trump) USEPA and partners for putting this in motion in the late 1980’s.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/metro/boston-harbor-shellfish-safe-to-eat/
Reposted by Erik H. Beck
Never before. Never in my still relatively short lifespan have I seen the amount of unity from Europeans than I do today.
And I can't help but feel proud, for just living here. Suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly I feel proud.
I have this sense of solidarity. That I want to do even more […]
And I can't help but feel proud, for just living here. Suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly I feel proud.
I have this sense of solidarity. That I want to do even more […]
Original post on swecyb.com
swecyb.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Never before. Never in my still relatively short lifespan have I seen the amount of unity from Europeans than I do today.
And I can't help but feel proud, for just living here. Suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly I feel proud.
I have this sense of solidarity. That I want to do even more […]
And I can't help but feel proud, for just living here. Suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly I feel proud.
I have this sense of solidarity. That I want to do even more […]
Reposted by Erik H. Beck
Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
Bread on the horizon!
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Bread on the horizon!
Reposted by Erik H. Beck
If you're new to the fediverse, welcome, and, as I'm sure a number of people will have said all ready, write an introduction and use the hashtag #introduction and people will know what you're about and are more likely to follow you. I know I do. Now, the nibbles are over there, and it's a cash bar.
January 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If you're new to the fediverse, welcome, and, as I'm sure a number of people will have said all ready, write an introduction and use the hashtag #introduction and people will know what you're about and are more likely to follow you. I know I do. Now, the nibbles are over there, and it's a cash bar.
New exhibit at Lawrence (MA) History Museum.
“A considerable number of the boys and girls die within the first two or three years after beginning work,” wrote Dr. Elizabeth Shapleigh, a Lawrence physician. “Thirty-six of every 100 of all men and women who work in the mills die before or by the […]
“A considerable number of the boys and girls die within the first two or three years after beginning work,” wrote Dr. Elizabeth Shapleigh, a Lawrence physician. “Thirty-six of every 100 of all men and women who work in the mills die before or by the […]
Original post on artsocial.boston
artsocial.boston
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
New exhibit at Lawrence (MA) History Museum.
“A considerable number of the boys and girls die within the first two or three years after beginning work,” wrote Dr. Elizabeth Shapleigh, a Lawrence physician. “Thirty-six of every 100 of all men and women who work in the mills die before or by the […]
“A considerable number of the boys and girls die within the first two or three years after beginning work,” wrote Dr. Elizabeth Shapleigh, a Lawrence physician. “Thirty-six of every 100 of all men and women who work in the mills die before or by the […]
Just came across this very odd story. No ability to corroborate it.
https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/us-plan-zermatt-ski-resort-syria-security-deal-israel-s1hrxaxa
https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/us-plan-zermatt-ski-resort-syria-security-deal-israel-s1hrxaxa
US lays out plan for ‘Zermatt-style’ ski resort in Syria after security deal with Israel - The Jewish Chronicle
Damascus and Jerusalem have agreed a ‘framework’ for greater cooperation, but Washington reportedly harbours plans for a ‘demilitarised economic zone’ featuring the ‘best ski mountain in the Middle East’
www.thejc.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Just came across this very odd story. No ability to corroborate it.
https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/us-plan-zermatt-ski-resort-syria-security-deal-israel-s1hrxaxa
https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/us-plan-zermatt-ski-resort-syria-security-deal-israel-s1hrxaxa
I have a thing for sky bridges, even this cute little one.
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I have a thing for sky bridges, even this cute little one.
Wow, sleazy behavior from GE!
#corruptcompany #ge #screwtheconsumer
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ge-appliances-defective-range-iteam/
#corruptcompany #ge #screwtheconsumer
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ge-appliances-defective-range-iteam/
Emails mistakenly sent to I-Team show GE unwilling to replace Massachusetts woman's defective oven
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
www.cbsnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Wow, sleazy behavior from GE!
#corruptcompany #ge #screwtheconsumer
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ge-appliances-defective-range-iteam/
#corruptcompany #ge #screwtheconsumer
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ge-appliances-defective-range-iteam/
Last gasp of color before the hard freeze hit.
Lawrence, MA
Lawrence, MA
January 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Last gasp of color before the hard freeze hit.
Lawrence, MA
Lawrence, MA