2026-04-18T02:03:37Z https://yabu.me "You do you" is Eu-gen-ics. https://yabu.me/npub16pwge2mjpx042kk67huxmdf4mzmfmwp3r2vh3wcgclpw5yzyx64qemlpff https://assets.disabled.social/accounts/avatars/111/622/253/209/073/317/original/b393b94833d4a201.jpg https://assets.disabled.social/accounts/avatars/111/622/253/209/073/317/original/b393b94833d4a201.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2tt033wdn0nrf9kn0nmcqvs0akxynkcrq4hzzgwe6y93mwwspexszyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25hrv3vw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9uryyh8ktzvd2fmchyr823lgmjzy02lsxyvtuh5wgqdfkqhfq3q38fmfp'>nevent1q…fmfp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is information that profoundly reframes the problem.<br/><br/>Portraying microplastics as colorful confetti bits places it within discourse about &#34;recycling&#34; as diversionary tactic, circle-jerk arguments about individual vs corporate responsibility.<br/><br/>Recognizing that microplastics are mostly tire dust is to confront the issue that these are being produced my mechanical processes of our transportation system. Moreover, aggravated by choices to lean in to heavier (*cough* EV *cough*) machines. 2024-08-23T00:42:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvev5gja9qj3ykqnkwtj0fu9q2emfj5ct4pcddjf5l5ukfv3z2tjgzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25kn7ze3 Sitting with fact that fourth estate&#39;s depiction of microplastics is typically a photograph of a (white) hand or finger dusted with festive or mostly bright white specks, even geometric pieces of gaily colored confetti.<br/><br/>See news coverage of recent discovery of microplastics in human brains, as an example.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the vast majority (over three quarters) of microplastics are tire rubber dust.<br/><br/>Imagine if articles about microplastics opened with hands full of dark, misshapen, particulate muck. 2024-08-22T23:20:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8pnj4jp8nwwr8ex0ju2pe9a5kyl5rphrz4lk4wvd2qv0a4he08czyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25t8fxht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw4nmw6fzsxsap0t88medd2ttpnj9vr3pwj8yern9fnf7fxw8rmgm6f9ck'>nevent1q…f9ck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Crows understand things we humans never will. 2024-06-18T08:08:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx69gwug3cf3nlaanp9a9lcdss6cn7nvh8vn2jewtr69t76tqjdhszyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25n0zzx6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0l8f8xtca26qx5gyyhutxymz5sa2pkslqf5p6dcy5zvahekpc6qqrse8gm'>nevent1q…e8gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Residential, so mostly non-yellow taxis, in later years uber drivers, stopping in no-parking zone to eat something (lots of discarded chicken wing bones and fast food soft drink cups to be cleared from curbside lane). Half suspect they were filled earlier in the day, the meal break was just first opportunity to get them out of the car.<br/><br/>Ah, now see, food service hadn&#39;t occurred to me. Makes more sense than hospital workers, who habitually peel off gloves throughout the day. 2024-06-18T07:59:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqw8u2tv58l67dd97z7dsnj7jlsgk5kvw7vrd3pkjjv9v3he07y3gzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25kvxzht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3wysrstjvu4ggwlw79zc0szlhvcvyk932cgw4p9qd7ywr5yjhjcaj8dsl'>nevent1q…8dsl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Used to work janitorial for a building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In over a decade on the job, putting garbage to the curb thrice a week, and clearing detritus (wind-blown, poss. from some other recycling bin or pile), litter (evidently from local sources), unbagged dog shit, and abandoned, chained up, dismembered bike frames and junk filled carts, from over half a block of sidewalk, maybe saw a discarded latex glove once.<br/><br/>Far more common were water bottles full of piss. 2024-06-18T07:42:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyn3fk6hdlm0le34ccgtjwytltkzsd4rhuzynfhrtryjp5gk2rutszyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25ufr5p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsteswcdwq9euqfyn937m964zpnlpjtjsgeq76c2d7zjhsvca9c9vc7v0pem'>nevent1q…0pem</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much discarded spare change to collect.<br/><br/>Still, now scratching head as to why folk are flossing in alleys.<br/><br/>But then, living in a city where folk trim their nails on the subway, perhaps alley flossing is just local hygiene culture and ought not think more on the subject. 2024-06-18T07:22:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszj9cgzvmucqp6j7n5xwqmg2gxv03hg5j6dsx3zxa9vuwtujsv7fszyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25763s02 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lk8cwqaksjnh2yvvnyn5qkzt9el0wjes62v8ucaudx4gxs3vpwqy8jt50'>nevent1q…jt50</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As someone who likes to poke fun at the city whose &#39;burbs grew up in, gonna only say, at least NYC litter doesn&#39;t look like it&#39;s been tended by a curator. 2024-06-18T07:16:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgwdshsve80hqdn7hphk5dq0t9k8f3ecj8hq0ypv3f765lqjyr8szyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm256gzt08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zsxd8ay6stc39vfefc0rt5l6d00r8nsa7ncwxfm0j7uk72hwzkgk92w2d'>nevent1q…2w2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Once again, visitors manage to see things that escape my notice.<br/><br/>Lived in New York near a decade without ever meeting the guy selling wristwatches out of his trench coat. <br/><br/>A friend visited from Pennsylvania; found the guy in about an hour. Granted, he was selling those knockoffs out of a briefcase, but same difference. 2024-06-18T07:05:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr34ucqsafh3qrd5v3je7vasy9cx0gkr8faq3t9wlgtakg9jg703szyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm257gdxt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs09a26aauht52vkhkzy6llynxjaj9z8xlr8czs48v4zm4cadp2mtgczck66'>nevent1q…ck66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, but the Manhattan streets, after an unexpected storm, as battlefield littered with twisted and torn corpses of platoons of $5 umbrellas... has inured me to such displays. 2024-06-18T06:59:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8e85eqga4479d20k0v8q79xs0n39y3trslqgz7u8rtgp8wxtwlpczyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25pyy9dh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva0yg7225nytrtd7zh2pznaj4p7qulzraezfnxfscs0s4z5ku60snn6yv2'>nevent1q…6yv2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is beginning to sound like a Doctor Who episode. Bubble-wrap monsters era.<br/><br/>[Suddenly realizing bubble wrap was featured as a threat in new Who, explicitly so. So, let&#39;s say bubble bath monster era. An incarnation or two earlier, but same sentiment.] 2024-06-18T06:53:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgv8maelxntath638x9zmnd0guljs6r6nzc9sj60elsfe2zwxdnzgzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25al7u0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8dcpv5ard55l9ktnq2pmdd5fgy7fycgw7gqyry7qphkjjaeda7srspeyn'>nevent1q…peyn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Strangely, in NYC, floss appears to be one of the only product categories that is consistently not locked down.<br/><br/>Perhaps because it&#39;s too inexpensive, compared to body washes or vitamins, to justify the reduction in sales that would result in making customers stand around for 5 to 10 minutes waiting for someone to unlock it.<br/><br/>Savvy New Yorkers would just learn to buy their floss at a no-name discount store where they can&#39;t afford to pay staff to play product jailers. 2024-06-18T06:50:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmhfqeuuqnh9yj9vj7qkezlsyfukf404hmkwjdy5hmezlq8epk9gzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25pm320v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstat5wxkrrzgpf094lr5h80ch76495gxa6pprhglw7znt66wk59xq2dcmsf'>nevent1q…cmsf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That said, went on an odyssey of trying to find any unwaxed, non-mint dental floss for a friend in hospital a month or so back. Half a dozen different, unrelated stores with a whole area of empty hooks for floss products that were simply absent, across multiple brands.<br/><br/>Which suggests the supply chain problem may even be further up the chain, perhaps a chemical or other consumable used commonly in the production process of the floss itself. 2024-06-18T06:44:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstat5wxkrrzgpf094lr5h80ch76495gxa6pprhglw7znt66wk59xqzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25ezglnn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0j3chkv4txpdju9ptg546yn36g9azzg2x23dc7jmtqdtwvhyzumc76y7sr'>nevent1q…y7sr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Imagine J&amp;J would have a lock on their brand in Cali and the rest of pacific North America. If for no other reason than protection of their premium pricing. The product may be *produced* offshore, but it would be same product as sold in New York.<br/><br/>If it&#39;s not on the shelves, that&#39;s supply chain. Maybe something as simple as they&#39;ve redesigned the packaging and pulled the old. (Happened with Triscuits recently.)<br/><br/>Of course, smaller stores may source outside approved channels. 2024-06-18T06:41:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrp73eka94l8muchwva5nkddus8lfn94qd96w90n8xq2mvqgugdzczyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25d7mrq7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94z8vq3sp78fcl4cch05r4j953w8mdwkdgywlyln88cjvrvj0wtcg65aw0'>nevent1q…5aw0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Globalization.<br/><br/>LG acquired rights to the Reach brand for the Asia-Pacific market in 2016. In the North American market, is still J&amp;J.<br/><br/>Amazon would seem to be localizing based on where the person is ordering from, even for products that are sourced from elsewhere. As, for instance, a dropship merchant who gets AP market bulk goods and then resells them piecemeal on Amazon. Likely a violation of trade treaties, but Amazon&#39;s not gonna refuse to make a sale. 2024-06-18T06:29:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8akvp075dht452hgcml6jprwlx9llumflsnasd6c42n95w4uqmgzyrg9er9twgye7426mt6lsmd4xhvtd8dcxydfj79mprru96ssgsm25epyt98 For anyone who missed the history.<br/><br/>There were rises in chronic illness following the 1889 and 1918 influenza pandemics. <br/><br/>Those so harmed aren&#39;t mentioned by Niemöller. But then, neither are trans folk or the Romani people.<br/><br/>Those they came for before those for whom first they came are those they&#39;re coming for now:<br/><br/>Those who do not comply with workerist glorification.<br/><br/>Those who do not comply with gender essentialism.<br/><br/>Those who do not comply with border exclusions.<br/><br/>Disabled. Trans. Refugees. 2024-06-14T03:20:50Z