2026-06-05T05:24:02Z https://yabu.me Mike Dolbow https://yabu.me/npub1z92y4z5hz2gagldql9glkhypxvc67eyw9wkadrulg6u2mc0fz3qqwafdqa https://mapstodata.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/109/396/233/270/185/231/original/1c88d9910b72d71e.png https://mapstodata.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/109/396/233/270/185/231/original/1c88d9910b72d71e.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnc2g3uyv7ukckxms8jsc6w9rdu7c5fxe3s42vmytjcsljhq922gzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq6gf78g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24cqpgyda50x24hg8dtnwrvcse5ffmpsyqx69lxmp278kpjsn8ncacdz6m'>nevent1q…dz6m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>exactly! AND you could also imagine, &#34;well, when you&#39;re reading the book, this is what you would picture in your mind&#34;. So it&#39;s like you&#39;re seeing it through the imagination of the Fred Savage character. 2025-12-16T15:18:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2sgt3ffs57cy6nuj6p7ca35rlgpvnr4h7cxuhhs6ngs8wlrepzwszyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqx7hnaf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn54nwm5jygg30rvk0hh9fz2sy2znn56774wet7nzn9ppxnqx3dqsj6s72'>nevent1q…6s72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sure, but the RTO side isn&#39;t using logic or pragmatism. It&#39;s just &#34;this is the way it has to be&#34;. So, when those things are abandoned by one side, I stop thinking that they are legit.<br/><br/>If you said to me, &#34;I think we need everyone to come in for face time twice a year to keep the culture strong&#34;, I could buy into that. But that&#39;s not what the typical RTO C-suiters are doing. 2025-09-12T17:35:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmpj8taxuln3rmadh2eyttttlut9zn7wrur55le8yehlam9rw9gczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq990smt Just got off the phone with a colleague who got hired about a year ago, working out of Illinois, and has done great work for us since. But with the #TimWalz stupid #RTO edict, he&#39;s been told, &#34;move to the Twin Cities or lose your job&#34;.<br/><br/>Make it make sense. (Narrator: it doesn&#39;t.) 2025-09-12T13:22:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2sx4j0wtjr82qwhekwg5n76zfzsfm9kfzkzef3zdeztlfvec3cszyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqcq49t4 As far as I know, I don&#39;t have any mutuals from #Mastodon that have come to see my band, but maybe some upcoming shows I&#39;m super excited about will change that!<br/><br/>On July 12, we&#39;ll be opening up for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. Then we get to do it again in Aitkin, MN the next day!<br/><br/>Roger was the lead singer of the Refreshments and wrote the theme song for King of the Hill. We&#39;ve got a great set planned, and you can get tickets here:<br/><br/><a href="https://first-avenue.com/event/2025-07-roger-clyne-the-peacemakers/">https://first-avenue.com/event/2025-07-roger-clyne-the-peacemakers/</a> 2025-06-23T00:43:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrx5qdalv288606kq455kha2wshepwrzcy73tvfaka7esnn9wfs6szyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq98706j From my union Discord channel. I believe the credit goes to Madeleine Jubilee Saito. ✊💪<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/114/432/496/408/855/247/original/297b45fc73e27f0e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-01T12:10:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6ajcq9ee0nvuslgw076m3rmm55a0x6p3majynevsknxeewtp4lgzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqq8tz7g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmk033n88cn7y90z8ft26ygmdrrppydgx2p3vd93t0fmdd85r34gjt27hr'>nevent1q…27hr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They won!!!! See you in Seattle for #Nationals, DIII #Ultimate ! 2025-04-28T02:30:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmk033n88cn7y90z8ft26ygmdrrppydgx2p3vd93t0fmdd85r34gzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq39e7n5 Been busy this weekend watching my oldest play #Ultimate with his #DIII college team in Des Moines IA! If they win three games tomorrow, they get to go to Nationals in Seattle. I&#39;m a nervous wreck...these guys only get a few shots at the big dance!<br/><br/><a href="https://play.usaultimate.org/events/North-Central-D-III-College-Mens-Regionals-2025/schedule/Men/CollegeMen/">https://play.usaultimate.org/events/North-Central-D-III-College-Mens-Regionals-2025/schedule/Men/CollegeMen/</a> 2025-04-27T02:14:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvju4pggpsgpnkf7shpumjhen5xvhhxzy6v4jvawhuedmqkcqghngzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqvpjv6t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymrle5ztawdanppn7glf7yfyx4w0zvx3ua9aaynv37cmynrvjkrggvdcg9'>nevent1q…dcg9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>gas stations don&#39;t sell them much, but a well-maintained rest stop will have some for free. 👊🌍 2025-04-27T02:09:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mr247ny8ka4z70ulav6khm6qrlxrz9anxmp0zpm409sum5xha5gzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqkudms6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdt3dfsvk27uzjra5exuswlcztm0uv9u8jv28y56fm5lespx3dujsrdwgug'>nevent1q…wgug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I&#39;ve already gotten plenty of advice on how to correct this problem and I have some confidence it&#39;ll get better. So, no need to give me advice.... this post is about the broader point that the world is currently a dumpster fire and I wish we all had smaller problems.) 2025-03-22T12:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt3dfsvk27uzjra5exuswlcztm0uv9u8jv28y56fm5lespx3dujszyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqza7lhv Happy #Saturday my fellow #Fediverse citizens! Here&#39;s a toast in the hope for a future where your biggest problem is figuring out why your homebrew beer is coming out so fizzy.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/114/206/155/335/402/817/original/6c50636b9d3d8d0d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-22T12:49:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgehw6uqvkr0g7tf07gxjg28rv9mnwxdpyr8rj05vtg0jz6xt605gzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq3gp0he Found out yesterday that my kid is texting on the reg with some random &#34;kid&#34; (supposedly) that she doesn&#39;t know in real life.<br/><br/>If this person is who he says he is, it&#39;s mostly harmless. He doesn&#39;t even live in the area. So I don&#39;t want to come down too hard and risk that it drives her into further underground/hidden comms.<br/><br/>But if he&#39;s NOT, I&#39;m worried about sextortion or some other scam. If other parents have advice, I&#39;m listening.<br/><br/>#Parenting #Teens #OnlineScams 2025-03-13T11:55:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6s3f77nytm5sm39vghu9qjcduxl6qzx7ersnwg9sw0ynvllxxrszyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqsl0vcq Current status: enjoying a few hours with the cat sleeping in my lap, but also wondering a) how long I can go without a bathroom visit and b) why she abandoned her cute &#34;crab bed&#34; in the background.<br/><br/>#CatSunday<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/113/935/608/793/144/302/original/3082f772cc4a7372.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-02T18:06:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90e80ha8wxqmy26x9fvw7rewqk0j93f7u9w2pxfylhjd4kxfs4aczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq75wlsl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3tf6h7edxkhe8238ur2w60rhlmx2duwtd5xl9uywcjshmf7848qmtyn9v'>nevent1q…yn9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there&#39;s an invasive plants team at the MN Department of Agriculture. (At least, there was when I worked there about 10 years ago. Pretty sure they&#39;re still active.)<br/><br/>I bet if you get in touch with them they might have some volunteer opportunities for you! 2025-02-02T17:59:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkp3jctw00tmde9nwrtjnxmqvz42wf9gumszlvwq2clzdlheqy7czyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yquuncyw Nice little #Minnesota write-up for the #gischat crowd! My oldest is at Carleton, so if course this found its way into my socials. #LiberalArts<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/news-events/news/broad-lens-gis">https://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/news-events/news/broad-lens-gis</a> 2025-02-02T16:15:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4ygqzypa0dfta9pe4g75ewl64vveus62dw5rd2uqz6f2peu2nyczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqwgw0wv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt2ez2pc8ghcz5kslj2jut498tz5sr7xvs9ghh0jxreey4gpwtzs5dqdvm'>nevent1q…qdvm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>most school districts in the States are independent government entities that can do just about whatever they want, with only basic reporting and statutory requirements from States and the feds. So a district could totally implement free lunches, if they had the funds.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, that&#39;s a big IF, especially in places where a ton of kids could benefit. 2025-01-19T23:20:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqzzt35gt4ucgnwxec52pvj8wycgfkkc9h22jyj5g4wqzehft879szyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq3xdkfj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxdkwzy7jt7xc5myezny3vz5y38z3lfe2ye3q3x08883nu8layvqn8k8pe'>nevent1q…k8pe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>100%. The worst bit about it is that the &#34;best&#34; solution is to just end the bi-annual switching of clocks, AND then encourage employers, offices, retail stores, etc etc to embrace more flexible hours for people. Especially with today&#39;s technology, it amazes me that people aren&#39;t asking, &#34;Wait...WHY do we have to show up at exactly 8 am every day, no matter how much sun is in the sky?&#34;<br/><br/>Some things need a tight, specific schedule...but there&#39;s a whole bunch that don&#39;t. 2025-01-05T16:23:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftd25ylsu35h46ncl95fjjn5enyzj7cugcrwg8whgpuye7a6pxqgzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqvyugln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ndmjd86n2d7rzesyd24tywtgm0zfe6dgeyet6m6rgltycef75dgd59053'>nevent1q…9053</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;arcade&#34; is one way of describing it. &#34;Kid casino&#34; is another. You&#39;re definitely not missing anything. 2025-01-05T15:19:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07phq252j67tmkxygqq0y48q9alq37y9tfvgcx6twh9u2ges69fqzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqf9lns2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst38lt0nta3z76rjzhj2lavxkvvqnytrxw646e35zze0a5mejra6cnjvak3'>nevent1q…vak3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is still a fantastic shot! I love birds of prey, they are amazing creatures.<br/><br/>This extreme head tilt also kind of reminds me of the &#34;distracted boyfriend&#34; meme. 😎 2024-12-15T16:20:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2250l09m3pp5y0naxgq5ctygy8z3lssvpaplgm5m9hlqz7rjvfgzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq8ryvvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdt86f8yztdz0yu92vx88vrwuuafcxed40y8fdwdxxunj40n0mguggj030z'>nevent1q…030z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read here that the first post that uses the hashtag establishes the case that gets suggested. So, if I start up #UseCamelCasePlease and someone else wants to reuse it, they&#39;ll get the Camel Case in the suggestion. If I made it all lowercase, then THAT gets suggested.<br/><br/>In other words, we have ourselves to blame. (I just carefully type out the whole thing to override the suggestion if it doesn&#39;t have Camel Case.)<br/><br/>#UseCamelCase 2024-11-16T13:41:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fqelswkcfh0a3rv9xcgs6hs7pjr4ak0g0mx0xc5p2hak3c0ah8szyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqd0uxe8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqfukkte998w6lj2ggq0vzdk3t400xtuhkshz78g8r90ek3pt48qlz58nv'>nevent1q…58nv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SO many &#34;publishing&#34; companies are insanely invested in preserving their walled garden. For example, I&#39;m not a Spotify user, but was recently given a link to their site for an artist I wanted to check out. The artist&#39;s name is somewhat long and complicated, so I wanted to copy and paste it into YouTube, etc.<br/><br/>Nope, copy-paste not possible from Spotify.<br/><br/>I&#39;m still not a Spotify user, and probably never will be. 2024-10-31T12:01:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstf4ez8w256exfwyrhwk9qtrwr4dzfnxfql456eqh7eyxan7l2wkqzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqarrwhh I am mentoring a person at work over the next ~6 months. I really want her to succeed. She&#39;s dealing with significant #ImposterSyndrome and as a typical mediocre white dude, I can&#39;t relate (much).<br/><br/>The only thing I can think of is to tell her she&#39;s not alone and about others I know who also struggle with it but are nevertheless very successful.<br/><br/>Anyone out there who has struggled with this have some advice I can pass on? What helped you either get past it, or mitigate it?<br/><br/>#TechLife #Mentoring 2024-10-24T13:13:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmwumn85cqmvzusm3093t38hft92rzqz779ty6gjd8r3zmc7darczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqjszzx8 Currently dealing with a complex personality issue on a non-profit board on which I serve, and I need to practice this answer. &#34;In my experience, it&#39;s all too tempting to add complexity to a system because one person wants to play by their own set of rules, and nobody wants to have the difficult conversation with them about it, and tell them how they won&#39;t always get what they want. Giving in to that temptation comes back to bite you in the end; it&#39;s just not a good idea.&#34; 2024-10-21T15:47:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9vc7h82vpz2l6cd647ncuw2aawejxaaz0luqqz3fhcujzasfkrlczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq4j5m3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrrfygkwcxtpncnndpf4pu8u36evu4l2q3ek0ur5l9hg9xjtrfxc432v49'>nevent1q…2v49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it really is tremendous. Make it a stop when visitors are in town! 2024-08-24T17:07:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlwekjhd5xzszu08pvq39fek3hcke7ex9phr9exfnpgd0slxy3sczyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqzefszq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs866jg5je2tt0vljxt3tlvfrjpjjx4ecqy28vwk4jce4c4kj2grjsxwpccw'>nevent1q…pccw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s the Flume. Only been to Tuckerman&#39;s once, and that was a foggy late winter day in...1997, IIRC. 2024-08-24T12:12:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmhswhrv3jfnf4362t07389xx8salejyt523x9sx0raqqkg8q74qzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yqd8hwjj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2s9w2p3usq0juqmhrkls408f8y5ehkm67prvlad4d8r8vyepm7hs6kqec7'>nevent1q…qec7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>beautiful! Here&#39;s my favorite NH pic.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/113/014/494/860/490/229/original/73ba80a4c36592d3.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-24T01:52:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfz2mpvckrcg45a4wf5vskywv93pksq8klcyag5p9rlsnn4cslteqzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq9u3a26 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27pdkugzyl2g5v4n9dan0cuq47ey6xy85d44rwtc8pkam6yp9pngsl526j'>nevent1q…526j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my impression of why Google Maps dies this is to eliminate scraping. If they showed you every CVS they know about in PA, not only would the list be super long (and might crash the browser), but someone could scrape it to make their own &#34;CVS Directory&#34;.<br/><br/>And it&#39;s stuff like this why companies like Dunn &amp; Bradstreet exist: so they can sell you that data. 2024-08-22T19:38:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxj2g065x452l7jgcc5x2a8759f0ajjg8uycyzrdhrdgxh3xlm0ggzyqg4gj52juffr4ra5ru4r76usyenrtmy3c46m450nart3t0pay2yq0gzpk3 Super weird to suggest that folks without kids don&#39;t care about the country. That&#39;s equivalent to saying they don&#39;t care about their nieces and nephews. Their neighbors&#39; kids. Heck, their own long term future.<br/>Super weird.<br/>#WeirdGOP #Weird #WeirdAF 2024-07-31T16:24:48Z