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The US State Department only just directed its employees to use Calibri for memos earlier this year. The State Department had been using Times New Roman instead since 2004. Given it’s taken them the full 16 years to switch over to Calibri, they’ll probably be waiting another decade or more to eventually switch to Aptos.

The shade lmao

Probably 2TB, maybe 500gb of which i actually bothered to set up additional backups for (personal photos, docs, projects, and videos)

I like using KeePass and just syncing the password file between devices. Nobody can get open the file without at least the master password (you can use a key file as well), and it does 2fa.

I don't like how restrictive the apple ecosystem is. I have an ipad because the android equivalents just weren't doing the job, but use android and linux for my daily drivers. I feel like the adblockers aren't effective, and I can't sideload apps.

Would it keep the disease from progressing even once some permanent damage occurs, as the amyloid is being cleaned out?

That's great news that there may be more accessible ways to verify the presence of abnormal amyloid.

Threads hasn't even implemented ActivityPub yet, and there's no guarantee it will do so in the future. Or even that it will implement it in a way that links with lemmy.

I personally haven't seen a post from lemmy.world admins pledging to block threads. Even if you do, take it with a grain of salt.

I've personally blocked communities and users that talk about reddit/threads all the time. It's cool that they have a space to do it, I'm just not super into those topics right now and can always unblock them later.

Commies, even

At least some of my goals are pretty straightforward lol. Travel-related goals really just require following the thread from beginning to end to figure out all the things you'll need:

I've always wanted to see the northern lights. First I searched for tours to see where and when people tend to go. It basically split into Alaska or Scandinavian countries, and it was a lot cheaper for me to go to Alaska. I also found a place with large, skyward facing windows to allow for viewing from within a heated space, because I am not built for cold weather nonsense.

I'm no longer in school, so I like to travel off season. With a range of months in hand (auroras are best viewed from fall to early spring) I checked in with a friend to see if they wanted to come with (they did!), which further narrowed the date range. We found a package at a price point we both liked, booked flights that overlapped as much as possible, shopped for suitable cold weather clothes, figured out accommodations and necessary time off.

The first time I saw the light with my own eyes, I was actually surprised by how faint they were. They showed up way more strongly on my camera. But I really love astrological phenomena, so I spent most of the nights there bumbling around in the dark with my camera, fiddling with the long exposure settings, experimenting with various makeshift tripods (coat rack ended up being my favorite) and just laying back and watching the auroras while my friend was snoring away. I still remember one moment where the aurora was particularly strong, wiggling around in a large stripe across the sky directly above me.

The nazgul have flying mounts, and eagles would have been spotted immediately.

What followed would have been an aerial middle earth version of football.

Honestly, I'd still watch that movie.

Didn't realize they'd put one up, here's the full text:

SAN JOSE — A big development of affordable homes has landed the financing it needs to launch construction as soon as this month at a site next to a train station near downtown San Jose.

Tamien Station has obtained roughly $139 million in funding from an array of government agencies to build an affordable housing project at 1197 Lick Avenue in San Jose, according to public records and the project’s principal developers, Core Cos. and Republic Urban Properties.

In addition to real estate veterans Core Cos. and Republic Urban, the project’s key players include the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Central Valley Coalition for Affordable Housing.

The housing would rise next to Tamien Station, which accommodates light rail and Caltrain stops.

The Tamien Station residential project is slated to begin construction around July 23. The housing complex should be complete by July 2025.

Along with the housing, the project will include 30,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space that will be dedicated to an onsite daycare center, according to project developers Core Cos. and Republic Urban. The developers brought Citibank on board as the primary construction lender for the housing.

The development will consist of 135 apartments that will be made affordable for people who earn 30% to 60% of the area’s median income.

As of June 2023, the state Housing and Community Development Department estimated that the area median income for a family of four in Santa Clara County was $181,300.

This means a four-person household that earns $54,390 to $108,780 in yearly income would be eligible for the Tamien Station housing.

“Our success in securing financing reflects the important opportunity Tamien Station provides to combine critically needed housing and daycare on a major transit hub,” said Richard Truempler, a Core Cos. senior vice president.

The project funding consists primarily of a $66 million bond allocation from the state debt allocation panel, $31 million in grants from the state housing agency, up to $25 million from Santa Clara County Measure A funds and $17 million from the city of San Jose. The county financing was recorded in recent days through a construction loan.

The Valley Transportation Authority is providing the site to the project developers through a ground lease of the land for the housing, documents on file with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.

“VTA’s partnerships with developers are providing a triple win for the Santa Clara Valley community with new affordable housing and development for a range of incomes that increase transit ridership,” said Ron Golem, the VTA’s director of real estate.

Very cool - perfectly made for it's use case.

I guess if someone gets to angry with the roll they might just eat the dice, but that's a problem for another time lol

I'm also concerned about the potential for embrace/extend/extinguish, but searching for other fediverse users and posts is enough of a hurdle that threads might end up naturally staying a fairly separate instance.