Chris Dzombak @dzombak@a2mi.social

Lincoln dies: April 15, 1865
Titanic sinks: April 15, 1912
Notre Dame burns: April 15, 2019

Beware the ides of April.

A solid GOP township up north approves utility scale solar. Meanwhile, "progressive" Ann Arbor bans ground mount solar in places it is legal to build a garage & neighboring Pittsfield Township blocks utility solar at an airport next to a Costco because of "views."

https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/paradise-township-to-allow-utility-scale-solar-energy-systems

I've just renamed it the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Community Calendar. Are there any Ypsi folks who would like to help keep it up-to-date? @samfirke @dzombak

This photo of Dr Bouman deserves to be one of the classic images in physics. Amazing to capture the first glimpse. Such a genuine response
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RT @TamyEmmaPepin@twitter.com
Congratulations to Katie Bouman to whom we owe the first photograph of a black hole ever. Not seeing her name circulate nearly enough in the press.

Amazing work. And here’s to more women in science (getting their credit and being remembered in history) 💥🔥☄️
https://twitter.com/TamyEmmaPepin/status/1116014974508371971

A few us, including @samfirke and @dzombak, maintain it. If you are interested in helping keep it up to date, let us know.

The Ann Arbor Townie Calendar is a thing that has a number of important dates on it, including home football games, art fair, the car show, and other things that are useful to know. You can subscribe to it here https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=OXA2NHByYnAwdDRtMDFqcGFqbWoyMDZjcGNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ

BLACK HOLE! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/black-hole-picture.html

You don't need fancy pens or notebooks to keep a journal and it might help to put your thoughts down somewhere.

New blog post: It's Not Just You https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2019/03/21/0

fiddly expensive-if-you-make-a-mistake labor has emerged or shifted onto the middle class's shoulders, without commensurate logistical, psychological, or financial support for that shift

cf. https://octodon.social/@cwebber/101772634114945224 , https://twitter.com/m_older/status/1083058519023210496

FB stored passwords in plaintext for years. Because of course they did. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/03/facebook-stored-hundreds-of-millions-of-user-passwords-in-plain-text-for-years/

Hey local Masto folk, library fans, and infrastructure nerds! You guys really should check out the latest 99% Invisible podcast: titled "Palaces for the People." All about shared community space, and especially libraries.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/palaces-for-the-people/

RE: stadia: https://killedbygoogle.com

https://www.damnarbor.com/2019/03/guest-article-revisiting-water-rates-in.html?m=1