2026-11-08T09:12:20Z https://njump.me Tim McCormack https://njump.me/npub164maav34lemd0e64k2myx0skdlvk8qy0cgj98qdac5e7xzfpzkls5k9vad https://files.better.boston/accounts/avatars/109/348/684/173/858/698/original/a7fa0db45b0b6d7b.png https://files.better.boston/accounts/avatars/109/348/684/173/858/698/original/a7fa0db45b0b6d7b.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrnl7tmelhtnwxnfp7sfar6zk4t6geskr8sjem0l6pm4nyhvuhrgszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7tl8en6 New food waste dropoff bins in Somerville! Really excited for this.<br/><br/>It has never really made sense to me for a bunch of trucks to go around collecting compost buckets from individual houses. It&#39;s really cool to see these distributed collection points being deployed.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.somervillema.gov/foodwaste">https://www.somervillema.gov/foodwaste</a><br/><br/>#SomervilleMA #compost<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/117/524/558/342/601/013/original/63eca85c90b09bab.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-29T14:09:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqefwagu5al0npcs93lf8xz358tuvgce6ea4gwdpgpjjevk4t9waszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7pzxxn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs880kpfgv8lsudkv8ul5c5vag0xf4r9k94vakx2gjptydlv666rwqwdc39h'>nevent1q…c39h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s computers and there&#39;s computers—I&#39;m sure that 2009 car was already heavily computerized, at least in the way the engine was managed.<br/><br/>I assume you&#39;re referring to either &#34;someone wedged a big stupid tablet into the dashboard&#34; or &#34;why the fuck is this car connected to the internet&#34;. 2026-10-14T22:10:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhm03l6xz9mgj28qsazuwuud2xappp9xwaaqgrvy8ayz2gtjwqjgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m79eq3pk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgqh9sk6ln8tts30mft8ndek6zx42hy3u9djwlxmw8y8srte5xdgmj67wl'>nevent1q…67wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait what? Tell me more, I didn&#39;t know anyone was doing bike-watering of any kind!<br/><br/>So is the idea that they carry around a long, hydrant-compatible hose and use the hydrant directly to water the trees? 2026-09-29T18:42:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsftyzhv7gufdkzc0m77hukx78flcckaqpszsh0je32cdvlpqns6dgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7l9kkfg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgddjcrwkveyn55ywua6vqf8d8nzxjrgmglfkq4k6mr24s97uefghy2p7h'>nevent1q…2p7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whereas I was failing to water trees at all because I was so mad at how unnecessarily annoying the process was. 😆<br/><br/>I&#39;m actually not totally thrilled with my result here. 5 gallons is heavy as fuck. I&#39;d rather carry two 3 gallon watering cans, if I can find some with removable spouts (making them high-flow).<br/><br/>But these buckets could go on a bike trailer, which is the eventual goal. Then carrying isn&#39;t a problem. 2026-09-29T15:43:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg65n5aytkxqwhr7fj5cy9a29a9zp0cdpvfmjf59wrr89ltapmacgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7agfha7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqflqx00ecuwn9300wq9gdmphl2ely9aujyfagxlchkax7laqwqcqqmqget'>nevent1q…qget</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(It&#39;s a prototype for a tree-watering system I&#39;m experimenting with. Lift the bucket and it dumps all 5 gallons into the bag in 20 seconds flat.) 2026-09-29T14:55:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqflqx00ecuwn9300wq9gdmphl2ely9aujyfagxlchkax7laqwqcqzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7pqp2q7 hhhehehe the city&#39;s never gonna know what hit &#39;em<br/><br/>all that free water, left unguarded<br/><br/>the fools<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/117/354/886/464/296/197/original/6591ad0a18071311.png"> <br/> 2026-09-29T14:53:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvkj8fpaaklfmap2tr8fznrd68q4575qg2stve80dew7lchkyrwkqzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7ne3xmt Last year I threw some cattail seed heads into the muddy, marshy area next to the CPX flyover. Looks like some have taken hold!<br/><br/>I think the area is intended as a stormwater detention basin, but I&#39;m not sure. Sometimes there&#39;s a pipe flooding water into the area even when it&#39;s not raining, so maybe it has another purpose. But plants are growing in there in any case, and so I&#39;d rather seed it with native stuff so it doesn&#39;t end up full of invasives.<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/117/269/840/360/540/218/original/965e9077cb6773a9.png"> <br/> 2026-09-14T14:32:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs07rvfn87gp7xkvzpe234xj3l0tcjkqw0vf4ksagxy40waum7q73szyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7cyv9dl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2wfnmhfu0gkulaa2438x2lmlzptr598dfjn5f74gg5su8304xtgjwc0e3'>nevent1q…c0e3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right?! And yet there are all these details that are wrong. My spouse points out that the beak is not very warbler-y, in particular. 2026-05-14T00:44:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsztfwz7m7n4f3cens8zr2tynlr055zw7zwmv3kjhnaan0h60htwugzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m75ukls8 Hey, who the heck is this cutie? Can&#39;t find them in the bird book or in image search.<br/><br/>I saw several along the Mystic River on the Medford side. (Eastern Massachusetts, USA.) One was in the grass, another was flitting about in the trees.<br/><br/>Maybe a yellow warbler? Closest I can find, but no picture quite matches.<br/><br/>#BirdID<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/116/569/843/040/946/307/original/27a22f4c50820a84.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/116/569/903/881/664/524/original/63d9b6289afed816.png"> <br/> 2026-05-13T23:42:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrnd2qpz8exr55lavj3sq3f5phumnd9m5d46fw6v0fafmrqqwz3uqzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7c2gaqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2vpcan80vr7fg0h08pplem8670g0ccsc4etwymp0mmsnawxauts8w0yy4'>nevent1q…0yy4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, hello fellow minister! 😀 <br/><br/>Massachusetts actually has an interesting program whereby non-clergy can get a one-day designation allowing them to officiate weddings, so I don&#39;t know if I will ever actually need this ability, but... it&#39;s still potentially useful. 2026-05-13T02:41:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgfyg7np4pt4m29var26xyr2qafvw02zprnav6jzmdt0nhjqgwhnszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m75l9qrs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2am2q8yrfnzz4wczjhj4s20k99glza9dafqhlj3ezz70mfmtv87cmwja2k'>nevent1q…ja2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>looks like a reminder not to empty your sinuses at the expense of someone else&#39;s 2026-05-09T04:19:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2c8j8mw8zqt0gm2hn6mmgr0dxknpnschgktaumpeftlsw8eefujgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7t4eher In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxaepf8ga4ugyggkuu8vup5g2vggmu2jgvaqrhsxtd0g7djej2vzcj6mldc'>nevent1q…mldc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Somerville is usually *pretty* responsive to plowing requests, so this was kind of baffling. I feel like DPW just sort of gave up with that last storm. 2026-03-27T02:14:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxqku96fxnxlnwx6f0c56ym0dcpkykq8cneaf90x9rm5c4x4y8svgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7pc3nvc Somerville finally closed my bike lane plowing requests from a month ago with &#34;DONE&#34;.<br/><br/>No. That&#39;s not &#34;DONE&#34;, that&#39;s &#34;no longer applicable thanks to procrastination&#34;. 2026-03-27T00:32:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgl0nr7e8qq59nyq625r664tm0s5zv42ke4d98qj036p90hhjw2ggzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7fq4cam In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrj2nanszsfeq76xfhng6c6fe9eag6wpv77ahjdzt3e0529jt58sgsd6t5'>nevent1q…d6t5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had whiteout conditions a few times this morning. Snow finally stopped mid-afternoon.<br/><br/>I spent a good part of the day shoveling. We&#39;re having to get pretty creative with snow management. :-) My approach now is to cut snow-bricks and stack them as retaining walls for thrown snow. 2026-02-24T02:49:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw35zmrguwd3095x5ecfs6e4vsckkqvz63lspcjrzgvv7lengfvugzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7m45h79 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxp08pf836vx0wqhhkfa8pdf6akt2k4tqga9g2f86pnxtumjppa8cyzavea'>nevent1q…avea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Boston area status: Every vertical surface is covered in snow.<br/><br/>There&#39;s some on the ground too. 2026-02-23T22:43:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8x7rktd4mr5yt6yw22sep4um9y3j2ejw3l9vwhve0cmwqxxjtqtqzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7p3g9dp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnrwwzpv73w9xcwrzdphnlu96prcupgfr99nzwxelwr8d8eftyzsfpj3yx'>nevent1q…j3yx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyway, I&#39;ve had some fun thoughts about what one could do with a space like this:<br/><br/>- Fill it with about 20 more cones.<br/><br/>- Fill it back in with snow and put the cones on top.<br/><br/>- Harvest space savers from around the city and pile them all in this one spot.<br/><br/>Any other excellent ideas? 2026-02-12T12:35:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswnrwwzpv73w9xcwrzdphnlu96prcupgfr99nzwxelwr8d8eftyzszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7065rx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqx6q2njy0ts799yev8kkwzwsczml5fzdnrfkk6hurzqgamcma76gy0d9hx'>nevent1q…d9hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For those who aren&#39;t from the area: &#34;Space savers&#34; are illegal but some people do it anyhow, usually because they feel entitled to exclusively claim a part of a public road all for themselves.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a very hot debate after a big snow storm like this. Occasionally people get violent if &#34;their&#34; spot is taken.<br/><br/>Usually it&#39;s just a bucket or a broken chair, though. 2026-02-12T12:33:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqx6q2njy0ts799yev8kkwzwsczml5fzdnrfkk6hurzqgamcma76gzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7w7d4au We&#39;ve reached new levels of bullshit in the space saver world.<br/><br/>(Spotted on Hudson St in #SomervilleMA)<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/116/057/623/267/683/276/original/2bbc7a394249b12d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-12T12:22:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqpztjqszr2vxsnez2nte50d6j5vnug2nknuzv677yp4d6guyhs8qzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7mhm93h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxalgwanhxlulgd5np3wzhe3lrevxa0j6a8zz7vulkwp2eekujhsqlwenh'>nevent1q…wenh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update on my bike&#39;s broken frame: Trek says I qualify for the warranty! Apparently they&#39;re going to give me a $1200 bike (or that much discount on another model) since the original frame is no longer produced.<br/><br/>I have to say, I wasn&#39;t expecting that, especially given some other experiences with the brand. But apparently they mean it with the frames. 2026-01-22T02:22:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0e338yzwe5945pl6f2jype0wd3vy8c0jg5qk6ly8dn38myyefefqzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7q054q3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhqeaujc8slvdl5dyvu0y8ftzxz5shnwyllew3kqvsatx759n3ac33dg42'>nevent1q…dg42</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is the inbox-emptying thing literal or metaphorical?<br/><br/>(If literal, I don&#39;t think it&#39;s a phenomenon I&#39;ve encountered!) 2026-01-17T03:02:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgxalgwanhxlulgd5np3wzhe3lrevxa0j6a8zz7vulkwp2eekujhszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m756weqm ...and there goes the frame on my Trek.<br/><br/>#BikeTooter<br/> <img src="https://files.better.boston/media_attachments/files/115/902/065/739/282/444/original/3d23d58df0c5456d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-16T01:01:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswxkgf22cwqd8jfuywlpytprsn2hdprng0qaq8aq2v88nrcqwz5tczyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7gy9atp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0xrkd5t35m39d3lslj0naa0we36z98nq5dwdpvw6ntmcv2a3fngh2wmmg'>nevent1q…wmmg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any generic way to get the prompt—it&#39;s probably not embedded in the image, or anything like that.<br/><br/>I&#39;m guessing it&#39;s as simple as someone having revealed the prompt they used, then getting mad when people copy it. 2026-01-10T21:37:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfce8m7aawuees7nwn37k20jftqsl0e277sn2zmfmuyl7t3uwrlsczyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7ezn2ld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrafm9h8x5paraa8mfzegz40c95jts5xhmlzk2dr3n6veqcs0xgsm8rv37'>nevent1q…rv37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I made a minor hobby of catching Star Market in pricing errors and taking home a lot of free stuff.<br/><br/>They eventually improved their practices. 2025-12-08T14:34:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstrafm9h8x5paraa8mfzegz40c95jts5xhmlzk2dr3n6veqcs0xgszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7q499wm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdagdryqhnradq38wl4njcdrsvsuknj5r59phqw8gf2zwuhyk0zcszqv0uj'>nevent1q…v0uj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some stores prey on people who see favorable prices on the shelves or in fliers and don&#39;t notice that they get charged more at checkout.<br/><br/>Dollar Store is a big offender, apparently: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs</a><br/><br/>But if you&#39;re in MA, that means you can probably get a lot of free stuff there by keeping an eye out.<br/><br/>(I&#39;m not sure if they&#39;re part of the waiver program and have those signs at the register. But either way, they have to give you the lower price.) 2025-12-08T14:31:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdagdryqhnradq38wl4njcdrsvsuknj5r59phqw8gf2zwuhyk0zcszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7wdc8kv Next time you&#39;re in a grocery checkout line in MA, look for the Consumer Protection Act sign on the register.<br/><br/>It&#39;s pretty spicy. If an item rings up higher than the advertised or marked price, you get the first one free, and the rest at the lower price! Small print is here, starting around &#34;discrepancy between the advertised price&#34;: <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2012/Chapter138">https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2012/Chapter138</a><br/><br/>But you have to *notice*. So start keeping an eye out.<br/><br/>Do it enough and they&#39;ll fix the pricing for everyone. 2025-12-08T14:28:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0x8r273u8x0y68hf6tyyuhsf9ez9a2rx7gs3cktzla97mnhfpktszyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m70futmp Question for smartphone owners: If you lost your phone and a kind stranger found it, how would you like them to approach getting it back to you?<br/><br/>(Assume this is on the sidewalk or subway, not a place where there&#39;s a front desk to turn it in at. And the phone is locked, of course, with no emergency contact info on the lockscreen.)<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been the finder a few times and felt *very* conflicted about my options. 2025-11-28T03:30:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzpnqpsdg9he32r2c6hpsj5m2qyd3xt222j63dehs8w45cnys9rgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7c7g0ln The tree of liberty must from time to time be watered. 2025-11-07T04:07:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy9mdrnqyays4svqs6eqgkq9xp9lm5tjr0wpg582lg72h2r8vq5mgzyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7zp6q57 New random shittiness just dropped: Bike alarms.<br/><br/>In the process of locking and unlocking my bike from a street pole today, I set off the alarm on someone&#39;s e-bike 3 or 4 separate times. Full on WEE-OO-WEE-OO NRRRT NRRRT NRRRT siren for about a minute each time. The slightest vibration of the post was all it took.<br/><br/>What an incredibly obnoxious imposition on public space. 2025-02-02T21:41:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy9kcetk0chhszaatkawwmasew9gg9e7ccnr4vv3ykvauqj4wdtrczyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7k9twu9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql6c42hfdhgxjj4vvznm2dnxagsvhftu7tcwlt0axxqehl2shu9ceq6rwu'>nevent1q…6rwu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What category did you use? I seem to recall they had a proper form for CAN-SPAM violations but now they want to channel you into reporting scams and such, but not spam. 2024-12-11T01:06:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstfstv27dgmrnp7nn5nprpqn2ktdxsr83wknq5trqlyav0jnn5g4szyr2h0h4jxhl8d4l82ketvse7zehajcuq3lpzg5uphhzn8ccfyy2m7d6p6lx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfsxcvyft3gkrx0wvsx2aah34d663a7nv6zaw0h0laqzddq49rqg240ft8'>nevent1q…0ft8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Relatedly, being easily amused is one of my character traits that I hold most dear. I&#39;m happy every time I see a cool bug, and there are a *lot* of cool bugs! There&#39;s no downside! 2024-08-28T17:23:02Z