elderKettle

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Boise's chinatown was reincorporated (read: ghettoized) into a separate town government in 1967, in backlash to the growing Chinese population flipping a mayoral election the wrong way. The resulting Garden City is almost completely surrounded by Boise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I dislike learning about local news through this website, it's never anything good.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

...wish i had known that before covid...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Dandelions are some of my favorite flowers. The sub-urban specialty of nature! Practically the whole thing is edible. The root is like a carrot, the leaves make for a bitter salad, and supposedly you can make ground flower from them, but I don't know which bit. Why, some people even ferment them into wine!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Why Peter, you've become a pirate!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Together, we can elect nobody!

 

'cus, a while back there was this Thing about it being a toxic carcinogen (and what isn't, these days, amiright) and... well I happen to be in the customer service side of things and I handle a lot of receipts. Like, a lot alot. Too many. Do I... should I... wig the fuck out? Or is this one of those overstated things, like the big cups that did or did not have lead in them?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

have you looked on f-droid ?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i really wanted to make the switch to a dumb phone. just one problem. couldn't give up my podcast app. so I found the next best thing - an android phone with a magnetic ink display

the only company that makes one is Hisense and its not made with american phone networks in mind so im stuck on a 2G connection. thats ok with me its like the friction thing you mentioned. the magnetic ink puts a lot of friction on normal android use too. my old phone i used to have a bad habit of opening youtube when i was board. the ink can do video and it is kinda neat to see but its rough enough that its not pleasant. even just regular browsing i end up thinking "yeah i could search this on my phone but i think ill just wait till i get to my desktop where i can type properly and not have to wait for the ink and connection". its basically just a second kindle that can text and call and play mp3s -- i have been really happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

big week for idaho posting on hexbear

:kitty-cri-texas: Plz, China, don't cut ties with the only non-agrarian company in the state! Without micron, all we have is the carcinogenic paper mill in the former capital!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Idaho's been top of the list in hate group membership for a while... it used to be more of a northern/rural thing, but I've been seeing more of it in urban centers. A month back, I was peeling off stickers that proclaimed the need to "Secure a future for White children"

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

only businesses and california transplants have that area code, it's certified a bullyable offense

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (3 children)

you have to bully her for not having a 208 number, you must realize this

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