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We had our first lunch in the garden of the year, today. I even spent half an hour out there writing, afterwards. In February.
I got a reply to the Twitter version of my last post which pointed me to something called the Badger Seal. It’s a DIY attachment you can make that’s meant to hold masks on better. Not just at the top for the glasses issue, but all around, for overall better filtration.
Because let’s face it, when we breathe out with a mask on, a lot of that breath is not going through the mask, but round the sides.
It looks like it might be pretty effective, but making it looks like a hassle – or at least, getting the components. It needs something called ‘foam wire,’ which I’ve never heard of, and I don’t know if you can even get it in this country (a quick search at B&Q’s site suggests not). But if you can, it’s likely to be in a big roll, when all you want is 30cm or so per mask.
Not to put a downer on good ideas, I mean. That site sells them too, but they’re heavily back ordered, and who knows how long they’ll take to get here from the US.
There are other, similar, things out there, but I can’t so far find anything sourced in the UK.
I’ll stick with micropore for now.
It’s reading week again already! Or it will be from Monday. Halfway through the second term already. Time flies when you’re writing a lot.
Deeply saddened to learn that Mira Furlan, who played Delenn in Babylon 5, has died. Only 65.
Over to JMS:
It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her. But as with all things, we will catch up with her in time, and I believe she will have many stories to tell us, and many new roles to share with the universe. pic.twitter.com/HyQlqyC19v
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) January 22, 2021
Dave Winer asks:
What’s “neo” about neo-Nazis? Why not just call them Nazis? I’ve asked this question a bunch of times, over many years, never heard a satisfactory answer.
– Dave Winer, Scripting News
I’ve always thought it was just to distinguish from the original Nazis, the ones in Germany in the 30s and 40s.
And of course, congratulations Kamala. Her swearing-in was historic.
Biden’s speech talks of unity, and states that white supremacists will be defeated. I think we can all get behind that.