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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 5h

but it "goes viral" so that's cool, right?

much cooler than "is a momentary fad"

Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 5h

For uninteresting reasons I was recently reminded of this column from 2017 and since I have nothing else to feed the social-media beast, I offer this rerun. FYI: The situation is still the same in 2025.

granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2017/07/26/p...

A place (maybe the only one in NH) where you park backwards at an angle - Granite Geek

There are certain topics that get everybody riled up – politics, religion, which way to hang the toilet-paper roll. And parking. Especially parking. Everybody hates parking but everybody wants more pa...

granitegeek.concordmonitor.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 22h

Bamboo's a nasty invasive in many places, like Puerto Rico. Turning it into a commodity would have a double benefit. (although I know such "eat the invasives" programs rarely work out)

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 22h

One of the reasons i enjoyed parenting is that neither of my kids played organized sports. (or organized dance, for that matter)

You have my sympathies.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 22h

A reminder that the "supplement" industry bribed - sorry, lobbied Congress so that it wouldn't be regulated at all. Because industry can police itself better than those so-called experts, right?

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 22h

Very fascinated with the actor-driven podcast ecosystem. Ted Danson has one where he interviews other famous people
He works for Conan’s podcast company which…interviews other famous people. The Smartless guys of Bateman, Arnett, Hayes interview famous people, as does Amy Pohlers podcast. &c

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

shades of Reagan and the Iran hostages

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Making a hiking trail is like designing a highway - while bushwhacking.

www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/13/g...

Building a hiking trail is more complicated than you think - Concord Monitor

Learn about the importance of redesigning hiking trails to minimize erosion and improve hiker experience. Experts share tips on trail design and maintenance.

www.concordmonitor.com

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Ohio? Dang!

Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Story on New England's ski future from independent New Hampshire Bulletin isn't just the usual hand-wringing about climate change. Starts with "will drought hurt snowmaking?" then gets much more interesting.

newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/14/t...

To keep skiing the East through droughts and warming winters, we may have to ‘rethink’ ski season • New Hampshire Bulletin

Winter ski season is on the horizon, but New Hampshire is still deep in drought, putting some snowmakers at the state’s mountain resorts on edge.

newhampshirebulletin.com

Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

No, but we're just a hop, skip and jump from Plymouth Rock, he tourism world's most underwhelming Major Historical Site To Visit.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Portsmouth is the snootiest part of NH so being rude about it is also traditional here, although we haven't invented a good nickname for it

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

"Have you tried turning it off and then ..."

oh.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

The ocean is 10,000X worse of an environment for any built structure than a reservoir. I wouldn't hold your breath.

Then again, I would have thought "floating vertical solar" was a ridiculous idea (I mean, vertical?!?!?!) so who knows?

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Find a 4-year-old boy and bring him over to stand and stare. They won't be able to resist showing him what they're doing.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 1d

Do i detect signs of English lit majors cracking each other up?

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

as you know, the city's land has grown a lot since then, making it harder to correspond it to today

Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

In July 1863, Oliver Wendel Holmes wrote in the “Atlantic Monthly”: “The Old South and Trinity Church are two landmarks not to be mistaken. Washington Street slants across the picture as a narrow cleft. Milk Street winds ...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

This Picture of Boston, Circa 1860, Is the World’s Oldest Surviving Aerial Photo

A sight from 2,000 feet, a view of 1860s Boston

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

This is sort of a cousin to the, apparently accurate, statement that the Massachusetts colony fed lobsters to inmates because they were so plentiful and nobody else wanted to eat those giant ocean insects.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

Not only will drivers hurt walkers more at higher speeds, they're more likely to hit them in the first place.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 21

Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with.

When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

TIL that when New Hampshire decided to build a state hospital for "the insane" in 1838, Portsmouth wanted to be the site. Among its arguments:

that it was “the best fish market in the world and that fish was the cheapest and best food for insane persons”

www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/l....

www.dhhs.nh.gov

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

That's one of the best ways to make the grid reliable in the 21st century.

Which is the century we're living in, although certain people in power are trying to pretend otherwise.

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 2d

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/13/b...

Taller, and made of timber, a new way to build affordable housing could soon rise in Cambridge - The Boston Globe

The proposed 12-story building would be built nearly entirely from laminated wood, a relatively new concept called mass timber that is both more cost effective and energy efficient.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 3d

I missed that one. But he created one of the rare characters who made me laugh every time he trotted out his signature line - usually those get old with repetition and wither on the funnybone vine.

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