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Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
Welcome to #RPGaDAY2025! #RPGaDAY2025 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 12th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system, this year's new adaptaton of the Laundry Files series to an RPG for C7, for his own intriguing game W.I.L.D., or his days in indie comics. Along the way, I joined in to help. In the ten years since, David and I have been pleased, surprised, and often humbled by how many people in how many places have taken part in this event year after year. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com
We give our take on the new M5 Touring; review the insanely powerful 715HP Porsche 911T built by Flat6Motorsports; and answer your questions about:Is the C4 ZR1 worth the price over the LT1?Keep my allocation for one cool car or go for two cheaper cars: one fun and one practical?Manual swap dream: Ferrari 458 or Porsche 718 RS?What car to buy to keep up with a C7, 997 Carrera, and BMW M2?The CA DMV goes after Tesla autopilot.Is the BMW X5 M Comp better than the new M5 Touring?Is the 4-cylinder Bronco good enough?Putting a gated manual in non-exoticsIs Goodwood FOS worth attending?And more!Recorded July 23, 2025 Go to HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm now to get 10 Free Meals with a Free Item For Life. New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! For a 10% discount on your first case go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman
Program notes:0:40 A novel way to help aphasia after a stroke1:40 C7 nerve ligation2:42 Somatosensory function versus speech processing3:36 Substandard anticancer medications4:40 Tested many using HPLC5:40 Alarming that one in six is impacted6:40 Paying out of pocket7:38 New type of medicine for treatment resistant hypertension8:38 Need to follow electrolytes9:00 ED boarding for elderly10:00 Length of stay increased11:00 Elderly more likely to suffer complications12:00 CMS program for all inclusive care for elderly12:49 End
The C8 ZR1 has arrived, and so too has a new ICONS episode on Detroit's supercar-killing, 1064-hp twin-turbo, flat-plane crank Corvette. We'll review the new car in detail and cover all the important bit players: the original 6-cylinder C1, the C3's optional ZR1 package, the Lotus-powered C4, and the supercharged C6 and C7 – plus rivals like the Ferrari 348, Porsche 911 Turbo, Ferrari 296 and SF90, and Lamborghini Revuelto. Can the C8 ZR1 cement its legacy as peak American sports car, or has it lost the plot pursuing the Europeans? === This episode is sponsored by Vyper Industrial — America's #1 rated shop chair, tool carts, and creepers, proudly made here in the US. Visit vyperindustrial.com and use code CARMUDGEON for $50 off. === C8 ZR1 ICONS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StWSpZHF998 Check out C4 ZR1 Revelations episode for a deeper dive into the first real ZR1! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vs2tdR-9C8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We Like Shooting Episode 612 This episode of We Like Shooting is brought to you by: Black Rhino Concealment, Swampfox Optics, RMA Defense, Die Free Co., XTech Tactical, Night Fision, and Medical Gear Outfitters Welcome to the We Like Shooting Show, episode 612! Our cast tonight is Jeremy Pozderac, Aaron Krieger, Nick Lynch, and me Shawn Herrin, welcome to the show! GunCon PUBLIC EVENT - June 28th Location - Cleveland, Ohio at the Twist Drill Building (1242 E 49th St) Industry/Media Events - June 25-28 (Mixed locations around Cleveland area) https://guncon.net/event/guncon-2025/ Use code wlsislife for $5 off GOALS August 9th and 10th in Knoxville, Tennessee. https://events.goa.org/goals/ Wes Huber - Vice President of Operations at Shield Arms https://www.shieldarms.com/ Instagram: @shield.arms Memorial Day moment of silence Gear Chat Nick - Staker SAM Staker SAM Shawn - YouTuber Explores DIY Solutions for Countering Drones The article discusses the use of improvised ammunition by Russian soldiers in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict to combat threats from drones. Efforts to create DIY shotshells for rifles like the AK-74 are highlighted, showcasing various methods tested by soldiers and YouTube channels. The developments could influence the gun community by demonstrating innovative approaches to ammunition manufacturing and usage in combat scenarios. Shawn - 733 C7 build (no summary available) Bullet Points Shawn - Understanding the National Firearms Act: A Historical Overview The article discusses the historical context and current developments regarding the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, highlighting proposed changes in legislation, particularly the "Big Beautiful Bill," which aims to eliminate the $200 tax stamp on NFA items and remove silencers from NFA regulations. If these changes are enacted, they are expected to significantly impact the gun community, potentially leading to increased demand and sales of silencers and NFA items. Shawn - Maztech X4 System Review and Insights (no summary available) Shawn - Cool 3D Printed Rook! 3d Printed Rook Gun Fights Step right up for "Gun Fights," the high-octane segment hosted by Nick Lynch, where our cast members go head-to-head in a game show-style showdown! Each contestant tries to prove their gun knowledge dominance. It's a wild ride of bids, bluffs, and banter—who will come out on top? Tune in to find out! WLS is Lifestyle Aaron's Alley 1911 vs. Gun Control Fools 1911 vs. Gun Control Fools Going Ballistic Another Day, Another Gun Grab U.S. Senate Measure Would Ban Use Of Firearm-Specific Merchant Category Codes ACLU's Immigration Flop ACLU Attempt to Block Criminal Illegal Alien Removals Fails Spectacularly Age Ban? Not on My Watch! Gun Owners Still Fighting to Undo Anti-Gun Age Ban in Florida Cash for Silence? Classic Move! Former NRA President Claims Gun-Control Group Offered $5 Million for Her to Quit Oops! Another Gun Control Fail FBI Agent Faces Gun Charges After Fatal Stafford County Shooting Former NRA President's Shocking Revelation: Gun Control Advocates Try to Buy Silence with $5 Million A former NRA president alleges that a gun-control organization attempted to persuade her to resign by offering her $5 million. This claim highlights the ongoing tensions between gun rights advocates and gun control activists, indicating that financial incentives are being used in the battle over gun legislation, further galvanizing the gun community's resolve against such tactics. H9 shilling has reached a fever pitch. (no summary available) When Armed Homeowners Take Out the Trash An armed homeowner in California confronted an alleged intruder, resulting in the intruder's death.
On this episode, we talk about The Tale of C7. #anthology #horror #90shorror #horrorforkids #AYAOTD #areyouafraidofthedark #JasonAlisharan #NathanielMoreau #RachelBlanchard #RossHull #RainePareCoull #JodieResther #JacobTierney #DJMacHale #NedKandel #Cinar #Nickelodeon Check out: Talesfromthepodcast.com http://linktr.ee/skewereduniversepodcast happyhournewsteam.com And can contact me through email here at talesfromthepodcast13@gmail. WooHoo!!! Tales From The Podcast The Fucking Video Game out now for PC! Purchase now for $10 Send payment and email to: PayPal - talesfromthepodcast13@gmail.com CashApp - $talesfromthepodcast $5 more and you pansies get a cheatbot! #horror #rpg #indiegame #pcgaming #oldschool #funny #adult #sexy #dirtysocks #spooky #horrorgame #videogaming #indiegaming #pogs #90snostalgia
The Ochelli Effect 5-21-2025 NEWS PlusLast week Chuck should have done a show but depression and migranes prevented that/5/13/25 Hell & High Water with Meria & Chuck OchelliThe new Pope; The reality (unreality) show we are living in; trump & his Saudi pal; sleepy Don; Emoluments Clause; $400 million bribe; the fat shot; tariffs; caves again; Scott Bessent; Quaaludes;White Africans; apartheid; Jeanine Pirro; Newark Airport; FAA cuts; Qatar; MTG; Bob Menendez; Lawrence O'Donnell; Hollywood past and lots more.https://meria.net/2025/05/hell-high-water-with-meria-and-chuck-ochelli-2/---The Un-United Swindles of A-Trumpistan Pledge Alliegience to Orange Jesus and His Pallace in The SkyGift, Grift, just put your faith in the judgement of President TRUMPDidn't Bob Menendez get "Gifts" from the same country and get charged for it?Former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Bribery, Foreign Agent, And Obstruction Offenseshttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-us-senator-robert-menendez-sentenced-11-years-prison-bribery-foreign-agent-andThe STABLE-GENIUS Came up with the word Equalize ...Presidential ActionsDELIVERING MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRESCRIPTION DRUGPRICING TO AMERICAN PATIENTS https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing-to-american-patients/HEY BUDDY YOUR FAT SHOT Ain't Workin' says AGENT ORANGE to his famous Nuerotic Overweight Businessman Buddy in LONDON on the phone?Trump says famous friend got ‘fat shot' cheaper overseas — and drug executive copped to overcharging https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/us-news/trump-says-famous-friend-got-fat-shot-cheaper-overseas-and-drug-executive-copped-to-overcharging/Elon Musk's chatbot IDs him as Trump's 'seriously overweight' pal taking the 'fat shot'https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2671999528/?u=2f53bb278972a476fdd356998e164365b4a941ff41e84cb0292d908ed5cfbc5bIn NEWS THAT isn't even BREAKING,DAILY TRIFECTA: Qatar's Plane And Simple PloyLet's go back to the departure...JP SottileMay 12, 2025https://newsvandal.substack.com/p/daily-trifecta-qatars-plane-and-simple?GOOD PARTS = TRUMP Bad Parts = Biden, & THAT'S HOW THE ECONOMIC COOKIE CRUMBLESalso NO 20 OR 30 DOLLS FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 11 YEAR-OLDs AND OTHER AGES JUST NEED 2 OR 3 What a joke. The 'dictator' wants a parade for his birthday. | Lettershttps://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/letters/2025/05/10/trump-parade-for-his-birthday-dictators/83532762007/Florida serial killer cheers Trump in his final words at execution https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5304529-florida-serial-killer-glen-rogers-trump-maga-casanova-killer/ Trump on Upholding the Constitution? "I Don't Know"If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear U.S. residents without due process, what's to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? Either everyone has due process — or no one doeshttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/fUUfJIbulNMArtII.S1.C7.1 Emoluments Clause and Presidential Compensationhttps://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C7-1/ALDE_00000233/What is habeas corpus and why might Donald Trump want to suspend it?https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwynl8jv4gjo---Suzanne Harrington: 'We are all witnesses to genocide in Gaza — it's livestreaming in our pockets'https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-columnists/arid-41629120.htmlCrates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basementhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w3jlqlp27oOchelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelli---NOVEMBER IN DALLAS LANCER CONFERENCEDISCOUNT FOR YOU10 % OFF code = Ochelli10https://assassinationconference.com/------Email Chuckblindjfkresearcher@gmail.comBE THE EFFECTOchelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelli
In this special episode of CORVETTE TODAY, we celebrate the career of Corvette's Exterior Design Mnager, Kirk Bennion. Kirk spent 41 years at General Motors and 37 year with Corvette. Your CORVETTE TODAY host Steve Garrett, reminisces with Kirk about his career, how he got his job at General Motors, how he started working on Corvette and the development of the C5, C6, C7 and C8 Corvettes! Kirk shares some of his favorite stories about Corvette and GM and talks about some of the icons he's worked with over the years as well. It's another very special edition of CORVETTE TODAY that you don't want to miss!
Vi häller upp ett rykande nytt avsnitt av Speljuntan i din poddspelare! I det bullkalas som kan kallas nyheter tuggar vi oss igenom högt och lågt från senaste Nintendo Direct (nej, inte den om Switch 2), tar en söt och en salt liten kaka om Ubisoft samt funderar kring nöjet med att sparka en boll i nyllet på C7. När juntan mätta knäpper upp översta knappen i byxorna och börjar prata om vad vi spelat på sistone kommer Assassin's Creed Shadows absolut på tal - och så även ett litet demotips om ögontjäneri från Angelica: The King is Watching. Vill du vara med och smöra kråset med Speljuntan - bli patreon på speljuntan.se! Spel som nämns i avsnittet: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, The Sims, Metroid Prime 4, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, The Eternal Life of Goldman, Duck Tales, Patapon and Patapon 2 Replay, Gradius Origins, Shadow Labyrinth, Pac-Man, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Rainbow Six, Far Cry, Fatal Fury: City of Wolves, The King is Watching Spel som nämns i releaseradarn: The Last of Us Part II Remastered, South of Midnight, Blue Prince, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Day, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Fatal Fury: City of Wolves, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Days Gone Remastered Tidskoder:(00:50) Personliga frågan (08:20) Spelnyheter (34:14) Reklam (34:55) Spelintryck
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Contact your legislators to protect and improve social safety net programs:https://bit.ly/MTWCallToActionGet connected with other advocacy organizations:https://bit.ly/MTWAdvocacyNetworkShare Super Adaptables with your friends (email template):https://bit.ly/ShareSuperAdaptablesThe Super Adaptables Podcast is hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. Listen as a podcast anywhere by searching for More Than Walking.
Contact your legislators to protect and improve social safety net programs: https://bit.ly/MTWCallToAction Get connected with other advocacy organizations: https://bit.ly/MTWAdvocacyNetwork Share Super Adaptables with your friends (email template): https://bit.ly/ShareSuperAdaptables The Super Adaptables Podcast is hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register.
Millions of Americans with and without disabilities face a variety of barriers every day and rely on their communities to help in the form of free school lunch, energy assistance, broadband in lower-income neighborhoods, free healthcare coverage, and affordable and accessible housing. The National Library of Medicine reported in 2021 that 11.6% of the US population lived in poverty. According to another report, the poverty rate would be twice as high if programs like these and Social Security benefits didn't exist to subsidize Incomes. Today, we speak with experts Josh Basile (Founder & President, Determined2Heal Foundation / SPINALpedia), Heather Miller (Certified Benefits Counselor, SPINALpedia), Joe Shortt (Independent Living Advocate, Independence Northwest), and Tom Wade (Independent Living Advocate, Independence Northwest) about the importance of preserving and improving Social Safety Nets. The Super Adaptables Podcast is hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. Listen as a podcast anywhere by searching for More Than Walking.
“Out with the old and in with the new” is an adage that many of us apply when we make New Year's resolutions. We promise to eat healthier, save money, and stop procrastinating. Whatever you resolve to do, the intent is to make necessary changes to improve your quality of life. As we enter into the 90th year since the establishment of the Social Security Administration in August of 1935, America has the opportunity to look back at the status of its social safety nets, government-run programs to assist the most vulnerable such as people with disabilities or low-income, and make some much-needed New Year's resolutions to improve them and the opportunity of the American Dream. How have you been impacted by these programs and what changes would you suggest? The Super Adaptables Podcast is hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register.
For some, America is a land that flows with milk and honey, where opportunity is afforded to everyone, and living the American dream isn't merely an ideal but a reality. This belief is rooted in hard work, and education which seems to be within reach of all its citizens, and even extended to those who aren't. This year, the Super Adaptables podcast will be covering a variety of topics mainly focused on social safety nets, their function, and how maintaining them keeps in step with American values and makes whatever anyone with or without a disability dreams not only attainable but equitable and accessible for everyone, especially the most vulnerable. That truly is America! The Super Adaptables Podcast is hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register.
Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang… ¡Ya vale de Ford Mustang! Que sí, que mola mucho, pero el “VER-DA-DE-RO” deportivo norteamericano, el más representativo, el que más ha aportado estética y técnicamente, no es el Ford Mustang… ¡para nada! ¿Y cuál es entonces? Está claro… ¡el Chevrolet Corvette! No te lo crees… te lo voy a demostrar. Gracias a nuestros amigos de la revista “CEROaCIEN” hicimos un monográfico del Corvette… que terminaba en el C3, que era la portada de la revista… pero es que, del Corvette, desde que nació en 1953 hasta ahora… ¡ha habido 8 generaciones! Hablaremos de todas. 1953. Nace un mito, el C1. Chevrolet quería “rejuvenecer” la imagen de esta marca de GM… y Harley Earl, diseñador jefe de la marca llevaba mucho tiempo queriendo diseñar y producir un deportivo. Convenció a Edward N. Cole, ingeniero jefe de Chevrolet y pensaron en utilizar una carrocería deportiva, atractiva y ligera, montarla en chasis pequeño y poner un motor “gordo”. Y en 1953 en el mismísimo Waldorf Astoria de Nueva York se presentó el Chevrolet Corvette. El diseño de Robert McLean, atrevido y con mucha personalidad, fue todo un éxito. Y aunque al principio este C1 dio algunos problemas de fiabilidad, no paró de evolucionar y a llegó a llevar motores V8 de hasta 5,4 litros y hasta 365 CV. 1962. C2, ¡otra cosa! Mientras en el Ford Mustang la segunda generación era casi un paso atrás, en este caso Chevrolet fue muy atrevida. El concepto de coche deportivo, divertido de conducir y ligero para los cánones norteamericanos, se mantenía… ¡pero no tenía nada que ver! Para comenzar, ya hay versión Coupé que nunca tuvo el C1 recurre a los faros escamoteables y la parte posterior era muy original. Además, contaba con suspensión trasera independiente y llegó a llevar motores de hasta 7 litros y 425 CV. 1967: C3, el “Coca-Cola”. Este C3 fue conocido en España y otros países hispano hablantes como el “Coca Cola” por sus formas vistas desde arriba. En los países angloparlantes se le denomino “The Shark”. El “tiburón” y estuvo en producción nada menos que 14 años. Su secreto… ¡una estética impresionante! El diseño de Larry Shinoda era y es todo un espectáculo. Quizás haya otros Corvette más impresionantes, pero más bonitos, no. 1983. C4, más sofisticado y práctico. Este modelo lo pude probar, nada menos que el ZR-1 con motor V8 de 5 litros, con culatas retocadas por Lotus y 411 CV. En foto no tanto, pero “cara a cara” era impresionante, no solo gracias al diseño de Jerry Palmer, sino también gracias a tu tamaño… 1996. C5, copiando a los japoneses. La primera vez que me dijeron que este diseño era una copia o al menos estaba inspirado en los japoneses Nissan 300ZX y Mazda RX-7 fui un poco escéptico… luego me he dado cuenta de que es evidente. Casi os diría que más en el Mazda, pues parece un RX-7 que ha tomado anabolizantes. No es una crítica para su diseñador, John Cafaro, que a mi entender hizo un buen trabajo, porque en estos tiempos los coches japoneses eran en los USA y en todo el mundo un verdadero referente, sobre todo en cuanto a calidad de acabados… y este C5 en este sentido mejoraba netamente al C4. 2004. C6, más de lo mismo. GM nunca ocultó que en realidad el C6 era una evolución y mejora del C5, algo más pequeño, ligero y con motores más potentes y eficientes. Pero si piensas que este C6 aporto poco a la saga, te equivocas, pues creo que con este modelo llega un punto de inflexión. ¿A qué me refiero? A que el Corvette, aunque se recorta en tamaño, “crece” como concepto, ascendiendo de la categoría de “deportivo” y acercándose a la de super-deportivo, con motores de hasta 638 CV en su versión tope de gama, como motor de solo 6 litros, compresor y no turbo y esos 638 CV. 2013. C7, muy actualizado. En este caso más que decir que el C7 es una evolución del C6 me gusta más decir que es una actualización, desde el punto de vista estético, con una línea similar, pero más moderna y aerodinámica, pero también en el plano técnico, con la llegada de la inyección directa. El motor de 6 litros recibe no solo la inyección directa, sino también el sistema de apertura de válvulas variable, lo que permite subir la potencia hasta los 461 CV reduciendo el consumo. Este Corvette ya pretende ser más superdeportivo que deportivo, no solo por su mecánica, sino por el empleo del carbono y el aluminio en su chasis y por sus asientos de cuero cosidos a mano… sofisticado, lujoso, eficiente y muy deportivo. 2020. C8, un salto espectacular. No solo es el motor central, no solo es el nuevo chasis, no solo es la estética… es que el motor tope de gama rebasa una cifra mítica… la de los ¡1.000 CV! Exactamente 1079 CV. Sinceramente, a mí con las versiones de 664 o 679 CV creo que me llega.
Adrienne Peters returns to Oil and Whiskey, joined by her father, Tom Peters, legendary designer of the C6, C7, and C8 Corvettes. Together, they discuss Tom's groundbreaking concept car designs, the evolution of the Corvette, and the creative process behind some of the industry's most iconic vehicles. From family inspirations to their roles in shaping automotive history, this father-daughter duo offers an unforgettable look into their careers and passion for design.
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The political world is no stranger to divisive language, but what happens when campaigning shifts from policy debate to propaganda, and who pays the price? Campaigning doesn't come cheap. According to one statistic from 2020, congressional and presidential races collectively cost over 14 billion dollars. While smear campaigns have come to be expected, in recent years the mudslinging between candidates has turned into fearmongering with racial overtones that stereotype and vilify entire communities. As a result, programs to protect and support vulnerable minority groups, including the disabled community, are in jeopardy even more than they already were. Sticks and stones may break bones, but surely the policies of propaganda can hurt all of us in the end. On October 10, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Sept. 15. It dropped for free subscribers on Sept. 22. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoKelly Pawlak, President & CEO of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA)Recorded onAugust 19, 2024About the NSAAFrom the association's website:The National Ski Areas Association is the trade association for ski area owners and operators. It represents over 300 alpine resorts that account for more than 90% of the skier/snowboarder visits nationwide. Additionally, it has several hundred supplier members that provide equipment, goods and services to the mountain resort industry.NSAA analyzes and distributes ski industry statistics; produces annual conferences and tradeshows; produces a bimonthly industry publication and is active in state and federal government affairs. The association also provides educational programs and employee training materials on industry issues including OSHA, ADA and NEPA regulations and compliance; environmental laws and regulations; state regulatory requirements; aerial tramway safety; and resort operations and guest service.NSAA was established in 1962 and was originally headquartered in New York, NY. In 1989 NSAA merged with SIA (Snowsports Industries America) and moved to McLean, Va. The merger was dissolved in 1992 and NSAA was relocated to Lakewood, Colo., because of its central geographic location. NSAA is located in the same office building as the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the National Ski Patrol in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb west of Denver.Why I interviewed herA pervasive sub-narrative in American skiing's ongoing consolidation is that it's tough to be alone. A bad winter at a place like Magic Mountain, Vermont or Caberfae Peaks, Michigan or Bluewood, Washington means less money, because a big winter at Partner Mountain X across the country isn't available to keep the bank accounts stable. Same thing if your hill gets chewed up by a tornado or a wildfire or a flood. Operators have to just hope insurance covers it.This story is not entirely incorrect. It's just incomplete. It is harder to be independent, whether you're Jackson Hole or Bolton Valley or Mount Ski Gull, Minnesota. But few, if any, ski areas are entirely and truly alone, fighting on the mountaintop for survival. Financially, yes (though many independent ski areas are owned by families or individuals who operate one or more additional businesses, which can and sometimes do subsidize ski areas in lean or rebuilding years). But in the realm of ideas, ski areas have a lot of help.That's because, layered over the vast network of 500-ish U.S. mountains is a web of state and national associations that help sort through regulations, provide ideas, and connect ski areas to one another. Not every state with ski areas has one. Nevada's handful of ski areas, for example, are part of Ski California. New Jersey's can join Ski Areas of New York, which often joins forces with Ski Pennsylvania. Ski Idaho counts Grand Targhee, Wyoming, as a member. Some of these associations (Ski Utah), enjoy generous budgets and large staffs. Others (Ski New Hampshire), accomplish a remarkable amount with just a handful of people. But layered over them all – in reach but not necessarily hierarchy – is the National Ski Areas Association. The NSAA helps ski areas where state associations may lack the scale, resources, or expertise. The NSAA organized the united, nationwide approach to Covid-era operations ahead of the 2020-21 ski season; developed and maintained the omnipresent Skier Responsibility Code; and help ski areas do everything from safely operate chairlifts and terrain parks to fend off climate change. Their regional and national shows are energetic, busy, and productive. Top representatives – the sorts of leaders who appear on this podcast - from every major national or regional ski area are typically present.This support layer, mostly invisible to consumers, is in some ways the concrete holding the nation's ski areas together. Most of even the most staunchly independent operators are members. If U.S. skiing were really made up of 500 ski areas trying to figure out snowmaking in 500 different ways, then we wouldn't have 500 ski areas. They need each other more than you might think. And the NSAA helps pull them all together.What we talked aboutLow natural snow, strong skier visits – the paradox of the 2023-24 ski season; ever-better snowmaking; explaining the ski industry's huge capital investments over recent years; European versus American lift fleets; lift investments across America; when it's time to move on from your dream job; 2017 sounds like yesterday but it may as well have been 1,000 years ago; the disappearing climate-change denier; can ski areas adapt to climate change?; the biggest challenges facing the NSAA's next leader, and what qualities that leader will need to deal with them; should ski areas be required to report injuries?; operators who are making progress on safety; are ski area liability waivers in danger?; the wild cost of liability insurance; how drones could help ski area safety; why is skiing still so white, even after all the DE&I?; why youth skier participation as a percentage of overall skier visits has been declining; and the enormous potential for indoor skiing to grow U.S. participation.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewFirst, Pawlak announced, in May, that she would step down from her NSAA role whenever the board could identify a capable replacement. She explains why on the podcast, but hers has been a by-all-accounts successful seven-year run amidst and through rapid and irreversible industry change – Covid, consolidation, multi-mountain passes, climate change, skyrocketing costs, the digitization of everything – and it was worth pausing to reflect on all that the NSAA had accomplished and all of the challenges waiting ahead.Second, our doomsday instincts keep running up against this stat: despite a fairly poor winter, snow-wise, the U.S. ski industry racked up the fifth-most skier visits of all time during its 2023-24 campaign. How is that possible, and what does it mean? I've explored this a little myself, but Pawlak has access to data that I don't, and she adds an extra dimension to our analysis.And this is true of so many of the topics that I regularly cover in this newsletter: capital investment, regulation, affordability, safety, diversity. This overlap is not surprising, given my stated focus on lift-served skiing in North America. Most of my podcasts bore deeply into the operations of a single mountain, then zoom out to center those ski areas within the broader ski universe. When I talk with the NSAA, I can do the opposite – analyze the larger forces driving the evolution of lift-served skiing, and see how the collective is approaching them. It's a point of view that very few possess, and even fewer are able to articulate. Questions I wish I'd askedWe recorded this conversation before POWDR announced that it had sold Killington and Pico, and would look to sell Bachelor, Eldora, and Silver Star in the coming months. I would have loved to have gotten Pawlak's take on what was a surprise twist in skiing's long-running consolidation.I didn't ask Pawlak about the Justice Department's investigation into Alterra's proposed acquisition of Arapahoe Basin. I wish I would have.What I got wrongI said that Hugh Reynolds was “Big Snow's head of marketing.” His actual role is Chief Marketing Officer for all of Snow Partners, which operates the indoor Big Snow ski area, the outdoor Mountain Creek ski area, and a bunch of other stuff.Podcast NotesOn specific figures from the Kotke Report:Pretty much all of the industry statistics that I cite in this interview come from the Kotke Demographic Report, an annual end-of-season survey that aggregates anonymized data from hundreds of U.S. ski areas. Any numbers that I reference in this conversation either refer to the 2022-23 study, or include historical data up to that year. I did not have access to the 2023-24 report until after our conversation.Capital expendituresPer the 2023-24 Kotke Report:Definitions of ski resort sizesAlso from Kotke:On European lift fleets versus AmericanComparing European skiing to American skiing is a bit like comparing futbol to American football – two different things entirely. Europe is home to at least five times as many ski areas as North America and about six times as many skiers. There are ski areas there that make Whistler look like Wilmot Mountain. The food is not only edible, but does not cost four times your annual salary. Lift tickets are a lot cheaper, in general. But it snows more, and more consistently, in North America; our liftlines are more organized; and you don't need a guide here to ski five feet off piste. Both are great and annoying in their own way. But our focus of difference-ness in this podcast was between the lift fleets on each continent. In brief, you're far more likely to stumble across a beefcaker on a random Austrian trail than you are here in U.S. America. Take a look at skiresort.info's (not entirely accurate but close enough), inventory of eight-place chairlifts around the world:On “Waterville with the MND lift”Pawlak was referring to Waterville Valley's Tecumseh Express, built in 2022 by France-based MND. It was the first and only lift that the manufacturer built in the United States prior to the dissolution of a joint venture with Bartholet. While MND may be sidelined, Pawlak's point remains valid: there is room in the North American market for manufacturers other than Leitner-Poma and Doppelmayr, especially as lift prices continue to escalate at amazing rates.On my crankiness with “the mainstream media” and climate changeI kind of hate the term “mainstream media,” particularly when it's used as a de facto four-letter word to describe some Power Hive of brainwashing elitists conspiring to cover up the government's injection of Anthrax into our Honey Combs. I regret using the term in our conversation, but sometimes in the on-the-mic flow of an interview I default to stupid. Anyway, once or twice per year I get particularly bent about some non-ski publication framing lift-served skiing as an already-doomed industry because the climate is changing. I'm not some denier kook who's stockpiling dogfood for the crocodile apocalypse, but I find this narrative stupid because it's reductive and false. The real story is this: as the climate changes, the ski industry is adapting in amazing and inventive ways; ski areas are, as I often say, Climate Change Super Adapters. You can read an example that I wrote here.On the NSAA's Covid responseThere's no reason to belabor the NSAA's Covid response – which was comprehensive and excellent, and is probably the reason the 2020-21 American ski season happened – here. I already broke the whole thing down with Pawlak back in April 2021. She also joined me – somewhat remarkably, given the then-small reach of the podcast – at the height of Covid confusion in April 2020 to talk through what in the world could possibly happen next.On The Colorado Sun's reporting on ski area safety and the NSAA's safety reportThe Colorado Sun consistently reports on ski area safety, and the ski industry's resistance to laws that would compel them to make injury reports public. I asked Pawlak about this, citing, specifically, this Sun article From April 8, 2024:[13-year-old] Silas [Luckett] is one of thousands of people injured on Colorado ski slopes every winter. With the state's ski hills posting record visitation in the past two seasons — reaching 14.8 million in 2022-23 — it would appear that the increasing frequency of injuries coincides with the rising number of visits. We say “appear” because, unlike just about every other industry in the country, the resort industry does not disclose injury data. …Ski resorts do not release injury reports. The ski resort industry keeps a tight grasp on even national injury data. Since 1980, the National Ski Areas Association provides select researchers with injury data for peer-reviewed reports issued every 10 years by the National Ski Areas Association. The most recent 10-year review of ski injuries was published in 2014, looking at 13,145 injury reports from the 2010-11 ski season at resorts that reported 4.6 million visits.The four 10-year reports showed a decline in skier injuries from 3.1 per 1,000 visitors in 1980-81 to 2.7 in 1990-91 to 2.6 in 2000-01 to 2.5 in 2010-11. Snowboarder injuries were 3.3 in 1990, 7.0 in 2000 and 6.1 in 2010.For 1990-91, the nation's ski areas reported 46.7 million skier visits, 2000-01 was 57.3 million and 2010-11 saw a then all–time high of 60.5 million visits. …The NSAA's once-a-decade review of injuries from 2020-21 was delayed during the pandemic and is expected to land later this year. But the association's reports are not available to the public [Pawlak disputes this, and provided a copy of the report to The Storm – you can view it here].When Colorado state Sen. Jessie Danielson crafted a bill in 2021 that would have required ski areas to publish annual injury statistics, the industry blasted the plan, arguing it would be an administrative burden and confuse the skiing public. It died in committee.“When we approached the ski areas to work on any of the details in the bill, they refused,” Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat, told The Sun in 2021. “It makes me wonder what it is that they are hiding. It seems to me that an industry that claims to have safety as a top priority would be interested in sharing the information about injuries on their mountains.”The resort industry vehemently rebuffs the notion that ski areas do not take safety seriously.Patricia Campbell, the then-president of Vail Resorts' 37-resort mountain division and a 35-year veteran of the resort industry, told Colorado lawmakers considering the 2021 legislation that requiring ski resorts to publish safety reports was “not workable” and would create an “unnecessary burden, confusion and distraction.”Requiring resorts to publish public safety plans, she said, would “trigger a massive administrative effort” that could redirect resort work from other safety measures.“Publishing safety plans will not inform skiers about our work or create a safer ski area,” Campbell told the Colorado Senate's Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in April 2021.On ASTM International Pawlak refers to “ASTM International” in the podcast. That is an acronym for “American Society for Testing and Materials,” an organization that sets standards for various industries. Here's an overview video that most of you will find fairly boring (I do, however, find it fascinating that these essentially invisible boards operate in the background to introduce some consistency into our highly confusing industrialized world):On Mammoth and Deer Valley's “everyone gets 15 feet” campaignThere's a cool video of this on Deer Valley's Instapost that won't embed on this page for some reason. Since Alterra owns both resorts, I will assume Mammoth's campaign is similar.On Heavenly's collision prevention programMore on this program, from NSAA's Safety Awards website:Heavenly orchestrated a complex collision prevention strategy to address a very specific situation and need arising from instances of skier density in certain areas. The ski area's unique approach leveraged detailed incident data and distinct geographic features, guest dynamics and weather patterns to identify and mitigate high-risk areas effectively. Among its efforts to redirect people in a congested area, Heavenly reintroduced the Lakeview Terrain Park, added a rest area and groomed a section through the trees to attract guests to an underutilized run. Most impressively, these innovative interventions resulted in a 52% year-over-year reduction of person-on-person collisions. Judges also appreciated that the team successfully incorporated creative thinking from a specialist-level employee. For its effective solutions to reduce collision risk through thoughtful terrain management, NSAA awarded Heavenly Mountain Resort with the win for Best Collision Prevention Program.On the Crested Butte accidentPawlak and I discuss a 2022 accident at Crested Butte that could end up having lasting consequences on the ski industry. Per The Colorado Sun:It was toward the end of the first day of a ski vacation with their church in March 2022 when Mike Miller and his daughter Annie skied up to the Paradise Express lift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The chair spun around and Annie couldn't settle into the seat. Mike grabbed her. The chair kept climbing out of the lift terminal. He screamed for the lift operator to stop the chair. So did people in the line. The chair kept moving. Annie tried to hold on to the chair. Mike tried to hold his 16-year-old daughter. The fall from 30 feet onto hard-packed snow shattered her C7 vertebrae, bruised her heart, lacerated her liver and injured her lungs. She will not walk again. The Miller family claims the lift operators were not standing at the lift controls and “consciously and recklessly disregarded the safety of Annie” when they failed to stop the Paradise chair. In a lawsuit the family filed in December 2022 in Broomfield County District Court, they accused Crested Butte Mountain Resort and its owner, Broomfield-based Vail Resorts, of gross negligence and “willful and wanton conduct.”In May, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on the incident, per SAM:In a 5-2 ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court found that liability waivers cannot be used to protect ski areas from negligence claims related to chairlift accidents. The decision will allow a negligence per se claim brought against Vail Resorts to proceed in the district courts.The decision, however, did not invalidate all waivers, as the NSAA clarified in the same SAM article:There was concern among outdoor activity operators in Colorado that the case might void liability waivers altogether, but the narrow scope of the decision has largely upheld the use of liability waivers to protect against claims pertaining to inherent risks.“While the Supreme Court carved out a narrow path where releases of liability cannot be enforced in certain, unique chairlift incidents, the media downplayed, if not ignored, a critical part of the ruling,” explained Dave Byrd, the National Ski Areas Association's (NSAA) director of risk and regulatory affairs. “Plaintiffs' counsel had asked the [Colorado] Supreme Court to overturn decades of court precedent enforcing the broader use of ALL releases in recreation incidents, and the court unanimously declined to make such a radical change with Colorado's long-standing law on releases and waivers—and that was the more important part of the court's decision from my perspective.”The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling “express[es] no view as to the ultimate merit of the claim,” rather it allows the Millers' claim to proceed to trial in the lower courts. It could be month or years before the lawsuit is concluded.On me knowing “all too well what it's like to be injured on a ski trip”Boy do I ever:Yeah that's my leg. Ouch.Don't worry. I've skied 102 days since that mangling.Here's the full story.On “Jerry of the Day”I have conflicted feelings on Jerry of the Day. Some of their posts are hilarious, capturing what are probably genuinely good and seasoned skiers whiffing in incredible fashion:Some are just mean-spirited and stupid:Funny I guess if you rip and wear it ironically. But it's harder to be funny than you may suppose. See The New Yorker's cloying and earnest (and never-funny), Shouts & Murmurs column.On state passport programsState passport programs are one of the best hacks to make skiing affordable for families. Run by various state ski associations, they provide between one and three lift tickets to every major ski area in the state for some grade range between third and fifth. A small administrative fee typically applies, but otherwise, the lift tickets are free. In most, if not all, cases, kids do not need to live in the state to be eligible. Check out the programs in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Utah. Other states have them too – use the Google machine to find them.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 58/100 in 2024, and number 558 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
The Two Good Gardeners return for a new series with an episode devoted to autumn seed sowing. Dan and Julia reveal which varieties you can plant right now for fabulous flowers and delicious edibles next year before sharing a list of jobs you can do in your garden during the second half of September. Your hosts announce a new sponsor—Gold Leaf Gloves—and celebrate with a giveaway: visit their Instagram account @twogoodgardeners for details. Closing date: Friday, 27th September 2024.Julia's recommended crops for autumn sowing:Carrots 'Nantes', 'Autumn King' and 'Parabel'Broadbeans, 'Aquadulce' and 'The Sutton'Lettuce 'Oak Leaf', 'All Year Round', Winter Density'ParsleyPea 'Meteor'Radish 'Wintella', 'Sparkler'Spring Onion 'White Lisbon'Spinach 'Perpetual'Pak Choi 'Red Choi', 'Glacier', 'Cholo F1'Onion 'Red Baron', 'Electric', 'Snowball', 'Radar', 'Autumn Champion'Shallot 'Jermor'Dan's recommended flowers for autumn sowing:Ammi majusCornflowerCorncockleCalendulaChrysanthemum carinatumLinariaNigellaPoppy (corn and opium)PhaceliaAntirrhinumAnaethiumEschscholziaCerinthe major 'Purpurascens'ClarkiaGodetiaRequiring a cold spell - Rudbeckia, Monarda (bergamot), Orlaya, Echinacea, Eryngium (sea holly), Persicaria, Larkspur, Centaurea (Batchelors' buttons)Jobs to do in your garden this fortnight1. Protect Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli from birds, bugs & butterflies2. Add compost to any beds you are clearing to improve soil structure and boost nutrients3. Order tulips, but don't be tempted to plant them until November4. Plant narcissi, daffodils and alliums5. Order indoor bulbs for forcing6. Bring exotic/tender plants back into the greenhouse, conservatory or house when nighttime temperatures drop below 10ºC7. Switch summer feed to winter feed for all citrus trees8. Collect seeds from perennials9. Lift, divide and replant large clumps of herbaceous perennialsDan's Products of the Episode:Gold Leaf GlovesWebsite links:Dan Cooper GardenParker's PatchGold Leaf GlovesProduced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get election facts at https://ballotpedia.org/ Register to vote at https://vote.gov/ In 1948, the International Wheelchair Games were first held in London England for British World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries. The founder, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, was a neurologist who fled Nazi Germany and believed that being involved in sports was a great way to rehabilitate. What began as a form of therapy became what is now known as the Paralympics. In 2020, the summer Paralympics had over 4500 athletes participate from 163 countries. The Paralympics presents us with the world's best differently-abled athletes and opportunities to question how people with disabilities are treated back home; athletics has a way of bringing issues of justice, equity, and inclusion to the forefront. Whether you're a casual observer, a diehard sports enthusiast, or a Paralympian, none of us are just bystanders. On September 12, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
Send us a Text Message.Curious about the complexities of equine neck pain? In this episode of Veterinary Vertex, we discuss neck pain in horses caused by the transposition of the ventral lamina from C6 to C7. Join us as we speak with Dr. Yvette Nout-Lomas, who delves into her team's groundbreaking research. You'll uncover how their interest sparked from real-life clinical cases and led to discovering a higher prevalence of neck pain in warmblood horses with TC67, yet surprisingly no significant connection to lameness or neurologic signs. Yvette also shares the limitations of their retrospective study and the critical need for proper diagnosis to enhance the welfare of our equine friends.In our enlightening discussion, Yvette helps us untangle the often-misunderstood terminology around equine cervical vertebral anatomy, particularly differentiating between morphological variations and malformations. We stress the importance of precise language to better educate both clients and veterinarians. The episode also underscores the necessity for prospective research and well-matched control groups to fully comprehend the health impacts of TC67. Moreover, we delve into the vital role of advanced training and mentorship in propelling equine veterinary research forward. Tune in for a thoughtful exploration of neck pain in horses and its broader implications on their health and behavior.Open access article: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.04.0230INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA ® OR AJVR ® ? JAVMA ® : https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthors AJVR ® : https://avma.org/AJVRAuthorsFOLLOW US:JAVMA ® : Facebook: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | Facebook Instagram: JAVMA (@avma_javma) • Instagram photos and videos Twitter: JAVMA (@AVMAJAVMA) / Twitter AJVR ® : Facebook: American Journal of Veterinary Research - AJVR | Facebook Instagram: AJVR (@ajvroa) • Instagram photos and videos Twitter: AJVR (@AJVROA) / Twitter JAVMA ® and AJVR ® LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/avma-journals
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Get election facts at https://ballotpedia.org/ Register to vote at https://vote.gov/ On Monday, July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court weighed in on the polarizing issue of Presidential Immunity. In a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that a sitting president can't be criminally prosecuted for “official acts” done while in office. The court is divided on this historic topic, one justice who ruled in favor of the measure is quoted as saying to those who dissented “They strike a tone of chilling doom” while another who dissented said, “With fear for our democracy, I dissent”. Many have expressed concern that given this type of power, the executive branch could become an authoritarian regime with no checks and balances. What worries the disability community is where that leaves us. Our ability to exercise our right to freedom of speech, peacefully protest, and rock the vote is crucial - so how can we protect it? On August 8, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on what happens to the disabled when democracy dies. Hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/morethanwalking. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
On this podcast we had Aiden come on and talk about all his builds and what's to come with the C7 build thats suppose to be crazy on the street. His whipple S650 making over 900whp on stock everything. Hear his story and see what's next for him and Stealth, thank you for watching!
According to a May 6, 2024 report on statista.com, life expectancy after SCI greatly correlates to the severity and age of the person at the time of injury. For example, a 20-year-old who suffers from paraplegia may expect to live on average about 42 more years, while someone the same age who has sustained low tetraplegia may live 27 more years, compared to the average 58 years for someone without SCI. These stats are alarming, especially when you consider all the factors in our society and healthcare system that make it difficult - and often intentionally so from a “fiscally responsible” mindset of our elected officials - to promptly access the health services we need. Although our everyday struggles can consume us, we can also learn to see beyond those difficulties and discover where we belong and what we can do in this new life. On June 27, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
The United States Postal Service is one of the most derided institutions in the country. Also, it's one of the most highly regarded according to every poll conducted on government agencies. This episode digs into our complicated relationship with the Postal Service and examines the historical challenges facing this institution. We cover the controversy surrounding Louis DeJoy, the current Postmaster General and his ten-year plan to modernize the agency. And we finish with a recommendation for how it should ultimately be run that honors its original mandate. Chapters Intro: 00:00:48 Chapter One: Ye Olde Post Office. 00:01:41 Chapter Two: The Post Office Gets a Makeover. 00:06:11 Chapter Three: Ode to DeJoy. 00:13:20 Bring it home, Max. 00:18:37 Post Show Musings: 00:27:14 Outro: 00:34:47 Resources Pew Research Center: Public Holds Broadly Favorable Views of Many Federal Agencies, Including CDC and HHS USPS: Postal Facts Congress.gov: ArtI.S8.C7.1 Historical Background on Postal Power Brookings: How is the U.S. Postal Service governed and funded? The Guardian: There was only one loser in this Royal Mail privatisation: the taxpayer Wikipedia: Bandwidth throttling United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General: Postal Retirement Funds in Perspective: Historical Evolution and Ongoing Challenges Congressional Research Service: FY2024 U.S. Postal Service Appropriations Vox: Trump thinks Amazon's destroying the post office. Here's what's really happening. Katie Porter gets DeJoy to make embarrassing admission at USPS hearing USPS: Delivering for America The Guardian: ‘It's going to delay the mail': the fight over Louis DeJoy's USPS plan GovExec: Biden taps former cabinet secretary for USPS board GovExec: Senators call on postal board to abandon DeJoy's USPS reforms Common Dreams: 'DeJoy Has to Go Right Now': Fury Over Postal Service Failure to Electrify Truck Fleet Time: Louis DeJoy's Surprising Second Act CNN: Biden signs US Postal Service reform bill into law Hey Arnold: I Hate The Snow -- If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! www.youtube.com/@UNFTR Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565 Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee® at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic® at unftr.com/blog to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com) and Hold Fast (holdfastband.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Boys are here for the stunt movie to end all stunt movies. HOUSEKEEPINGWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/PLUS63HPFOLLOW US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM: @PLUS63HPLISTEN TO THE PODCAST: APPLE PODCAST, SPOTIFY OR AMAZONSTREAMING LIVE ON TWITCH.COM/PLUS63HPUP NEXTFuriosa A Mad Max SagaTHIS WEEKRATING RUBRICGOOD: 10 - MASTERPIECE, 9 - EXCELLENT, 8 - GREAT, 5-7 - LEVELS OF GOODBAD: 2-4 - LEVELS OF BAD, 1 - LOLMAIN TOPICThe Fall Guy (J7, C7, A8)Hosts: Jong Clemente and Chubax Chuidian with Raymond Villanueva and Arnold Valentino.
In 1986, seventeen year old Chad Waligura was having a normal day with his friends. Swimming, laughing and more until he dove into the pool and struck the bottom, breaking his neck at the C7. Before anyone noticed he was at the bottom, Chad drowned...adults at the event went into action pulled him from the water and resuscitated him, bringing him back to life. 3 weeks later he was in the woods chasing deer. Today, Chad has a respectable resume as an outdoor writer, television show host and more. In this episode we dicsuss his injury, and how he has not allowed it to stop him from chasing his dreams of hunting and fishing. You will love this show and learn a lot about Chad and Able Outdoors. His mission to help other parapalegic and quadrapalegics experience the outdoors. www.ableoutdoors.com www.taurususa.com www.cva.com www.birddogcoffeebeans.com www.himtnjerky.com www.citrusafe.com www.elimishieldhunt.com www.nukemhunting.com www.christianoutdoors.org
Since the beginning, disabled people have been a part of society. Though historians weren't keeping a census on our community in 1552 B.C., the first recording of someone with a mental disability was put in a document called the Therapeutic Papyrus of Thebes. Fast-forward to 1655, the first self-propelled wheelchair was created by a paraplegic German watchmaker named Stephan Farfler. And now in 2024, Connecticut wheelchair users have helped pass the first law in the U.S. that protects wheelchair users from horrific months-to-years-long repair delays fueled by dominating private equity business practices. Whether you are born with or acquire a disability at a later point, having one doesn't mean you shrivel up and disappear - it means you are now a part of creating a more diverse and inclusive world, one step or wheel at a time. On May 23, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/morethanwalking. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
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The second half of the first season of Netflix Avatar The Last Airbender adaptation is here for the boys to review. HOUSEKEEPINGWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/PLUS63HPFOLLOW US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM: @PLUS63HPLISTEN TO THE PODCAST: APPLE PODCAST, SPOTIFY OR AMAZONSTREAMING LIVE ON TWITCH.COM/PLUS63HPUP NEXTAvatar: The Last Airbender E105-E108THIS WEEKRATING RUBRICGOOD: 10 - MASTERPIECE, 9 - EXCELLENT, 8 - GREAT, 5-7 - LEVELS OF GOODBAD: 2-4 - LEVELS OF BAD, 1 - LOLMAIN TOPICNetflix Avatar The Last Airbender E105-E108 (J7, C7, A8)Hosts: Jong Clemente and Chubax Chuidian with Raymond Villanueva and Arnold Valentino.
At long last, the Netflix adaptation of Avatar The Last Airbender is here. Does it live up to the heights of the anime? HOUSEKEEPINGWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/PLUS63HPFOLLOW US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM: @PLUS63HPLISTEN TO THE PODCAST: APPLE PODCAST, SPOTIFY OR AMAZONSTREAMING LIVE ON TWITCH.COM/PLUS63HPUP NEXTAvatar: The Last Airbender E105-E108THIS WEEKRATING RUBRICGOOD: 10 - MASTERPIECE, 9 - EXCELLENT, 8 - GREAT, 5-7 - LEVELS OF GOODBAD: 2-4 - LEVELS OF BAD, 1 - LOLMAIN TOPICNetflix Avatar The Last Airbender E101-E104 (J8, C7, A9)Hosts: Jong Clemente and Chubax Chuidian with Raymond Villanueva and Arnold Valentino.
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering just celebrated a legendary 50 years in business. And Ken Lingenfelter stops back by CORVETTE TODAY to reminisce about it!Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, talks with Ken about his beginnings in the business and how the company grew to the powerhouse it is today.Plus, Ken talks about the offerings LPE has for the C5, C6, C7 and C8 Corvettes!In the final segment of the show, Ken's wife, Kristen, joins Steve Garret and talks about Lingenfelter's social media and Corvette accessory offerings. Kristen races Corvettes herself-she was named Rookie of the Year in 2022!We cover everything LPE on this edition of CORVETTE TODAY.
Discover the incredible resilience of Josh Woods in this profound video, where he candidly shares his journey of recovering from a spinal cord injury that seemed insurmountable. Josh's ordeal began with a catastrophic accident that resulted in breaking his C5, C6, C7, and T1 vertebrae. The severity of the injury was most acute at C7, which suffered a crush fracture, leading to his spinal cord being not severed but crushed, kinked, and stretched. The impact also left him with a small hole in his lower back and elbow, marking the physical scars of his harrowing experience.In the weeks following his injury, Josh faced an excruciating level of pain, embarking on a challenging journey to manage this pain without relying on painkillers. He worked closely with his chiropractor, who meticulously tested his sensory abilities across his body, inch by inch, in a painstaking effort to reclaim his mobility and sensation.Josh also delves into the long-term consequences of his spinal injury, including sleep disturbances and difficulties with temperature regulation, shedding light on the complexities of spinal recovery. However, amidst these challenges, he found a powerful source of healing and motivation in his son, AJ. AJ's arrival has been a cornerstone in Josh's recovery, providing not only joy but also a profound reason to push through the toughest days.But Josh's story transcends his personal battles. He has transformed his experience into a mission to support others, becoming a motivational speaker who offers guidance, hope, and inspiration to those navigating their own difficult journeys. Through his talks, Josh shares the lessons he's learned about resilience, the importance of support, and the strength to overcome.This video is more than a recount of a spinal cord injury; it's a narrative of determination, the love that heals, and the power of turning adversity into advocacy. Josh Woods invites you on a journey of pain, recovery, and hope, making his story a must-watch for anyone seeking light in dark times.https://www.instagram.com/joshwoody/This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens.If a comprehensive solution is what you need from your supplement routine, then Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go tohttp://athleticgreens.com/offtrack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On March 21, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on how people with disabilities are affected by immigration policies in the United States. Hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
On February 15, 2024, More Than Walking members were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on how we have experienced life's breaking points and yet found ways of breaking through. Hosted by C4 quadriplegic and Hip Hop musician Corey “Pheez” Lee, and C7 quadriplegic and More Than Walking CEO Jonathan Sigworth. Participate in future podcast discussions by signing up for our newsletter or Zoom events at https://www.morethanwalking.com/register. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanwalking/support
When neck symptoms like pain, discomfort, or numbness in the arms arise, diagnostic tests often reveal the presence of bone spurs. Understanding Bone Spurs Bone spurs, or osteophytes, are bony growths that form to protect bone edges. Contrary to their name, they don't have sharp edges and often develop at joints where two bones meet. In the spine, they commonly occur in the neck and lumbar regions, occasionally in the thoracic spine. The neck, particularly around C5C6 and C7, is a common area for bone spurs. These spurs tend to form in response to abnormal weight bearing, often stemming from misalignment, damage, or inflammation in the spine. Causes, Triggers, and Symptoms Bones constantly renew, with osteoclasts breaking down old bone and osteoblasts building new bone. Misalignment, damage, or inflammation can stimulate osteoblasts, leading to the formation of bone spurs. Osteoarthritis, linked to uneven wear in joints, is a common trigger for bone spurs. Bone spurs themselves are often asymptomatic. Pain arises when spurs press on nerves, causing neck pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness. The most affected areas are typically between C5C6 and C7. Treatment Options Lifestyle Adjustments Activity Modification: Alter activities exacerbating symptoms. Rest: Reducing inflammation and stress on affected areas. Ice/Heat Therapy: Alleviates pain and reduces inflammation. Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises: Enhances neck muscles and maintains range of motion. Chiropractic Care Spinal Adjustments and Techniques: Addresses misalignments and supports osteoblastic activity and techniques to realign the spine and reduce neurological symptoms. Understanding bone spurs in the neck provides a pathway to effective management. If you or your loved one is experiencing neurological symptoms related to bone spurs listen to Dr. Tony Nalda's podcast to know more. Artlist.io 847544
We went to Justin White Tuned shop and talked about his knowledge on the LS and LT platform, along with his tuning experiences, him dominating the CTS-V and C7 platform, street racing in mexico. Watch the full podcast to see where Justin is relocating, thank you for watching!
#Ep.072 The human pursuit of purging corruption in its social systems has perhaps been as old as the problem of corruption itself. Regardless, the problem persists and grows rampant, accentuating development challenges. While some have given up in the face of corruption's seeming invincibility, others have mobilized to reimagine anti-corruption strategies to encompass diverse aspects and stakeholders like never before. In this episode, PEI's Khushi Hang and Narayan Adhikari discuss anti-corruption strategies with a focus on the role, significance, and need for innovation in the field. They explore what it means to embrace innovation in anti-corruption, dissecting the different aspects and challenges in reimagining this pursuit. They also go over revered innovative anti-corruption campaigns led by Narayan himself and discuss their impacts and limitations. Narayan Adhikari is a social entrepreneur and leader in global accountability and governance. He is the Co-founder and South Asia Representative for Accountability Lab Nepal and runs Open Gov Hub Kathmandu to promote transparency, accountability, and civic participation in governance. He is on the board of Trustees to RESULTS UK and Co-Chair for C7, Open, and Resilient Society for 2023, and is a strategic advisor to the #ShiftThePower global movement. This episode is a part of our Curbing Corruption Series. Curbing Corruption is a PODS audio series unraveling the complexities of corruption and exploring the strategies to combat this global challenge, where PEI colleagues engage in candid conversations with experts, practitioners, and thought leaders who offer insights into the intricate web of corruption, its impact on communities, and the ever-evolving innovations and strategies to measure and combat it. If you liked the episode, hear more from us through our free newsletter services, PEI Substack: Of Policies and Politics, and click here to support us on Patreon!!
Kemmie is a 48-year-old female patient, who was recently involved in a motor vehicle accident and presents with a T10 level spinal cord injury. In addition to bladder dysfunction and decreased sensation below the level of injury, she is MOST likely to exhibit which of the following? A. Quadriplegia B. Absent lower extremity reflexes C. Absent sensation in C7 dermatome D. Normal upper extremity strength LINKS MENTIONED: Did you get this question wrong?! If you were stuck between two answers and selected the wrong one, then you need to visit www.NPTEPASS.com, to learn about the #1 solution to STOP getting stuck. Are you looking for a bundle of Coach K's Top MSK Cheatsheets? Look no further: www.nptecheatsheets.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepthustle/support
It's been a long time! We back on our grind. This week we have a dope interview with the collaborative emcee/producer combo Video Dave and Controller 7. Folks who listen regularly know that Dave and C7 are among our favorite humans. That's why it was great to chat with them about their new album ArticulatedTextiles (out now on Fake Four).The record is a wonderful blend of heartfelt observations and clever beat-scapes evoking Native Tongues feels. During the intro segment the bros talk about their unexpectedly cool summer. If you like what you hear please like, rate, review, and subscribe on your platform of choice. If you really down with the team please subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/dadbodrappod) Big ups to Stony Island Audio massive! Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso
Jake Gold, Infrastructure Engineer at Bluesky, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss his experience helping to build Bluesky and why he's so excited about it. Jake and Corey discuss the major differences when building a truly open-source social media platform, and Jake highlights his focus on reliability. Jake explains why he feels downtime can actually be a huge benefit to reliability engineers, and why how he views abstractions based on the size of the team he's working on. Corey and Jake also discuss whether cloud is truly living up to its original promise of lowered costs. About JakeJake Gold leads infrastructure at Bluesky, where the team is developing and deploying the decentralized social media protocol, ATP. Jake has previously managed infrastructure at companies such as Docker and Flipboard, and most recently, he was the founding leader of the Robot Reliability Team at Nuro, an autonomous delivery vehicle company.Links Referenced: Bluesky: https://blueskyweb.xyz/ Bluesky waitlist signup: https://bsky.app TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud. I'm Corey Quinn. In case folks have missed this, I spent an inordinate amount of time on Twitter over the last decade or so, to the point where my wife, my business partner, and a couple of friends all went in over the holidays and got me a leather-bound set of books titled The Collected Works of Corey Quinn. It turns out that I have over a million words of shitpost on Twitter. If you've also been living in a cave for the last year, you'll notice that Twitter has basically been bought and driven into the ground by the world's saddest manchild, so there's been a bit of a diaspora as far as people trying to figure out where community lives.Jake Gold is an infrastructure engineer at Bluesky—which I will continue to be mispronouncing as Blue-ski because that's the kind of person I am—which is, as best I can tell, one of the leading contenders, if not the leading contender to replace what Twitter was for me. Jake, welcome to the show.Jake: Thanks a lot, Corey. Glad to be here.Corey: So, there's a lot of different angles we can take on this. We can talk about the policy side of it, we can talk about social networks and things we learn watching people in large groups with quasi-anonymity, we can talk about all kinds of different nonsense. But I don't want to do that because I am an old-school Linux systems administrator. And I believe you came from the exact same path, given that as we were making sure that I had, you know, the right person on the show, you came into work at a company after I'd left previously. So, not only are you good at the whole Linux server thing; you also have seen exactly how good I am not at the Linux server thing.Jake: Well, I don't remember there being any problems at TrueCar, where you worked before me. But yeah, my background is doing Linux systems administration, which turned into, sort of, Linux programming. And these days, we call it, you know, site reliability engineering. But yeah, I discovered Linux in the late-90s, as a teenager and, you know, installing Slackware on 50 floppy disks and things like that. And I just fell in love with the magic of, like, being able to run a web server, you know? I got a hosting account at, you know, my local ISP, and I was like, how do they do that, right?And then I figured out how to do it. I ran Apache, and it was like, still one of my core memories of getting, you know, httpd running and being able to access it over the internet and telling my friends on IRC. And so, I've done a whole bunch of things since then, but that's still, like, the part that I love the most.Corey: The thing that continually surprises me is just what I think I'm out and we've moved into a fully modern world where oh, all I do is I write code anymore, which I didn't realize I was doing until I realized if you call YAML code, you can get away with anything. And I get dragged—myself getting dragged back in. It's the falling back to fundamentals in these weird moments of yes, yes, immutable everything, Infrastructure is code, but when the server is misbehaving and you want to log in and get your hands dirty, the skill set rears its head yet again. At least that's what I've been noticing, at least as far as I've gone down a number of interesting IoT-based projects lately. Is that something you experience or have you evolved fully and not looked back?Jake: Yeah. No, what I try to do is on my personal projects, I'll use all the latest cool, flashy things, any abstraction you want, I'll try out everything, and then what I do it at work, I kind of have, like, a one or two year, sort of, lagging adoption of technologies, like, when I've actually shaken them out in my own stuff, then I use them at work. But yeah, I think one of my favorite quotes is, like, “Programmers first learn the power of abstraction, then they learn the cost of abstraction, and then they're ready to program.” And that's how I view infrastructure, very similar thing where, you know, certain abstractions like container orchestration, or you know, things like that can be super powerful if you need them, but like, you know, that's generally very large companies with lots of teams and things like that. And if you're not that, it pays dividends to not use overly complicated, overly abstracted things. And so, that tends to be [where 00:04:22] I follow up most of the time.Corey: I'm sure someone's going to consider this to be heresy, but if I'm tasked with getting a web application up and running in short order, I'm putting it on an old-school traditional three-tier architecture where you have a database server, a web server or two, and maybe a job server that lives between them. Because is it the hotness? No. Is it going to be resume bait? Not really.But you know, it's deterministic as far as where things live. When something breaks, I know where to find it. And you can miss me with the, “Well, that's not webscale,” response because yeah, by the time I'm getting something up overnight, to this has to serve the entire internet, there's probably a number of architectural iterations I'm going to be able to go through. The question is, what am I most comfortable with and what can I get things up and running with that's tried and tested?I'm also remarkably conservative on things like databases and file systems because mistakes at that level are absolutely going to show. Now, I don't know how much you're able to talk about the Blue-ski infrastructure without getting yelled at by various folks, but how modern versus… reliable—I guess that's probably a fair axis to put it on: modernity versus reliability—where on that spectrum, does the official Blue-ski infrastructure land these days?Jake: Yeah. So, I mean, we're in a fortunate position of being an open-source company working on an open protocol, and so we feel very comfortable talking about basically everything. Yeah, and I've talked about this a bit on the app, but the basic idea we have right now is we're using AWS, we have auto-scaling groups, and those auto-scaling groups are just EC2 instances running Docker CE—the Community Edition—for the runtime and for containers. And then we have a load balancer in front and a Postgres multi-AZ instance in the back on RDS, and it is really, really simple.And, like, when I talk about the difference between, like, a reliability engineer and a normal software engineer is, software engineers tend to be very feature-focused, you know, they're adding capabilities to a system. And the goal and the mission of a reliability team is to focus on reliability, right? Like, that's the primary thing that we're worried about. So, what I find to be the best resume builder is that I can say with a lot of certainty that if you talk to any teams that I've worked on, they will say that the infrastructure I ran was very reliable, it was very secure, and it ended up being very scalable because you know, the way we solve the, sort of, integration thing is you just version your infrastructure, right? And I think this works really well.You just say, “Hey, this was the way we did it now and we're going to call that V1. And now we're going to work on V2. And what should V2 be?” And maybe that does need something more complicated. Maybe you need to bring in Kubernetes, you maybe need to bring in a super-cool reverse proxy that has all sorts of capabilities that your current one doesn't.Yeah, but by versioning it, you just—it takes away a lot of the, sort of, interpersonal issues that can happen where, like, “Hey, we're replacing Jake's infrastructure with Bob's infrastructure or whatever.” I just say it's V1, it's V2, it's V3, and then I find that solves a huge number of the problems with that sort of dynamic. But yeah, at Bluesky, like, you know, the big thing that we are focused on is federation is scaling for us because the idea is not for us to run the entire global infrastructure for AT Proto, which is the protocol that Bluesky is based on. The idea is that it's this big open thing like the web, right? Like, you know, Netscape popularized the web, but they didn't run every web server, they didn't run every search engine, right, they didn't run all the payment stuff. They just did all of the core stuff, you know, they created SSL, right, which became TLS, and they did all the things that were necessary to make the whole system large, federated, and scalable. But they didn't run it all. And that's exactly the same goal we have.Corey: The obvious counterexample is, no, but then you take basically their spiritual successor, which is Google, and they build the security, they build—they run a lot of the servers, they have the search engine, they have the payments infrastructure, and then they turn a lot of it off for fun and… I would say profit, except it's the exact opposite of that. But I digress. I do have a question for you that I love to throw at people whenever they start talking about how their infrastructure involves auto-scaling. And I found this during the pandemic in that a lot of people believed in their heart-of-hearts that they were auto-scaling, but people lie, mostly to themselves. And you would look at their daily or hourly spend of their infrastructure and their user traffic dropped off a cliff and their spend was so flat you could basically eat off of it and set a table on top of it. If you pull up Cost Explorer and look through your environment, how large are the peaks and valleys over the course of a given day or week cycle?Jake: Yeah, no, that's a really good point. I think my basic approach right now is that we're so small, we don't really need to optimize very much for cost, you know? We have this sort of base level of traffic and it's not worth a huge amount of engineering time to do a lot of dynamic scaling and things like that. The main benefit we get from auto-scaling groups is really just doing the refresh to replace all of them, right? So, we're also doing the immutable server concept, right, which was popularized by Netflix.And so, that's what we're really getting from auto-scaling groups. We're not even doing dynamic scaling, right? So, it's not keyed to some metric, you know, the number of instances that we have at the app server layer. But the cool thing is, you can do that when you're ready for it, right? The big issue is, you know, okay, you're scaling up your app instances, but is your database scaling up, right, because there's not a lot of use in having a whole bunch of app servers if the database is overloaded? And that tends to be the bottleneck for, kind of, any complicated kind of application like ours. So, right now, the bill is very flat; you could eat off, and—if it wasn't for the CDN traffic and the load balancer traffic and things like that, which are relatively minor.Corey: I just want to stop for a second and marvel at just how educated that answer was. It's, I talk to a lot of folks who are early-stage who come and ask me about their AWS bills and what sort of things should they concern themselves with, and my answer tends to surprise them, which is, “You almost certainly should not unless things are bizarre and ridiculous. You are not going to build your way to your next milestone by cutting costs or optimizing your infrastructure.” The one thing that I would make sure to do is plan for a future of success, which means having account segregation where it makes sense, having tags in place so that when, “Huh, this thing's gotten really expensive. What's driving all of that?” Can be answered without a six-week research project attached to it.But those are baseline AWS Hygiene 101. How do I optimize my bill further, usually the right answer is go build. Don't worry about the small stuff. What's always disturbing is people have that perspective and they're spending $300 million a year. But it turns out that not caring about your AWS bill was, in fact, a zero interest rate phenomenon.Jake: Yeah. So, we do all of those basic things. I think I went a little further than many people would where every single one of our—so we have different projects, right? So, we have the big graph server, which is sort of like the indexer for the whole network, and we have the PDS, which is the Personal Data Server, which is, kind of, where all of people's actual social data goes, your likes and your posts and things like that. And then we have a dev staging, sandbox, prod environment for each one of those, right? And there's more services besides. But the way we have it is those are all in completely separated VPCs with no peering whatsoever between them. They are all on distinct IP addresses, IP ranges, so that we could do VPC peering very easily across all of them.Corey: Ah, that's someone who's done data center work before with overlapping IP address ranges and swore, never again.Jake: Exactly. That is when I had been burned. I have cleaned up my mess and other people's messes. And there's nothing less fun than renumbering a large complicated network. But yeah, so once we have all these separate VPCs and so it's very easy for us to say, hey, we're going to take this whole stack from here and move it over to a different region, a different provider, you know?And the other thing is that we're doing is, we're completely cloud agnostic, right? I really like AWS, I think they are the… the market leader for a reason: they're very reliable. But we're building this large federated network, so we're going to need to place infrastructure in places where AWS doesn't exist, for example, right? So, we need the ability to take an environment and replicate it in wherever. And of course, they have very good coverage, but there are places they don't exist. And that's all made much easier by the fact that we've had a very strong separation of concerns.Corey: I always found it fun that when you had these decentralized projects that were invariably NFT or cryptocurrency-driven over the past, eh, five or six years or so, and then AWS would take a us-east-1 outage in a variety of different and exciting ways,j and all these projects would go down hard. It's, okay, you talk a lot about decentralization for having hard dependencies on one company in one data center, effectively, doing something right. And it becomes a harder problem in the fullness of time. There is the counterargument, in that when us-east-1 is having problems, most of the internet isn't working, so does your offering need to be up and running at all costs? There are some people for whom that answer is very much, yes. People will die if what we're running is not up and running. Usually, a social network is not on that list.Jake: Yeah. One of the things that is surprising, I think, often when I talk about this as a reliability engineer, is that I think people sometimes over-index on downtime, you know? They just, they think it's much bigger deal than it is. You know, I've worked on systems where there was credit card processing where you're losing a million dollars a minute or something. And like, in that case, okay, it matters a lot because you can put a real dollar figure on it, but it's amazing how a few of the bumps in the road we've already had with Bluesky have turned into, sort of, fun events, right?Like, we had a bug in our invite code system where people were getting too many invite codes and it was sort of caused a problem, but it was a super fun event. We all think back on it fondly, right? And so, outages are not fun, but they're not life and death, generally. And if you look at the traffic, usually what happens is after an outage traffic tends to go up. And a lot of the people that joined, they're just, they're talking about the fun outage that they missed because they weren't even on the network, right?So, it's like, I also like to remind people that eBay for many years used to have, like, an outage Wednesday, right? Whereas they could put a huge dollar figure on how much money they lost every Wednesday and yet eBay did quite well, right? Like, it's amazing what you can do if you relax the constraints of downtime a little bit. You can do maintenance things that would be impossible otherwise, which makes the whole thing work better the rest of the time, for example.Corey: I mean, it's 2023 and the Social Security Administration's website still has business hours. They take a nightly four to six-hour maintenance window. It's like, the last person out of the office turns off the server or something. I imagine some horrifying mainframe job that needs to wind up sweeping after itself are running some compute jobs. But yeah, for a lot of these use cases, that downtime is absolutely acceptable.I am curious as to… as you just said, you're building this out with an idea that it runs everywhere. So, you're on AWS right now because yeah, they are the market leader for a reason. If I'm building something from scratch, I'd be hard-pressed not to pick AWS for a variety of reasons. If I didn't have cloud expertise, I think I'd be more strongly inclined toward Google, but that's neither here nor there. But the problem is these large cloud providers have certain economic factors that they all treat similarly since they're competing with each other, and that causes me to believe things that aren't necessarily true.One of those is that egress bandwidth to the internet is very expensive. I've worked in data centers. I know how 95th percentile commit bandwidth billing works. It is not overwhelmingly expensive, but you can be forgiven for believing that it is looking at cloud environments. Today, Blue-ski does not support animated GIFs—however you want to mispronounce that word—they don't support embedded videos, and my immediate thought is, “Oh yeah, those things would be super expensive to wind up sharing.”I don't know that that's true. I don't get the sense that those are major cost drivers. I think it's more a matter of complexity than the rest. But how are you making sure that the large cloud provider economic models don't inherently shape your view of what to build versus what not to build?Jake: Yeah, no, I kind of knew where you're going as soon as you mentioned that because anyone who's worked in data centers knows that the bandwidth pricing is out of control. And I think one of the cool things that Cloudflare did is they stopped charging for egress bandwidth in certain scenarios, which is kind of amazing. And I think it's—the other thing that a lot of people don't realize is that, you know, these network connections tend to be fully symmetric, right? So, if it's a gigabit down, it's also a gigabit up at the same time, right? There's two gigabits that can be transferred per second.And then the other thing that I find a little bit frustrating on the public cloud is that they don't really pass on the compute performance improvements that have happened over the last few years, right? Like computers are really fast, right? So, if you look at a provider like Hetzner, they're giving you these monster machines for $128 a month or something, right? And then you go and try to buy that same thing on the public, the big cloud providers, and the equivalent is ten times that, right? And then if you add in the bandwidth, it's another multiple, depending on how much you're transferring.Corey: You can get Mac Minis on EC2 now, and you do the math out and the Mac Mini hardware is paid for in the first two or three months of spinning that thing up. And yes, there's value in AWS's engineering and being able to map IAM and EBS to it. In some use cases, yeah, it's well worth having, but not in every case. And the economics get very hard to justify for an awful lot of work cases.Jake: Yeah, I mean, to your point, though, about, like, limiting product features and things like that, like, one of the goals I have with doing infrastructure at Bluesky is to not let the infrastructure be a limiter on our product decisions. And a lot of that means that we'll put servers on Hetzner, we'll colo servers for things like that. I find that there's a really good hybrid cloud thing where you use AWS or GCP or Azure, and you use them for your most critical things, you're relatively low bandwidth things and the things that need to be the most flexible in terms of region and things like that—and security—and then for these, sort of, bulk services, pushing a lot of video content, right, or pushing a lot of images, those things, you put in a colo somewhere and you have these sort of CDN-like servers. And that kind of gives you the best of both worlds. And so, you know, that's the approach that we'll most likely take at Bluesky.Corey: I want to emphasize something you said a minute ago about CloudFlare, where when they first announced R2, their object store alternative, when it first came out, I did an analysis on this to explain to people just why this was as big as it was. Let's say you have a one-gigabyte file and it blows up and a million people download it over the course of a month. AWS will come to you with a completely straight face, give you a bill for $65,000 and expect you to pay it. The exact same pattern with R2 in front of it, at the end of the month, you will be faced with a bill for 13 cents rounded up, and you will be expected to pay it, and something like 9 to 12 cents of that initially would have just been the storage cost on S3 and the single egress fee for it. The rest is there is no egress cost tied to it.Now, is Cloudflare going to let you send petabytes to the internet and not charge you on a bandwidth basis? Probably not. But they're also going to reach out with an upsell and they're going to have a conversation with you. “Would you like to transition to our enterprise plan?” Which is a hell of a lot better than, “I got Slashdotted”—or whatever the modern version of that is—“And here's a surprise bill that's going to cost as much as a Tesla.”Jake: Yeah, I mean, I think one of the things that the cloud providers should hopefully eventually do—I hope Cloudflare pushes them in this direction—is to start—the original vision of AWS when I first started using it in 2006 or whenever launched, was—and they said this—they said they're going to lower your bill every so often, you know, as Moore's law makes their bill lower. And that kind of happened a little bit here and there, but it hasn't happened to the same degree that you know, I think all of us hoped it would. And I would love to see a cloud provider—and you know, Hetzner does this to some degree, but I'd love to see these really big cloud providers that are so great in so many ways, just pass on the savings of technology to the customer so we'll use more stuff there. I think it's a very enlightened viewpoint is to just say, “Hey, we're going to lower the costs, increase the efficiency, and then pass it on to customers, and then they will use more of our services as a result.” And I think Cloudflare is kind of leading the way in there, which I love.Corey: I do need to add something there—because otherwise we're going to get letters and I don't think we want that—where AWS reps will, of course, reach out and say that they have cut prices over a hundred times. And they're going to ignore the fact that a lot of these were a service you don't use in a region you couldn't find a map if your life depended on it now is going to be 10% less. Great. But let's look at the general case, where from C3 to C4—if you get the same size instance—it cut the price by a lot. C4 to C5, somewhat. C5 to C6 effectively is no change. And now, from C6 to C7, it is 6% more expensive like for like.And they're making noises about price performance is still better, but there are an awful lot of us who say things like, “I need ten of these servers to live over there.” That workload gets more expensive when you start treating it that way. And maybe the price performance is there, maybe it's not, but it is clear that the bill always goes down is not true.Jake: Yeah, and I think for certain kinds of organizations, it's totally fine the way that they do it. They do a pretty good job on price and performance. But for sort of more technical companies—especially—it's just you can see the gaps there, where that Hetzner is filling and that colocation is still filling. And I personally, you know, if I didn't need to do those things, I wouldn't do them, right? But the fact that you need to do them, I think, says kind of everything.Corey: Tired of wrestling with Apache Kafka's complexity and cost? Feel like you're stuck in a Kafka novel, but with more latency spikes and less existential dread by at least 10%? You're not alone.What if there was a way to 10x your streaming data performance without having to rob a bank? Enter Redpanda. It's not just another Kafka wannabe. Redpanda powers mission-critical workloads without making your AWS bill look like a phone number.And with full Kafka API compatibility, migration is smoother than a fresh jar of peanut butter. Imagine cutting as much as 50% off your AWS bills. With Redpanda, it's not a pipedream, it's reality.Visit go.redpanda.com/duckbill today. Redpanda: Because your data infrastructure shouldn't give you Kafkaesque nightmares.Corey: There are so many weird AWS billing stories that all distill down to you not knowing this one piece of trivia about how AWS works, either as a system, as a billing construct, or as something else. And there's a reason this has become my career of tracing these things down. And sometimes I'll talk to prospective clients, and they'll say, “Well, what if you don't discover any misconfigurations like that in our account?” It's, “Well, you would be the first company I've ever seen where that [laugh] was not true.” So honestly, I want to do a case study if we do.And I've never had to write that case study, just because it's the tax on not having the forcing function of building in data centers. There's always this idea that in a data center, you're going to run out of power, space, capacity, at some point and it's going to force a reckoning. The cloud has what distills down to infinite capacity; they can add it faster than you can fill it. So, at some point it's always just keep adding more things to it. There's never a let's clean out all of the cruft story. And it just accumulates and the bill continues to go up and to the right.Jake: Yeah, I mean, one of the things that they've done so well is handle the provisioning part, right, which is kind of what you're getting out there. One of the hardest things in the old days, before we all used AWS and GCP, is you'd have to sort of requisition hardware and there'd be this whole process with legal and financing and there'd be this big lag between the time you need a bunch more servers in your data center and when you actually have them, right, and that's not even counting the time takes to rack them and get them, you know, on network. The fact that basically, every developer now just gets an unlimited credit card, they can just, you know, use that's hugely empowering, and it's for the benefit of the companies they work for almost all the time. But it is an uncapped credit card. I know, they actually support controls and things like that, but in general, the way we treated it—Corey: Not as much as you would think, as it turns out. But yeah, it's—yeah, and that's a problem. Because again, if I want to spin up $65,000 an hour worth of compute right now, the fact that I can do that is massive. The fact that I could do that accidentally when I don't intend to is also massive.Jake: Yeah, it's very easy to think you're going to spend a certain amount and then oh, traffic's a lot higher, or, oh, I didn't realize when you enable that thing, it charges you an extra fee or something like that. So, it's very opaque. It's very complicated. All of these things are, you know, the result of just building more and more stuff on top of more and more stuff to support more and more use cases. Which is great, but then it does create this very sort of opaque billing problem, which I think, you know, you're helping companies solve. And I totally get why they need your help.Corey: What's interesting to me about distributed social networks is that I've been using Mastodon for a little bit and I've started to see some of the challenges around a lot of these things, just from an infrastructure and architecture perspective. Tim Bray, former Distinguished Engineer at AWS posted a blog post yesterday, and okay, well, if Tim wants to put something up there that he thinks people should read, I advise people generally read it. I have yet to find him wasting my time. And I clicked it and got a, “Server over resource limits.” It's like wow, you're very popular. You wound up getting—got effectively Slashdotted.And he said, “No, no. Whatever I post a link to Mastodon, two thousand instances all hidden at the same time.” And it's, “Oh, yeah. The hug of death. That becomes a challenge.” Not to mention the fact that, depending upon architecture and preferences that you make, running a Mastodon instance can be extraordinarily expensive in terms of storage, just because it'll, by default, attempt to cache everything that it encounters for a period of time. And that gets very heavy very quickly. Does the AT Protocol—AT Protocol? I don't know how you pronounce it officially these days—take into account the challenges of running infrastructures designed for folks who have corporate budgets behind them? Or is that really a future problem for us to worry about when the time comes?Jake: No, yeah, that's a core thing that we talked about a lot in the recent, sort of, architecture discussions. I'm going to go back quite a ways, but there were some changes made about six months ago in our thinking, and one of the big things that we wanted to get right was the ability for people to host their own PDS, which is equivalent to, like, posting a WordPress or something. It's where you post your content, it's where you post your likes, and all that kind of thing. We call it your repository or your repo. But that we wanted to make it so that people could self-host that on a, you know, four or five $6-a-month droplet on DigitalOcean or wherever and that not be a problem, not go down when they got a lot of traffic.And so, the architecture of AT Proto in general, but the Bluesky app on AT Proto is such that you really don't need a lot of resources. The data is all signed with your cryptographic keys—like, not something you have to worry about as a non-technical user—but all the data is authenticated. That's what—it's Authenticated Transfer Protocol. And because of that, it doesn't matter where you get the data, right? So, we have this idea of this big indexer that's looking at the entire network called the BGS, the Big Graph Server and you can go to the BGS and get the data that came from somebody's PDS and it's just as good as if you got it directly from the PDS. And that makes it highly cacheable, highly conducive to CDNs and things like that. So no, we intend to solve that problem entirely.Corey: I'm looking forward to seeing how that plays out because the idea of self-hosting always kind of appealed to me when I was younger, which is why when I met my wife, I had a two-bedroom apartment—because I lived in Los Angeles, not San Francisco, and could afford such a thing—and the guest bedroom was always, you know, 10 to 15 degrees warmer than the rest of the apartment because I had a bunch of quote-unquote, “Servers” there, meaning deprecated desktops that my employer had no use for and said, “It's either going to e-waste or your place if you want some.” And, okay, why not? I'll build my own cluster at home. And increasingly over time, I found that it got harder and harder to do things that I liked and that made sense. I used to have a partial rack in downtown LA where I ran my own mail server, among other things.And when I switched to Google for email solutions, I suddenly found that I was spending five bucks a month at the time, instead of the rack rental, and I was spending two hours less a week just fighting spam in a variety of different ways because that is where my technical background lives. Being able to not have to think about problems like that, and just do the fun part was great. But I worry about the centralization that that implies. I was opposed to it at the idea because I didn't want to give Google access to all of my mail. And then I checked and something like 43% of the people I was emailing were at Gmail-hosted addresses, so they already had my email anyway. What was I really doing by not engaging with them? I worry that self-hosting is going to become passe, so I love projects that do it in sane and simple ways that don't require massive amounts of startup capital to get started with.Jake: Yeah, the account portability feature of AT Proto is super, super core. You can backup all of your data to your phone—the [AT 00:28:36] doesn't do this yet, but it most likely will in the future—you can backup all of your data to your phone and then you can synchronize it all to another server. So, if for whatever reason, you're on a PDS instance and it disappears—which is a common problem in the Mastodon world—it's not really a problem. You just sync all that data to a new PDS and you're back where you were. You didn't lose any followers, you didn't lose any posts, you didn't lose any likes.And we're also making sure that this works for non-technical people. So, you know, you don't have to host your own PDS, right? That's something that technical people can self-host if they want to, non-technical people can just get a host from anywhere and it doesn't really matter where your host is. But we are absolutely trying to avoid the fate of SMTP and, you know, other protocols. The web itself, right, is sort of… it's hard to launch a search engine because the—first of all, the bar is billions of dollars a year in investment, and a lot of websites will only let us crawl them at a higher rate if you're actually coming from a Google IP, right? They're doing reverse DNS lookups, and things like that to verify that you are Google.And the problem with that is now there's sort of this centralization with a search engine that can't be fixed. With AT Proto, it's much easier to scrape all of the PDSes, right? So, if you want to crawl all the PDSes out on the AT Proto network, they're designed to be crawled from day one. It's all structured data, we're working on, sort of, how you handle rate limits and things like that still, but the idea is it's very easy to create an index of the entire network, which makes it very easy to create feed generators, search engines, or any other kind of sort of big world networking thing out there. And then without making the PDSes have to be very high power, right? So, they can do low power and still scrapeable, still crawlable.Corey: Yeah, the idea of having portability is super important. Question I've got—you know, while I'm talking to you, it's, we'll turn this into technical support hour as well because why not—I tend to always historically put my Twitter handle on conference slides. When I had the first template made, I used it as soon as it came in and there was an extra n in the @quinnypig username at the bottom. And of course, someone asked about that during Q&A.So, the answer I gave was, of course, n+1 redundancy. But great. If I were to have one domain there today and change it tomorrow, is there a redirect option in place where someone could go and find that on Blue-ski, and oh, they'll get redirected to where I am now. Or is it just one of those 404, sucks to be you moments? Because I can see validity to both.Jake: Yeah, so the way we handle it right now is if you have a, something.bsky.social name and you switch it to your own domain or something like that, we don't yet forward it from the old.bsky.social name. But that is totally feasible. It's totally possible. Like, the way that those are stored in your what's called your [DID record 00:31:16] or [DID document 00:31:17] is that there's, like, a list that currently only has one item in general, but it's a list of all of your different names, right? So, you could have different domain names, different subdomain names, and they would all point back to the same user. And so yeah, so basically, the idea is that you have these aliases and they will forward to the new one, whatever the current canonical one is.Corey: Excellent. That is something that concerns me because it feels like it's one of those one-way doors, in the same way that picking an email address was a one-way door. I know people who still pay money to their ancient crappy ISP because they have a few mails that come in once in a while that are super-important. I was fortunate enough to have jumped on the bandwagon early enough that my vanity domain is 22 years old this year. And my email address still works,which, great, every once in a while, I still get stuff to, like, variants of my name I no longer use anymore since 2005. And it's usually spam, but every once in a blue moon, it's something important, like, “Hey, I don't know if you remember me. We went to college together many years ago.” It's ho-ly crap, the world is smaller than we think.Jake: Yeah.j I mean, I love that we're using domains, I think that's one of the greatest decisions we made is… is that you own your own domain. You're not really stuck in our namespace, right? Like, one of the things with traditional social networks is you're sort of, their domain.com/yourname, right?And with the way AT Proto and Bluesky work is, you can go and get a domain name from any registrar, there's hundreds of them—you know, we'd like Namecheap, you can go there and you can grab a domain and you can point it to your account. And if you ever don't like anything, you can change your domain, you can change, you know which PDS you're on, it's all completely controlled by you. And there's nearly no way we as a company can do anything to change that. Like, that's all sort of locked into the way that the protocol works, which creates this really great incentive where, you know, if we want to provide you services or somebody else wants to provide you services, they just have to compete on doing a really good job; you're not locked in. And that's, like, one of my favorite features of the network.Corey: I just want to point something out because you mentioned oh, we're big fans of Namecheap. I am too, for weird half-drunk domain registrations on a lark. Like, “Why am I poor?” It's like, $3,000 a month of my budget goes to domain purchases, great. But I did a quick whois on the official Bluesky domain and it's hosted at Route 53, which is Amazon's, of course, premier database offering.But I'm a big fan of using a enterprise registrar for enterprise-y things. Wasabi, if I recall correctly, wound up having their primary domain registered through GoDaddy, and the public domain that their bucket equivalent would serve data out of got shut down for 12 hours because some bad actor put something there that shouldn't have been. And GoDaddy is not an enterprise registrar, despite what they might think—for God's sake, the word ‘daddy' is in their name. Do you really think that's enterprise? Good luck.So, the fact that you have a responsible company handling these central singular points of failure speaks very well to just your own implementation of these things. Because that's the sort of thing that everyone figures out the second time.Jake: Yeah, yeah. I think there's a big difference between corporate domain registration, and corporate DNS and, like, your personal handle on social networking. I think a lot of the consumer, sort of, domain registries are—registrars—are great for consumers. And I think if you—yeah, you're running a big corporate domain, you want to make sure it's, you know, it's transfer locked and, you know, there's two-factor authentication and doing all those kinds of things right because that is a single point of failure; you can lose a lot by having your domain taken. So, I completely agree with you on there.Corey: Oh, absolutely. I am curious about this to see if it's still the case or not because I haven't checked this in over a year—and they did fix it. Okay. As of at least when we're recording this, which is the end of May 2023, Amazon's Authoritative Name Servers are no longer half at Oracle. Good for them. They now have a bunch of Amazon-specific name servers on them instead of, you know, their competitor that they clearly despise. Good work, good work.I really want to thank you for taking the time to speak with me about how you're viewing these things and honestly giving me a chance to go ambling down memory lane. If people want to learn more about what you're up to, where's the best place for them to find you?Jake: Yeah, so I'm on Bluesky. It's invite only. I apologize for that right now. But if you check out bsky.app, you can see how to sign up for the waitlist, and we are trying to get people on as quickly as possible.Corey: And I will, of course, be talking to you there and will put links to that in the show notes. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me. I really appreciate it.Jake: Thanks a lot, Corey. It was great.Corey: Jake Gold, infrastructure engineer at Bluesky, slash Blue-ski. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn and this is Screaming in the Cloud. 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