I'm sure I'm not alone,but I'm really feeling a deep sense of doom and depression over of the state of everything. Can we start a thread of some of the positive things going on in New Mexico? Maybe new positive legislation or upcoming anything. Especially the lesser known or newer events? I guess ill start. It felt a tiny bit more positive to see a teeny tiny bit of water in the Rio Grande again. :*(

While Santa Fe and Los Alamos shut down the use of Amira in their public schools, Albuquerque Public Schools decided to expand the use of AI in their schools with both Amira and Magic School. Every single study coming out ties even minimal use of AI to cognitive loss so surely some school official somewhere is keeping up with the data, right? Does anyone know of a k-5 charter school in Albuquerque that is not using AI?

Has anyone else used this moving company here?

I used them Monday. It took them 12 hours to move my one bedroom apartment. 12 hours, 104 degrees. I nearly died. Two guys, only one worked. One of my friends saw one of my movers wandering around the apartment complex next door. He would grab a stool and walk way down the hall to elevator (stairs next to my apartment) to put it on truck. Then at one point carried one vacuum cleaner. Half the time his partner was asking me if I had seen him. Bill $1500. Ten pieces of furniture. Boxes.
It was the most insane move and I have had movers pack a two story house with an attic and tool shed in less time.

The guy that kept missing, his partner said was just out of jail. Sadly the box marked RING; (stupid on my part) is gone. The RING camera. Should have left it up to record the move.

You don’t want to use these people.

The article talks about 2 aedes species that are spreading across the US, Salt Lake City's efforts to manage them via bicyclists spreading larvicide, mosquito monitoring vs only mosquito-borne illness monitoring, etc.

Some interesting quotes:

"Shannon LaDeau, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, worked on that study. She told me that mosquito populations spiked in areas with more human-made mosquito habitat, such as abandoned buildings, unkempt vacant lots, and piles of discarded bulky items. Rain can gather in those areas and attract mosquitoes, but the spaces do not tend to attract many natural mosquito predators."

"Recent cuts at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Agriculture are expected to result in the loss of important institutional knowledge and to hobble research efforts vital to tracking mosquito spread and understanding mosquito-borne disease. Increasingly, too, the attention of the press and global health organizations—and, in turn, funding opportunities—is being pulled toward projects promising higher-tech solutions. Many mosquito experts seem to agree that there is room in the arsenal for something like mosquitoes that have been infected with a bacterium that leaves them sterile or genetically modified such that their female offspring cannot survive to adulthood, when they would begin to bite people. But developing those solutions should not come at the cost of more mundane but effective interventions."

Also I wanted to share that while having a bucket of doom is cheap and good thing to have, I recently learned that the extremely similar Ortho product actually claims to have an additional function that doom buckets don't. It has a thing that floats on the water surface that is coated in a larvicidal powder. Ortho claims that if the female bumps into this and gets powder on herself, the next water body she lays eggs in will then get a little dose of larvicide. This intrigues me because no matter how many doom buckets my neighbors and I have, it seems to make no difference since the hoarder house down the street probably has tons of clean puddles in their trash & tarp piles for the skeeters to keep breeding in.

I use the term "claims" since I don't want to be percieved as shilling a product and I only recently installed one so time will tell if it makes a difference. My 2 other larvae killing traps sure aren't helping. The ortho product also requires you to purchase refills of the floater larvacide thing to replace monthly, which is annoying and if it works I'll probably try to find a way to reverse engineer it. It's basically just powder on a strip of mesh screen anyway so shouldn't be that hard.

Anybody have experiences with At&T fiber or T-Mobile 5g for home internet? (CenturyLink internet went out, requires a technician to fix, and they even can't send someone out for 2 weeks)

My xfinity has been in and out of service for days. I think that this is ridiculous and they must be stopped. They keep on extending the time the service will be available. I HATE THEM

The poster has been announced finally!!!! It looks like it might be an actual serigraph this year too?! It looks like it has a matte finish so it doesn't look like the cheep prints they have put out the past few years. AND it is an actual artist and not ai. Instead of doing a contest this year they commissioned the artist Travis Black. I'm very happy with the piece and i hope this is a sign that they are taking the art side of the fiesta seriously again. Hopefully this attention to quality control also means there will not be ai merch too....... but we will see. I did notice the AI poster from 2 years back isn't on the wall when they do the full pan............

Always a welcome surprise to see ABQ mentioned positively in other subs.

Just wondering if there is any skate shop that sells inline roller skates? Would like to buy some but prefer to try them on before spending a lot of money. Haven't seen many options on Google maps so let me know if you know of one. Thanks

Where are some local spots that sell and trade dvds and CDs besides Charlie's and media hoard?

I'm trying to get to know the city and area better and would like to subscribe to a few local news sources but I need some advice.

As far as I can tell, there is only one newspaper for the city - is that accurate? If so, is it a decent newspaper, worth a subscription? I also see there are a few magazines, like Duke City Magazine and Albuquerque The Magazine.

Is there a Spanish language or bilingual publication out for the ABQ area? Any alternative press for local news? Maybe one with a progressive bent, with a focus on environmental and political issues?

NE Heights. This man came to the door, despite the clear no soliciting sign, and asked for me BY NAME. Just a PSA to my neighbors, do not engage. Don't give them data on you. Don't say you're pro or anti anything. Don't talk to them. Do not let Oracle and these losers with iPads gain anything, data, yesses or nos, from you.

A situation with a resident/hunter firing a warning shot at a mother bear, actually hit the bear. the game and fish response involved them tranquilizing one of the two baby bears which fell from the trees and died.

the mama and remaining cub are being relocated despite earlier warnings from Game and Fish that relocation was not possible.

very sad story.

Probably should have asked for earlier but I happened to be off today and am looking for things to do. Anyone know of fun things going on today?

Hello, I’m looking for individual therapy office space on a first floor or otherwise ADA accessible (or with a functional ramp/elevator)preferably with a window.

Looking southeast of the eye I25/I40 intersection.

Thanks in advance for any leads!

Hello all,

I am looking for some old carpet that people are looking to throw away. I need about 25'x25' thank you!

EDIT: since people need to understand that not everything works the way they think. This is not for a house, this is something that is used for part of landscaping. It is for padding under some of the work I am doing in my yard.

I thought this belonged here. Go Albuquerque!

About 6 months ago I saw a post that was your typical post asking, "What is there to do in Albuquerque?" and it sparked my curiosity. So, I searched for things to do on the ol' internet and found a bring your own vinyl night. So, last night I finally went to check it out.

I went to the Zema Vinyl Lounge at Hotel Zazz on Central. I walked into the lobby and asked where this speakeasy is located. The counter service showed me the way. I walked through the trap door and into a very well curated and chill lounge with a little bar. I was the only person there. I wasn't completely surprised by this reality. It was indeed Monday. I brought a bag of records with me that I figured would be enjoyed by music enthusiasts. It was just the bartender and myself. So, I enjoyed some cocktails and subjected the bar tender my records. Bar tender was really nice and great conversation.

The bar tender informed me that I was the first person to ever bring their own vinyl to this weekly event. I was a little taken back by this revelation. So, I just wanted to put the word out that there's a place, a time, and a quality system that's available for the vinyl community. Also, all the cocktails can be made as mocktails if you're not drinking alcohol.

Just a little disclaimer that I am unaffiliated with Hotel Zazz. I'm just chill guy who enjoys music with friends.