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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

It's October! Just in case you were looking for some spooky synthwave music for your Halloween enjoyment, I have this created this Electroween playlist for you. open.spotify.com/playlist/5kxJtLI9f… youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOUxvzOy… #Music […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

This morning I was having a dream where I couldn't remember the name of the band that sang that song "Fly" back in the 90s. Then I woke up, and resumed what I was doing in the dream (which I think is a first? Oh wait, peeing dreams). Anyway, I finally remembered. musiccloud.io/6gbEN_wZ […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

There was some fun fog this morning on the dog walk. #fog #PNW

rays of light emanate through the fog and into the darkness from a maple tree that has grown branches all around a street light outside my house.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

A few weeks ago a mustache sticker showed up on my desk, and I was like, what am I gonna do with this? But I just now realized that its purpose is vandalism. So now I've got to keep an eye out for some political sign with someone's headshot on it that I can affix it to...

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

MARANATHA is a band I came across in January, when they had just released 2 songs. Now they've released an entire album and it's really good. The genre is like electronica tinged heavy rock/metal with some epic soundtrack mixed in. Definitely influenced by Sleep Token but not as heavy/esoteric […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Drinking a hopped cider at The Gorge White House outside of Hood River, OR #Cider #HoodRiverFruitLoop #CurrentlyDrinking

A glass of cider on a metal table with some trees in the background

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Had to take a load of layers off of the Element instrument cluster just so I could resolder a couple of wires in order to get the dash lights working again. What a PITA. Also now I gotta put this all back together... #DIY #CarRepair #HondaElement

All 5 layers of the instrument cluster laid out on the floor of my garage

Up close photo of my shitty solder fixes

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🍁 Δράκακηϛ ⚜️ @drakakis.thecanadian.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Canadians don't scare easy … but there's one creature that terrifies the bravest of souls …

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Lars Marius Garshol (en) @larsga.snabelen.no.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

The books have finally arrived! They've been available from online stores for a while, but now I *finally* have my own copies. After years of being in progress, it finally feels like this book is published. Next up: start signing and mailing copies.

Photo of a stack of books titled "The Power of Beer", next to an opened cardboard box with DHL tape on it. The stack and box are on a table, and next to them are a pair of scissors.

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Lars Marius Garshol (en) @larsga.snabelen.no.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

My new book is finally out! A short, readable overall history of beer tracing the long lines in the development of beer. Seeing history like that inevitably brings out an overlooked side of the history of beer: beer as a source of massive power. Please repost! […] [Original post on snabelen.no]

The cover of a book titled "The Power of Beer: How Thirst Drove Us From the Stone Age to the Industrial Age". The cover image is a foamy glass of beer on a throne.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

The rest of the hops have been harvested. Time for a beer, I think. Also, I have homegrown hops in the freezer going back to 2020. I apparently need to brew hoppier beers or something... #HopHarvest #Hops #HomeBrewing

Traditional selfie of me screaming inside a hop bine.

All of the Glacier hops hanging in my garage taking up a ton of space.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Who's dumb ass idea was it to harvest hops in the middle of brewing?? #HomeBrewing #FreshHop #HopHarvest

A dumb ass (me) with a couple of flowering hop bines around my neck with my brewing equipment in the background

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John E Bartley, III K7AAY (D) NSSAR📎▼🐸 @503bartley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have an old PC you'd like to use again? Have Linux questions? There's a Free Clinic to help you with #Linux & a try-before-you-install-it test drive of Linux. Sun 9/20 1-5PM, Albina Branch Library, 205 NE Russell St Portland OR calagator.org/events/12504... #PDX #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR

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Portland Linux/Unix Group's Monthly Linux Clinic

That PLUG Clinic you like is coming back into style! The PLUG Clinic returns again this month on September 20, from 1pm-5pm. We are back at the Albina Branch Library this month. If you need help with...

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I need to plan my next brew day, I'll be harvesting my hops soon, so I was thinking maybe I should brew a full bine fresh hop saison. Don't bother picking all the cones, just stuff the entire flowering bine into the kettle. Thoughts? #HomeBrewing #Beer #FreshHop

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Lars Marius Garshol (en) @larsga.snabelen.no.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Did people once drink beer every day against thirst? Lots of people believe it, and some have heard that it's "The Great Medieval Water Myth." Video of a talk I did last year at Norsk Kornølfestival where I deep dive into the subject and find quite a lot of stuff that will, I think, surprise […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I think this is the lowest FG I've ever witnessed. This is a second wine I made on the Riesling and Chardonnay grapes in 2024 and just dropped a load of extra sugar on it to see what would happen. I expected a sweet wine, apparently they yeast didn't care […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

a FG hydrometer floats in a white wine sample inside a narrow test jar. The reading at the surface indicating a gravity of 0.985.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

My in laws went to Iceland recently and brought back this dried fish for me (among other gifts, they don't hate me). It smells so strongly that even sealed inside two ziplock bags I can still smell it when I open the cabinet it's in...

Icelandic dried fish inside of two ziplock bags

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

If any winemaker tells you that their process is sanitary, they're lying to you. Grapes grow in a field, there's bugs on them when they're harvested. It's impossible to keep fruit flies away from the action. I do this by hand so it's certainly worse for me […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Destemmed Moscato grapes waiting to be pressed for juice. They're obviously already fermenting.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Moscato harvest; not the prettiest looking grapes this year, but that doesn't mean they can't make good wine. And if they don't, then it will turn into Pisco. #WineMaking #Moscato

A big green bucket full of Moscato grapes

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia: @moira.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

TAKE YOUR BALLOTS TO A DROP BOX THIS NOVEMBER. Don't use a mailbox. Use a ballot drop box, because the US postal service is _already_ fucking with ballots. This is not a guess, theory, or extrapolation, this is an _observed fact_. Here's the Thurston […] [Original post on mastodon.murkworks.net]

The Problem with Mail Delivery

By law, we must certify the election by a specific deadline. For the primary, that date was August 18, 2026, two weeks after Election Day. Any ballot that arrives after this date cannot be counted, even if it was mailed on time.

We are seeing two main problems with the post office:

* Slow Mail: Many people mailed their ballots well before Election Day, but the ballots sat in post office sorting centers for weeks. In one case, a ballot was mailed in late July but didn't reach our office until after the August 18 deadline. It took 19 days to arrive, so it could not be counted.

* Ballots sent Between Counties: In Washington State, you can drop your ballot into any official drop box in the state. Other counties collect those ballots and mail them back to us using USPS Priority Mail. In the past, this worked well. But this year, mail sent on August 5 didn't reach us until August 24, six days after the deadline.

So far, our office has received 70 valid ballots that arrived after the certification deadline. This has never happened before, and it means those votes could not be counted. One ballot took 19 days to reach us.

What We Are Doing for November

No voter should lose their vote when they’ve followed every rule.

To fix this for the November election, we will no longer rely on the post office to send ballots between counties. Instead, our team will personally drive to neighboring counties to pick up and hand-deliver these ballots ourselves. Even though this costs extra money and time, it is necessary to make sure every vote counts.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

I just had to take a photo of both sides of my driver's license and then a selfie in order to set up my 401k account at my new job. Feels gross/creepy...

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Hey Fediverse, I'm thinking about getting an EV, but I don't want to give money to a huge jackass to do so. What EVs (or hybrids) do y'all recommend? Is the used market any good? #Cars #EV

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

I'm pretty sure an avocado sapling is growing out of my compost pile. It is going to be sad when winter arrives :(

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Anyone ever replaced a car key fob? Like bought a new one and programmed it to your car yourself? It's for a Honda if that matters. #cars #DIY #locksmith

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Bitter Norwegian pale ale 6% Using 1ml of hop extract at 60 minutes produced way more than the 10 IBUs I was told it would. This beer is quite bitter. I mitigated it a bit by adding calcium chloride to the finished beer, but it's still fairly bitter. I am a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A willi becher glass full of opaque yellow beer with a good amount of foam on top, extending out of the glass

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Peshastin Saison. This beer was fermented with wild yeast that I caught from Saskatoon berries I picked on a hiking trail near Peshastin, WA. The beer is a little bit fruity and very faintly tart. There's a nice maltiness despite it being fairly dry. It's a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A green 750ml bottle stands next to a goblet of yellow beer

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Drinking a glass of Arnegard gong pale ale whilst I keg and dry hop said ale. The gong made quick work of the beer fermenting it down to 1.006 in less than a week. #HomeBrewing #Beer

I'm holding a glass of hazy yellow beer in front of a stainless steel fermentor that's being transferred into a corny keg

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Made Shakshuka tonight. Highly recommended.

Eggs cooking in a pan full of spicy tomato sauce, basically Shakshuka

Shakshuka dished up onto two plates. Unmolested tomatoes from the harvest in the background

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

What's Your Leaven Worth? This is a saison fermented with yeast I captured from wild cherries that I picked in Leavenworth, WA last summer. It's nice and fruity with a little bit of tartness. It's really a pleasant beer, especially after the freaking moth […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I'm holding a goblet of pale beer with a finger of head on it. In the background moth larvae webbing and corpses are burning on my driveway

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Noticed some weird dust/grit/crud around a hive box in my garage. It was infested with what I think we're moth larvae (based on a few dead moths on the floor of said hive box). My driveway turned into a worm genocide as I got all of those bastards out of the box and the frames and then torched […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

@pejacoby I opened it. Pretty good, not too bitter but not too sweet. I think I got it at a good point. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. #Beer #Stout

A photo of a bottle of 2024 Kirkland (Costco) Vintage ale, bourbon barrel aged imperial Stout brewed by Deschutes brewery. A goblet of said beer stands next to the bottle with a dark tan layer of foam on top

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Ugh! Both of the beers I brewed ~2 weeks ago have a nasty vinyl/chlorophenol off flavor. This is thanks to the local water supply treating the water with chlorine. I thought I had solved the issue with an inline filter on the hose and treating the water with sulfite before brewing, but I think I […]

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

I've been procrastinating on the blackberry harvest this year. I need to get out there hard this weekend.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

@mdmrn I know you listen to music stored on your phone, what app are you using for that? Are you on android?

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

I haven't seen the new Odyssey film but some friends were talking about it and it suddenly made me realize that "Trojan" is a terrible name for a condom brand.

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

So what is the good music streaming service to use? Deezer seems like the one with their AI music detection, but do they pay musicians well?

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

I got new internet and now the bottleneck in the system is the cat5e cable I'm using

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

While trying to open a stuck shut yeast jar the freaking glass jar cracked! I didn't let that stop me so I cut a hole in the lid and rescued my precious yeast 😆 #HomeBrewing #Yeast

A glass jar full of yeast with a noticeable crack in it and some liquid can be seen pooling around the base. I'm holding a jar opener device on the left

The cracked jar but now a hole has been cut in the metal lid so I can spoon the yeast out

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Mute Dog Brewing @mutedog.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

Brew day today! I'm brewing a West Coast Pilsner with Calypso hops and a Blonde ale with fig leaves and mugwort. #HomeBrewing

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