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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Heh. She said "dickcissel." Heh heh.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/27/a-few-more-raptors-would-reduce-the-noise/

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• Dickcissel, a kind of bird. (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Getting brain surgery to control a computer mouse? That's absolutely insane.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/27/another-reason-i-wont-get-neuralink/

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• Even an Amazon Basics computer mouse isn't 100% reliable (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I can't imagine the dire situation that would give me reason to allow Elon Fucking Musk to stick electrodes in my brain.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/27/thered-have-to-be-something-wrong-with-your-brain-to-sign-up-for-a-neuralink-trial/

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• Logo from the Terminal Man (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Monsters shouldn't have birthday parties, only torches and pitchforks.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/27/i-hope-you-choke-on-your-birthday-cake-henry/

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• Poisoned birthday cake (remote)

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alexwild@mastodon.online ("Alex Wild") wrote:

With SCOTUS now allowing developers to fill in wetlands, people who live in places not currently considered flood risks are in for a bit of a surprise when the waters rise.

There are consequences when judges ignore science in favor of bribes. People will lose their homes. A lot of people.

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Scifiguy@home.social ("John Freeman") wrote:

An Ancient Solar System:

This week, off world: Destroyed planetary systems examined, Rocket Lab launches two tiny satellites, SpaceX launches a huge one and loads more....

#space #industry #exploration #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday

https://ancientsolarsystem.blogspot.com/2023/05/this-week-off-world-destroyed-planetary.html

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cmiksche ("Christoph Miksche") wrote:

I experienced the following phenomena: I #block an account with multiple secondary accounts on #TikTok and TikTok now won't stop recommending me the other accounts from the same owner until I have finally blocked everything....

That's very annoying...

cmiksche ("Christoph Miksche") wrote:

It seems like if you make a #Fake-#Interview in a white dress shirt on TikTok, you will find enough stupid people to sell your shitty #investment #products to....

So many #Scammers out there and the people are falling for it...

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

A good read. The mobile duopoly is bad for everyone:

https://theplatformlaw.blog/2023/05/24/why-the-proposed-commitments-offered-by-google-to-the-uk-competition-authority-regarding-in-app-purchases-are-wrong-and-will-make-the-situation-of-app-developers-worse/

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I took this picture when I potted it about 2.5 weeks ago so I could compare and see small growth. that turned out to be extremely not a problem

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• teeny tiny avocado sproutling (remote)

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

very proud of this avocado plant that I started from a pit and which is now growing at an alarming rate

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• leaves of an avocado plant (remote)
• leaves of an avocado plant from a different angle (remote)

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SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo wrote:

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siege@octodon.social ("CJ Bellwether") wrote:

and its not just the outside design: internally the live wire is the shortest straightest wire with the least amount of slack, while the neutral then the earth wires have increasing amount of slack and bend to them. So if something pulls down hard on the wireing to making it break, the live wire should break first, blowing the fuse and immediately cutting off power to the whole circuit.

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• an internal view of how a uk electric plug is wired. (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

got my new hats today. my favorite old hat (also from Bigalli) finally developed a hole, after many years of hard use.

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I regret to report that the progenitor of my #spider colony, the great grandmother of the brood in my lab, died quietly in the night at the age of 2. She will be missed.

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

they had to call it "alphabetical order, descending" because zz top was already taken

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Just turn off your TV. There's nothing on.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/26/you-call-this-news/

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bigben@mastodon.org.uk ("Big Ben") wrote:

BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG

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• A photo of the Great Clock of Westminster showing eleven o'clock (remote)

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stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

“Home Affairs experimenting with ChatGPT in refugee and cyber divisions,” because of course they are. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/home-affairs-experimenting-chatgpt-ai-refugee-team/102396972

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rgegriff@hackers.town ("Chrisshy Keygen") wrote:

Who keeps telling banks that they need to break copy/paste in login forms? Seriously, there must be a person with a human name who keeps making this recommendation. I need to know it.

I just wanna talk.

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mythologybot@botsin.space ("MythologyBot") wrote:

H1023.9.1
Task:
mending a broken jug;
countertask:
turning it wrong side out
as one does a shoe.

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

John Prine play "Illegal Smile" on Aug 25, 1973 https://wolfgangs.app.link/EhfXM4Pu6zb

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zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman") wrote:

anyway reactivity is ORM for the front-end send toot

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oldroadside@botsin.space ("old roadside pictures") wrote:

resorts and steeplechase pier, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

more than a handful of times recently i've seen references to "star trek iii: the search for spock" that are possibly promotional??? are they ramping up to a 40th anniversary renaissance next year???

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM

New Barbie trailer dropped today 🚨 🚨 🚨

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

It has been 3 months since someone tried to reach me on WhatsApp. That's progress, soon I'll be able to uninstall this piece of crap.

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

raised bed revived & replanted… corn & peas in back row, summer squash next, and room to put in rows for carrots & radishes up front. Death to the Fascist Running Dog Squirrels! Long Live the Humanoid Democratic Vegetable Republic!

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

The only thing that matters is…Ray Comfort is a slimy little dink.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/25/another-example-of-why-i-despise-christianity/

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• Ray Comfort: The Queen of rock ‘n’ roll passed into eternity today. All the money that Tina Turner possessed, all her fame, all her awards, and accolades now mean nothing. The only thing that matters, is “Were her sins forgiven?” (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

@pearlbear cool to “see” you here, welcome!