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@davidgerard russian windows remain an unchallenged apex predator
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greenleejw@historians.social ("Surprised Eel Historian, PhD") wrote:
In 1397 the city of London arrested several Dutch eel merchants for unpaid debts. But that meant fewer eels!
And that won't do.
So the king intervened. He ordered that the Dutch be set free to sell their eels, and also that the city never again hassle eel merchants in this way.
#history #eels #medieval
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- Meme. Painting of giant sand worm from the novel DUNE. The worm is rearing up out of the sand in the background with it's maw open like a big scoop. There are 4 figures standing in the foreground, in a line heading towards the worm. The closest figure is holding a red triangular flag or pennant on a staff. It is blowing in the wind. You can see sand in the air behind the worm, kicked up as the worm exploded up from the below. The figures seemed paused, and tensed with surprise. It's possible that they are fucked. It's possible to imagine the worm not as a worm, but as a enormous tube with a halfpipe at the front. A skater's paradise. In this case, perhaps the four figures are Paul, Jessica, Chani, and Tony Hawk: skater-pilgrims, nearing the end of their long journey. It's the X-Games / DUNE crossover you didn't know you wanted. Meme text reads: "The eels must flow" (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Womp womp
Via Kyle Cheney:
#BREAKING: Jeff #CLARK will be arrested this week. A federal judge has *denied* his effort to stay the #Fulton County proceedings and stave off his arrest while he tried to send the case to federal court. #Georgia #TrumpIndictment https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/georgia-trump-racketeering-case-state-court-00112480
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
damienowens@mastodon.ie ("Damien Owens") wrote:
Prigozhin died doing what he loved, plummeting to the ground from a tremendous height, on fire.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
The early to mid-20th century saw the Great Migration – a mass movement of Black families from the rural South to the urban centers of the North & West. They were searching for economic opportunities and an escape from Jim Crow laws and racially motivated violence. In many ways, Los Angeles was as an ideal destination because of its growing economy and the potential for upward mobility.
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BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #StillWeRise #BlackHistory #California
#LosAngeles
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tristansnell@mstdn.social ("Tristan Snell") wrote:
NEW: Tennessee activists WIN major victory as judge blocks attempt by TN House Republicans to ban signs from legislative sessions.
Justin Jones and the audience wasted no time in taking advantage of the victory for free speech and democracy — and the fight against gun violence.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is worth resharing with folks… the charts and graphs within provide powerful visual testimony on what the spread of firearms is doing to our children (no paywall, ‘gift’ article)
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Get to work, you caliper-wielding phrenologists. There's a criminal skull if ever I saw one.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/23/the-only-photo-of-giuliani-ill-ever-need/
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, is seeking a March 4 start date for the trial of Trump and his allies. Experts say this could be a stretch.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“… another defendant in the sprawling case, the lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, filed a motion seeking a speedy trial. Under that scenario, which Georgia law allows, the trial for all 19 people indicted in the case would have to start no later than Nov. 3.”
well now, that’s interesting.
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
it's an amazing to watch as time goes on and more and more "late-era weezer" becomes "middle-era weezer"
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
My 4yo just told my wife and I that he gets our money when we're gone, and he likes money, so if we want to die, that would be ok.
I really, really need to hear that young kids just say shit like this without really understanding it. Please tell me this.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This is incredibly good, balanced, and thorough:
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zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman") wrote:
@nolan https://arewebcomponentsathingyet.com/ is a great microsite that does the corporate logo social proof thing too (fwiw!)
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nolan@toot.cafe ("Nolan") wrote:
New blog post: "Use web components for what they’re good at" https://nolanlawson.com/2023/08/23/use-web-components-for-what-theyre-good-at/
Some thoughts on what web components are good at, and what they're less good at.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Alabama Supreme Court:
women are simply containers; it is only the fetus which matters to the State.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@merveilles.town ("WimⓂ️") wrote:
If anyone would be interested in giving an online talk related to #FrugalComputing or #LowCarbonComputing or #SustainableComputing for my research group, some time in October, November or December, please let me know. You don't have to be an academic researcher.
For info, my research group page: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/research/researchthemes/lowcarbon/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):
xarvh@functional.cafe ("Francesco Orsenigo (he/him)") wrote:
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
"I think I’ve done demonstrably more than any psychologist has ever produced to increase the prestige and trust of the practice of psychology around the world." I don't think his peers agree.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/23/kooks-hate-being-called-on-their-kookery/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
"have a nice day!" no YOU have a nice day. i hope the person you like reaches out to you, i hope someone you look up to recognises your work, and i hope you notice the beauty within and around you
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
luna@tech.lgbt ("Luna") wrote:
I made a zoetrope that shows your browser's animation refresh rate (which is usually the same as the display's refresh rate)
https://cohost.org/lunasorcery/post/2465593-testing-your-animati
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
20s: everyone you know is getting married
30s: everyone you know is having a kid
40s: everyone you know is getting divorced and remarried to somebody from high school
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Look at all the work grass spiders put into their webs.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/23/perfect-sheet-webs/
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
The Republicans hate these places in Wisconsin.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/23/sympathy-for-the-state-next-door/
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
(Truth in Posting: I am jealous. this olde farte just got to work on lander concept projects at Ames. while children of children of pieces of my code may have made it to Mars, I never actually got to send a real thingie anywhere)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
congrats to the Indian space program for a brilliantly successful Lunar landing 👍
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
touchdown on Luna! by Indian spacecraft
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hovering
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
50m
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
150m to Luna