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

Keep your eyes open, and maybe you'll spot the tiny yellow orbweavers that are colonizing everything right now.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/tiny-araneinae-105368590

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• 01d4948312d70c52.jpeg (remote)

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luna@pony.social ("luna @ emfcamp") wrote:

So #emfcamp had a pop-up #MathsJam evening, and of course I brought another lightning talk — enjoy!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GfCRA6zmRFo

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

Kent Hovind gets excoriated in a podcast. Familiar ground, but entertaining.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/01/kent-hovind-will-hate-this/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHhAVBNcSy0

keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

È uscita l'intervista che ho rilasciato al #SaloneDelLibro dove ho presentato il mio #romanzo #SciFi "Il Grande Collasso" - #fantascienza #scrivere #letture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ5mgheKXQQ

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brbennett@hachyderm.io ("Brie Bennett") wrote:

Thanks to @bcantrill and @oxidecomputer for extending the invite. I had a great time!
https://mastodon.social/@ahl/112533486581869823

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Last #AsianHeritage month tidbit since it’s ending

The “alphabet ordering” in Japanese is largely due to Sanskrit ordering

> The order of consonants and vowels, and the grid layout, originates in Sanskrit shiksha (śikṣā, Hindu phonetics and phonology), and Brāhmī script, as reflected throughout the Brahmic family of scripts. Specifically, the consonants are ordered from the back to the front of the mouth (velar to labial)

#india ‘s influence stretches far

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojūon

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ieure@retro.social ("Killing Jelq") wrote:

I've seen *a lot* of C64 demos, and 13:37 by Fairlight knocked my socks off. I was consistently hollering "duuuude!" at the effects, but it's also got great humor, a terrific art style, inside jokes, and cinematic storytelling. One of the best I've ever seen.

The #C64 demoscene is so impressive to me. They just keep pushing this machine farther and farther. This demo would have been unfathomable even ten years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcUmVdd_t2s

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punkpaleo@sauropods.win ("H. Pettijohn") wrote:

Happy #FossilFriday, check out this Allosaurus fossil with amethyst growing at its center! It's likely water rich with silica and a touch of iron leeched into the bone during the fossilization process, allowing the growth of crystals over time. (1/2)
#paleontology #geology #dinosaur #allosaurus #science

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• The end of a gray Allosaurus limb bone sits against black fabric, its open center facing the camera. Inside the bone, light purple amethyst crystals have grown in a pattern reminiscent of bone marrow. Below the fossil, an orange sign states, "Allosaurus fragilis with Amethyst". (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

if I understand the way this works, the Judge was not supposed to pay attention to Trump’s speeches during the trial, but during the sentencing phase the Judge is supposed to pay attention to whether the guilty defendant has taken responsibility & shown remorse for their crimes. Trump clearly has not and feels no remorse.

you are guaranteed freedom to speak, but not freedom from consequences.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/31/nyregion/trump-news-guilty-verdict?campaign_id=57&emc=edit_ne_20240531&instance_id=125074&nl=the-evening&regi_id=469685&segment_id=168388&te=1&user_id=6cc316e785b1e2df05a2b9277b3f3b0f&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

yup, cowards

"They did not immediately offer guidance on how Dr. Baxter could protect herself legally or file a discrimination complaint under the Fair Housing Act. Representatives with both HUD and the National Fair Housing Alliance advised that this should have been their first step."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/realestate/race-home-buying-raven-baxter.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=highlightShare&sgrp=c-cb

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Chávez Ravine, Ryland Peter Cooder

https://music.apple.com/us/album/poor-mans-shangri-la/68058218?i=68056084

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donpixote@masto.pt ("Don Pixote") wrote:

Podem fechar a Internet para o resto do ano porque este tipo ganhou esta porra toda.

Bom fim-de-semana

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• Post de Darren McKeenan, com um print do famoso post do "covfefe" do Trump: Omg I figured it out. On this day he was time travelling in his own brain like Hodor from Game of Thrones. CONVICTED FELON CONVICTED FELON CONVICT FELO CONV FELO FELON CONVFOFELO CONVFELOFE COVFEFE (remote)

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JonBaker ("Jon Baker") wrote:

I guess I just wanna see Florence & The Machine fight against Rage Against The Machine in a cage match

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scumsuck@blorbo.social ("magdalene 🍌") wrote:

Finally done painting this!!! A mythological sphinx in the shape of a hairless sphynx cat. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on 6x9 bristol board.

Next to do: scan this in and edit it to print and cut out for June's Sticker Club.
https://ko-fi.com/scumsuck

You can also buy the original painting on my site 🐱
https://store.scumsuck.com/products/Sphinx-Cat-Original-Painting-p666688527

#traditionalArt #art #sphinx #sphynx #cats #watercolor #painting

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• Watercolor painting of a sphinx with wrinkled bald skin and featherless wings. (remote)
• Closeup on the head of the painting. (remote)

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xkcdbot@botsin.space ("xkcd bot (now with alt text)") wrote:

title text: My bold criticism might anger the hot air balloon people, which would be a real concern if any of them lived along a very narrow line directly upwind of me.

(https://xkcd.com/2940)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2940)

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• xkcd comic (alt text in progress) (remote)

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

Not all marketing involves evil, but most evil involves marketing.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

More from Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.4 S.S.C.

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #SFBA

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• The trunks of two sizeable redwood trees in shade, with an open area covered in small vegetation in between.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Welp, better get back to work. These computers aren't gonna touch themselves.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

The first time I saw the plot in this post:

https://fursuits.online/@tilton/112520922377723411

I was all, "*chuckle* Too true!" Then I saw it a few more times and began to realize that may be the general shape of the curve for all programming languages ever. 🤔

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

The most complex organism on the planet so far known!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/31/behold-the-most-complex-creature-in-all-of-creation/

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• A small fern (remote)

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

"This could happen to anyone"

Tell me you didn't think the law applied to you without telling me you didn't think the law applied to you

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eosfpodcast@universeodon.com ("Rod Faulkner") wrote:

Hydrangea Beauty
(As seen on my early morning walk.)

#photography #naturephotography #foto #iphone13mini

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• Closeup of a light purple hydrangea blossom. (remote)

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pointlessone@status.pointless.one ("PointlessOne :loading:") wrote:

#Chromium (and #Chrome) begins phasing-out Manifest v2.

https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html

This means, among other things, that uBlock Origin is about to be disabled in Chrome. Google will choose a different extension to recommend but it can not be as effective as #uBlock Origin.

Following #Google's example, may I instead recommend you switch to #Firefox.

Firefox will continue to support Manifest v2, and consequently uBlock Origin and other extensions that can not be implemented with Manifest v3.

Happy browsing.

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simevidas ("Šime Vidas") wrote:

tl;dw Most of the energy from fossil fuels is wasted. Energy from renewable sources is much more efficient. In the future, we won‘t need the same amount of energy that we need today.

In other words, if we consume an X amount of fossil fuel energy today, and we want to get rid of fossil fuels, we won’t need the same X amount of renewable energy to do that, but only a fraction of X.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVJkq4iu7bk

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kate@fosstodon.org ("Kate Morley") wrote:

In the same way most of us say “goodbye” without realising it derives from “god be with ye”, maybe one day people will end conversations with “likensubscribe”

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

I walked into our local Christian-owned coffeeshop this morning, and the music they're playing is…the Devil's own. Aerosmith. The Cars. AC/DC. This is what happens when all the baristas are college students.

Good.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Evening at the hotel. Palo Alto.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.4 S.S.C.

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #SFBA

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• A beige building with windows and balconies, a tree, and a pastel blue sky. Evening sunlight is illuminating the top of the tree. The shadow of the tree falls on the building, leaving only a corner exposed to sunlight. It seems to align almost perfectly with a cloud emerging behind the building.

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

Sometimes GitHub Copilot is just astounding.

Note: this suggestion popped up whether or not I typed a K. Even in a blank spot, somehow, Copilot decided this was probably what I wanted.

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• A single letter, K, typed into a code file in VS Code, followed immediately by the GitHub Copilot suggestion, "Kyle's changes" (remote)

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I picked up "80s Kids" from Shannon Curtis when they initially released it with a single track. I've been enjoying getting updates as they've added tracks to the album. Fun stuff.

https://shannoncurtis.bandcamp.com/album/80s-kids

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jeffowski@mastodon.world ("Church of Jeff") wrote:

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• Cartoon of two people stranded on a deserted island. 1: No one's coming, we're going to die here... 2. Here, give me 10 bucks for this drawing. 1: What? Why? 2: Just do it! [person 1 is holding a scrap of bark with "Official Disney Product", and a drawing of Mickey Mouse] Last pane: Helicopter with Disney logo showing up, "This is a Cease and Desist Order!!!" (remote)