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

Today in History: George Bryan "Beau" Brummel born, 1778

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

Today in History: (Eugene Henri) Paul Gaugin born, 1848

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inderix@lea.pet ("Inderix") wrote:

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• Two guys in front of the sign for a church that says "GOD SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY IS IN" The man on the right, with a huge grin, is holding the S that was in front of "IN" on the sign. (remote)

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

See also: https://social.coop/@cstanhope/112576361111815180

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

(A smartphone is really like a shopping mall, cable television, red-light district, sewer, hammer combo, but that's just not as pithy.)

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

A smartphone is to a calculator as a shopping mall is to a hammer.

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

the City of Rochester seems pretty determined that there shall be no more bodies found in this particular reservoir, at least for the remainder of this particular year.

#ROC

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• a very empty Highland Park Reservoir, Rochester NY (remote)

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

Don't forget to flush!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/07/where-the-sewage-ends-up/

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• The older I get the more absurd the concept of “dinosaurs roamed the earth until a great big meteor hit” becomes to me. (remote)

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

Me: [cringing after every post I make]

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• Cat looking over newspaper meme. The text: "I should stop posting" (remote)

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

It's cool how multi-billion dollar companies still need unpaid, public research and feedback to be pressured into putting in even the most basic safeguards for a questionable (at best) product they attempt to impose on the public. Super cool.

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

Today is the birthday of Prince:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tEvfIsDyo

And Tom Jones:

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

In case you were wonderin'.

I posted something similar before, but this time I thought I'd link to Prince's "Kiss". You can find the Art of Noise and Tom Jones version of "Kiss" here:

https://social.coop/@cstanhope/108439747288190782

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

Kinky sexy spiders.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/07/the-kinky-sex-life-of-nephilid-spiders/

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• A male & female pair of Argiope (remote)

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ianb@well.com ("Ian Betteridge") wrote:

No.

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• Headline from the FT asking "US newsrooms are in trouble: are these British journalists the answer?" I mean, come on FT, are just baiting me? (remote)

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

how do these colors work for you? particularly the "nav bar" rollover/etc?

https://arghstudios.com/test/about.html

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aclark@fosstodon.org ("Alex") wrote:

Hey folks!

I'm the creator of Python @pillow & today is my birthday. Can I ask you for a favor?

I'm looking for a new role & I'd appreciate a boost. Check out my resume here:

- https://aclark.net/resume/

I'm passionate about Python, open source & making a living with open source. What's the next move?

Thank you @willmcgugan for the nudge ❤️

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

coding is easy, it is color and typography and layout which are *hard*

https://arghstudios.com/test/about.html

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Are you attending PETS 2024? Consider participating in the speed mentoring session! Website is now up: https://speedmentoring.nadim.computer

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

Our area is finally getting fiber internet after however many years. AT&T is already here and Vexus is midway through setting up their network. I'm switching over from cable soon and I'm very curious to see if the actual speeds are anything like they're purported to be

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

Visiting the Christian-run coffee house this morning, the music playing is the Divinyls "I Touch Myself." The religious orgs behind this business are not that uptight, I guess.

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

no, I did not create the first version of this CSS file at the end of 1969. I was sometimes ahead of the times, but not by quite *that* much 😜

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

You know, we've had giant spiders with 6-foot webs living here in the US in huge numbers all along, Joro is just joining the crowd.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/07/oh-boy-here-come-the-hysterical-headlines/

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• Giant, invasive Joro spiders with 6-foot webs could be poised to take over US cities, scientists warn (remote)

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

Oh poop! I just remembered something:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cozCYJCK4Bg

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

The Cap'n Kirk solution to renegade AIs is rather improbable…but maybe it would work after all.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/07/i-learned-how-to-do-this-on-star-trek/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIpsvF50yps

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

he’s got a point there…

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tom7 ("Tom VII 7th") wrote:

I finally finished my new video and set it to “Premiere” tonight at 9:15! Watch with me if you like. And speaking of Premiere, my Pro tip for you is: Do not install the new version of Premiere Pro while you are knee-deep in a 1000+ edit project!
https://youtu.be/Y65FRxE7uMc

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Bought some new #FerraniaFilm to try out. There aren’t that many photos taken with this film on here or Flickr, so I’m not quite sure what to expect. Now I just need to go somewhere interesting… 🥲

#BelieveInFilm #p33

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• Two 35mm rolls of Ferrania P33 160 ISO.

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

Perhaps a better restatement might be: reputation is the integral of quality over time, and the limiting factor for growth is reputation.

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mikeb@social.spejset.org ("Mikael Branting 🇸🇪") wrote:

Today, ANTIFA had a meeting in Normandy
#normandylanding

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

macrumors ("MacRumors.com") wrote:

PSA: Bartender Mac App Under New Ownership, But Lack of Transparency Raises Concerns https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-owner/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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lucasarts_places@botsin.space ("LucasArts Places") wrote:

Loom (DOS EGA)

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• Room 019: Glassmakers - Crystal Ball Closeup (remote)