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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:

1960’s drinks pamphlets from a dad drawer.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
fullfathomfive@aus.social wrote:

"Poses low risk to humans" is the nicest thing anyone outside of Australia has ever said about Vegemite.

#auspol #canada #canpol #australia #vegemite #HappyLittleVegemites

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
itchi5@illo.social ("Itchi5 illustrations") wrote:

Asking for a little favor.

A few years ago -for obvious reasons- I deleted all my american services. (instagram, facebook etc)

The result was my business plummeting down, no projects came in anymore, making it nearly impossible to come around after 20 years of career.

The favor I'm asking is if you know someone who's working with illustrators, or even just interested, just share my stuff please. Thanks :)

My portfolio
https://www.itchi5.com

#freelanceillustrator #illustration #europe

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Possible signs of life detected on a planet about 120 light years away, which means it will be at least 240 years before they can answer our distress call and come colonize us.

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

We got our AMD Turin sled booting! And --in classic @oxidecomputer fashion -- we're going to regale with tales of the adventure: join @ahl and me on Monday at 5p Pacific when we will have the engineering team on hand to talk about bringing up Cosmo!

https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1362938379364466941

If you want the backstory, check out our earlier tales from the bringup lab:

https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/tales-from-the-bringup-lab-2021-12-06
https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/more-tales-from-the-bringup-lab

And learn ,more about Turin:

https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/unshrouding-turin-or-benvenuto-a-torino

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

If you like this stuff, there's a sadly out of print book, "New York's Forgotten Substations", with some excellent photos.

https://www.chrispaynephoto.com/books-1-2-1

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@spacehobo It *is* impressive, and in 1904, it *was* futuristic. What should they have done, not build a subway until high power semiconductors were invented?

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

Some good signs from the No Kings protest in SF.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
digitalsnow@social.lol ("Kerri :usad: :knife_lgbt:") wrote:

Bought this patch at an indie art sale.

Not pictured: an enamel pin that says "Not Today, Motherfucker"

Boosted by jwz:
RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:

Fresh mural at autonomous center Metelkova in Ljubljana. Made during the Antifa fest that takes place annually since 1999.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

NYC's IRT subway, opened in 1904, is powered by a 600 volt DC third rail running alongside the tracks. Power is fed to the system via a number of substations throughout the city, where high voltage AC is converted to the lower voltage DC used by trains.

Until recently, this was done with electromechanical rotary converters (essentially a combination AC motor and DC generator). They are now supplanted by solid state rectifiers, but a few of the original rotary converters remain operational.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Rotary Converter, IRT Subway Substation 13, Midtown Manhattan, 2017.

All the pixels, no Metrocard required, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/32992380451

#photography

Boosted by jwz:
missingthept.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Breaking: The Supreme Court announces that publication of Justice Alito’s dissent in the deportation case will be delayed as it is translated from its original German.

Boosted by jwz:
adrianh ("Adrian Howard") wrote:

I swear there used to be a time when my reaction to new software features wasn't a resigned sigh followed by figuring out how to switch it off.

Boosted by jwz:
simple_sabotage ("Simple Sabotage Field Manual") wrote:

When you go to the lavatory, spend a longer time there than is necessary.

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
skry wrote:

Pork is in the treetops.

David Brooks has called for a mass uprising. As a model "conservative" republican, his signal is an important one, so it's important to spread this NYT (or archive) link on other platforms:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/trump-harvard-law-firms.html (https://archive.is/dB7mw)

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/conservative-nyt-columnist-david-brooks-calls-for-national-civic-uprising-to-defeat-trumpism-complete-with-mass-rallies-strikes/

#uspol

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

I don't think Mary Tyler Moore would approve.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/19/i-went-for-a-walk-in-minneapolis-near-the-atheist-con/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:

Found this in my father’s drawer.

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

I have now created three languages along the theme of "what would it be like if we made our programming languages aggressively simple?" and every time the answer has turned out to be "it would be very complicated" https://mastodon.social/@mcc/114365307342990008

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
CityHoosier@mysportgallery.com ("despicable anna") wrote:

rfk: autistics will never pay taxes

me: look, just because elon musk is the only autistic person you know, that doesn't mean none of us pay taxes...

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
simon_brooke@mastodon.scot ("Simon Brooke") wrote:

"at the 'IT for IDF' conference, an israeli commander talked about how they specifically used Google, Amazon, and Microsoft’s cloud storage and AI services for the #genocide... The companies were praised for their AI services and the ability to rapidly purchase much more storage without having to physically build the servers themselves as the military had done before. [Amazon] in particular stores surveillance on almost everyone in #Gaza"

https://www.boundary2.org/2019/08/sarah-t-roberts-and-mel-hogan-left-behind-futurist-fetishists-prepping-and-the-abandonment-of-earth/#authorbio

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange wrote:

We're killing dating apps we're bringing back a/s/l

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
rmateu@social.lol ("Roberto") wrote:

We visited a farm ... https://roberto.mateu.me/2025/04/19/we-visited-a-farm-yesterday.html

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Dolphins are already angry

RE: https://www.threads.net/@theonion/post/DIoXdgeKKNF

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

A new #TheMarsVolta album came out about a week ago, haven't finished listening to it yet but already like this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMehN3wJQBA

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
futzle@old.mermaid.town ("Deborah Pickett") wrote:

“Olo”, the super-green that’s more saturated than pure spectral green and so lies outside the CIE chromaticity polygon. The trick is to use a (frickin’) laser to stimulate only the green cones on your retina. It’s like we hacked your eye’s Bayer sensor. https://www.popsci.com/health/new-color-green/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
smlx4@mastodon.nu ("Marie 🇸🇪") wrote:

When designers think outside the box. Studio Ghibli designed this DVD case to make it look like the characters are checking their reflection in the water.
Sweet!

#manga #studioghibli #dvd #characters #design

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
evansky_arts ("Evan Sky arts") wrote:

Throwback to this unique plushie I made back in 2023. I tend to forget about it but I actually love it! Look at that little guy!

#throwback #handmade #pigeon #pigeons #bird #funny #cute #sewing #embroidery #art #artist #artwork #fediverse #fediart #birdsofmastodon #mastoart #pixelfed

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
matti@social.lol wrote:

My Belarussian Neighbor

https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2025/04/19/belarussian-neighbor/

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Hey, maybe atheists aren't so bad after all.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/19/what-i-learned-yesterday/