Heh heh. Heh heh. He said “blunt.”

Philly: 200 compared to 80,000 DC: "several hundred" compared to 200,000 Boston: 500 compared to 100,000 Austin: 1,000 compared to 20,000 Houston: 2,000 compared to 15,000

Everybody now! Da-da-da dat dah…

🎶And you may find yourself protesting beside David Byrne And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"🎶

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

What could be worse than screaming at a Capitol police officer?

I had MetaAI rewrite a post of mine to see what would happen. Here is the result. WTF. I have whiplash.

In honor of spooky month, share a four-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand. Crap there’s head hopping.

Wrote a 4pg English paper in HS Jr yr (mid80s) 1 morning in my car b4 school. Turned it in & promptly fell asleep on desk as usual. In college had a sports lit class. Wrote a paper on Breaking Away from memory nite b4 except couldn’t remember MC name, called him “our hero.” Got A on both. AI my arse

Jim Lee promises that DC will never use AI, saying "AI doesn't dream, feel, or make art."

“A man can trust his luck, but a society can’t.” - Ursula K. LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness

I think I’m going to do my first coral frag after 3 years of having the tank. My sinularia has split and is stretching and expanding (yes, I had power head issues, yes, that’s been handled), so I think I’ll fill out an open space with one of the splits. I’ll psych myself up over the next few days.

Democrats must hold the line on this.

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

Your moment of zen: about 30s of an emerald crab snacky-snacking.

And Claude. All of it. And disable AI options in it in any “non-AI” apps.

Love my neighborhood.

Anyone looking to buy cel art?

1000% THIS. Here’s some fabulous reading that highlights why: A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz.

Just in case you thought you hadn’t heard the dumbest f*%<1£g idea already, here ya go. please someone explain batteries to these people.

“Honey Peloton is switching its service to AI crap. I’m canceling my Mirror subscription. Do you want to hack it?” may have been the best unintended early birthday present ever.

“Maybe the definition of good government was the government you could safely ignore.” - Kim Stanley Robinson, Blue Mars

I added tiny dinos to my terrarium. Because I am an adult and can make these choices, and because my tiny gnome and his flamingo needed company.

Ok. So. A lot of congress will say they “submitted a letter to forgo pay during shutdown.” Congress is paid once a month so they have 30 days. Secondly, they want you to believe they are saying they will give up their pay. No. They just hold it until it reopens

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Hell yes this. Digital forever chemicals.

Last dahlias of the year

When my dog was a wee bairn (~4-5mo) he decided that the yarn I was using to knit a pair of really nice socks was a pretty cool toy. That’s coming up on 3 years ago. I am finally untraumatized enough to start undoing the 2 rats nests (different tube & heel). I’m ~ 20h in w/ another 5-6 to go.

Share your favorite black and white movie

LOVE.

RIGHT?!?!

Does he really not understand that babies come out the same portal that the sperm goes into?

Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.

I love the smell of a J&J lawsuit in the morning.

PSA: If you haven’t yet, it may be a good idea to get your COVID shot this week. Reports suggest that CDC may further restrict COVID vaccine access to people aged 75 and up, unless you have an condition. The committee that advises the CDC on vaccines meets this Thursday.

I’d like so much to sleep right now.

I made it to @thewebsters.bsky.social !!! 🥰

I’m at the airport. Just witnessed an unaccompanied wheelchair with a screen flashing “Reserved.” While I love the idea of independence, I hope there is still a manned service option for folks who need help managing their baggage and getting in the chair, and this isn’t just another way to unemploy.

Slightly diminish a book Acquaintance in a Quaint Land

Let’s gooooooo Cascadia!

6 mo scan today was clear! It’s really nice to get that info the same day so one doesn’t sit for 10 business days wondering. I treated myself to a trip into the city to visit the Mochi Things (Korean stationery) store down near Pike Place. Gorgeous day!

Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...

You know what? In this timeline, why not?

Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title Tom Clancy’s Brave New World

I work with two pediatrician scientists. I texted them both the same question. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

we’d love to turn off the machine that convinces children to kill themselves, but we can’t really justify losing our ability to lay off customer service agents, now can we?

an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

“If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” Spot. Freaking. On.