Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

daily routine

The guy who played Kai on Lexx checked me out in a coffee shop back in the early 2000s. I didn’t notice, my friend told me later.

I know some moots will find this relevant to their interests. Enjoy!

Check this out if you’re into it!

@ceceintheshire.bsky.social I did remember you when slogging through the drifts, but it was too cold and windy to video. So here is the cleaned up, already plowed version. Sound on!

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

Any of you guys still on Soundmap? I have holiday gifts to send 😀 #soundmap

Here’s the correct link, as the Chicago Shovels one above yells security warnings www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow chicagoshovels.org

Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.

breach and drumshow highlighted for this give him all the awards!🥁🔥 vote.drumeo.com

if you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation

"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

HOLIDAY SALE! 🐈💖 Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15 thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOL...

THE 16THE ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE IS NOW LIVE! If you need help getting your kiddo a stuffed animal this holiday im giving out 150 of them so come check it out thebloggess.com/2025/12/08/t...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

(living an unexamined life) yaaaaaay haha yay wheeeeee

for some reason “require alt text before posting” was unchecked???? in order to check that box, go to settings > accessibility settings > require alt text before posting it’ll look like this

AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re- BEASTIES: MORSE AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of Beasties: COURSE MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy BEASTIES: MOOCHER MCA: We’re Christmas Past MIKE D: Christmas Present BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE

remember that your ring doorbell starts using face recognition on every face it sees today :)

#store My astronaut midi skirts, along with all my non-November releases, are 25% off through December 10th! My skirts: •Have HUGE pockets •Are made in a SEDEX & OEKO-TEX certified factory •Have art drawn by humans

I’m off to handles.club to pick a new handle

I am saddened by the loss of my joshler.top handle. I don’t remember who set me up with it and it keeps failing to verify

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

GIF that pops up when I type my name. I admit I scrolled past zillions of the fictional character I can’t stand before I got here.

WE'RE BACK WITH A GIVEAWAY! What to win? A limited edition, 500 copy, red and black Rock Sound exclusive sleeve with a brand new, sealed Breach jewel case CD! Rules: -Follow us -Like AND repost this post -Tag a friend! (No friend to tag? tell us your fav Breach song!) Want more entries?🧵⬇️

I live in a city with lots of light pollution, but I was still able to see the aurora borealis!

Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books

Ballet [1/4]

everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?

Splitting a waffle with the boyfriend. More in the waffle iron!

Hurrah Kneesvember! Follow for what is sure to be a delightful birb comic.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

Who’s ready for a fascinating deep dive on an odd font, with lots of pictures? Thanks to @ryannorth.ca and his Secret Pals newsletter aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not www.404media.co/how-to-disab...

What? An "AI" browser that totally tracks every single thing you do, almost certainly to train its AI model? Unpossible!

Eeeeeeeeeee! After a long delay (thanks Canada Post) the boys have arrived! I love them and their little (changeable!) outfits so much! Find BlueWolfAngel28 on insta for more info. I gotta go play with my new toys now.

Go to Settings ➡️ Accessibility ➡️ check "Require Alt Text" This way you get reminders to add alt text if you forget (like I do sometimes)

Looks like the scammers who were going this all on various Mastodon servers a month or two ago have found a new target: Bsky.

Odetolocal on Instagram won tickets to the small TOP show in LA. They want to livestream it but Instagram requires 1000 followers for that. Follow them if you want, to see if they can get there. If not they might try Twitch.

Welcome to Bluesky 💙🦋

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Catching up on the past few days of posts. I’m miserably sick with cough & cold and feeling sorry for myself. I should be ok in a few days I think.

Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed: www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...

Warning to anyone who has their art on Spreadshirt.com: They now have a feature where anyone can remix your art and it's impossible to opt out unless you just leave the site altogether. Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/s...