Now publicly available: The United States Water Withdrawals Database, the first nationwide resource to track who is drawing water from rivers, lakes, and underground aquifers, and in what amounts. https://phys.org/news/2026-02-database-reveals-americans.html

RE: https://mastodon.social/@GurdeepPandher/115707336916022920 My copy arrived this week. My weekend reading. Thank you @GurdeepPandher

Just got notified from the American Astronomical Society that their survey on anticipated impacts of Reflect Orbital (whose business model is "we will beam sunlight down to Earth at night because woo space”; never mind the titanic impacts on circadian rhythms of every living thing on the planet) […]

Daughter home for weekend, stayed up way too late last night talking about this and that. Good stuff. And my cat carrying on her watchful #caturday activities this morning.

Anybody else here read that article in the New Yorker about what Dems can learn from MAGA?

I’m so old fashioned that I sign my emails.

Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets." https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart

@paninid the creator of #windows getting so easily infected with a virus is so on brand

I was wondering why I hadn't seen any announcement of today's local general strike. So I searched. It's on Instagram, and I left ALL Meta services at the time of the Cambridge Analytical scandal. Why are so many good youth activists still supporting Zuckerberg's empire? Supporting a business […]

1892. Wyoming. From Banditti of the Plains, by A. S. Mercer. 1954 edition It can happen again, I guess.

There's a lot going on in the United States. If you plan to exercise your legal right to protest, we kindly remind you to not RSVP online, "check in" on a social app, or share your name or email with protest organizers. Protesting a tyrannical government is core to American culture, and […]

Some days you're the boy and some days you're the tortoise. Most days you're the lettuce. #vintage #photo #humor #humour

Some people get upset when others aren't repeating all the bad news; they say that those others are "ignoring" or "suppressing" the news, or are "not taking it seriously enough" - they think that everyone should be screaming angry, as screaming-angry as they are themselves. They are free to be […]

‘Abolish ICE’ Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show #chicago #politics #ice https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/abolish-ice-submitted-9200-times-for-chicago-snowplow-naming-contest-records-show/

as someone who is a bona fide expert in the underlying technology of LLMs, the amount these genai CEOs executives managers and boosters simply fail is mindblowing. I cannot explain the details but these fucks have only have one idea: prompting chatbot. If they have a second idea it's prompting […]

Waiting at the airport for other #goblinweek attendees.

#goblinweek and I don’t know about this but we’re heading that way!

Listen to Black voices right now; they’re saying something important: there’s work happening to point out how good and moral Alex Pretti was, and… good for him, but: imperfect people deserve not to be murdered by federal agents too. People you don’t value also deserve to live. @karnythia and […]

I’m finally figuring out where all my things are. https://loops.video/v/65jjLfB3Eq

One way the U.S. gov’t could get us to stop talking about #gaza or #epstein is by attacking our own neighborhoods.

Gruntled strikes me as an excellent dad word, and I would just like to submit it for the use of the dads here.

I wonder why sometimes images in others’ toots don’t show up, just a light grey placeholder instead. Anybody know why that might be? #fedihelp

In case I forget, I have this photo ready for #caturday . Alt: Dilute calico cat sunbathing on wooden deck under a bench.

#breaking Lionel Richie has given me one of his Grammys. Mr. Richie told reporters he had made the presentation “as a recognition for Patrick’s unique commitment to dancing on the ceiling.” I called it a “a wonderful gesture”

Shouldn't ICE protesters be carrying "don't tread on me" flags?

In case I forget, I have this photo ready for #caturday . Alt: Dilute calico cat sunbathing on wooden deck under a bench.

I need to consolidate my political debts.

Wyoming Freedom Caucus lawmakers want to stash millions in excess revenue in temporary savings so they could potentially spend it later. Others support the governor's recommendation to put it in inaccessible permanent savings, where it would generate investment income forever.

I did this today. Chose a different future. I hope to update this toot with comparative data later. In that future. That I chose.

"Draw me like one of your French tubers." #humor #humour

I, for one, am glad Kevin of the ForkiVerse is bringing vegetable orgies to the table! #changedmytune

One thing I found disappointing as I aged was that not all engineers wore those blue and white striped caps.

It’s time I crank up the search for new work to 11, because wow I really need it. Bottom line: you bring me aboard your web publishing or software team because there are many fires vying for your attention and I figure out which ones to put out first. My CV: https://jaredwhite.com/cv/ My biz […]

And in case you wonder how popular this proposal is, last week, my local newspaper ran this comic from a conservative cartoonist.

Yarnspinner has a pretty good take https://yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-dont-use-ai/

So the only thing from Star Trek that we’re getting ahead of time is the ship’s computer?

Our legislators are idiots. #wyoming https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mcmjagdh4rrv5qgklslswvg4/post/3mcdxj56u4k2g

TIL In Thunderbird email client, I can hold SHIFT key when pressing Reply button to convert HTML email to plain text. :-D

I’ve already forgotten that I had to mop Elsa’s vomit from my rug this #caturday morning.

I.C.E. It Conceals Epstein

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

I used to know Mark. He was always very friendly to me and supportive of me and my family. This decision is fricking aweful. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mcmjagdh4rrv5qgklslswvg4/post/3mbuizvzxh224

@izzaboo @bpettis There are many worthy targets of analysis. It would be fascinating to know how much public money is flowing to Microsoft via these contracts.

RE: https://tilde.zone/@izzaboo/115553915218871377 Who knows how to look through public filings to see how much money the DNC gave Alphabet last cycle?

Bonus #DadJokes Q: What do you call a dinosaur with one eye? A: Do-you-think-he-saurus. Q: What do you call a dinosaur who's a noisy sleeper? A: Tyranno-snorus! Q: What do you call a dinosaur fart? A: A blast from the past. (It's #HootinTootinTuesday […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Latest FOSS Academic post is: Oops! All Microslop. Or, Trying to Write with Microsoft. https://fossacademic.tech/2026/01/06/oops-all-microslop.html It's a post in which I see what it's like for me to try to create a blank document with York University's Microsoft 365 subscription. TL;DR […]

I gotta get over to the library! Has anybody here come across digitized version/copy of the book highlighted here: https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/3988