A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. “She just broke my Meta glasses,” said the TikTok user, who goes by eth8n, in a video that has since garnered millions of views. “She was the only person annoyed. I never spoke to her, I even let her sit down when […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eunews/115673826414965291 I call for the abolishment of billionaires like Musk Forever.

irāmutu: niece, nephew

Curves. 📷️️️️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800 🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter ⚗️ Come Through Lab #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #35mm #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochromephotography

‚Pfade und Wege‘ #FotoVorschlag #island

[selfie (barely)] First -30C morning (well, probably not quite, the very old mercury thermometer outside my house seems to read a couple of degrees low.) I almost didn't need a headlamp, the moon was so bright (Jupiter tried too) I'm only milking 1 goat […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Got a new owl on walking distance from where I live! Felt very judged though as I passed by and took a photo. 😅

"Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history." 👀 https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-reform-uks-donations-have-come

I finally got the plot working!... weirdly inverted. Maybe I should give up for the night.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115669635037440643 Three photos much needed in this world. (You have to read the Alt Text.)

Happy Friday.

Just finished squeegeeing my floors 😅 I’m finally done cleaning and preparing for tomorrow. As I walked back inside from taking out the trash, I noticed how beautiful the late afternoon light is, shining on the pots I have out on my work table for display. I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Double-cat-lap-trapped at my desk again. Good thing I am very very slow at writing code.

At this time of year, I always listen to #achristmascarol while wrapping presents. This BBC radio 3 + 4 coproduction from 2014 remains my favourite ever, delighted to find it on the @internetarchive https://archive.org/details/a-christmas-carol-2014

mātāmua: eldest sibling

I'm very curious what fraction of reported fireballs on the excellent American Meteor Society website are now actually reentries. They often put notes on specific events when they are known to be a reentry, but I don't think there's a quick way to sort that […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115668242291926723 This is terrible!

That document where SpaceX admits to dropping potentially lethal debris on Canada is still publicly available on their website, which is also kind of wild: https://starlink.com/public-files/Starlink_Approach_to_Satellite_Demisability.pdf They seem to think it's a big whoopsie and no big deal […]

I'll note that the Starlink reentry debris that SpaceX dropped on Canada in August 2024 (separate from the Crew Dragon Trunk debris dropped on Canada in Feb 2024), still doesn't appear on this database. And I think that's because the farmer contacted SpaceX directly, SpaceX had him Fedex the […]

I just had to dig this up for something I'm writing, so here's the UN's space debris database (which has mostly turned from "space debris on the ground" to "Garbage SpaceX dropped on other countries"): https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/treatyimplementation/arra-art-v/unlfd.html

Setting up an account and I have to choose from a set of HILARIOUSLY specific and personal security questions. "What is your favourite monument?" "What car do you wish you owned?" "Who was the first person you were romantically interested in?" ???

Happy: - #bandcampfriday https://isitbandcampfriday.com - #fairtrademusicfriday https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day - #faircampfriday Great day to support your favorite artists, and find new ones! #music #musicians #friday #supportartists

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Golden jelly fungus #fungifriday #mushtodon #nature #photography

RE: https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/115664123221310113 today’s #alttxt #yaddayadda: ❝ Time for your annual reminder that, according to A Christmas Carol, Bob Cratchit makes 15 shillings a week. Adjusted for inflation, that's $530.27/wk, $27,574/yr, or $13.50/ hr. Most Americans on […]

I'd love some advice from #pottery folk. I've switched from a brush-on glaze to dipped. It's working well, except for two problems: #1: The glaze doesn't seem to stick to the rim of the cups very well. #2: The glaze cracks as it cools, rendering the cups […] [Original post on howse.social]

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The Oxford Word of the Year is "rage bait" 🙁 In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I complain fairly often about -25C and colder temps here, but as I get ready to head to Vancouver and Victoria (where I lived for years), I am reminded of how many different ways Weather Canada can say "rain."

Here, a bus. 📷️️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800 🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter ⚗️ Come Through Lab #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #35mm #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochromephotography

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115662466196992390 I know #tidal isn't perfect (and buying physical media or band merch is better, but hey, that is situational, I will only buy an album after I already like it), but this sort of thing makes me feel vindicated in choosing not to use #Spotify.

Deep cleaning my workspace ahead of my open studio event this Saturday. Going through all of my tools, getting rid of things I never use, wondering how I ended up with five yard sticks over the years, etc. So much dust, so many random little cups and bags […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115661975697363885 I doubt it too but it'll do my head a lot of good.

New article from Smithsonian Magazine about how stupid Reflect Orbital's plans are: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giant-mirrors-in-space-could-bring-sunlight-after-dark-one-startup-says-and-astronomers-are-concerned-180987781/ Features interviews with me and several of my […]

Schoolbus just picked up my kid and it's almost completely dark still. I don't know how people handle wintertime even closer to the poles than this!

RE: https://mastodon.online/@elizabethtasker/115661308178608339 💕💕

November Manchester. 📷️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800 🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter ⚗️ Come Through Lab #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #35mm #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochromephotography

I'm sorry but I don't believe you. What is also possible is that an artist is using AI generated references. This ant is terrible.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@perfoyer/115660902846468120 Love this!

A war occurs between two armies. A genocide occurs when an army slaughters ordinary people...

Is it because some farms are owned by landowners who are all about money? #ponds #wildlife https://theconversation.com/britains-ponds-are-disappearing-heres-why-restoring-them-is-vital-for-wildlife-and-climate-resilience-267649

[PLEASE Stop using Spotify. Use literally anything but Spotify.] Why? • They don't pay musicians https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/ • They fund right wing extremist podcasters […]

YouTube killed the vidéo stars

RE: https://libretooth.gr/@dougiec3/115658753268870698 Kier Starmer... are you seeing this?

"The Dutch government has quietly removed #google #tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to U.S. #surveillance," according to POLITICO. "The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job […]