Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day to all those who celebrate it

stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.

can I just get clarification on who "we" is in this sentence, because it seems to me that the person who invented the resource-guzzling shit extruder and profits from the resource-guzzling shit extruder is surely the one who needs to come up with a purpose for the resource-guzzling shit extruder.

Reupping this from last night. If you're a library advocate or worker, you should be pissed. You should also be pissed if you're a taxpayer. MILLIONS of dollars have been stolen from you and from public libraries and museums to develop these propaganda trucks. The administration brags on social.

For #SquirrelAppreciationDay, meet Tommy, who offended the squirrels. Appreciate or meet the same fate...

I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.

Join us for the first Funding Thursday workshop this semester! This session will provide models and help you complete the data management plan for a proposal submission. Our guest speaker @jenchaput.bsky.social will help you create a plan to keep your project data safe, secure, and well-organized.

Mark this down.

This clip should live by the Tom Holland Umbrella rule: you see it, you repost it.

MAHA cranks: we didn't have ADHD and autism and all these other non-neurotypical conditions in the olden days Herman Melville: here is a new taxonomy for whales that is based on book printing formats. I also have many other whale facts to share! First... 🐋

‼️Final reminder for 2026 RDAP summit scholarships! RDAP will be closing the application at the end of the day on Monday, January 12th. Find more information about the scholarship and/or apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice

i had to drop what i was doing to make this

Truth yet again coming out of her well to shame mankind

As someone just pointed out to me, perhaps a top contender in the annals of “It Only Tuesday” Tuesdays. theonion.com/it-only-tues...

"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard

Happy last day of classes for Fall 2025, UMass Amherst! The Libraries are here for you during finals with resources, spaces, services, and study break options. Stop by tomorrow through Friday for free coffee & cookies and button-making!

Yes. Yes. Yes. Students use LLMs because they have never, not just now, had enough time & space for learning. And they are frequently missing knowledge about how the various resources work. We just skipped right over that to "they're going to use it anyway so we have to integrate it into pedagogy."

Published today! The Data Management Workbook by Kristin Briney 📖 This practical workbook from the author of Data Management for Researchers is useful for both experienced researchers and those creating a data-management plan for the first time. Learn more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3bkdjce6

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has always been a surreal journey through its own twisted reality. Exhibit A:

Parade over, put the door to dinner now! #macysparade

And this years Rockette number is a nice medley. #macysparade

Need the menswear guy to chime in about that AI Santa ad from google #macysparade

I always wonder which Rockettes dance they will do each year. We’ll see soon. #macysparade

Is the NYC police band really a fan favorite tho #macysparade

thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle

Always love the Pokémon balloons! Pikachu in his scarf is very cute. #macysparade

This Lego float is super cute! #macysparade

Exhausted grandkids now explaining K-pop, demon hunters, and Netflix original movies to equally exhausted grandparents. #Heistgiving

Also now appreciating the subtle musical choices, “pop musik” before the K-pop performance is clever #macysparade

No to the KPOP demon hunters hats on the hosts #macysparade

Marching band, as it turns out, is not the preferred delivery method for Earth Wind & Fire’s “September.” #Heistgiving

Please don’t say Rigatoni Pony #macysparade

Nicole Byer got a commercial! #macysparade

"Just 14 goldfish crackers long" Americans will measure with anything except the metric system. #macysparade

Protect the tiny Goldfish cracker float at all costs. I love this bit! #Heistgiving

OMG LIL JON #macysparade

The Buzz Lightyear balloon is new? Huh. #macysparade

“Hands where my eyes can see” in the parade. Bless this timeline. #macysparade

Busta Rhymes on the TMNT float performing Jump Jump? #macysparade

Oh god not the Human Centipede float #Heistgiving

Wow Foreigner looking roughhhhh. Also why do we have a dancing Demogorgon #macysparade

Oh good Al Roker has an appropriate height chair this year. #macysparade

This dance troupe with a lady Gaga medley and the knock off SIX costumes is great. #macysparade