A kid pirating a game is not a "lost sale". That kid doesn't have the money to buy the game anyway. A kid with pirated games will however grow up to be into videogames, and buy a whole lot of them later in life. That money is what the game industry runs on.

Walked outside, petted the neighborhood cat. Best 45mins I spent this day.

A large wildfire is bearing down on my hometown, and the county office of emergency management's only information outlet is a Facebook page that requires a Facebook account to view. Let me say that another way: access to vital life safety information is gated on selling your PII to Meta.

Two bunnies. My son thinks the one on the right might have been giving birth.

(LONG POST) Fell down a fascinating rabbit hole today about a few little boys and a little girl in ancient China about 2100 years ago. Emperor Wu went mad with paranoia in his old age, accusing everyone of using witchcraft against him. This led to him needlessly launching attacks on his own […]

The fact that this Supreme Court keeps granting the presidency so much more power seems like a pretty clear indication they never again expect to see a Democrat in office.

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "And On the Eighth Day" (1964) by Ellery Queen Category: 18 to Adult Genre: Mystery I always spent as much time as I could at my school libraries. As I've mentioned before, I'd sample all kinds of books; when I found an author I liked, I binged everything […]

The art of war is simple. As Sun Tzu famously wrote, "Announce a ceasefire when the stock market opens Monday, and drop some bombs on Friday after the market closes."

Barbecuing on a beautiful summer evening in front of the new garden. #photography #grilling #garden #gardening

@Quasit The buckets will be good for a few seasons but the UV from the sun will make them brittle over a number of years. Basically once they start fading you'll want to start thinking about replacing them.

There's no denying it: the two pots I bought for the additional tomato plants aren't big enough. They were expensive, but even so they're too small. But a smart friend suggested that two five-gallon •buckets• would be much more suitable, and Lowe's has them cheap. I'll have to make some holes […]

Israel, in the glorious magnaminity of its enormous heart, has finally just decided to recognize the Armenian Genocide, only 111 years after the fact. Actually Israel and AIPAC and the Anti-Defamation League vigorously opposed recognition of the Armenian Genocide not only within Israel, but […]

My gut just told me that the one of the remaining non-Nazi (I won't say "liberal") judges on the Supreme Court is either going to die, or retire. Not sure why my gut is telling me that, but it is. #Politics #SCOTUS

Read this. Spot on satire. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/28/centrist-democrat-mamdani-progressive-socialist/90681634007/ “I am a centrist Democrat and I am terrified of success”

I went to some effort to capture this: the lyrics of Shriekback's classic "Oil & Gold" in the original Interfon, a phonetic alphabet. It captured my imagination when I bought the vinyl LP back in 1985. Sadly I lost that album long ago, and the version on the CD […] [Original post on beige.party]

I have too much empathy for my own good. Someone in terrible need has been writing to me. I'd like to help, but I CAN'T. I wish I could. It breaks my heart.

I've been thinking of writing about the Arisia science fiction convention for decades. And now that I've kind of broken the logjam with a post here (https://beige.party/@Quasit/116830493845387394), I'm thinking of continuing! There's a lot to tell. #arisia #sciencefiction #convention […]

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Circus World" (1980) by Barry Longyear Category: 16 to adult Genre: Science Fiction Barry Longyear was (if you'll pardon the expression) a FUCKING good writer. And I just found out that he died last year, so the world of science fiction is lessened by the […]

There's a link to the order. Denies qualified immunity - in it the judge says that QA is a legal fallacy - made up by SCOTUS in 1967. **Of Interest - Judge Carleton Reeves issues tremendous qualified immunity decision** […]

I think a TV series about destroying CEOs and billionaires would be ENORMOUSLY popular. What do you think?

The richest man on Earth owns X. The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN. The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios. Another […]

Ron Wright: "Elon Musk once jokingly offered to end World Hunger, asking how much it would cost as if it would be some incalculable number. When the United Nations replied saying $6.6 Billion would be enough to immediately end famine for the year, Musk never responded, and a few months later […]

“ A warming world is putting pressure on every system in your body. Heat waves, wildfire smoke, infectious diseases, and other health threats amplified by climate change are jeopardizing decades of public health gains. As temperatures rise, experts warn that everyone is at risk. “ […]

Tippy the Wonder Cat, coping with the heat! #cat #cats #catstodon

“ #california Data center that vowed to avoid Colorado River water is now suing for 260 million gallons per year.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/data-center-vowed-avoid-colorado-143900694.html

Staircase Sunday! Is it a thing? Well, this is one of my favourite staircases. It was inside the Château de Le Quesnel (Château Secession) in France. Sadly, it was burnt down and lost forever. #staircase #France #chateau #Photography #abandonedplaces #architecture

What a shock: the ceasefire isn't actually a ceasefire. I'm going to fill my tank before things start going to hell again. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-launches-strikes-iran-attack-ship-strait-hormuz-rcna351992 I really hope Trump ends up losing this war. #iranwar #trump #Politics

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction" (1942) by Anthony Boucher Ages: 14 to adult Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Humor Anthony Boucher was a renowned critic, editor, and author in the fields of science fiction/fantasy […]

. I’d like to know why Congress votes on pay raises for themselves And not the American people that they work for. .

. Popular opinion: Federal student loans should have 0% interest. People should pay back what they borrowed for education not spend decades drowning in extra profit charges for trying to build a future. .

. At least now no one has to wonder how he managed to bankrupt casinos. .

. Remember how DOGE stole all our personal data?… Anyone else getting 1000 personal loan calls a day?… Yeah. .

Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn't My Rapist by Cecilia Gentili #books #literature #dedication

#books #bookstodon I’m a 4.

Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.

There was a Pride event downtown today. Lots of people, lots of booths. I bought some stuff. I wish there were more events downtown. One of the booths there was for Indivisible. I didn't feel like arguing with DNC shills, so I passed it by. #Politics #pride #indivisible

RE: https://beige.party/@Quasit/116823229424786991 I feel this so hard. NAV-I-GATE!

I've noticed that when I do voice dictation posts, I avoid most contractions. Android's voice dictation seems to have problems with them pretty often. Which is why I may sound a bit like Data from "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Not my favorite Star Trek by a long shot, by the way. I'm an […]

Does anyone know how much I should be watering my tomatoes? I did three large watering-cans full today, but I don't know if that's enough. Or too much. When I was watering this morning a small gray and black bird flew down and landed on one of the stakes about a […] [Original post on beige.party]

"The Last Israeli" sounds like the title of an interesting story.

#AOC to #Trump and #mikejohnson#Trump#aoc"if you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-mike-johnson-protection-prograrm

#quasitbookrecs boosted my last book recommendation. How is that possible? It's just a unique hashtag I made up for my recs. Did someone make a bot for it? #Mastodon #hashtags

On sunny days, our fenced yard becomes an extra living room. #gardening

I've discovered a side-benefit of having a garden: I can go out and look at it every day. I like doing that. I also water it. Still not sure if I'm watering it enough, though.

So here are the tomatoes I planted: • Black Krim • Celebrity x 2 • Lemon Boy • Grape • Cherokee Purple I'm curious to see how they come out! #garden #gardening #tomatoes

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@Hex/116818040311334534 This is all in my mind because the white liberal promise (lie) has continued to shift more and more obviously. That original promise that "if you comply, your children will do better than you" was long ago replaced with "so long as you comply […]

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Space Cadet" (1948) by Robert A. Heinlein Category: Juvenile/YA to adult Genre: Science Fiction I'm trying to avoid really well-known books with these recommendations. For example, I love "The Lord of the Rings" (1954-1955); if this was the world of […]

She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871369/new-york-ice-instagram-immigration-dhs-paigelynne-gonyea?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon