I am a medieval historian!! The world always is in a state, it has never not been in a state, joy and delight and beauty is what humanity exists for

Umberto Eco said this. He was very right!

4) Wagu A burger is minced meat. Why would you waste expensive cuts if you're going to grind them?! Use cheap cuts mixed with adequate fat. If I want fancy meat, I'll get a steak instead! 5) Without salad Salad adds texture and flavour whilst keeping the bun from getting soggy. Don't skip it.

Dan Rather represents an era when journalism wasn't as polarized into political groups. I miss those days. 😭

Even in a world where LLM never existed this is solid mentoring

BLAZING SADDLES in a theater for first time. Decent size crowd, some of them far younger than I anticipated. Was curious what their response would be. Going with they handled it all just fine, as the sound of continuous laughter filled the theater (especially during the, “you know…morons” scene 😂).

Happy Caturday everyone!

Right-wing extremists among US conservatives "The Republicans have a Nazi problem" Trump is turning racism, sexism, corruption and contempt for democracy into virtues, says journalist Tom Nichols. He considers the Republicans to be politically and morally hollowed out. 1/ Thread

I LOVE POSSUM 🎨@/ricket.bsky.social

Thiiiiiiiiiiiissssss The internet will teach you to chew on 15 year old 4chan meanness if you let it, and you will reap no benefits from tending those seeds.

Truth to Trumpturds.

"Tsundoku" The habit of collecting books and letting them pile up, unread, while still cherishing the possibility of reading them one day. #booksky

Thomas gets taken to a black ops site

Dogs We're dogs We're da dogs We bark at night We howl at night We're da dogs

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

When it comes to horrific events, I will never understand why so many folk would rather decry the horrors of it than to examine the causes that lead to it so that it never happens again. If nothing changes, history tends to repeat itself. So why do so many choose outrage over finding solutions?

She figured out the cheat code for infinite pets . 😍

fantasy mell-possum stickers which class are you? #opossum #oc #dnd

"One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not." - Attributed to Alexandre Dumas

The blanket & the sword: Both have their place and both are necessary. Comfort in cruel times brings balm to the weary. But to a warrior, it can be a net weighing them down. A sharp sword can cut through illusions and obstacles. But when exhausted, the blade is overwhelming to lift. Use wisely.

Holy shit!!!

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Every time Harry Potter comes up there are a bunch of people proud to expose themselves as this tbh

Watched "Nuremberg" on Netflix and recommend it. At one point, an interpreter of German descent is asked how his country was lost to fascism, and he said the people could have stopped it, but they didn't. The most important line from the movie.

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

ACTIVISTS SHUT DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCKADE THE L3 HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES ARMS FACTORY IN BRIGHTON, UK

I think it's really funny that every time I feel even a speck of doubt about my priors re: LLMs being an entirely corrosive technology that is useful for nothing but scams, a new piece of news comes out confirming said priors The Claude Code leak is so fucking funny

Cat vs dog elegance: how evolution explains the difference in movement

Beware of hoverdeer in your neighbourhood. They are well known to leave no hoofprints as they eat all your greens and bellow at one another. Hunting of hoverdeer has been illegal since 1738 when the Santa Accords were ratified universally. We cannot deny the children their joy.

View from Artemis II today. Crescent Earth. A view humans haven't captured since 1972.

Some of the best finds I have ever made have been in charity shops & second hand bookstores. If money is ever an issue, check second-hand options first. It's not like a book can only be read once after all!

Footage captured from passengers on an airliner above Florida, showing the exact moment the Artemis II mission lifts off.

good morning bluesky friends ❤️

I take this time to remind you that George Orwell [born Eric Arthur Blair] was heavily outspoken against eugenics, totalitarianism, and the Fabian Society. He saw what was being planned and he rejected it as entirely inhumane and shameful.

The fact that Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth [to within 2.4%] 2200 years ago and we are still arguing over the geometry is incredible. Hell, megalithic cultures knew the Earth was round in order to align their monuments with heavenly transits. Folk are dumber than druids.

Very tired of seeing the shock around this kind of thing. It is very obvious that the current US admin is engaged in blatant market manipulation & insider trading. Expect the dramatic bad news right before a weekend. Expect the dramatic "good" news right after a weekend. Same scams, new scale.

LAUNCH! ARTEMIS II LAUNCHES WITH A CREW OF 4 TOWARDS THE MOON

POV: This is on our ACARS

To celebrate 50 years of Apple this year, it's worth remembering what Apple used to be vs what it became. Steve Wozniak needs more public recognition. #RetroComputers

"All authors are using AI now." Not true! I travel to the temple of Delphi once a year and immerse myself in the toxic fumes that grant me visions, then I write them down and turn them into books, like the gods intended.

I don't know about you, but it feels like AI proponents are getting off lightly with the level of scorn directed at them, all things considered. They've earned so much worse. Frankly, I'd like to see Sam Altman criminally liable for the deaths his chatbots caused. As a start.

While I appreciate the messaging coming out of Iran, ""AI"" is a blight upon this planet which only causes more harm than good. We will not use the tools of the enemy.