This is amazing!!

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

Pope Leo says pro-life people are hypocrites abc7news.com/post/pope-le...

This is very sad for us, but we need to find a new home for Dug because he is struggling in a house with small kids. If you want a smart, lovable hound who enjoys nose work and nose hugs, please let me know. home-home.org/pets/ae50a2b...

Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements." Really meant, "For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

“All available Trumpets”

I miss my Washington Post subscription. Actually, I miss the subscription to the Washington Post that was. Today's paper is a totally different thing. They are offering a year for $20 (instead of $120), and then I look at their editorials, and BIG NOPE. Not a penny from me.

Sunday Favs @pattyger.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social @stephen5150.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @claynobles.bsky.social @oysterboy-redux.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @annettebeebe.bsky.social @mrskladybug.bsky.social @raykwong.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social

Minor issue, but still: I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get my Hobonichi Techo for 2026. help.1101.com/hc/en-us/art...

Go home, LinkedIn, you're drunk.

I also think it’s very dangerous to assume that actual humans will keep contributing useful information and code to Stack Overflow and GitHub at the *same current rate that LLMs were designed to depend on*, in a world where LLM tools increasingly dominate the Internet and the tech economy

I’m going to make this statement and you’ll either understand what I’m saying or you won’t but being at the DMV feels like what it must be like working at Lumon.

The real hierarchy of needs

The latest DCL Learning Series webinar on demand: "𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗧𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆" (with help from Heretto)! is.gd/OXArUq With: 🟢 Rebecca Mann | CompTIA 🔵 @billswallow.bsky.social | @contentops.bsky.social 🟢 David Turner | DCL

I, for one, welcome our new orca overlords. www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...

Thank you, Anonymous Coworker, for introducing me to the joys of Cirque Colors nail polish, especially the thermal and magnetic stuff. So much joy. So few dollars. www.cirquecolors.com PS No, this is not a paid post. I just love the stuff.

A month of news every. single. day. It's exhausting.

you can’t tell me that this extremely good change hasn’t had a totally rational impact on the way both men and women approach and should approach marriage

Political protesting by way of theatre at it’s best on display at Union Station in Washington DC

S’mjolnir: The Hammer of S’more When I enter a woodworking, mallet-making competition, I don’t aim to win, I just make the most out-of-pocket entry I can manage I carved it to look like a s’more in the moment it’s squished together Graham: cherry Marsh: maple Choc: walnut Stick: no idea 🧶 #art

BIBO: Bias in, bias out.

oh hello Taco Tuesday

NEW WEBINAR: "Inside the Transformation: How CompTIA Rebuilt Its Content Ecosystem for Greater Agility and Efficiency." Join us on Wednesday, June 25th at noon ET to learn how CompTIA overhauled its content operations from strategy through implementation. It's free and easy to register: is.gd/4jWLpn

NEW: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social

This is a BFD: first direct flight from North Carolina to the Middle East.

there is a food vending machine for cats in Turkey, the seagulls meow pretending to be cats

RIP Pope Francis, who once circled Tick Bite, North Carolina in his plane www.ncrabbithole.com/p/the-time-w...

Every moment of this video is more jaw-dropping than the last. Try and guess who is going to show up. You can't.

This is absolutely the last time I call an escort service and say “I’m not picky.”

Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants. History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well. 🧵

#dukembb trainers are coming on the court to help clean up during every stoppage and when play is at the other end of the court. You get the impression they aren’t too impressed with the stadium-provided cleaner-uppers. Surprised Carolina hasn’t also decided to help out.

Me after yet another review

Remarkable underwater footage near Maui from camera left. So cool

We have re-launched LearningDITA.com. Currently, we have four courses available for free in "early access." Once we complete our shakedown cruise, the DITA courses will be $15 each. So check it out!

Even if you don't watch the video, sign the petition! Let's see if we can get over 1,000 signatures on this petition today! www.change.org/p/encourage-...

I’m repeatedly blown away by the modern art quilts that people’s produce for the Cherrywood Fabric Challenges. I love seeing the collections all based on the same theme. Check out these poppies exhibited at #QuiltCon2025!

Saturn is the gateway drug for so many astronomers, amateur and professional. (I still recall my first sight of it--through the 16" (I think) telescope at the pre-renovation Chabot Observatory in the Oakland hills. Amazing.)

When you dump an entire agency into a "wood chipper" — as Musk boastfully did two weeks ago (see his tweet at x.com/elonmusk/sta...) — this is the kind of tragedy that can result. Many more tragedies will come to light. This is the core and legacy of the Trump-Musk administration: pure destruction.

My Winter Storm Forecast update, in trust NC fashion, is a very complex, messy forecast. Read my forecast thoughts here. www.ncwxauthority.com/post/winter-... #ncwx

Who else needs a smile today? 🖤

Anyone in Durham, NC need a cat??

Public health PSA frens as botulism can paralyze and kill you: Tuna Recall Hits Costco, Trader Joe's, and More Over Botulism Risk www.eatthis.com/tuna-recall-...

USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...

Oh dang this is super cool. WhoCanUse succinctly demonstrates how people with different types of colorblindness see different color choices: www.whocanuse.com

Thanks @indyweek.bsky.social for featuring our local bike train. There's a solid crew out there every Wednesday (and a much larger number arriving at Powe via bike everyday... just not all at the same time from the same location!)

So after a night of Civ VII, my initial thoughts are that it is a game that seems somewhat simple on the surface but has some very clever and complex systems working under the hood.

Typical February morning in North Carolina: Do I put on a winter coat for the current temperature? Should I wear shorts for the noontime temperature?

I just went from "pretty happy with Pipedrive" to "probably gonna cancel." It wasn't broken!

Great article about Pauli Murray, originally from Durham, NC. wapo.st/3CB1tcs (gift link) 1/4 (quotes from article follow in thread)