Sal's opening of the week 12 (!) recap on the Strait of Hormuz made me burst out laughing. Never seen this gif IRL.

BEHOLD GREAT CTHULHU

I've never wanted to see a video seen by more people on this website. It was Cabin Loon's second video post ever and it's better than any nature video I've ever produced.

Wanting (still) to start reading again. Considering the Discworld books. Having trouble finding the earlier ones without paying new book prices. My library doesn't carry them.

The USPS ran a contest and had people vote on 25 previously issued postage stamps, and whichever one won would be reissued. Mister Rogers won. I'mna cry.

Happy Black Birders Week! 🫶🏾

So, a quick story. I have been at @comicpalooza.bsky.social, been swamped with long lines almost the entire weekend so far, and there was this very nice gentleman named Jin (not sure of the spelling). He came the first day and said he was bringing books the next day to get signed. 1/

Dad was cleaning the back window of his Forester and noticed the trace outline of a vinyl decal. Took some angling to make it out and I love it. "Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt." — Often attributed to John Muir, though its exact source is uncertain.

The ladies at the cashier booth were tickled by my owlbear shirt so I showed off the other designs. So glad I have this link saved. Skidar Studios https://skidar-studios.myspreadshop.com/all

I hate review expectations where "10" is just "Good". How to I rank service that goes above and beyond when you're telling me to consider anything short of a 9 as "complete and total failure".

Spotted a trio of horses hanging out on the cool side of an old barn.

Dude with a Tesla just rolled up on a little mini folding bike that he'd been cruising around town on while his car charged. Popped it in the trunk and headed out. Well now that's clever.

This is the BEEFIEST cattle guard I've ever seen and it's just to keep horses out of a park.

Was wondering if Watch Duty went beyond fires. Garden Grove Chemical Incident https://share.watchduty.org/i/99643?ts=1779556624000

Hegseth is systematically destroying all records of service of women, Blacks and Hispanics at US national cemeteries. taskandpurpose.com/news/arlingt...

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

YOU can help #SaveUSFS You’re here: you’re involved, but are your friends / family? Google Doc full of ways to help— starting w/ 8 sample social media posts, one conversation starter for friends + family, and a handy little graphic. Thanks to @nffe.bsky.social and @fedworkersunited.bsky.social.

I keep misreading the Steyer for governor Spanish ad as "California has charisma!"

We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day.

Huh. Today I learned about HII’s REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

After destroying the panel that advises on vaccines, now he's killing the panel that advises on preventative care.

There's one level 2 public charger available in town that PlugShare showed has issues. Decided to try it today and see if it worked. Yay, the NACS side topped up my car!

Great investigative/data piece by Eric Neugeboren and Bella Aldrete uncovers that despite Trump administration promises to only go after "criminal aliens, public safety threats, and national security threats," that has not been the case in Nevada. thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

Why is Amodei's DC number going to the voicemail of someone named Kilpatrick?

Isn't this just called voicemail?

Cutest future serial murderer you ever did see Loggerhead Shrike 📷🌿🪶

What is it about the DMV that is anxiety inducing? I'm not this nervous waiting for medical appointments!

Funny thing about having a nice climate control in the car is I can set it to a comfortable temperature but that doesn't satisfy my want to just have hot air blowing on me regardless of the temp. I'm not cold. I just want to be warm.

The Islamic Center of San Diego has a fundraiser for the families of the three heroes who died protecting the children inside. May their courage and sacrifice be remembered. goodbricks.org/campaign/ics...

And for a laugh but also to note that agricultural honeybees are not native to North America. Don’t get me wrong. I love honey and recognize the value of production pollination of crops by managed hives. But honeybees don’t need “saving.” #WorldBeeDay

Question for @vivaldi.com or @proton.me, I'm using Vivaldi 7.9 on my Samsung Android and recently (couple weeks?) one or the other stopped offering to enter data from my Proton Pass when logging into websites. Anything I can do to fix it and have it suggest my log in information again?

BlueSky Trending shows Bezos as # 1 and World Bee Day as # 4. Whatever we can collectively do to replace bees over bezos, you know that you need to do. #WorldBeeDay

I'm already using StartPage on my devices. Now to see if IT has left me permission to change the default search engine at work. 😠

Great, woke up feeling like I've done something wrong. Today is going to be a delightful soak in guilt. 😒

Seeing more ads for different Congressional candidates on YouTube.

Literally been watching two people drive across country in a Bolt the last couple days. They are crossing the Rockies right now... Livestream: Bolt EV Across America - EP5 - CAN WE FREAKING MAKE IT 344MI... https://youtube.com/live/wXOJY7_2NFg?si=M8yuWdU1jcocnigH

Interesting conversation today. "There's a Flock camera in Fallon." "Makes sense." "What‽" "We are on the western flyway." "What??" "Bird monitoring, right?" .... "No, license plate reader. Driver monitoring." ..."WTF?!?!" "Oh, allow me to introduce you to this system."

Oh, goody, got the One UI 8.5 update. *goes into settings and disables all the introduced AI garbage*

I braved putting semi-permanent color on my head. Couldn't quite tell if my natural brown was light enough the color would sort of show or dark enough it wouldn't show. Alas, it's the darker side. So now I have a very very dark blue that is mostly black. Ah well, I tried. Let's see who notices.

Boo. Maverik finally broke the $5 barrier. Up 6 cents from this morning to $5.05. I suspect the lone <$5 listing on GasBuddy just hasn't had someone report tonight's prices.

Only one appears on the deflock map. 🤔 Would guess from the layout that there are 4 or 5 more that haven't been added yet? deflock.org/legacy-map#m... If you want to get something going locally: ruralprivacy.org/alpr-toolkit

Well fuck, Flock is in Fallon. 😒

I really need to catch up on Wild Nevada. Northwest Nevada Bird Alliance was on a recent episode! https://www.pbs.org/video/episode-813-fall-color-tour-n5dtcw/

Hiked through a Sugar Pine forest today and I cannot emphasize enough how humongous the cones are.

Probably won't do any good but told Wal-Mart we need a local DCFC and since they are putting them in... Maybe if one person asks, some revord will report a need.

I don't often hear vehicle sirens before the massive town siren goes off so pulled up Broadcastify to figure out what's going on. Oh. Roll over on the highway way out on a remote stretch. Yeah, speed is of the essence.

I'm amused by my primary ballot. Since I can't vote in the main parties primaries, the biggest decision I have is who is on the mosquito, vector and noxious weed abatement board. Decisions decisions...

The Tennis Ball Test™️ is a bit of silliness I created a couple of years ago to show just how round BORBs truly are. Still happy to receive requests for BORB evaluation (2/3) #birds

Which box will Manka bobcat choose?

Eartha Kitt, kitting her best www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS02...