Are they gone yet? The rapture fucks?

Is it too much to ask for a good match out of the club World Cup semifinals?

Wow it’s crazy I almost forgot that a crazy Republican went hunting democratic politicians and killed several just a few days ago. Just so much going on.

Playing around with the Brenizer method for the first time. This test shot was 30 images and the stitched pano was about 1.3GB 😅

Man. What a fitting vibe. Same, ladies. Same.

Like most republicans on most issues, she didn’t care about the cruelty until it directly impacted her.

Agree, do not call and complain. Take to the streets, set up the guillotines.

The current attack on public service (and public servants) is unwarranted and makes me want to return to public service as a fuck you to Elon, Trump, and the rest of the MAGAts. Not right now, ofc, but I would love to be a part of a triumphant resurrection of the federal workforce at some point

As a lifelong coffee enjoyer and a relatively recent home espresso maker, this premise absolutely resonates with me

The F-4 Phantom is the first airplane I remember remembering. Its iconic lines - the cowlings hugging the cockpit, the slightly bent wings, the exhausts tucked under the tail - made it a favorite of mine as a kid. #photography #aviation #udvarhazy

Loooong windows are loooong! Look at those cockpit windows on the Concorde! And check out the nose seam that allows the front to drop down while the jet is on the ground (otherwise pilots wouldn’t be able to see to taxi). What a marvelously unprofitable machine! #photography #Concorde #udvarhazy

The mythical sr-71 leaky boi in all its titanium-skinned glory. The ‘speed check’ story over LA is a fun one to go read even if it’s not 100% verified. #photography #aviation #udvarhazy #smithsonian

Went to Udvar Hazy museum this week; it’s always neat to see an orbiter that’s been to space. #photography #space #discovery #smithsonian

Why does Gaga look so different recently? All the ‘uncanny valley’ alarms are going off in my brain

NYT is the one of the worst… and I STILL see dems thinking they are reputable and supportive of democracy.

And this *motions to everything* is a pretty big problem with privatization of government services.

The tech venture capital-hype cycles are essentially a pyramid of pyramids scheme. Because of the varnish of legality and the occasional stumbling upon something that actually makes some money, there's a much bigger pool of investors to keep the scheme alive.

sure, mitch mcconnell cynically masterminded the plot to destroy the US constitution and american democracy, but you have to at least credit him with lifting up his own constituents in Kentucky to make it one of our richest and most prosperous... (touching earpiece) wait I'm getting new information

Testing out this rf 100-500 for the first time and yes, that’ll do. #photography #doggo #dogsky

Happy Bread and Circuses Day to all who celebrate!

I wrote about my top reasons for worrying about DeepSeek — and my top reasons to not panic just yet. In the end, though, I really do think it could give AI labs license to invest less in safety www.platformer.news/deepseek-ai-...

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

You know how the military has the regular army as well as special forces? One for general logistics and day to day large scale operations, one for extremely specialized targeted actions… it feels like Dems need a special ops wing.

Absolutely unbelievable ad in the community theater playbill.

FYI you can now legally discriminate against Christians. The sword cuts both ways, just saying.

Idk much about astrology and retrogrades and planet phases but I'm pretty sure the one bumming you out is earth. It's earth.

Daddy’s Money babies that couldn’t pull themselves up their bootstraps if they had a ladder made of bootstraps.

I had to get one of these while I still can. It will always be Denali to me. www.nationalparkspartnership.com/products/den...

fine I'll dig up the damn Sartre quote again

When you’re walking the dog and just happen to look up at just the right time…

I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fuelled entirely by my toddler walking in from day care and shouting ’NOOOO’ as loud as possible for no reason.

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

Mike Monteiro on how to survive being online. “The first four years of Donald Trump was a continuous panic attack. I’m not going through that again. You don’t have to either. They’re on stage, but you don’t have to be their audience.” [buttondown.com]

This is why math education is so important, this obviously averages out to perfectly cooked flour.

Trying out painting my own backdrops and took a few quick test shots. Say hello to Russ!

Sunrises like this mean one thing: the Santa Ana’s are on the way. Please bring in your patio furniture. If you’re scared they’re scared.

I’ll tell you what, conceptually I like bluesky a lot better but I cannot get a WHIFF of engagement here. Reminds me of the ‘speaking into the abyss’ feeling I got during the early days of Twitter. I am giving up on Threads but it at least felt like people saw my stuff over there.

Seems like today is gonna be another banger day for bluesky. Can’t wait to see the numbers.

Ruh roh

The algo god blessed me with videos from this channel, and his ‘[city] Map, Explained’ series is really good. I watched the Brooklyn, Boston, and Seattle ones and picked up new info about each. Highly recommend. Daniel, if you’re out there: do LA next!

So this thread has been a total eye opener about Tyler Perry. What a boss. Total respect to that dude. www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQu...

Listening to GNX I get the same feelings I got as a 12 year old kid in Appalachia listening to NWA: this music was definitely not made for me, and *I want to play it as loud as possible*.

We joked that this guy was on the payroll because shortly after our small plane landed on the beach he strolled out, ate a fish, took a bath, and generally put on a show. Then he wandered back into the woods 😂

Near Denali, Alaska 🏔️

Going back through some photos from Alaska and re-editing them to use some modern denoising tools. It is seriously stunning up there.

The speed at which I went from ‘I hope Jake Paul doesn’t die’ to ‘I hope Mike Tyson doesn’t die’ to ‘ah man we all get old and die’, punctuated by two ladies punching the shit out of each others faces repeatedly was WILD

For all the mappers and geo folks out there: ArcGIS Online just updated with new goodness! www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...

Trying to figure out the vibe here & how to tune my feed. My feed feels a lot more chaotic here than over on threads, but meta gives the major ick. I’m into photography, backpacking, parenting a toddler tips - any follow recs appreciated.

It’s all starting to make sense

Sooo… I want to see the Minnesota numbers for Zillow this week.