What is layout, anyway? Also, parking shouldn't be free, especially when #trimet hasn't made the buses free. #pdx

Anyone know of orgs that give free covid tests to libraries? Asking for a librarian.

One movie and the entire first season of Bridgerton later, the Titec H-bar pogies are done.

Ahhh Tom Stoppard passed away. He wrote a number of plays (& screenplays) of note but for me the work that will always stick with me is Arcadia. I read it as a teenager and have seen it performed several times as an adult. There are certain stories that evoke a feeling so sharply and strongly […]

Hey #ttrpgCommunity! Which #ttrpg books would you point to as paragons of good layout? And what in particular makes the layout work for you? Bonus points if the book is trade-sized or another smaller format! #dnd #rpg #indie

So: Good external hard drive. Especially if easy to set up with a windows laptop and cheap? Good makes etc?

#random A coworker gave (!) my son a Westinghouse WGen3600V generator... 16 running hours. Has anyone done a dual/tri fuel conversion on one of these units, who can recommend one of the conversion kits? It's gasoline, but propane or NG is SO MUCH cleaner and easier to maintain than gasoline […]

I should add...other than obviously consolidate my lists into one list... Are there things that you wished you had brought on a long road trip? Or international trips? Or keeping track of things while frequently moving between hotels/friends' houses on a long trip? Or setting up your house for […]

Wife: Where did you hear that from? Your weirdos on Mastodon?

#parenting tip: Keep some 100% chocolate in your house Eat it where your child can see When they ask for chocolate, tell them they won’t like it, it’s special grown up chocolate When they insist, relent and give them a little. Congratulations your children will never ask you for your […]

The worst thing here is we almost certainly lack functioning mechanisms to hold anyone meaningfully to account for these crimes. These were not heat-of-battle excesses or unwise orders from mid-level officers. This was premeditated, national policy crafted and approved by the Secretary of […]

I am trying very hard not to turn what is meant to be a fun little gay romance featuring garden gnomes into a scream of impotent outrage about the current state of the world... ...but I've set it just after the introduction of the Labouchère Amendment, which was a UK anti-gay law introduced by […]

Can anyone tell me what kind of fish this is (without using AI)? I found this card today and think it’s neat.

People warn you about all kinds of things when you have kids. But I need to tell you, if you’re thinking of having kids, please be aware that they are so much creepier than you can possibly prepare for. Just uncanny af little beasts.

Hey #yegbike, we hope everyone had a safe commute, no matter where you were off to today! Please share your #yegsnowstories - we want to hear your good, bad, or unfortunate experiences 🚲🌨️⛄❄️

Sometimes I just get an idea and it won't go away

time a social construct metronoming our days some days worth more than others but still only 24 hours why was this Thursday special? only in some quadrants of the planet tradition or habit? you are already living in tomorrow it’s morning there, night here how do we exist on the same marble yet […]

2YO: dad, I want some more beer Me: oh yeah, sure dude, here you go

this party advice feature from joan crawford in the late 1960s is a ride xD #joancrawford #inevergoanywherewithoutmy #partycannon #partyadvice

"450kg of snails" TIL high end snails go for $200/KG about the global price of a reasonably complex heterocycle (on the ton scale)

The turkey wing ark clam is native to the Americas over a broad range from N. Carolina to Brazil, and has invaded the coasts of Europe! A very adaptable filter feeder, attaching itself to hard substrate with byssal threads. They sometimes hitchhike into aquaria […] [Original post on scicomm.xyz]

there are many reasons not to use Kagi, and this is another one https://social.lol/users/adam/statuses/115623243976555689

If you're looking for something very low key to do tonight to feel social 2-3 of us are planning to watch Labyrinth (Bowie, muppets, plucky teenage girl hero!) tonight at 6PM pacific time. Feel free to chime in on the labyrinth hashtag. Comments, critiques, swooning over muppets (or Bowie […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@innovateandreact/115622162547927618 Are you interested in simple alkanes and photocatalysis? If so, listen to this #podcast episode, in which we discuss about merging both fields in a slightly more relaxed manner than in a serious academic paper 👨🏻‍🔬

elder child is having their first Thanksgiving at their girlfriend's house the concern going in was that they'd get more Roman Catholicism than they would like actual thing girlfriend's mom is evangelizing about is DVORAK keyboards

do you ever look at an object and think "dragon!"? ​:dragnthinkhappy:​

Youngest asked if their friend could come for Thanksgiving with us a while ago and I forgot (of course). They reminded me yesterday. “Sure! But don’t they want to be with their family?” “Well, they are trying to get her engaged to a guy who’s younger than her and they’ve invited him…” “Say no […]

If you used to own a Trapper Keeper then you need to get McSweeney's #80 while you still can. It is a thing of great majesty. https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/mcsweeney-s-issue-80

We #adhd folks should start calling all the useless knowledge we gathered while avoiding other work and/or while in hyperfocus „collateral knowledge“

I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/

Hey language people are there Latin academics and fans on here? I'm bringing on my friend who is a filmmaker and expert Latin teacher.

Upholding the great Thanksgiving tradition of manually updating the firmware in the ancient family printer

Maybe I should ask #vfx people if anyone has a 360 degree camera or color checker they don't need anymore? I need to buy such gear to make it easier to build a #solarpunk world in my short film, hence the stretch goal. Please boost, or donate if you can! 90/2000 Details […]

RE: https://mograph.social/@dilmandila/115473749375019108 Yay! Main goal is met! So I'll start filming in Feb. I still need your support on a stretch goal for gear (eg green screen) to make it easier to create #vfx needed to imagine a #solarpunk future, with no central governments, no police […]

Started with paper, did a rough prototype with grocery bags, and then five rounds of tweaking with a manila envelope with the teen.

For those that asked, I got a Patreon again for those that want to support me there. https://www.patreon.com/c/weirdwriter #patreon #writing #indieauthor

Lmao this is a long shot, but are any GeoGuessr champs able to help me with a dumb problem FedEx delivered an important package to the wrong address somewhere in my ZIP code and refuses to help me All I’ve got is this photo and the knowledge that it’s somewhere in 91790

Y'all . . . Y'ALL! I went to the local pre-Thanksgiving version of our farmer's market today. The booth that is always selling "neat but not enough for me to warrant buying" hand-printed t-shirts (using carved wood blocks!) was there, and they had some […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss" https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/ When we make it easier and more enjoyable for people to cycle, we support public health and the […]

LOL the planet is burning down, Fascists are taking over... Meanwhile.... Carmel-by-the-Sea has taken a strong stance on the societal curse of pickleball courts. 🤪 LA Times (subscriber only) Wealthy California coastal city bans pickleball, saying it ‘turned into […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Look whose sleep we disturbed while assessing problems with the solar batteries today—poor terrified baby! 🥹 I was afraid to close the door in case it would squash or imprison them, so I draped a black scarf with a gap at the top. When I returned to check at […] [Original post on norcal.social]

Rocket gets it. #coffee #cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

I have a talented, hardworking, totally blind student who wants to program. I want to give her a chance to do research. Any advice from the programmers out there? P.S. one of the best vision scientists of the later half of the 20th century was blind. (Gordon Legge)

Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!

[National Guard, DC, Crime, Fascism, Shooting] Two National Guard shot in DC at 17th and H Streets NW. Unclear if this was politically motivated or what's going on.

#piemageddon2025 continues with…not actually a pie: behold the banana pudding! For those of you who didn’t grow up with this dessert, it’s kind of like a trifle, composed of layers of vanilla wafers, sliced bananas, and vanilla pudding, with a sprinkling of crushed vanilla wafers on top.

My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com

Listen if you want me to appear out of a smokey alcove and mysteriously answer your questions I can totally do that. You don't need to turn to the LLM.

People (left leaning media figures) stop calling "grok" responding to something on X "fact checking" just because the LLM happened to be right one time *challenge* Difficulty? Impossible?? Even if it's funny. eg. "Elon go FACT CHECKED by his own bot" yes that's funny but no facts were checked […]

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/11/25/scc-approves-chesterfield-gas-plant-and-dominion-rate-hike-creates-new-rate-class-for-data-centers/ “Today’s decision puts Dominion’s profits over the health and wellbeing of those living in fenceline communities in Chesterfield and beyond” #chesterfield […]