Surely no one could have predicted… Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, I can’t even finish that. 🤣 https://mastodon.social/@readbeanicecream/115554218130551971

“Start 2026 with a site that looks like it was made in 2026”, the e-mail ad says. Honestly, my dude, I'm not sure that's a selling point.

“has received mixed reactions on X” You don’t say. The good folks on Nazi Social don’t approve of supporting unions? Oh noes! 😭 https://union.place/@BlogWood/115554079318636783

Saw a post that read, about Firefox, “…they will do what they do since poket forced add to the browser. ignore the community and do what they want.” It’s like a lot of the recent Firefox objections, and I find it weird. Like, I loathe AI, and wish Mozilla just stayed out of it. But I turned it […]

Honestly, I already avoid AI like the plague, but this sounds pretty appealing to me. ❤️ https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote/115539176756516860

Reminded earlier of Gallavant... I cannot recommend this show highly enough, if you can find it online. A romantic comedy fantasy musical TV series. It was absolute genius. Run, do not walk. https://youtu.be/sLYiyK7uqUE?si=XzsYB_GdRF1SWqlD

Can I sign up for late access? Unrelated, when does our sun explode? I don't need an exact date, just ballpark. https://floss.social/@omgubuntu/115548969234552011

The problem with co-watching a show with a friend is that, at some point, you have to watch the show. Witcher s4 has largely lost my interest. Aimless, depressed heroes, cartoonish villains, bad decisions. The framework around them is good, but they are not. Sigh. Ok, episodes 5 & 6. I'm ready […]

Oh, fuck right off with that, Vogue. "Must have" my ass. The iScrotum would be stupid if they *gave* it away. $230? That's just begging for the guillotine, is what that is.

The building is having routine maintenance work done on the water system, and I'm getting this weird, background, gloopy rumble sound. It feels like I'm in a small submersible that's just been swallowed by a leviathan. Not that I really know what that sounds like. Not this lifetime, at any rate.

I have never had a less firm opinion, on anything that matters so little to my actual life, than I do on the matter of whether we're living in a simulation or not. I'm not uncertain, I'm just coded that way. https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115548373937003005

Sent my first book off to the eBook formatter guy, with some fricken amazing cover art from Mousam Banerjee. Feeling very milestoney rn. 🙂👍 My editor assures me that the book is Quite Readable™️. Not that I actually expect anyone to read it -- I expect it to vanish into the Sea of Books […]

One of the things I like about Mastodon is that a post about knitting can come through my feed and I can think, “Oh, I know at least 3 mutuals who’ll probably appreciate this.” I have no personal involvement with knitting, other than liking art done well, but this place is eclectic, and I like […]

What Went Right This Week, from #positivenews https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-46-of-2025/

Pity about that last one, British food is so bland. 😏 https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115546132621164493

Healthcare In America: Doctor - I see that your gscsttigom isn't working as well as I'd like. I'd like to start you on pjehhdntpf instead. Patient - Okay, do you know how much that's going to cost? Doctor - Sorry I've got no idea. Patient - What do you mean? Like give me a ballpark. Is this […]

I did not intend this #cozy book to be the Hero's Journey, but going through during editing and creating chapter titles, I'm rather stunned to find that they match almost exactly. Now I'm worried that it will look contrived. Fortunately, the story has an in-universe reason why the archetypes […]

The only new show I’m looking forward to rn. ❤️ https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ell6dnf6l2wshcpzvm2yamct/post/3m5jhvb6eu22r

When I eventually sell my Cuenca condo and get back on the road, I’m totally stealing this term for myself. https://beige.party/@Anomnomnomaly/115542324852277548

It’s strange watching a parent age and wondering, “Is that how I’m going to go? Or will it be a pattern from some other branch of my ancestry? Or some secret, third thing?” Like, mum had a stroke 2 years ago & has been recovering reasonably well. But she may have had some ministrokes this week […]

mastodon should fix the bug where typos are invisible in the editing box but obvious on the timeline

“A Caribbean home for $15,000” the expats e-mail tells me, and I do not doubt it. Presumably, the hurricanes are provided free of charge. 🤨

I have no idea what's going on in this trailer, and I'm totally there for it. 😁👍 https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115537782343244888

I knew that The Chronicles of Narnia includes some Christian allegory, what with Aslan's sacrifice & resurrection, but I'm at a bit of a loss as to what the “heavy christian message” would be. * The Pevensies aren't asked to worship him, or accept him as their savior. * There's a Last Battle […]

How the hell can the Democratic Party have so many senior citizens who were born yesterday?

When you look up from your writing and realize that it’s a fricken *beautiful* day. 🙂👍

It sucks that every election is turning into a PR battle with very loud liars. But at least these guys won this one. 👍 https://mastodon.social/@anirvan/115533250900244851

One of the side effects of being Extremely Online is the frequency with which I see people post about some event and think, “You’re still going on about that? That was ages ago!” and then realize that the “ages ago” was generally less than a day. Still… come on guys, keep up!

I think I’d prefer the one for 68.5, it seems more emblematic of my life. 😭 https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115534807923268381

I learned back in high school about Adenosine Triphosphate, and that I still remember it after all these years is a fricken miracle. Not sure how people compete in it, though. Is it who can convert the most cellular energy in their metabolism? Doesn’t sound […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This blows my mind, I had no idea that there were Mayans in Dresden during that period. #themoreyouknow #neverstoplearning https://mastodon.social/@coreyspowell/115528388924115795

How disinterested am I in sports? I just added the term "sportsball" to my local dictionary, so that I'd stop getting the little red lines under the term when I use it.

Good guy Poe.

Well, this is feeling excessively topical. 😂 https://www.threads.com/@theonion/post/DQ4p5m2ATs_

Watching the traffic build outside the all-ages school next door is kind of amazing, in that it doesn't "build” so much as “materialize”. 1:05 pm — street clear. 1:07 pm — a backed-up line of cars 1:10 pm — the school bell rings In 20 minutes, it will all be gone again. Nature is wild, man.

To say that I’m surprised is understating the matter. I mean, yay, but… why? 🤔🤨 https://flipboard.com/@npr/u.s.-news-aspd61boz/-/a-7quAH4AORPmF2KobFZp_6A%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

Casual reminder to NOT call Senators who do not represent you. Esp in high call volume moments like this, you're blocking access from constituents who can actually get tallied. 👍 BUT if your Senator is below, CALL NOW tag them on social: Dick Durbin (IL) 202-224-2152 Angus King (ME) […]

The "Fedora Man" famously caught in a photo right after the Louvre heist turned out to be a 15 year old kid who likes to dress as a 1940's detective. Because Paris. https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441

Really excited to see if they can keep the shutdown going until Thanksgiving. To be clear, I’d rather they don’t. But watching Trump and the pubs dig their graves further by screwing up “home for the holidays” travel for millions regardless of party would not be the worst thing I’ve seen this […]

Saw someone post: ‘saying things like "well duh Facebook is doing evil things" is a form of surrender. It suggests that the evil of large corporations is a fact of nature….’ Couldn’t disagree more. For me, at least, it’s saying, “Facebok is demonstrably evil. Damned if I know why people don’t […]

Cute designs! https://hachyderm.io/@ghostrunner/115520034900719767

I love the metric system, but when it comes to temperature, Fahrenheit is way better than Celsius. "Dead" is a useful condition to know about and be wary of, but less useful as a day-to-day measurement (even in these times of global warming). And the boiling point of water as the top of the […]

This is a fascinating story. The community clearly had its flaws, but it seemed to be doing a lot of things right. It has to be said, though, that as the next generation of the group didn’t want to continue it, it would have to be considered a failure as a viable system […]

Mamdani is going to implement Shar Law. Everyone will have to bow down to the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss, and devote themselves to bringing about a darkness that will smother her hated foe and sister Selûne

Well, he sounds like fun at parties. 🙄 https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115517408168620814

If there are benefits to not speaking the local language, I'd say they fall into 2 categories. First, when YouTube insists on showing me commercials in Spanish, despite my language settings specifying English, they're less annoying because I have *no* idea what they're talking about. Second […]