Daniel Swartz
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“Creativity is the residue of time wasted.” Albert Einstein
https://pixelfed.social/egone
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The Onion
about 7 hours ago
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One way to prepare for this movie is to read the books of Madeline Miller. If you haven’t read Greek mythology in years, these are a great way to get back into it.
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I haven’t watched broadcast news in a decade or two. And I’m not far from their current demographic target in terms of age. I get my news online.
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about 4 hours ago
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Jazz Hands.
#photography
#bw
#blackandwhite
#curiousbitspics
#music
#live
#concert
#performance
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Abandoned Lighthouse, Tremiti Islands, Italy.
#curiousbitspics
#building
#ocean
#water
#ocean
#window
#photography
#ruins
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The old convent ceilings, Bonefro, Italy.
#curiousbitspics
#building
#shapes
#lines
#light
#photography
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Slate
3 days ago
John Dickerson’s last day at CBS was yesterday. Stephen Colbert’s Late Show ends in May. At our Political Gabfest 20th anniversary show, Colbert gave the network his regards. Watch the entire conversation right now by joining Slate Plus at
slate.com/colbertplus
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Blue Heron.
#stanford
#curiousbitspics
#nature
#birds
#animals
#green
#photography
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San Francisco.
#photography
#street
#curiousbitspics
#building
#people
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Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco.
#curiousbitspics
#bw
#blackandwhite
#photography
#architecture
#building
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Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco.
#curiousbitspics
#bw
#blackandwhite
#photography
#architecture
#building
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Holocaust Memorial, San Francisco
#curiousbitspics
#photography
#bw
#blackandwhite
#people
#street
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Egret.
#nature
#photography
#curiousbitspics
#birds
#water
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Reflection.
#water
#nature
#clouds
#photography
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Covid Still Life.
#photography
#food
#curiousbitspics
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Bonefro, Italy. 2004
#bw
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#people
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Termoli, Italy. 2004
#bw
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#photography
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#people
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Cortona, Italy. 2004.
#bw
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San Francisco, Hayes Valley
#bw
#blackandwhite
#photography
#people
#street
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San Francisco
#photography
#street
#graffiti
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Molly Jong-Fast
15 days ago
Loving war crimes is not a sustainable policy in a democracy
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Dana Stevens
23 days ago
They are betting AI will replace us. Make them lose the bet.
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A brilliant performance.
#greatprfrmrs
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Hélène Grimaud: Bach - Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
YouTube video by wocomoMUSIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOHiI_5yycU
24 days ago
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Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Lip Syncing Parade.
#newyork
#nyc
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Elon knows how to eat poop better than anyone.
#curiousbits
#tech
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Grok’s Elon Musk worship is getting weird
Elon Musk is as smart as da Vinci, fitter than LeBron James, and really good at drinking piss.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/825675/groks-elon-musk-worship-is-getting-weird
about 1 month ago
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Never take a Tesla taxi…
#curiousbits
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Tesla safety driver falls asleep during passenger’s robotaxi ride
A Reddit user posted video of his safety driver sleeping at the wheel in San Fransisco.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/11/tesla-safety-driver-falls-asleep-during-passengers-robotaxi-ride/
about 1 month ago
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It was fun to play with when it first came out, but like most jokes, AI art gets old.
#curiousbits
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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
about 1 month ago
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Movie quote: “I grew up in a time when culture was passed along through objects. They were interesting because we could live among them. We could pick them up. Hold them in our hands.” - From 'The Worst Person In the World'
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The Worst Person in the World (2021) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
2h 8m | R
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10370710/
about 1 month ago
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#curiousbits
#books
#literature
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How Medieval Scribes Balanced the Books
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/how-medieval-scribes-balanced-books
about 1 month ago
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The Daily Show
about 2 months ago
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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Didn’t ‘compassionate conservatism’ supposedly used to be a thing?
#proudlbrl
about 2 months ago
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Outstanding interview of Salman Rushdie.
#curiousbits
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Novelist Salman Rushdie at ‘The Eleventh Hour’
Podcast Episode · Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso · 11/02/2025 · 1h 26m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-easy-with-sam-fragoso/id1100417601?i=1000734812491
about 2 months ago
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The apogee of corruption, greed and cluelessness.
#proudlbrl
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about 2 months ago
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This seems more PR stunt than actual scholarship. 🙄
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about 2 months ago
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This is really great.
#greatprfrmrs
#music
#bach
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Bach Double on nyckelharpa
YouTube video by Erik Rydvall - Nyckelharpa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoTQAhYlseU
about 2 months ago
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Leni Riefenstahl made films for the Nazi government but insisted that she didn’t know about the atrocities it committed. @SallyJenki writes about a new documentary that examines this claim—and Riefenstahl’s destructive legacy:.
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What Leni Riefenstahl’s Work Reveals About Fascism
The director’s collaborations with the Nazi government translated Hitler’s ideas to film, almost verbatim.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/leni-riefenstahl-nazi-documentary/684654/?gift=DYaUW0dHcRHllCul-JJybymeoACVNj9yNPPo0qVCGrc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 2 months ago
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I was lucky enough to have met one of these two men. The other would have made me piss my pants.
#greatprfrmrs
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[HD] Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein | The Greatest Rivalry in Music?
YouTube video by ASclassical
https://youtu.be/sniQ-v_pJmQ
about 2 months ago
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Always so creative.
#greatprfrmrs
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Laura Marling - All My Rage
YouTube video by LauraMarlingVEVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-AOZfLh7w
about 2 months ago
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Pink Martini is incredible in concert.
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Amado Mio - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large
YouTube video by Pink Martini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCbzWiJLVhk
about 2 months ago
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Pink Martini
#greatprfrmrs
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Splendor in the Grass - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Live from Washington 2011
YouTube video by Pink Martini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L-_DiZlrUI&
about 2 months ago
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I don't understand a word they are singing, but it still makes me very happy.
#greatprfrmrs
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Elis Regina & Tom Jobim - "Aguas de Março" - 1974
YouTube video by Federico Mocciaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1tOV7y94DY
about 2 months ago
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This feels about right these days...
#curiousbits
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Movie Middle Fingers
YouTube video by Alex Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPCiW2xFKf4
about 2 months ago
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This piece has always haunted me. Playing it is like living in another universe.
#curiousbits
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Ives' existential question
YouTube video by MomentsMusicaux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUbzIDMWfus
about 2 months ago
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Question is, will it sing Daisy Bell when we try to kill it?
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AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/25/ai-models-may-be-developing-their-own-survival-drive-researchers-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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That’s no ballroom.
about 2 months ago
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Please make it stop…
#curiousbits
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‘Six-seven’: what does the latest slang mean (and should parents be worried)?
It originated in a rap song, then featured in South Park, and is now the bane of schoolteachers in the US and UK as pupils shout it out at random. How did it become such a thing?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/20/six-seven-latest-slang-should-parents-be-worried?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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No thank you.
#curiousbits
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This may be the most bonkers tech job listing I’ve ever seen
Don’t even apply if you’re not a Tier 1 “A-player.”…
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/the-tech-ceo-who-would-eat-dog-poop-if-it-means-winning/
2 months ago
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I’ll believe it when I see it. But do hope it happens.
@arstechnica.com
#space
#curiousbits
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NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad
Preparations for the Artemis II mission continue despite the federal government shutdown.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/nasas-next-moonship-reaches-last-stop-before-launch-pad/
2 months ago
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Always hopeful Bluesky doesn’t enshittify its product.
#tech
#curiousbits
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2 months ago
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No Kings!!
#proudlbrl
#protest
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No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock Boston Tea Party
YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1tZ6l876Q
2 months ago
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