not unrecognizable but he does look like if Belgium had a dictator

This is a great article on the history of the budget lockup www.uow.edu.au/media/2016/b...

Thanks to @steveparks.me for pointing out that it was named after Claude Shannon, and employees also noted Anthropic wanted to “gender balance” the naming of ai assistants. Wikipedia cites the NYT for this claim which in turn cites interviews with Anthropic employees:

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a handmade embroidery artwork titled "Manually embroidered cats" created by artist @ladyserebrennikova.

if i hooked up with a guy and he took off his pants to reveal these he is not getting his dick sucked until i find wally

CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

The soft on crime Pope will simply hear the allegations and move the President to another parish

Shingles vaccines make the astronauts’ bodies radiate light. Thank you for asking.

all bad

So my more Tolkien-minded friends how do we feel about this theory? Because I mean it makes a lot of sense…

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)

How does this not violate our hate speech laws? I thought inciting violence was illegal in this country.

I can’t exactly explain it but this is a whole genre of “big science or tech facility tries to appeal to kids and somehow is less appealing than you could possibly have imagined”

The Press Club cancelled Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges after he submitted a speech on the killing of Palestinian journalists, then booked Israel's ambassador instead. If you wonder why media reporting on Gaza genocide has been so disappointing this is what they think is normal.

Nope Nope #NoKings #Michigan

hold my beer, hemingway

The If You're Listening team is striking today, calling for fair pay and conditions, particularly for casual and fixed term staff. I'm lucky enough to have an ongoing role - many of my colleagues don't. As a result, this week's Thursday episode will be released on Friday.

"Open the Strait of Hormuz. You may not receive the help of any other sovereign nation. Fastest wins."

LMFAO SOMEONE MADE IT A REAL THING sweepthestrait.com

www.theregister.com/2026/03/12/i... RIP to the man behind the funniest bit of all time: the invention of the null pointer

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Why did they call it Watership Down and not Warren Peace

Plums xkcd.com/3209/

sCOTus

Shit laden Hurricane is my new favourite sentence www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Recent Commissions! Weird round dinosaurs inspired by cattle painting :3

Did you know gum blossoms don't just attract bees - Australia's eucalypts rely on a huge range of species for pollination! Stay tuned for more stories about #OurEucalyptHome in the lead up to National Eucalypt Day on March 23rd! Cartoon in collaboration with @eucalyptaus.bsky.social!

He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.

We still need at least an extra two public holidays

The only Angus I say "Well Done" to

Ominous bird valentines.

This was also my experience

I do bite my thumb, sir. I bite it so hard.

I searched the word "Redwall," no hits, sad

“Want to learn some indigenous astronomy tomorrow night in Melbourne? Head to the Herbarium at the Botanic Gardens for a free pubic lecture or watch online via YT, Twitch or FB.” calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...

vale jon..

Aw man! Shitty day. RIP to a guy who played guitar in a band that did not sound like a single other band

Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)

The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.

The #pyconau 2026 CFP is now open! We've refreshed our site with all new guidance for 2026, so visit 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp to get all the details. Attend CFP workshops around the country in February and March to help polish up that idea you've been sitting on! Submissions close 29 March 2026, AOE

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

I need all of my British friends to see this.

This boy has learnt that handsome, beautiful and gorgeous all refer to him. No one taught him

#sotd Dirty Rice by BORNTOSTANDOUT. It does actually smell ricey, a bit smokey cloudey. I like, interesting without being overwhelming #fragrancesky #perfumesky

#sotd Squid by Zoologist. I tried this one specifcally as I didn't think it would smell musky - it doesn't. It smells like Penguin without the muskyness and more oceanic freshness but still a little bit funky. I still prefer Penguin. #fragrancesky #perfumesky