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an impressively long table absolutely full of cookies and cakes and little numnums of all description. It is under a tent and the sun is shining. People are eating numnums
An older friend of mine had a big party nominally about her house's bicentennial but really just to hang out and eat indecent amounts of snacks. I showed up two hours into a three hour party and this was "all" that was left. 😂 House is in the background, it's a nice house. This lady calls me whenever she needs to update her email signature file.
samh
Oh you Eaterners! I brag about my 150 year old house out here in the Rockies but 200... for America, dang! That's purdy old.
I am loving the sense of community in this pic.
Oh, I'll have the whole little orange topped cake! Wonderous!
I had a party like that when my house turned 100, but the snack table wasn’t nearly that long
200!
Our building turns 100 this year and we’re having a party, and we are all excited about that!
Our spread is not gonna look that fabulous though, like wjcstp said.
Our building turns 100 this year and we’re having a party, and we are all excited about that!
Our spread is not gonna look that fabulous though, like wjcstp said.
Everything tastes better with a little age. 🖤
@wjcstp well, when you have the 200th party you can double the table length accordingly 😏
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Financial Times headline: How should investors position for the robot apocalypse?
subtitle:
The end of human existence might be bad for financial markets
subtitle:
The end of human existence might be bad for financial markets
something something but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders
I think it’d be great if they positioned themselves on a convenient 27th story ledge.
Bent over, pants down, cheeks spread.
Buy logical paradoxes, fools!
The fun part is even a best-outcome post-scarcity AI revolution would still be an apocalypse for financial markets.
@MackReed +++++
That's one hell of a lede tho ...
Just let the Boston Robotics dogs do their job. Any position will do.
@0y3ahSansAcut3 🏆
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Last night at The Bluestone in Columbus
OK, next time you’re gonna see a show there hit me up - I live like four blocks from there. We can at least catch a drink or something.:)
always a good time
Nice.
YEEESSSS.
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A 1-qt mason jar filled with several different shades of small peppers and brine.
…but I did pickle a big jar of shishito peppers the other day, and they’re quite tasty.
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A tan dog laying on a red upholstered chair next to a woman in a T-shirt and shorts. The dog is intently looking at the camera.
I post this mostly to scream into the void. Our dear dog, Pippa, was diagnosed with a tumor on her spleen several weeks ago. This is basically a death sentence, but we were very lucky to find out about it before it burst. We were given the opportunity to give her a peaceful goodbye on Saturday, the 5th.
On the 3rd, I got a call from my mother that my dad was in the emergency room. The cancer he has been fighting for 18 months had started affecting his lungs and he was having trouble breathing. They decided to put him on hospice, and he returned home on the 4th with a pile of morphine.
We said goodbye to our dog and then packed up to drive down to our parents the next day. There is still dog fur all over the apartment. My father has rapidly declined, from needing a little help to move between the living room and the bed to now being barely there. I'll spare all the gory details in between.
We're looking at hours to days left for him, but my wife and I have decided we need to go home after two weeks with little sleep and acting as the primary support for my mother. Other family is arriving tomorrow. We're expecting to return in a few days, but we need to swap clothes and grab some essentials we forgot in our haste.
It's been a time
On the 3rd, I got a call from my mother that my dad was in the emergency room. The cancer he has been fighting for 18 months had started affecting his lungs and he was having trouble breathing. They decided to put him on hospice, and he returned home on the 4th with a pile of morphine.
We said goodbye to our dog and then packed up to drive down to our parents the next day. There is still dog fur all over the apartment. My father has rapidly declined, from needing a little help to move between the living room and the bed to now being barely there. I'll spare all the gory details in between.
We're looking at hours to days left for him, but my wife and I have decided we need to go home after two weeks with little sleep and acting as the primary support for my mother. Other family is arriving tomorrow. We're expecting to return in a few days, but we need to swap clothes and grab some essentials we forgot in our haste.
It's been a time
I'll give my pups a few extra scratches behind the ears tomorrow. And I'll call my folks this weekend.
Love to you and yours. Loads of long distance hugs from internet friends. Sorry that you’re going through it. ❤️
yeah i took my dog to the foot of the Rainbow Bridge before a two week stay seeing my father to his.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
🖤🖤🖤
Ach. At moments like this you need all the fortitude you can muster.
Taking care of dying loved ones is such a labour of love...
Taking care of dying loved ones is such a labour of love...
~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<3
💜💜💜
💗💓💗
Much love and comfort for you and yours from this Internet friend.
That's a lot in a very short frame of time. Remember to take care of yourselves through this as well.
<3
Hugs, friend 💙
two terrible heartbreaks, my condolences :(
❤️
Aw.
We had to say goodbye to one of our cats yesterday, so I feel you. My deepest sympathies.
Och, I'm sorry
💙
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Key safe in buttplug
Via Bluesky
K-mart? Really?
"Do you hear, like, a jingling?"
@B6FA798A3449 +++
People gotta quit it with this AI slop
What @ardgedee said (was unable to resist jingling remark, that is on me)
Not merely AI slop, but completely unrealistic for storing 2-factor authentication keyfobs, as the metal case would prevent BlueTooth & NFC penetration
"I've air-gapped myself..."
@spoetz I dunno, I feel like this could do okay at nfc penetration.
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Photo of two abutting signs with the same color and background, so they appear to be a single sign. Read separately they say "GREEK YOGURT" and NATHAN'S FOOT LONG HOT DOGS". Read as a single sign, it appears to read "GREEK NATHAN'S FOOT LONG YOGURT HOT DOGS"
source: FaceBizzle
A penny for your yogurthots
@spoetz +++
No coming back from Greek Nathan
I trust in Greek Nathan
but what if the bun was cake?
and the condiments were fruit?
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Two photos of a wild rabbit in a garage workshop, one closer than the other.
I was tinkering around this afternoon in my garage workshop — nice music playing, fiddling with some electronics - when I saw a small shape moving in my peripheral vision. My first thought was 'Oh no, one of the cats got out', but then I turned and saw that our resident yard bunny had dropped in for a visit. He seemed to be just curious about the space, and me. He hopped all around the garage, sniffing everything for about 5 minutes, gave me one last look-over, then high-tailed it back into the yard.
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A tiny, cylindrical house with a conical roof sits on top of a very narrow, tall, rocky pinnacle. On the left side of the pinnacle, a narrow stairway cut into the rock leads down. The house has an arched door on that side, and a round window on the other. A poll sticks out from beneath the window, giving it the appearance of a birdhouse. The left side of the house and mountain are lit blue, while the right side has a crimson tinge to it. The mountain stands against a yellowish sky. In the distance is dimly visible the greenish silhouette of another similar mountain. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
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Tidying up a few weeks ago I rediscovered a box of toy soldiers I'd stored away, so I started having some fun with the camera again. Early days but I would like to get better at these shots.
Anyone walking by and sees a sixty year old bloke playing with his toy soldiers in the yard is welcome to join me
More shots here https://www.flickr.com/photos...
Anyone walking by and sees a sixty year old bloke playing with his toy soldiers in the yard is welcome to join me
More shots here https://www.flickr.com/photos...
An artist I know, took the crawling toy soldiers, and made them into necklace charms.
@0y3ahSansAcut3 I recall someone used to melt/mould them into huge bowls, soldiers features still visible post melt, and sell for heaps
@0y3ahSansAcut3 instructions on how to... https://www.mikepinder.co.uk/2014...
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'YOU WOULDN'T OPEN FOR ED SHEERAN'
source: fyneqock
Years later your “source” variations still crack me up
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Paul Newman in a kitchen with the caption "Delicate moment: Newman saucing his scrod"
"Say, cabbie, where can a fella get scrod in this town?"
He managed to sauce a number of scrods in his day
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Cod, Scrod, or Kabob. Nobody rides for free!
The title of the adagio movement of my next song cycle...
Who up saucing they scrod
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Screenshot from Apple's `fm` local chatbot.
> who's the hip black dick who's the sex machine with all the chicks?
The model's safety guardrails were triggered.
Try a different prompt.
> Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?
Garfield.
Then, a broken list (two of the bullet items being parsed as markdown and the third not):
* The lasagna-loving cat
* Always faces danger with **boldness**
* Famous for his **resourcefulness** in tough situations
> who's the hip black dick who's the sex machine with all the chicks?
The model's safety guardrails were triggered.
Try a different prompt.
> Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?
Garfield.
Then, a broken list (two of the bullet items being parsed as markdown and the third not):
* The lasagna-loving cat
* Always faces danger with **boldness**
* Famous for his **resourcefulness** in tough situations
source: my laptop
From the company that brought us Siri setting timers.
From the company that brought us Siri setting timers.
I laugh because setting timers is the only thing I do with Siri.
Hush yo mouth.
In Russia, Siri Shafts you!
Damn wrong
jus talkin bout shaft
@MackReed ++
@bitslayer just promptin' bout, surely
AMTTL of people who also only uses Siri for Timers.
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diptych of photos: a tiny green plastic duck sits atop a picture frame (left) and a tiny blue duck sit on a counter (right)
hello from the last two li’l guys i left around the office
wrote a long ramble, decided to spare y’all for today. maybe the whole spiel another time.
long-short, today gave me two sharp reminders why i need to move on from my job (yet another sudden teammate layoff, followed by witnessing yet another excruciating bullying by the CEO in a meeting)
y’all got any vibes, job-hunting tips, or just general encouragement to get my ass on the moving-on-with-your-life express, put ‘em here
thanks for always listening and supporting.
wrote a long ramble, decided to spare y’all for today. maybe the whole spiel another time.
long-short, today gave me two sharp reminders why i need to move on from my job (yet another sudden teammate layoff, followed by witnessing yet another excruciating bullying by the CEO in a meeting)
y’all got any vibes, job-hunting tips, or just general encouragement to get my ass on the moving-on-with-your-life express, put ‘em here
thanks for always listening and supporting.
I don’t have any magic job hunting tips, but good vibes for finding escape velocity and a better direction
Mondrian ducks
do wutchu love
I would recommend hiringcafe.com over Indeed/LinkedIn. The site scrapes tons of sites and provides a direct (or as direct as possible) link to submit application.
My other thought is to act now. Working in that type of environment is emotionally draining, and (at least this is true for me) being so drained makes it hard to act. Besides, think of searching/applying as an F U to the bully.
My other thought is to act now. Working in that type of environment is emotionally draining, and (at least this is true for me) being so drained makes it hard to act. Besides, think of searching/applying as an F U to the bully.
Fingers crossed, Nik.
I agree that you should act now. I worked at a place with a chaotic owner/CEO and knew I needed to leave for months and eventually wound up rage quitting with nothing secured and it sucked having to find work while my bank account was quickly draining and the future was uncertain.
Start with work that aligns with your values and may fill your cup rather than drain it. Tough in this world, but worth a shot.
Send resumes and/or letters to orgs that you would like to work for, even if they don't have roles posted.
Take breaks when the search feels draining. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Send resumes and/or letters to orgs that you would like to work for, even if they don't have roles posted.
Take breaks when the search feels draining. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
There are so many great places out there. All the companies suck, but there are places where the ceo is sufficiently distant that the problems they cause are overridden by the teammates you work with.
I hope you find somewhere great!
I hope you find somewhere great!
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Merged photos from Martian roverb left half of image has a yellow sky right half has blue sky
To celebrate Curiosity's 5,000th Martian day, the team put together this postcard. It features two panoramic views: blue for morning shots and yellow for dusk scenes.
https://www.threads.com/share...
https://www.threads.com/share...
Timothy looked at the deep ocean sky, trying to see Earth and the war and the ruined cities and the men killing each other since the day he was born. But he saw nothing. The war was as removed and far off as two flies battling to the death in the arch of a great high and silent cathedral. And just as senseless...
What are you looking at so hard, Dad?
I was looking for Earthian logic, common sense, good government, peace, and responsibility.
All that up there?
No. I didn't find it. It's not there any more. Maybe it'll never be there again. Maybe we fooled ourselves that it was ever there.
Ray Bradbury ~ The Martian Chronicles
What are you looking at so hard, Dad?
I was looking for Earthian logic, common sense, good government, peace, and responsibility.
All that up there?
No. I didn't find it. It's not there any more. Maybe it'll never be there again. Maybe we fooled ourselves that it was ever there.
Ray Bradbury ~ The Martian Chronicles
@tamrow +++
link to images for those not on threads
https://science.nasa.gov/photojou...
https://science.nasa.gov/photojou...
Hard to believe there isn't a Dollar General there yet.
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Cover of Batman no. 11, showing (against a background of a number of playing cards) Batman socking Joker right in the face while Robin watches.
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Backglass of the Arabian nights pinball machine with the character Tobias from arrested development after he "blued himself" overlaid on a blue genie.
One of the better pinball mods lately.
Scheherazade with eighties hair!
ANUSTART
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Some flowers I saw on a walk yesterday
Stunning!
I can’t get enough of this! Wish it was a painting!
I love this.
Slava Ukraini!
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Concrete street bollards painted to look like the colorful ghosts (Blinky, Inky, and Clyde) from the classic arcade game Pac-Man
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"US Navy 35mm presentation slides," slide 1 of 20
A photograph of the ocean, superimposed text reads:
"SEA POWER
the Sum of a Nation's Capabilities
to Implement its Interests in
...THE OCEAN"
A photograph of the ocean, superimposed text reads:
"SEA POWER
the Sum of a Nation's Capabilities
to Implement its Interests in
...THE OCEAN"
Sandy Frank!
Their soundtrack to Disco Elysium was pretty solid
we need Desert Power
The Problem is, Everything has to be a Power!
Implement its interest.
Win.
Be on top.
not, be nice
get along
share the proceeds
Implement its interest.
Win.
Be on top.
not, be nice
get along
share the proceeds
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source: https://www.reddit.com/r...
meep meep
dream truck
A short week.
penny racer
EV?
@dapete It’s a shortened VW Type 2, so probably just the usual air cooled flat-four.
@bezt I _think_ there’s enough space at the back.
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