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I've been giving a friend of mine pool lessons every week. She recently went up in rank because she's been practicing all the drills she's learned like mad. The other day she ran a 3 ball drill. All 3 positioned in order without the cue ever hitting the other balls. She also owns the local Lego resell shop. It's a very thoughtful gift that refers back to this post: https://mltshp.com/p/1RC3C
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two stacks of cards, showing front/back of a red card with white text.
front: (all caps, large) Do Not Talk To Me About "AI"
(all caps, small)You Make Me Long For The Sweet Embrace Of Death
back: By using AI, you have given a pass to
* the staggering climate and ecological impact
* The outright attack on labor by capital
* The systemic disregard of consent
* The basis in wholesale theft and plagiarism
* The assault on the very concept of objective truth
* The enrichment of the most cringe billionaire fascist motherfuckers the world has ever seen
There is no ethical use of AI
If you ignore all of that, you are trying to negotiate what level of harm to others you find acceptable for your personal, selfish benefit. You advance the agenda of these hollow-eyed joyless money-ghouls who resent art, creativity, and life itself.
The machine is disgusting and must be destroyed
front: (all caps, large) Do Not Talk To Me About "AI"
(all caps, small)You Make Me Long For The Sweet Embrace Of Death
back: By using AI, you have given a pass to
* the staggering climate and ecological impact
* The outright attack on labor by capital
* The systemic disregard of consent
* The basis in wholesale theft and plagiarism
* The assault on the very concept of objective truth
* The enrichment of the most cringe billionaire fascist motherfuckers the world has ever seen
There is no ethical use of AI
If you ignore all of that, you are trying to negotiate what level of harm to others you find acceptable for your personal, selfish benefit. You advance the agenda of these hollow-eyed joyless money-ghouls who resent art, creativity, and life itself.
The machine is disgusting and must be destroyed
source: https://mastodon.social/@jwz...
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a young 18 year old boy was killed in the basement of a house in France by an artillery shell. That boy was my Great Uncle George and I've only recently learnt his story. It's a sad one, but it has some lovely bits too.
That's him in France, likely near Villers Bretonneux.
He was known as the Baby of The Battalion, so once I read that little titbit I had to know why and learn his story. I've been researching him for the past month or so and I've written down some of it here if you're keen
https://yelpar.blogspot.com/2026...
"War is started by old men, fought by the young, and paid for by the innocent"
That's him in France, likely near Villers Bretonneux.
He was known as the Baby of The Battalion, so once I read that little titbit I had to know why and learn his story. I've been researching him for the past month or so and I've written down some of it here if you're keen
https://yelpar.blogspot.com/2026...
"War is started by old men, fought by the young, and paid for by the innocent"
Thanks for sharing this.
I'd like to find out more about my grandfather's WW1 service - my brother said that he was in the calvalry, but I don't know where he learned that from.
@samh thanks for taking the time to read it 😊
@thelonius I'm not sure which country you are in but most have an online war record search service, so if you have the full name and dates of service you should be able to search for their military records
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Screenshot of a nighttime video of a programmable LED highway sign standing in the grass near a road. The three rows of glowing pixelated text read "Im Still Bitter".
Local road crews haven't been changing the default passwords on the control panels for the mobile traffic information signs.
Local residents have begun to notice. Last night somebody left a message about lost love.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r... (video)
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Local residents have begun to notice. Last night somebody left a message about lost love.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r... (video)
others:
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I've always assumed that these would be great hack targets.
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A black crate with a red NASA sticker on it that reads "Critical Space Item"
Finally decided to build a home server/backup solution, and with the cost is electronics nowadays I decided to go to the MIT Swapfest to look for used parts. Always something fun on offer! Sadly, this container was empty.
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square phone pic of a blue-and-white marbled field notes booklet and a pilot v2 pen sitting atop a MacBook
for some reason, writing in these li’l guys makes songwriting happen much faster. (@jessamyn sent a whole pack of ‘em to me a while ago, so thanks friend!)
been both deconstructing older songs and working on new songs lately; made some progress during an internet outage the other night.
this could be appended with a rant about how i’m so burnt out at work, burnt out with the algorithmic hellscape as a whole, and tired of everyone around me going whole-hog on LLM-injected everything, but i’ll save you the wrath for now
been both deconstructing older songs and working on new songs lately; made some progress during an internet outage the other night.
this could be appended with a rant about how i’m so burnt out at work, burnt out with the algorithmic hellscape as a whole, and tired of everyone around me going whole-hog on LLM-injected everything, but i’ll save you the wrath for now
You and me both… but I’m glad you’ve got a creative outlet! That makes it all so much more bearable I think.
Heck yes. Your brain still functions, despite the horrors. Keep exercising it!
love the field notes option. Personally as someone TOO adhd, always with tiny notebooks and tiny pens and crumpled notes and sharpie on my forearm, I FINALLY found solution for me - one of these fancy modern smartbooks that's just black e-ink. I'm actually completely shocked it's been working out for me, but i've been 3 months without a tiny note in my pocket and I'm never going back. Likely not the solution for you, but DAMN when tech actually can solve a problem.
@minimumsafedistance it's awesome that you found a solution that works for you! i have been curious about those e-ink notebooks lately, as someone who does like actually writing notes with a pen (or stylus of some kind). which one did you end up getting?
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A vintage-style Suzuki advertisement showing a woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a silver jacket, black pants, and black boots, seated on a futuristic white motorcycle against a dark blue background. Large white “SUZUKI” text appears at the top, and below text that says 'Suzuki EL-1 Silent Katana (1980) Motor brushed electricmotor motor Power Output: (approx. 38 Torque: (instant torque delivery) Drive System hain drive Top Speed: 140 km/h mph) 0-60 km/h: 3.8 seconds'
taylor swift: time traveler
I have a friend who got an electric motorcycle a few years ago. It was so weird to see him get on it and it silently pull away.
People I know who ride motorcycles don't want quiet exhaust because it makes them even less noticeable by other drivers. I am curious if the electric motorcycles have worse safety records than internal combustion.
People I know who ride motorcycles don't want quiet exhaust because it makes them even less noticeable by other drivers. I am curious if the electric motorcycles have worse safety records than internal combustion.
People who drive by my house don't want a quiet exhaust because it's part of their identity to be loud, to disturb the surroundings, and to be noticed. Late-night packs of riders aren't worried about much of anything except cops and maybe not them. I estimate that in a few-mile strip near me, every time they ride, their clamor affects more than 20,000 people.
@grantbarrett I don't associate with people like that. I am curious to know if quiet motorcycles are more dangerous to ride. If not, I believe we should end the various exclusions motorcycles have from exhaust noise laws. I don't ride motorcycles and wouldn't object if they banned them outright for health and safety concerns.
@urlnotfound As s motorcycle rider of 20 some years, in my experience exhaust noise has zero bearing on safety. For one, exhaust noise only goes behind the rider, so it is only heard by people who can also see you. If you are concerned about safety on a motorcycle, you'll spend money on gear and skill classes, not pipes. People who say otherwise are lunatics with fragile egos.
Yea, "loud exhausts are necessary" was just the asshole crowd's justification for their annoying exhausts.
Note that these folks also tend to be the ones not wearing helmets and riding with a t-shirt.
Note that these folks also tend to be the ones not wearing helmets and riding with a t-shirt.
Pam Dawber appears unimpressed.
"exhaust noise only goes behind the rider"
Are you riding faster than the speed of sound, perchance?
Are you riding faster than the speed of sound, perchance?
Modern cars (SUVs) are so well insulated against outside noises that emergency vehicles (ambulances) often ignored because they can’t be heard.
Sound is important though. I ride an electric cargo bike and I have a big chunky chain in the box that rattles, so I make noise and don’t have to ring my bell if I want to pass slower cyclists on bike paths. If they don’t wear headphones they are aware I’m behind them and don’t get startled too much when I pass (at reasonable speed, I don’t ride very fast).
Just like electric cars that also generate ‘engine noise’ at lower speed to warn cyclists and pedestrians. Some brands of cars have really annoying ones, despite hiring movie score composers.(Hans Zimmer for BMW.)
Just like electric cars that also generate ‘engine noise’ at lower speed to warn cyclists and pedestrians. Some brands of cars have really annoying ones, despite hiring movie score composers.(Hans Zimmer for BMW.)
@rogrtheshrubber Fair point... swap "mainly" for "only" and I stand by the statement. Sound goes everywhere in an atmosphere... but when you build directional sound cannons, it has a primary vector.
If sound is important, then a motorcycle could/should be just as loud as a car. If safety were tied to volume, cars would also be getting louder and louder.
In my old neighborhood (Oakland), there were plenty of cars and motorcycles that were all loud as fuck. Unfortunately, it wasn't a very safe place to drive...
Where I live now, it is incredibly quiet by comparison. It's not the countryside; it's a midsize city. But the vehicles are quiet, and people drive safely. It's remarkable how much this improves the quality of life.
Where I live now, it is incredibly quiet by comparison. It's not the countryside; it's a midsize city. But the vehicles are quiet, and people drive safely. It's remarkable how much this improves the quality of life.
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r/RetroFuturism - Coin operated TV’s - 1960’s LA
photograph of a bank of coin-operated televisions at the Los Angeles Greyhound terminal
photograph of a bank of coin-operated televisions at the Los Angeles Greyhound terminal
source: https://www.reddit.com/r...
I'm old enough to have used one in a Greyhound station.
@artwells I too have sat in an uncomfortable sticky naughahyde chair and watched seven minutes of televison for a dime.
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A small window in a concrete room looks out on a blue sky with a few clouds. The walls of the room are covered with garish paint and graffiti. The window itself is framed with red paint, clearly not professionally done. Above the window is a heavy metal pipe hanging from the ceiling. Placed on the windowsill is a row of books. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
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By the 3d bottle...you'll know.
This and Old Grandad are far superior to Jack Daniel’s imo.
@m3moellering Old Grandad Bonded is my go-to
@jive_t 💯 You can spend more but you'll rarely get better. Used to enjoy Weller too, before that went price crazy.
@m3moellering I never understood the appeal of bourbon until I was offered something other than JD. Can't remember which one. Anyway I'd since discovered that it's not actually bad, it's just so middle-of-the-road and forgettable that it's mainly aspirational to people who have been habituated on worse.
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Middle aged dork looking faux hard in front of Baltimore Bicycle Works.
Would join.
Bworks
This may not be safe for viewing at work.
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artist-hopper:
“ Reclining Nude, 1924, Edward Hopper
Size: 35.18x50.42 cm
Medium: watercolor, paper”
a female nude (an apparently Caucasian woman with brown hair) reclines in a sort of near-fetal position on a gray bedspread with gray, red, blue, and yellow pillows
“ Reclining Nude, 1924, Edward Hopper
Size: 35.18x50.42 cm
Medium: watercolor, paper”
a female nude (an apparently Caucasian woman with brown hair) reclines in a sort of near-fetal position on a gray bedspread with gray, red, blue, and yellow pillows
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Screenshot from a camera manufacturers website showing an interactive version of many large format lens specifications.
https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/blogs...
For those interested in Large Format photography (there are a few of us on here) Intrepid made this amazing interactive page that allows you to search for various lenses and check all sorts of stats for them. Previously all this information was stored in spreadsheets and somewhat dispersed.
Really nice to see it in one place and so user friendly.
For those interested in Large Format photography (there are a few of us on here) Intrepid made this amazing interactive page that allows you to search for various lenses and check all sorts of stats for them. Previously all this information was stored in spreadsheets and somewhat dispersed.
Really nice to see it in one place and so user friendly.
Has that clichéd "built by AI" look.
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A small, worn white plastic bag held closed with a rubber band sits on a retro orange countertop. The bag says 1/2kg, and “ein gedi dates,” as well as Hebrew lettering that says the same thing (תאריכי עין גדי).
My late father brought home this bag of dates from a trip to Israel in 1976. It has been in the fridge since then. My entire life they lived in my parents’ fridge. Dad’s been dead more than two years now, and still they stayed in the fridge.
But Mom’s selling the house and one of the last things in her final clean out & pack-up was to take this pic and throw ‘em away.
A great story, and a picture will work just as well as the actual bag to tell it.
L’chaim!
But Mom’s selling the house and one of the last things in her final clean out & pack-up was to take this pic and throw ‘em away.
A great story, and a picture will work just as well as the actual bag to tell it.
L’chaim!
But hello biofuel!
Boy, talk about out-dated!
@dreyfusslugado *Salah’s voice*
“Bad dates!”
“Bad dates!”
this reminds me...need to clean out the fridge this weekend...
@homerj if there’s anything this old in it just leave it be, I think.
@wombatman70 ++
<3
@spingo ❤️
I had a date in college that felt like it lasted 50 years.
@BMK “Adam Sandler’s newest film: ‘50yr first dates.’”
This may not be safe for viewing at work.
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Easiest ten I’ve spent in hours.
Used the US dollars I got in a class action suit from Zuckerberg for this. Seemed appropriate.
I think of what the guys who run CAH could have done instead of the card game they came up with, and the answer is probably they would have become executives at private equity firms. So while I have qualms about them I think things could have turned out much worse.
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promotional poster depicting scenes from the 1968 animated film 'Yellow Submarine'
I could never decide, as a child, if I liked Peter Max’a artwork or hated it.
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A person sits on a small rock on a shore, fishing. Above is a bright green sky, a round white sun, and a single bird. Below, under the water, on the submerged part of the land, is an eye; below, the fishing person's line leads into a mouth. The land is alive. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".