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No no. We really did this.
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In response to; https://mltshp.com/p/1RLGR
My college ska band logo circa '93. Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, tuba, accordion. We all had cheese names. I was The Whiz.
My college ska band logo circa '93. Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, tuba, accordion. We all had cheese names. I was The Whiz.
😆🤪😆🤪
Blessed.
*C R Y I N G*
Oh my goodness, this is the best thing I've seen all day.
THE WHIZ
Absolute perfection, 5 stars
Oh my goodness, this is the best thing I've seen all day.
THE WHIZ
Absolute perfection, 5 stars
Shoutout Oakland
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A mural of Alysa Liu in Oakland, CA
She's making her 'thizz face' and holding her gold medal.
She's making her 'thizz face' and holding her gold medal.
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
not gold-medal parking
Gotta catch 'em all!
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A Google Maps image of California with dozens of locations marked, next to an image with a retro font + Pokemon Go font: "Payphone Go".
California still has 2,203 working payphones. Can you find 'em all?
How it works:
1. Create an account and get your unique player ID. It's a 9-digit number.
2. Use the map to locate one of California's payphones. Some are easy to find. Some are not.
3. Pick up the receiver, dial (888) 683-6697. It's toll-free, so no coins required! Then enter your player ID.
California still has 2,203 working payphones. Can you find 'em all?
How it works:
1. Create an account and get your unique player ID. It's a 9-digit number.
2. Use the map to locate one of California's payphones. Some are easy to find. Some are not.
3. Pick up the receiver, dial (888) 683-6697. It's toll-free, so no coins required! Then enter your player ID.
source: https://walzr.com/payphone-go/
Oh What FUN!!
This is SOOO in my wheelhouse- I really wish I lived in CA to play this.
This is SOOO in my wheelhouse- I really wish I lived in CA to play this.
+1
The only times I've used a payphone in my life were the first few years I lived in Los Angeles and only had a pager from 2000 - 2002ish.
cool people skate
In A World Of All Possibilities...
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African blue eared starling, whose color runs from deep spectral blue, to metallic sheen turquoise, with decorator triangles along the sides.
The African blue eared starling. Imagine a murmuration of these!
Imagine a murmuration of them at sunset or sunrise!!!
in flight
a == b
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a two-column comparison chart that reads "Slots Machine vs. Vibe Coding", with an image of an online gaming graphic on the left and a bearded caucasian man with headphones on the right/
in each column, left to right:
Slots Machine | Al Coding
You buy casino chips. | You buy tokens.
You pull the lever. | You click "generate"
You might win a prize,or you might get nothing. | You might get bug-free code, or you might get nonsense that
won't even run.
Shiny lights, flashy attention-grabbing animations. | "Great idea!" "Of course!" Here's the perfect solution
prepared just for you.
"I have my own strategy." | "I'm a prompt engineer."
"One more spin! I'II win
it all back next spin!" | "One more prompt, and this bug will disappear."
The only winner is the casino. | The only winner is Claude.
in each column, left to right:
Slots Machine | Al Coding
You buy casino chips. | You buy tokens.
You pull the lever. | You click "generate"
You might win a prize,or you might get nothing. | You might get bug-free code, or you might get nonsense that
won't even run.
Shiny lights, flashy attention-grabbing animations. | "Great idea!" "Of course!" Here's the perfect solution
prepared just for you.
"I have my own strategy." | "I'm a prompt engineer."
"One more spin! I'II win
it all back next spin!" | "One more prompt, and this bug will disappear."
The only winner is the casino. | The only winner is Claude.
yeehaw, happy monday.
well, at least my supervisor has stopped asking me if i used an LLM in my work. that's something, i guess.
stolen from somewhere on linkedin.
well, at least my supervisor has stopped asking me if i used an LLM in my work. that's something, i guess.
stolen from somewhere on linkedin.
AI use has been strongly encouraged around my work, but not required so far. I see people using it all the time to summarize meeting notes, but just last week i had to be in a huge email thread (on a non-work thing) to figure out the date for something because someone used AI to summarize a separate email thread and it incorrectly listed an earlier suggestion as the final decision. I sure don't want to spent the last few years of my working life editing AI slop.
mshltp
Metro Day
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A middle aged dork with glasses is sitting on a bus next to their very cool child. She is sporting a red coat and the whims of the city has bestowed some red tinted mood lighting on her face.
You must never forget that anyone who is willing to be a cop is a bastard. Every single one of them. Free Palestine. Bibi can gargle my taint. Trans rights are human rights.
You must never forget that anyone who is willing to be a cop is a bastard. Every single one of them. Free Palestine. Bibi can gargle my taint. Trans rights are human rights.
The 11yo wanted to go downtown to explore transit in the city. We took the bus, the subway, and the light rail for no good reason and then came home. Excellent day out.
Hooray for public transit! How lucky to have so many options available to you.
Great pic, great color coordination.
@BennyTheIcepick we just moved here last fall and I’m loving it. Cycling is pretty good everywhere I’ve been, too.
neologisms, etm.
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useful!
I'm in
Gonna use this in all my research papers from now on: what a time saving device from looking up for the 1000th time the difference between i.e. and e.g.! Fantastic!
But more importantly *muahahahahaha* this will drive all those peer reviewing grammar pedants absolutely batshit. A hahahahaha! Imagine their comments! HAHAHA
*A Fish Called Wanda- Michael Palin on a steamroller voice* REVENGE!
But more importantly *muahahahahaha* this will drive all those peer reviewing grammar pedants absolutely batshit. A hahahahaha! Imagine their comments! HAHAHA
*A Fish Called Wanda- Michael Palin on a steamroller voice* REVENGE!
into the week like
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stop-motion of a devil landing
Just harpy to see you.
Demona?!
@BennyTheIcepick as my brother liked to say, 'stoned by day…’
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Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) / Posts / X
And abortions.
Bad ideas
How much is in it? Winner gets 1/2 donated to their chosen charity
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A mayonnaise jar full of American pocket change.
My jar got full. I took it to the bank and deposited it. I will donate half of what is in here to the person who is the closest to guessing the $$ amount in this jar.
==Rules==
- It's not The Price is Right, it's closest to the $$ amount, not "closest without going over"
- I reserve the right to veto a charity but basically any do-gooder type of organization of any kind in any country is fine
- I will donate in your name or not in your name or in memory/honor of someone, as you wish
- guessing closes sometime Weds. night or if someone guesses exactly
- Image is just what it looks like, change in a mayonnaise jar
- One guess each
==Rules==
- It's not The Price is Right, it's closest to the $$ amount, not "closest without going over"
- I reserve the right to veto a charity but basically any do-gooder type of organization of any kind in any country is fine
- I will donate in your name or not in your name or in memory/honor of someone, as you wish
- guessing closes sometime Weds. night or if someone guesses exactly
- Image is just what it looks like, change in a mayonnaise jar
- One guess each
"no one will know if he's real or not."
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A simple line drawing of a person with a large body and a small head. The person is wearing a hat with a brim. Their head is the blue Mac OS logo: the classic one that looks like a smiling face logo divided into two blue halves. They are carrying a suitcase with an icon of a small compact Mac on it. On the front of their shirt is a minimalist, colorful painting of a compact Mac. For the most part, though, the composition is a canvas-colored tan. This, as some might recognize, is Mr Macintosh, a drawing initially commissioned by Steve Jobs from the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon. He wasn't carrying a System suitcase in the original version, though. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
Wow, OS 7 vibes!
@Davezilla You bet :-)
Enoki Toshiyuki (b. 1961) - Black Cat
I got bad news... I am sure they are all capable
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Many businesses are anti-ska- they won’t take checks.
I played tuba in a ska band in college. Aptly enough for mltshp, we called ourselves The Cheese Makers.
@bezt Why? They can trust ska musicians with the bill, they always pick it up, pick it up, pick it up.
I get so much pussy willow
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A stack of long and a stack of pussy willow on a driveway
Decided to cut back one of the heritage pussy willows.
Leaving these out for people to snatch, or grab even.
I keep saying "next year I'm going to talk to a florist supplier". I bet that's a few hundred bucks retail right there.
Leaving these out for people to snatch, or grab even.
I keep saying "next year I'm going to talk to a florist supplier". I bet that's a few hundred bucks retail right there.
make 2 black dots on the stem-end of a pussy willow bud and you have a little hedgehog friend.
@jennifer13 in an afternoon I could amass a legion
https://www.instagram.com/p...
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no distractions here
The End of the World by COB
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A social media post from user @givemebudlight and a truncated handle reading Deedee megado…
The post from the morning of February 26, 2026, the day the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, reads:
“If they nuke us can they make sure to do it in the morning? I don’t wanna work all fucking day just to come home and get nuked.”
The post from the morning of February 26, 2026, the day the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, reads:
“If they nuke us can they make sure to do it in the morning? I don’t wanna work all fucking day just to come home and get nuked.”
My kiddo’s mom and I were joking darkly about current events when I sent her this. She imagined her obituary to read:
“She died doing what she loved, sending an email “
“She died doing what she loved, sending an email “
Walk me out, in the morning dew, my honey...
Remember Debbie does Dallas? When Kim does LA. it will be a different sort of memory.
You're still coming in, right?
superhero
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the lighting was perfect.
Also, he really needs a haircut but it’s not warm enough yet.
Also, he really needs a haircut but it’s not warm enough yet.
Really a great portrait.
Needs a haircut? At first glance I thought he WAS a haircut!
junkyard
Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter above the Sydney Opera House
This may not be safe for viewing at work.
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Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter above the Sydney Opera House.
Gorgeous
I think this is a processed version of a photo from 2022 - it approximately matches https://apod.nasa.gov/apod...
but with some significant differences.
It’s not from this year, though. The 2026 planetary parade should be in the western sky from Sydney, and this is ostensibly a photo looking east from a boat in front of the MCA and Circular Quay.
but with some significant differences.
It’s not from this year, though. The 2026 planetary parade should be in the western sky from Sydney, and this is ostensibly a photo looking east from a boat in front of the MCA and Circular Quay.
@bezt I do like science debunking misinformation.
Moebius
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A color illustration by Moebius. It shows a person sitting on a bench, viewed from the front. They're wearing a very tall hat (Moebius style) and a bright blue cape. They have a long baton, or staff next to them.
Happy Monday!
He's from France.
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🤟
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One of my favorite soundtracks
omw
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scene from cleopatra in which she is carried through a crowd
Walk into the club like i got a big sphinx
straight from the roost
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an animal crossing themed coffee cup and saucer, with a diner-style yellow and brown color theme. across the front is a stylized version of brewster, the resident barista at the coffee shop in animal crossing games.
behind the coffee cup are a row of coffee table books
behind the coffee cup are a row of coffee table books
my sunday morning routine with a little animal crossing panache.
@kittons tracked this one down for me a while ago and it finally made its way to me. enjoying this darling little cup with my traditional sunday morning french press*
* if you are a coffee person, i've been enjoying james hoffmann's surprisingly easy and nice french press method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
fujifilm x100f | astia sim | ISO 1600
@kittons tracked this one down for me a while ago and it finally made its way to me. enjoying this darling little cup with my traditional sunday morning french press*
* if you are a coffee person, i've been enjoying james hoffmann's surprisingly easy and nice french press method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
fujifilm x100f | astia sim | ISO 1600
I'll have to try leaving mine longer and not pressing the screen all the way down. I always end up with sludge in the cup.
I use the method here: https://www.peacecoffee.com/blogs... Added bonus, the coffee guru in the video lives just up the street from me.
I use the method here: https://www.peacecoffee.com/blogs... Added bonus, the coffee guru in the video lives just up the street from me.
@bencmeissner oh nice! it's always so cool to have a local connection like that. i have definitely used some of the peace coffee guides in the past, so feel free to send my kudos!
and i was genuinely surprised at how well this method prevented the silt and sludge. i missed the satisfaction of the full plunge (STILL have the urge to do it every time) but that settling time does wonders (sometimes i do more than 5 minutes, even)
and i was genuinely surprised at how well this method prevented the silt and sludge. i missed the satisfaction of the full plunge (STILL have the urge to do it every time) but that settling time does wonders (sometimes i do more than 5 minutes, even)
@nikkuneko It worked! No sludge today. ☕️
Iran at Night, Seen from Orbit, December of 2025
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A night view of a populated area in northern Iran, seen from the international Space Station. Many city and street lights form lines and patterns in the dark below, while stars are visible above, with part of the ISS visible at center.
I was browsing through recent images from the International Space Station, and came across this stunning display of chaos, light and darkness - the waves and patterns of human-made lighting below, and the distant stars punctuating the vastness of space above. The image had only a file number and coordinates, so I had to look up where it was, and it just happened to be northern Iran - Looking east, the city of Tabriz is just a bit lower left of center, and Tehran is the bright bit just beneath the right solar panel of the ISS, a bit fuzzy beneath cloud cover. The dark Caspian Sea is ringed by lights at center. I have no other commentary to make, just that it was a striking image I wanted to share, and I was surprised to find that it was a region on many people's minds about now.
It's fascinating to see how much the lights follow the tectonics of the region, especially in the lower half.
If I could pick one country in which to spend a year just exploring (with no worries about anything), Iran would be in my top 3. It breaks my heart that I'll probably never be able to see the Zagros Mountains (not really in this pic, though they do start to affect the terrain here).
If I could pick one country in which to spend a year just exploring (with no worries about anything), Iran would be in my top 3. It breaks my heart that I'll probably never be able to see the Zagros Mountains (not really in this pic, though they do start to affect the terrain here).
^the reasons *why* are what's heart breaking
#LukesMildManneredDreams
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A post from Mastodon, it reads:
From the archive, but also one of my absolute favourites:
Dreamt I was at a dinner gala and Mags Thatch was at the next table (we were the first two to arrive). She was in a tracksuit, and thoroughly nice. I was surprised at how people have given her such a hard time.
Feb 07, 2013 9:12:44 am
#LukesMildManneredDreams
From the archive, but also one of my absolute favourites:
Dreamt I was at a dinner gala and Mags Thatch was at the next table (we were the first two to arrive). She was in a tracksuit, and thoroughly nice. I was surprised at how people have given her such a hard time.
Feb 07, 2013 9:12:44 am
#LukesMildManneredDreams
I decided to catalog all of my silly, nice dreams. I started a post on Mastodon and then meant to reply to it to create the thread, but I forgot to reply to some and broke the chain, so I created this hashtag with everything in.
https://infosec.exchange/tags...
I did this in contrast to my wife who used to wake up screaming after having night terrors. Whereas I would dream of nice trousers, having salad with the Aphex Twin, or hanging out with people in a relaxed atmosphere and so on.
I've gone through the archive as well as added more up to date posts.
Enjoy
https://infosec.exchange/tags...
I did this in contrast to my wife who used to wake up screaming after having night terrors. Whereas I would dream of nice trousers, having salad with the Aphex Twin, or hanging out with people in a relaxed atmosphere and so on.
I've gone through the archive as well as added more up to date posts.
Enjoy
Every so often I have dreams that are not particularly magical or such, but off-kilter and (if you read through to the end) not actually possible so they came off as more surreal or magical-realist. I would sporadically post them on Masto without any introduction so that they might sound as if I was describing a day's events, and the responses were interesting.
One respondent brusquely criticized what I had done in one of my posts and I still can't tell whether they had taken me seriously or it was their way of playing within the fictional space and just awkward.
One respondent brusquely criticized what I had done in one of my posts and I still can't tell whether they had taken me seriously or it was their way of playing within the fictional space and just awkward.
. . . . Misread that earlier and spent much of the morning occasionally thinking about Thatcher in a TROUT suit, ultimately deciding a cutthroat trout look would suit her best. More than once I mumbled to myself, "She IS just such a cold fish."
@ardgedee I like and you've reminded me of another dream
@williwaw 😆😆😆
@williwaw 😆😆😆