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the 2001 Sony Vaio PCG-GT3, which appears to be a laptop that's also a camcorder that's also a personal digital assistant
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Social media screenshot.
Wife: Just take the 10-year-old to the pool party and don't make a scene with the other parents.
Me: <image of Zohran Mamdani sitting at a desk with his fingers laced and a serious look on his face. USA and NYC flags are behind him>
Image is captioned "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal."
Wife: Just take the 10-year-old to the pool party and don't make a scene with the other parents.
Me: <image of Zohran Mamdani sitting at a desk with his fingers laced and a serious look on his face. USA and NYC flags are behind him>
Image is captioned "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal."
one sip of beer later....
@travis I don’t even need the beer.
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A wire fox terrier lounges on two stacked orange cushions atop a blue-gray sofa, wearing bright blue and neon green protective boots on all four paws. The dog looks calmly toward the room while afternoon sunlight fills a tidy mid-century styled living room with wooden chairs, a low bench, and a sculptural vase in the background.
Tomorrow is Popcorn’s birthday. She’s wearing her new hiking boots, which she hates.
There is a part of me that finds it amusing that dogs, who will happily tromp into the nastiest, most horrifying substances that Earth can produce and prance off again to show you how proud they are, mostly hate having their paws touched and will fight off any human who wants to squeeze their paw pads.
HPBD popcorn!
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The four panel Anakin and Padme meme, but with a bust of Socrates put over Anakin's face. In panel 1 he says "The unexamined life is not worth living." In panel 2 Padme is smiling and saying, "But if I examine my life it will definitely be worth living, right?" Panel 3 is a close up of the bust. Panel 4 is Padme looking worried saying, "It'll be worth living, right?"
Source: https://beige.party/@HG...
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Meme of two burley arms doing a tough guy handshake. Likely inspired from the film Predator.
One arm is labelled "two-toed sloths" and the other is labelled "me".
The handshake is labelled "have 8 white claws & sleep in a tree"
One arm is labelled "two-toed sloths" and the other is labelled "me".
The handshake is labelled "have 8 white claws & sleep in a tree"
Is this a new racist meme?
@0y3ahSansAcut3 I beg your finest pardon?
Overexplaining a thing: this is the "Epic Handshake" meme, which is a long-running meme template that uses a painterly rendering of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers manfully clasping fists near the start of Predator as the basis for jokey Venn Diagram juxtapositions.
The joke here on its face is an anodyne play on getting drunk on hard seltzer and has nothing to do with race. I'm not sure what plausible interpretation would bring that under consideration. Like if it turns out there's some attested derogatory association between Black people and two-toed sloths that'd be good to know but, uh
The joke here on its face is an anodyne play on getting drunk on hard seltzer and has nothing to do with race. I'm not sure what plausible interpretation would bring that under consideration. Like if it turns out there's some attested derogatory association between Black people and two-toed sloths that'd be good to know but, uh
@joshmillard Thanks for helping me feel less insane.
I guess if someone sees black skin and the word "sloth" and jumps to THAT'S RACIST then there isn't a lot I can do for them.
I guess if someone sees black skin and the word "sloth" and jumps to THAT'S RACIST then there isn't a lot I can do for them.
Or I guess maybe if you don't know what a two-toed sloth is...? IDK. I need to stop trying to think for someone else. Feel free to enlighten us if you'd like to.
If I were not American and saw this from an American, I admit I’d probably wonder if it was racist. Same if I saw it from a white South African I didn’t know. Or even one or two that I do know :/
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I have no idea if this is an original or not. But with a family of five who spent their entire summers in this three room cabin, it certainly got lots of use.
All of the pieces are there.
All of the pieces are there.
have never seen this iteration of the box before. i love it.
and hah, my family had so many of these well-loved games, literally held together with tape. my brothers and i recently had to do a big purge of our parents house and we went through dozens of 'em
and hah, my family had so many of these well-loved games, literally held together with tape. my brothers and i recently had to do a big purge of our parents house and we went through dozens of 'em
Given the state of the box (duct tape holding it together) I'd say this was a VERY well-loved game.
I didn't realize until WAY past loving this game that all the character names were colors.
I bought a copy of this version from Value Village a few weeks ago, missing only one of the murder weapons, for about five bucks! It's pretty fantastic.
@shaniber 😳
According to Google Lens, it's the 1963 edition. I had one from either late 60s or early 70s. This is really cool!
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Once upon a time there was a small desert village with a single well outside town. One day a young woman went to the well to fetch water, and the well heard her crying, and asked What's wrong?
She stopped her sobbing and asked the well You can talk?
"Yes," said the well. "Long ago, the witch who lives in this town gave me life so could serve as a guardian to the townspeople."
"Alas," said the young woman. "I am the daughter of that witch. She lived in peace with the townsfolk for many years. But the new mayor, who is a violent and hateful man, riled the people up against her, and they burned her at the stake. I am young and still do not know very much magic. I tried to curse them, but my curses fizzled. Now I worry I will never avenge my mother's death."
"Do not be afraid," said the well. "I will take care of this."
The next morning, when the Mayor came to fetch water from the well, he heard an odd noise coming from the bottom. He peered over as far as he could to see what was happening. Then an impossibly long arm shot up from the bottom of the well, grabbed the mayor, and pulled him into the well shaft. There was a horrible crunching sound, and nobody ever saw the Mayor again. The townsfolk apologized to the witch's daughter, and they all lived happily ever after.
Moral of the story: living well is the best revenge
She stopped her sobbing and asked the well You can talk?
"Yes," said the well. "Long ago, the witch who lives in this town gave me life so could serve as a guardian to the townspeople."
"Alas," said the young woman. "I am the daughter of that witch. She lived in peace with the townsfolk for many years. But the new mayor, who is a violent and hateful man, riled the people up against her, and they burned her at the stake. I am young and still do not know very much magic. I tried to curse them, but my curses fizzled. Now I worry I will never avenge my mother's death."
"Do not be afraid," said the well. "I will take care of this."
The next morning, when the Mayor came to fetch water from the well, he heard an odd noise coming from the bottom. He peered over as far as he could to see what was happening. Then an impossibly long arm shot up from the bottom of the well, grabbed the mayor, and pulled him into the well shaft. There was a horrible crunching sound, and nobody ever saw the Mayor again. The townsfolk apologized to the witch's daughter, and they all lived happily ever after.
Moral of the story: living well is the best revenge
👩🍳💋
*chef's kiss
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screenshot of a tumblr post by @jason-derulo: "for sale: Baby Shoes Stylish Infant Boy Girl Unisex First Walker Shoes Toddler Walking Crib Shoes Lightweight Non-Slip Sneakers For 6 9 12 18 24 Months Baby Shoes New With Tags New In Box Excellent Condition Never Worn"
I love how much I hate this.
@BennyTheIcepick *
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Image from TMBGareOK. The Official They Might Be Giants tumblr
Yard sign reading:
"IN THIS HOUSE, WE BELIEVE:
WE DIE ALONE
WE DIE AFRAID
WE LIVE IN TERROR
WE'RE NAKED AND ALONE
AND THE GRAVE IS THE LONELIEST PLACE"
Yard sign reading:
"IN THIS HOUSE, WE BELIEVE:
WE DIE ALONE
WE DIE AFRAID
WE LIVE IN TERROR
WE'RE NAKED AND ALONE
AND THE GRAVE IS THE LONELIEST PLACE"
Planning for a live burial, then?
And torn. Wide awake, lying naked on the floor, and torn.
But now you gotta buy me some antlers
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A picture of a vintage Mr Natural comic book.
Was visiting my parents recently and my dad revealed he has a big box full of these he saved all these years. Also a lot of Groo The Wanderer and Herald Head.
bummer I can only like this once
Loved these
That’s way cooler than a box of Archie comics.
A whole box of old funnybooks? That's a great rainy afternoon's worth of reading coming up, right there...
Mr. Natural is kind of a dick, like Superman
@thelonius don't look too closely into Crumb's recent thoughts on the state of things. Vaccines and such. Yikes
@owl yeah I bought "Tales Of Paranoia", yikes indeed
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Phone keypad and a speaker form a relatively early phone phreaking device
A Blue Box on display, designed and built by Steve Wozniak and sold by Steve Jobs before they founded Apple.
What reminded me of this was hearing how Chipotle's Customer Service AI ("Pepper") had been hacked to run other tasks besides order tracking and people have been using Chipotle's tokens instead of paying
What reminded me of this was hearing how Chipotle's Customer Service AI ("Pepper") had been hacked to run other tasks besides order tracking and people have been using Chipotle's tokens instead of paying
"Chipotle Max"
ChipotobbleBot
Funny story: My, now, 97 year old grandmother was an operator for AT&T for years, and part of her retirement package was a free phone line with all the bells and whistles for life. They tried to turn it off this week and she called customer service and got nowhere. My aunt found a VP and lit them up for trying to deny agreed upon contractual benefits to a "phone service pioneer."* Her phone service is apparently back today.
Second fun fact: she refuses to use a cell phone for any reason. "Why would I want to carry a phone around with me?" She knows what's up.
*she connected the first cellular phone call in the state of SC... in 1974.
Second fun fact: she refuses to use a cell phone for any reason. "Why would I want to carry a phone around with me?" She knows what's up.
*she connected the first cellular phone call in the state of SC... in 1974.
@1f2frfbf I unequivocally FUCKING LOVE THAT STORY.
@1f2frfbf What @MackReed said! That's awesome!
@1f2frfbf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Screenshot from Tumblr.
parakeet: You will not die at the hands of quicksand. Ask me how I know this
bearthethirdwheel: Please, how do you know this?
parakeet: quicksand does not have any hands
frankensteins-mt-dew: <image from The Princess Bride of Inigo Montoya giving a death glare to Wesley>
parakeet: You will not die at the hands of quicksand. Ask me how I know this
bearthethirdwheel: Please, how do you know this?
parakeet: quicksand does not have any hands
frankensteins-mt-dew: <image from The Princess Bride of Inigo Montoya giving a death glare to Wesley>
That joke just sucked one year of my life away
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Audio track of The Pink Panther Theme, a classic 1960s jazz-inflected big band number. Slow-paced and slinky, mostly soft-pedaled with dramatic punches. If you were going to try to portray in music what it's like to sneak like a glamorous diamond thief through a heavily-guarded mansion, this is exactly what it would sound like.
#RIP Plas Johnson, who created the tenor sax solo for The Pink Panther Theme.
He broke color lines in Hollywood in the 1950s, being one of the first Black musicians to work in studio orchestras.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Nice live performance in a TV studio with Johnson on sax and Mancini on piano (the youtuber disabled embedding): https://www.youtube.com/watch...
He broke color lines in Hollywood in the 1950s, being one of the first Black musicians to work in studio orchestras.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Nice live performance in a TV studio with Johnson on sax and Mancini on piano (the youtuber disabled embedding): https://www.youtube.com/watch...
He was a Wrecking Crew regular, a genuine legend
Watched that live performance and as a former sax player I am really curious about why he plays with the mouthpiece off-center in his mouth - I mean aside from just looking cool, like he's not even trying
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This is my middle child Tosca. She's running for city council in Pine Island, Minnesota. I'm pretty stoked.
https://toscawohlforcitycouncil2026.com/
https://toscawohlforcitycouncil2026.com/
I know Pine Island! Good luck to Tosca and her campaign!
Good luck in her race!
✊️
You raised her right. 🇺🇸
My Mom got her elementary school teaching career started in Pine Island in the 70s. Go get 'em, Tosca!
Good luck to her! Is she running as anti-data center? It sounds like Google has kicked the hornets nest there
So long as she promises to keep Cheesefest running she has my support
Woohoo!!!
@jpk Yes she is!
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A Gahan Wilson cartoon. Two men are seated at an office desk, one (behind the desk) cheerfully saying (to the other, a man in a pinstriped suit with glasses and a briefcase), "Yes, Miller, I'm sparing no expense in bringing our equipment here at Acme up to date." Behind Miller, a robot in a pinstriped suit, with bulbous eyes resembling Miller's glasses and carrying an identical briefcase, has opened the door and stepped into the office.
Always.
I have this book somewhere
https://archive.org/details...
https://archive.org/details...
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A photo of me, wearing headphones, in preparation for a video interview. In the background is the Norwegian forest I was sitting in for the call.
Had a Zoom interview I scheduled while on family vacation here in Bergen, Norway, because I was too excited about the role. Chuckled with a friend via text beforehand because instead of a fake green screen background I just had a literal Norwegian forest.
i hope the interview went well and you were boosted by ✨magical forest vibes✨
Norway is known for it's strong Forest WiFi system.
@nikkuneko It went well! I’m doing my damndest to not get too excited/get my hopes up, but would be so so so excited if I landed it.
I think the Norse forest magic DID help, thaaaanks!
I think the Norse forest magic DID help, thaaaanks!
@homerj The funny thing is that my phone died halfway-through and I quick plugged it into a mobile charger and got back on. They said they were surprised by the fact that my reception held up as long as it did - I explained I had full bars, just didn’t pay attention to my battery level. 😂
I wanted a job
Or should I say it wanted me
They set up a Zoom
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
Or should I say it wanted me
They set up a Zoom
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
@jer wins the thread.
Here is a short story you may like that is relevant to this picture (also good vibes for the job)
https://reactormag.com/the-futu...
https://reactormag.com/the-futu...
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Night shot of the exterior of a mid-century building. The corner visible has floor to ceiling windows through which one can see an empty room, illuminated by two banks of fluoreescent lights. The floor is bare, the back wall is pale green brick. There is a door at the back with plywood where the panes of glass would be. Over the door is an unlit EXIT sign. Outside the building the light illuminates the grass and driveway.
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Philip Johnson eat your heart out
How many cigarettes had to be smoked in that room to give it such an even tan?
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Facing Victoria BC to the southwest
Everybody should visit the San Juans
@mcmjolnir just … not all at once, okay?
Well, hello from Anacortes!
Trivia: Contrary to its name, not very Spanish.
When I was going to college in Bellingham, up the road from the ferry to the San Juans, I got it in my mind once to hike down there and camp. Most of my chosen trail was along a railroad, which turned out to be a huge mistake (not because of trains, but because of big rocks and too-new boots). I was able to limp onto the ferry and solo camped around the islands for a week, meeting a few fellow travelers and a fascinating biologist who shared some amazing fresh oysters with me, cooked over a campfire. It was a pretty magical visit, overall, lumped in with some early-20s social awkwardness. Still, fond memories, thanks for the reminder.
@Xedrik *waves furiously in passing through*
@kokogiak that's a great story!
My kid is going to Western this fall, too!
My kid is going to Western this fall, too!
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A new pet portrait I completed today. I’m always available for pet portrait commissions, except that I’m going away for a month in August, so in which case, I’m not always available, except for when I am. 😁
Painted with some lovely gouache paints gifted to me by my boyfriend.
Painted with some lovely gouache paints gifted to me by my boyfriend.
Cute!
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Illustration: a young woman in black lace evening dress looks furtively over her shoulder as she pours substance from a tiny white vial into a martini glass
Her breasts are trying to get away from that coctail.
@ardgedee they don't want to be witness to her slipping someone a mickey.
Ma'am, you are wasting both your drink and those poppers.
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A white wall covered in framed photographs. There is a narrow counter-height table in front of the wall with a line of stools under it.
Ten days ago, I got an email out of the blue from the marketing director of a local brewery asking if I'd be interested in having an exhibit there. After confirming it wasn't an elaborate phishing attempt, I asked when the space would be available - July 21! So I had a little over a week to put together an art show.
After a mad dash to print some stuff and frame even more pieces, I hung everything today. "We Have Fun Here" is a collection of images around recreation, specifically focused on the Boston area. It'll be hanging at Aeronaut Brewery in Somerville for the next 6 weeks or so.
After a mad dash to print some stuff and frame even more pieces, I hung everything today. "We Have Fun Here" is a collection of images around recreation, specifically focused on the Boston area. It'll be hanging at Aeronaut Brewery in Somerville for the next 6 weeks or so.
I also love the idea of sitting at a bar and instead of watching screens...you're looking at art!
<3
Very cool!
That’s so cool! And I hope it puffed up your chest a bit to be of enough renown to be called out of the blue!
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Two images of a whale's eye
Close-up of a whale's eye, captured by photographer Rachel Moore.
https://www.tumblr.com/pmamtrav...
https://www.tumblr.com/pmamtrav...