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They should invent anxiety that sucks less. At the very least you should be able to change *how* it sucks from time to time. As a treat.
October 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
They should invent anxiety that sucks less. At the very least you should be able to change *how* it sucks from time to time. As a treat.
I have a coworker in the home office today. Not very good with computer work, but he does raise morale.
October 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I have a coworker in the home office today. Not very good with computer work, but he does raise morale.
Reposted by John Porter
Set Wide the Window. Let Me Drink the Day.
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
October 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Set Wide the Window. Let Me Drink the Day.
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
Tioga is at our house for a little vacation, so I'm just letting you know that there may be many dog pictures posted here for the next couple weeks.
October 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Tioga is at our house for a little vacation, so I'm just letting you know that there may be many dog pictures posted here for the next couple weeks.
"Think what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise."
October 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
"Think what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise."
I'm still keeping an eye on Kilauea, waiting for fountaining episode 55. Overflows are happening again, now from the top of a cone that has built up over the past couple weeks.
Are these precursors to the big event? Dunno, but it's neat!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggW...
Are these precursors to the big event? Dunno, but it's neat!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggW...
September 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I'm still keeping an eye on Kilauea, waiting for fountaining episode 55. Overflows are happening again, now from the top of a cone that has built up over the past couple weeks.
Are these precursors to the big event? Dunno, but it's neat!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggW...
Are these precursors to the big event? Dunno, but it's neat!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggW...
I've watched quite a few youtube videos where bands on tour stop by the local radio station studio to play a short set. Nobody does it better than KEXP. Head and shoulders above the rest.
(Incidentally, I'm finally ready to appreciate this masterpiece. Thanks, Merlin)
youtu.be/wb0fW8yQCHc?...
(Incidentally, I'm finally ready to appreciate this masterpiece. Thanks, Merlin)
youtu.be/wb0fW8yQCHc?...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Iron Lung (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
September 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I've watched quite a few youtube videos where bands on tour stop by the local radio station studio to play a short set. Nobody does it better than KEXP. Head and shoulders above the rest.
(Incidentally, I'm finally ready to appreciate this masterpiece. Thanks, Merlin)
youtu.be/wb0fW8yQCHc?...
(Incidentally, I'm finally ready to appreciate this masterpiece. Thanks, Merlin)
youtu.be/wb0fW8yQCHc?...
Had a terrifying thought this morning: what if happiness and personal fulfilment depends on something besides having just the right travel power/charging setup?
probably best not to think about it too much.
probably best not to think about it too much.
September 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Had a terrifying thought this morning: what if happiness and personal fulfilment depends on something besides having just the right travel power/charging setup?
probably best not to think about it too much.
probably best not to think about it too much.
This looks like it is either extremely my jam or a nice ride until it goes off the rails in episode 7.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vd...
Small Prophets — Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This looks like it is either extremely my jam or a nice ride until it goes off the rails in episode 7.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vd...
This sign I saw on my way to the office this morning overestimates how much I enjoy going into the office.
September 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This sign I saw on my way to the office this morning overestimates how much I enjoy going into the office.
Lea Salonga - On My Own (Les Misérables) [720p]
YouTube video by engchi93
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I opened the Notes app on my ipad and found many delightful artefacts of the past. One was a note from 2016 called "My Doctor Who Ratings" with one entry:
The Empty Child: negative infinity
I'd prob. rate it higher, but it's an understandable rating for an ep. that gave an 8 year old nightmares.
The Empty Child: negative infinity
I'd prob. rate it higher, but it's an understandable rating for an ep. that gave an 8 year old nightmares.
September 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I opened the Notes app on my ipad and found many delightful artefacts of the past. One was a note from 2016 called "My Doctor Who Ratings" with one entry:
The Empty Child: negative infinity
I'd prob. rate it higher, but it's an understandable rating for an ep. that gave an 8 year old nightmares.
The Empty Child: negative infinity
I'd prob. rate it higher, but it's an understandable rating for an ep. that gave an 8 year old nightmares.
I've been using Goodnotes to annotate pdfs for some projects on my ipad. Recently many of the files in my database have broken, showing only annotated blank pages (see pic). So I'm looking to switch apps. Anybody have recommendations?
(I know, the handwriting is very bad. New apps can't fix that.)
(I know, the handwriting is very bad. New apps can't fix that.)
September 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I've been using Goodnotes to annotate pdfs for some projects on my ipad. Recently many of the files in my database have broken, showing only annotated blank pages (see pic). So I'm looking to switch apps. Anybody have recommendations?
(I know, the handwriting is very bad. New apps can't fix that.)
(I know, the handwriting is very bad. New apps can't fix that.)
Friendly reminder:
Please don't drop into someone's replies, guns blazing. You're not going to have the impact you want by insulting strangers, unless the impact you want is making strangers sad or angry. If that's why you're online, grow up. It's not cool to be a dick in your free time.
Please don't drop into someone's replies, guns blazing. You're not going to have the impact you want by insulting strangers, unless the impact you want is making strangers sad or angry. If that's why you're online, grow up. It's not cool to be a dick in your free time.
September 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Friendly reminder:
Please don't drop into someone's replies, guns blazing. You're not going to have the impact you want by insulting strangers, unless the impact you want is making strangers sad or angry. If that's why you're online, grow up. It's not cool to be a dick in your free time.
Please don't drop into someone's replies, guns blazing. You're not going to have the impact you want by insulting strangers, unless the impact you want is making strangers sad or angry. If that's why you're online, grow up. It's not cool to be a dick in your free time.
Reposted by John Porter
really sucks how much social media (even just text based ones) has fragmented....bluesky has lib chopped uncs...substack notes has annoying writers...threads and twitter have all the really mentally ill
people. That used to be all in one place!
people. That used to be all in one place!
September 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
really sucks how much social media (even just text based ones) has fragmented....bluesky has lib chopped uncs...substack notes has annoying writers...threads and twitter have all the really mentally ill
people. That used to be all in one place!
people. That used to be all in one place!
I finally looked into the etymology of the word peon, and it turns out that it has nothing to do with a class so low that they were peed on, as I thought when I first encountered the word as a ten year old.
September 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I finally looked into the etymology of the word peon, and it turns out that it has nothing to do with a class so low that they were peed on, as I thought when I first encountered the word as a ten year old.
Ok people. You can vote for literally the most boring rock forming mineral or a *cobalt* mineral with a name that's real fun to say. It's not a hard choice. Vote skutterudite!
#MinCup26 Quarterfinal 2
Both of today's minerals can be found in hydrothermal vein deposits as cobalt arsenide #Skutterudite is against classic silicate #Quartz for a spot in the semi-finals.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Both of today's minerals can be found in hydrothermal vein deposits as cobalt arsenide #Skutterudite is against classic silicate #Quartz for a spot in the semi-finals.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Vote in Quarterfinal 2 — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote in Skutterudite vs Quartz Credit: Joel Williams
www.mineralcup.org
September 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Ok people. You can vote for literally the most boring rock forming mineral or a *cobalt* mineral with a name that's real fun to say. It's not a hard choice. Vote skutterudite!
There is a short delay with my flight. I hope they are not waiting for a shipment of small, lemon-soaked paper napkins.
September 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
There is a short delay with my flight. I hope they are not waiting for a shipment of small, lemon-soaked paper napkins.
Subtweet at the company that put out the corporate presentation I'm looking at right now: pyrite does not have cleavage planes, so don't go putting that in your corporate materials. It makes you look bad.
September 20, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Subtweet at the company that put out the corporate presentation I'm looking at right now: pyrite does not have cleavage planes, so don't go putting that in your corporate materials. It makes you look bad.
Tiger got to hunt,
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Mans got to tell himself he understand.
That's real good, and I feel like it's one of those Truths that justifies fiction.
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Mans got to tell himself he understand.
That's real good, and I feel like it's one of those Truths that justifies fiction.
September 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Tiger got to hunt,
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Mans got to tell himself he understand.
That's real good, and I feel like it's one of those Truths that justifies fiction.
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Mans got to tell himself he understand.
That's real good, and I feel like it's one of those Truths that justifies fiction.
Very good thread about a very good dog.
Okay, HUGE NEWS from Uggi.
Presented to you in a picture thread.
Presented to you in a picture thread.
September 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Very good thread about a very good dog.
"Let's cutoff all international trade and focus on chemtrails. BTW, you should be grateful for high gas prices" is a bold mid-term campaign strategy.
September 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Let's cutoff all international trade and focus on chemtrails. BTW, you should be grateful for high gas prices" is a bold mid-term campaign strategy.
Occasionally YouTube shows ads for sex pillows. Weird, but fine. I guess that's a thing people want. Today one of those ads came up with this picture. What is going on here?! Can this generation of marital aids pretend they're babies, to console childless couples? Why is this?
September 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Occasionally YouTube shows ads for sex pillows. Weird, but fine. I guess that's a thing people want. Today one of those ads came up with this picture. What is going on here?! Can this generation of marital aids pretend they're babies, to console childless couples? Why is this?
Hey internet stores, stop emailing me to ask if I want that thing I was looking at on your website. It's super creepy.
September 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Hey internet stores, stop emailing me to ask if I want that thing I was looking at on your website. It's super creepy.
Reposted by John Porter
Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days
September 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days