And now a barred owl chimes in.

On the bright side, the bats, fireflies, spring peepers, and whip-poor-wills are all out.

I agree.

It is sickening.

Looks like an interesting piece of gear

The Most Dangerous Corporation in America? The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.

You've probably been hearing a lot about Palantir lately.

Is it the most dangerous corporation in America?

Let's discuss... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

Yesterday in 1775, Paul Revere (and others) rode.
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Is the Paris mayor really going to turn the ring-road into a park? A marathon, parks, footpaths and cycle lanes - Paris’s famously traffic-snarled périphérique could look very different in the future if the new mayor has his way.

Is the Paris mayor really going to turn the ring-road into a park?

50 Years in the Darkroom with Master Printer Bob Carnie | Studio Tour YouTube video by Bryan Brock

youtu.be/M_szjvX1AGQ?... #darkroom

Spot on!

Absolutely

In 1973, oil prices quadrupled.
We need that again, and have $400 oil.

It will make cars smaller again, and make people buy local produce, instead of buying food flown in from across the globe.

It may even save our planet.

AI is just high-tech Pre-Chew Charlie's.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finds new owner in Maryland-based nonprofit The nonprofit is expected to take over by May 4.

Great news: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is not going to be shuttering after all, thanks to a new buyer. (And apparently not the highest bidder, but the best for our local journalism.) I hope we'll see a day when newspapers don't have this precarity, but for now, a win. www.wtae.com/article/pitt...

"Know that everything will happen at just the right time, at just the right place, with just the right people." ~ Wayne Dyer

Video from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shows an "Earthset" while he and the rest of the Artemis II crew performed their historic flyby of the moon.

7 Leg Strengthening Exercises Fitness Experts Say Are Essential for Anyone Over 60 (The Japanese Secret to Muscle Strength) | Flipboard yourlifestylelibrary.com - It’s like most things: when they aren’t broken, you don’t try to fix them. But if there is one thing I’ve learned since getting older, it’s that …

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several of the 2027 provisions for Medicare Advantage Plans are "a rollback of consumer protections, which gives in to pressures from the insurance industry & those who sell their products." #MedicareDisadvantage

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If you are a photographer who registers your copyright, please take this survey to help the Copyright Alliance gather the information needed. The Survey closes on Monday, April 20th. Survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8JQ2XCQ

2) it’s not just brick-and-mortar stores that are suspect. An investigation into Instacart’s pricing tactics revealed that Instacart’s algorithmic pricing experiments could result in price differences as high as 23% for certain products and could cost families more than $1,200 a year at checkout.

1) Another disturbing financial practice - surveillance pricing: "Also known as dynamic or personalized pricing, surveillance pricing is when a store charges different shoppers different prices for the same item at the same time, based on something the store 'knows' about them as an individual."

The Photographer Behind "Nashville Skyline" YouTube video by Bob Dylan Center

Inspiring interview with photographer Elliott Landy youtu.be/rJTekUl5wLo?... #photographyinspiration #ElliottLandy

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🔭 PanSTARRS and Planets

Image Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot (TWAN)

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crescent Moon. This is a good weekend for northern hemisphere comet watchers to try to catch PanSTARRS an hour or so before sunrise, as the comet grows brighter approaching its perihelion on April 19. On April 26 the comet makes its closest approach to our fair planet but by then will be difficult

Perfect use of light and lines ..

2) This article raises serious concerns about the quality of the food the military serves to embarked personnel. My duties as a Navy officer included sampling the mess for quality. I hope current officers are doing that and have the courage to speak up. Our service members deserve the very best.

1) Merci, monsieur ou madame, d'avoir porté ceci à notre attention. Lorsque j'étais officier de marine, il y a trente-cinq ans, nous étions tenus de goûter les repas afin d'en vérifier la qualité. On peut espérer qu'ils le font toujours.

Andersonville's popular Paper & Pencil shop moving to larger location in May The stationery store's owners said its 400-square-foot store became too small as customers needed to line up outside, likely causing it to lose potential sales.

Popular Paper & Pencil stationery store in Chicago moving to larger location in May chicago.suntimes.com/small-busine... #paper #stationery

A citoren car to the left in Paris. There is an old building in the background. There is traffic lights to the right. Theres trees to the left.

Happy monochrome Monday! #35mm 🎞️

Opinion | Why reinstating cursive is a profoundly progressive idea "How could something so old-fashioned as cursive grow more essential when robots are taking over the world?" Annie Holmquist writes.

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