dhuartson: Don't let anyone talk you out of spending $15 on a new hobby. That $50 will be the best $400 you ever spent.

This is not wrong.

(I am still working on my recipe - my mom says it's great but I'm still not satisfied. I just wish I could find somewhere to get fresh carp instead of getting frozen ground carp from Wulfs... full of tiny bones and scales, no less!)

*jarred* gefilte fish.

Fresh gefilte fish? Wonderful (or can be, depending on who makes it). Jarred? You may as well skip the course, honestly.

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

Mayor Mamdani in that screenshot looking like he wants us to bring him pages (I will absolutely drop everything to bring Mayor Mamdani whichever color pages he needs from us)

It was nerve-wracking but EXHILARATING

A powerpoint slide. At the top is the Somerville YIMBY logo (text around an image of a triple decker) followed by: Dormer & 3-Story Zoning Amendment Land Use Committee - 4/16/2026

Just practicing my presentation for the @somervilleyimby.org dormer amendment.

Presenting before the city council this evening. No big deal 👀

I had a dream last night that someone gave me a 2-3ft long hotdog, topped with sour cream and a large rectangular potato latke.

Now I kinda want to try using a folded latke as the bun for a hot dog 😅🌭🥔

"Mass. residents could be forced to submit government IDs ... to tech companies to prove their age, according to state Reps. Erika Uyterhoeven and Mike Connolly, the only Democrats who voted against the bill."

shoutout to @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social and @electerika.bsky.social

If you're in Somerville, remember this when we vote for state senate this year. Barber *did* vote for this terrible bill.

Today is a good day to remember that Carl Sagan was as outspoken about the dangers of war and nuclear weapons as he was an advocate of space exploration.

Another article about this bullshit. If you live in MA, call your state House rep today and tell them to vote this down tomorrow.

Mass. lawmakers to vote on 'restrictive' social media ban for kids "This ban would be among the most restrictive in the entire country," senior legislative leaders said about the proposal.

MASSACHUSETTS FOLKS! the state house is voting on a bill that bans cell phone use in the classroom, but also has an age verification bill attached to it! call your state reps and tell them no! age verification is not about safety at all. www.wcvb.com/article/mass...

Back in 2012, @astrokatie.com wrote a blog post for us about Neil Armstrong's passing, and about her grandfather, a Navy meteorologist who helped save the Apollo 11 crew using classified satellite data he wasn't allowed to share.

You can read it here: qspace.fqxi.org/news/61123/l...

Artemis II liftoff but with the rocket replaced with a green canister of Kraft grated Parmesan

“One small shake for man…”

Ed Baldwin eating spaghetti with a lot of cheese

for every 20 likes, I will give Ed Baldwin more cheese on his spaghetti

It's under 'Copilot Settings' not regular 'settings'.

[image is just a screenshot of the setting]

My basement freezer finally dying just as I'm cooking things to prep for Passover is very rude.

(we are not going to talk about my 19% lifetime win average from all the games I have abandoned over time 😅)

--Game Score-- Score: 710 Time: - ----------- High Score: 735 Date: 12/12/2016

I finally managed to win a game of Windows Solitaire without ever having to flip the draw pile over.

And yet, somehow, it still wasn't enough to beat my mysterious high score from a decade ago.

How did you do it, past me? Tell me your secrets.

MEGA IMPORTANT IF YOU LIVE IN THE EU

NEW CHATCONTROL VOTE HAS BEEN FORCED FOR TOMORROW
if it passes, we will see MASS AI SURVEILLANCE FOR MESSAGING eu-wide
E2E ENCRYPTION MIGHT BE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY OUTLAWED IN THE PROCESS, MEANING THE COMPLETE DEATH OF PRIVACY

THANKFULLY, we have a WEAPON

Please soothe your soul with this footage of an enraged muppet being treated at the wild muppet center.

Honestly, the entire document is fascinating and very readable. Highly recommend just reading the whole thing if you have an hour.

The Krafton CEO is an idiot.

This is pure poetry

:O well that's nice!

My Crohn's med is good for 90 minutes after it warms up, and that storm made me seriously start thinking about all the doses in my fridge.

Asked but my home insurance company will not offer more than $500 in refrigerated goods coverage... I'm considering a backup battery 👀

Wow, the reddit comments about this are really gross.

"what do you expect them to do, pay an artist"

well 1... yes? Or a general comms person who can use clip-art. And 2... what did they do before AI slop came around? Not like they *just* started posting to Facebook.

Screenshot from Facebook of a post from the Somerville Police Department. The caption reads, "This is an unsanctioned event that poses a serious public safety hazard. We advise people do not attend. Unlawful behavior will not be tolerated." The text on the image says: "increased police presence Assembly Row Somerville this weekend due to potential street takeover Increased police patrols all weekend safety is our priority" And then it is an AI generated image of a cop standing looking at two police cars in front of some buildings and a bridge. The police cars appear to say "Somerville Police" but if you zoom in the word Somerville is slurred with extra partial letters

Hey @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social can we get some sort of rule barring city departments from using AI?

Also, seems like they could use some better training in how to communicate helpfully with the public (rather than vague fearmongering with no details)

Wow, if I'd known how trivial it is to bring e-waste to DPW, I would have had this junk out of my house years ago :O

What's wild to me is all the news about this shit with Shopify the last year, and yet I still see people talking about migrating *to* them.

This stuff seems to just get buried and not get the reach it deserves.