yes.

the penny farthing, now that's a REAL bike.

'oh, you're right, next time i'll drive my car instead' works wonders too.

ima start saying 'ok epstien' to men who say inappropriate things within earshot. don't care if it's 'supposed to be a joke' or they're 'not talking to me.' it's 'ok epstien' until they stop talking like that or avoid me entirely. win win.

i had a root canal today and while i'm tapped out and in some pain now, it did not hurt while it was happening. i still wonder, though, why dentistry isn't more laser zapping and less saw-bones-ing.

PANEL 1: A demented robot holds laser gun at a guy (me): TURN OVER ALL YOUR CREATIVE OUTPUT FROM THE LAST 15 YEARS OR I VAPORIZE YOU!! DJO: Whoa! Ok! PANEL 2: The robot to a doufy guy: FOR $7.99 A MONTH YOU CAN USE THIS NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR’S WORK TO CREATE YOUR OWN WATERED DOWN VERSIONS! Doufy Guy: got yourself a deal, buddy! PANEL 3: DJO: That robot guy just stole my shit and you’re paying him for it! Doufy Guy: Sorry, pal! $7.99 is a great deal, and like it or not, that robot guy… PANEL 4: doufy guy continued: …is the future! The Robot holding a laser gun at a little girl: TURN OVER ALL YOUR CREATIVE OUTPUT FROM THE LAST 15 YEARS OR I VAPORIZE YOU!! Girl: Dude, I’m seven

GenAI is plunder, pass it on (a comic)

i wish there was an equivalent to HR* for daily life where you report repeated violations. an anonymous hotline. the guy gets a call saying, "you'll need to attend training sessions, we've had multiple complaints," before they're allowed out in public.

*believe me, i know HR is not your friend.

AI chatbots could be making you stupider As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.

Using LLMs makes you stupider.

Noah's Ark, Turkish Miniature from the early 20th century

News feed screenshot. Reads: Well, it looks like there was some miscommunication with our video service and there is in fact no Pete Hegseth press conference today. We will all have to wait a little while longer to hear his latest pearls of wisdom and unique take on the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Guardian news feed getting all snarky.

The first panel shows a crow with the title "How to live a good life". The second panel shows a crow cawing at itself in the mirror with the subheading "Make friends". The next panel says "Explore" and shows a crow looking into a commercial waste bin. The next says "Try new things" with a crow eating something vile. The next one says "Be curious" and shows the crow grabbing a hissing cat's tail". The final frame says "Get a hobby" and shows the crow looking closely at a book of matches.

How To Live A Good Life #oldknees

This is just to say

we have closed
the strait
that was used
for shipping

and which
you were probably
hoping
to control

fuck you
it's your own fault
so stupid
and so overbearing

i was down at low tide today, chatted with two people who skipped out on work to go look at sea critters and honestly, they're role models for the rest of you.

do you want to be in some bullshit meeting about optimizing for ROI, or do you want to see a shaggy mouse nudibranch?

I'M BRINGING BACK HEADPHONE JACKS. GET OUTTA MY WAY.

I've been to the crossroads. And to Robert Johnson's grave on a hot Mississipi afternoon.Thread.

We have a bunch of what they call "safe streets" which were created as outdoor spaces during the worst of the pandemic. You can still drive them but they are very slow and for residents only.

i used to live in austria and in the churches, they have photos of those who died during WWII. and on some of them, they painted over the insignia on their uniforms.

just thinking about red hats. that's all.

shifted some compost, got some pots for my container garden off buy nothing, prepped one fo the raised beds for planting, walked the dog, made veggie burgers, did laundry and hung it up outside to dry, and washed all the dishes. i think it's nap time.

"All that and a TEN POUND HAM." snork.

this whole iran thing is bad on so many levels and also, i can't help but think iran's whole "nah, bro," tactics are an embarassment to us here in the US because dude, we should have been saying "nah, bro" to what's-his-name for YEARS now. we gotta watch iran do it?

i know time has no meaning since lockdown but i didn't think we'd be cut loose from the calendar and find ourselves in august tho it's not even june yet. it's summer this weekend in seattle, and while it's lovely, it's also really weird.

HE DID NOT DESERVE IT!

Useful stuff! I might need to implement some of these beyond just relying on the Internet Archive.

Doing chores and listening to the latest drop of CANNED where our guest was fired multiple times for her "personality." RED FLAGS GALORE.

just want #bikesky to know that the group chat w my brothers is all bikes this morning.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

‘My Work Doesn’t Define Me,’ Says Man Who Will Spend 90,000 Hours Of Lifetime At Office

‘My Work Doesn’t Define Me,’ Says Man Who Will Spend 90,000 Hours Of Lifetime At Office theonion.com/my-work-doesnt-define-me...

Klingon hairdresser: TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DYE

One year I read all the Graham Greene i could get my hands on. it was a very worthwhile undertaking. recommend.