It's last call for Skype as the once-popular video calling app shuts down Microsoft has announced that the pioneering online video calling service that's been around for more than two decades will go offline on Monday.

Well, this has made me misty. I owe a lot to Skype. RIP. 😓

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#ripskype

Five years ago today.

Madness - Mr. Apples (Official Video) YouTube video by Madness

Everything sucks so, so much but I just learned that #madness have a new single out! #mrapples

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kH8...

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

Before you argue with a random burner account with no profile picture, remind yourself that one of these two people is probably running it

The snow piles are in that weird phase where they look like abstract art.

(slaps cinnamon and/or spice-flavored drink out of your hand)

IT'S WINTER, BITCHES

(shoves peppermint latte at you)

(throws down red and green smoke bomb)

(disappears, jingling all the way)

Tony Levin holds and plays a bass with Danny Carey on drums behind him

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew hold guitars on stage, Adrian is singing

BEAT the band are all on stage

BEAT the band are all on stage

BEAT were amazing! If you get the chance to see them live, I highly recommend. Good for fans of King Crimson, Tool, Steve Vai, just prog music in general.

#beat #kingcrimson #dannycarey #stevevai #tonylevin #adrianbelew #livemusic

A glorious 75th birthday to THE MAN today, #TomWaits! <3

I read this on Thanksgiving and absolutely loved it. It was both tender *and* fierce, and so beautiful written. If you need a short story to hit your goal or just find my deliberately vague review intriguing, I highly recommend!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Six Deaths of the Saint - Alix E. Harrow

#books

Is this that "war on Christmas" I've heard so much about?

#aspic #hohono

There's something I need people to understand.

The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.

The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.

Was washing dishes this evening and then realized I was being watched. Oh HAI smokey cat. 💙

Just in case anyone else needs the reminder. 💙

Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

So shimmery! 😍

39 years ago today, we were introduced to the boy and his tiger.
Happy Anniversary to #CalvinandHobbes! 🧡

holding out hope Matt Gaetz's confirmation hearing for AG is just a very elaborate Chris Hansen sting

Was hoping they'd both fall and never get up, honestly.

The slow trickle of MAGA folks over here underscores how much their experience of online is entirely dependent on people getting mad at them. It also underscores how even they, given the option, would rather not hang out with themselves either.

Currently shopping at #Lowes and getting ideas for band names.

Look what we got into USA Today.