"Your job is so fun," yes, but did you know I have to single handedly fight no fewer than sixth algorithms every day for the privilege of telling people to not set their beds on fire.

Pinna nobilis - Wikipedia

The sea floor is wild. What do you mean there's a species of clam that can grow up to 4 feet long, has a mutualistic relationship with a shrimp that warms it of predators, and produces a silk-like secretion once used to make paper?

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What do you do with a doublet? The problem of unfamiliar clothes on familiar characters. | Kit Whitfield Get more from Kit Whitfield on Patreon

New post up, free on Patreon! As requested by @celinashope.bsky.social, the subject: what do you do with a doublet?

One era's normal is another era's comedy hose. How do you manage language in historical fiction so the tone doesn't swing sideways?

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Two tiny kittens facing off inside a crate. Agatha, a dark tabby kitten has her ears back and is on the back foot, about to be pounced on by Jasper, a tiny black kitten. His ears are forwards and sideways and you can tell he's being A LOT right now.

In other news, we've named the new little girl Agatha. It was a close race between Agatha and Edith, but I'm going to save Edith for a mountain themed litter I think!

She and Jasper are playing in the crate right now.

A small sleepy black kitten. She's fluffy and the lighting is low so her face is a mere suggestion of sleepy kitty eyes and a touch of nose. She has excellent long ear tufts on her ears, and white guard hairs coming in on her legs.

All of my photos from today have been a blurry mess, but you can see how well Greengage's ear tufts are coming in here!

They've all got white guard hairs coming in on their legs now, which makes them look more smoke than black. Not that it matters.

Burrowing owl standing on the sandy shore of the Salton Sea.

Good morning! 🪶

Jim’s talking about a career in comics here, but the whole thread up and down applies to pretty much every career. Particularly the bit about luck. In Hollywood in particular luck is such a major factor that if we really stopped and thought about, our sanity would snap.

47SOUL - Dabke System (Official Video) | السبعة و أربعين - دبكة سيستم YouTube video by 47SOUL

Also TIL about “shamstep” which is a fusion of traditional dance music from the Levant (Balad Al Shams) with hip hop. Here’s a Palestinian group 47Soul performing “Dabke System”: youtu.be/uEaSgzRdSv0?...

maybe tim onion is the joe rogan of the left.

Meme. Painting of King Henry I, wearing his crown and looking like a man who will stop at nothing to get eels. His faces is lined, and he the skin under his eyes is drooping. He looks worn and tired, like it's 6 AM and he's been binge-watching Sex in the City all night. His hair doesn't look old and haggard, though. It is a dark, rich brown, and he has a full beard and mustache combo that would be the envy of many a hipster. You know he's the king by his attire. He's wearing a large golden crown with spikes and fleur de lis, and a fur cloak with a fancy gold collar. There's no missing him, though it's fun to imagine him trying to blend in at a CVS while dressed like this. Despite his tired aspect, he looks intent and determined. His eyes are hard. As well he should. He is facing death, but fuck that. Bring that man some eels. Meme text reads: "Eels are for kings Regret is for other people"

Are the eels plotting to kill you?

Maybe. They did in Henry I in 1135. And you might be next.

Henry died after eating a meal of eels (carnes murenarum). Eels disagreed with him, & his doctors warned him not to do it. But kings want what they want. And Henry wanted his eels. 1/3
🗃️🧪

Everest? Nah. K2 - short for K2hulu - now…

fish alignment chart morphology purist: a fish must live and breathe underwater morphology neutral: a fish must live underwater morphology radical: a fish can live anywhere phylogeny purist: a fish must be within the superclass Osteichthyes phylogeny neutral: a fish must be within the kingdom Animalia phylogeny radical: a fish can be anything mp/pp = a bluefin tuna is a fish mn/pp = a seal is a fish mr/pp = David Attenborough is a fish mp/pn = a box jelly is a fish mn/pn = a sea sponge is a fish mr/pn = a tick is a fish mp/pr = a nuclear submarine is a fish mn/pr = a shipwreck is a fish mr/pr = the earth is a fish

so melville is a morphology neutral phylogeny purist on the fish chart

TL Bodine: you know, Mt Everest is so big
Bodine: you might even say that the mountain is a cosmic horror
Lovecraft: what???
Lovecraft: no no no
Lovecraft: that doesn't make sense!
Lovecraft: it doesn't even have tentacles!

It always always always goes back to racism. Hospitals didn't want to be forced to integrate back when there was a bigger political push for universal healthcare.

kash about to find out the reason trump has had success with this tactic is that everyone he does it to finds settlements a really easy way to bribe him

nobody's got any reason to bribe a failed podcaster who will soon be out of a job

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Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy ebook on sale for $3!!!

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The thing about these religious exemptions to public accommodation civil rights law that the court is creating is that they have no limiting principle. If commercial enterprises can refuse to serve me because my marriage is gay, why not because it’s interracial? Why not because I’m a woman in pants?

I don't know who needs to read this, but you can simply say "use." You don't need "utilize." You really don't.

(Yes I know they have slightly different meanings, please resist the urge to "well actually").

Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes, standing and smiling on a sidewalk with mushy pink and white magnolia blossoms.

goooood morning it is chilly but partly sunny and warming up fast, so we took a nice long lap around the neighborhood, met some new folks, and shared snacks with the crows, so yes: Lucy Loved That Walk

a plate of teeny tiny little frogs with shiny purple toes and bodies that go from green to pale gold/orange

so @cinderwing3d.bsky.social dropped some new hatchlings and this one felt PERFECT to add to our freebie rotation next week and oh my god, the cuteness. I'm dead.

Guinness the black cat dangles upside down from his favourite armchair, his eyes wide and staring and his vampire teeth showing.

GOOD MORNING WORLD

I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE DAY

Burrowing owl staring out into space with a blank expression.

Good morning! 🪶

Purple artichoke flower with a bee

I think artichokes should have a shade of purple named after them. It is such a stunning color!

Review by kjcharles - Relic I was not expecting this book to be good. And indeed it wasn’t. I *was* expecting it to be ba...

I read Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and I will not forgive.

Sassy darling Wattle is a tiny black kitten. She has her ears sideways and back, her best model scowl happening, and one paw thrust forward like she is strutting. Her baby eyes are still blue, but they're starting to change.

Sassy QUEEN.

Wattle is strutting her stuff tonight and showcasing her little avocado shaped self. Wet food for the win!

Myrtle lost some weight over the last few days so I'll be watching her closely - we stopped tube feeds and went to bottle only, so I expected some wobbliness.

A red morph screech owl sitting in his hidey hole, with its head turned sideways, and one foot up in the air

An Eastern Screech-owl having a good scratch. #birds #birding #owls

And hey, nobody ever forget: this was because her late husband’s sons were greedy bastards and stole both cars, reported her to ICE, re-routed the mail so she wouldn’t see anything about her Immigration case & are in the process of stealing the estate, all because their dad married an old flame.

a whole bunch of frogs in a sewer drain

they’re waiting on the signal

Process of the Artemis II Earthset Plate

Thanks for following this body of work, it was an inspiring project for me!

#sciart