[P] The Montresor at the End of This Book

Jason Takes Man-Adams@jamnpp.bsky.social · 6d ago

Why does this Sesame Street toy look like Grover is reenacting Poe's The Cask of Amontillado

there’s a shop opening in wellington cbd dedicated to “possum merino,” and i have… questions 1) i thought “merino” was wool from a specific type of sheep, is it not? 2) is there a real market for… possum wool? 3) how many possums do you reckon you’d have to shave to get enough for a jumper?

NEW: A leak of DHS internal records has exposed details on more than 41,000 employees and contractors, including phone numbers, office addresses, and groups tied to undercover operations, wiretap programs, Palantir software, and Grok.

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents

The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.

wired.com

gandalf passes into the west… … eventually becomes magneto

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 7d ago

Name two characters you think are the same person.

look the thing with needing ai to give you three bullet points about your kid is, my parents could do this without ai assistance, and we don’t even like each other

in like 48 hours i get to be back in aotearoa new zealand, surrounded by some of my favourite people in the whole wide world and i am hyyyyyyyyypeeeeeee

sorry i’m useless today; the seam in the toe of my socks moved at some point between putting them on and arriving wherever i was going, and i can Feel It now, and it’s taking every drop of my executive function to keep from screaming

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · last wk.

Autistic people who are sensitive to clothing and textures: What is the one clothing issue you wish other people would understand?

for years now, i’ve responded to unsolicited comments on my appearance from strangers with a polite “oh, no thank you,” and the number of men who are absolutely enraged by this response is… instructive.

thank u, hexed@lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 2w ago

"men don't like short hair" "men don't like tattoos" "you'd be prettier if you lost weight" sir, let's get on the same page: I am not trying to fuck you

if you were spending a week in wellington, aotearoa new zealand in november, what would you make sure not to miss? 👀

my hot take is, the lost revenue from doing this is actually greater than the lost revenue from “shrinkage” this isn’t about protecting revenue, it’s about generating the data to justify closing stores, usually in already-underserved communities.

Lupita Nihongo@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 3w ago

You gotta go get somebody to unlock protective glass at the pharmacy if you want some soap or deodorant

seen in the new zealand section of the san francisco botanical gardens; i’m honestly so impressed by this attention to detail and authenticity

a cool thing about being wrong and changing your mind is, once you do it you’re not wrong anymore

niche perfume thought, but… does anyone else get some surprising, subtle blueberry notes from le labo’s myrrhe? am i simply hallucinating every time i wear this?

my kingdom for robust and enjoyable public transit infrastructure, and not just because i don’t want a kingdom in the first place!

Maggie Tokuda-Hall@maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 3w ago

YOU GUYS TRAINS ARE AWESOME WHY ARENT THERE MORE OF THEM

this cat has never once encountered a task that requires zero cats and thought to herself, “… i’ll just stay out of the way this time.”

an incredible thing no one tells you about being middle-aged is, you can rock into a meeting wearing a chumbawamba shirt and completely derail the conversation for a solid 10 minutes

no thanks, i’m vegetarian. “are you planning on having kids?” no thanks, i’m vegetarian. “can you help me move this weekend?” no thanks, i’m vegetarian. “are you interested in this 6-month contract role that requires being onsite in kansas?” no thanks, i’m vegetarian.

­­　­　­　the­　­­　­　­ ghostes@rem.bsjky.team · 4w ago

whats your favorite bad joke. not bad like offensive but bad like "oh youre getting a haircut? which one?"

herons and egrets are gandalf-coded, i will not elaborate

getting mentioned in an fbi affidavit bc the guy who was running silk road 2.0 retweeted one of your shitposts

Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · last mo.

I don't think they'll ever recreate what it was like to be on twitter in the 2010s. Soap opera stuff happening constantly. Poster you were vaguely aware of involved in federal fentanyl bust. Poster whose jokes you occasionally liked posed as his aunt (or wife?) for 6 years. Pastor who steals jokes

social media is a nightmare these days, but i just need to say: the way you talk about strangers’ experiences of sexual assault tells the survivors in your real life whether or not you can be trusted with their stories and their safety. and there *are* survivors in your life, so don’t fuck it up.

anecdotally, every time i fly to australia, it’s a full flight it’s never a full flight from australia to the states

Semafor@semafor.com · last mo.

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

gonna be vulnerable and admit: i do not know the difference between satisfactory and factorio, and i do not consent to learning.

vibes question: you are at an intake session with a medical provider. they ask your profession. you answer. they respond with, “oh, you probably know my friend,” and share the person’s name. do you now feel more or less trusting of this medical provider? does who their friend is factor in for you?

these are not “autonomous” attacks: they are failures by humans to implement appropriate controls for the computers acting on their behalf, and we must not forget it.

The Independent@the-independent.com · last mo.

An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet

if y’all don’t know what a bald eagle *really* sounds like, consider this your sign to go find out

Walking Eagle News@theeagleist.bsky.social · last mo.

A prominent member of the red-tailed hawk community says they’re tired of eagles getting all the credit for the haunting cries heard in films, TV shows or whenever Indigenous people say something sacred. walkingeaglenews.com/2021/09/24/r...

"Tout Cela Ressemble à Gender," i holler as i overturn my uncle's Lenten supper table and turn the fruits de mer into fruits de Merde

newsom is what you would get if rancid leftover frying oil had a campaign manager and hatred for trans people in its heart

Besides the fact that not enough people realized that he was directly tracing these things with no real creative additions, the case for Lichtenstein depended on him adding a perceived level of contempt for the source material, which was what supposedly made it 'high art'

Ste Jormur@stejormur.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'd never seen this Roy Lichtenstein painting before, but it's incredible how he manages unfailingly to make his copies worse than the original comics he's ripping off.

i do not respect that man

gavin newsom looks like he just sold a monorail to the good people of north haverbrook, and thinks your town should have one too