Surprised to talk to an oral surgeon's office today who said staff is not willing to wear a mask during a consultation with a high-risk patient. This is common practice at all the other dentists we frequent. Open to suggestions in the Triangle area.
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"I have not paid for Adobe Creative Cloud for a while now, on account of my loathing." This is written from a video POV, but resonates for audio too. I've always liked Audition but come to hate Adobe.
Lex Roman@lexroman.com · 6d ago“To choose software and have it fail is unfortunate; to be chained to it for sustenance and be unable to walk away is torture.” Incredible post by @papapishu.bsky.social that includes alternatives to consider. I’m trying to get away from Canva too. aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/
Every single edible object that enters this house must pass through me. Chicken nuggets? Me. Leftover pizza? Me. Frozen spring rolls? Absolutely me. An experimental zucchini recipe your mom found at 1:12 a.m. on Facebook? Unfortunately, also me.
I Am Your Family’s Air Fryer, and I Have Seen Things
Every meal becomes a rescue mission. “How’s it looking?” You tell me. You’re the one opening my drawer every thirty seconds like a detective examining a crim...
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My grandmother had a full set of Collier's that I read voraciously.
S. Kramer@libraryephemera.bsky.social · 6d agoWere you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?
Been spending a couple weeks in Raleigh and I have to say, this whole town has like a steakhouse vibe.
Scientists warn that ships stranded for months in the Strait of Hormuz have accumulated unusually large amounts of marine life on their hulls. When they return to service, they could transport invasive species to ports around the world. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n... @whoi.edu @unep.org
Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
New analysis says thousands of stranded vessels may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide
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In contrast to tightly-wound Type A personalities and relaxed Type B personalities, Type C's are distinguished primarily by their 26,000km operational range and 8 forward-facing torpedo tubes
Is North Carolina Ready for an Invasion of Bee-Killing Hornets? After creeping north for three years, the yellow-legged hornet has arrived. Both hobbyists and professional beekeepers are gearing up for a fight.
Is North Carolina Ready for an Invasion of Bee-Killing Hornets?
After creeping north for three years, the yellow-legged hornet has arrived. Beekeepers are gearing up for a fight.
theassemblync.com
Putting a quarter (and several gallons of water) into the regurgitation machine
Celeste Headlee@celesteheadlee.bsky.social · last wk.AI users are not creators. If you used AI, you didn't create anything. Thousands of others created so that AI could steal their work, so that you could crib it. You are an operator, but not a creator.
In this time of stock market losses and economic uncertainty, I encourge investors to sell everything and buy armadillos. Hardy, armored animals are poised to do very well under these circumstances.
This is both public art and a space for people to come together! We could launch a program to build thousands more places like this around America to serve a 21st century need for connection and stimulation
Alan Elrod@aselrod.bsky.social · 3w agoCommission a thousand of these en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosau...
Looking for more word games/puzzles to play online. What are your faves?
The local DMV office has remodeled since I was there last. The blue paint looks nice and things seem to be running more smoothly, but there are now only 8 seats in the waiting room. Total. I think that's easily half what they used to have.
efriend@efriend.bsky.social · 2y agoThink I'm gonna cry at the DMV
I can't relocate for work at this moment in life, but I would totally kick ass at this job.
Right. Okay. This requires some backstory. In 1984, a small, low budget film studio in North Carolina produced a parody of Star Wars, called Hyperspace. It was released in the U.K. as ‘Gremloids’. The main character, shown here, was Lord Buckethead.
@sharkastic.bsky.social · 4w agoAs it's schism month, I think you should also explain the Binface / Buckethead schism
Last week in western New York, I had the pleasure (?) of encountering my first invasive population of Myrmica rubra, commonly called "European fire ants".
6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
Not even the remotest chance I ever want to see volunteer opportunities on LinkedIn, never ever, thanks. You got one job LI, and that is job and the world of job.
Feeling very accomplished. Finally put my one 2025 Christmas card in the mail.
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...
Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
gizmodo.com
Locals, why is there always a BOGO sale on burial plots at the tiny cemetery on Hwy 86 heading north out of Chapel Hill? Does nobody want to get buried there?