Forests create impossible physical feelings from thoughts and moments. Like the early sunlight hitting dew on moss. Like the entire life of each dry leaf you crunch. Like not minding a little rain. Like understanding the choices of a river or the perspective of a tree. Like the safe haven of a cave.
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · last mo.The magic of an Irish rainforest.
I’m sure most of you aren’t watching the US Open right now which means you missed this instantly iconic moment, now available in gif form
@channel4.bsky.social Fuck you for airing this nonsense ADHD myth show. It's immediately full of shit.
I have a friend who always says "that's satisfactory" when she sees art she likes. Being moved as the minimum acceptable standard
Sarah Yeoman, American, Totem, 2014, watercolor, 32 x 22 in
I was the first person to review someone's book on Goodreads and I gave them 5 stars. They put me in their will. True story.
Isabel J. Kim@isabel.kim · 7mo agosomeone was MEAN about my BOOK on GOODREADS and im like fuckkkk i cant just start beefing with ppl in the comments im like. an actual author now and stuff. i gotta be respectful of peoples opinions and shit. they can dislike things. however. Someone Is Wrong On The Internet About My Book.
Today the two-child limit is gone. Parents have told us what this will mean for their kids: - A first-ever birthday party for a 10-year-old - Better quality food - Clothes that aren't completely worn out - Going on the school trip without getting into debt - A new mattress - Swimming lessons
A place where you would instinctively whisper
Treadwell's Books@treadwells-books.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe bookshop at 3am
#Eggs at #Easter relate to ideas of new life in the #Spring. Painted eggshells by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt
The Gathering. Taken from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor a few days ago.
Rare video: watch a meteorite hit the Moon in real time 🌕☄️
"is this person/company really doing terribly dystopian things, or are they only pretending to be able to do terribly dystopian things?" has become one of the major questions of our time
Life hack: Instead of "meetings" refer to them as "some sick fuck's idea of a good time"
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up. Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 10mo agoAnother element is that even Jews who scraped together the cash and documents to flee were often refused entry by ‘safe’ nations, including the USA and U.K. A lot of Americans are not eligible for foreign long term visas.
It's amazing that Google's AI is so reluctant to give you a link. Even if you say "add links to this response", sometimes it just won't. They solved hallucinations with belligerence I guess.
Freemium mobile game ads on android are just series of tricks at this point. It goes... 1) A pop-up appears in your phone game asking if you want a reward for watching an ad. If you tap yes, the ad plays. Often if you tap no, the ad plays anyway (but no reward is given).
