@gruber.foo "to me it really does show that Meta views its users as something akin to vassals" A lord has obligations to their vassals; it's a reciprocal relationship. I don't think Meta feels obliged to protect Instagram users.

Okay I’m chilling after music pub quiz with a bunch of middle aged French people we just met who have never heard of Hamilton trying to explain the cultural importance of Lin-Manuel Miranda.

@kumail.bsky.social My wife handed me a pickle jar to open, so i looked her in the eye and said “Don’t look away” as I popped it open.

Stopped by a small, walled-in vineyard. It was a clos call.

Five women authors, each of which I've read at least five books by: - Kate Elliott - Martha Wells - Julian May - Barbara Hambly - Lois McMaster Bujold

Ryan H.@ryan.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

Five women authors by whom I've read at least five books: (SFF edition!) - N.K. Jemisin - Becky Chambers - Octavia Butler - Malka Older - Ann Leckie

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence. "Q: Is it ‘farmer's market’ or ‘farmers' market’ or ‘farmers market’?"

Diane Duane@diane.dianeduane.com · 7mo ago

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence. "As certain areas of the country went through periods of prosperity, and with the development of an export market, beef as a food commodity grew in importance."

A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gary Númenor.

Adam Roberts@adamroberts.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gandalft Punk

Spouse: Look, all of the nice smelling Christmas candles are out! Me: We can get a few, but let’s not go overboard. Scents and sensibility. Spouse: No.

@annaleen.bsky.social I read Automatic Noodle then immediately planned a trip into the city for this:

@gruber.foo 1.5 miles of foil isn't that much; it's just ten 200 meter rolls (like this: www.costco.co.uk/Grocery-Hous...)

Kirkland Signature Premium Quality Foodservice Aluminium ...

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costco.co.uk

I used to have a drug habit. Then I started doing yoga. Now I have a drug practice.

“So, you’re an insurance adjuster?” “Well, actuary…”

Defying no stereotypes for my age, education, and ethnicity, I'm excited to pick up the new translation of Suetonius' The Twelve Ceasars the next time I'm in London.

O HAI

It really seems like I'm almost always right about confirmation bias.

After six months of our kitchen/laundry drain backing up and needing me to snake it, this morning these chunks (among several others) came out. That's about a 1.5cm buildup in a 6cm pipe, so a 75% reduction in drainage even when it wasn't blocked outright. Hoping this solves the problem.

Just got a “Time Sensitive” email at work that uses “ask” as a noun, drops four new three letter acronyms I’ve never seen before and references a tool with an opaque name that I also have never heard of. After five minutes of clicking links I’m pretty sure I can just ignore it.

Just saw a chap on Pointless who was both vegan and had a sense of humor about being vegan, and I suspect he might be the Kwisatz Haderach.

Coming up on my second year as a manager at a big tech company, I’m realizing my real strength is canceling meetings I don’t want to prepare for.

@theonion.com Hang on, do members outside of North America get the print edition at the same price?

List five things you wanted to be growing up: 1) Space explorer 2) Game designer 3) Wizard and also ninja 4) An X-Man 5) Somebody’s best friend forever

Elizabeth Bear@matociquala.bsky.social · 2y ago

List five things you wanted to be growing up: 1) jockey 2) tiger 3) astrophysicist 4) paleontologist 5) writer

Today's plan: Coffee shop. Synthesizer store. Walk in the park. Michelin-star gastropub. Bookstore. Beer cafe.

I still smile every time I get the email at work reminding me that in order to comply with Working Time Laws I *must* take 25 more days of vacation this calendar year. Also that I have a legal duty to not read work email outside of working hours.

Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy. When I was 16, you could get three tacos for a dollar at Taco Bell.

Mitchell Epner@mitchellepner.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy. When I was 19, swimming was banned at the beach where I was a lifeguard because medical waste was washing up onshore. It made national news and popped up in We Didn’t Start The Fire.

Solved an actual household problem using trigonometry today.

One of my local acquaintances.

@astrokatie.com I'm really enjoying The Universe podcast and just finished episode 2. I have a question! How do we know the Higgs field value is (currently) universally constant? Or, put another way, is there anything we've observed that could be explained by variances in the Higgs field value?

Fucking Damocles! Why a sword? Why not a fun piñata?