Honestly, what is so hard about Hank Green adopting a policy of no generative AI usage, period. That's the policy. That. What did he do before AI, throw darts at a wall?

The old old old Ole Store in my college town made this amazing tomato cheese sandwich on oat bread with the best cheddar cheese and the thickest tomato slices. When I went back for college it had already changed hands, no more sandwiches.

Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · last yr.

I don't want to hear about your lost loves, tell me about the restaurant food that haunts you because you'll never be able to taste it again

I finally saw The Odyssey and I liked it. Agamemnon as a kind of Darth Vader figure makes a lot of sense.

I saw the Flaco documentary, "Wild Inside." It's very good. A few takeaways: 1. Ban rodenticide. We don't need it to effectively control rat populations and it poisons entire food webs. 2. Convert all fireworks displays to drone shows. 3. Ban carriage horses in New York City.

"Are straight people okay?" this movie trailer asks. The answer is always, No.

Optimism is not and has never been a component of punk aesthetics. This is ahistorical nonsense perpetuated by theater kids desperate to feel cool.

Doc Vivi Leandra【 VTC 】- Real-Life Scientist VTuber 🧬🖥️@docvivileandra.bsky.social · 2d ago

Saw someone post an essay on reddit about how "solarpunk" is more punk than cyberpunk because it's daring to imagine a better future and like Okay, but try imagining a better future that's not "Thomas Kinkade painting with solar panels"

I tried to draw it in the style of Naoki Urasawa sensei!

I realised this week that my mistake this season has been asking if these episodes of SNW are good Star Trek (no) instead of asking if they are good pastiches of other works (also no).

Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst)@delaneyking.bsky.social · 2d ago

I finally worked out what is wrong with this seasom of Strange New Worlds. They aren't exploring space... they are exploring IPs. Episode one- Jurrasic Park / Doctor Who Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Episode two- Event Horizon Episode three- The Hangover. They arent exploring sci fi concepts.

Dontgivemehope dot gif but also OMG, good news, in this timeline??

Charlynn Schmiedt@ohtheprofanity.com · 2d ago

#StarTrekProdigy update from #STLV: Dan and Kevin Hageman, as well as Kate Mulgrew, are fighting for a third season behind the scenes.

I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son; our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht - which was closer - and they repeatedly refused to respond. (There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this)

Earplugs company trying to get me to buy with "the ringing in your ears after a night out isn't normal." Joke's on you babes, I've had tinnitus since middle school. (I wear earplugs a lot and recommend them to everyone!)

Dudes are fine. And I for one thank Matt Dinniman as my Time of Iron books are being sold as readalikes and I am getting very nice emails from dudes! ‘I don’t see why everyone hates your main girl I think she has great tits and a great sense of humour’ one said memorably. Thank you sir I agree.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3d ago

That said the #1 book on the NYT print/ebook list (and the USA Today list) this is week is from a dude, and the great publishing phenomenon of the last year is Matt Dinniman, who occupies multiple slots on multiple NYT lists, and let's not forget Andy Weir setting up camp either. Dudes are fine.

The WNBPA (the players’ union, not the league itself) released a statement. I’m glad that it mentions transgender people by name. I wish the line about strengthening Title IX had been more clear about meaning to protect trans students & not to exclude them.

Pleased to finally announce... Abdication, the last Southern Reach novel! "There will come the days of the watcher, the drowned woman and the shadow of a man who keeps falling apart with each step, but first comes the moment the birds appear at night from the gaps between the stars, far from home."

Somewhat against my will, I do have to award this week's episode of SNW some points for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in Klingon.

Saw a good button today

Absolutely peak advertising from ikea here 😂

Finally

The Independent@the-independent.com · 5d ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Here you go:

For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture I am apparently making an entire #HeatedRivalry vid cycle to the Tragically Hip. Just posted the second, an Ilya vid in which he is leaving Russia like a coyote leaves a leg-hold trap: archiveofourown.org/works/89827221

Tragically Overheated - MarnaNightingale - Heated Rivalry (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Prairie potholes are one of North America's most important nurseries for birds. Changes to drain tile setback rules could put critical bird habitat at risk. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for input, with a deadline of this Friday, August 7. Act now: abcbirds.info/3RLA8vR

Heyyyyyyy, friends, we've got a new incarnation of the Sirens book club for #Sirens27: Each month, we'll give you a reading assignment related to our mission and recs to get you started, then you pick a book...and read it. Let's gooooooo!

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · last mo.

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

My beautiful wife has finally finished and posted her amazing Ilya Rozanov vid! Everyone go tell @marnanightingale.bsky.social how fantastic this vid is! archiveofourown.org/works/89827221

I really hope this takes off. There needs to be a creative storefront marketplace that actually bans genai and drop shipping, and I hope it's a 100% ban. Etsy is completely ruined and not artist friendly. Much luck to Fybe! fybe.art

Just wanna say that if you’re a women’s sports fan who has felt increasingly isolated by the growing transphobia in & around women’s sports & are looking for a community, I run a queer women’s (& some men’s) sports discord for paid subscribers of my newsletter. You can upgrade here for access:

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The Prisoner is on the criterion channel ⚪

More HR fic...yes, Shane's talent would have been obvious from about age five. He obviously does put in the work, but at his level he was absolutely a child athletic prodigy.

A good reminder that Watch Duty is a fire/flood tracking app for the entire US. You can also access it from desktop. Stay safe from fires by following up to date info on activity. app.watchduty.org

Katie Croonenberghs Art@kamakru.bsky.social · last wk.

Been following the Watch Duty app for Spokane closely. It's awful how much the fires are destroying there and scary how fast some of them have grown. My heart goes out to everyone affected, and I'll keep hoping the fires don't spread any farther

Has Myers seen Wrath of Khan? It's pretty canonical that Kirk was an absent father. And this episode seems to be emphasizing that.

Liz@lizbarr.bsky.social · last wk.

Extremely fascinated by this SFX interview with Henry Alonso Myers (excepted in Collider: collider.com/star-trek-st...), because I'm curious to know how Kirk ISN'T a lousy father in "The Griffin Incident".