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Librarian, Pacific Northwest. Go Mets!

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Alexandra Lahav@alahav.bsky.social · 14h ago

New @bloomberglaw.com article by Olivia Carville - TikTok experimented on users, putting 10% (about 15M people) in a "filter bubble" exposing them to repetitive content that the algorithm thought they wanted, but was toxic. If you want to know why these cases are going to be massive...

tweety fish@sifu.tweety.fish · yesterday

this is specifically about wood glue in its details but modern adhesives more broadly are absolutely WILD, like often the best choice for permanently affixing heavy masonry and so on

Waffle 🧇@wafflecut.bsky.social · yesterday

Modern adhesives are underrated as great inventions of the 20th century. What woodworkers had to deal with before modern wood glue showed up sounds absolutely miserable. Smelly glue made from horses that had to be applied boiling hot, and didn’t even hold that well.

Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary)@bowiesongs.bsky.social · yesterday

in re Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" (which, in the original Martian Chronicles, occurs on today's date), I didn't realize the very first published version of the story, in Collier's magazine, was set in April 1985. (the current edition of Martian Chronicles now sets it in 2057).

the complete text of Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" in Collier's, 6 May 1950
Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lotte Reiniger's silhouette animation in THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (1926), the earliest surviving full-length animated feature. Her attention to detail was stunning, note the wobble of the chess piece.

Jennifer@jenwith1n.bsky.social · 2d ago

My dad & stepmom, very fancy NYers, have been in Portland the last few days and they can’t believe anybody says anything bad about us because it’s such a beautiful city with such good food.

Tina@timarie.bsky.social · 3d ago

This reminds me of a great old Roz Chast cartoon with drink recipes after 9/11 — my fave, 4 oz of gin mixed with vanilla pudding, was called the “Home Security.”

Grant Brisbee@grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 3d ago

𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃'𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝙄𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 • 8 oz vodka • 8 oz rum • 8 oz bourbon • 8 oz canadian whiskey • 16 oz tequila • 375 ml Nyquil • 2 liters Coca-Cola • splash of bitters • crushed ice • orange peel garnish 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 Blend all ingredients with a mallet in a paper bag. Drink fast.

Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 3d ago

18Z HRRR-Smoke model predicts wildfire smoke to cause "Unhealthy" (red) to "Very Unhealthy" (purple) AQI in the major population centers of the Pacific NW and SW BC on Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure brings NE winds. Also a major heat risk for Portland, OR, with temps in the upper 90s .

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The Clinton Street Theater@cstpdx.bsky.social · 3d ago

Maybe the funniest part of the arena shakedown is seeing investment groups claim loss of "foot traffic" for "small businesses" in the area. Like, what in the fuck are you even talking about? The place is bound by a freeway on one side, an abandoned river silo on the other, and jack shit between.

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com · 3d ago

I guess my thing with the Dodgers is that I *like* villains and don't think we should break the last serious pro sports union because one team that has real structural advantages is also smarter and trying harder than their peers. I don't like that Bob Nutting is terrible at this! That's my prob!

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 4d ago

In addition to the potential unfolding WUI wildfire disaster in Spokane, WA, numerous other large & fast-moving fires (existing & new) are blowing up under extremely critical fire weather conditions & severe drought conditions from eastern slopes of Cascades eastward into ID/MT.

Snapshot from NOAA Wildland Fire Data Portal depicting numerous large smoke plumes and fire heat signatures (red, orange, and pink pixels) across eastern WA/OR, ID, MT, and southern British Columbia.
Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 4d ago

Holy crap. Level 3 (GO NOW!) zone now includes urban Spokane, south of Francis to Wellesley. Level 2 (GET SET!) zone now extends east of Division. Not to be alarmist, but at this rate, it’s not inconceivable that the Old Trails Fire merges with the Fairview Fire.

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Jerad Walker@jeradwalker.bsky.social · 5d ago

There’s an Australian man who reviews depressing cafes near factories and he’s so deadpan that I can’t tell if the whole thing is earnest or mean spirited. Either way, it’s hilarious.

Reuters@reuters.com · 5d ago

EXCLUSIVE: Bessent's 'to do' list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, Reuters photo shows reut.rs/4w1pLC6

EXCLUSIVE: Bessent's 'to do' list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, Reuters photo shows

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday exposed a "to-do" list during President Donald Trump's cabinet ​meeting indicating he was contemplating U.S. purchases of $5 billion to $10 billion ‌worth of Japanese yen, a Reuters photograph taken during the meeting held at Camp David shows.

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.