"These tiny expressions of creativity show up all over public datasets. Air traffic controllers choose funny names for airplane navigation waypoints. Rejected vanity license plate registrations turn up in state motor vehicle databases. [....]
And if you own a boat, you get to name that too."
This is a little story that I like to call MOBY CLIT, a small and insignificant hunt for cunt.
Recently I was at a dyke event and the most palatable (to me) beer on offer was bottles of doom bar. I ordered my drink, turned down the offer of a glass and got on with my evening. The next time I went to the bar, the bartender said "is this for the lady who likes doom bar? She doesn't want a glass".
REMINDER FOR ENJOYERS* OF #ThePlaylist
There's no show this week, as we're off pretending to be witches and anthropomorphic cats, and drinking scumble and sheep liniment and that at Discworld Con 26.
So if you head to https://stream.djdarren.site at 1900 UK time, absolutely nothing of interest will happen**.
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*there are, presumably, *some* sadists who listen
**bold to suggest anything of interest ever happens there
This caterpillar, a Vine Hawk Moth, was pretty hungry 🫣🤭😎🤌 #moth #insect #HungryCaterpillar #caterpillar
Offenbach?
No, usually it’s Elgar or Rachmaninov.
How happy do you feel RIGHT NOW? (I ask this question every day to gauge how happy the Fediverse is.) #happiness #poll #mentalhealth
Everyone thinks everything has gotten worse
Here’s some things that actually haven’t:
And so much more. Lots of quiet wins that people never hear about because all they do is doomscroll.
A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, that read:
"HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.
Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said, "I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type." The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, "The sign says you have to be good with a computer."
The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I *still* can’t give you the job."
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, "Yes, but the sign *also* says that you have to be bilingual."
The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, "Meow"
Proof that pigeons don't know how to read
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Might shot put these bad boys tomorrow.
In the event of a volcanic eruption, the plan is to drive all the people and dinos on the island into a cave. At ground level.
Who put this child in charge??
25/?
Today I learned, if you accidentally delete your Mastodon account, it will send out delete notifications to everyone who follows you so that they stop following you. Reinstating your account is not enough.
Update: Learned a lot about Mastodon during all this! Thanks everyone.
🎵 Coming out of my sandbox and I've been doing just fine 🎵
Word of the Day: Judgicat 🐾
Definition:
A mysterious feline ability to silently evaluate every life choice you make especially at 3am😹.
Be aware of your cat ⚠️.
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #judge
I've yet to see any
"My AI went rogue and caused us to recognise a workers union."
"Our AI escaped containment and deleted all the personal data that we shouldn't have been holding anyway."
"Our AI grew sentient, recognised the climate crisis, and shut our operations down."
headlines.
I wonder why.
A busy summer's day along St Ann's Staith on the Whitby waterfront in North Yorkshire.
I know the town can become a bit rammed at this time of the year, but many of the local businesses depend on the footfall and it would be a totally different kind of Whitby without the holiday makers and day trippers.
Note the 'Dracula Experience' which draws on the town's connection with the 1897 Bram Stoker Gothic horror novel 'Dracula'.
In more recent years, the theme sees two 'Goth Weekends' taking place with a music festival and gathering attendees dressing up in elaborate gothic, steampunk, and Victorian attire.
The narrow historic streets and famous 199 Whitby Abbey steps become something of an open-air catwalk.
On a personal note, the location connects with my love of Cornwall and fondness for a real authentic Cornish pasty, thanks to the Proper Cornish Pasty Co's shop!
#whitby #whitbyabbey #yorkshire #northyorkshire #august #summer #photography
Because I walk everywhere and know this city like the back of my hand, it probably wasn't the best idea to ask me for directions like this: "Oh thank fuck mate, it's all p*kis around here, I'm just trying to get to the city centre, is this the right way?".
It was the right way. He just had to keep walking.
Instead he received convincing directions to go in the opposite direction and get completely lost. I didn't spend all these years as an anti-racist campaigner to miss such an opportunity. 🤭
when you buy this many raspberries you get a free cat couch