@mmiasma is that tumbleweed on potus’ head?

"The U.S. just had its hottest month in recorded history, surpassing Dust Bowl record"

But hey, you know:

"Drill baby, drill"
--Tangerine Palpatine

It ain't like his saggy orange ass is ever going to face the consequences of his decisions.

We are a deeply stupid people.

src: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/the-u-s-just-had-its-hottest-month-in-recorded-history-surpassing-dust-bowl-record/

#AmericaTheStupid
#Kakistocracy

Wake me when an ai “breaks containment”, gets into HR, finds 7500 employees illegally misclassified as contractors and files their paperwork with the local departments of labour and/or employment for years of backpay.

Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto | The Verge

https://archive.ph/vctN1

nice view along the Charles River in #waltham #boston this morning

Edit: I'm told these are purple loosestrife.
#bloomscrolling

How is monday assaulting you?

@mmiasma

[Montana enters the conversation]

Here is a peek of what we are dealing with in my little corner of the world, but… have a look at what is to our NW!

Canada has it bad right now!

I miss when technology
wasn't spying on us.

#Tech #Privacy

My online friend, @theaardvark , is doing his live internet radio show right now. He picks the coolest stuff that I mostly have never heard of. His cool better half, (known as "Mrs. Vark"), sometimes shows up too.

Check them out:

https://live.theaardvark.co.uk/

@mmiasma

We came in on its tail end, but close enough that classics from the '50s (even the '40s) were still considered core material for us as fans. Today, much of that has faded like the color of my hair. "The Caves of Steel" is still a good story, but I think it comes to very few minds these days when sf is mentioned. "Ringworld" might still do that.

"Amazing Stories" began publication in 1926. So, yeah, we lived long enough to see sf rise and fall.

🥺

BTW, anyone within reach of Silver Spring, Maryland, is invited to join me at the AFI Silver Theatre tonight (August 9) at 7:00 PM.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/AFI+Silver+Theatre+and+Cultural+Center/@38.9965699,-77.0300424,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x89b7c8ba233d6847:0x7edf0a3a7dbc7f05!4m6!3m5!1s0x89b7c8ba1fd83e51:0x322ced407dc6feea!8m2!3d38.9965658!4d-77.0274675!16zL20vMDM0MXJq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDgwNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

“Ne supra crepidam (‘not beyond the shoe’) is a Latin expression used to tell others not to pass judgment beyond their expertise.

“The phrase is recorded in Pliny the Elder's Natural History and ascribed to Greek painter Apelles of Kos. Apelles would put new paintings on public display and hide behind them to hear their reception. On one occasion, a shoemaker noted that one of the shoes in a painting had the wrong number of straps and was so delighted when he found the error corrected the next day that he started criticizing the legs. Indignant, Apelles came from his hiding place and admonished him to confine his opinions to the shoes.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_supra_crepidam

Our AI escaped last night.
It hasn't returned, might be in the sewer or something.

When they said "You'll watch the world burn", I didn't realize they'd booked me front row seats.

If anyone wants to know what living life as a slow-roasted, smoked chicken is like, I'll take your questions now.

#Wyoming
#Wildfires

Dream of a lifetime coming true tonight: Some friends and I are finally going to get to see "Forbidden Planet" in a real movie theater.

It's no surprise because Trump's Psychophantic Toadies & already have the shoes
They all live in Trump's Bizarro World-as long as they can all profit from it
#WorstCabinetInUSHistory

At this point in my life, I've gotten okay with not knowing. This has been very difficult for me, but not more difficult than prescribing to a religion that chafed at my...well, soul. Despite not being particularly religious anymore, I'm still fascinated by it, and there are times that it feels as if there is truly something larger than ourselves, even if, in the end, that thing is just the love a sacrifices that humans give to each other.

Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window

Residents of Gilroy, California, were caught by surprise when an Amazon data center started construction in their city. Negotiations for the project started in 2020, with public comments open until 2024, but it flew under the radar.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window

Kieren being stubborn.

#cat #cats #caturday
#catsofmastodon #MaineCoon