Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Gunpowder, treason & plot
I see no reason why --
Oh shut up. James' benighted paranoia led to the torture, execution by strangulation, and burning of 2500 so-called witches, 84% of which were female.
And he fell asleep during Shakespeare plays.
Dickhead.

And learning any new skill, especially as a child, and a fine motor skill on top of that, does great things for your brain. Fuck, I learned how to write cursive with my left hand just for fun, and it saved me so much trouble when I was repetitively out of a usable right hand. I could even paint and sketch with my non-dominant hand! And any activity where you use your hands, either one of them, has been shown to ward off and alleviate the symptoms of brain ageing and other illness.

This thanksgiving in the United States, I beg you: please please PLEASE make it awkward. Say what you’ve been holding back.

The LLMs are creating a new kind of mysticism. At Project Gutenberg, we're starting to get emails they have written trying to contact authors of some of the books we distribute. The authors have been dead for over a hundred years. I'm tempted to answer.

Oh, feck awf. https://mastodon.social/@randomwrdsbot/117563492989932663

There is absolutely nothing more terrifying than British children's programming from the 1950s.

me at companies suddenly doing rainbow capitalism again

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781934#main-content

"We want the Government to require schools to provide age-appropriate education in every school about ADHD and neurodiversity, to help reduce stigma, improve inclusion and ensure all children, staff and parents are educated about these conditions."

#adhd #autism #neurodiversity #schools #education

To celebrate the US midterms, this #ThursdayFiveList, we #PaintItBlue:

1. Machines of Loving Grace—“Golgotha Tenement Blues”
2. Chemlab—“Vera Blue (96/69)”
3. Primus—“Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers”
4. Soul Coughing—“Screenwriter's Blues”
5. Dorothy Ashby—“Love is Blue”

And a bonus track, because I listened to a podcast about Wittenoom today:

6. Midnight Oil—“Blue Sky Mine”

YouTube playlist: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGQOcnXGRfN4

#music (HT @neurothing)

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.
Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts
to fit their views ... which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to
be one of the facts that needs altering.
-- The Doctor, "Doctor Who: Face of Evil"

Truth under the rubble: media in the time of genocide https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/truth-under-the-rubble-media-in-the-time-of-genocide,21749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #Auspol

Here's a novel idea... What if we invested in the education of the next generation rather than the egos of billionaire manchilds...

Manosphere threat 'coming down the pipeline', DV commissioner says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/dv-commissioner-warns-of-manosphere-threat/107341914

As an admin on Fedi, I used to welcome new users, fight Nazis, and suspend trolls.

Now all I do is fight against the endless army of soulless scam machines, forever marching against our server walls in an attempt to destroy the community we've built here. It's exhausting and disheartening. At least the Nazis and Trolls were real people who would get pissed and fuck off eventually, but the LLMs will run as long as someone pays the electric bill for them.

All 5 genetic “letters” of DNA and RNA discovered in a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid

Scientists have discovered all five essential nucleobases used in DNA and RNA in pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu, revealing that key ingredients for life existed in space billions of years ago. The remarkable finding adds to growing evidence from other asteroids and meteorites that these molecules were widespread throughout the early Solar https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261102075903.htm

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon measures how connected Hollywood actors are. But Bacon’s not the most connected star—nor has he ever been.

https://pudding.cool/2026/10/kevin-bacon/

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/117555644479647293

OH.

MY.

GOD.

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😊

Didn’t actually know what a bellwether originally was until just now.

After the reporting on Proton CEO Andy Yen pushing AI on workers and broader issues at the company last week, Proton employees are pushing for their colleagues to unionize and make sure Yen is held to account.

More info here: https://molecule.build

Your regular reminder that “moving fast and breaking stuff” is the classic MO of the smash-and-grab. https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/117555187026237172

ABORTIONS AND SOLAR PANELS FOR EVERYBODY