i switched my slack font in honor of it being Comic Sans day, and remembered how much of a mood-lifter it is to have your chat in Comic Sans--everybody seems so much friendlier and happier :) (you can too!: /slackfont Comic Sans MS )
First hummingbird moth seen this season.💜
My LinkedIn is full of posts by former Microsoft colleagues who accepted the voluntary retirement offer. I counted at least 9 posts from people I worked with in the past.
For some reason, it felt even sadder than layoff posts. It was hard to put into words until this post from a now ex-Microsoftie.
Today, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is 25.50 billion kilometres away from your bullshit. 🚀
Himalayan blue poppy, Tibetan blue poppy (Meconopsis). Endemic to the Himalayas, including parts of Tibet, southwestern China, Myanmar, and Bhutan.They achieve that striking color through an internal pH balance within its petals that interacts with co-pigments, turning what would normally be a purple anthocyanin pigment into a vivid sky blue. #flowers #nature #biology #chemistry #plants #photo #science
The hunger for tinkering affordances helps explain the ubiquity of spreadsheets in the business world. [long subthread left as an exercise for the reader]
It also helps explain the traction of the “AI Agent” marketing. I can’t think of a technology that’s simultaneously done a better job of removing barriers to user-designed automation and done a worse job of helping people anticipate and deal with the consequences of automation. (Security and data integrity are two of the big places where attempts at deep tinkering affordances have crashed and burned.)
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RE: https://mastodon.nz/@leighelse/116846434169360710
The fuck I will. And I won’t do business with you ever if you expect me to.
interesting trends, and another reminder that structural inequities underpin everything
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/health/us-death-rate-record-low-cdc-report-longevity
Video Clip: Mike Johnson 'Ad' For Democratic Socialists of America | 0:50
- Abolish the Electoral College
- Replace the two party system with a multi-party democracy
- Implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting
- Establish public ownership of the largest corporations
- End all military and economic aid to Israel
MAGA Mike's fear mongering not quite getting the reception he expects...
h/t @freediverx (https://mastodon.social/@freediverx/116845532884887130)
Iconic train stations. Portland and Seattle are two of the oldest.
When your friends ask
if you have heard
about the parasite
responsible for
making people dangerously ill,
before you reply “yes,”
be sure to ask them
if they are talking about
the trillionaire or
the stomach parasite
causing explosive diarrhea.
shades of the Ever Given https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-strait-of-hormuz-july-1-2026-de0729197bc7b9d3ee9e543d94c18fbe
Chuck Schumer
"See! Today's Supreme Court news shows that the system works! SCOTUS stands up to Trump! Vote for me for more leadership!"
Also Chuck Schumer
"🤔These Dem Socialists keep winning! But how?"
Still Chuck Schumer
"Damn! These kids are on my neck! They want me gone! What'd I do to them?"
Just a reminder: We do not accept AI music submissions (e.g. Suno, etc) as SomaFM is a human-centered radio network. We especially hate AI agents repeatedly submitting AI music to us. If you're a developer, don't do this.
Just conformal coating my new network cards before deployment.. instead of painting D&D or WH40k figures I’m doing circuitry. The desk mounted black light makes it so much easier.
i made this for dinner tonight subbing baby russian kale i grew myself for the spinach, and cooked dried chickpeas instead of canned and it was really tasty (i used a bit too much cayenne :hot_face: ) https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/moroccan-chickpea-carrot-and-spinach-soup
oh and i used the liquid i cooked the chickpeas in, and homemade chicken stock for the liquid.
luckily i had some plain yogurt around to counter the heat :)
#cooking #food
California to share driver license data despite fears it could expose unauthorized immigrants
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/06/driver-license-sharing/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into CALmatters Stories @calmatters-stories-CALMatters
This is where I toot from
I NEED TO EXPRESS MYSELF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND A ROCKET LAUNCHER.