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@cityghost.bsky.social
So I write these lines for you
Who have felt the death-wish too,
But your lust for life prevails—
Drinking coffee, telling tales.
Our prerogatives as men
Will be cancelled who knows when;
Still I drink your health before
The gun-butt raps upon the door.
-Louis MacNeice, Epilogue
Who have felt the death-wish too,
But your lust for life prevails—
Drinking coffee, telling tales.
Our prerogatives as men
Will be cancelled who knows when;
Still I drink your health before
The gun-butt raps upon the door.
-Louis MacNeice, Epilogue
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So I write these lines for you
Who have felt the death-wish too,
But your lust for life prevails—
Drinking coffee, telling tales.
Our prerogatives as men
Will be cancelled who knows when;
Still I drink your health before
The gun-butt raps upon the door.
-Louis MacNeice, Epilogue
Who have felt the death-wish too,
But your lust for life prevails—
Drinking coffee, telling tales.
Our prerogatives as men
Will be cancelled who knows when;
Still I drink your health before
The gun-butt raps upon the door.
-Louis MacNeice, Epilogue
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OK FIVE MINUTES OF EFFORT
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
OK FIVE MINUTES OF EFFORT
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
Always nice to hear from my good friend Clfrllie
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Always nice to hear from my good friend Clfrllie
Every public servant in America should be prepared to do this
![Four commanderies were devastated and, under accusation of dereliction of duty,[4] the chancellor Yin Zhong (尹忠, Yǐn Zhōng) died of suicide in disgrace.[2] More than 2,000 years later, the incident was cited approvingly by the United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development as an example of the appropriate seriousness with which major water mismanagement should be dealt.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4rpery7meqpakmypk4rqxab6/bafkreiexacjhic2yfhgxebuhyvwhbgq2wzuyplenentr3w3ezfx6odm2mm@jpeg)
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Every public servant in America should be prepared to do this
I reject this entry, Virginia Opossums ONLY
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I reject this entry, Virginia Opossums ONLY
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#MSH45 | Richard Lasher
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
October 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
#MSH45 | Richard Lasher
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
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all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd
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If anyone is curious what office chair Sean Penn sits on in One Battle After Another it’s the Herman Miller Mira 2 with a Triflex back. An inspired choice given the context.
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If anyone is curious what office chair Sean Penn sits on in One Battle After Another it’s the Herman Miller Mira 2 with a Triflex back. An inspired choice given the context.
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The linked paper is quite a cool archaeogeophysics thing, they drove a magnetometer all over Karakorum and put the data together into a map of the city.
September 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The linked paper is quite a cool archaeogeophysics thing, they drove a magnetometer all over Karakorum and put the data together into a map of the city.
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“The retired general [said] more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is…close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry, which Israeli officials have frequently dismissed as Hamas propaganda.”
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“The retired general [said] more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is…close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry, which Israeli officials have frequently dismissed as Hamas propaganda.”
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The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
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"I would say Musk is like a Deus Ex villain, except that the franchise doesn't have any villains as whiny and self-servingly delusional as he's shown himself to be." www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/de...
Deus Ex's influence on Elon Musk 'may be its longest, worst legacy,' says its writer
The world's wealthiest man just doesn't get it.
www.pcgamer.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"I would say Musk is like a Deus Ex villain, except that the franchise doesn't have any villains as whiny and self-servingly delusional as he's shown himself to be." www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/de...
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Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create.
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
August 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create.
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
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Southern Culture on the Skids
August 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Southern Culture on the Skids
got to sing happy birthday to Ray Wise tonight (:
August 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
got to sing happy birthday to Ray Wise tonight (:
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#OtD 8 Aug 1845 UK Parliament passed an enclosure act taking away public land and appointing officials who could enclose more land without approval from MPs – one of 5,000 such acts passed. This dispossession created the working class stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1076...
August 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#OtD 8 Aug 1845 UK Parliament passed an enclosure act taking away public land and appointing officials who could enclose more land without approval from MPs – one of 5,000 such acts passed. This dispossession created the working class stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1076...
Why did someone write “have sex with your wife” at the top of page 121 of The Third Reich in Power
August 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Why did someone write “have sex with your wife” at the top of page 121 of The Third Reich in Power
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Caius: Your first task as a Blades Agent is obtaining The Communist Manifesto from Jobasha's Rare Books on the upper floor of Vivec's Foreign Quarter.
Expand Topic Communist Manifesto: The Communist Manifesto is a tomb containing information about...
Expand Topic Communist Manifesto: The Communist Manifesto is a tomb containing information about...
August 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Caius: Your first task as a Blades Agent is obtaining The Communist Manifesto from Jobasha's Rare Books on the upper floor of Vivec's Foreign Quarter.
Expand Topic Communist Manifesto: The Communist Manifesto is a tomb containing information about...
Expand Topic Communist Manifesto: The Communist Manifesto is a tomb containing information about...
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An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
they never should have canceled Westworld
I went to the Tesla Diner and all I got was a robot smokin a cig
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
they never should have canceled Westworld
