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🎶 until the dolphin flies & parrots live at sea
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on the way to filling a list of animal pix i found these
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
on the way to filling a list of animal pix i found these
it's short attention span making identity politics bad
we couldn't all be forensic accountants even before computer-aided white collar crime
ethnonationalism is "a distraction" in the sense the fires it starts are a quick initimate narcotic—orthogonal to long work chasing institutional 'cui bono'
we couldn't all be forensic accountants even before computer-aided white collar crime
ethnonationalism is "a distraction" in the sense the fires it starts are a quick initimate narcotic—orthogonal to long work chasing institutional 'cui bono'
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
it's short attention span making identity politics bad
we couldn't all be forensic accountants even before computer-aided white collar crime
ethnonationalism is "a distraction" in the sense the fires it starts are a quick initimate narcotic—orthogonal to long work chasing institutional 'cui bono'
we couldn't all be forensic accountants even before computer-aided white collar crime
ethnonationalism is "a distraction" in the sense the fires it starts are a quick initimate narcotic—orthogonal to long work chasing institutional 'cui bono'
i'd expect specialized software to allow compositional control like the shark example
i viewed a wide variety of shapes-into-drawings images to choose this, which comes at the end of fairly long directions exploring fish anatomy
is the problem that the bots' first offering always feels like a meme
i viewed a wide variety of shapes-into-drawings images to choose this, which comes at the end of fairly long directions exploring fish anatomy
is the problem that the bots' first offering always feels like a meme
October 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
i'd expect specialized software to allow compositional control like the shark example
i viewed a wide variety of shapes-into-drawings images to choose this, which comes at the end of fairly long directions exploring fish anatomy
is the problem that the bots' first offering always feels like a meme
i viewed a wide variety of shapes-into-drawings images to choose this, which comes at the end of fairly long directions exploring fish anatomy
is the problem that the bots' first offering always feels like a meme
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
August 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
i would wear augmented eyewear if they could create a new sky for me w/ a planetary ring & a big supernova piercing the blue mirage
naturalist overlays yes; blending grazing animals onto parked cars yes; but generally even playful transforms of scenery—do i want to project/reify my inner life—nnnnh
naturalist overlays yes; blending grazing animals onto parked cars yes; but generally even playful transforms of scenery—do i want to project/reify my inner life—nnnnh
August 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
i would wear augmented eyewear if they could create a new sky for me w/ a planetary ring & a big supernova piercing the blue mirage
naturalist overlays yes; blending grazing animals onto parked cars yes; but generally even playful transforms of scenery—do i want to project/reify my inner life—nnnnh
naturalist overlays yes; blending grazing animals onto parked cars yes; but generally even playful transforms of scenery—do i want to project/reify my inner life—nnnnh
as seen from 30 years & 3500 miles away
August 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
as seen from 30 years & 3500 miles away
i'm caught by the 'golden afternoon' 1862 when tale was first told—in a boat on a river—as beatles put it
(romantic carroll hung out w/ pre-raphaelites)
and musing on his 'great expectations' of alice the lady-in-training, viz her contemporary, estella the weapon
(did he know 'ophelia' overdosed)
(romantic carroll hung out w/ pre-raphaelites)
and musing on his 'great expectations' of alice the lady-in-training, viz her contemporary, estella the weapon
(did he know 'ophelia' overdosed)
August 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
i'm caught by the 'golden afternoon' 1862 when tale was first told—in a boat on a river—as beatles put it
(romantic carroll hung out w/ pre-raphaelites)
and musing on his 'great expectations' of alice the lady-in-training, viz her contemporary, estella the weapon
(did he know 'ophelia' overdosed)
(romantic carroll hung out w/ pre-raphaelites)
and musing on his 'great expectations' of alice the lady-in-training, viz her contemporary, estella the weapon
(did he know 'ophelia' overdosed)
my case for "don't panic" being an update of "keep your temper" rests on many resemblances, but this one, i can't believe i never noticed:
literally a white rabbit in a tie, quoting a queen
but don't go asking "is arthur dent two alices in a bathrobe" i suspect it was never searched until just now
literally a white rabbit in a tie, quoting a queen
but don't go asking "is arthur dent two alices in a bathrobe" i suspect it was never searched until just now
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
my case for "don't panic" being an update of "keep your temper" rests on many resemblances, but this one, i can't believe i never noticed:
literally a white rabbit in a tie, quoting a queen
but don't go asking "is arthur dent two alices in a bathrobe" i suspect it was never searched until just now
literally a white rabbit in a tie, quoting a queen
but don't go asking "is arthur dent two alices in a bathrobe" i suspect it was never searched until just now
oh look i had the 'alice' with the dalí art (including 4 diff-color-diff-style caterpillars)
funny, when adaptations cut her "adventures" from the title they cut her whole hilarious "trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself"–ness too
funny, when adaptations cut her "adventures" from the title they cut her whole hilarious "trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself"–ness too
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
oh look i had the 'alice' with the dalí art (including 4 diff-color-diff-style caterpillars)
funny, when adaptations cut her "adventures" from the title they cut her whole hilarious "trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself"–ness too
funny, when adaptations cut her "adventures" from the title they cut her whole hilarious "trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself"–ness too
subject suggests / escape is necessary / having been rendered plain by tech / another joker sporting empty threads
remember the cyber geishas
well what the mirror shows is all you get unless you hide in whitewater
god's in debt too / dressed to / make biggester splashes / in modern blinding light
remember the cyber geishas
well what the mirror shows is all you get unless you hide in whitewater
god's in debt too / dressed to / make biggester splashes / in modern blinding light
August 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
subject suggests / escape is necessary / having been rendered plain by tech / another joker sporting empty threads
remember the cyber geishas
well what the mirror shows is all you get unless you hide in whitewater
god's in debt too / dressed to / make biggester splashes / in modern blinding light
remember the cyber geishas
well what the mirror shows is all you get unless you hide in whitewater
god's in debt too / dressed to / make biggester splashes / in modern blinding light
changed banner today first time since starting the avatar policy, and scheduled another in some months
"how 'shadow' will feel" is—with its deathmask look & arcane greek name—euxenite—kinda creepy actually
still working to keep avi/name, bio & banner each on their own tracks, independent of posts
"how 'shadow' will feel" is—with its deathmask look & arcane greek name—euxenite—kinda creepy actually
still working to keep avi/name, bio & banner each on their own tracks, independent of posts
July 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
changed banner today first time since starting the avatar policy, and scheduled another in some months
"how 'shadow' will feel" is—with its deathmask look & arcane greek name—euxenite—kinda creepy actually
still working to keep avi/name, bio & banner each on their own tracks, independent of posts
"how 'shadow' will feel" is—with its deathmask look & arcane greek name—euxenite—kinda creepy actually
still working to keep avi/name, bio & banner each on their own tracks, independent of posts
god bless 'surrealist exhibitions' (around time of second horror war)
note revolving door motif amongst the crazy of the 1938 main hall
as usual, wordplay suffers… english readers get only the literal "rainy taxi" component of "taxi pluvieux"
"also, a bed sinking in a swamp"
youtu.be/KyA__te-r_Y
note revolving door motif amongst the crazy of the 1938 main hall
as usual, wordplay suffers… english readers get only the literal "rainy taxi" component of "taxi pluvieux"
"also, a bed sinking in a swamp"
youtu.be/KyA__te-r_Y
July 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
god bless 'surrealist exhibitions' (around time of second horror war)
note revolving door motif amongst the crazy of the 1938 main hall
as usual, wordplay suffers… english readers get only the literal "rainy taxi" component of "taxi pluvieux"
"also, a bed sinking in a swamp"
youtu.be/KyA__te-r_Y
note revolving door motif amongst the crazy of the 1938 main hall
as usual, wordplay suffers… english readers get only the literal "rainy taxi" component of "taxi pluvieux"
"also, a bed sinking in a swamp"
youtu.be/KyA__te-r_Y
when this tulip blooms, it will
—make physical reality obsolete
—build you a free house
—convert into a flying robot car
—buy your house for a billion dollars
—completely replace money
—teach your toddler college in six weeks
—cure all diseases
—build you a tv studio ON MARS
it's more than a plant
—make physical reality obsolete
—build you a free house
—convert into a flying robot car
—buy your house for a billion dollars
—completely replace money
—teach your toddler college in six weeks
—cure all diseases
—build you a tv studio ON MARS
it's more than a plant
July 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
when this tulip blooms, it will
—make physical reality obsolete
—build you a free house
—convert into a flying robot car
—buy your house for a billion dollars
—completely replace money
—teach your toddler college in six weeks
—cure all diseases
—build you a tv studio ON MARS
it's more than a plant
—make physical reality obsolete
—build you a free house
—convert into a flying robot car
—buy your house for a billion dollars
—completely replace money
—teach your toddler college in six weeks
—cure all diseases
—build you a tv studio ON MARS
it's more than a plant
also, 9/11 effed w/ our heads
note green line
quoting autumn 2002 poll:
news.gallup.com/poll/7147/cr...
"btwn 9/11 & sniper attacks, americans have been subject to [awful] violence over past 15 mos… women bear especially heavy burden of anxiety regarding personal safety"
@johnrogers.bsky.social
note green line
quoting autumn 2002 poll:
news.gallup.com/poll/7147/cr...
"btwn 9/11 & sniper attacks, americans have been subject to [awful] violence over past 15 mos… women bear especially heavy burden of anxiety regarding personal safety"
@johnrogers.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
also, 9/11 effed w/ our heads
note green line
quoting autumn 2002 poll:
news.gallup.com/poll/7147/cr...
"btwn 9/11 & sniper attacks, americans have been subject to [awful] violence over past 15 mos… women bear especially heavy burden of anxiety regarding personal safety"
@johnrogers.bsky.social
note green line
quoting autumn 2002 poll:
news.gallup.com/poll/7147/cr...
"btwn 9/11 & sniper attacks, americans have been subject to [awful] violence over past 15 mos… women bear especially heavy burden of anxiety regarding personal safety"
@johnrogers.bsky.social
finding a mollusk in your market vegetables is a blessing from beyond in the sense that the soil, like the sea, is 'under world' where death returns to life and critters residing there are as unto gods of eternity
gooey squishy gods with retractable eyestalks & a savage hunger for salad ingredients
gooey squishy gods with retractable eyestalks & a savage hunger for salad ingredients
June 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
finding a mollusk in your market vegetables is a blessing from beyond in the sense that the soil, like the sea, is 'under world' where death returns to life and critters residing there are as unto gods of eternity
gooey squishy gods with retractable eyestalks & a savage hunger for salad ingredients
gooey squishy gods with retractable eyestalks & a savage hunger for salad ingredients
![photograph of a framed poster in a museum. on the poster, large text above a pirate flag reads: "perhaps columbus should have flown a flag other than spain's." smaller text below reads: "500 years ago, the only thing separating columbus from a pirate was a wooden leg. he and his men had a hand in the murder, rape and enslavement of countless indians. it's time to discover the truth about columbus. for more information write to [the mailing address of the episcopal diocese in oklahoma city]." other museum displays are reflected on the glass.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4lemnvlg4u4oe2o36hw447ye/bafkreifbx3tgv4cdggv4564dcr3aysj23bgp67npwuigywbiw5ix5zajn4@jpeg)
enthusiasm (n)
1 …
2 (archaic, derogatory) religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated body movements
via latin enthusiasmus ‘inspiration, frenzy’ from greek enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’
1 …
2 (archaic, derogatory) religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated body movements
via latin enthusiasmus ‘inspiration, frenzy’ from greek enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’
May 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
enthusiasm (n)
1 …
2 (archaic, derogatory) religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated body movements
via latin enthusiasmus ‘inspiration, frenzy’ from greek enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’
1 …
2 (archaic, derogatory) religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated body movements
via latin enthusiasmus ‘inspiration, frenzy’ from greek enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’
a 120-year-old quote (about a ~250yo notion) from a 30yo televised magic show that was drawn to some folks' attention this winter
our subject in this indeterminate thread is whether bluesky (in english) is 'playful'
fair to say the early years of twitter—late in the lively credit boom—WERE playful
our subject in this indeterminate thread is whether bluesky (in english) is 'playful'
fair to say the early years of twitter—late in the lively credit boom—WERE playful
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
a 120-year-old quote (about a ~250yo notion) from a 30yo televised magic show that was drawn to some folks' attention this winter
our subject in this indeterminate thread is whether bluesky (in english) is 'playful'
fair to say the early years of twitter—late in the lively credit boom—WERE playful
our subject in this indeterminate thread is whether bluesky (in english) is 'playful'
fair to say the early years of twitter—late in the lively credit boom—WERE playful
artist impression of social impression of (artist impression of) photo impression of (artist impression of) comic impression of common experience —did i get that right
March 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
artist impression of social impression of (artist impression of) photo impression of (artist impression of) comic impression of common experience —did i get that right
⠀⠀earth: drop of water
we orbit a star
332,950× our mass
⠀⠀sun: ~5 gallons of water
our star orbits a black hole
4,297,000× our star's mass
⠀⠀sgr a*: >20,000,000 gallons
we are but a drop of water to the lake bellagio at the center of the milky way
bsky.app/profile/drow...
we orbit a star
332,950× our mass
⠀⠀sun: ~5 gallons of water
our star orbits a black hole
4,297,000× our star's mass
⠀⠀sgr a*: >20,000,000 gallons
we are but a drop of water to the lake bellagio at the center of the milky way
bsky.app/profile/drow...
March 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
⠀⠀earth: drop of water
we orbit a star
332,950× our mass
⠀⠀sun: ~5 gallons of water
our star orbits a black hole
4,297,000× our star's mass
⠀⠀sgr a*: >20,000,000 gallons
we are but a drop of water to the lake bellagio at the center of the milky way
bsky.app/profile/drow...
we orbit a star
332,950× our mass
⠀⠀sun: ~5 gallons of water
our star orbits a black hole
4,297,000× our star's mass
⠀⠀sgr a*: >20,000,000 gallons
we are but a drop of water to the lake bellagio at the center of the milky way
bsky.app/profile/drow...
weekend double feature:
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ESCAPISM.
in the land of the head hunters (1914, 65mins),
atanarjuat: the fast runner (2001).
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ESCAPISM.
in the land of the head hunters (1914, 65mins),
atanarjuat: the fast runner (2001).
March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
weekend double feature:
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ESCAPISM.
in the land of the head hunters (1914, 65mins),
atanarjuat: the fast runner (2001).
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ESCAPISM.
in the land of the head hunters (1914, 65mins),
atanarjuat: the fast runner (2001).