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A loose harmony of shifting energies since 13.9B BCE: The Coyotacious Now.
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Thanks @dghaskell.bsky.social re: When Trees Testify (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social)
"Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the convergences of human & plant lives. Full of joy, sorrow & brilliant insight, this book forever changed how I think about trees & American ecology & history."
"Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the convergences of human & plant lives. Full of joy, sorrow & brilliant insight, this book forever changed how I think about trees & American ecology & history."
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanks @dghaskell.bsky.social re: When Trees Testify (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social)
"Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the convergences of human & plant lives. Full of joy, sorrow & brilliant insight, this book forever changed how I think about trees & American ecology & history."
"Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the convergences of human & plant lives. Full of joy, sorrow & brilliant insight, this book forever changed how I think about trees & American ecology & history."
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Exactly! AI might be able to make one static frame of somethin that looked sort of like this (unless you looked too closely) but it doesn't think, plan, or comprehend 3D shapes. It will never produce anything but superficially pretty slop.
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Exactly! AI might be able to make one static frame of somethin that looked sort of like this (unless you looked too closely) but it doesn't think, plan, or comprehend 3D shapes. It will never produce anything but superficially pretty slop.
“Confidence is a concept you can choose. Authenticity is necessary. It’s hard work not being yourself.”
www.ted.com/talks/daniel...
www.ted.com/talks/daniel...
My life as a work of art
Daniel Lismore's closet is probably a bit different than yours -- his clothes are constructed out of materials ranging from beer cans and plastic crystals to diamonds, royal silks and 2,000-year-old R...
www.ted.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Confidence is a concept you can choose. Authenticity is necessary. It’s hard work not being yourself.”
www.ted.com/talks/daniel...
www.ted.com/talks/daniel...
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Dan Haskett animation from Sesame Street: Let's Discuss This (1988)
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Dan Haskett animation from Sesame Street: Let's Discuss This (1988)
Missing the Lights tonight plus a fireball meteor shower, and feeling blue for a lot of other reasons. But also inspired by a recent burst of clarity and creativity, and remembering that I’ve had plenty Lights and plenty meteors.
Something new is coming soon. Something big. And I’m ready for it. ☄️
Something new is coming soon. Something big. And I’m ready for it. ☄️
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Missing the Lights tonight plus a fireball meteor shower, and feeling blue for a lot of other reasons. But also inspired by a recent burst of clarity and creativity, and remembering that I’ve had plenty Lights and plenty meteors.
Something new is coming soon. Something big. And I’m ready for it. ☄️
Something new is coming soon. Something big. And I’m ready for it. ☄️
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November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Good news. “The range of PET-degrading enzymes spontaneously evolved in the deep sea provides models to be optimized in the lab for use in efficiently degrading plastics in treatment plants and, eventually, at home.”
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
Plastic-munching bacteria found across the seven seas
New enzyme motif shows how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic — and could help future cleanup efforts.
discovery.kaust.edu.sa
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good news. “The range of PET-degrading enzymes spontaneously evolved in the deep sea provides models to be optimized in the lab for use in efficiently degrading plastics in treatment plants and, eventually, at home.”
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
(also, still in existential crisis mode. This liminal space feels soft and pointless. I don’t recognize this utter ambiguity. At least when I go down to the crossroads, I know what I’m up against and why, and I’m ready to sell yet another of my souls. Right now, not sure I even have one left.)
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
(also, still in existential crisis mode. This liminal space feels soft and pointless. I don’t recognize this utter ambiguity. At least when I go down to the crossroads, I know what I’m up against and why, and I’m ready to sell yet another of my souls. Right now, not sure I even have one left.)
“You can sleep in the garage” they said. “It’ll be fun” they said ⛄️
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“You can sleep in the garage” they said. “It’ll be fun” they said ⛄️
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Tomorrow is Monday, which means back to the grind. Right now, the only grind is looking for gainful employment, and I’m getting less and less picky about the what and where of that. In years past I’ve picked grapes and I’ve dug ditches, and rn I’d be happy to do that kinda work again.
bugs bunny is wearing a jail uniform and holding a hammer in a cartoon .
Alt: in a jailyard, bugs bunny is wearing a striped jail uniform complete with ball and chain, and is thwacking rocks with a mallet
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November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Tomorrow is Monday, which means back to the grind. Right now, the only grind is looking for gainful employment, and I’m getting less and less picky about the what and where of that. In years past I’ve picked grapes and I’ve dug ditches, and rn I’d be happy to do that kinda work again.
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A Christian committed a horrific act of home-grown terrorism by blowing up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and yet Oklahoma City has elected several Christian mayors since then. How the hell can that happen?
(How to say you're a religious bigot without saying you're a religious bigot.)
(How to say you're a religious bigot without saying you're a religious bigot.)
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Christian committed a horrific act of home-grown terrorism by blowing up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and yet Oklahoma City has elected several Christian mayors since then. How the hell can that happen?
(How to say you're a religious bigot without saying you're a religious bigot.)
(How to say you're a religious bigot without saying you're a religious bigot.)
omg, I love this poster art. "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! I caw CAW CAW CAW CAW"
Wish I were in San Diego to catch this free show at the library. I doubt they're actually played by birds (or dressed up like them), but what do you expect for free.
Wish I were in San Diego to catch this free show at the library. I doubt they're actually played by birds (or dressed up like them), but what do you expect for free.
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
omg, I love this poster art. "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! I caw CAW CAW CAW CAW"
Wish I were in San Diego to catch this free show at the library. I doubt they're actually played by birds (or dressed up like them), but what do you expect for free.
Wish I were in San Diego to catch this free show at the library. I doubt they're actually played by birds (or dressed up like them), but what do you expect for free.
Ooh ooh. Looks like this comes out March 3, 2026 (you know, to celebrate International I Want You to Be Happy Day). On my wiiiish liiiiist.
🐻GRIZZLED🐻: Love Letters to 50 of North America's Least Understood Animals
Def the biggest & most personal project of my career. Featuring artwork & foreword by Joel Sartore, as well as insights from a bajillion amazing scientists. 🧪
❤️🔥I HOPE YOU LOVE IT❤️🔥
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002...
Def the biggest & most personal project of my career. Featuring artwork & foreword by Joel Sartore, as well as insights from a bajillion amazing scientists. 🧪
❤️🔥I HOPE YOU LOVE IT❤️🔥
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002...
Grizzled by Jason Bittel: 9781426223358 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Funny, fascinating, and scientifically grounded, this charming book reveals unknown details about 50 well-known animals. Effortlessly readable, Grizzled reintroduces nature lovers to species they th...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ooh ooh. Looks like this comes out March 3, 2026 (you know, to celebrate International I Want You to Be Happy Day). On my wiiiish liiiiist.
I misread my 23andMe DNA Painting and mistakenly believed I had no Y chromosome, but now it seems I actually have. Confusing graphic. Sorry for my inaccurate earlier post.
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I misread my 23andMe DNA Painting and mistakenly believed I had no Y chromosome, but now it seems I actually have. Confusing graphic. Sorry for my inaccurate earlier post.
Penny for the guy 🦊🧨🔥
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Penny for the guy 🦊🧨🔥
Who’s open for icons? Anyone working in alebrije style or something adjacent?
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who’s open for icons? Anyone working in alebrije style or something adjacent?
I never met Jim, but I’ve met living Kermiteers and I’ve worked with puppeteers who worked alongside Jim. I wish I could have known him in person, but I’m glad we get to see his work to this day. There’s none other like him.
Two beats of note in the end of Jim Henson’s conversation with Terry Wogan... One, how Jim wasn’t precious about Kermit being a puppet, without sacrificing his believability as a character - which plays to Two, that delightful little handshake at the end.
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I never met Jim, but I’ve met living Kermiteers and I’ve worked with puppeteers who worked alongside Jim. I wish I could have known him in person, but I’m glad we get to see his work to this day. There’s none other like him.
I might pop into New York City for a couple days soon. Who’s there? I talk a lot of shit about the place (sorry!) cos I’m really really not a city mouse, but oh, it’s so fun to visit. I wanna see some shows. I wanna eat some eats. What’s a country mouse to do?
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I might pop into New York City for a couple days soon. Who’s there? I talk a lot of shit about the place (sorry!) cos I’m really really not a city mouse, but oh, it’s so fun to visit. I wanna see some shows. I wanna eat some eats. What’s a country mouse to do?
Okay, so if I were, say, a melanistic jaguar, and for some reason I didn’t want to also be called Gat, what’s a good name?
1. Tinto
2. Manchester
3. Miguel
4. [your other answer here]
How do you animal people name your animals?
1. Tinto
2. Manchester
3. Miguel
4. [your other answer here]
How do you animal people name your animals?
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Okay, so if I were, say, a melanistic jaguar, and for some reason I didn’t want to also be called Gat, what’s a good name?
1. Tinto
2. Manchester
3. Miguel
4. [your other answer here]
How do you animal people name your animals?
1. Tinto
2. Manchester
3. Miguel
4. [your other answer here]
How do you animal people name your animals?
The scents of my body change from place to place. In some places, I smell amazing. Where I’m staying right now, my pits reek an unholy reek, and no sir, I don’t like it. I’m supposed to be here another couple weeks, and I’m not sure I can stand my own aroma that long. Bleh.
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The scents of my body change from place to place. In some places, I smell amazing. Where I’m staying right now, my pits reek an unholy reek, and no sir, I don’t like it. I’m supposed to be here another couple weeks, and I’m not sure I can stand my own aroma that long. Bleh.