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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
For friends not on the other site: 4yo son has dictated his first story, and it is fanfic
specifically, it is *fix-it fanfic*
the fandom is Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad
specifically, it is *fix-it fanfic*
the fandom is Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad
March 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For friends not on the other site: 4yo son has dictated his first story, and it is fanfic
specifically, it is *fix-it fanfic*
the fandom is Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad
specifically, it is *fix-it fanfic*
the fandom is Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad
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Late but here is my Halloween costume
November 4, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Late but here is my Halloween costume
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“Who Wants to Live Forever”
without saying we are the champions, fav queen song?
June 2, 2024 at 12:20 AM
“Who Wants to Live Forever”
immediate neighbors moved out and their landlord is doing a deep cleaning of their rental house
they were heavy smokers and — you know what it smells like when somebody cleans an ashtray? magnify that to THE SIZE OF A HOUSE
(I have LIVED with smokers and the smell wasn’t this bad)
they were heavy smokers and — you know what it smells like when somebody cleans an ashtray? magnify that to THE SIZE OF A HOUSE
(I have LIVED with smokers and the smell wasn’t this bad)
March 28, 2024 at 9:53 PM
immediate neighbors moved out and their landlord is doing a deep cleaning of their rental house
they were heavy smokers and — you know what it smells like when somebody cleans an ashtray? magnify that to THE SIZE OF A HOUSE
(I have LIVED with smokers and the smell wasn’t this bad)
they were heavy smokers and — you know what it smells like when somebody cleans an ashtray? magnify that to THE SIZE OF A HOUSE
(I have LIVED with smokers and the smell wasn’t this bad)
picked up a copy of the first volume of Marvel’s ROM SPACEKNIGHT and man I forgot how awesome and tight comics used to be in the days before people started writing them like screenplays
more happens in Bill Mantlo’s first ROM issue than in a four-issue miniseries today
more happens in Bill Mantlo’s first ROM issue than in a four-issue miniseries today
March 23, 2024 at 4:13 PM
picked up a copy of the first volume of Marvel’s ROM SPACEKNIGHT and man I forgot how awesome and tight comics used to be in the days before people started writing them like screenplays
more happens in Bill Mantlo’s first ROM issue than in a four-issue miniseries today
more happens in Bill Mantlo’s first ROM issue than in a four-issue miniseries today
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I didn’t expect to become so cynical about technologies to generate text, but here we are: a “coobook” purchased by a hospital, intended for use by patients. Note the “2000+ Day Recipe” panel. It is a lie.
#MedLibs #AmReading 1/n
#MedLibs #AmReading 1/n
March 5, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I didn’t expect to become so cynical about technologies to generate text, but here we are: a “coobook” purchased by a hospital, intended for use by patients. Note the “2000+ Day Recipe” panel. It is a lie.
#MedLibs #AmReading 1/n
#MedLibs #AmReading 1/n
lifetime asthmatic: fuck these doctors
a) we ALREADY DID THIS when they changed the propellant in inhalers like 15 yrs ago from BLAST MEDICINE INTO YOUR LUNGS to sickly lil spray
b) I use disc inhaler for steroid treatment; you breathe in hard to use them. GUESS WHAT YOU CAN’T DO MID ASTHMA ATTACK
a) we ALREADY DID THIS when they changed the propellant in inhalers like 15 yrs ago from BLAST MEDICINE INTO YOUR LUNGS to sickly lil spray
b) I use disc inhaler for steroid treatment; you breathe in hard to use them. GUESS WHAT YOU CAN’T DO MID ASTHMA ATTACK
Every puff from the most commonly prescribed inhaler releases a gas up to 3,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The cumulative effect of inhalers sold in the U.S. equals driving more than a half-million gas-powered cars for a year. So some doctors are talking to patients about alternatives.
Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planet
In an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate warming impact as driving 1...
www.wbur.org
March 16, 2024 at 1:10 AM
lifetime asthmatic: fuck these doctors
a) we ALREADY DID THIS when they changed the propellant in inhalers like 15 yrs ago from BLAST MEDICINE INTO YOUR LUNGS to sickly lil spray
b) I use disc inhaler for steroid treatment; you breathe in hard to use them. GUESS WHAT YOU CAN’T DO MID ASTHMA ATTACK
a) we ALREADY DID THIS when they changed the propellant in inhalers like 15 yrs ago from BLAST MEDICINE INTO YOUR LUNGS to sickly lil spray
b) I use disc inhaler for steroid treatment; you breathe in hard to use them. GUESS WHAT YOU CAN’T DO MID ASTHMA ATTACK
PLANET OF THE APES opened in US theaters 3 April 1968.
THE SIMPSONS’s “A Fish Called Selma” first aired 24 March 1996 — 10,217 days later.
24 March 1996 was 10,217 days ago…yesterday.
We are farther from “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” than it was from PLANET OF THE APES.
THE SIMPSONS’s “A Fish Called Selma” first aired 24 March 1996 — 10,217 days later.
24 March 1996 was 10,217 days ago…yesterday.
We are farther from “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” than it was from PLANET OF THE APES.
March 16, 2024 at 1:01 AM
PLANET OF THE APES opened in US theaters 3 April 1968.
THE SIMPSONS’s “A Fish Called Selma” first aired 24 March 1996 — 10,217 days later.
24 March 1996 was 10,217 days ago…yesterday.
We are farther from “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” than it was from PLANET OF THE APES.
THE SIMPSONS’s “A Fish Called Selma” first aired 24 March 1996 — 10,217 days later.
24 March 1996 was 10,217 days ago…yesterday.
We are farther from “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” than it was from PLANET OF THE APES.
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Imagine an AI trained on Ao3. You ask it the capital of London and get back an erotic short story of Harry getting boned at King's Cross station by Snape, who has drunk a potion that gives him a magical penis growing out of his forehead.
Imagine an AI trained on Tumblr. You ask it the capital of Brazil and you get back a manifesto about why mermaid cannibalism is secretly problematic.
February 22, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Imagine an AI trained on Ao3. You ask it the capital of London and get back an erotic short story of Harry getting boned at King's Cross station by Snape, who has drunk a potion that gives him a magical penis growing out of his forehead.
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oh no cannot unsee / unhear (from www.tumblr.com/smokiedokie/..., via the rec list)
January 20, 2024 at 1:37 AM
oh no cannot unsee / unhear (from www.tumblr.com/smokiedokie/..., via the rec list)
just realized the porno version of REACHER would be called REACHAROUNDER
December 30, 2023 at 1:07 AM
just realized the porno version of REACHER would be called REACHAROUNDER
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Christmas decorations come down on January 6th, or the 7th of you want to leave them up for an Epiphany/ Little Christmas / Nollaig na mBan party on the 6th.
how do you know when to take down Christmas lights? is there a secret Christian code that tells you how long lights should be creating their cheerful yet unnatural glow on your street?
December 25, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Christmas decorations come down on January 6th, or the 7th of you want to leave them up for an Epiphany/ Little Christmas / Nollaig na mBan party on the 6th.
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Anyway, here's some artwork I prepared earlier.
December 17, 2023 at 8:17 AM
Anyway, here's some artwork I prepared earlier.
Moose has an alter ego
presenting: The Little Blue Bear
presenting: The Little Blue Bear
December 14, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Moose has an alter ego
presenting: The Little Blue Bear
presenting: The Little Blue Bear
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You will be absolutely thrilled to know that the MSFT subsidiary that specializes in software to help doctors write medical documentation has a version of "co-pilot" that they are putting into the physician workflow!
I rebooted and Windows 11 put an AI copilot button beside the start button without asking. The first thing I asked it was how to turn it off, and it answered incorrectly. Twice. Then I asked it who I was married to and it hallucinated a new job for Jenn, a son, and a dog - with fake references
November 23, 2023 at 2:31 AM
You will be absolutely thrilled to know that the MSFT subsidiary that specializes in software to help doctors write medical documentation has a version of "co-pilot" that they are putting into the physician workflow!
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My partner is HVAC guy, and when we’re watching movies and shows, he’ll watch someone walking through a house and he’ll quietly say things like “Honeywell thermostat.”
November 15, 2023 at 6:36 PM
My partner is HVAC guy, and when we’re watching movies and shows, he’ll watch someone walking through a house and he’ll quietly say things like “Honeywell thermostat.”
ME, full of Hanna-Barbera cartoon enthusiasm. “And now to solve the mystery of my missing indoor shoes!”
WIFE, eagle-eyed and unenthused. “They’re right. THERE.”
ME, “Great job, team! Another mystery solved!”
WIFE. “NO”
WIFE, eagle-eyed and unenthused. “They’re right. THERE.”
ME, “Great job, team! Another mystery solved!”
WIFE. “NO”
November 14, 2023 at 10:11 PM
ME, full of Hanna-Barbera cartoon enthusiasm. “And now to solve the mystery of my missing indoor shoes!”
WIFE, eagle-eyed and unenthused. “They’re right. THERE.”
ME, “Great job, team! Another mystery solved!”
WIFE. “NO”
WIFE, eagle-eyed and unenthused. “They’re right. THERE.”
ME, “Great job, team! Another mystery solved!”
WIFE. “NO”
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This is it, the "final" version of one of the most important sexual technologies of the 21st century
It has the ability to unlock powerful secret knowledge previously hidden to society
Please direct people to this version
It has the ability to unlock powerful secret knowledge previously hidden to society
Please direct people to this version
November 11, 2023 at 9:20 PM
This is it, the "final" version of one of the most important sexual technologies of the 21st century
It has the ability to unlock powerful secret knowledge previously hidden to society
Please direct people to this version
It has the ability to unlock powerful secret knowledge previously hidden to society
Please direct people to this version
the amusing revealed preference is that university administrators believe the most important step in countering student radicals is not about shutting down groups or actions but about minimizing the inconvenience that the administrators could potentially experience personally
There's some good research on defensive architecture, including a few pubs that address campus design:
www.proquest.com/docview/8925...
books.google.com/books?id=1hj...
books.google.com/books?id=y7Q...
summit.sfu.ca/item/20408
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
www.proquest.com/docview/8925...
books.google.com/books?id=1hj...
books.google.com/books?id=y7Q...
summit.sfu.ca/item/20408
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Saw someone on here yesterday say they don’t know why students aren’t occupying buildings like they did in the 60s anymore. Besides being a very different era of security/policing/surveillance, many unis changed the architectural features of buildings after the 60s to make occupation much harder.
November 13, 2023 at 5:13 PM
the amusing revealed preference is that university administrators believe the most important step in countering student radicals is not about shutting down groups or actions but about minimizing the inconvenience that the administrators could potentially experience personally
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I've set up the balcony bar and am awaiting doors to open (and then for people to filter up to the mezzanine lobby) and while I'm up here I've gone and picked 11 films for a trucking film retrospective, using SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT as the turning point and the trendsetter
November 12, 2023 at 12:04 AM
I've set up the balcony bar and am awaiting doors to open (and then for people to filter up to the mezzanine lobby) and while I'm up here I've gone and picked 11 films for a trucking film retrospective, using SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT as the turning point and the trendsetter