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norcal.social
#mechanic #automotive #fedihire
A difficulty has developed in my small-town area (unincorporated population about 300) of coastal Northern California that might be just the thing for a community-minded (or -desiring) auto mechanic looking for a fresh start. The forest town basically has two […]
A difficulty has developed in my small-town area (unincorporated population about 300) of coastal Northern California that might be just the thing for a community-minded (or -desiring) auto mechanic looking for a fresh start. The forest town basically has two […]
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[highly reductive take about capitalism from a pinball machine repairman]
When I started work at PAPA, the games were in pretty bad condition.
PAPA had one tech, and five hundred pinball machines. Tech's name was Steve and he was a great guy and an excellent tech. You've never heard of him […]
When I started work at PAPA, the games were in pretty bad condition.
PAPA had one tech, and five hundred pinball machines. Tech's name was Steve and he was a great guy and an excellent tech. You've never heard of him […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
July 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
[highly reductive take about capitalism from a pinball machine repairman]
When I started work at PAPA, the games were in pretty bad condition.
PAPA had one tech, and five hundred pinball machines. Tech's name was Steve and he was a great guy and an excellent tech. You've never heard of him […]
When I started work at PAPA, the games were in pretty bad condition.
PAPA had one tech, and five hundred pinball machines. Tech's name was Steve and he was a great guy and an excellent tech. You've never heard of him […]
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Like mate
Say you do get divorced, say you do kick the spouse out because you're tired of her going "Eh, just water spraying in the walls, nbd"
You're still gonna have, from the sounds of things, ninety year old copper pipes full of pinholes and probably way too much water pressure
Except […]
Say you do get divorced, say you do kick the spouse out because you're tired of her going "Eh, just water spraying in the walls, nbd"
You're still gonna have, from the sounds of things, ninety year old copper pipes full of pinholes and probably way too much water pressure
Except […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Like mate
Say you do get divorced, say you do kick the spouse out because you're tired of her going "Eh, just water spraying in the walls, nbd"
You're still gonna have, from the sounds of things, ninety year old copper pipes full of pinholes and probably way too much water pressure
Except […]
Say you do get divorced, say you do kick the spouse out because you're tired of her going "Eh, just water spraying in the walls, nbd"
You're still gonna have, from the sounds of things, ninety year old copper pipes full of pinholes and probably way too much water pressure
Except […]
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That gorgeous moment at the end of an 850-mile drive when home first comes into view—even if it’s still another 30 minutes.
December 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
That gorgeous moment at the end of an 850-mile drive when home first comes into view—even if it’s still another 30 minutes.
Snapshots of what’s going on in ordinary Russian lives in light of the Ukraine war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
In rare, candid interviews, Russians discuss life amid war | Aeon Videos
In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities
aeon.co
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Snapshots of what’s going on in ordinary Russian lives in light of the Ukraine war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
13 minutes
https://aeon.co/videos/in-rare-candid-interviews-russians-discuss-life-amid-war
Did everyone win their boxing matches today?
December 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Did everyone win their boxing matches today?
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There has been a piece at the Workhouse gift shop that has been calling to me for months now.
Every time I pop in there, I check to see if it is still there. I decided this morning when I went over to pick up my plate, if it was still there, it would be […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Every time I pop in there, I check to see if it is still there. I decided this morning when I went over to pick up my plate, if it was still there, it would be […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There has been a piece at the Workhouse gift shop that has been calling to me for months now.
Every time I pop in there, I check to see if it is still there. I decided this morning when I went over to pick up my plate, if it was still there, it would be […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Every time I pop in there, I check to see if it is still there. I decided this morning when I went over to pick up my plate, if it was still there, it would be […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Just discovered Proton is offering an AI option, so I’m looking into leaving. Is Tuta Mail the best way to go? I don’t see anything about AI on their site, but I don’t see a no-AI stance, either.
December 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just discovered Proton is offering an AI option, so I’m looking into leaving. Is Tuta Mail the best way to go? I don’t see anything about AI on their site, but I don’t see a no-AI stance, either.
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you there boy, what bullshit is this
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
you there boy, what bullshit is this
#3goodthings
• My aunt and uncle’s treehouse, which I used to live in and still stay in when I visit
• Reaching an understanding with a blown-down tree that’s blocking the way or with a discordant relationship dynamic
• The soul-stirring sound of a great horned owl at night
• My aunt and uncle’s treehouse, which I used to live in and still stay in when I visit
• Reaching an understanding with a blown-down tree that’s blocking the way or with a discordant relationship dynamic
• The soul-stirring sound of a great horned owl at night
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
#3goodthings
• My aunt and uncle’s treehouse, which I used to live in and still stay in when I visit
• Reaching an understanding with a blown-down tree that’s blocking the way or with a discordant relationship dynamic
• The soul-stirring sound of a great horned owl at night
• My aunt and uncle’s treehouse, which I used to live in and still stay in when I visit
• Reaching an understanding with a blown-down tree that’s blocking the way or with a discordant relationship dynamic
• The soul-stirring sound of a great horned owl at night
Bartered by the storms but still smells as sweet
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Bartered by the storms but still smells as sweet
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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@superball I read myself to sleep. If that doesn't work I visualize my life as I want it, without the damaging self talk that insists it can't happen. If can.
December 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
@superball I read myself to sleep. If that doesn't work I visualize my life as I want it, without the damaging self talk that insists it can't happen. If can.
I did the thing where I didn’t sleep well last night because of a windstorm so drank copious caffeine toward the end of today and am now not sleeping tonight. Everything feels a LEETLE bit strange. 😵💫 I mean, stranger than the usual strange.
December 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I did the thing where I didn’t sleep well last night because of a windstorm so drank copious caffeine toward the end of today and am now not sleeping tonight. Everything feels a LEETLE bit strange. 😵💫 I mean, stranger than the usual strange.
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I offer Cassandra's Complete Class Theorem¹.
All "good use cases for AI" break down into one of four categories:
I. Bad use case.
II. Good use case, but not something AI can do.
III Good use case, but it's already been done without AI.
IV. Not AI in the LLMs and GANs sense, but in the machine […]
All "good use cases for AI" break down into one of four categories:
I. Bad use case.
II. Good use case, but not something AI can do.
III Good use case, but it's already been done without AI.
IV. Not AI in the LLMs and GANs sense, but in the machine […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I offer Cassandra's Complete Class Theorem¹.
All "good use cases for AI" break down into one of four categories:
I. Bad use case.
II. Good use case, but not something AI can do.
III Good use case, but it's already been done without AI.
IV. Not AI in the LLMs and GANs sense, but in the machine […]
All "good use cases for AI" break down into one of four categories:
I. Bad use case.
II. Good use case, but not something AI can do.
III Good use case, but it's already been done without AI.
IV. Not AI in the LLMs and GANs sense, but in the machine […]
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The wizard sleeps deeply. In the distance, frogs sing.
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The wizard sleeps deeply. In the distance, frogs sing.
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The sky in Ahuriri/Napier tonight
December 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The sky in Ahuriri/Napier tonight
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The wizard sleeps peacefully. Outside, there is a chorus of crickets.
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The wizard sleeps peacefully. Outside, there is a chorus of crickets.
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When someone scrolls back through my feed and starts boosting old threads, those old threads pop up in my notifications and I go "Oh okay yeah I guess that was a good one" and boost them myself, that's how this works, you can rewind me
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
When someone scrolls back through my feed and starts boosting old threads, those old threads pop up in my notifications and I go "Oh okay yeah I guess that was a good one" and boost them myself, that's how this works, you can rewind me
“The intraterrestrials are showing us that we were wrong; life can exist on orders of magnitude lower power and sustain their living cells for orders of magnitude more years than previously thought possible. This means that many of these living beings bump up against the energetic limits of life […]
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norcal.social
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“The intraterrestrials are showing us that we were wrong; life can exist on orders of magnitude lower power and sustain their living cells for orders of magnitude more years than previously thought possible. This means that many of these living beings bump up against the energetic limits of life […]
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(also every single digital product for sale anywhere ever needs a "Make offer" button. Because I'm sure as hell not gonna spend sixty bucks a year on a podcast, that's just completely out of the question for me, but I'd be alright with twenty. A button that says "Make offer" with a number field […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
(also every single digital product for sale anywhere ever needs a "Make offer" button. Because I'm sure as hell not gonna spend sixty bucks a year on a podcast, that's just completely out of the question for me, but I'd be alright with twenty. A button that says "Make offer" with a number field […]
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Ants have tremendous physical variation. Consider the difference in the legs between turtle ants and leaf cutters.
This photo by Chris Joll shows how compact Cephalotes varians can be. Her body is flat so she can hide in tree bark.
Leafcutter ants have long […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
This photo by Chris Joll shows how compact Cephalotes varians can be. Her body is flat so she can hide in tree bark.
Leafcutter ants have long […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Ants have tremendous physical variation. Consider the difference in the legs between turtle ants and leaf cutters.
This photo by Chris Joll shows how compact Cephalotes varians can be. Her body is flat so she can hide in tree bark.
Leafcutter ants have long […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
This photo by Chris Joll shows how compact Cephalotes varians can be. Her body is flat so she can hide in tree bark.
Leafcutter ants have long […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]