Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org

@phistorians @histodons @antiquidons
That captures the "oops" perfectly. Too bad the artist is so long gone- I'd definitely chip in on Kickstarter or maybe Patreon for whoever that was.

I'm really curious as to what that thing on the table is. It looks like something metal with a handle maybe. Very curious.

This is the radiation machine I've had 30 dates with so far. (Not all at once; it was 10 days, 15 days, and 5 days at different times. Each was for a different part of the body.) Doesn't it look friendly, with its arms reaching out for a hug?

It uses shaped and focused X-rays. There's one of the fancy ultra-modern proton beam ones a couple of hours from me in Scottsdale (Mayo), but my oncologist explained to me how I'm best served by this one. And this one is about a mile from my house. 😃 In fact, everywhere I need to go for illness--related stuff is about a mile away in one direction or another. How lucky is that!

@IAm_THEPaulina @rbreich
We're very, very sorry about that. Or at least the majority of us is.

@ninawillburger
Since nothing else looks like a cross, I presume you're talking about the object at 2 o'clock? That doesn't seem very much like a Christian cross to me, as the vertical below the join should be longer.

Do we know that that shape was used as a symbol of Christianity in that place and time? I've seen that equal-arm-length cross used to represent a star, for example, but have no idea about that specific locale.

@jayarava
Probably WAS you then.

@krisSacrebleu
Well, boy howdy and hot damn. Looking forward to the results.

@jayarava
I'd be surprised if it takes that long.

@dave
No way to know, I guess. If social media gets swamped with bots of that sort, it'll be the end. I have no doubt there are people evil enough to want to do just that.

@jayarava
From what I've read, mantras weren't a thing yet in the 7th century. (in China, that is) as they hadn't been imported pet from Tibet. Ah, but do I have a citation for that? No, I don't and don't remember where I read it. It may have even been you. 😀

@lukeswitzer
Cool! Let's do this thing.

Absolutely! For some reason, I've found myself in random conversations with strangers lately. It might be a Mastodon side effect-- I've become acquainted with quite a few people here simply by conversing with them about something interesting they're doing, and it's carried over into real life. There are fewer complete doofuses out in the world than I presumed before.

@YaelEisenstat
Well, dang. That sounded interesting and I started to read it, but I don't have a subscription so I didn't get very far. Maybe warn people next time about the subscription requirement? That level of disappointment isn't life-changing or anything, but it's not nothing, either. Thanks!

@Akhenatobi
What on earth? One of the machines must have gotten hungry.

@paulkruczynski
😆 😆 😆