George Budd @Gbudd@qoto.org

Cannot reiterate this enough:

PLEASE don’t request refunds from Apple for any unused time on your Twitterrific or Tweetbot subscriptions.

It could literally bankrupt small shops like these.

https://blog.iconfactory.com/2023/01/twitterrific-end-of-an-era/

@futurebird Took the math behind computer science to teach me that there are completely reasonable questions whose answer cannot be computed. Uncomputable problems. Now I run into it all the time and most people won't believe me.

@futurebird
Everything at the intersection of math on pieces of paper, and physics in the real world, where the math makes no damn sense, but you try it in the real world and what happens is the nonsense thing that the math predicted.

E.g. Fast Fourier Transforms, especially for image restoration.

My brain went from "BS! You just made that up!" To "OK, you're a witch! Repent!" To "OK, now I'm a witch too?! How am I doing this? I should not be able to do this!"

I love watercolor art. What do you think? For more of this style: like...

If you Want to See more Attractive and Interesting Dachshund art Visit my Profile Bio link...

#mastodon #art #digital_art #dogs #dog #dachshund_art #photography #FollowFriday #pinting

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure that you're not, in fact, surrounded by assholes.

I have to reject any fixed notion of the nature of femininity. You don't have to fear spiders to be be a woman!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/16/the-feminine-isnt-an-absolute/

White friends: Reflect

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or KKK, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice. Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." #MLK

Doctor...A little baby Check her Dog heart ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

#mastodon #dogs #dog #pets #doctor #photography #old

When you have the clamps, why not use them?

This dovetail case needed a bit of convincing that it's "hip to be square"

#woodworking

@futurebird
Drawing horses is hard. Drawing horses with a laptop trackpad is harder still.

(Drawn just now, with absolutely zero reference!)

I remember seeing Iain Banks talking at a convention some years back. He described his process as six months of very hard thinking followed by six months of frantic writing. But those months of hard thinking were every bit as much a part of writing a book as the actual composition. Sometimes, "writing" has nothing to do with putting words on a page. Sometimes, a long walk on a blustery beach achieves more than a whole day spent staring at a blank sheet of paper.

Most US folk don't know about COINTELPRO, the FBI program that targeted Black civil rights leaders for false arrest, and yes, assassination. US folks don't know this, because it's not taught in schools. But Black kids know about COINTELPRO.

Most US folk don't know what a "Black Identity Extremist" is. Again, not taught in schools. If you joined a George Floyd BLM protest, there's a good chance you were investigated as a Black Identity Extremist. Again by the FBI. Black kids know this.

What is something you learned in math that made you loose a sense of innocence-- knowledge that you can never unlearn that changes the world forever?

I used to write short stories and poems, but somewhere along the line I became afraid to share and eventually just … stopped writing.

But life is too short to live inauthentically.

Yesterday, in a travel-weary state of mind, I challenged myself to write something, anything. Because I’ve been reconnecting with my love of poetry, that’s where I went.

And today I’m taking the plunge. I’m sharing what I wrote before my inner critic has time to build up a persuasive case to stay quiet.

Stories I Used to Tell Myself

Disabled isother people.

The glassthat mediatesmy daily existence?Only window dressing,I’m fine.

The catchin my breath,it’s so mild.I carry help just in case, butI’m fine.

The neuronsdon’t always keep up,others have it worse.I sought help, but trust meI’m fine.

No matter thatI am not enough to survivethis game unaidedon my own,I’m fine.

Disabled?Too strong of a word.

Disabled?Naw.Not me.

#creativewriting #disability #poetry #todayspoem

https://blog.josh.tel/2023/01/13/being-creative-in-public/

“Find what you love, and let it kill you.” — Charles Bukowski

#writinglife #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writing #storytelling #screenwriting #art #CharlesBukowski

Serenity.
Black and white photography emphasizes silence, loneliness, depth.
There is nothing superfluous here.
Just look at this photo.

Photographer: modopix
#photo #blackandwhitephoto #serenity #winter #photo #Sunday #loneliness

#warrenzevon #andhishairwasperfect