Show newer
Dave T-W boosted
🆎

OMG the McMaster-Carr website is an absolute fucking TREAT. In SO SO MANY WAYS.

Check it out, honestly. If you've never used it before, just go. Just click around. It is fucking *BRILLIANT*.

1+
Dave T-W

@louis Are you aware of the "Ferris is Cameron's imaginary friend" theory?

0
Dave T-W

I was at a recital yesterday of some choral and organ church , and after looking up one of the composers, was surprised to find that he wrote one of those annoying viral tiktok tunes you hear all the time.

So here's Thomas Hewitt Jones a couple of years back on how that ended up going viral.

youtu.be/5BxjG0AwAT8?si=JaVlVk

And more recently how the internet / social media / AI generative music puts creativity at risk:

youtu.be/aBG3i4v9EK4

1
Dave T-W

@jon Flashbacks to the horrible Fiat Multipla.

0
Dave T-W

@jon It's very cute :)

0
Dave T-W

First time ever commuting with Mrs Davoloid to our respective new buildings at Stratford. Lovely open examples following tradition. And a thoroughly nice day.

0
Dave T-W boosted
Cory Doctorow

State-affiliated Chinese hackers penetrated AT&T, Verizon, Lumen and others; they entered their networks and spent months intercepting US traffic - from individuals, firms, government officials, etc - and they did it all without having to exploit any code vulnerabilities. Instead, they used the back door that the FBI requires every carrier to furnish:

wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s

1/

1+
Dave T-W boosted
Katy Elphinstone

The way autism is currently diagnosed seems quite unreliable, to me.

I feel this would be ok if it were not generally taken to be so definitive and consistent 🤷‍♀️

A thread 🧵

⬇️

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Diagnosis #Neurodivergent

1
Dave T-W

This hits hard.
mixmag.net/feature/rip-daniell

"Danielle Moore believed in the idea of dancing as a deliberate act of community or a salve for personal anguish and the numerous benefits that came with moving together on a dancefloor. It was this experience that enabled a shy and otherwise under-confident woman to perform as though she owned the stage."

0
Dave T-W

Aww this is so unfair. Crazy P frontwoman Danielle Moore dies at only 52. Only discovered this chilled blend of funk, house and soul in recent years.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjvpd

1
Dave T-W boosted
Dan Hon

the whole purpose of the post-menopausal woman is to prevent the rise of generative AI

1+
Dave T-W boosted
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

What idiot called it "the plot holes in the script of Disney's The Lion King" and not "Lacuna matata"?

1+
Dave T-W boosted
JA Westenberg

The free speech shitgoblins got what they wanted, and they're still not happy.

They’re still following the rest of us wherever we go, spewing the same tired nonsense.

Why? Because it turns out that shouting into an echo chamber isn't nearly as satisfying as they thought it would be.

Today's video essay: How Twitter Became the Loneliest Reich

youtube.com/watch?v=geuyabhW85

1+
Dave T-W

Back on track now.

Show thread
0
Dave T-W

Just heard this overhead. What's the vertical and horizontal separation required over London? Possible near miss.

1
Dave T-W

Caught up on the closing ceremony, absolutely love , Air, Vampire Weekend, and that Kavinsky song is one of the most iconic movie songs.
Thomas Mars seemed so grateful for the fans that came to their excellent Glastonbury closer last year (billed against Elton John) so this must have been such a thrill.

0
Dave T-W boosted
Steve Streza

Loved hearing Tim Walz today say "you don't just win elections to bank political capital to win another election, you take that political capital and you burn it as fast as you can to improve people's lives". #uspol @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

1+
Dave T-W boosted
JA Westenberg

"I don't read the news - it's bad for my mental health," has become the rallying cry of the willfully uninformed. It's the kind of statement that gets nods of understanding and murmurs of agreement at dinner parties.

We've somehow convinced ourselves that being an informed citizen is incompatible with personal well-being, as if knowledge and mental health are locked in a zero-sum game.

youtube.com/watch?v=pdKt1v2uHd

1
Dave T-W

New hobby for me and adventure girl. Picked up a kayak and have been out for the last 3 days on the North Kent Coast. Best way to stay cool!
Alt text not working for me: photos show a cyan 2 person inflatable kayak, me and kiddo with coast in the background, wearing lifejackets, and a distant shot of us in the middle of the harbour, with proper boats behind.

0
Dave T-W boosted
Phil Landmeier

@KydiaMusic @kwramm @bojacobs Exactly. It's a cluster of neuroses, starting with serious self-esteem problems. And so, societies with self-esteem problems are ripe for fascism to take hold.

Another red-flag for me is a society that loves the concept of revenge, which the USA is. Americans love the idea of getting revenge and this is one of the things that makes Trump so attractive. Trump frequently threatens revenge and this turns his followers on.

All of this stems from a populace that is unhappy and feels put down, which much of the USA also feels. Racists feel put down. The rest feel they can't get ahead because the system is rigged. Which it is, by the wealthy, but they don't understand it. They don't realize that the wealthy people they idolize are the very ones who have rigged the system and destroyed the middle class.

0
Show older
Qoto Mastodon

QOTO: Question Others to Teach Ourselves
An inclusive, Academic Freedom, instance
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.

Trending now

Resources

Developers

What is Mastodon?

qoto.org

More…

v3.5.19-qoto · Privacy policy