Got hit-and-run by someone who was probably in a stolen car and/or under the influence of recreational pharmaceuticals. Damage to my car seems to be nothing but plastic and electronics, but we'll see what the shop says.

Sigh. I guess I'll relax by playing the video game I just started, which is *checks notes* Grid Legends.

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 21:34

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 21:34

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Watched The Legend of Tarzan on Netflix:

Alexander Skarsgård: FERAL!
Margot Robbie: STUNNING!
Samuel L. Jackson: AFFABLE!
Gender roles: TRADITIONAL!
Colonialism: BAD!
Animals: CGI!

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** · Mar 07, 2024, 00:35

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**George Penney** @georgepenney@sunny.garden · Mar 07, 2024, 00:35

Mar 07, 2024, 00:35

George Penney @georgepenney@sunny.garden

I was standing at our kitchen window this morning, looking up at our back garden (we're on a hill) only to see next-door's cat wandering by looking like she had a kitten in her mouth.

Looking closely, I realised she was lugging a pair of men's boxers while making the "Look at the wonderful thing I am bringing you. There will probably be entrails!" noise.

She'd obviously jumped the fence from our other (catless) neighbour. And was scampering home, through our garden, to her house on the other side.

She disappeared off into her garden and we got on with the morning, until we spotted her with a sock. She was obviously killing our neighbour's washing line and taking the spoils victoriously home.

This explains a mysterious mystery that we've been experiencing in the 2 months we've been in this little #newzealand house. Firstly, it was a slipper that went missing. There are 3 cats that enjoy our garden, and we weren't sure who'd taken it.

But lately, We've lost socks, undies, dish cloths and a T-shirt. And since we've spent the last 5 years living out of 2 small suitcases, we kind of know what we have, and really notice when stuff wanders off into the void.

But now we know the culprit!

She's fluffy, she's cuddly! She sneaks in through our second-floor window sometimes and burrows and our covers and she's an undie thief!

So now we're left with the question: Do we go next door to ask for our stuff or let sleeping #cats lie?🤔 (She IS very very adorable.)

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 15:30

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 15:30

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Seen on motel marquee sign: TAPE DOESN'T TASTE LIKE SCOTCH

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** · Mar 07, 2024, 07:08

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**Compound Interest** @compoundchem@mstdn.social · Mar 07, 2024, 07:08

Mar 07, 2024, 07:08

Compound Interest @compoundchem@mstdn.social

It's #WorldBookDay today (but only in the UK & Ireland, bizarrely), so here's a reminder of the chemistry behind new and old book smells! https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/

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**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 14:48

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 14:48

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@deinol Nifo Oti.

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 06:47

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 07, 2024, 06:47

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@evildrganymede It gets regular play at my fire dancing club.

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 06, 2024, 22:54

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · Mar 06, 2024, 22:54

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Peter Drake HAS MOVED @peterdrake@qoto.org

@tanya_shapiro Building a graphical interface to segment clouds in photos of the sky. The resulting data will be used to train a convolutional neural network.