chrisbloom

@chrisbloom@aus.social

Living on unceded Wiradjuri Land πŸ™
Ret'd Entomologist - ex Twitter
Now #Weaving (fabric)
& #Spinning (wool)

#Farmer #Feminist
#Insects #STEM
#auspol #NSWpol #politics
#Equity #Equality
#Environment #Wildlife
#ClimateChange
#Dogs #Cats
#BirdLifeAustralia
#MedicalCannabis
#SupportIndependentMedia
#SupportLGBTQI
#VoIce #TruthTelling #Treaty
#SupportMulticulturalism

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RickiTarr, to random
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So, the hubs and I have a one of the long term couple debates about when is the best time to shower.

For me, a shower is calming and relaxing, so I tend to do it in the evening or before bed.

He says it's refreshing and energizing, so it helps him wake up, and get going in the morning.

How about y'all, is it relaxing, refreshing, something in between, or something different entirely? When do you normally do it? Have you always done it the same or have you changed over the years?

chrisbloom,

@RickiTarr
I like to 'wash away the day' and shower in the evening when my day's work is finished & I can relax. I have special, v expensive & beautiful pyjamas to swan about in after my shower, until its time for bed when for sleeping, I change into either an old t shirt in summer or an old skivvy in winter

chrisbloom,

@RickiTarr
These are my summer pjs. Pure silk, present from my daughter. Photo doesn't do them justice.❀️

dgar, to random
@dgar@aus.social avatar

Socks come in pairs. If you put a sock on your left foot, the other sock of the pair instantly becomes the β€œright sock,” no matter where it is located in the universe.

chrisbloom,

@dgar

I think our washing machine contains a wormhole that selects one sock from every pair the first time they are washed and shoots them off into an alien world somewhere never to be seen on Earth again.

For this reason one sock from every pair now exists/doesn't exist...somewhere? A sort of Schrodinger's Sock, if you will.

melissabeartrix, to random
@melissabeartrix@aus.social avatar

That freaked me out ... My nail polish changes colour ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

chrisbloom,

@melissabeartrix
Like that colour just as it is in the pic!

thomasfuchs, to random
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io avatar

I occasionally check if Google has cured itself from AI-brain rot, alas this is a screenshot from just now

chrisbloom,

@thomasfuchs
That would be hilarious if it wasn't so stupid & potentially dangerous

chrisbloom, to random

Vale Bill Hayden.

My fondest memory of him, which may or may not actually be true (!?), comes from Hayden's own memoir years ago describing Bob Hawke being "...hung like a cashew...", a particularly unfortunate and vivid image!

kcarruthers, to random
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    chrisbloom,

    @kcarruthers @MsDropbear84

    Deeply unsettling and totally (sadly) plausible.

    doomscroller, to random
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    Never fear, folks, the superyacht industry is here to save us!

    chrisbloom,

    @doomscroller
    I can't say this fills me with either confidence or optimism!

    chrisbloom, to auspol

    nails it again!

    The voice referendum is lost. What should happen now? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/16/the-voice-referendum-is-lost-what-should-happen-now?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    timrichards, to random
    @timrichards@aus.social avatar

    The weather today is weird. I just walked out to beautiful sunshine, and when I got to Moorabbin station it was this:

    chrisbloom,

    @timrichards
    We've got similar forbidding clouds here in NSW. And windy. And cold.
    It was beautiful earlier, still warm & lovely.
    I just hope it RAINS!!!
    πŸŒ§οΈβ›ˆοΈπŸŒ§οΈπŸŒ§οΈβ›ˆοΈπŸŒ§οΈ

    melissabeartrix, to random
    @melissabeartrix@aus.social avatar

    Outside, enjoying an ice coffee with ice cream ... giggles

    Hugz & xXx

    chrisbloom,

    @melissabeartrix
    Too cold here for iced coffee this morning (still only 7.6 degrees atm). I'll have mine hot this morning!! πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜‹πŸ˜Š
    (That's a very small dog behind the coffee)

    kcarruthers, (edited ) to random
    @kcarruthers@mastodon.social avatar

    CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them?
    If a single role is as expensive as thousands of workers, it is surely the prime candidate for robot-induced redundancy.

    https://www.newstatesman.com/business/companies/2023/05/ceos-salaries-expensive-automate-robots

    https://archive.is/FDPly

    chrisbloom,

    @kcarruthers
    I've often thought this would be a terrific idea.
    I worked as a scientific professional in the public service & after seeing how well everything worked after the dept boss went on extended leave, most of us questioned why he bothered to come back.
    His bosses seemed to agree. He was "promoted sideways" & never replaced. Everything worked smoothly.
    For many CEOs, I doubt you'd need a robot replacement; a cardboard cutout would probably do just as well & be much cheaper!

    chrisbloom, to auspol

    I have huge respect for Briggs 😊

    Rapper Briggs says yes vote needed β€˜to maintain idea we’re working towards a unified country’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/03/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-briggs-rapper-yes-campaign?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    luciedigitalni, to auspol
    @luciedigitalni@aus.social avatar

    UnterfΓΌhrer Mike Pezzullo has been a cheerleader for the undermining of encrypted messaging services for many years.

    That his downfall has come about due to relying on just such a messaging service is rather delicious

    chrisbloom,

    @luciedigitalni
    Every now and again Karma like this makes me smile 😊

    dgar, to random
    @dgar@aus.social avatar
    chrisbloom,

    @dgar
    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
    If only capitalism was really like this πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    chrisbloom, to random

    Perhaps proto-cricketers experimented with spherical rocks before settling on balls made from wood & hide?

    Early human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpose, study suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/06/early-human-ancestors-turned-stones-into-spheres-on-purpose-study-suggests?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    petergleick, to random
    @petergleick@fediscience.org avatar

    I'm well educated. I've worked on water issues and water-related diseases for decades.
    But I cannot, for the life of me, spell diarrhea without looking it up.
    Schistosomiasis, dracunculiasis... No problem.

    chrisbloom,

    @petergleick
    You are not alone. I'm also a scientist (entomology) & I have no probs with most of the complex spellings but spelling "diarrhea" defeats me, also "anaethetist" (?).
    Fortunately I have little use for either word professiinally πŸ˜‚

    chrisbloom, to auspol

    THIS IS SERIOUS & TERRIFYING!!
    Why is it receiving so little attention?

    'Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/29/something-weird-is-going-on-search-for-answers-as-antarctic-sea-ice-stays-at-historic-lows?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    lowqualityfacts, to random
    @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar

    I bet my girlfriend that this picture of our cats could get 10 billion boosts on Mastodon.

    She said she doesn't believe me. She said there's only 13 million accounts on Mastodon. She said there aren't even 10 billion people on Earth. She said it concerns her that I struggle so hard to comprehend large numbers.

    Let's prove her wrong everyone. Boost away and show her just how awesome the Mastodon community is.

    chrisbloom,

    @lowqualityfacts
    455 boosts so far, so well on the way to 10,000,000,000 then? 😁

    Private
    chrisbloom,

    @CaramelizedShallots @weaving
    🀞🀞🀞

    Robotron, (edited ) to random

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    chrisbloom,

    @Robotron @SrRochardBunson
    I thought his name was 'Aluce Cooper πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

    chrisbloom, to twitter

    Bless you First Dog on the Moon ❀️

    Twitter is burning, Bluesky is smug. Where is the best place to do your pathetic doomscrolling? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    chrisbloom, to auspol

    George Monbiot's essay in is a masterpiece & a must read.

    The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/15/hard-right-climate-catastrophe-extreme-weather-refugees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other


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