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annaghughes, 4 days ago to random

I hate that little plastic window on spaghetti boxes. I don't need to have a little peek at the noodles I'm not a pervert

Legit_Spaghetti, 5 days ago to ai

What if we deliberately poisoned the #AI well by posting predictive text spam every once in a while?

That was the last thing you were saying to the other guy and I thought he said that I would be there in the afternoon but he was in a good place for me and he was in a good place and he said it would have to go through it to me but he was not able and he said it would have to go through it to the office to get the other stuff done but he was in a good way and I didn't think it would have been a

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 5 days ago to random

Good morning to everyone except the miller moth that kept buzzing me in the predawn hours.

ZeKik, 6 days ago to Hyundai

I found myself stuck in traffic 🚌 🚗 🚑 🚙 🚗 recently with my betrothed piloting. At one point, we were behind a Hyundai Ioniq 6, which has received rave reviews.

I applaud them for providing an affordable EV that looks interesting, much like the Ioniq 5, even if it does have a tiny trunk.

This photo may not truly depict it, but I found it exceedingly, needlessly ugly from the rear.

You can’t always judge a car from online review pix. 🤷‍♂️

#WeirdCar #Hyundai #Ioniq6

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 7 days ago to random

When you’re walking around downtown and the church bells toll the hour, everything takes on a more portentous quality. I’m not religious but I’m glad the church is nearby to do that.

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 7 days ago to random

San Frandisco

https://song.link/i/1479872574

#NowPlaying

lohihilo, 8 days ago to Cats

Why???

#cats #CatsOfMastodon

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 8 days ago to spotted

Some #carspotting this morning
— a Subaru SVX being driven very gingerly by an old man
— a white van with “Landscaping Services” on the side, but multiple antennas and what looked like a LIDAR sensor on the roof
— a Cybertruck with a shiny gold wrap, looking like the world’s ugliest Christmas tree ornament

falcennial, 8 days ago to random

this amazed me. an interactive graph quiz and result data visualization article, fucking masterclass journalism by @theguardianrss

may they make many, many more like it.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/22/how-is-the-us-economy-doing-quiz

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 8 days ago to random

Paperback books used to routinely have interesting “gimmick” covers, with shiny foil, embossing, and die cut shapes. There’s a DIY trend to re-bind paperback books (into custom hardcovers). There’s a DIY card making trend with foil, embossing, and die cuts.

What if those creative forces aligned to re-bind paperbacks with the flashy gimmick covers they always deserved?

ukuku, 9 days ago to random

This shit doesn't make sense to me. Gravity says they can deliver 500kW with NO UTILITY UPGRADES. If you’ve ever visited a Supercharger site, you’ve probably noticed the ginormous transformers nearby. The only way I know of to negate this need is with ridiculously large batteries on site, and how the fuck do you install batteries of this size unless they are going underground in this situation? How do you put out a fire if it starts underneath the sidewalk?

https://insideevs.com/news/720636/gravity-curbside-dc-fast-charger-new-york/

rowmyboat, 9 days ago to random

People who are good with money, I have a question. What am I (big, long term)saving for? I already bought the house; I have no debt besides the mortgage, which is at a low rate & I pay extra principles every month. I don’t & won’t have kids, so no saving for college. I’m paying into the (very good) state pension system.

I do save, quite a bit, but it’s primarily what I label the “house fixing fund,” as the house does need a lot of that. What else am I supposed to be worrying about?

LGBTQNation, 9 days ago to random

Police identify 12th victim buried on estate of closeted Republican murderer - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/police-identify-11th-victim-buried-on-estate-of-closeted-republican-murderer/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq

Akeldama, 9 days ago to random

Penny, they're not going to work they're huge

autonerdery, 9 days ago to random

Here’s a #WeirdCarMastodon Would You Rather…a study in contrasts!

ShiitakeToast, 9 days ago to random

Someone just sent me a text saying someone was flaunting something in a context that suggested ambiguously they meant flaut. So I asked them if they meant flauting and discovered that iPhone autocorrect really doesn’t believe that flaut is a word.

I hate citing to 1984, but I do worry that predictive text is flattening our vocabulary. That it’s trying to suppress a word like flaut (given the techbro tendency to flaut rules) makes me very suspicious.

also, after the fourts time i typed flaut in this post, autocorrect froze. i dont know if that meand anythinf.

RickiTarr, 9 days ago to random

Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 9 days ago to random

Jack Valenti would’ve been like “Would a woman alone in the woods rather encounter the Boston Strangler or a VCR?”

petes_bread_eqn_xls, 10 days ago to random

Everything just feels better when my boss is gone for the day.

Hmm, gotta get my doctor to prescribe once-daily boss-is-gone to lower my blood pressure.

Sadsquatch, 10 days ago to linux

I’m the kind of recently-thawed Neanderthal who’s always resisted understanding anything about the technology I use every day; I retain an atavistic certainty that the monitor IS the computer.

Despite these, uh, endearing eccentricities, I just asked @jdekg to put the #Linux on my computer. I think it’s time.

I still refuse to understand anything, but the thing I refuse to understand will now be Linuxy instead of Windowsy.

stevegis_ssg, 10 days ago to random

Okay, time to go sit in a chilly room and spend hours lining up fruit fly eggs in neat little rows and injecting DNA into them.

If you think that sounds fiddly, difficult, boring, and frustrating, then congratulations. You're very perceptive.

qlp, 10 days ago to random

Link for those who don't have Apple News: https://www.techspot.com/news/103076-hertz-gets-caught-charging-multiple-tesla-renters-not.html

https://infosec.exchange/@severud/112479735071787724