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CStamp

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I'm still here, I have photos to prove it. (All photos I post are mine unless specifically stated otherwise.)

My non-pinned posts are set to delete after 2 months.

No alt text, no boost.

http://www.carolynstampeen.com

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skinnylatte, to random
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i miss reading restaurant reviews on people's blogs. i hate reading them in google maps / yelp. absolutely no personality. maybe i'll go back to posting restaurant reviews on my own blog as well

CStamp,
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@skinnylatte Reminds me of this: https://www.everywhereist.com/2021/12/bros-restaurant-lecce-we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/

And the chef's response (at bottom of page): https://www.themarysue.com/michelin-star-bad-review-response/

Sadly, though, it seems this restaurant still exists. :)

gedeonm, to random
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At least the characters in Dumb and Dumber were likeable. https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/112413658242913985

CStamp,
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@gedeonm And not bent on world domination. ;)

StillIRise1963, to random
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Trends are a weird thing. People who want to make money convince MILLIONS of people to wear what they tell them to. I reject this.

CStamp,
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@StillIRise1963 LOL. I refused to wear the pants that put your bare butt on display when sitting. They were unflattering to 99% of the people wearing them and I never understood how they stayed current for so long.

StillIRise1963, to random
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We CAN do great things. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

CStamp,
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@StillIRise1963 We can fly a helicopter on Mars.

And we have folk who deny science while typing their post on their cell phone to a social media platform dependent on computers and the internet and cell towers.

And we have filthy rich feeding and depending on those people so they can continue to rape and pillage the planet, with unsustainable growth, for profit they can never spend.

This is the dilemma.

CStamp,
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@StillIRise1963 Well, with grocery prices what they are, eating the rich seems a logical next step. ;)

CStamp,
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@StillIRise1963 Yeah. Billionaires should never have been allowed to happen. Unfortunately, money is power, so it'll be hard.

CStamp, to random
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Wow, gene therapy is now restoring hearing to children born deaf.

11-yr-old boy: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/health/deaf-gene-therapy.html

11-month girl: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/baby-born-deaf-can-hear-after-breakthrough-gene-therapy/

Green_Footballs, to random
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This interview is seriously whacked out, both the questions and Dorsey’s bizarre answers.

He has “a strategy for ending censorship forever!” lol

https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana

CStamp,
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@Green_Footballs The very whacked American idea of free speech. Every kid grows up knowing that they can't say whatever they want without consequence. Adults now not only expect to be able to mouth off however they want, with no consequence, but feel they deserve an audience. He is the worst: money, power, arrogantly thinking that his way is the only way, and way too much influence. Delusions of grandeur.

CStamp,
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@jadugar63 @Green_Footballs Who apparently starves himself. If a woman, folk would be talking about his food disorder. That can't be helping his clarity of thought, but it would contribute to his delusions of grandeur.

sundogplanets, to random
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I am talking o a reporter about this in a couple hours: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/from-outer-space-sask-farmers-baffled-after-discovering-strange-wreckage-in-field-1.6880353

This is about an hour away from my farm, so this'll be a fun conversation, and yet another great opportunity to tell a lot of people about what a huge problem we have with unregulated commercialization of orbit. (Also I just redid my slides for my public talk next week, this is going in!)

CStamp,
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@sundogplanets This could've landed on his head, could've landed on a school... :(

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, to auscovid19
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NSW: "New COVID-19 ‘FLiRT’ variant surges in NSW as winter looms."

@NSWHealth @RyanPark_Keira @auscovid19

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-tax-cuts-worth-nearly-1900-in-federal-budget-home-affairs-botched-sex-trafficking-investigation-20240509-p5idde.html

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CStamp,
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19 As a matter of fact, one of the factors in longevity is having avoided health issues when younger.

br00t4c, to Disney
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Disney and Warner to bundle streaming services

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51nz9d2w3ro

CStamp,
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@br00t4c It's about time they started bundling.

Hopefully, the pricing is reasonable.

octothorpe, to random
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There is a corner of "Travel YouTube" where there is no voiceover, just subtitles, and the occasional voices from servers and food/lodging hosts… and it's delightful. I notice my breathing and heart-rate slowing.

I contrast this with how I watch 'normal' videos. I have decided I need to watch more of these more often.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcXC2CiJXm4

Another:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoUEQca_k9I

CStamp,
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@tantramar @octothorpe It is rather cool that someone uploaded a video of that length and just let it be what it was, even when it went through a tunnel, all went black, then a pinpoint of light appeared that just got bigger. (scrubbed)

CStamp, to random
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The problem with making oatmeal cookies is that my fellow thinks the oatmeal makes them a meal instead of a treat.

ai6yr, to brazil

BBC: Brazil floods: 'We've never experienced anything like it' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cle07g0zzqeo

CStamp,
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@ai6yr Oh, wow, the airport terminal?

poligraf, to Palestine
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« … you want me to believe you're being incredibly careful about how many civilians you're killing, and you have an amazing exemplary record, but you don't know how many civilians you're killing… »

🔗 · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFhRj5vu2zk

#Palestine #ceasefire #FreePalestine @palestine

🕊️ 🇵🇸 🍉 🙏🏻 ✌️ ☮️

CStamp,
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@poligraf @palestine It's not often I have respect for Morgan, but he was really good here.

CStamp,
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@poligraf @palestine Also, as a followup question, how can they even be close with the Hamas deaths? A Hamas body in rubble, buried beneath rubble, blown to smithereens, so no body, don't have neon signs over them. It's not a video game with a bubble popping up telling you that you killed an opponent. Based on their behaviour, they decided this was an acceptable number in which to justify mass slaughter.

CStamp,
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@poligraf @palestine Really. It is stunning that that man did an interview thinking that his word was good enough, as if none of us know better.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Oh yes, all of us out here were wondering why and so here is the Washington Post to helpfully tell us why....
Why conservative media is suddenly turning on Kristi Noem https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/why-conservative-media-is-suddenly-turning-kristi-noem/

CStamp,
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@jeffjarvis LOL. "Until you're a political liability." Everyone in that party would've been seen as a political liability in 2015. The problem is that the line in the sand may have moved to now include rapists but dog killers is still on the other side of the line. ;)

idoubtit, to random
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It's always enlightening, and sometimes surprising, to find the critters that sneak around your back door. Here's our white squirrel, Frosty, with her treasure peanut.

CStamp,
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@idoubtit Wow, that is one cute and unusual squirrel.

virtualbri, to Horror
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuON7HH0UkQ

Dang this looks good. Dan Stevens makes every project he's in a little better

CStamp,
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@virtualbri Oh, um...that shadow on the bike did me in. The rest, yikes. I think the trailer has me as scared as I need to be. Brilliant trailer.

They should have awards for trailers. :)

CStamp, to random
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I've seen this image many times & it just occurred to me to follow up on its tongue colour. I had thought maybe it had eaten a treat that had coloured it, but, holy Hannah, polar bears have blue tongues. Well, they range from black to purple to blue & they are born with pink tongues that start to darken after a couple of months. (They also have dark skin, helps protect against the sun’s UV rays.) I haven't been this surprised since learning beavers have orange teeth.)

CStamp,
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"No albino polar bears have ever been reported in the wild or in zoos, which indicates that having black skin (and dark eyes) is apparently very important in this species."

"First, darker colors are better at absorbing heat from the sun...Second, the dark color likely protects the bear against harmful UV radiation from the sun."

Really fascinating. :)

https://polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/why-polar-bears-have-black-skin

ai6yr, to random

Ended up going to Florida and back for a graduation (with a brief stop at Epcot since we were there).

Epcot when we were kids: A taste of culture! Innovation! Live street performers! Music! Food! THE FUTURE!

Epcot today: Day Drinker's Paradise (with Official "Drinking Around The World" T-Shirts).

🤔

CStamp,
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@exador23 @ai6yr I recall a woman pushing her baby carriage clocking an elderly Hispanic man with a brick for allegedly bumping the stroller, and after he apologized for the crowded sidewalk, shortly after Spanky took power. So maybe depends on what kind of elderly and where.

CStamp,
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@ai6yr @mjausson @exador23 A lot of weird takes in that.

davidaugust, to random
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🐦🌷

CStamp,
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@davidaugust I hate that folk steal images for memes and don't attribute. (Not you, I know you are just reposting something.) Rahul Singh is the photographer, and this was one of a series of images he shot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgbTSWkPtB_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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