coffeetest somewhat dsylexic

Kanha, India mid-2000's. Forgotten camera (Minolta 7?) but probably the 100-300mm f/4 with a slightly broken focus. He made direct eye contact with me through the lens and I felt cold.

WTF is wrong with Gavin Newsom? calnonprofits.org/newsom-veto/

Haben Girma says, "Disability is an opportunity for innovation." That line stays with me. It flips the usual story. Instead of asking what a person cannot do, it asks what the world has not built yet. That is independent living, shaping work, school, community so everyone chooses their own life.

Very good show, well worth watching

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

Minnesota right-wing Alpha News has uncovered the huge scandal that a school board candidate in my hometown of Forest Lake also plays in a rock band! The horror!

Okay, let's make them famous m.youtube.com/watch?v=UbsV...

If you care about disability services in California, please join this campaign. Please spread the word. This is a critical issue. actionnetwork.org/letters/hear... www.dor.ca.gov/Home/Orderof... “applicants [...] will be placed on a waiting list”

Found this recording of Rita Moreno performing “Fever” on The Muppet Show from 1976. 14/10

Photographer Varun Aditya spent three straight nights in a hide with no flash to capture this pride of Asiatic lions, one of only 600 left in the wild, all confined to India's Gir Forest.

Decision Desk HQ projects Rashida Tlaib wins the Michigan US House 12 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:07 PM EDT

Decision Desk HQ projects Fred Wellman wins the MO US House 2 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:21 PM EDT

One of the largest "news" accounts on Twitter (that Elon Musk promotes constantly) posted about Ukraine using an AI generated map. The map gets worse and worse the more you stare at it.

Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I run through how OpenAl's collapse could mortally wound SoftBank, throw the Paramount/Warner Brothers deal into chaos, kill Oracle, and destroy Larry Ellison's empire. youtu.be/tUb-B10h_qc?... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

1986 BMW 325 EV conversion for sale. That restomod lower bumper is not to my taste, and what the heck is going on with those seats, but get rid of that junk and enjoy. via @bringatrailer.bsky.social #ev #restomod #bmw

You may have seen the viral videos about the "racist pizza shop" outside Albany, NY, but I assure you, you are not prepared for the full story of this pizza shop www.timesunion.com/tablehopping...

Al Jourgensen + Billy Corgan talk about all the things you want to hear about: WaxTrax!, the Chicago industrial scene, Trent Reznor, and more. youtu.be/Q7BVpkz7ivo...

I didn't read LotR until 1975, when I was 15. These are my original copies.

Never be ashamed of idolizing punk icons. Be ashamed of her for selling out everything that she once claimed valid. Punk will live forever. With, or without her.

⚠️ Chrome's update installs a 4GB AI model file to your device without your consent! To disable the shitty AI mode*, go to chrome://flags/ and search for these, toggle each to "disabled": optimization-guide-on-device-model prompt-api-for-gemini-nano ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point -

Media "Ceasefire at risk" People, what ceasefire? Just because Trump says something doesn't make it a thing. The facts are there has been shooting, a blockade, no resolution to hostilities, Israel never stopped bombing Lebanon etc. There has been no ceasefire. George Orwell, you tried.

Project Wedumb

Hi, cartel-knower here. This is not funny. Petrostates only do this when they're in extreme distress.

Lovely song with a built in lesson on Buddhism. I have often considered the words in this song and always find it curious but never come to a conclusion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjcU...

Always loved this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sww...

There is no military solution. As soon as the US gives up on the idea that wars are won or lost, we have a chance to course correct. The Russian Federation is destroying itself in Ukraine. RF is the embarrassing residue left over from when the USSR tried Afghanistan. US is on the same track.

I'm sorry but that could be a statue of any generic medical doctor

"Iran is violating freedom of navigation" Freedom of navigation is based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) So of course the US is signed on to UNCLOS, after all 170 countries are... oh wait... nope. Rules for thee.

Looks like the Trump regime got their trades in.

New video premiering shortly on YouTube

Kanha, India mid-2000's. This one walked right by us very close maybe 10 feet without a care in the world. King of the jungle indeed. Humans ceased breathing temporarily.

Mathematician & NASA 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 Katherine Johnson died #OTD in 2020. She was instrumental in the success of the first US manned spaceflights, calculating complex trajectories enabling humans to reach orbit & land on the moon. Her story was told in 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 (book/movie). #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Hahahaahhaa hell yeah. The future rules! THE FUTURE RULES!

2026 basically

BIG new NBER paper on AI, checking the hype/doomerism. 80% of firms reported no employment or productivity impact over last 3 years, and: "Firms predict sizable impacts over the next 3 years, forecasting AI will boost productivity by 1.4%, increase output by 0.8% and cut employment by 0.7%."

Society cannot survive without empathy. A system that rewards a lack of empathy will not survive.

"Just following orders" You are going to hear this a lot now and in the future. This is not a valid defense. Even using this as at attempt at defense is incredibly damning given history. So you know the reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superio...

That's ok, they crushed the US dollar so whatever the debt number is, its not as bad as it looks. That is how it works, right? /s

I compiled some thoughts on Venezuela, and more importantly, the insane rhetoric since the attack. Unlocked for everyone: www.patreon.com/posts/147513...

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

We seem to be finally turning the corner where media/commenters are moving from "OMG Trump is insane, here is what he say, let's talk about it." To "OMG Trump is insane, I can't be bothered." That is very important. The attention he has been given is part of the problem.