jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’

@jpenner1956.bsky.social

Asรญ pues, aquรญ estamos (So, here we are)

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jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Hot take: I don't think social media made people dumber. We've been dumb this whole time. It's just that you used to have to have a job that people sent their dumb letters to, to notice. This made "Engaging with fools" an occupational hazard rather than the 24/7 experience it is presently.

Andrew D Thaler@drandrewthaler.bsky.social

No matter how bleak things may seem, just remember that in the 1960s the US Coast Guard received reems of earnest letters begging them to save those poor castaways on Gilligan's Island.

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Replying to @inertyd.bsky.social

Because so many large companies are staking their survival on the AI boom becoming real. "We put AI in your tea kettle!" "I hate that. Why do I need this? I put the kettle on the range, it makes hot water. Why AI?" "Because we're putting AI in your range!" "No!" "Just take the AI!"

Replace heart with arse in love song lyrics. Owner of a lonely arse Owner of a lonely arse (Much better than an) Owner of a broken arse Owner of a lonely arse

David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social

Replace heart with arse in love song lyrics These are my arse songs They never feel wrong And when I wake for goodness sake These are the songs I keep singin' (Arse Songs - Weezer)

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Today, while addressing the 58 deaths that have occurred in ICE custody, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the conditions of immigration detention centers by stating, "Weโ€™re not providing Holiday Inns." Indeed, they are not.

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Replying to @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

Glaciers collapse, disasters ensue. And then weโ€™re expected to ignore all that because we can make fun AI images and google can badly summarise Wikipedia. Seriously. AI - Fuck off.

Introduce yourself with 10 acts youโ€™ve seen live. The Clash Dead Kennedys Boomtown Rats The Police Bruce Springsteen The Beat Farmers Peter Tosh Tina Turner The Byrds (lowkey playing in a bar in San Diego ๐Ÿ˜ณ) So many punk bands whose names I can't remember who played at Mabuhay Gardens in SF.

Jonathan King@jonathanking.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with 10 acts youโ€™ve seen live The Dream Syndicate The Cramps The Pogues The Clash Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The Gun Club New Order The Sugarcubes Nirvana Earth Kitt

Dolly Tim Jools and now Yayoi Kusama. This year can get in the bin.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her โ€œInfinity Roomโ€ installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Replying to @marlat.bsky.social

Maybe instead of Parliament defining a woman, they can define food and kick this imposter bullshit to the curb? #nzpol

jpenner ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿซ’ reposted

Casual reminder that the myth of โ€œpulling yourself up by your bootstrapsโ€ is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

If I were Grand Poohbah of the Universe Iโ€™d declare that apostrophe abuse in the English speaking world would be deemed unacceptable and punished by nagging until the abusers got it right.

Riley Bruce@rileybruce.bsky.social

Whatโ€™s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?