Rubik

Rubik

@rubikm.bsky.social

An alias. Old gamer. Autist. Technician of many things. Parent. Atheist. Science enjoyer. Nonconformist. Offshore worker. Married loner. Leftist. He/Him. Settler on Whadjuk Noongar mountain people land. My name is Mike and I don't share my last name here.

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American conservatives are constantly bemoaning the decline of aesthetic standards and calling for a return to tailored suits and classical Roman architecture, but are now forced to defend the Cheesecake Factory. A constant tension between the Brooks Brothers patrician and the Kid Rock populist.

I like this very much. I'm just so tired of slop everywhere, how long until the bubble pops? Can I have it for Christmas please?

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

I've mentioned before I've updated my contracts to make sure everything in the production of my books is done by humans and not "AI"; if you're wondering what such a thing looks like, here's a clause covering that from a recent contract.

Holy shit we still have a long way to go towards equality. It defies belief that it took this long.

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social

I'd suspect a vast majority of the heterosexual community would be stunned to hear that up until *1992* consensual homosexual activities could be prosecuted as service offences under Australian military discipline law. Or that only *now* can such convictions be removed.

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Take three minutes out of your day to watch this. It’s worth every second, not just for the artistry of the spoken word, but for the words themselves.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻@strictlychristo.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.

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The Noongar season of Kambarang is upon us, a season characterised by an abundance of spring wildflowers. Here’s a few of the amazing wildflowers that are blooming around WA’s Southern forests at the minute IDs in ALT #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #spring #bloomscrolling 🌿

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Eric Schmitt: ‘Did you, or did you not, illegally stow away on the Jupiter 2?’ Jack Smith: ‘I think you might be confusing me with Dr Smith’

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Alt text is not the same as a photo caption. Captions are typically written to support a photo, and usually depend on users being able to see the photo. But alt text is meant to be the stand-in for the photo. The alt text is what a screen reader user gets in place of the photo.

Very pleased with how this came out, I was doubtful about the colour at first but it's very cozy. Still need to fine tune all the door gaps. Managed to keep the old tiles undamaged.

Science fiction fans, A collector has passed, and their family is auctioning their signed first edition collection..https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/2410-online-science-fiction-fantasy-1155

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I shared some photos this morning of the new Barbour x Norbit collection. Some people really liked the jackets, but expressed concern over the prices. These jackets are, admittedly, expensive. So here are some tips on how to get something similar for less. 🧵

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The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

So I was in a taxi on the way home from the airport, chatting with the driver as you do. He said he's doing this to make ends meet, his proper job is a magician... I said that's pretty cool. Then all of a sudden he turned into a driveway.