@lauren@cstross I thought at the time that Clinton should have owned the bj. The lack of courage was disappointing. It certainly wasn’t because he was aware enough of the imbalance of power between him and an intern, but rather the stupid belief that he could deny his way out of it. But I digress.
#cat#cats#Caturday#catsofmastodon
RIP Mars, 2010 - 2024
This morning I found Mars run over by a car. I miss him very much. We got him from the shelter and he showed his gratitude every day. He was cuddly, playful, a rascal and very curious. Wherever I was, Mars wasn't far away and he spent many cuddly hours on my lap. I am stunned and incredibly sad. My heart is broken and I am crushed 🖤
Goodbye Mars, miss you, Thank you for love 😭 😿
Today, I proofread 20 pages, took good care of myself, even cooked a meal.
No writing, alas. No brain space for it. But I have a long weekend now, and I hope I can finally dig into Sun and finish his story.
Of course, there's Valheim. Need to get back into the Swamp, after avoiding that for a while. (It's so dark and icky there.) Saw my first sea serpent and got it killed by a troll. Hah!
SOMEONE is going to be elected president of the U.S. in November. It can either be the guy you yell at who changes his approach, or the guy you yell at who puts you in a camp. Up to you.
"When Israel’s fascist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says a Trump Administration would be better for Israel and its current war in Gaza, you should believe him. Trump is the same man who moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, appointed a pro-settlement zealot as his ambassador to Israel, and is indebted to a white, Christian evangelical base ...
@joeinwynnewood@mcnado Certainly, but also immediately acknowledge what it is that is upsetting Arab Americans and the protesting students and leave off the disingenuous crap about antisemitism.
@joeinwynnewood My point was, and @mcnado picked up on, was that Biden in his answer to press questions seemed to label all of the student protests as the product of antisemitism.
Beyond that, and I leave @mcnado out of this part, Biden seems to be content to discount Arab American people’s distress over friends and family being hunted and killed, whether outright or by starvation and removal of medical care in what is pretty obviously a genocidal land grab supported by at least some of the Israeli populace.
This recent Onion article cuts way too close to the bone:
I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon#Bookstodon#Scifi#ScienceFiction
@Jennifer@bookstodon I have a love/hate relationship with this question. Every single time I see someone post it, I make the mistake of reading the replies. I already have too large an unread pile, dammit!
Guess I really should turn my phone off and get to it…
I told y'all, cops don't do what you think they do.🤷🏿♂️
Black folk know this from lived experience. Some white folk only learn this when they go to report a theft or sexual assault and find out that the $11B/year NYPD are not equipped to handle that.
If America can do this to Tik Tok, America can and will do it to whatever internet thing it is you like just as easily. Don't imagine China itself was the point of this. (The ban[s] cover ByteDance plus any company 20%+ owned within a country on this short list https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/4872#:~:text=metals%20and%20alloys.-,(2)Covered%20nation,-.%E2%80%94The%20term but given how easily this passed it seems a precedent is set for Congress to add whatever other company, organization or country it feels like to the list.)
DiFluid lets you visually analyse and identify the micron size of coffee grinds, using it's app, your smartphone camera, and a printable disk. And they offer it more or less free of charge (you can download and use the app at no charge, but you really should also buy their scale).
Do you KNOW the work I go through now with a Kruve sifter to check grind sizes for our reviews? It is wasteful, it takes forever, and it isn't terribly accurate either. This cannot be any less accurate, and it's WAY easier.