Ouch ouch ouch. I'm sending a stern glare towards all your recalcitrant bits. But a huge hug for the rest of you. This getting old business sucks. 🤗🤗😚😚😚
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Ouch ouch ouch. I'm sending a stern glare towards all your recalcitrant bits. But a huge hug for the rest of you. This getting old business sucks. 🤗🤗😚😚😚
Doctor I'd trust more than RFK Jnr
C'mon, you're an Aussie girl. I'm surprised you haven't given it a name and started catching bugs for it. 😁
Get them or get cursed. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. 🎃🍫
This isn’t a treat, it’s protection.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Do you think we could get a head start on that? Asking for a friend. 🤔
At this rate, the only way to get rid of the stink of him will be to bulldoze the site and rebuild to prior specifications. If that's not sufficient, it's going to be nuke from orbit.
#beigevegas
Apropos of nothing....
Peer-review should be rigorous, not rude.
Critique the work, not the author team.
Explain, don’t sneer.
Build science up, don’t beat the authors down.
Respect in peer-reviews isn’t optional — it’s how good research gets better.
I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
Even Satan has limits, so if he is it's definitely non consensual.
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
So, some awe is excellent, but too much awe is very bad. And somewhere in the middle is just awkward.
It is, and the bath is not alone! 🧐
The front aspect of a modern, box style house, showing the driveway, garage, path through improbably green grass to the front door, and what is apparently the principal ensuite entirely visible from the driveway and path to the door through full height and width sheet glass. The bath tub is centre, shower to the left, and vanities behind the bath.
Spotted this on a new property listing today. I've taken only a piece of the listing page image, but given this is the front aspect of this house and the front path leading to the door from the driveway - what's wrong with this picture?
Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda shouting “disappointed”
Me, at every new casting announcement for the wizard tv show terf fund
Complete the following sentence to suit your mood -
Why isn't he ... ?
Someone needs to remind every one of those idiots matching today in Aus that unless they are Aboriginal, we are all bloody immigrants. Stop being such selfish, ignorant, entitled sheep and start blaming those who are pointing you in that direction - they're the ones who are the real problem.
“More than 1500 lobbyists currently hold orange sponsored passes that grant them 24/7, all areas access to Parliament House,” writes David Pocock. “Meanwhile, community groups and members of the public are forced to wait weeks or months for meetings.” satpa.pe/6IVRHpp
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Over on Whatever today, I write on the Pixel 10 Pro's "Pro-Res Zoom" and how that "AI"-generated zoom feature is not creating photos, but illustrations, some of which have not much to do with actual reality, and what that means for taking photos with the phone:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/29/p...
Aaarghhh! I just looked it up and honey smacks are no longer made/avail in Aus. 😭😭😭😭
(I will admit ignorance re whey powder - but I hope it's everything you could wish for in a whey powder) 🤗
Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
I haven't tried them in decades, but last time I did they were more like candy lollies. All fake sweetness and no proper cocoa flavour. 🫤
I now have to go research whether they even make honey smacks now - I don't recall seeing them (although there's stupid Cheerios which just aren't right).
Man, why did they fuck up cocopops? I loved them. And honey smacks - so much honey smack love. For some reason they were the only cereal to come in that really sensible foil type bag.
A box of honey smacks once saved my life. 😉
A flyer showing the University of Manchester logo, and a photograph of a man moving his arms, dancing. The text reads as follows: Research opportunity! The Ada study Access to Dance for Autistic adults. Researchers at The University of Manchester seek autistic volunteers for an online survey about dance. Are you: 1. Autistic (diagnosed or self identifying)? 2. Aged 18 or over? 3. Living in the UK? We are exploring autistic people’s experience of dancing - or choosing not to dance. Dance can mean anything from having a boogie in the kitchen, dancing in clubs and other social settings, to attending a dance class. The online survey takes about 30-60 minutes depending on how much you’d like to share. It includes questions about your background (e.g. age and gender) and your experiences of dancing and watching dance, or choosing not to dance. Some members of the research team are neurodivergent and the survey was developed with autistic project advisors. To find out more and take part visit: https://tinyurl.com/Aut-dance Or contact: Claire.Planner@manchester.ac.ukResearch This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee. Ref.: 2025-22235-41162
Love dancing? Hate dancing? If you're #autistic, age 18+, in the UK, please take part in our survey (designed with autistic project advisors). We want to hear about why people don't dance, dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), socially, or at dance classes. For more info: tinyurl.com/Aut-dance
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Yes. We are both totally adults. Here we are adulting. 😝
Well, I don't imagine enjoying that experience. And if that's your happy thing in this world of horrors, you go. I can wish that your happy thing wasn't contributing to any health issues that make you unhappy. That sucks. 🤗
If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.
