Did you know some birds bury their eggs in warm volcanic soils so they don't have to sit on them? If not, you might enjoy my new bird fact video!
youtu.be/XNopPMnmp1s
i was in a rut today and @hgmodernism.bsky.social 's video made me feel better so here's a drawing of a Dowitcher
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
Like obviously some things need fixing, but I worry the stance of "throw it all away and start over" really only benefits the powerful who can influence what the starting over looks like
The revolutionary figure stance is that the systems are broken and need fixing, but many systems just need better enforcing and updates to modern challenges. Like the law is that LE can't impinge on all personal rights. Great, get judges to enforce that. The backbone isn't so broken as to be trod on
Thanks for sharing, I hadn't heard of this but this is excellent
Yeah, I don't exactly understand who is behind the no kings etc, and that makes me a bit wary despite it probably being a necessity, but I'm also very glad they are happening
That's a fair point, like there is definitely a cost to having a figure head, especially when you don't just get free press by saying outlandish things
Wow! This is really impressive, I literally haven't seen a list of the firings anywhere
Or is there just a genuine risk that the longer you are in the spotlight, the longer the misinformation and harassment machine had to break you before important dates like elections?
Does anyone feel like they are good at organizing in the face of all of this? Is the scale of it the problem? It feels intractable? Or is there an intimidation angle of putting yourself in the cross hairs?
Like I see crime after crime, violations of human rights, but there has to be some level of organizing to support these victims and maybe hold the perpetrators one day accountable. And there are resources, I have resources, but I don't know where to put them except very locally
Like who is documenting all of the wrongs, who is spreading the resources of the people willing to give their time and money to support their country and neighbors?
I guess I also don't see any clear organizing force in the democrats either. Like collective statements here and there, but not really organizing
Yeah, I also have a low tolerance for news as is given how bleak it is, so I'm almost embarrassed to ask this in case it's just slipped past me
Also, is it weird to anyone else just how disorganized the opposition feels? Is there an information gap and it's better than I think?
There should be strong coalitions with so much for so many to agree on
I'm actually struggling to tremble my top lip on command, maybe I'm lacking top lip muscle mobility
Your top lip or your bottom?
I feel like most of my emotion is in my lower lip anyway
What is the alternative to a stiff upper lip? What else might the upper lip be doing?
Interesting... The algorithm works in mysterious ways haha
I just reached 100K subs! This was somewhat unexpected, so I've written up an explanation here! youtube.com/post/Ugkxlq5...
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but this video by @hgmodernism.bsky.social is so delightful
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
The perplexing lyrics to Winter Wonderland live rent free in my head
youtu.be/Rx3A9mBGIdU
I've been so overwhelmed by the societal implications of AI I forgot about the theological. Now I really need to know how all the religions are interpreting it, especially for followers who question its sentience etc
I imagine they have someone telling them something dumb about a sales funnel where "you need to capture the $$ moments of conversions on your site! People already have their cards out!"
I suspect this is patreon just wanting to make sure creator support $$ goes through them instead of other links creators might have on their original platform?
Not the enshitification of patreon... I can't imagine people *want* to browse recommendations on patreon like a menu of people to give money to? Like surely most people decide they like a creator and then go to patreon to support them?
Star Trek The Next Generation scene. We're in Picard's ready room. Picard is sitting like a normal guy at a desk in his uniform and across him is a hoighty toighty looking Vulcan lady with a tall hat and some fancy official looking clothing and accessories sitting across from him. Standing with hands resting on the 3rd chair is Mr. Data, in uniform. Closed caption reads, "Mr. Data, based"
