Once again, the Luddites weren't anti-technology. They were anti-human exploitation.
And so am I.
@bagpipesommelier
Bagpipes, shitposts, and #IrishTrad. He/him I'm learning to make #NorthumbrianSmallpipes. My main instrument is the #uilleannPipes. My bagpipes feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ouez2dzt3nu6bimhoyqtxyxc/feed/alt-bagpipes
Once again, the Luddites weren't anti-technology. They were anti-human exploitation.
And so am I.
Asking people not to eat other people would kill the cannibal industry
screenshot of tweet from @pontifex saying What is this Leo XIV bullshit...I asked to be called Popey McPopeface
I kind of like this guy
using a hotdog as an intercom to say "janice, cancel my 2 o'clock" and then eating it
Huge display of colored pansies.
Visiting the Amish nursery.
It all started going downhill the first time I saw a .webp extension
Well, a gaggle of tadpoles with mossy rocks in shallow water.
Lots of tadpoles in the pond.
I have a small footprint on FB, primarily for bagpipe-related groups. My new rule is: when I see some AI slop, itβs time to leave the site. And it works! I waste way less time.
Why I Broke Up with LA by Lena Dunham:
Coyotes kept eating my rescue dogs, and a neighbor asked how many dogs I have, and I said I just go to the shelter and get a new dog afterwards, so they said it sounds like I'm just feeding shelter dogs to coyotes, and then I started crying and moved to London.
Ways to accept a cup of tea
1. βOnly if you're having oneβ
2. <check watch> βGo on thenβ
3. βI wouldnβt say noβ
4. βOoh yes pleaseβ
5. βIβm gaspingβ
6. βYou read my mindβ
7. Respond to βtea?β by saying βteaβ
8. βIβll make itβ
9. βBest idea youβve had all dayβ
10. Stating milk/sugar preference
"Typefesse is a playful butt-shaped typeface in which the letters are rendered in such a way that the reading is done through the folds of the body." Chef's kiss.
velvetyne.fr/fonts/typefe...
The first person to discover a link between increased levels of CO2 and #globalwarming was a New Yorker named Eunice Newton Foote. Read her 1856 paper, and how she went unacknowledged for more than a century, here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f... #earthday #climatechange
Games Workshop's horrifying grimdark fantasy about the year 2025AD
illustration of a wizard in a red robe and blue pointy hat looking out over a rushing mountain stream cloaked in mist
repost if you like babbling brooks ππ»
Ryan Gosling confirmed to star as Babu Frik in upcoming Babu Frik film βBabu Frik: Babu Frikβ
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"Most people prefer to associate food with comfort, joy, and their grandmotherβs kitchen, not the boiling of the planet. In general, it helps to focus on the appeal of the meals, rather than their lack of meat; people want to feel like theyβre getting something, not being denied something."
The Banshees of Inisherin was not what I expected, but I think I like it a lot.
Audio player screenshot of Owen Pallettβs The Great Elsewhere from his 2010 album Heartland.
#nowPlaying
sometimes i browse the bowling alley and arcade carpeting website, just to feel something
astrocarpetmills.com/family-enter...
This joke is so good that I want this to exist now. Can we get an Ennio Morricone score too, please? #IdWatchIt
Congrats on the invitation to perform in Greece π
Bernie Bonvoisin?! He was the lead singer in Trust! 40 seconds of avoidable intro but: youtu.be/WfD8Dnh2xho?...
Well, I didn't know that. Thanks! The "opposite" is true with silica gel packets, too: Put them in the oven at 150-200F for a couple of hours, and they're ready to absorb moisture again.
AI is just NFTs that talk
Typo du Jour: Cum one (instead of come on) π
Cβest 12 albums dβorgue de plus que Messiaen?! lol
13?! π€―
Yes, itβs obscene and cruel.
I believe itβs called hostile architecture and itβs 100% on purpose. Just bearable enough for folks to wait 10-20 min but not a hospitable space for unhoused folks.