A Green Heron photo, given a Kaleidoscope look in Photoshop.
Another Kaleidoscope look, this one with a twirl.
When the #BirdoftheDay theme is #Abstract, just how abstract are you allowed to go. Pushing the colours and textures of the Green Heron in Photoshop #Birds 🪶 #ECK
Beginninge an article on how squid escape wyth the phrase "Much ink hath been spilled..."
and on CORPORATIONS
i do not love cs lewis but fortunately i recently learned that this line of his about god and the sun is NOT his original insight. it shows up in Plato
"not because you see it, but because by it you see everything else"
I've been wearing shorts for a month.
19 states rely on our snowmelt for their drinking water.
We're currently at a 40-year low in snowpack.
The legacy of the Blaschkas is alive and well
just realized my brain thinks forks are boys and spoons are girls
why is everything gender
premee mohamed is so good this is gonna rule
fujoshi are a sign of fertile soil, like a parasol mushroom in your potting soil. when you see them, even where you may not expect one, you should be grateful for their presence. it is a fortuitous sign of growth to come, and an inspiring reminder of their resilience and adaptability.
The "internet of things" failed to deliver on it's most exciting promises mostly due to corporate resistance to interoperability. Alexa can't make a google calendar event, your light system is in a war with the system that controls the thermostat.
Every company aimed for market dominance […]
this reminds me of how much I enjoyed dating a guy who had worked in restaurant kitchens who would say "behind" when he went behind you
people who occupationally communicate about shared space logistics are the best actually
to achieve ecstatic union with the divine sweetness
esoteric plant knowledge. the sanctum sanctorum
The knife story:
This was in my college apartment, which had tile floors in the hallway. The ferrets were out, and i was in my bedroom. I started hearing this weird, cyclical grinding sound - like "scrape... scrape... scrape..." coming down the hall towards me.
So I lean out to look.
Difficulty level impossible
do you people have any idea how hard it is to be ethically non-monogamous and not into board games
I fucking love the Yith and would swap with one in a heartbeat
I remember loving a short story where aliens show up and are like "would you like our FTL drive in exchange for your incredible probe technology, we were so impressed when we found one of yours and it was uncrewed"
A Tumblr post from user auditorycheesecakes: the only bad thing about garlic is all the paperwork you have to do before you can even cut it up (image of several cloves of garlic before they’ve been peeled) look at that layers and layers of bureaucratic bullshit A reply from user accordionsrule: OP I hope you realize how strongly you have impacted my life. I think about this every time I use garlic. EVERY TIME.
I’m with the person in the replies, I think of this post AT LEAST three times a week, if not more.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROPAGANDA
I want a slate of procedurals as copaganda but for good
NTSB
NTSB: Los Angeles
IRS
USPS Postal Inspectors
The Secret Service’s Other Job
CPB
CPB: Tampa
Scylla and Charybdis from The Odyssey
the strait of hormuz is open for transit
oo, you know those are fake illuminati because they offered you fame power wealth and glory. true illuminati are into mystical union with the ultimate cosmic truth
An image of Calvin and Hobbes reading comics in their living room.
The immense popularity of “Calvin and Hobbes,” often called “the last great newspaper comic,” can risk obscuring its many inspirations & antecedents. In both style & content, the strip is very well-versed in the rich history of comics and often pays tribute to its influences. 1/12 #CalvinAndHobbes
smart guy
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Knife how. Knife how. KNIFE HOW
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