Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Editorial Template for Every Time the United States Goes to War. “President [GUY WHO HAS COMMITTED MULTIPLE WAR CRIMES], a [REPUBLICAN / DEMOCRAT], sidestepped his [COMPLICIT / COWARDLY / TOTALLY INEPT] Congress…” https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/editorial-template-for-every-time-the-united-states-goes-to-war
Dan Jones shared 11 days agoIf you want to sit in this chair, you have to be able to solve a Rubik’s Cube because the chair is a Rubik’s Cube. https://kottke.org/25/07/wanna-sit-down-you-gotta-solve-the-rubiks-cube-chair
Dan Jones shared 17 days agoScammers are using AI tools to sell spectacular-looking but non-existent plant species that resemble butterflies, Hubble photos, or psychedelic Jurassic Park flora. https://www.bobsmarket.com/blog/dont-get-fooled-the-rise-of-ai-generated-plant-scams
I just learned that a hole drilled in a wooden barrel (to provide access to the contents) is called a bunghole.
And now, I can't stop laughing.
I know, I'm a child: a big ole' man child.
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Animation from Beavis and Butthead showing Beavis with his T-shirt pulled over his head, as he says, "I am the Great Cornholio. I need TP for my bunghole!"
Dan Jones shared 19 days ago
A key part of the New York City mayoral races was Ranked Choice Voting.
I'm not seeing many news articles mention this yet (correct me if I'm wrong though!).
Ranked choice let's us vote first for who we actually want.... and then put in backup votes for "good enough" candidates and allows us to compromise and find common ground.
It destroys the concepts of "lesser of two evils" and "throwing away your vote".
I hope we see Ranked Choice voting everywhere.
Dan Jones shared 22 days agoLast Week Tonight’s John Oliver on AI slop. “Do you hear us, cabbage Hulk? Stay the hell away from John’s cabbage wife.” ??!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc
I recently learned I have a heart condition. It's probably genetic; they're not sure exactly what's going on yet, but they know that stress exacerbates the problem. Most of the time, I'm perfectly fine, but if I get overly stressed, my heart doesn't beat quite right.
So, my cardiologist sent me to have some MRIs done to help him determine the most appropriate course of treatment. I'm scheduled to get those MRIs a week from today, and I just got a text about them, informing me that my cost for the MRIs is $350, which I have to prepay.
I don't know about you, but suddenly having a $350 bill due in less than a week is pretty stressful, which is not exactly good for my heart. It's almost like the healthcare system in this country is designed to keep me unhealthy.
Dan Jones shared 23 days ago
Dan Jones shared 23 days ago
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A 1950s art image: a woman smiling and holding a cup of tea. Pale peach background. "I can't believe it's WWIII season already.... I still have my pandemic decorations up."
Dan Jones shared 23 days agoFrom The Onion: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice. “Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket.” (They sent a copy of this to every member of Congress.) https://theonion.com/letter-to-congress/
Just a reminder: since birds are a type of dinosaurs, all chicken nuggets are dinosaur nuggets regardless of their shape.
Dan Jones shared 23 days agoTo The People I Know Who Voted for Him. “you had a chance…to condemn his criminality, to prevent his lawlessness, to denounce his bigotry — and you flat-out refused. More than that, you celebrated it. That’s not something I can quietly abide.” https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-people-i-know-who-voted-for
An Open Letter to the Female Hat-Wearing Dog From “Go Dog, Go”: a message about not tying your self-worth to the approval of another individual. #GoDogGo #ChildrensBook
Dan Jones shared 26 days ago
Listen up Mastodonians, because this is important:
Right now we have a unique chance to rise up and hit back against Zuckerberg and Musk. Because italian filmmaker @_elena and her friends have made an OUTSTANDING short film, which explains why people should quit the fascist social networks and come join us in the fediverse.
Hit the fascists where it hurts — make this go viral by watching it and liking it on YouTube, then hit the share button and share it everywhere!
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Still from the short film showing @_elena in a sofa opening a laptop.
Dan Jones shared 30 days ago
Exercise is basically “If I trick my body into thinking we’re in danger and need to flee predators, it will reward me”
When you were a child, and you were avoiding stepping on a crack, was it because you didn't want to ...
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fall and break your back 0% (0 votes)
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break your mother's back 100% (1 votes)
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something else 0% (0 votes)
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I have no idea what you're talking about 0% (0 votes)
Imagine enlisting in the Army to protect and serve and then being ordered to march in a parade to celebrate the birthday of a tyrant actively working to oppress and subjugate others.
I have this massive BASH script that I use for transcoding video files that I download before adding them to my Jellyfin library (don't ask me for it, it's a giant mess).
I recently wanted to make a change to it that required sorting some data according to some specific rules (like moving English subtitles first, but only if they're text-based like srt and not image-based like DVD subs).
It was too complicated for BASH. So, I did what anybody reasonable psychopath would do: I embedded a Python script into my BASH script.
No, I didn't rewrite the whole thing in Python, but I do have an entire Python script in the middle of my BASH script now. My BASH script pipes the Python code into the Python interpreter, and captures JSON output from it.
It's a terrible abomination, but, I might do it again.
Los Angeles, right now.
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Sailor Moon and other Sailor Scouts. Several police officers are attacking them, and beating them with billy clubs. Sailor Moon says, "No way! No way! Why are these police officers attacking us? What's wrong with our government hiring people like this?!"