Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
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Star Trek Discovery scene. We're on the street w/Tilly and a green alien fella sitting behind her. Green guy looks like Ron Howard's brother who's in all of his movies, and Tilly is half bent over talking into a handheld communicator. Closed caption reads, "First of all, um, so, I'm very high."
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
In my day the only baby we wanted to go back in time to smother was baby Hitler.
I think I've figured out why RFK Jr has such a poorly informed perception of autism and autistic people: why he thinks autism "destroys families" and why autistic people will "never hold a job" or "use a toilet unassisted".
The problem is that he only knows one autistic person. And he's seen how that person is unable to fit into society and how that person destroys lives.
But he doesn't realize that Elon Musk's problems actually have nothing at all to do with his autism. And most autistic people don't actually have the same devastating impact on others that Elon has. Elon Musk is just a terrible person, and that's completely unrelated to his autism.
I mean, if I thought all autistic people were like Elon Musk, I'd be desperately searching for a cure too.
Thankfully, I've known some wonderful autistic people who are interesting and curious and enrich the lives of those around them.
Maybe if Bobby met some autistic people who weren't Elon Musk, he'd change his tune.
#AutismAwarenessMonth #ScrewRFKJr #ScrewElonMusk #DumpTrump #ImpeachTrump
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
Today in 1995, 30 years ago: in Oklahoma City (United States), Timothy McVeigh detonates a powerful explosive in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, resulting in 168 deaths, 19 of them children; Oklahoma City bombing.
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
The Evil Scientist's Notes for the Press Conference (Tom Gauld)
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Say Laboratory not Lair Say Assistants not Henchmen and Goons Say Game-Changing Technology not Doomsday Machine Say General Public not Helpless Victims Say Challenge Entrenched Hierarchied not Bring The World to It's Knees
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think — which, frankly, is a relief in a world where a lot of people don't think at all.
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
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I hate this timeline...
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They were in tears.
Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak.
They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent.
Public health is dying.
Dan Jones shared 6 days agoToday in 1904, 121 years ago: after the incorporation into the Union of the territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, the United States already has 48 states.
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It looks like @[email protected] stopped posting two days ago. You might want to check that out, since your most recent kottke.org posts are missing.
Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
In case you missed it, Bluesky is apparently caving to an authoritarian government:
➡️ https://mas.to/@osma/114346166890552471
This is why the Fediverse is so important: each Fedi server is totally independent, servers communicate directly with each other, anyone can set up a server anywhere.
Bluesky posts all flow through Bluesky's own corporate relay which is impossible to bypass, making censorship easy.
🦋 Bluesky is controlled by a US-based for-profit corporation
Question for anybody who knows about living and working in Japan.
Is ¥10 million a reasonable annual salary to support an entire family of six in Tokyo? Especially for someone used to making more than two and a half times that in the US?
#AskMastodon #AskFediverse #Japan #BoostsWelcome #PleaseBoost
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
You know who's going through a lot right now?
Literally everyone.
Just be kind.
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? “The fluidity and warmth of human-centered thinking through the use of circles is perhaps the most elegant way anyone has ever described making a logo that resembles an anus.” https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
That radium necklace is to die for.
Dan Jones shared 10 days agoRavens have 17 primary wing feathers, called pinions. Crows have 16 primary wing feathers.
So the difference between ravens and crows is a matter of a pinion.
Doing taxes at the last minute today. I almost forgot that I worked for three separate companies last year. The second one was about a month, and I don't even include it on my resume, so it just slipped my mind.
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
#NaturePhotography #TexasWildlife #NoFilter
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An American alligator is sunning himself. He's resting on the top of the water, surrounded by watercress. He is seen from the side, and appears to be smiling.
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An American alligator is sunning himself. He's resting on the top of the water, surrounded by watercress. He is seen from behind. His tail is under the water, or possibly covered by the watercress.
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An American alligator is sunning himself. He's resting on the top of the water, surrounded by watercress. He is seen from the side, close on his face, showing his smile very clearly. He looks almost serene.
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A large turtle is sitting in the grass, surrounded by purple flowers.
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A lake is visible on the left side. The water is clear, and reflects the sunlight. Ripples on the surface are visible, indicating motion across the water. On the right is an open field of grass and flowers. A dirt trail goes between them. Several tall trees are visible. Everything is very lush and green.
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A lake takes up most the view. The water is clear and beautiful with ripples across the surface. The blue sky is clearly reflected on its surface. The boughs of trees hang in front. The banks of the lake are are filled with lush greenery. You would be forgiven for thinking this was AI-generated or using a heavy filter, but it's not.
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A lake takes up most the view. The water is clear and beautiful with ripples across the surface. The blue sky is clearly reflected on its surface. The boughs of trees hang in front. The banks of the lake are are filled with lush greenery. You would be forgiven for thinking this was AI-generated or using a heavy filter, but it's not.
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A white egret stands on the surface of the water, patiently waiting for some lunch to swim by. He stairs intently into the water, completely still. His long beak poised and ready. He is surrounded by lush greenery, and the water is still and clear, reflecting the sky above.
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The egret has caught his lunch. A small fish wriggles in his beak, flailing about, knowing its end is nigh, unable to breath in the oxygen-rich air, its gills useless. In its final moments, it thinks if its family as the egret swallows it whole. The lushness of the landscape, and the stillness of the water stand in sharp contrast to the brutality of nature.
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
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A middle-aged man with gray and brown beard stands in a Borg Regeneration Chamber
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A middle-aged man with gray and brown beard sits in the Captain's chair of the USS Enterprise stroking a tribble.