David Dies

Oh absolutely! I’d do starry night in a heartbeat, if I had starry night money laying around…

For my money, I’d pick up the chrysanthemum and plum blossoms for the price of the minerals.

Oh I’m so sorry you returned it! It’s stunning (and on my Christmas list…)

Ok, now I feel better about having Lego sets in my office (orchid, bonsai, da Vinci flying machine, others)

I hear it as allllllmost an eighth note off.

“According to the scores” is a tricky instruction in this context.

Now I want to hear it.

I’m with you.

Oh my

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internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*

I was driving through Ontario and stopped at a store. Cashier said “where are you from?” “Minnesota.” “Oh, you don’t have much of an accent there, do you?” “No, we do, it’s just very, very similar to yours.”

Any two of these three people would already be absolutely wild

I get those too. I block them without qualms.

Put another way, my headspace when I’m composing is a delicate cocktail of analysis and gut impulse, and anything that might alter that balance could be quite negative.

My process has roughly five phases I usually go through. It’s drawn out and would hard to parse for an observer. And feeling watched could alter choices in ways that could make things shift unpredictably but toward a lesser result.

I’m with Isaac on this.

And when you can’t sleep anymore, Real Housewives of anywhere.

Are you aware that apparent spam text messages are going out soliciting funds? The url is not to your website, but otherwise looks quasi-legit.

YouTube video by Dig! The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Official Music Video)

I think it’s gotta include this: m.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNl...

We got 5 of 6…. The -ability is strong with this one.

Oh scheisse. I missed that historical detail. Yeah. Cognitive dissonance, I guess.

Some of his worst op-eds were pseudonymous. Not sure that helps much.

I figured. :)

Omg but why???????

Maybe Finale will die with Tahoe.

Thanks.

The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk.

Really great article in WIRED this morning, about what we're really losing (hope, wonder, the true "greatness" that NASA brings us) by defunding and devaluing science here in 2025.

The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination.

www.wired.com/story/the-de...

Just curious, what MacOS did it ship with?