Dr Dusty Magic

Hey, if yr a Boston or MA local punk or metal band on here, who thinks yr sound and vibe would be a good fit for the Boston Dyke March, a non-corporate trans-inclusive (and trans-led) event running since 1995, or if yr in touch with one, reach out to me, my DMs are open.

Tumblr post screen capture by nocryptographer about how to tell AI slop from a story that was created by a human being.

If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.

The trick of Star Trek is that Kirk is not horny. *Gene Roddenberry* is horny. The tension between Kirk the character trying to do his job & the camera & production trying to get him laid, that's the key.

I watched a Gehry building go up and it was incredible! Really looked like it couldn't work. The angles were wild.

Everyone who works/worked around Kendall Square knows the rest of the story. But it does look great from the outside.

Psychologists say that waving “thank you” at cars while crossing the street is strongly associated with specific personality traits That quick wave to a driver who stopped at the crosswalk looks trivial, almost automatic. Psychologists now argue it reveals a specific mindset, shaped by

This article is car brained nonsense, i don’t wave at drivers because i am happy, believe we have sone kind of social contract or feel empathy with the driver. I wave because you aren’t a fuckwit trying to run me over and kill me.

Clair Patterson - Wikipedia

Thirty years ago today, the scientist Clair Patterson passed away. He campaigned tirelessly and effectively to remove lead from gasoline, paint, pipes, and food cans. The drop in violent crime that correlates with this change? Massive.
Science hero.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_P...

Ooof. Tactless at the very least.

Are we doing the most for soil recovery? No. Are we an example that letting it be is sometimes a great start? Yes, I think so.

We are on the worst soil. It's depleted, it's full of heavy metals, and it is crisscrossed by Norwegian maple roots just below the surface. Due to lack of willpower to fight it, we have let it run wild. No raking leaves, no mowing grasses. That's helping?! It's slowly repairing with mulch and bugs.

Marina’s reaction to Safeway tower plans: ‘Along comes this behemoth right on the waterfront’ Plans to put a 25-story apartment complex on San Francisco’s Marina district sparked concerts about a future where the city’s waterfront is ringed by tall housing structures.

Listen, I know the housing shortage is killing a great American city, but that really is one of our most historically significant Safeways www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.

Red, black, gold, and turquoise abstract painting that feels like a transformation from charcoal to gold—an alchemy of Joy!

Day 5
Missed a few days, but let’s keep going #ArtAdventCalendar - with thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca!

It’s snowing in so many places, so let’s get cozy with JOY!

The Alchemy of Joy
48x36 in.
Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
2024

The Inaugural Augurs' August Augering Drill Press Prize for the Most Boring Bits

Grilled cheese sandwich or entirely too hot embassy chef? Or both?

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One of the really funny things about portrayals of the Medieval period that have every peasant wearing brown and black is those colors were actually really expensive compared to blues, reds, and yellows

“DSLR Cameras Under 10MPX”

The rules lawyer in me wants to grab this Nikon D2H and go to town…

This is also what I sometimes got like when completely unmedicated for ADHD and running a little manic on other bad brain chemistry. Not saying he's not on drugs, but also some of us are just wired ineffectively.

New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.

If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals

Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is

interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

Year-end critics’ lists exist for people to fight over, so I’m happy when people complain about them. But the complaint I will never get is, “I’ve never heard of most of these movies/albums/shows.” Yes, and? Why be mad about learning about stuff you didn’t know before from the news?

It is too damn cold

note: netflix is only acquiring the warner brothers-- the warner sister, dot, will remain independent

I always think of the old hippy poster "what if schools were funded and the Air Force had to hold a bake sale," with the additional sting of the US government doesn't even pay to take care of the people in the military, just the weapons. Spend my taxes on caring for people! Including mail service!

SERIOUSLY.

watercolor showing layers of Appalachian mountains fading from view as they recede into the distance. the outlines show the silhouettes of many trees on the nearest hills, but they smooth into gentle undulating curves as they get farther away.

#ArtAdventCalendar #ForestFriday

Dec 5: watercolor of Appalachian mountains, the smooth curves covered in green forest.

A blonde haired white woman wearing black is standing in front of a light pink wall and is holding out a large gold and purple tunisian crochet shawl

A close up of a pair of hands holding a section of a gold and purple shawl. The section has laternative stripes of the two colours.

An over-head photo of a blue and orange curving shawl laid out on a wooden floor.

A close up of a blue and orange shawl laid out of a wooden floor, showing the triangular segments that make it up.

All right, crafty folks.
I need everyone who sees this to keep a look out for the following shawls. They were lost by FedEx on the way to Barcelona Knits, and have been declared "unrecoverable".
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This is thoussands of euros of work & materials, not to mention their value at Trunk Shows & Workshops.

Truly living up to the history and tradition of the august institution and the venerable, frequently hammered, founding fathers

[a raven arrives carrying a tapestry of a penis]

[a second raven arrives bearing a message] ha ha sorry was messing with my loom didn't mean to send that

[a third raven arrives] unless...?