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“But when we crave power over life—endless wealth, unassailable safety, immortality—then desire becomes greed. And if knowledge allies itself to that greed, then comes evil. Then the balance of the world is swayed, and ruin weighs heavy in the scale.” —from The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Farthest Shore, the third Earthsea novel, was first published by Atheneum Books in 1972.

Mark Cuban posts: Want to use rich people like me to your advantage? Incent us to help those who need it the most. Lower corp taxes for comps that pay a min of $25 per hour. Lower corp taxes if employees get stock at the same pct as the CEO. Bottom up incentives work. Dems never innovate. They bitch marthapearce55.bsky.social replies: You have more money than God. But you want incentives to do good, moral things?

Mark Cuban getting ratiod by a complete rando

The writers spun a “force ghost cameo” wheel and it landed on Obi-Wan.

This looks like excellent fan service. Might have to hit eBay if there’s a giveaway.

Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between, Stephen Jay Gould:

Dune, 1965

28. Missing several cities in Florida and California.

Working with Burnett again is huge news, since the last album had great guest appearances. Look Up was my favorite Ringo album since the 70s IMO.

Did the Tigers peak too soon?

Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.

I would probably go for the Silmarillion, but you could also go with whichever of Children of Hurin/Beren & Luthien/Fall of Gondolin interests you most.

If I recall correctly, I feel like CoH might be the most complete and coherent story of the 3, the least fragmentary.

My fantastic four

It must feel amazing to launch a dinger out of Truist Park. Sending a rocket through the front window of a 300-seat Bonefish Grill in the adjacent mall, all the Vineyard Vines dudes in there are so scared at the sound that they instantly jump into their Sorcerer-size SUVs and drive 55 minutes home.

What’s their beef for those of us who missed this episode?

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

Why is Trump popular with Kenya/Nigeria?

I hope the Tigers extend him, because this skill set should age well.

Is it too soon to say that Denis Villeneuve already has a GOAT sci-fi resume after Arrival, Bladerunner 2049, and Dune?

Zak Starkey is a good drummer.

Who is the woman with them, do we know?

'Til I Die The Beach Boys · "Feel Flows" The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Super Deluxe) · Song · 2021

I think Brian Wilson’s defining music will always be Pet Sounds, but this is another masterpiece that has grown on me in the past year or so. Excellent lyrics and arrangement of backing vocals. RIP. open.spotify.com/track/1qxhOn...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys and a giant of modern music, dies at 82.

It has some nice pizza joints or at least it did 10-15 years ago.

In the DH era, three #Tigers pitchers have put up 12+ WAR in two years. The top total is, obviously, Verlander's 16.7 in 2011-12. He also totaled 12.5 in 2016-17, and Scherzer had 12.3 in 2013-14.

(JV averaged 6.2 from 2009-13.)

Skubal is currently on pace for 13.1 in 2024-25.

I count 4 last place teams, but the Cubs and Twins will be tough.

Big River

The biggest endorsement I can make for Bluesky is that replacing Twitter with this app on my phone probably improved my general mood when I’m on my phone by 20-25%. I know there are better reasons but it is what it is!

Gandalf speaking to the mouth of Sauron: 'But as for your terms, we reject them utterly. Get you gone, for your embassy is over and death is near to you. We did not come here to waste words in treating with Sauron, faithless and accursed; still less with one of his slaves. Begone!'

be like Gandalf! 🤎