Robert McNees

My penpal got stuck in an elevator with him at a con in Atlanta.

Boooo

Come on universe, do me a solid here.

This is the year that a major network makes a month-long TV miniseries of “A Night in the Lonesome October.” I am putting this out there way in advance this year, there is more than enough time to make it happen.

If the Republican Party has been captured by grifters, then the Democrats have been captured by the Consultant-Industrial Complex, a group whose main priority is maximizing the number of panicked fundraising emails, with no interest in winning elections, governing, or protecting people.

I think this has been very, very obvious to anyone paying attention, for a very long time. Dems will never be effective as long as they are wrapped up in this massive fundraising scam.

Sometimes you scream into the abyss and after awhile the abyss is like “Yeah, actually, you’re totally right about that.”

Trump on the White House lawn, yelling at a boy in a red shirt moving the lawn.

GOOD NEWS BUDDY I JUST FIRED THE JOBS NUMBERS LADY SO I AM GOING TO COUNT YOU AS “HIRED” DON’T WORRY YOU STILL AREN’T GETTING PAID THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

RIP Loni Anderson

I regret to announce that I am firing Referee #2 for issuing ref reports that do not reflect my publication priorities.

A weird snaggle toothed muppet with yellow eyes and a shock of white hair

How your email finds me

That was the first day, not the second or third. They got him as far as DC yesterday, and gave him a voucher for a distant hotel. But no travel or food.

No one believes you’re a real account.

Therese smiling at the camera while assisting a student with their work in a classroom

I’m posting on behalf of my friend Therese! “Hi! I’m a HS math teacher at a public charter school in Kansas City where many students come from underserved communities. Every donation helps create a more engaging and supportive learning environment. Thank you!”

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I have dog-eared the hell out of this beautiful book. If you are at all interested in indie music or creative communities, it’s essential reading.

Me in my classroom throwing up a peace sign wearing the lab coat my students signed

Hi! I teach 7-12th grade science at a public school in Ohio. This will be my 11th year. Our basic needs were met but I still have a couple of items left such as a fan (we can’t open windows) and color ink to print diagrams. Thank you for your help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Fake account

That is what the quoted post’s thread (which I also reposted, separately) discussed.

apple used to lead and now they try to follow AND CAN’T EVEN DO THAT WELL

and nobody will convince me that a large part of the ills of the tech industry today isn’t caused by the fact that there is no leader with good taste any more

On the one hand, he was a terrible control freak. On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine the accumulated UI missteps of the last 5-10 years getting past him.

Tennessee. All set off by the crazy NYC rain on Thursday.

Not reifying any hierarchies here (that would come as a big shock to anyone who follows me and has read my many, many posts making that exact point). The point here was just that no is safe because Vought genuinely wants to burn it all down.

My brother has been stranded in NYC for two days, and now he’s stranded for a third, and @americanair.bsky.social has offered zero support. No flights, no food vouchers, no lodging. Nothing.

When it started, I thought he’d eventually sign a 3 year deal at a compromise price like 25M/year. I still think that’s most likely, but him playing on the QO doesn’t seem so outrageous now.

At the Apple Store the employees have special little bristle brushes specifically for this.

A puppy in a red lifejackets stands in shallow water next to a pontoon boat. A bigger dog, shaggy and blonde, too big to need a life jacket, stands nearby.

🚨pup in a life jacket alert🚨

Black and white photo of Mina Rees. She is older, possibly in her early 60s, wearing what appears to be a gray wool top and a string of pearls. Her hair is short, and she is in front of a wall with a large abstract painting. She is seen in profile, looking to the right of the photo.

Mathematician Mina Rees was born #OTD in 1902.

She coordinated work by mathematicians at OSRD during WWII, pushed the development of computers and numerical science as head of mathematics at the Office of Naval Research, and was the first woman to serve as president of the AAAS. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬

A rose and peach sunset through hazy skies, taken from out on a lake

Good evening.

A color photo of astronomer standing in front of a University of Toronto observatory. She is wearing a mauve jacket with a gold necklace and a gold broach on her right lapel. Her white hair is pulled back behind a headband, and her head is turned so she is looking upwards and to her right. She is wearing tortoise shell glasses.

“Not to know what’s beyond is like spending your life in the cellar, being completely oblivious of all the wonderful things around us.”

Astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg was born #OTD in 1905. She was an authority on variable stars and globular clusters, and a sci-com pioneer. 🧪 👩‍🔬 🔭

Image: U. Toronto