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This is shocking to me, my family listens to it on the radio every year!

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"you grew up in seattle, why are you complaining about the winters here?"

because they suck!

A view of Tahoma (aka Mount Ranier) where the peak is visible in golden light between multiple layers of gray clouds, photo taken facing South from Seattle.

Seattle is, of course, cloudy today but that won't stop Tahoma from peeking through.

310! So excited to eventually read the whole thing!

Such a blatant let-them-eat-cake move, I shouldn't be astonished and yet

i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w

You see this all the time with all sorts of written historical records. I've got a great grandmother with a French surname but I don't know what it actually was because it's spelled differently on every historical document I have of hers. And that's a name with roman letters!

3) Ellis Island saw thousands of people a day, they likely didn't stop to double check spelling
4) even if they had, it's entirely possible immigrants coming in weren't literate (or as you've pointed out, maybe couldn't read roman letters because why would they if that's not their language)

Authority didn't have much to do with it considering
1) lots of immigrants felt pressure to anglicize their surnames to fit in and get work
2) people working at Ellis Island and recording names absolutely did not know how to understand & write all the languages spoken by the immigrants coming in

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

Abolish is a big word for Elmo

You can’t fix autism because autistic people are not broken.

Tylenol and Autism Earlier this year, HHS secretary RFK Jr. predicted that, "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." Scientists have been researc

Acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy doesn't cause autism, no matter what RFK says this week. This is not an unsettled question. Evidence summarized here: sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

As an archivist, this keeps me up.

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

Y’all don’t hate white supremacy enough for me.

You’ll befriend it, have beers with it, even call it a difference of opinion…you’ll do everything but eradicate it.

White supremacy is not a stance. It is not a position. It is poison. And you’d rather be sick than keep your Black friends safe.

Congratulations! Is the blown glass part detachable?

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says Israel has strongly denied that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide and says they are justified as self defense. It is fighting a case at the International Court of Justice.

Genocide justification is the claim that a genocide is morally excusable/defensible, necessary, and/or sanctioned by law.[1] Genocide justification differs from genocide denial, which is an attempt to reject the occurrence of genocide. Perpetrators often claim that genocide victims presented a serious threat, justifying their actions by stating it was legitimate self-defense of a nation or state. According to modern international criminal law, there can be no excuse for genocide.[2][3] Genocide is often camouflaged as military activity against combatants, and the distinction between denial and justification is often blurred.[4]

It's absolutely possible! We've done it before! It would just take a massive amount of funding to build and maintain the infrastructure required for consistent and reliable railway systems in North America. Of course, there are many companies here who don't want people to be able to travel by train.

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Tempted to use
"Thomas the Weather Wizard" as my new band name

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Four gleeful people in a selfie with the Hugo awards stage in the background

Two black and white photobooth strips of printed pictures depicting four fast friends, on a wood background

Two fabulous people stand against a white wall, both wearing crocs and a mushroom print shirt

Nine people in a brightly colored restaurant pose for a photo on steps, all smiling widely

Happy WorldCon 2025! I'm exhausted but I'm so grateful for the thoughtful panels and terrific new friends.

Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card!!!

And now I'll have to watch Foundation, I guess, since I have an irrational love for JA

A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.

From the image it looks like the byline is Dareh Gregorian (currently at NBC) and Lucy Carne (possibly writing for the Herald Sun in Australia?).

My masters program recommended it during student orientation and I used it on every project and paper without fail

At this point, I do not know how anyone denies what is happening in Gaza unless they have no sense of morals. People are starving to death. They are being shot at when they come to get food. What else can you possibly call this but genocide?