Pat Perez

Some young cattle clearly under the influence of LSD confront me on a riverside path, lined with buttercups.

Throwback to the time a herd of young cattle beseeched me to throw off the shackles of society and join their psychedelic cult.

Senatus delendus est

majoring yn English ys punk rocke

New favourite example of structural ambiguity

Close up of the face of a Feathered Thorn moth showing its compound eyes and one of its feathery antennae

Fairly apparent where the "Feathered" comes from in the name of the Feathered Thorn moth #teamMoth. The "Thorn" not so much, that's derived from the look of the larva, which is very twiggy and will set itself erect at 90 degrees to a twig on its foodplant to hide from predators in plain sight

if you liked the lenition hypercube, you'll love the phonological feature crystaline entity

How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars a...

How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries phys.org/news/2025-10...

My next geeky project is gonna be updating mine w/ SSD storage & a new battery!

Happy Birdtober!
🖤 ʻAlalā (Hawaiian Crow)
Corvus hawaiiensis

The ʻalalā is the comeback story we all love — a smart, social crow with a team dedicated to returning it to its Hawaiian forest home. Let’s cheer on these hopes for its continuing recovery in Hawaiʻi!

#Birdtober #Alala #HawaiianCrow

Now that’s a size-comparison map that I hadn’t seen before: Hawaii 🌺 overlayed on top of the contiguous US shows just how far spread out the Hawaiian islands are. Big geopolitical importance for a lovely corner of the world.

Excited to have my summer travel plans revolve around a Rush concert again!

Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews In the account selection menu in the bottom-left, an ominous new account mysteriously appears: WsiAccount.

Oh my gosh this is wild. Anyway, if anybody needs basic advice about switching over to Linux, I’m always happy to help

Hi

Revolutionary Nahuatl for September 16, 2025

Aic titocāhuazqueh.

We will never be silent.

_______________________
Aic = never
ti- = first person plural subject prefix (we)
to- = first person plural reflexive prefix (ourselves)
cāhua = silence
-zqueh = plural future

Linguistics

YouTube video by Marsh Family "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK

youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?...

ejectives

Star Trek doth teache us that linguistiques, historye, workinge togethir, science, music, mythologye, poetrye, friendshippe, selflessnesse (except Kirk), a capacitye for wonder, and celebrating Infinite Diversitye yn Infinite Combinaciouns are what trulye make the future bettir. #StarTrekDay

Wondering if it would be easier to go and clear up the decapitated wood pigeon the cat has left on the living room rug or just quickly grab a few possessions and relocate to Bangladesh.

YouTube video by Miyagawa Haruna Official Asturias [Isaac Albeniz]

Pause for a few minutes and listen to one of my favourite pieces of music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8B...

I had that one last week!

Whee!! That was fun! & great to see you again, DC! 🤙🏽😸

YouTube video by sorenmadsen.com Nothing Else Matters by Metallica - Danish Guitar Performance - Soren Madsen

Here is a solo classical guitar performance. Does anything else matter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGi...

This is our beautiful new poster for actionnetwork.org/.../protect-...
If you are an Arizona resident, and you care about science, please consider signing and sharing this petition.
Only through perseverance can we hope to have any effect.
Thank you in advance.
- Dianne

#badgeographyjoke

Somewher ovir the rayne-bowe
Far up heighe
Ther ys a lande of which Ich learnid
Once yn a lullabye

Somewher ovir the rayne-bowe
The welkin ys blue
And the dreames that thou darst to dreame
Trulye do come trewe

Cover of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna.

If you haven't read it already, get yourself a copy of The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social. It's a thoughtful, funny, pragmatic, well-sourced, and necessary book for this moment.

apparently my new thing is recommending books, because I think everyone should read The AI Con by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna. it's a fantastic examination of the lies big tech companies tell in the interest of generating hype around something that doesn't work and hurts vulnerable communities

The fight to save Hawaii’s coconut palms - Hawaii Tribune-Herald The fight to save Hawaii’s coconut palms - Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

On the Big Island, the team is trying to eradicate the beetle, which was found in March, before it’s too late. A crew traveled there in June, flying drones to spray pesticide into the crowns of the palms near the Kona airport.
The state is stepping in to help.
#CRB #HawaiiTrees

Night