Carl B Latro

A giant angel statue commemorating the life and death of a woman from 1904

I got lost in the cemetery today. Here is an armless angel in front of the setting sun

And where do they live in that seasonal-job market? Does it have spare accommodation they can afford?

Hah, hah! They were on to you! You can vote for bats in our bird one. A couple of bats being our only native land mammals.

You have one too, do you? Do you have a marsupial election as well? Or isn't there enough marsupial species to make it worthwhile?

What Was Behind Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal? - JSTOR Daily Swift’s savage animosity towards the Irish Protestant elites is front and center in his biting (perhaps literally) critique of the landlord class.

Eat the poor?
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#landlords

UK plummets down rankings for LGBTQ+ rights Last month’s Supreme Court ruling has seen the UK fall six places to 22nd. It’s time to fight back

UK plummets down rankings for LGBTQ+ rights (from 1st place a decade ago to 22nd place today)

#BlueSky

"The Defence Minister wants to see New Zealand develop lethal weapons for international export through the help of tech companies." Orrrrrrrr get absolutely fucked #nzpol

YouTube video by Ecotricity NZ NZ Solar system PAID OFF: Tips, tricks + what to expect!

The problem with solar panel videos is that it's hard to make them informative AND entertaining.
That was until I interviewed this guy.
Honestly, this was one of the funniest videos ever. It's worth watching for the outtakes alone! 😂 Share it around for the lols!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72k...

Good Web Graveyard For those of us interested in more ethical, user-focused social platforms, it’s worth understanding how these ventures can go wrong. To that end, start here at the Good Web Graveyard: a link compilati...

What happened to the social media good guys?

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Another pointless but satisfying email sent, subject line: "absolutely not" #nzpol

The difference between Golem in the LOTR's movies and an AI actor is Golem was modeled by a skilled human, or humans. An AI actor isn't made that way, so not animation in the usual sense of the word.

YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles The Most Advanced Drill in Human History

I've been following this approach for a while...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfIo...
and if it pans out, it'll probably put a stop to conventional methods. And probably wind farms as well. Solar on roofs seems safe though, as, why not?

Kash Patel Brought Illegal 3D-Printed Guns Into New Zealand Senior police and intel officials in New Zealand had to destroy the illegal guns.

You genuinely cannot make this shit up

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Get lost:

"We know asking for a SuperGold discount can feel a bit awkward. But, with the SuperGold app, you’ve got everything you need for stress-free savings right at your fingertips.

Whether you're planning ahead or shopping on the go, the SuperGold app makes it easy. "

Please don't. We personalize it by choosing who we follow. Having algorithms deciding whose posts we see is depersonalizing it.

Any idea why geothermal power never gets talked about in our interminable discussions about electricity generation? We can't have used up all the suitable spots for it, and it's a constant source of clean, green power!

peterlewisart on Instagram: "The Mechanical Fish Tank is now complete, and will be appearing at the Newcastle Museum’s exhibition ‘MODEL NEWCASTLE Big Stories L…" The Mechanical Fish Tank is now complete, and will be appearing at the Newcastle Museum’s exhibition ‘MODEL NEWCASTLE Big Stories Little Things’ from the 27th of September 2025. Love to see you there. #mechanicalfishtank #newcastlemuseum #modelnewcastle #peterlewis

Bringing this over to Bluesky as it's hurtling through insta and I thought many would love it over here: a VERY LARGE MECHANICAL AQUARIUM, which is powered by a model train. So...a bit of something for everyone in this object #museums

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It's kinda ironic that people used to complain about Disney managing to get movie copyrights extended, and now they don't have the power to stop this kind of shit.

The source data would be somewhere, so a re-training that left specific data out could happen. How practical it'd be would depend on how long a full training would take.

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

Rapamycin, a billion-dollar drug discovered in Easter Island soil in 1964, has led to breakthroughs in cancer treatment and aging research. But the story of its discovery omits the crucial role of the Indigenous Rapa Nui people, explains a molecular biologist.

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And animals, apparently.

In Nineteen Eighty Four all art for the "proles" is created without human intervention at all because they just feed a set number of scenarios and words into fiction machines and songwriting machines, which then create them and disperse them widely to keep the proles happy and FOR FUCK'S SAKE ORWELL

I have a feeling this could apply to a lot of private companies of essential services.

#drones #weapons #lasers #Australia #EU

"The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European Parliament.
On Friday, Nathan Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, admitted to eight counts of bribery."
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
#Ukraine #Russia #UKReform

Please repost this if you’ve got any maker followers! 💞🌈✨

Microsoft block Israel's access to Azure and genAI tech used to surveil millions of Palestinian phone calls, according to report Amid a consumer boycott of their Xbox business, Microsoft are apparently ending the Israeli military's access to certain Azure cloud and generative AI tech.

Microsoft block Israel's access to Azure and genAI tech used to surveil millions of Palestinian phone calls

Newly released Epstein files name Prince Andrew, Elon Musk, Bill Gates The documents include flight logs, massage messages and cash transactions in Jeffrey Epstein's ledger.

Newly released Epstein files name Prince Andrew, Elon Musk, Bill Gates: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/epstein-files-six-pages-released/105823750

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)