JP Sherman

Awwwww

In a first, homes for bats added into wall of new I-40 bridge, NC officials say Think of it as a mountain condo project for bats.

A project to repair a bridge on I-40 that was damaged during Hurricane Helene has been amended to include homes for bats. Bats often live under bridges and Hurricane Helene left a lot of bats homeless. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...

They heard someone say “sausage”

Department of Defense is weaponizing AI Guns are a pretty divisive issue. Even with the ideological chasm between the sides of this issue, I bet you could get them to unite if say… the Department of Defense demanded that firearms not have ...

Your political affiliations shouldn't affect your ability to see AI being positioned as a political weapon. The Pentagon is threatening Anthropic bc it's unwilling to lift restrictions on use for mass surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons
not-a-robot.com/blog/ai-poli...

I’m skeptical, but I Want to Believe in Ryan Coogler

White House article screenshot depicting the announcement that Iran’s nuclear program was obliterated

It only took 10 months to become “weeks away”

Dayum. Just heard a minister say, as perhaps only Black ministers can, “We will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice.”
I’m stealing that!!

For the eldritch gods in the air, in the sea and much much deeper.

The Saturday chore of painting the doors go so much better with Motown in the background #hitsville

Like I tell my kids, it may not be your fault, but it’s your responsibility.

When the dog shits on the floor, it becomes everyone’s responsibility, not just the person who has the dog chore this week.

I think I accidentally prayed the other day, who do I send my blockNFTcoin to? I’ve read the OT, god can be a bit revengery

I find joy in building a fire in my outdoor oven

Legen-dairy.

WTAF

Baldurs Gate 3

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

It’s not just a shower thought
It’s a shower haiku

Genius tech bro move:
Inventing the paragraph,
Calling it a chunk.

#showerthoughts

A personal deadlift best of 175lbs. (45lb bar + 2 45lb weights + 4 10lb weights) I pretty much started from nothing and I love seeing the progress and continual improvement (shirt by Arm the Animals armtheanimals.com/products/uni...)

NPR reports that the Olympic dog’s name is Nazgûl

Nazgûl is the goodest athlete, aren’t you?

North Carolinians should know the entities that are managing the companies that are running elections here - it’s good, accurate and worrying information that needs constant light to be shone on all those involved.

Quotes from game night, "Hot dragons in your area are looking for you!"
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

Homemade tortillas & guacamole 🥑 for tacos tonight - while Buena Vista Social Club plays

Let’s make a plan NC! #voteblue #ncelection #veteransvote

Alan & his cat Jonsy

It’s like putting the fractions of a penny in your bank account :)