Objects in mirror are closer than they appear cf. Land masses near the poles are smaller than they appear
a clear warning to prevent misjudgment
see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Mer..., apnews.com/article/afri...
or use/embed an app that renders its imagery or data onto a 3D globe — or use a globe
25.08.2025 11:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
how is it possible that “@<someone> hasn’t posted“ and “nnnn posts” are both true and are both stated within the same few words? (isn’t this how most profiles appear in an unauthenticated web browser?) #twitter
01.08.2025 12:00 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
movie still — guy in purple peace shirt brandishing a sidearm
31.07.2025 17:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
why show something we don’t have access to?
30.06.2025 15:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a note app is good for a few things, one being a way to know what you put in your paste buffer / clipboard before you got distracted
11.05.2025 19:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
they have a presence (an account) here on bluesky but do not seem to be monitoring
14.02.2025 16:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
look at satellite imagery
03.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
re 2 — yes, google no longer has a page describing their own search operators (some still work)
23.01.2025 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
u2
18.01.2025 16:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
the sigh of a dog
16.01.2025 16:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
!jazbot whereami
23.12.2024 12:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cities for Life Day - Wikipedia
Cities for Life Day today. See en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_... for more.
30.11.2024 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I voted (28 days ago)
05.11.2024 09:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2 2 13 2957
18.09.2024 12:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
easily slip into another world : a life in music
05.09.2024 17:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
bang paths
08.08.2024 15:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
it’s #jazzday!
30.04.2024 10:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
eclipse, planet, contrail, trees
08.04.2024 21:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
research!rsc: Timeline of the xz open source attack
I put together a timeline of the xz attack, dating back to 2021. Corrections or additions welcome here on Bluesky. research.swtch.com/xz-timeline
02.04.2024 03:31 — 👍 128 🔁 56 💬 5 📌 5
!jazbot whereami
07.02.2024 12:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
that feeling when you see a piece you’ve never seen before by an artist you haven’t thought about in a decade or more
02.02.2024 15:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
half of an at&t 210 corded trimline phone on top of an apple newton, one part on each labeled. "of the telephone mouthpiece." (body text) is within the cropped rectangle of an illustration from a manual
03.01.2024 21:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
12 days and 150 years ago w. c. handy was born. check out wikipedia entry
28.11.2023 21:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
just learned (today, a moment ago) that a certain demonym, namely, las vegan, exists. i’m sure either you know this already or can figure out which city it goes with
13.11.2023 17:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
!jazbot whereami
10.11.2023 10:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
my condolences
19.10.2023 13:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
TIL the word spraint
18.10.2023 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
if the ban is successful, will undergrads no longer sit exams?
08.10.2023 23:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
happened to revisit zombie birdhouse yesterday. it has aged very well
29.09.2023 10:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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