And I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat I'm ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me. Says Skeletor looking rather mean.

Don’t fuck with Weegee

Stack of blocks labeled, all modern digital infrastructure. A ratchet tipping over the entire stack is labeled AI. A load bearing pillar is labeled unpaid open source development. Another label is AWS, and Cloudflare and Unpaid Open Source Developers.

Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.

Go ahead and treat yourself to that video or song on loop if it helps get you through the day.

*tapping the sign again*

The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!

a screen grab of a tweet about ocean spray cranberry jelly: **Buy my BOO-k** Emily J. Edwards…. 1d i should take a moment to remind you that Ocean Spray is actually a cranberry growers collective and by supporting the superlative "goo in a can" name-brand cranberry sauce, you're supporting workers and small farmers oatmeal influencer **Buy my BOO-k** Emily J. Edwards .. 1d: so many reasons to love Superlative Canned Goo this holiday season Lindsey Becker @lcatebecker • 1d Replying to @MsEmilyEdwards Plus, their manufacturing plants are

My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!

In these busiest shopping weeks of the year, with everyone under horrible pressure over money, job security etc, try to be nice to retail staff (who likely have unreasonable sales targets from HQ to make up for a lousy retail year). Far too many stressed customers will behave appallingly right now.

Call your senators and ask them in the nicest way possible WTF.
Get their phones ringing off the hook!

It is completely ok to put down your phone and go create something. Weave a bracelet. Write a book. Paint. Shoot, color in a coloring book.

We’re live for #ExtraLifeGameDay and things are going… great?

Come visit us on stream and help us #ChangeKidsHealth, win prizes, and get our dice out of jail.

bit.ly/CircusInSpace

Join the stream!
Watch the mayhem!
Donate $ to help children’s hospitals and enter to win prizes!

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

cartoon: A long sandwich coils around and up like a rattlesnake Caption: Don't bread on me

Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)

Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

It's nearly Game Day with @extralife4kids.bsky.social! We're back for our 7th year raising money for the kids at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis while playing 24 hours of Spelljammer D&D. Come join us at bit.ly/CircusInSpace starting at 9 AM CST on Nov. 8th to help us #ChangeKidsHealth

Stop sharing AI slop.

It's one thing if you don't know or just made a mistake. No need to breathe down someones neck b/c its harder to tell nowadays.

But if you do know (ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO KNOW) even if you're posting it to make fun of it or sharing it unironically... consider not doing that.

Reminder to go through *ALL* your profile settings, particularly on LinkedIn. There are super granular settings in some sections, particularly around advertising information.
If you chose to opt out of personalized ads, for example, you have to navigate through over a dozen sub-categories.

Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start

If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street

Tonight I had to yell at my cat for the THIRD time to stop licking the electronics

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Y’all, be careful of what apps you install on your devices.
Be mindful of:
-privacy
-security
-mental health cost (is it addictive? Will you end up doomscrolling?)
-monetary cost (incremental one-time costs or ongoing subscriptions can add up)

Do not be afraid to cull apps from your life.

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

We're two weeks away from this year's Extra Life fundraising stream. The 8th and 9th we'll be playing 24 Hours of D&D to raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

We're going to have raffles and amazing incentives again this year. I hope you'll join us in #GamingForGood

Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity

Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity

Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity

Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.

It aids fascism.

As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

The Jolly Roger flag

Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”

First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.

With me so far? 1/x

I use “ear savers” when wearing a mask at work, but I left them at home today. Nothing vital, but it makes my workday more comfortable. Repurposed a fidget toy I had at the bottom of my bag and I’m set.
(Yes, it is strapped to the back of my head)

Hell yeah
Any particular bands stand out for you? (Trying to find more)

These are great! Can you post more details or instructions on how to make these?