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May Day for me is about renewal through emancipation and cooperation. So this one about breaking the shackles of consumerism works...

May Day for me is about renewal through emancipation and cooperation. So this one about breaking the shackles of consumerism works nicely.

Second, Sleaford Mods

….
Why am I second to the boots I wear?
Why am I second to my coat and hair?
Why am I second to the car I got?
My watch, and my jeans, and my polo top?
…

https://youtu.be/IT09DGuXwYQ?si=HDdD5rck7KgMm5Lr

#MayDayMusic
#JukeboxFridayNight

How it started / how it’s going

How it started / how it’s going

Pitchfork is a hack job, confirmed: their top 100 albums of the 1970s include four (4) Pink Floyd albums and no sign of "The Madcap...

Pitchfork is a hack job, confirmed: their top 100 albums of the 1970s include four (4) Pink Floyd albums and no sign of "The Madcap Laughs" by Syd Barrett...

“The whole meritocracy is a system of segregation.”Can’t say I agree with every argument made in this article, but it’s worth...

“The whole meritocracy is a system of segregation.”
Can’t say I agree with every argument made in this article, but it’s worth reading. What would it take to promote excellence and support the growth of the whole person, without creating a rigged game based on markers and incentives? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/.

#TechAMovie #HashtagGames Random Forrest GumpLoop-ORSolaris 8Citrix Blade RunnerTrue Git

#TechAMovie #HashtagGames
Random Forrest Gump
Loop-OR
Solaris 8
Citrix Blade Runner
True Git

So, do they just chat during the commercial breaks? #debate

So, do they just chat during the commercial breaks? #debate

Biden’s “stuttering kid from Scranton” shtick hit different tonight #uspoli #Biden

Biden’s “stuttering kid from Scranton” shtick hit different tonight #uspoli #Biden

Oh, you want me to *think*? Here, let me ChatGPT that for you…

Oh, you want me to *think*? Here, let me ChatGPT that for you…

“Tragedy of the lemons” - when you want something (like, I don’t know, a lemon wedge for a salad) that is supposed to be shared (I.e.,...

“Tragedy of the lemons” - when you want something (like, I don’t know, a lemon wedge for a salad) that is supposed to be shared (I.e., the lemon), but nobody else wants it (I.e., my kids), so you either have some and waste the rest, or don’t, and let the whole thing wither away.

All realistic avatars in games are very very cheesy-looking.

All realistic avatars in games are very very cheesy-looking.

Crazy SOB? Maybe.Evil SOB? Definitely.

Crazy SOB? Maybe.
Evil SOB? Definitely.

What is "sun"? #halifax

What is "sun"? #halifax

"There is no planet B" was good the first time I saw it, but not so great now to see it everywhere as a slogan. I'm thinking...

"There is no planet B" was good the first time I saw it, but not so great now to see it everywhere as a slogan. I'm thinking perhaps a pun does not a rallying cry make.

Received two separate term reports that include summaries of papers that don't exist. #ChatGPT #argh

Received two separate term reports that include summaries of papers that don't exist. #ChatGPT #argh

The Piano Meh

The Piano Meh

I didn't have "rooting for Disney Corp" on my strange political bedfellows bingo card

I didn't have "rooting for Disney Corp" on my strange political bedfellows bingo card

Overheard at 2:16 ADT: “it’s 2:30 somewhere”Actually no - the closest 2:46 in St. John’s Newfoundland. Sir Sandford Fleming is...

Overheard at 2:16 ADT: “it’s 2:30 somewhere”
Actually no - the closest 2:46 in St. John’s Newfoundland. Sir Sandford Fleming is rolling in his grave.
#TimeZonePedantics

ISO is now short for “in search of”, apparently. The International Standards Organization is not pleased.

ISO is now short for “in search of”, apparently. The International Standards Organization is not pleased.

What does Grammarly have against the Oxford comma?

What does Grammarly have against the Oxford comma?

What art (audio, visual, TV, book, anything) have you stumbled upon recently that you really connected with, and can’t believe you...

What art (audio, visual, TV, book, anything) have you stumbled upon recently that you really connected with, and can’t believe you weren’t already aware of?
I’ll start:
Playtime (movie, 1967, directed by Jacques Tati)