take that, verb tenses
I think I got most of the errors, let me know if I missed any. -steele
Saturday, 4 May 2024

The Protest Song Wakes Up

quote [ A buzzy protest song about the definition of war, timed to public protests against the Israel–Hamas War, shows social media and protest singers can coexist. ]

But now I give you this protest song
[SFW] [music]
[by ScoobySnacks@10:40amGMT] [1 comment]

Friday, 3 May 2024

Professor Megalow’s Dinosaur Bones: Richard Owen and Victorian Literature

quote [ Richard Owen, the Victorian scientist who first named the “dinosaurs”, claimed that he could identify an animal, even an extinct one, from inspecting a single bone. Richard Fallon revisits other Owen-inspired fictions — by R. D. Blackmore, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Charles Kingsley — and finds literature layered with scientific, religious, and political interventions, spurred by the discovery of prehistoric life. ]

All these dino bones
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
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takahē magazine – 110

quote [ Kuchen—A Love Story / Cool Jazz and Monochromes: The Paintings of Jamie Te Heuheu / Poetry / Reviews ]

Nice writer's mag from New Zealand you can read online, found via the grumpy story Heat Death of the Internet by Gregory Bennett
[SFW] [literature] [+1 Good]
[by Paracetamol@4:28amGMT] [0 comments]

Thursday, 2 May 2024

The meteoric rise — and spectacular fall — of the Queen of Airbnb

quote [ She promised investors an easy windfall. Then it all came crashing down. ]

a whole lotta plays out the Airbnb
[SFW] [people] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@10:34amGMT] [2 comments]

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Which Side Are You On - Dropkick Murphys

quote [ In solidarity for Wisconsin !

Lyrics :
Our father was a union man
some day i'll be one too.
The bosses fired daddy
what's our family gonna do?

Come all you good workers,
Good news to you I'll tell
Of how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell.

CHORUS:
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on? (x2) ]

Happy May Day!
[SFW] [music]
[by steele@5:23pmGMT] [0 comments]



Inside the Decades Long Hunt for the Mongolian Death Worm

quote [ Some say the true death worm has already been found—slithering beneath the sands of the Gobi. ]

This funky little worm will be the death of me
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:36amGMT] [1 comment]

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

The barely visited US national park that requires a passport

quote [ With the astronomical growth in US national park visitation in the last few years, the National Park of American Samoa is a literal breath of fresh air. ]

Lying awake in the National Park
[SFW] [travel] [+1 Good]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:19amGMT] [0 comments]

Monday, 29 April 2024

How the Great Alaska Earthquake Shook Up Science

quote [ Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today ]

Through the shake of an earthquake
[SFW] [history] [+1 Original]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:40amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 28 April 2024

Our friend is going to jail.

quote [ Donate to David's Legal Fund: https://chuffed.org/project/dpk4nvzkr4em ]

Best friend shower time is a rare treat.
[NSFW] [dystopian violence] [+2]
[by steele@8:46pmGMT] [0 comments]

Lay off staff to free cash for AI

quote [ In an interview on the Verge’s “Decoder” podcast published Monday, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston mounted a zealous argument for the importance of AI while defending his company’s 500-worker layoff in April 2023. The two things are linked, he said, noting that Dropbox’s layoff was largely aimed at freeing up cash to hire more engineers who are skilled in AI. ]

Ah well, at least they explain their reasoning.
[SFW] [business] [+2]
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