Derek

Software developer in the Northeast of England. Twitter refugee.

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Curtis "Ovid" Poe (he/him)ovid@fosstodon.org
2024-08-23

Some ads just don't age well.

Humble Oil became Standard Oil became Exxon became ExxonMobile became monsters.

#climate #ClimateChange

Oil company advertisement in Life magazine, February 2, 1962: 

EACH DAY HUMBLE SUPPLIES ENOUGH ENERGY TO MELT 7 MILLION TONS OF GLACIER! This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet, the petroleum energy Humble supplies—if converted into heat—could melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second! To meet the nation’s growing needs for energy, Humble has applied science to nature’s resources to become America’s Leading Energy Company.
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2024-08-05
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Heidi Li Feldmanheidilifeldman
2024-07-29
Woman seated on a wooden chair under an awning. She is holding a sign that reads Mastodon for Harris.
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Steve Hermanw7voa@journa.host
2024-06-22
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- Frogs do not allow you to gradually boil them.

- Lemmings do not commit mass suicide.

- Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand.

- Newts do not confuse weather and climate.

- Moose do not get their news from Facebook.

- Naked mole rats do not kid themselves that they live in the greatest democracy in the world when in fact they live in a two-party oligarchy with every representative dependent on huge donations from the superrich.

- Cassowaries are not particularly impressed by AI.

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2024-06-13
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2024-05-31

crime is now illegal. because of woke.

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Laura Manach :bongoCat:cmconseils
2024-05-23

The first 3 letters of 'Sweden' and 'Denmark' spell out 'Sweden.'

The remaining letters spell out 'Denmark.'

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Russell Garnerrgarner
2024-04-08

Have you noticed that these days when time travellers grab you by the shoulders and ask what year it is, when you reply "2024" they no longer say "Thank God. I'm not too late"?

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2024-04-08

Happy "Thatcher is dead" day to all who celebrate

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2024-03-23
So very sorry to hear about the Trump family.

Nothing in particular happened. I'm simply saddened to ever hear about them.
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2024-03-20

Guess what? It's our BIRTHDAY! We were born seven years ago today! Why not wish us a happy birthday by donating what you can so this year is our best year ever? vaginamuseum.co.uk/donate

Florence Schechter tweeted PEOPLE there is a penis museum in Iceland but no vagina museum ANYWHERE. Who wants to start one with me? on Mar 20, 2017
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Daniël Franke 🏳️‍🌈ainmosni@berlin.social
2024-03-07

Do you, or any place you work with, still pay for #SSL #certificates?

#TLS

Boosts appreciated for reach.

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Russell Ivanovicrustyshelf
2024-03-07

China: “Remove all VPNs”
Apple: “Sure thing”

China: “…and podcast apps”
Apple: “Can do boss!”

China: “…and also hand over all iCloud data for our citizens”
Apple: “I mean why wouldn’t we? Here you go!”

EU: “Allow alternate app stores, and do it fairly”
Apple: “Ahhh hell no! This is so unfair you guys are bullies! Malware! Privacy! We have standards! Unlike you we care about our users!”

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Lindum Books, Lincoln, England. January 2024.
Last in a mini series of colourful bars, restaurants and shop frontages.
Need some colour in these winter months!
Many thanks for all the likes and boosts this week, it's always appreciated! 😀
#Fensterfreitag #photo #photography #streetphotography #streetphoto #lincoln #travel #bookstore

Colour photo of a bookstore in Lincoln,  England.  An old traditional shop front it's mostly a glass frontage with 2 huge windows and old wooden panelled door in middle. Above the door is a window which extends off the building. 
The building is painted a wonderful olive green colour.
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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽georgetakei@universeodon.com
2024-01-15

Welcome to the rest of your life.

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2023-11-21

Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game that lets you live out such fantasies as:
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night

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2023-11-15

Here’s a poem called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’, believed to have been written around 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus.

It is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem.

The Caveman’s Lament
 
me think about her when sun rises
me think about her when sun sets
me say to her how much me love her
she tell me love invent not yet
 
me make cave all warm and cosy
me lie bearskin on cave floor
me play song of love on bone flute
she choose cave of Tim next door
 
me no more go out hunt mammoth
me throw spear too short or long
me sit in cave me paint her picture 
she say me got perspective wrong
 
me cook meal to show me love her —
diplodocus with fried beans —
she say food anachronistic
me not know what this means
 
stone age mighty hard for lovers
yet rub two flints look what you get
small sparks lead to big inferno
but she say love invent not yet


homo unrequitus
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thejuicemediathejuicemedia
2023-10-27

The Government™ has made an ad about what's happening in Israel & Gaza and it's surprisingly honest and informative.

youtube.com/watch?v=L0Zb9iUi0JM

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