Traveler, skier, philomath. Relentlessly curious. ちょっと日本語。
“Who are the chairbound to belittle men of hardihood, however driven, foolish, incompetent and even without scruple some may be? What is this awful need we have to pull the brave ones down into the mob by exposing their human frailties and mistakes? Are we so incapable of peace within ourselves that we find the eminence of bolder men unbearable?”
—Peter Matthiessen, Ends of the Earth
(Posted while sitting in my chair, yet unbound 😀)
@mario マリオさんが作りましたか？
Born on this day, June 11, 1939:
Jackie Stewart, race car driver, riding here with his son Paul at their home in Switzerland in 1969.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jackie!
#BOTD
I called my 92 year old grandmother last night to tell her Trump had been indicted again because I knew she’d be delighted. She giggled and said, “Did you hear that Pat Robertson fucker died today too?”
Today we witnessed the biggest advancement in glasses since 1979.
@AmigaBoing@mastodonapp.uk There are so many faves from my #amiga days, but Speedball immediately jumps to mind. Hella.
In 2021, actor Richard E. Grant lost his wife, dialect coach Joan Washington, to lung cancer. Here, he talks about loss, sorrow, love and life's pleasures — subjects that are covered in his award-winning memoir, "A Pocketful of Happiness."
Amazing! A brain–spine interface allows paralyzed man to walk using his thoughts.
Nature reports on the work of Grégoire Courtine, a neuroscientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Climate Scientists Leave Twitter For Mastodon
So, it is possible for a group to make the collective decision to leave Twitter. Scientists "suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter," and setting up shop on Mastodon.
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges >>> https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230524-climate-scientists-flee-twitter-as-hostility-surges
"Glaciologist @Ruth_Mottram had more than 10,000 followers on Twitter but left in February and joined an alternative scientists' forum powered by Mastodon."
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Well played. https://t.co/XMDjFaaMlK
Today, May 16, 2179, Ellen Ripley and Jonesy the cat are found in hypersleep after drifting in space for 57 years (Aliens, 1986)
@craigmod Also, you may the only person in history to use the words “sensible” and “Hassleblad” in the same sentence. (OK, the latter is merely implied, but still… :)
@craigmod Plus Portra 400 FTW. It’s still my all-time favorite stock.
Today, May 12, 1984, at 1:52 am, a T-800 Terminator arrives from 2029 to try to kill Sarah Connor (The Terminator, 1984)
If you're in Britain and have never seen #HaltAndCatchFire, it's now been added to #Channel4 so now's your chance to see THE BEST TV PROGRAMME EVER MADE!
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/halt-and-catch-fire
#HACF #LeePace #MackenzieDavis #KerryBishé #ScootMcNairy #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #HistoryOfComputing
@craigmod SWSX. 🎤下
Anzukko 鉄鍋 in Kyoto has the greatest Gyoza in the entire world. Just trust me on this one. #京都 #ぎょうざ #和食
@craigmod They emailed me and said my copy would be shipping soon, so they’re now fulfilling back orders.
@craigmod You could always go get a proper VO2max test if you’re curious. It is a reliable measure, but remember that it’s really just a proxy for performance so YMMV.
@tekphloyd I am not ashamed to say that I watched it six times.
