Curmudgeon

Nerd/geek since card-punch days. He/him. Recovering Aspergerian. Long retired. Trans rights are human rights. Oxford comma.

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2024-08-14 14:49:40

Woman dies from anaphylaxis after eating food at Disney World that she had been assured did not contain nuts or dairy products.
Her widower sues Disney for $50,000.
Disney now attempts to get suit dismissed because her husband had signed up for a one month free trial of Disney+ several years earlier.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/business/disney-plus-wrongful-death-lawsuit/index.html

2024-08-02 16:46:09

The mighty canid hunter (Canis lupus familiaris) stealthily approached his natural prey (Gallus domesticus costcosus), but was interrupted at the last moment.
#DogsOfMastodon
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/893/382/681/277/043/original/6dc7943aa71ef295.jpg

2024-07-28 14:10:27

More vandalism in the middle of the night.
This time the fiends attacked the doggo's bed.
Poor pup had to spend the night on the couch.
#DogsOfMastodon
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/864/494/087/092/934/original/01ff69baa03d9d56.jpg
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/864/494/082/137/434/original/781daed5aed65b4e.jpg

2024-07-23 06:22:27

Cable TV host:
Kamala Harris has just secured enough delegates for the nomination, won endorsement of nearly all Democratic politicians, and raised more money in a single day than any politician ever.
So I must ask our panel of pundits:
Is this just bad news for her campaign or does it spell doom for the entire Democratic party?

2024-07-18 01:25:31

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Starting to think there may be some flaws in the Capitalist system.

2024-07-18 01:18:39

Before one gets too upset about Elon Musk spending $45 million per month to elect Trump, remember it's only a scant one-tenth of one percent of his Tesla bonus.

2024-07-13 00:27:10

The German Navy is still using 8" floppy discs to control critical systems on their F123 frigates.
The plan to update has been delayed pending a decision as to whether they should change to 5 1/4" floppies or skip ahead to 3 1/2" discs. [Okay, this part I made up.]
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/

2024-06-23 01:11:55

Loki wants his photo shared too.
#DogsOfMastodon
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/663/268/038/859/796/original/ff959eb3283c52e5.jpg

2024-06-13 12:34:45

Looks like Stable Diffusion 3 has finally fixed the problem of extra fingers in AI-generated images.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/609/328/458/634/432/original/665dcf385a6e2d51.jpg

2024-06-06 23:34:01

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I'm still pissed at Adobe for buying out and then gutting Aldus.
Thirty years ago.
Adobe has been a plague on the industry for a long time.

2024-05-27 23:12:03

Why was this never mentioned in school?
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/515/568/506/782/354/original/6910be5e69fb585c.jpg

2024-05-24 02:28:59

Google search is getting so good now. I'm always learning new things.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/493/695/979/772/040/original/e75c697498e03891.jpg

2024-05-13 23:32:43

Donald Trump at his New Jersey speech:
“The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man,” Trump continued. “He oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? ‘Excuse me, I’m about to have a friend for dinner’ as this poor doctor walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ But Hannibal Lecter, congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter.”

2024-05-12 13:54:12

My Mother, in 1980:
“You know, I’ve always said, if you can’t think of anything nice to say about someone, you should say nothing at all.”
“What was the question? Oh yes, what do I think about Reagan.”
She then sipped her coffee in complete silence.
Miss you Mom.

2024-05-04 20:10:35

Naomi Klein speaking at the "Seder in the Streets" in Brooklyn :"Zionism is a false idol that has betrayed every Jewish value."
#Gaza #Palestine
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/24/naomi_klein_seder

2024-03-09 17:51:18

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Eugen, why are you blocking one the best accounts on Mastodon? I know mastodon.social has moderation difficulties, but this is ridiculous.

2024-03-05 22:21:26

I wish to apologize to those on social media such as Facebook for the recent outage.
It was me. I plugged a USB cable in upside down.
Mea culpa.
Mea maxima culpa.

2024-02-18 01:39:30

Want to relive your glorious athletic career at Trump University?
Now you can!
For only $399, you get not one, not one-and-a-half, but a matching set of TWO President Trump Never Surrender High Top Sneakers.
Comes with matching laces at no extra charge.
Guaranteed to be made in the USA or some other country.
Order now and we’ll throw in a bottle of Victory 47 Cologne for just another $99.
Wear these around town and people will be sure to talk about you.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/949/917/154/059/944/original/899868f7050e4f58.jpg

2023-12-21 15:08:39

You can download the History of Cartography from the University of Chicago Press, vols. 1-4 and 6 (a total of 8 books).
The project is nearing completion after 40 years (volume 5 is still in preparation).
You do have to download the pdfs by chapter (about 200 total) but do you have anything better to do today?
#Maps #Cartography
https://press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/index.html
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/618/936/483/174/857/original/a9608aa25a4dc2d8.jpg

2023-12-06 08:47:29

23andMe was hacked and DNA records of 7 million people were compromised. Originally they said it was 14,000.
They just sent out an innocuous sounding email about change in Terms of Service.
If you do not respond rejecting the change, you will give up the ability to be part of the class action lawsuits that are being filed, or take action in court against them.
They sent this out before they are notifying those whose data were breached.
Strongly recommend you opt out of the change.
#23andMe
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/532/479/963/777/612/original/71e1a48758444cdb.jpg

2023-11-09 14:59:40

Been perusing late 17th and early 18th century texts, as one is wont to do, when I came across this pronoun rant.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/381/173/710/490/387/original/069a812ba3fac42e.jpg

2023-10-31 17:29:12

Ah halloween. Just went to the store to get candy and some beer, and the cashier insisted on seeing my ID.
He was very embarrassed when he saw I was 70.
For a few seconds I thought I must look a lot younger than I am.
Then he said "I just thought you had this great costume of a very old guy".
Ouch.
Exact same thing happened to me about 5 years ago. Same store.

2023-10-25 18:28:36

Am I surprised that the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives is a Creationist?
No.
I mean, who needs science when we have The Bible, right?

2023-10-22 22:32:42

It’s time for me to come clean about my past.
Many years ago I was reading a book and was so pissed at it I wrote “What Bullshit” in the margin.
I then continued for a couple of paragraphs explaining why. Didn’t matter since I wasn’t going to keep it. Nor sell it. I did not wish to inflict such drivel on anyone else.
A satisfying thunk as it hit the trash can.
Only then did I see the call letters.
I had Defaced a Library Book.
I’ve spent 50 years now looking over my shoulder.
#Libraries

2023-10-19 19:22:05

Looks like the Kraken has finally been released.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/19/sidney-powell-guilty-plea-trump-georgia-elections

2023-08-15 20:41:33

High levels of a protein named WASF3 has been found in patients with ME/CFS. This protein appears to disrupt mitochondrial function reducing energy production.
Possibly caused by endoplasmic reticulum stress.
#mecfs #longcovid
https://www.science.org/content/article/protein-disrupts-cells-energy-centers-may-be-culprit-chronic-fatigue-syndrome?