Posts by LizardSF@universeodon.com
(DIR) Post #AZCSK7gq11n7laMkkq by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-08-28T17:45:51Z
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Things you never, ever, EVER, want to hear your doctor say when looking inside your skull:“It’s alive and wriggling."#science #parasites https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/28/live-worm-living-womans-brain-australia-depression-forgetfulness
(DIR) Post #AZIygYI0AAb07EFOls by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-08-31T16:48:09Z
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LTTP binge of #Columbo. Episode where he's warned to back off investigating a murder at a (fictional) Middle Eastern embassy, even though the brass thinks the guy is guilty, because the State Dept. wants good relations. Sometimes, the past is not a foreign country. It's just across the street.
(DIR) Post #AZKYTezVj3jOdzi6Fs by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-01T16:43:04Z
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Today's random thought:Both Schroedinger's Cat and the term "Big Bang" were created to mock the theories they have since become emblematic of.#science
(DIR) Post #AZMUtCfLeLIAp87jSS by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-02T16:13:39Z
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@adoramyers Perhaps he ought to consider what Jesus actually said about who would be punished, and why:Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
(DIR) Post #AZOwLDEbEvtr8G7FTs by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-03T19:40:47Z
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So apparently, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" is out or coming soon, and I wanna know, how did I miss "My Big Fat Greek Divorce" 1 and 2?
(DIR) Post #AZpVICSCeWvALGXpWS by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-16T16:01:21Z
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TV ad: “Explore the world the Viking way!”Me: “Are axes included, or do we have to bring our own?”
(DIR) Post #AZwS4Bd6022aIe6Ud6 by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-19T17:38:32Z
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Well, THAT was fun.Hear cat explosion in hall. This is not unusual.Went on for more than a few seconds. That is.Figured I had to break it up, went into hall. Found Madame Curie, our recently-adopted stray, *horribly* entangled in a cloth totebag. We're talking "shibari professionals would be impressed". (And if you don't know what that it, don't google it at work.)Beth is trying to wrangle away the other cats, I get on the floor to try to help.Manually untangling is right out.Beth gets some scissors while I try to keep Madame calm, which isn't easy. She does trust me, but she's also terrified and in pain. I can calm her momentarily, but any change can set her off.1/3#CatsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #AZwS4DYYprbMH9ztq4 by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-19T17:39:38Z
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2/3I see where the straps are tightest, and I can easily cut them without hurting her -- but they are so tightly wound that any attempt to touch them, just to slip the scissors under, turns her into a whirling, spitting, biting, clawing, ball of fear and fury. (Trying to 'purrito' her only increased her terror; I'll take a few d4 in slashing damage* to spare her more trauma.)Carefully, very carefully, I try to snip away more of the bag in places where she'll let me cut, hoping to cause enough disruption to cause it to detangle. (A little applied topology!)(I figure I'm a 4th or 5th level Expert; I have enough HP to survive 2-3 rounds with a cat, esp. one with the 'young' template.)#CatsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #AZwS4FLWBKMBpHuVmq by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-19T17:39:52Z
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3/3 Eventually, I manage it. The part that was holding the twisted part to the rest of the bag was cut through, Madame bolts as the worst of the pressure is relieved, and leaves the remains behind as she runs to hide.I've checked on her, she's in our bedroom closet, behind the clothes. This is very close to food and water. We'll give her alone time to decompress. The way she took off, and that she climbed a few boxes and burrowed through the clothes, makes me believe she hasn't suffered any real injury, though we'll keep an eye on how she walks when she decides it's safe to come out.
(DIR) Post #Aa4ZYpvOnnP3p0yK2q by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-23T21:54:25Z
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I'm kinda surprised this hasn't been bigger news:https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiter-s-moon-europa#science #europa
(DIR) Post #Aa5aRq8tt8gzaATUjg by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-09-23T23:16:36Z
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There's a "Charlie on the MTA" parody here.https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/permission-denied-for-reentry-of-vardas-orbiting-experiment-capsule/#science #space
(DIR) Post #AaL8dBMrcokoPQz83E by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-01T21:26:33Z
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"We spent four years coming up with the acronym and six months designing the tech."https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/10/01/1921256/cancer-moonshot-projects-funded-include-implant-to-sense-and-treat-cancer-tumor-targetting-bacteria
(DIR) Post #AaLHQU9NNdgIU7hFOS by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-01T22:34:12Z
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That’s odd. Usually, people go to Florida and come *back* with crabs.https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/9/27/23883039/florida-coral-reef-caribbean-king-crabs-restoration?ICID=ref_fark
(DIR) Post #AaYL0NnZeoTEUTuUwi by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-07T21:37:00Z
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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/scottish-wildcat-super-predators-seen-31104151?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_farkAh, yes, the magnificent grey, one-horned, Scottish wildcat.
(DIR) Post #Aam7FtccmOohnXlAJ6 by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-14T22:41:36Z
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#Microsoft now owns #Zork.We are in a very dark place.#gaming
(DIR) Post #AawJTuX8TN51ohKequ by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-19T18:14:43Z
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https://lerner.co.il/2023/10/19/im-banned-for-life-from-advertising-on-meta-because-i-teach-python/This is why I keep saying:The AI we hoped for: Data from Star Trek.The AI we fear: Skynet from Terminator.The AI we got: Friend Computer from Paranoia.
(DIR) Post #Ab9u0C7Nc9dC5BDUgq by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-10-25T17:07:13Z
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"From hell's heart, I stab at thee! For hates sake, I spit my last breath at thee!"https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/asia/south-korea-sannakji-octopus-intl-hnk/index.html
(DIR) Post #AbVZtUdl3tpV70MuUi by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-11-05T20:42:26Z
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OK, I finally did a non-Earth-Delta blog update: A look at "Sir Pellinore's Game", a late-70s #TTRPG, newly reprinted! #OSRhttps://mrlizard.com/characters/sir-pellinores-game/
(DIR) Post #AbZwLhRi1GYCYnQYtc by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-11-07T23:28:14Z
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Watching S3 of #Upload and I will never get over the hilarity of a show about how megacorps will nickle and dime you to death — and literally beyond — is airing on #Amazon.
(DIR) Post #AcAwYpjYxenKVx0uJs by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-11-25T17:29:12Z
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Sure, he’s “God’s Executioner” and will “kill your children”, but he’s not “woke”, so let’s elect him to the school board.#uspolhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/local-california-school-board-member-pledged-to-be-executioner-for-god?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark