Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Holy shit balls #musk #spacex #starship

Perfume tree
probably mid-19th century, India
silver, partly gilt. 31.4cm

Each of the mangoes on the tree is a perfume container with an applicator spoon concealed inside. A peacock stands on the top with circular stand on three feet.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O450312/perfume-tree-perfume-stand-unknown/

Orange you glad it's #caturday⁉ 🤩

⚡BREAKING NEWS ⚡

THEY'RE HERE!!!

Leopard2 A4 tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers at work somewhere in Ukraine.
22/4/23
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Russian #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Turkey #Finland #Bakhmut #Zelenskyy

INSULTED 🐾
#Cat
#Caturday

I really don't understand users like @dril. They claim that they want Twitter to fail and yet they remain there and play games with Musk. Why not announce a move to the Fediverse and then close the account? Is that just dishonesty or am I missing something?

@Techmeme

The 2nd batallion of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade show how they operate through the mud.

The worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.

Teenage Me: "So, in the 2020s is the world a corporate dystopia with cool looking motorcycles and everyone is constantly connected to a global information network?"

Time Travelling Me: [Dragging hands down own face] "I mean ... yeah. Sure. But it's so much fucking stupider than you're imagining it to be."

The Road To Titus Canyon

The Road To Titus Canyon is a photograph that I captured, you guessed it, on the road to Titus Canyon.
As seen in this photograph the road at this point is fairly mild. What I wasn't expecting is the beauty of the surrounding area.
The road recommends 4WD, but this road is passable in a decent SUV. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-road-to-titus-canyon-bill-gallagher.html #AYearForArt #TheRoadToTitusCanyon #BillGallagherPhotography #DeathValleyNationalPark #TitusCanyon #DeathValley #Desert

Fox "News" deserves to go down for knowingly peddling misinformation to its viewing base, but the bigger problem is that viewing base itself. They will simply switch to Newsmax to hear what they want to hear. I have no idea how that changes.

This is why I doubt that Trumpism will fade and that "the fever will break" even after Trump himself is gone.
#USpol #politics #newsmedia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/dominion-fox-news-lawsuit-begins-latest

Fine, I'll make my own Marauder! With blackjack and hookers! #battletech

@1finekitty
Sandy Hook should have ended all this bull shit..America has since proved itself to be a large shithole

A man who was wrongfully convicted of murder after being arrested as a 16-year-old is running for Congress, hoping to unseat Rep. Mike Garcia and flip the district blue to help Democrats take back the House in 2024. https://t.co/xyzywVpxtN

When this is over, we're going to owe Musk a debt of gratitude for demonstrating not just the folly of relying on sociopath billionaires to give us places to speak and collaborate.

He's demonstrated the danger inherent in all centralized services where one person or company can control what we say and do.

Attentive dog is attentive. #Violet #DogsOfMastodon

@halfcocked Holy crap. "The federal judge known for his abortion pill ruling and conservative advocacy holds a single stock worth at least $5 million. The stock’s name is redacted on financial disclosure forms."

#introduction
Hi, I’m a newcomer to Mastodon after abandoning the bad bird place, like many others in recent days.
I’m a S/W engineer on the #Orion / #Artemis program so I follow #space & #science topics. Also of interest #photography / #travel / #nature / #environment / #art / #geology /#gardening / #politics. I look forward to engaging in discussions where I have something to add but I mainly post photos.
These are from a recent trip to Big Bend National Park, #Texas.