A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people - Annie Leibovitz
#photography #quote
Is there a #milwaukee mastodon yet? If so, I really wanna remember the name of a white haired bartender that worked at Champion's Pub back in the late 90's. He was alway cool to me when I went in having beers alone. I was regaling my daughter with stories of my younger years and feel shitty I can't remember his name.
#Fediverse #Mastodon Looking to find a photo I saw earlier today on a post, I thought I bookmarked it. How can I find it through search?
Spotted this little guy in my front yard one evening.
Today's lunch pineapple got me nerding.
Turns out that the Bromelain (the enzima that digests you back) is an anti-inflammatory and antitumoral agent.
Eat pineapple!
https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2012/10/07/the-flesh-eating-pineapple/
Important detail missing from Dezeen's guide to the 2022 #FIFA #worldcup Qatar stadium #architecture:
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/15/2022-fifa-world-cup-qatar-stadium-architecture/
OK, I'm in. Can anyone show me round? Here for #writing, reading, reviewing theatre and music (mostly #classical, whatever that means). Side hustle as a climate activist. As you do.
Did #austerity cause #Brexit? In the past weeks there was much talk in the UK on a return of #austerity. I am a Prof of Economics at Warwick University and I wrote a paper in 2018 that shows how #austerity was instrumental to bringing about #Brexit. This is a means of #introduction on here.
Open Access ➡️ https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20181164
The paper shows that #austerity was a pivotal driver of #Brexit result. But that is only half the story: most likely there wouldnt have been an #EUReferendum ...
Meta, defederation as direct action
Direct action for users who care about equity in the fediverse:
- Know your instance admins & policies. Demand proactive moderation.
- White folks, follow & boost marginalized voices calling out safety/equity issues. Our local circles are often siloed & segregated. We can change that.
- If you have followers on a problem instance, let them know. If issues continue, staying connected is a safety issue—you risk exposing yourself & your instance to bad actors.
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.