Pablonius Monk

Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On), Outtasite Dallasite https://youtu.be/yA-G81xJT3U (by Allen Toussaint)


From @messeduppcs over on birdsite.

#Memes #Humor #MultipleMonitors #Cursor #Tech #LordOfTheRings #JurassicPark #Gandalf #SamNeill #JeffGoldblum

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A "filtered" eclipse for Texas 🌑

The latest cloud forecast for the solar eclipse, 14 day forecast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-epMVPInw

#DamnItDelkus #WFAA #Wx #Eclipse #Dallas #Texas #Totality

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"Sweetheart, I've got good news & bad news..."

"In conclusion, didgeridoo playing improved daytime sleepiness in patients with moderate snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea and reduced sleep disturbance in their partners."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360393/#:~:text=In%20conclusion%2C%20didgeridoo%20playing%20improved,sleep%20disturbance%20in%20their%20partners.

#SleepApnea #Didgeridoo #SleepHealth #Health #Humor


4 words that speak volumes about Google's future Pixel plans

"Pixel or Android Device"

Could this be a sign of a whole new era for the way Google Pixel phones are presented?

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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3711503/google-pixel-plans.html


nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 Too bad and it's such nice weather 🌞 As for cake donuts, she is doing us all a favor (not a fan) 🍩 I'll take a glazed any day over that. Simple pleasures are the best.


nostr:npub1jpr03655k9rxypw57a0hg3xm6dytgsm2t757sy8dhutgrzm56w4shnyals and to think that a few ppl are paying $8/month for that garbage! And now they're going to get unblockable ads!


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Help Me (Official Music Video) 🎸 🎹 🎧

Directed and photographed by Sam Jones
Edited by Justin Kreutzmann

https://youtu.be/wpTNWxMqYJc?si=OIBKAn05dhB3YnFo

#Music #Rock #Mojo #TomPetty #Heartbreakers #Blues


We Were Trapped Inside a Tornado 🌪

"On April 4th, 2023 my friends and I were impacted by some damaging inflow winds ahead of the Lewistown, IL EF3 that brought down the powerlines and trapped us in the path of the tornado. Where we then took a direct hit."

"We're thankful to have survived."

https://youtu.be/bwmM3KMPE3c?si=-uRpPiaMVe7eLpL4

#TannerCharlesChasing #Tornado #SevereWeather #HolyShoot


Why MAGA Wants to Betray Ukraine

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Russia’s failures in Ukraine have surely reduced the chances that China will invade Taiwan.

The answer is, unfortunately, obvious. Whatever Republican hard-liners may say, they want Putin to win. They view the Putin regime’s cruelty and repression as admirable features that America should emulate. They support a wannabe dictator at home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/opinion/columnists/maga-republicans-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=crIyD3xu6aXCnFlmiDm4UWZ9URfX9HjF3cA9YZPWDxBrHjmkL4MVEGPi3-NAhUMI4Bw0ja4JsmtrlF3whKR7ihX2NWUHe7n7EsGZSk5NoIBr7aGdVxAQO6eU-umEAIyQs5VjXxmlmkwGjop0ug2naiyplEcHTUKO16iFe5wbBezEpeTUa6iGkFP5KgZbc4nrMz-3q0xS25GSs9TywIt0L-5dFIaHI6XROIB764tdSWWoSoBgDYPGy7OyTi3LaUhEu4Q4LdYQVFIKf4In8ZlDAl4ZjryZBizotjAfj4P-EC4lguAcSpG-U9Hv5LCNvC5vUbEYXkUqLRTOmDcj7Gpl2qeHXErXVT3VjTM-bp8&smid=url-share

#Ukraine #MAGA #Putin #PaulKrugman


nostr:npub1l54u26v5gpcux05qn009k8akshvqyxvve9680je8qgfp4cnw38uqqq3lye These old Halloween postcards are a revelation! Neat to see how popular Halloween was back then. Now I'm wondering why Halloween postcards were no longer a thing back in the late 20th century. 🎃 👻


nostr:npub1lndsnheexew24z8ut9qgerew7h7t44h76jmps6ypzahj2vv4rcrs9gutcz "The leaders will discuss how to make Europe more resilient, prosperous and geostrategic."

No small task! 🚨 Lovely setting though In which to tackle these daunting objectives.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2023/10/05/


"Mastodon remains the most exciting alternative, even though it continues to scare naive users away through the very federated system that gives it its unique potential." :mastodon:

Musk's first year as Twitter's Dear Leader is nigh

Next month will see the first anniversary of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter. The rest of the media will be full of analyses on what's gone right and wrong, and what it means for Musk and our perception of his business acumen.

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/10/02/musk_first_year_twitter/

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nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 Didn't know Levar was coming to town. Looking fwd to his hosting the Trivial Pursuit game show. Haven't heard anything on that front in a while though. 📺


nostr:npub1lndsnheexew24z8ut9qgerew7h7t44h76jmps6ypzahj2vv4rcrs9gutcz That sounds like a fun project. 🎨


nostr:npub1z0t580awe5ef8sk2qp5ps8w87kgpmjswsc8xf7dkfrtuu2dn5ygqa9wj4p You're asking the right questions, for certain.

 I'll give the new owners a chance to not shoot themselves in the foot and mess up the good mojo that the site has built up quietly over the years.

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nostr:npub1tzkxw37zgjctjh7ujxg2znjqhgqk09hey8kyfywkfuqhxx0myd6qs8phly the new owner also makes the Aeropress espresso coffee  maker. That has no bearing on your general concern regarding the future of Letterboxd. I share your concern and will happily embrace a Fediverse style app if one should bloom soon from the hearts of like-minded netizens. 📽 ☕ 🍿


Letterboxd has been acquired — and promises ‘very little’ will change - The Verge 🎥🍿

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/29/23896052/letterboxd-movie-app-acquired-tiny-holding-company-deal


nostr:npub1jpr03655k9rxypw57a0hg3xm6dytgsm2t757sy8dhutgrzm56w4shnyals I got my flu shot on Thursday. Getting my Covid booster on Tuesday. Which booster did you get? Pfizer or Moderna? Perhaps the better question is: did they give you a choice? 💉


If anyone should be worried about Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce, it’s Trump 🏈 🎤

"I want K-Tay to stick for one very good reason: They’re both loathed by right-wingers. She, for openly standing up against Donald Trump and for abortion rights. He, for appearing in coronavirus vaccine ads and taking a knee during the national anthem, the highest-profile White NFL player to do so."

🎁 🔗

https://wapo.st/3LMrruT

#ReillyRick #TaylorSwift #TravisKelce #Chiefs #NFL #KTay


6 months since Bongo, a Munchkin Scottish Fold with Garfieldian orange fur, went missing.

The mystery of Bongo's disappearance lingers. :bongoCat:

It's meow or never: Bongo the missing cat remains elusive - Lakewood/East Dallas https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/bongo-search-continues/

#Caturday #EastDallasAdvocate #Psychics #Dallas #SimonPruitt


I just figured out who X CEO Linda Yaccarino reminds of: Zootopia's Assistant Mayor Bellwether!

#X #LindaYaccarino #Zootopia #CodeConference #Sheep

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nostr:npub1qe5xp836kyz7ymzqe5wy09fzky6z03srv7htgh3ptn4dqmesz94s7z8ugl Don't know why I was initially shocked that Cassidy Hutchinson professes to still being a Republican. Should we be grateful that she stays loyal to the GOP? If she had embraced the Democratic Party, Republicans would say, "I told you so". But then again, they already say that.


nostr:npub1y8cxmyrycwykgswx54jxl333zyu5jk5wmh9carpm6tv5uh48fxrq80ycms I just had my 2nd Shingles shot a week & 1/2 ago. Going in for flu shot tmrw. Then COVID booster next Tuesday. Fingers crossed I'm spacing these out enough.


nostr:npub12my5wtvkvys98dz0me5rl83u4jpwkzndcpa5erj6rk2w9yfv7slquxt0mx This is appalling. 😲 Reminiscent of asbestos horrors. Had to re-read the 1st post. It wasn't foam as removable packing material. It was foam designed to muzzle the noise that the machine makes.


nostr:npub1fq5n4rmpw4utt792v8fhv4cp8rmg79fyqlcdws9kxeaq5pkjwcysaep8du I give her all sorts of credit for staying power. Her voice still sounds amazing. She's out there touring. I gave the album a listen. I might try to listen a bit more. But my 1st reaction is it's really hard for these artists to stay at the initial level of creative intensity. I liked some of the tracks on "Break Up The Concrete" & also on "Alone". Again, major kudos to her for staying power. (We saw them with Stevie Nicks and they were fantastic.)


James McMurtry talks defying drag bans, why he passed on Nashville

"People used to be a lot more tolerant across the board. Everybody pretty much got along [because] they didn’t make their religion or their politics their whole identity the way they do now. Everything has an identity now."

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https://archive.ph/jNOHJ

#Music #Texas #Rock

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Genius marketing from The Stones

MLB Presents...The Rolling Stones Limited Edition Custom Team Vinyl of Hackney Diamonds

The Rolling Stones and MLB are teaming up to release limited edition vinyl of Hackney Diamonds, w/ designs unique to each of the MLB's 30 clubs. These extremely limited collectors' items will feature custom art for each of the teams, in pocket jackets housing single disc baseball white vinyl.

https://youtu.be/7kDAjmqaeWc?si=abPQirz5_kaiJc-v

#RollingStones #MLB #Baseball #Music #Rock


"The problem with old age, Jagger says, is that people feel helpless, useless and irrelevant."

How Mick Jagger Has Kept the Rolling Stones in Business for Six Decades

As the Rolling Stones put out their first all-original album in 18 years, the band’s iconic frontman talks about staying together, using Instagram and what he has in common with Taylor Swift.

https://www.wsj.com/style/mick-jagger-rolling-stones-hackney-diamonds-7d4f193b

#RollingStones #MickJagger #Rock #Music


nostr:npub1xl7jpmgl8yc7pjunytkemq04gan8cmarkewjmuwk2wz4ysyuaevq2esxzx I didn't understand the difference until a friend gave me her cold brew pitcher last year. I got more done that week than in a month! Cold brew is high octane stuff! ☕


nostr:npub1u959cy3h0u87576zdn4pm0xw9qhra53cyr55gqs40vvzhmx3ye9stlqv8f nostr:npub1vggmh9xsmhz2aksp7u6pt5xyemse4qa0ze3ugzvguruhwcgz50ds5dpm2j This sounds like Spanish bureaucracy more than anything else. It should be mentioned that there's a profound sociological difference between our cultures. Spain is very much a High Context culture where here in the States we're in the opposite spectrum as Low Context. When we expect our bureaucracies to be attentive to our needs and transfer that attitude to Spanish bureaucracy, it can be jarring for both sides. Culture clash! Mike is a very experienced traveler though.


nostr:npub1hq5lgzurvtw5aswaafrw64c397h8zmgw2axtcu8ujeeqdkswlsjqq37uup I haven't tried AntennaPod yet. Automattic (WordPress folks) bought Pocket Casts from PRI and open sourced its mobile app soon thereafter. https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/21/podcast-app-pocket-casts-goes-open-source/

I'll stick with them. Pocket Casts is available on the desktop as well.


This is why I stuck with PocketCasts.

Google Podcasts is going to the graveyard as YouTube Music takes over

Google Podcasts is going away in 2024, following the global rollout of podcasts in YouTube Music.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23890694/google-podcasts-2024-shutdown-youtube-music

#GooglePodcasts #Podcasts #YouTubeMusic #PocketCasts #GoogleGraveyard


nostr:npub1z2w38h6wnx4shm6uvqf8k4kmexr8e435epghvdyr6p0x6fvvw7mq2hp39x Duplicate Google Home & Nest notifications on Chromebooks are super annoying after having already swiped those notifications away on Android.


nostr:npub1l54u26v5gpcux05qn009k8akshvqyxvve9680je8qgfp4cnw38uqqq3lye nostr:npub1e0sg4hfxaeu67vmpx2vfedru765lyw35yp7t4r7uhwswra3hxzsqjan6zr I see! Ok now I get it. There were no other clues to this. Thank you for the explanation.

I still think she's still too young for a date. At least it's a 1st date.


nostr:npub1l54u26v5gpcux05qn009k8akshvqyxvve9680je8qgfp4cnw38uqqq3lye Golden Griddle was a popular option back in the day before Log Cabin. Maple syrup must've been much pricier at the time. We didn't know any better.

But this ad is a head scratcher. She's a little young for a 1st date. The date is in the AM?


nostr:npub1ua8vmajsgr930lmhl67cnpdu526xa0yagr8sscwmtkv8vwnr2cssuz5dua 😆 I would love to hear Troy & Joe's unvarnished opinion of the whole Manning Cast thing.

That split screen looks fantastic. Who needs a sports bar anymore?

Kudos to the PBA for the MNF counterprogramming. Respect 🎳


nostr:npub1ua8vmajsgr930lmhl67cnpdu526xa0yagr8sscwmtkv8vwnr2cssuz5dua now will you also split screen the Manning cast with the main broadcast‽


nostr:npub1ua8vmajsgr930lmhl67cnpdu526xa0yagr8sscwmtkv8vwnr2cssuz5dua is this YouTube TV? I've not yet tried the multiview feature.


nostr:npub1drcfyzwlfku08h973sehg27trygtdsxxkhdg5ay9crly34slxjksr9s7v5 nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 😆 Still amazes me how popular the Cowboys have stayed over the lean Jones years. (Even though this season has gotten off to a good start)


nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 Napping is OK though. But yeah, sleeping overnight in a recliner is not good.


nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 I'm an old school Cowboys fan. We deserve better than the Crypt Keeper 'Jerruh' Jones. Even though he makes for good Sports Talk Radio banter & constant comment.

As for Joe T.'s. It's been WAY too long for us. Overdue for a visit. 🌮


nostr:npub1u959cy3h0u87576zdn4pm0xw9qhra53cyr55gqs40vvzhmx3ye9stlqv8f Gruber gives Apple too much credit for the carbon neutral stuff. Apple had to be bullied by the EU into switching to USB-C. Apple leaves behind tons of their proprietary lightning cables and the Octavia-Spencer-as-Mother-Nature misdirection didn't fool me.

John Dickerson rightly holds Tim Apple's feet to the fire on their deal with Twitter and with China's human rights record. https://youtu.be/M-FBYmIhRoo?si=u--aC02y51t1Z6kD


nostr:npub1jgaqkcjx2kyda03fgq74p4e2g3ry5qk6h6n87ct6afflacus8glqskhx76 Nothing wrong with a little Jerry Reed. Dude could pick 🎸 & act. And that's gotta be good for the synapses. Eff the algorithms.


Editorial: Paxton is acquitted, and Texans and good government are the losers

"While Patrick was blasting the House, he never mentioned that he and Paxton remain interconnected financially by a series of political donations and loans tied to Paxton's political future."

https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/editorials/2023/09/16/editorial-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-acquitted-impeachment-trial-texans-government-losers/70878429007/

#KenPaxton #Texas #Politics #Statesman


Ken Paxton verdict is an injury for Texas and conservatism

The foundation of truth and justice are broken for too many in Texas GOP.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/09/16/ken-paxton-verdict-is-an-injury-for-texas-and-conservatism

#Texas #KenPaxton #Politics


A sad day for Texas: Acquitting Ken Paxton condones corruption, abuse of power | Opinion

"The standard to evict Paxton did not have to be whether he broke the law. Senators were called to vote on whether, based on the conduct outlined, Paxton was fit to continue in high public office. They failed the test."

https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/editorials/article279377264.html

#StarTelegram #KenPaxton #Texas #Politics


nostr:npub1qe5xp836kyz7ymzqe5wy09fzky6z03srv7htgh3ptn4dqmesz94s7z8ugl Effing Murdoch 🤬

🆓 🔗

https://archive.ph/2023.09.16-094315/https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/uaw-strike-tesla-labor-costs-baf8b897


nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 ☺ (so much for "hanging up and listening" huh?)


nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 Mastodon :mastodon:
support is coming to WordPress.com too!

"the software supports self-hosted WordPress blogs, but Wiebe teased that support for WordPress.com blogs was “coming soon.”
 https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/14/wordpress-blogs-can-now-be-followed-in-the-fediverse-including-mastodon/#:~:text=the%20software%20supports%20self%2Dhosted%20WordPress%20blogs%2C%20but%20Wiebe%20teased%20that%20support%20for%20WordPress.com%20blogs%20was%20%E2%80%9Ccoming%20soon.%E2%80%9D


nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 "Blogs should belong to creators, not platforms. With WordPress.com, every word, every photo, and every thought you share belongs to you. And only you. That means you can easily export your entire blog and take it anywhere, at any time."

 https://wordpress.com/create-blog/#:~:text=Blogs%20should%20belong%20to%20creators%2C%20not%20platforms.%20With%20WordPress.com%2C%20every%20word%2C%20every%20photo%2C%20and%20every%20thought%20you%20share%20belongs%20to%20you.%20And%20only%20you.%20That%20means%20you%20can%20easily%20export%20your%20entire%20blog%20and%20take%20it%20anywhere%2C%20at%20any%20time.


nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 Automattic is the company that leads the development of the platform WordPress.org & runs WordPress.com. If you have a WordPress.com blog and then want to take ownership of it, you can download WordPress the platform and host it yourself. I think that's about as good as it can get inasmuch as blogs go.

I'll hang up and listen though if anyone has a better idea.


nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 gotta think it's WordPress.com