The Great Leonard Nimoy Reads H.G. Wells’ Seminal Sci-Fi Novel The War of the Worlds

https://www.openculture.com/2015/10/the-great-leonard-nimoy-reads-h-g-wells-seminal-sci-fi-novel-the-war-of-the-worlds-1976.html

Mary Morton just landed on my list of sewing heroes —

“The 67-year-old fixes, mends and shows people how to breathe new life into their tired garments – and has built an army of volunteer street stitchers who work across the city …

She sits outside with a banner over the back of her chair that says "stitch it, don't ditch it" while sewing - and she waits for people to ask her what she is doing.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5nxy7ewldo

#Sewing #MendItMay #Craftivism

MIT professor hoses down predictions AI will put a rocket under the economy

It's easier to foresee growing inequality than surging growth Artificial intelligence (AI) may not do much to boost productivity – and could end up widening the income gap between owners of capital and workers.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/05/29/ai_gdp_inequality/

Tom Bombadil Finally Steps Forth in The Rings of Power—An Exclusive First Look

#LOTR #RingsOfPower #LOTRROP #Tolkien

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/tom-bombadil-the-rings-of-power-first-look

A pro-insurrection flag flew outside Samuel Alito's home after January 6th.

Clarence Thomas’ wife worked to overturn the 2020 election.

Both justices are set to rule on cases related to January 6th and subverting the election.

Is it any wonder Americans don't trust SCOTUS?

The spammy toots and new accounts we've been seeing here over the last 24h or so all seem to be in service of a "Joe Job," i.e. spamming everyone promoting a handle or person that you want everyone to get mad at or think more poorly of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_job