LillyLyle/Count Melancholia

@LillyHerself
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The two greatest challenges facing humanity right now are reversing climate change & halting the spread of fascism. Wgb-er
[Twitter: @LillyLyle & @CivicLilly1]

(Header is a photo inspired by a painting by Magritte, taken in Wick, Scotland. "Empire of Light")

(Avatar is a photo of me on a museum visit in Edinburgh, taken by my old friend Boon Low)
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Why take one psychedelic when you can take five at once?

Tobacco plant engineered to produce five psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin.

Crazy-ass botanists.

#science #botany #drugs

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521338-tobacco-plant-altered-to-produce-five-psychedelic-drugs/

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses

New Scientist
I see tech men have rebranded part-time working as "fractional" to distinguish it from the kind of thing women do

This car costs $8500. Not a typo. Less than 10 racks. And you don't have to put gas in it.

But we can't have it in the US, because we'd rather have racism and argue about solved problems like birthright citizenship, and should Black people be allowed to vote.

So you get Cybertrucks instead. Enjoy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZqRnLp_htE

All New 2026 Chery QQ3 EV FirstLook

YouTube

Everyone: "Find your inner spirit animal"

My inner spirit animal:

@jonny "So the reason that Claude code is capable of outputting valid json is because if the prompt text suggests it should be JSON then it enters a special loop in the main query engine that just validates it against JSON schema for JSON and then feeds the data with the error message back into itself until it is valid JSON or a retry limit is reached."

This is how LLMs do *anything* even remotely approaching accurate or reliable work. They offload it to an actual deterministic algorithm. The man behind the curtain. It's frustrating how people don't seem to realize this, I hope it becomes more common knowledge!

The Epstein Class knows that an attack on social structures of abuse threatens to topple the whole exploitation system, & that's why they've enlisted so many soldiers in this fight.

The whole concept of capitalism requires humans to be uncooperative with each other. Meanwhile, human civilization developed because we are really, really fucking good at collaborating.

The math isn't mathing.

If there are any changes to the recipe of #Marmite or #Bovril following the Unilever merger then I won't be held responsible for my actions.
Anyone else using those fancy CAT6 cables? 😼

Petrol and diesel rationing is a thing now! 😲

Tesco: maximum 20 litres.
Morrisons: maximum 15 litres.
Asda: maximum 30 litres.
Lidl: maximum one Easter egg, one child's wet suit and a MIG welder.

The $490 bill has come due for the Jazztodon.com server. I would appreciate your help! Remember that Mastodon has no ads, no fees, and no one is profiting from a manipulative algorithm. It relies solely on its users. If you appreciate the vibe on Jazztodon, and on Mastodon in general, please consider making a contribution.

Our membership and engagement has gone down since the novelty of Mastodon has worn off and Bluesky has stolen a lot of the attention for federated networking. If you want Jazztodon to hang on for at least another year, I could use your financial support (and of course your support making engaging posts).

I didn't ask anyone for a contribution in 2025, but I can't carry the whole load this year. We have 45 active members. If each one contributed just $10, we'd meet the goal. My PayPal name is AllenMichie, or you can contact me privately for some other way to send some funds.

Thanks, and please help spread the word about the home for jazz people on Mastodon.