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Deep thinker, slow processor. Spouse, parent, animal lover. Looking for joy, humor and cat videos.

Will follow #nature, #naturephotography, #sciencefiction, #scifi, #brain, #science, #humor. In a quest for equanimity during a time of transition.

The last two things Elon Musk tried to launch blew up in about 30 seconds.
My daughter, who has had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this observation about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen:
Rare birds are a winner on Mastodon - so let's see how a rare animal goes. Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus) are known for their ferocity - so this one is sitting up and showing how cute they are!
#Photography #NaturePhotography #ThreatenedAnimal #RareAnimal #TasmanianDevil #HealesvilleSanctuary #CaptiveBreeding #Victoria #Australia #CuteDevil #AnimalsOfMastodon

I feel seen šŸ“š

Comic: Sarah Andersen https://sarahcandersen.com #books #art

Sarah's Scribbles

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I saw this little guy yesterday and I can't stop thinking about him. So round. So pink. #borbs #borb

(It's an Australian pink robin and the photos are not mine.)

Credits:
1. Ā© Deepak Karra http://instagram.com/ravi_arora/
2. Ā© Ravi Arora http://instagram.com/ravi_arora/
3. Ā© Ambika Angela Bone http://instagram.com/ambikangela/
4. Ā© Tim J. Hopwood http://flickr.com/photos/timjhopwood/

Joan Didion on learning not to mistake self-righteousness for morality https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/12/05/joan-didion-on-morality/
Joan Didion on Learning Not to Mistake Self-Righteousness for Morality

ā€œWhen we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something or need something … but that it is a moral imperative that we have it, then is when we join the fashionable m…

The Marginalian

This is great

A Secret for Falling Asleep So Good It’s a British National Treasure - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/magazine/falling-asleep-shipping-forecast.html

A Secret for Falling Asleep So Good It’s a British National Treasure

Tune into serenity with the BBC Shipping Forecast, a weather report from deep in the analog era.

I still wasn’t used to things that were unfair to me being a major point of consideration for humans.

Amazing news out of Europe. Treating the ā€œforever chemicalā€ family of PFAS as the public health menace it is. We need the US EPA to stop playing with our people’s health and do the same.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/eu-considers-ban-forever-chemicals-urges-search-alternatives-2023-02-07/

EU considers ban on 'forever chemicals', urges search for alternatives

The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used, potentially harmful substances known as PFAS or forever chemicals in what could become the bloc's most extensive piece of regulation of the chemical industry.

Reuters

But there was an impostor among the greylag geese!

I'd noticed it from the train the day before and wondered whether it was some sort of hybrid, but it turned out to be a bar-headed goose – a species native to central Asia and India (they migrate across the Himalayas!) that's slowly establishing itself here in Europe via escapees from zoos, gardens, and farms, frequently joining greylag flocks. (2/2)

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlifephotography