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U.S.-based tech writer, IT manager, space enthusiast, and woodworker. Fan of the Oxford comma; although, to be honest, I also like semicolons. Pro-Finland. #scotch #physics #lego #solarpower #microcontroller #ksp #woodworking #order Not a fan of Putin's Russia, but I've always liked the writings of Ivan Turgenev, and #tergenev has been my online nom de guerre for several decades.
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Sad news again today. Like many others of my generation, I discovered Anthony Stewart Head through Buffy (even though 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' will always have a little piece of my weirdo heart too). He was a prolific actor and musician whose career in film, TV, and theatre spanned decades.

What made his portrayal of Giles stay with so many of us was the heart, vulnerability, sarcasm, and complexity he brought to the role. Someone endearingly socially awkward, yet fiercely protective, stepping in as the accepting, supportive father figure that the Scooby Gang could always rely on, and perhaps that many people wished they had around, as well. The show's found family dynamic resonated with tons of young viewers, for many reasons, and Giles was undeniably at the centre of it.

By all accounts, he seems to have been a genuinely kind and accepting guy in real life too: the story of him reaching out to a trans fan who was struggling and was sad because all his convention photos and autographs were signed to his deadname, inviting him over to his farm to spend the day, and printing new photos to sign for him, is proof of that (https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/12/20/anthony-stewart-head-trans-fan/). It’s nice to know he was just as decent of a person as the character we all loved. Rest in peace, Watcher.

#AnthonyHead #AnthonyStewartHead #Buffy #BuffyTheVampireSlayer #TV #Television #Giles #RupertGiles

Buffy - Once More, with Feeling - Standing

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I think this little bit at the end Of Kane Parsons’ interview on today’s CBS Mornings show is the best response I’ve seen to ‘why not use AI?’ I’m starting to have some hope for our future. (5:32 into the video . . .trying to fix the link)

https://youtu.be/POFghn4C6vk?t=5m30s

Kane Parsons talks "Backrooms" success and why he doesn't want to embrace AI

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There are apparently sports other than baseball and something called “basketball” is having its World Series. Cute!

I like the tall guy who cries.

I like Zohran Mamdani.

I think the name “Kickerbockers” is funny.

I hate seeing NY fans happy.

So, go… Spurs? Is that right? “Spurs”?

I love how David Zinn @DavidZinn incorporates the environment in his chalk drawings...

A squirrel with an ice cream cone 🍦

(Good morning btw 🌄)

#StreetArt #Art #DavidZinn

Four o’clocks in our Georgia garden. These seeded back from last year.
Went to see #Backrooms last night with my son and his friend. I’ve been thinking about it all day. I suppose nominally it fits into the horror genre, but I think that’s not even its primary or even its secondary purpose. This feels like an important director from a new generation trying to contextualize the way they’ve experienced the world growing up. It feels like art . . . But is also just entertaining as hell. Really, very good.
What is up with all of the meteors/fireballs coming in over the Eastern U.S. over the last two weeks? Are there any theories? #meteor
When I was scouting for a painting location two weeks ago, I came across Greenhorn Creek in Quincy, CA. There must have been hundreds of swallows... It was magical. I hope you enjoy the 20 seconds of peace.
(ALT text because I can't add it on video: It's a short video taken by a small creek surrounded by green pastures and mountains. There are hundreds of swallows flying, chirping, and swirling around the camera. Sunny blue sky.)
#birds #birb #birdsofMastodon #swallows

I did some gardening for my neighbour and pruned the fig tree.
What I didn't know is that the sap, when it gets on your skin and is exposed to sun, will give you what amounts to chemical burns, blisters, the lot.

#Gardening