Mastodawn

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names

The Met Office is soliciting future storm names. Needs as many people as possible IMHO to submit the names of oil companies and other big polluters causing #climatechange problems.

That and of course #muppets 8)
Storm Piggy ...

Name our Storms

Met Office

copsewood Jun 14

James Baker Jun 14

When the facial recognition algorithm says
You are guilty. Sorry if a women in Manchester wrongly accused of shoplifting and getting banned from shops despite being innocent. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo #biometrics #news #survillance

Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft

An apparent mix-up with the technology led to Danielle Horan being wrongly accused of shoplifting.

BBC News

copsewood May 13

Irritationshintergrund🍑May 13

copsewood May 8

Renkon May 8

In Japanese, to endure something shows you have a lot of 根性 konjo, and so e.g. spice-eating contests are a 比べ kurabe of konjo (根比べ, konkurabe)

Incidentally, the way Japanese media pronounces "conclave" is not konkureibu コンクレイブ as I'd assumed, but コンクラーベ, which sounds a lot like コンクラベ konkurabe

Which conjures the image of all these cardinals sitting around a table eating chili peppers and trying not to spit them out, in the ultimate konkurabe to see who will become the next Pope

#food

copsewood Apr 30

An inspiring and emotional heart-felt and very personal testimony, beautifully written by Allison Becker, Liverpool and Brazil goal keeper.

You'll never walk alone.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/alisson-becker-premier-league-soccer-liverpool-brazil

When You Walk Through a Storm by Alisson Becker | The Players’ Tribune

Four years ago, Alisson Becker lost his father. He pens this letter to his family — at home and at Liverpool F.C.: “I know that a part of my Dad is still here with us, too.”

The Players' Tribune

copsewood Apr 11

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦Apr 11

🐧🐧🐧

copsewood Apr 10

The penguins are revolting. Don't claim I didn't warn you.

copsewood Mar 30

Kevin Beaumont Mar 30

United States Disappeared Tracker

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map

copsewood Mar 3

Eugene McParland 🇺🇦Mar 3

If Trump was President in 1940

Led by Donkeys / Instagram

copsewood Mar 3

sjvn Mar 2

I cannot, in good conscience, recommend people visit the United States under the current regime. It's not safe.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility

German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego-area immigrant detention facility

The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

KPBS