If you look out at the lawn and think, I’d sure like to mow that 3 or 4 times in a row, a reel mower might just be for you!

@eldang
Happy birthday Eldan! Here’s a turkey at our friend’s farm!

@nein09
The organ setting my mom plays of SMSG is one of my favorites

Older brother reading about the discoveries of nuclear science that lead to the bomb. “Are nuclear bombs real?” Yes, and there’s only one country that has ever used them to kill people. We did. The US used them to bomb Japan. “What???”
There’s more to the story, but one atrocity at a time is enough.

@nein09
What do you do to atone /
For squishing a slug by mistake
—is clearly the first two lines of an Edward Lear poem, so I’ll wait right here for the rest. :)

I’ve heard technical sales discussions all this week about master/slave devices. These terms are straight up offensive. And also THIS IS A BAD METAPHOR FOR HOW THESE DEVICES WORK. I guess people like the terms. What other terms use the same metaphor that would be somehow less appealing? Empire/colony? Lord/serf?

@eldang
I can’t imagine making a living out there, but when I see pictures like these I want to throw caution to the wind

Me: I’m having some trouble reading with my glasses on.
Eye doctor: You need bifocals.
Me: But I can read with my glasses off very well!
Eye doctor: Yes, this is why you need bifocals.
Me: ...