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Cycling commuter, fitness swimmer, fueled by coffee drinks. @jennlongs on BlueSky. Moved to Canada in 2017 for reasons.

Dahlias becoming a hotel for frogs.

Allison Lamb raises around 200 dahlias on her property and was delighted to discover that the blooms serve as a perfectly sized house for frogs.

@Rainmaker1973 #Dahlias #frogs #flowers

Google's rather unhelpful "Generative AI" in its search engine is wasting a lot of my time as I slog through the incorrect answers it keeps making up. Google says I can't disable it (?!?!??)! What alternate search engine should I switch to?

Crowdfunded effort (led by the awesome Cards Against Humanity folks) bought a tract of pristine land in Texas near the Mexican border a few years ago to prevent development (such as a border wall), and to leave it in a natural state.

This year, Space X unilaterally started building on the tract, without anyone's permission, causing irreparable harm to the natural state of the land. Not cool, says the owner.

Hilarity currently en-suing. https://www.cahsuesmusk.com/

Elon Musk Owes You $100 • Cards Against Humanity Saves America Day 7

Elon Musk stole your land, and now he owes you $100.

Hey #nerds! What does this pretend language supposedly mean? (And if this a real language I apologize! But still tell me what it means!)
I don't have a lot of experience driving in cities so I'm not sure if my evaluation is accurate but: driving in downtown #Vancouver BC is a ridiculous endeavor. ("trying to get around someone who's going too slow but you don't have a separate lane? No problem! That's what sidewalks are for!")

Via Ryan Reilly:

#Biden on the impact of #Jan6 on America’s standing in the world:

Born this day 1931: Fred Brooks, software/architecture pioneer.
"Einstein repeatedly argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer." #ComputerHistory
I can't even remember the last time I posted something and now I'm re-learning the ropes over here! @SteveBellovin I emailed you earlier saying I was looking for my Mastodon account - I found it!
Because @lisafw says I need to post more. Tonight's ramenbowl!