Tiktok poured tons of time money and energy into trying to appease lawmakers, but still is facing a ban because of the company’s ties to China. not sure how elected officials didn’t see this coming… Chinese Tiktok clones are now at the top of the app stores, with none of that work or history
found a couple more birds this one is angry today also vending machines
I joke with my other celiac pals about the “gluten-free tax,” the extra we have to pay for gluten free versions of staples like pasta or bread But Girl Scouts don’t charge a gluten-free tax, their gluten-free cookies are the same price as the rest, making them some of the cheapest GF cookies around
paul graham has finally achieved what most thought impossible: he's written a post so bad that the hacker news comments are actually better than it
What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
“It was our retirement. It was our investment. It was our equity. It was everything.” Teachers, plumbers and nurses bought into L.A.’s affluent neighborhoods decades ago. The bulk of their fortunes are tied up in homes that are now ash. on.wsj.com/3PTw2gJ
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Thrilled to photograph this little Treecreeper on a moss-covered tree trunk at Swell Wood yesterday! 😀😍🐦
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Now a proud owner of Konami’s best.
Pretty sure one of the easiest ways to make this platform less spammy would be an option to limit replies to followers only. The weirdest shit is always from drive-by randos or bots.
i can’t believe foundation has 86% on rotten tomatoes. the writing is like a bad episode of doctor who that thinks it’s game of thrones. but it is beautiful and there is something alluring about it anyway. so i will be watching the season three
You may not like it, but this is what the ideal freezer looks like
Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
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I am seeing a lot of bad takes on passkeys by technologists and even security engineers that don’t work on end user authentication. I’m not an expert either, but if you trust my opinion on security, STFU and listen to people actually dealing with lockouts and ATOs on a daily basis.
I didn’t quite realize I was playing cancellation chicken with my two Monday morning meetings but apparently I have won both rounds 🙃
Reunited! Packed another go bag JUST IN CASE cause the winds are supposed to pick up again but I’m fairly confident I’m okay in my home now. Fairly.
Carrie Underwood's inauguration song had better be a medley with "Before He Cheats"
The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood
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Fantastic to see the UK’s first drug consumption room finally open its doors in Glasgow. Congratulations to all those who made this happen. As the experience from more than 200 drug consumption rooms around the world shows, The Thistle will save many lives: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
it's gotta be weird if you aren't into football at all but follow people who do. you're just minding your own business, enjoying yourself on social media, and all of a sudden everybody says DOINK at the same time and doesn't bother to explain why
Discovered today on the last day of a trip that all I have left to wear are a shirt and shorts that are exactly the same color. ☹️ Maybe people will just think I’m European?
People don't know this but the song 'Roseanna' is based on a relationship the songwriter had with a famous actress, Rosie O'Donnell.