Mr French Fries
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Green couch potato.
Substitute comedian.
Starve the bots.
Substitute comedian.
Starve the bots.
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Heavy rain kept me indoors today but did give me time to catch up on chores & finish going through yesterday's photos, including another from the park railings, this Platnickina tincta that was prancing about quite happily. #spiders #arachnids
December 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Heavy rain kept me indoors today but did give me time to catch up on chores & finish going through yesterday's photos, including another from the park railings, this Platnickina tincta that was prancing about quite happily. #spiders #arachnids
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Being a gardner is not just loving the blooms, but being excited for the sprouts and the buds too. This is going to be coral orange in a week or two. It's beautiful now. I hope you appreciate it as well. #bloomscrolling 🌱🌴🌿🌺
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Being a gardner is not just loving the blooms, but being excited for the sprouts and the buds too. This is going to be coral orange in a week or two. It's beautiful now. I hope you appreciate it as well. #bloomscrolling 🌱🌴🌿🌺
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A better lit photo of the mixed natvie NZ forest.
After a trim also.
I like to keep the large tree trunks at the back slightly obscured by small foliage of the smaller trees.
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After a trim also.
I like to keep the large tree trunks at the back slightly obscured by small foliage of the smaller trees.
🌱🇳🇿
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A better lit photo of the mixed natvie NZ forest.
After a trim also.
I like to keep the large tree trunks at the back slightly obscured by small foliage of the smaller trees.
🌱🇳🇿
After a trim also.
I like to keep the large tree trunks at the back slightly obscured by small foliage of the smaller trees.
🌱🇳🇿
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🌱 #Gardening.
All those know-it-alls online who tell you your new poinsettia is wilting from overwatering?
They’re full of it. Yes, the very top of my wilting poinsettia’s soil is vaguely damp. But when I tipped it out of the pot? The bottom 3/4s was dry as a bone.
My sad plant was thirsty!
All those know-it-alls online who tell you your new poinsettia is wilting from overwatering?
They’re full of it. Yes, the very top of my wilting poinsettia’s soil is vaguely damp. But when I tipped it out of the pot? The bottom 3/4s was dry as a bone.
My sad plant was thirsty!
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🌱 #Gardening.
All those know-it-alls online who tell you your new poinsettia is wilting from overwatering?
They’re full of it. Yes, the very top of my wilting poinsettia’s soil is vaguely damp. But when I tipped it out of the pot? The bottom 3/4s was dry as a bone.
My sad plant was thirsty!
All those know-it-alls online who tell you your new poinsettia is wilting from overwatering?
They’re full of it. Yes, the very top of my wilting poinsettia’s soil is vaguely damp. But when I tipped it out of the pot? The bottom 3/4s was dry as a bone.
My sad plant was thirsty!
I’m of multiple minds about this kind of #Christmas decor…when it’s mass produced.
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m of multiple minds about this kind of #Christmas decor…when it’s mass produced.
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If any of you happen to know (monetized) content creators (TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube) please share! Recruitment for a research study. And for more information: that-recsys-lab.net/home/project...
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If any of you happen to know (monetized) content creators (TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube) please share! Recruitment for a research study. And for more information: that-recsys-lab.net/home/project...
Maybe for longsleave #blueskytshirts since this post is long-ish 💚🫡
Perhaps by following me, we can exchange ideas and discuss politics via private messages. What do you think?
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Maybe for longsleave #blueskytshirts since this post is long-ish 💚🫡
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Perhaps by following me, we can exchange ideas and discuss politics via private messages. What do you think?
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Perhaps by following me, we can exchange ideas and discuss politics via private messages. What do you think?
But best limit replies, even if you’re just dicking around 🙂↕️
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
But best limit replies, even if you’re just dicking around 🙂↕️
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William Golding: The Faber Letters review – the making of a masterpiece www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
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William Golding: The Faber Letters review – the making of a masterpiece
Correspondence between the Lord of the Flies author and his editor reveals one of the great literary collaborations of the age
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December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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There were ownership limitations when I began my career in 1968, 7 am, 7 fm, and 7 tv. Diversity (bad word) of ownership, diversity of editorial opinion. Where did we go wrong. Barry Diller and Marty Pompadour walked in and a bunch of us left. I had enough in my fuck you fund.
December 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There were ownership limitations when I began my career in 1968, 7 am, 7 fm, and 7 tv. Diversity (bad word) of ownership, diversity of editorial opinion. Where did we go wrong. Barry Diller and Marty Pompadour walked in and a bunch of us left. I had enough in my fuck you fund.
The way it would have killed websites …if they hadn’t constantly reminded us that they weren’t, ya know, generating revenue?
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The way it would have killed websites …if they hadn’t constantly reminded us that they weren’t, ya know, generating revenue?
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GenAI hasn't changed society's attitude towards the arts much, except in the sense that it's actually accentuated society's broad contempt for artists.
December 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
GenAI hasn't changed society's attitude towards the arts much, except in the sense that it's actually accentuated society's broad contempt for artists.
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And what really burns is that they STILL want the prestige of human art. That’s why they hide AI use. That’s why Sandfall didn’t disclose i until they were caught t. That’s why awards shows don’t want rules. They want the aura of craft without the cost of respecting the people who do it.
December 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
And what really burns is that they STILL want the prestige of human art. That’s why they hide AI use. That’s why Sandfall didn’t disclose i until they were caught t. That’s why awards shows don’t want rules. They want the aura of craft without the cost of respecting the people who do it.
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Violence against educators is widespread and affects working conditions across public education. National surveys show most educators have experienced verbal or physical aggression on the job, underscoring the need for clear prevention strategies and impactful support for educators.
Keeping Educators and Students Safe | NEA
Educators continue to face threats, verbal and physical aggression, and, in some cases, violence in our schools. Learn more about this issue and the ways we can keep our educators, staff, and students...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Violence against educators is widespread and affects working conditions across public education. National surveys show most educators have experienced verbal or physical aggression on the job, underscoring the need for clear prevention strategies and impactful support for educators.
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Your reminder that Lichtenstein never gave a dime during his lifetime to the comics artists whose work he shamelessly stole. Nor does his Lichtenstein Foundation which continues to profit greatly from those plagiarized images.
It's unforgivable. Lichtenstein was an immoral parasite.
It's unforgivable. Lichtenstein was an immoral parasite.
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Your reminder that Lichtenstein never gave a dime during his lifetime to the comics artists whose work he shamelessly stole. Nor does his Lichtenstein Foundation which continues to profit greatly from those plagiarized images.
It's unforgivable. Lichtenstein was an immoral parasite.
It's unforgivable. Lichtenstein was an immoral parasite.
questionablecontent.net/view.php?com... #ai #comic and those words don’t have to share a hashtag because sharing and trade are good in themselves.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
questionablecontent.net/view.php?com... #ai #comic and those words don’t have to share a hashtag because sharing and trade are good in themselves.
This panoramic photo from last week makes me want to take the dog on as long a walk as the dog wants. My year of tendonitis makes me wish I’d never been born. ⚖️
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This panoramic photo from last week makes me want to take the dog on as long a walk as the dog wants. My year of tendonitis makes me wish I’d never been born. ⚖️
The Webtoon business model isn’t better than tapas, which isn’t better than something like a Wikipedia for people who don’t want to go to a list of website links …that link to a crowdfund platform 🙂↕️
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Webtoon business model isn’t better than tapas, which isn’t better than something like a Wikipedia for people who don’t want to go to a list of website links …that link to a crowdfund platform 🙂↕️
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27 Striking Winning Photos from the LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards 2025
Black and white photography just hits different — it’s raw, it’s emotional, and it has that timeless swagger no amount
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December 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Count me in as well!Btw i really like the first one.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Count me in as well!Btw i really like the first one.
Don’t need to go to the library to read this one. Just need to borrow some reading time from the public trust.
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Don’t need to go to the library to read this one. Just need to borrow some reading time from the public trust.
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#OTD in 1947
Cover of The New Yorker, December 13, 1947
Christina Malman
#TheNewYorkerCover #ChristinaMalman #christmastree #Christmasshopping #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents
Cover of The New Yorker, December 13, 1947
Christina Malman
#TheNewYorkerCover #ChristinaMalman #christmastree #Christmasshopping #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#OTD in 1947
Cover of The New Yorker, December 13, 1947
Christina Malman
#TheNewYorkerCover #ChristinaMalman #christmastree #Christmasshopping #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents
Cover of The New Yorker, December 13, 1947
Christina Malman
#TheNewYorkerCover #ChristinaMalman #christmastree #Christmasshopping #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents
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Margaret Cousins, “Not Required Reading”
‘Let no one, please, be misled by the title. For anyone with Christmas in his heart, this is a *must*’
*Good Housekeeping*, December 1957.
#JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #Christmas #1950s
‘Let no one, please, be misled by the title. For anyone with Christmas in his heart, this is a *must*’
*Good Housekeeping*, December 1957.
#JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #Christmas #1950s
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Margaret Cousins, “Not Required Reading”
‘Let no one, please, be misled by the title. For anyone with Christmas in his heart, this is a *must*’
*Good Housekeeping*, December 1957.
#JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #Christmas #1950s
‘Let no one, please, be misled by the title. For anyone with Christmas in his heart, this is a *must*’
*Good Housekeeping*, December 1957.
#JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #Christmas #1950s
questionablecontent.net/view.php?com... It’s not too late to get into a comic from 2003. It’s not impossible to self medicate effectively outside a state with public health.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
questionablecontent.net/view.php?com... It’s not too late to get into a comic from 2003. It’s not impossible to self medicate effectively outside a state with public health.