Ralph Snyder
@ralphsnyder.bsky.social
Mais moi, malheureusement, je ne sais pas voir les moutons à travers les caisses. Je suis peut-être un peu comme les grandes personnes. J'ai dû vieillir.
Pinned
1. Where the pain is greatest and where the injury is are not always the same place.
2. Everything has an upside and a downside. Many of this world's ills are because someone was mesmerized by the upside and forgot about the downside.
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2. Everything has an upside and a downside. Many of this world's ills are because someone was mesmerized by the upside and forgot about the downside.
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Reposted by Ralph Snyder
"Inspiration Porn" isn't just about physical disability; it’s a tool of neuro capitalism. We’re told the system works for neurodivergent people, provided you’re a "visionary" CEO. If you aren't Elon Musk, the system suggests the failure is yours, not the economy’s. (1/5)
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM
"Inspiration Porn" isn't just about physical disability; it’s a tool of neuro capitalism. We’re told the system works for neurodivergent people, provided you’re a "visionary" CEO. If you aren't Elon Musk, the system suggests the failure is yours, not the economy’s. (1/5)
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Throw away the outside and cook (must be cooked) the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
February 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Throw away the outside and cook (must be cooked) the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
I love when I make a significant contribution to a conversation and go unacknowledged.
No, I will not explain.
No, I will not explain.
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I love when I make a significant contribution to a conversation and go unacknowledged.
No, I will not explain.
No, I will not explain.
A thesis stated stated without support:
Democracy is romanticism imported into politics.
Democracy is romanticism imported into politics.
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A thesis stated stated without support:
Democracy is romanticism imported into politics.
Democracy is romanticism imported into politics.
Le tigre est arrivé aujourd'hui
Et il a dit que la fleur que tu aimes t'aime aussi.
Et il a dit que la fleur que tu aimes t'aime aussi.
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Le tigre est arrivé aujourd'hui
Et il a dit que la fleur que tu aimes t'aime aussi.
Et il a dit que la fleur que tu aimes t'aime aussi.
Logic reminder:
An X is Y does not imply All X are Y.
An X is Y does not imply All X are Y.
February 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Logic reminder:
An X is Y does not imply All X are Y.
An X is Y does not imply All X are Y.
Around 1950. My sister and (very hard to discern) our second cat, Buttermilk.
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Around 1950. My sister and (very hard to discern) our second cat, Buttermilk.
Ma mère, 1960.
A French film star.
A French film star.
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Ma mère, 1960.
A French film star.
A French film star.
It's not that they're trumpists -- they are decidedly not -- but the inability of by brothers-in-law to have a sustained conversation that is not about politics and the certitude of their opinions drives me half-mad.
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's not that they're trumpists -- they are decidedly not -- but the inability of by brothers-in-law to have a sustained conversation that is not about politics and the certitude of their opinions drives me half-mad.
🎬📽 Néro the Assassin.
Yeah, no.
Set in southern France during a,devastating drought in the 16th century. The premise -- how people's interpretation of and reaction to hard times is conditioned by pre-existing ideology -- might have been interesting,
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Yeah, no.
Set in southern France during a,devastating drought in the 16th century. The premise -- how people's interpretation of and reaction to hard times is conditioned by pre-existing ideology -- might have been interesting,
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February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
🎬📽 Néro the Assassin.
Yeah, no.
Set in southern France during a,devastating drought in the 16th century. The premise -- how people's interpretation of and reaction to hard times is conditioned by pre-existing ideology -- might have been interesting,
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Yeah, no.
Set in southern France during a,devastating drought in the 16th century. The premise -- how people's interpretation of and reaction to hard times is conditioned by pre-existing ideology -- might have been interesting,
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Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Les plus vieilles pièces de vêtements cousus possiblement mis au jour dans une caverne de l'Oregon
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
World's oldest known sewn clothing may be stitched pieces of ice age hide unearthed in Oregon cave
The sewn hide, cordage and needles show how Indigenous Americans used complex technology to survive the freezing temperatures at the end of the last ice age and as a means of social expression.
www.livescience.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Les plus vieilles pièces de vêtements cousus possiblement mis au jour dans une caverne de l'Oregon
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Makes perfect sense.
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Makes perfect sense.
Pas des tigres encore. Je besoins de tigres.
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Pas des tigres encore. Je besoins de tigres.
I try not to be cranky online, but this really bugs me.
In 1967 I was 8, and even I recognized that the Monkees weren't a real group. They were corporate co-optation, the beginnings of pop-rock. And they're TV show was a pale imitation of Help!
The boys in the band were victimized.
In 1967 I was 8, and even I recognized that the Monkees weren't a real group. They were corporate co-optation, the beginnings of pop-rock. And they're TV show was a pale imitation of Help!
The boys in the band were victimized.
Born 13th February 1942 - Peter Tork, US musician with The Monkees who were brought together for the TV series in 1966. They had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus many other hits including 'Last Train to Clarksville' & 'Daydream Believer'. Tork died in Feb 2019, aged 77. #TheMonkees
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I try not to be cranky online, but this really bugs me.
In 1967 I was 8, and even I recognized that the Monkees weren't a real group. They were corporate co-optation, the beginnings of pop-rock. And they're TV show was a pale imitation of Help!
The boys in the band were victimized.
In 1967 I was 8, and even I recognized that the Monkees weren't a real group. They were corporate co-optation, the beginnings of pop-rock. And they're TV show was a pale imitation of Help!
The boys in the band were victimized.
From time to time I think about how modern technology -- from self-service gas stations and ATMs to self-checkout and mobile apps -- marketed as convenient and cost saving, has had the (unintended?) effect of reducing human contact and increasing isolation.
February 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
From time to time I think about how modern technology -- from self-service gas stations and ATMs to self-checkout and mobile apps -- marketed as convenient and cost saving, has had the (unintended?) effect of reducing human contact and increasing isolation.
When you were raised NT but born SF.
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
When you were raised NT but born SF.
Pas des tigres aujourd'hui. Peut-etre demain.
February 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Pas des tigres aujourd'hui. Peut-etre demain.
parfois le mot le plus bon est silence
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
parfois le mot le plus bon est silence
My dyslexia makes it impossible to read:
1. Things written in cat dialect;
2. Things written in bizarre fonts (like alternating caps and smalls).
1. Things written in cat dialect;
2. Things written in bizarre fonts (like alternating caps and smalls).
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
My dyslexia makes it impossible to read:
1. Things written in cat dialect;
2. Things written in bizarre fonts (like alternating caps and smalls).
1. Things written in cat dialect;
2. Things written in bizarre fonts (like alternating caps and smalls).
"I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul"
Are the concluding lines of "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/...
His œuvre extols the ability of the individual soul to maintain itself in itself however harsh external circumstances.
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I am the captain of my soul"
Are the concluding lines of "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/...
His œuvre extols the ability of the individual soul to maintain itself in itself however harsh external circumstances.
1/2
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
"I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul"
Are the concluding lines of "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/...
His œuvre extols the ability of the individual soul to maintain itself in itself however harsh external circumstances.
1/2
I am the captain of my soul"
Are the concluding lines of "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/...
His œuvre extols the ability of the individual soul to maintain itself in itself however harsh external circumstances.
1/2
Apropos of nothing: I worry when a woman is put in charge of a struggling organization that she is being set up as the "fall guy."
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Apropos of nothing: I worry when a woman is put in charge of a struggling organization that she is being set up as the "fall guy."
It is surprisingly hard to find French TV/Cinema with English subtitles.
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
It is surprisingly hard to find French TV/Cinema with English subtitles.
So much modern poetry seems flat to me, but this -- is fully four dimensional.
Glad to be home after two nights of eating in restaurants alone.
I like how this poem finds meaning in a quiet, ordinary moments.
There is also a paying of attention, a joy in noticing what is often missed when you are not alone
#poetry
#poemoftheday
I like how this poem finds meaning in a quiet, ordinary moments.
There is also a paying of attention, a joy in noticing what is often missed when you are not alone
#poetry
#poemoftheday
February 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
So much modern poetry seems flat to me, but this -- is fully four dimensional.
"In the beginning, the Earth was without form and void.
"And God said, 'Let there be light."
It's been downhill ever since.
"And God said, 'Let there be light."
It's been downhill ever since.
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
"In the beginning, the Earth was without form and void.
"And God said, 'Let there be light."
It's been downhill ever since.
"And God said, 'Let there be light."
It's been downhill ever since.
Despair is merely the void looking back into you.
-- Narjawan
-- Narjawan
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Despair is merely the void looking back into you.
-- Narjawan
-- Narjawan