particle_person
@particlep.bsky.social
Science lover. Fond of old books, old houses, New England, long walks, booze and ginger. I take ultraviolet and infrared photos for art and analysis. 📷💻 (?/?)
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
Every generation (sometimes more often!) comes a president who forgets the last time the US started an occupation of a foreign country and it went really badly and even the oil turned out not to be worth it. But THIS TIME it’s going to work! For sure!
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Every generation (sometimes more often!) comes a president who forgets the last time the US started an occupation of a foreign country and it went really badly and even the oil turned out not to be worth it. But THIS TIME it’s going to work! For sure!
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The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
@cleolinda.bsky.social LJpocalypse…we’ve all been there. 🎶
I know you left years ago, but possibly of interest nonetheless:
I know you left years ago, but possibly of interest nonetheless:
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
@cleolinda.bsky.social LJpocalypse…we’ve all been there. 🎶
I know you left years ago, but possibly of interest nonetheless:
I know you left years ago, but possibly of interest nonetheless:
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Conservative outlets love this pocket-watching hypocrisy trope, especially as some sort of gotcha for WOC, by willfully conflating left politics with forced universal aceticism.
To them, socialists are not supposed to be stylish or attractive. Rama's both, and on her own terms, not maga aesthetic.
To them, socialists are not supposed to be stylish or attractive. Rama's both, and on her own terms, not maga aesthetic.
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Conservative outlets love this pocket-watching hypocrisy trope, especially as some sort of gotcha for WOC, by willfully conflating left politics with forced universal aceticism.
To them, socialists are not supposed to be stylish or attractive. Rama's both, and on her own terms, not maga aesthetic.
To them, socialists are not supposed to be stylish or attractive. Rama's both, and on her own terms, not maga aesthetic.
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Welcome to the Year of the Curious Squid!
I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Welcome to the Year of the Curious Squid!
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“We’re gonna just steal all your stuff, without permission, to train our money-making answering machine. Don’t like it? Tough! You’re just a Poor. Come back when you’ve got enough money to sue us.” …That’s the message, is it? Well, the backlash has begun… 😏
“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“We’re gonna just steal all your stuff, without permission, to train our money-making answering machine. Don’t like it? Tough! You’re just a Poor. Come back when you’ve got enough money to sue us.” …That’s the message, is it? Well, the backlash has begun… 😏
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I brought a “special cocktail” to my in-laws’ for the holidays. It was a wild success, so here’s the recipe. Name TBD; accepting suggestions.
In a red wine glass:
3/4 oz chai-spiced rum
3/4 oz cranberry liqueur (I recommend Flag Hill)
1 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with Lambrusco
In a red wine glass:
3/4 oz chai-spiced rum
3/4 oz cranberry liqueur (I recommend Flag Hill)
1 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with Lambrusco
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I brought a “special cocktail” to my in-laws’ for the holidays. It was a wild success, so here’s the recipe. Name TBD; accepting suggestions.
In a red wine glass:
3/4 oz chai-spiced rum
3/4 oz cranberry liqueur (I recommend Flag Hill)
1 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with Lambrusco
In a red wine glass:
3/4 oz chai-spiced rum
3/4 oz cranberry liqueur (I recommend Flag Hill)
1 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with Lambrusco
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For those not doing alcohol, I made a spiced cranberry syrup by simmering cranberry juice with brown sugar, cinnamon, star anise, orange peel, and whole cloves.
Mocktail recipe:
1.5 oz cranberry syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with sparkling red grape juice
Mocktail recipe:
1.5 oz cranberry syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with sparkling red grape juice
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
For those not doing alcohol, I made a spiced cranberry syrup by simmering cranberry juice with brown sugar, cinnamon, star anise, orange peel, and whole cloves.
Mocktail recipe:
1.5 oz cranberry syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with sparkling red grape juice
Mocktail recipe:
1.5 oz cranberry syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
Red glitter
Top with sparkling red grape juice
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OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
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In a post-Christmas miracle, my fruitcake-hating uncle refrained from "joking" about how much he hates fruitcake when offered a slice of the one I baked. My other uncle, who loves fruitcake, pronounced it excellent. I feel vindicated now.
December 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In a post-Christmas miracle, my fruitcake-hating uncle refrained from "joking" about how much he hates fruitcake when offered a slice of the one I baked. My other uncle, who loves fruitcake, pronounced it excellent. I feel vindicated now.
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
@sunnyallison.bsky.social happy birthday!!!
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@sunnyallison.bsky.social happy birthday!!!
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#PalacesAndGardens #WinterWonderland
I have shared this before, and it was taken my my brother, but it fits so well to today's theme. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
##EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Neuschwanstein #Castle #Germany
I have shared this before, and it was taken my my brother, but it fits so well to today's theme. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
##EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Neuschwanstein #Castle #Germany
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#PalacesAndGardens #WinterWonderland
I have shared this before, and it was taken my my brother, but it fits so well to today's theme. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
##EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Neuschwanstein #Castle #Germany
I have shared this before, and it was taken my my brother, but it fits so well to today's theme. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
##EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Neuschwanstein #Castle #Germany
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Would you eat this dissected gingerbread man based off Jason Freeny's original artwork? #medsky #medicalhistory #skystorians
Photo: Qimmy Shimmy
Photo: Qimmy Shimmy
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Would you eat this dissected gingerbread man based off Jason Freeny's original artwork? #medsky #medicalhistory #skystorians
Photo: Qimmy Shimmy
Photo: Qimmy Shimmy
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In my next life, I’d like to come back as a molasses cookie taste-tester.
December 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In my next life, I’d like to come back as a molasses cookie taste-tester.
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I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
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The actual body flinch I had at this twist ending
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The actual body flinch I had at this twist ending
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Leaving aside the pure evil for a second, he’s a total dumbass. His whole argument is that if you make sinking random civilian boats legal, you need Palantir to make sure they’re bad, because obviously the laws will be super tight, right?
Nvm that they’re doing it now, sans law, sans Palantir.
Nvm that they’re doing it now, sans law, sans Palantir.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Leaving aside the pure evil for a second, he’s a total dumbass. His whole argument is that if you make sinking random civilian boats legal, you need Palantir to make sure they’re bad, because obviously the laws will be super tight, right?
Nvm that they’re doing it now, sans law, sans Palantir.
Nvm that they’re doing it now, sans law, sans Palantir.
@orzelc.bsky.social This makes me wish Making Light was still around. I bet the Open Thread would have been incredible. 👉 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
@orzelc.bsky.social This makes me wish Making Light was still around. I bet the Open Thread would have been incredible. 👉 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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![Comic. [Two people in front of projected satellite image. A small portion of the image is pixelated squares.] PERSON 1: Wait, when was this imagery taken? Is this censorship the work of the contractor? One of our people? *Foreign actors!?* PERSON 2 with ponytail: Do we know who’s operating a facility at that location? PERSON 1: We can’t find *anything*. [caption] My hobby: Setting up big colored panels in the middle of nowhere as a prank on remote sensing people](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib6md2yc7x32taznh2u4feo27rltazabjco4fer3c6mni3soe5tfa@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM