Virginicus
Virginicus@universeodon.com
<p>"So uncouth and absurd that it can only be believed that Nature was motivated by spite or mockery in bringing him into the world at all." - Castiglione<br />I'm here to publicize science and literature blogs, make wisecracks, and find out what interesting people have to say. If you want to know who I am in real life, visit my verification URL.</p>
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@brianbilston@mastodon.online If you understand this poem, Discord won’t ask you for proof of age.
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@sjn@chaos.social AI is like a screw-top wine bottle. It doesn’t have to mean low quality, but it certainly means the producer was cutting costs in a way that’s associated with lower quality.
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@dan@discuss.systems If you need to dope it, make sure you’re cool with the feds.
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@Rachelburch@mastodon.social I can tell that stone is not rolling.
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@dgar That’s impressive. Shakespeare only had 38 plays.
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@EverBeyondReach How high off the ground is it?
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Today I learned of the existence of "mapbacks". #bookstodon https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2026/04/20/dell-mapbacks/
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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social That domain name sounds like Billy Dee Williams has formed a splinter group. #StarWars
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@lucasmz @taedryn We have a hidden agender.
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Saw a bumper sticker: “Vintage Tesla: Pre-Madness edition”. That inspired me to go check: #Tesla’s stock price is down 20% this year. No crash, just a long, slow decline. When gas prices are shooting up and an EV maker isn’t profiting, it gives me an optimistic feeling.
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@badbede@deacon.social Don’t try this at home! (Unless you have 299 friends, I guess.)
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@randahl@mastodon.social Makes sense that someone named @Paul_stilgar@mastodon.social would be sensitive to a comment like that.
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@liztai@hachyderm.io “if the attacks are halted, we will stop defending” sounds like they haven’t given up anything.
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TIL about Smigus Dyngus Day. Usually, being raised Presbyterian means I missed out on the fun, but this time I’m going to say it saved a lot of hassle. (N.B.: the Wikipedia page omits to mention that none of the people involved is sober.)
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@selzero@syzito.xyz First thing to do is to stop spreading his message. He lives on publicity.
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An Adventure: A boy about 6yo and his 4yo sister come up to me in the grocery store. “We can’t find our mother!” “What does she look like?” I asked. The question baffled them. She looks like Mom. Eventually, “Um, she’s wearing a head scarf…” Well, let’s walk up to the front of the store. Everyone there was a head shorter than I, so it was easy to see on the other side of the store a small woman with a bright scarf, matching skin color, and a frantic expression. I waved to get her attention and...
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On today’s menu: grape hyacinths and wild mustard. #bloomscrolling
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@NorcalGma2@sfba.social Lots of people have guard doge, but a garden dog is something special.
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RE: https://wandering.shop/@Violinknitter/116318587697171792 #Tolkien said the reason he cordially detested allegory was “the purposed domination of the author.” The most important lesson to take away from #LotR is that dominating other people is bad! It’s fine, and even desirable, to look for connections between Middle-earth and our primary world, but the author doesn’t force it on you, so it’s not allegory.
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@SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com Sending J.D. Vance to campaign for him ought to finish him off. #uspol #hupol
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@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Never. The whole point of money is to have more than your rival, which you can’t do if the values of money aren’t ordered.
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social Terry Pratchett must have heard this story. He used something similar in one book, except that, being #Pterry, there was only one stone.
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@appassionato@mastodon.social That’s not just a demonstrator, she’s the allegorical representation of Justice.
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Lots of Virginia flags at the #NoKings rally. That’s the spirit!
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@bobhenryphotos@mas.to ⬆️ #LichenSubscribe
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@RichardMonvoisin/116300866286712888 Why even have genders in your language, if you’re not going to use them?
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@rejinl@masto.nyc The law does not permit living people’s pictures to appear on currency, so I see some room for a compromise here.
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@gbargoud@masto.nyc Based on my last visit to a #RepairCafe, bring a phone with a translation app. I got some good advice from a man who spoke only Mongolian; the phone was really helpful.