Hey educators over 50. You’ve seen a few student bodies in your time. Are you finding students today are fully engaged in learning, or are they just going through the motions in the hope that it lands them a decent career? Was it much different early in your career?

Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures (Published 2024)

“It’s like an omen of the future.”

I hope things like this will start to dampen some of the Bluesky conspiracies out there. They’re not building a stealth network to steal our precious bodily fluids. They’re really not.

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Remember. The Earth isn’t in danger. We are Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures - The New York Times

Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures (Published 2024)

“It’s like an omen of the future.”

Can anyone recommend one of these oximeters? There’s too many to choose from and I don’t feel like doing any research about something else this week. Except for asking this question.

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Why must there always be a downside to everything? This condition is just awful. Paxlovid Mouth: What to Do About This COVID Drug Side Effect

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::Pops head out of covid ward:: looks both ways for Republicans:: Is it safe?

Body feels like it was run over by an entire stair-stepping class wearing steel-toed boots. Had I known covid was this much fun, I would have gotten it years ago.

How fucked are we? A couple of months ago I told this young Gen-Z neighbor couple that they couldn’t be bystanders; they had to get informed and start voting. So today they can by to say “we really heard you and started tuning in. It’s horrible what they’re doing to Trump.” Arggggh

When the extinction level asteroid finally comes, all the warnings are going to be behind paywalls. I’m really starting to hate the Internet.

It’s a remarkable how Mattel re-engineered the history of a doll to make it seem like it was a social good all along, even if for decades it was considered an absolute icon of sexist, stereotypical horseshit that made body shaming popular for over two generations. Now we’re supposed to love it.

I’d say good morning, but I’d be lying. About mine anyway. As I was told it might, this Paxlovid creates an ongoing aftertaste in the mouth that is probably similar to what monkey piss and owl shit smoothies would taste like. This is not going to be a fun week.

Everyone I know has this romantic idea that everything’s going to work out okay. That democracy’s going to prevail in the United States. But they have no plan B if that hunch doesn’t pan out. This is what worries me.

Remember America. Michigan has been growing patriot militias and other right-wing fringe fanatics for a long time. If the maggats ever do mount an armed insurrection, Michigan will probably be staging area for it.

People who grew up on Mastodon can be defensive about it. But I think that’s counterproductive. The whole experiment should be very proud of what it popularized about the Federation concept. It was inevitable but others would want to push the envelope a little further. I have seen nothing about the Bluesky ambitions that seem predatory or toxic. I think both models can and should work.

Good morning. Unless your finances look like Trump’s. In which case, don’t quit your day job.

I just found out my kitty eye vet is owned by a big corporate player. Is there any real competition left anywhere in America? Even the hot dog carts are owned by private equity. We’re so fucked.

Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ for 2024 election cycle/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/01/24/jon-stewart-return-daily-show > Jon Stewart, the longtime host of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” will return as an executive producer.

I love my new Brother laser printer so much, I may have sex with it. Is that incest?

Decentralization befuddles many. But standardization of methods and protocols has driven society to where it is today. The idea of a single social media carrier was always ridiculous on its face, but the culture of big tech kept that self-evident truth quiet for too long. Can we please not make that same mistake again? All social networks seeking general consumers should be supporting at least activityPub now. There will be others. From them, new standards can emerge.