Still a banger

This Corrosion

that this person blocked me only reinforces the point I was making

This is what Texas residents see when we try to log in--on a *browser* as well as a phone. I see no reason to give this information to KWS or Bsky, especially when (a) the law doesn't apply to Bsky but to app stores & (b) I'm not supporting Bsky in this overreach. If I leave suddenly, this is why.

afaik, they're referring to the Texas App Store Age Verification law, which as it says, applies to APP STORES, not individual apps. If that's the law Bluesky Safety is pointing too, they're straight up lying when they claim they're required to verify the age of existing users in Texas.

Instantly reminded me of this:

If you think Messi is amazing (he is), may I present Oksana Chusovitina, who at age 50 is still an elite gymnast and one of the world’s best vaulters. She competed in her first Olympic Games when Messi was 5, and she’s said she wants to compete in LA in 2028.

See a bullmastiff (in this case alongside a very cool job posting), post a bullmastiff

There’s a strange one in the jungle And I think I hear him calling my name There’s a strange one in the jungle And he’s offering death without pain Freshen up, freshen up freshen up

I said it was pedantic. But “fiction” and “fictional” aren’t the same word, and they don’t mean the same thing.

Give me your favourite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor. Avery Brooks as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire.

For casual, R loves these, which amazingly enough are crocs

I’ve lived in DC, and it’s absolute bullshit that voters in South Dakota have more of a say in local governance of DC than do DC residents (Congress routinely overturns laws passed by the DC City Council, but DC doesn’t have full representation in Congress. Hence the DC license plates:

DJT says he posted an AI-generated image of himself as a "doctor" healing the sick. Reminder of what DJT actually does when someone falls ill in his presence:

I mean, WTAF, @nytimes.com? The difference in tone between the NYT and the European coverage could not be more striking.

Share a preacher, nun or priest

Given the juvenile names of the models (S, 3, X, Y), I don't think I can be faulted for thinking that the logo looks like a stabby red uterus, dude is obsessed with sex and ladyparts

You’ve just reminded me of my favorite t-shirt tag

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat—that isn't Indiana Jones.

I still think it would look better on someone taller, but it does look better from this angle.

She is radiant. Just lovely.

So while I was asleep early Sunday morning, R fell and broke a bone in her foot. Just what we needed.

Oh ffs. Is it uncommon in the US? Absolutely. Is it wrong? No. (Not trying to be a jerk here, it’s just that these clowns do enough real damage that it frustrates me to see people focus on things that are untrue. Using a variant spelling isn’t the same thing as misspelling a word.)

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen

The good news: R is home! The not good news: We are not alone.