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isoma@isoma· 25d

hastingspirateday.org is tomorrow, and people are already practicing.

A view down a street. There are throngs of people, most look like pirates (as in, "of the Carribbean"). There is bunting and festoon lighting. The street scene looks vibrant with a mix of retail buildings and hospitality.

Alcohol is being consumed.

The camera is much higher than people's heads.

isoma@isoma· 27d

Corrective feedback (from the liner notes to The Next Chapter Of Dub).

Dear Renegade Soundmotherfuckers,

We played your Biting My Nails (Bassnumb Chapter Version) at a party we had, and the fucking loud speakers (all 4 of them) BLEW UP‼️
What we wanna know is what the fuck ya goin' to do about it. We're quite disgusted with this blatent manipulation of sub-sonic bass sound-tranverse wave-type frequency. These weapons should be used to create a more peaceful future, not for artistic PERVERSIONS, FUCKERS!

isoma@isoma· Jul 9

Share my searches? Surely this is possible already.

Bluesky app search page showing historic searches. English language localization / localisation.

Search queries in history are:
• last leg
• Pursue Prevent Protect Prepare
• appareled th'one half lyke women

isoma@isoma· Jul 8

House Of Stairs

House Of Stairs, by MC Escher.

It depicts an imaginary species, Pedalternorotandomovens centroculatus articulosu (not named in the artwork), that rolls itself up or crawls around impossible geometry.

isoma@isoma· Jun 24

Gun ownership for all adults? Technically I am fine with this. It can be like gold at the Bank of England: it never leaves the vault, but each of those gold bars belongs to someone. Not sure if this is testing whether I am a gun nut or just willing to wilfully misread a question on a survey TBH.

isoma@isoma· Jun 13

There's an app for that. Maybe there shouldn't be, but there is.

(tub with hand and two dots) Laundry Pro - care symbols

A cropped screenshot from what looks like the Google Play app store.

Author: Vladimir Makarov / category: Books & Reference
▶️ Installed

4 screenshots of the app

• #1 LAUNDRY PRO
(tub) WASH
(triangle) BLEACH
(square)DRY
(iron) IRON
(circle) DRY CLEAN

• #2 WASH
(tub) Machine Wash, Normal
(tub and hand) Hand Wash
(tub labelled 30°) Machine Wash, Cold
Initial water temperature should not exceed 30°C or 65 to 85F.
(tub labelled 30° with a short line below) Machine Wash, Cold, Permanent Press…

•#3 SELECTED
You can longpress any symbol in the reference to add it here (collect all pictogram of the particular apparel in a single place), or swipe any symbol here to remove it.
You can save selected symbols as single apparel [save]
(tub and hand) Hand Wash
Garment may be laundered through the use of water, detergent or soap, and gentle hand manipulation.
(crossed triangle) Do No Bleach

• #4 SELECTED
You can longpress any symbol in the reference to add it here (collect all pictogram of the particular apparel in a single place), or swipe any symbol here to remove it.
(clothing) Fester's pants
(clothing) Morticia's bikini
(clothing) Gomez's jacket

isoma@isoma· Mar 31

The UK government say that they have continued a trend of real value tax cuts linked to transport fuel, and that petrol is about as affordable as it has been over the last 5 years, on average. And you know what? I think they're being honest.

Petrol

Latest price: 144.2 pence/litre

Components:
• pre-tax price: 67.2 p/litre; 47%
• duty: 53.0 p/litre; 37%
• VAT: 24.0 p/litre; 17%

Annual change ↑ by 6%

(5 year trends) a chart showing the price relatively flat over the period, with a spike around 4 years ago and a recent smaller peak just at the present time

Rank in EU+UK, highest to lowest: 19th

isoma@isoma· Feb 24

I think this picture captures the zeitgeist of Labour's current electoral desperation.

Shops in a UK terrace with housing above. Left to right a shuttered shop, the Green Party local HQ, another shuttered shop. There are Vote Green placards in the Green Party local HQ window.

On the first floor, housing. On the 1st floor wall above the Green Party is an outdoor banner screwed into the brickwork, that reads VOTE ANGELIKI / FOR UNITY / NOT DIVISION. There is another banner near it also screwed into the brickwork, resembling Labour branding. The second banner reads CAN'T / WIN / HERE and depicts a histogram with a small red bar and large bars for green and cyan. The second banner is on the brickwork for the Green Party unit. There is also a Vote Green placard in a 1st floor window.

Some people are stood outside the Green Party HQ; they are looking at the CAN'T / WIN / HERE sign. Notably the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are not pictured in the histogram.

isoma@isoma· Oct 2

Can there be peace in Gaza without the involement of Palestinians?

isoma@isoma· Sep 23

I don't know if it will ever learn.

Claude has an incognito mode. Should I trust it?

…

I don't actually have an “incognito mode” – there might be some confusion here. Let me clarify what's available:

Claude itself doesn't have different privacy modes. However, the platform you're using to access me (like the Claude web interface) may have privacy features. For example, some chat interfaces offer options like temporary conversations that aren't saved to your history.

If you're seeing something labeled as “incognito mode” it's likely a feature of the platform or application you're using, not something built in to me as Claude. You'd want to check the privacy policy of whatever service you're using to understand what protections it offers.

Is there a particular privacy concern you have about our conversation, or did you see a specific “incognito” option somewhere that you're wondering about? I'm happy to help clarify what I can about how our conversation works.

…

Incognito chats aren't saved or used to train models.

isoma@isoma· Aug 30

Interior of a fireworks retailer with a substantial array of fireworks on sale. Banners on the walls read “FIREWORKS”. The main stand is branded Black Cat.

isoma@isoma· Aug 28

www.private-eye.co.uk/covers?showm... (qv) (no direct equivalence; the SAS were murdering terror suspects, not journalists)

Private Eye No. 698
Friday 18 Sept. '88

SAS soldier 1: “Why did you shoot him 16 times?”
SAS soldier 2: “I ran out of bullets”

isoma@isoma· Jul 6

First encounter with a rat-look mobility scooter.

A rusty looking scooter with a timber / crate rear basket, NC plate, in front of a store with aluminium bars across the window. There are bricks under the window in a decorative bond, and there is a small key safe at one end of the brickwork.
The window is decorated with a mermaid in a hippy style.

isoma@isoma· Jun 23

Two people wearing black hoodies and masks stand outside the gates to a factory. One of the two is wearing sunglasses. The visible part of the factory is a brick 2 storey building with white PVC windows. The two people are holding hand made banners and the words on their hoodies read "PALESTINE ACTION. Inside the factory gates are a police vehicle and a uniformed police officer.

There is another banner attached to the steel gate.

The visible banners read "GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT" and "EVICT ELBIT / DISMANTLE THE WAR MACHINE". The sign on the factory is blue text on white and reads "UAV ENGINES".

No genocide is depicted.

isoma@isoma· Jun 23

This is what terrorists look like: b6x8a4d7.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/u... (apparently)

isoma@isoma· Jun 9

Twenty six, that's not bad considering.

Screenshot of Bluesky app. Background photo shows frog-faced fascist Farage. Bluesky user purports to be his local party; the Bluesky account has 26 followers and he / they have never written a post.

Behind Mr Farage is one of the UK's beaches and the characteristically blue-brown sea.
The Bluesky account is @officialrukclacton.bsky.social

Tag line reads "Official Reform Bluesky Page for the Constituency of Clacton.
Proudly represented by Nigel Farage MP" and a union flag emoji. There are no visible swastikas.

isoma@isoma· Jun 3

(with alt text)

“If the Labour Party could be bullied or persuaded to denounce its Marxists, the media - having tasted blood - would demand next that it expelled all its Socialist and reunited the remaining Labour Party with the SDP to form a harmless alternative to the Conservatives, which could then be allowed to take office now and then when the Conservatives fell out of favour with the public. Thus British Capitalism, it is argued, will be made safe forever, and socialism would be squeezed of the National agenda. But if such a strategy were to succeed… it would in fact profoundly endanger British society. For it would open up the danger of a swing to the far-right, as we have seen in Europe over the last 50 years.” – Tony Benn, 1982

isoma@isoma· May 18

There were a lot I didn't know…

Larry Fishburne as Morpheus

Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox

Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto

Keanu Reeves as Neo

isoma@isoma· Apr 30

Well I didn't think I would get a visa to visit Russia anyway.

Russian President (despot)

Statistics resembling the style for Dungeons & Dragons. The monster is:
Medium humanoid (inhuman), neutral evil
Armor class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 35 (10d8 - 10)
Strength 11 (+0), Dexterity 12 (+1), Constitution 9 (-1), Intelligence 16 (+3), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 13 (+1)

Skills: Deception +17, Intimidation +9, Perception +10, Persuasion +9
Damage vulnerability: Thermonuclear weapons
Damage resistance: poison
Senses: passive perception 20
Languages: English, Russian, understands Ukrainian, but the only thing that really gets them to listen is a tank on the lawn
Challenge rating: 26 (90,000 XP)

[second column too long for Bluesky alt text]

Headings in second column are:

Surprise Attack—
…
Hellish Weapons—
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Cunning Action—
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Veto—
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Two-Faced—
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Relentless—
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Savage Attacks—
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Shielded Mind—
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Aggressive—
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Fascist—
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Hold Breath—
…
• Actions
Unarmed Strike—
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Gun—
…

• Legendary Actions

The despot can take 3 legendary actions per year, choosing from the options below. It can only use these legendary actions when in Russian territory.

Sneak attack—
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Detect espionage—
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Unnatural stealth—
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Rig election (costs 2 Actions)—
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Nuclear briefcase (single use)—
…

isoma@isoma· Apr 16

TBH I already follow many excellent Blueskyers. Probably don't need many more.

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isoma@isoma· Apr 10

Age yourself with a popular shop as a kid.

Store front for a branch of Cheltenham's Cult clothing shop. Signage text is white 3D extrusions representing a stencil typeface.

isoma@isoma· Mar 13

If you see this post, and you can find one, quote with a bridge from your gallery.

A steel framework transporter bridge painted in blue, as seen from one roadway. The suspended bridge car, hanging by metal ropes, is away from this side of the bridge. Traffic drives on the left and is blocked by a red and white striped liftable barrier. The barrier is lowered. There are double yellow lines to the left of the roadway. A triangular sign warns of a drop into the body of water (there is no railing between the roadway and the landing pad for the bridge car).

Black girders form the landing pad for the bridge car.

The far bank is visible about 150 metres away. The transporter bridge is about 75 to 120 metres high. On the far bank are various buildings. It is a cloudy day.

Exits are: south.

isoma@isoma· Feb 11

Well.

Aaron Schafer @aaronschaffer.com
The Office of Government Ethics says it “has been notified that the President is removing David Huitema as the Director of OGE” and that “OGE is reverting to an Acting Director.” oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/…
USOGE | OGE has been notified that the President is removing David Huitema as the Director of OGE. OGE is reverting to an Acting Director. Please see OGE's …
oge.gov

Steven - @mckmango.bsky.social
Reply to cr0sseyedmary.bsky.social
Well we will see how long David Huitema lasts. Sounds like your tied in.
Let us all know what developments you see with personnel & reporting. Thnx!

isoma@isoma· Feb 4

The cover of On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt. White serif text on a red rectangle.

isoma@isoma· Feb 2

I kinda hope that the logo for Paradise Factory gets added as well as part of the compromise (because it would annoy Mr Putin).

isoma@isoma· Jan 22

A powerful and forthright political leader making a socially awkward attempt to say "helicopter" in British Sign Language.

Monochrome photograph of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin thumbing his nose. He is wearing a plain uniform with a cap.

isoma@isoma· Dec 12

Give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack playing in your head.

A teenager (Donnie Darko) sits on a metalled roadway, outside the city. A bicycle is on the ground nearby. The scene is lit only by the early dawn.

isoma@isoma· Nov 29

I was really interested in photography, but this one just seemed to be scenes without any of the technical tips in the other books at home.

"The Photographer And His Model", John Rawlings

There is a picture of a nude woman

isoma@isoma· Nov 29

Weird to get a suggestion of someone I already follow.