@pezmico I have no more words for such incompetence from our so called leaders, be it politicians, public health officials or school principals.

They could make the flu vaccine available for free today. Even if that would cause a short-term supply shortage, it would be better than overwhelming every single hospital in the motu.
Why don't we hear anything from the Deputy Director-General of Public Health?

The media is also doing f*ck all to inform the public about prevention. I emailed multiple channels at RNZ last year when the flu season was extremely long to get them to talk more about ventilation, no response.

I'm so tired of this nonsense. 😷✊

#NZpol

@Zonzonn8 very true!

#DollyParton still doing good after her death

"Judge strikes down #Texas ban on #drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’"

Judge Hittner cited Dolly in his ruling, pointing out "erotic" elements targeted by #SB12 would apply to Dolly as well

One of the plaintiffs in the case is #BrigitteBandit, a Dolly impersonator. Dolly gifted a rhinestone guitar to Brigitte in 2023

Brigitte will be performing in #Austin on Saturday in Dolly's honor, as Dolly

👏👏👏

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-strikes-texas-ban-drag-shows-tells-people-offended-just-dont-go-rcna594448

Some good ones, some terrible ones.

#WhenTaken #912 (27.08.2026)

I scored 822/1000🏅

1️⃣📍73.6 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇194/200
2️⃣📍3.1 km - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥇196/200
3️⃣📍9.0K km - 🗓️7 yrs - 🥉95/200
4️⃣📍2.4K km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈141/200
5️⃣📍485 m - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥇196/200

https://whentaken.com

The reason MRAs are so mad all the time is because they can't do this https://mastodon.social/@GFD/117164502375590903

@CedarTea very understandable, and bluebirds are also excellent birds to have around :)

I know I’m getting old when I mutter to myself, I can’t believe she is gone. She was only 80.

Tonight I dug this script out of my visualization archives from four years ago. Sadly, I had to further extend the y-axis scale as rapid warming continues, with a new record this year. No surprise to many experiencing the extreme summer heat...

Data from GISTEMPv4: https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/faq/

@tinker
Look at the docs for activated and exclusive settings, to make a patch set reset when a source goes away and then comes back, if you end up using this.

"Capacity stable" is my new favorite euphemism for "understaffed"

We did it!

“The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list.

Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social.

Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you…

🕳️ What happens when an entire TV network nearly disappears from history?

📺 The DuMont Network pioneered television with firsts that shaped the medium, yet much of its legacy is gone forever.

Taylor Cole Miller explores how one of America's most innovative TV networks became one of its greatest preservation tragedies, and why archives matter. 🗄️

📚 Read or download "The DuMont Network: America’s Vanishing Television History" in VANISHING CULTURE:
https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/85/
🧵

it’s called “human in the loop” because it’s like what happens when a human gets a body part caught in the drive belt, or “loop”, on industrial machinery

Double Fine is making Brutal Legend free on Itch.io for the next 666 minutes to celebrate Tim Curry

https://doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

@josephcox Isn’t lying to the police a crime?

I’m helping!

"We stopped using Classical Latin despite it being consistent, extensible, and expressive, because it was just too onerous to use day-to-day."

This is a post about XML. Also, CLANK 0️⃣0️

If you're writing a story about police abusing Flock access to stalk current/former/potential partners, I'm begging you to please follow up on the consequences these cops face for getting caught, because a lot of the time it's barely more than a slap on the wrist.