Apple: "Knobbed Russet." Origin is 1820s England. I was intimidated but it was not unpleasant to eat. Pretty regular texture and flavor, less interesting towards the core. Photographs less ugly than it actually is
The zoo's elephant family enjoyed squishing and eating some giant pumpkins, courtesy of farmers Larry Nelson and Amanda Gilmour. A gourd time was had by all!
New to Bluesky? Here's what you need to know: - Each post should contain a "kigo" (季語), a word or phrase associated with the current season. This allows for increased "economy of expression." - For example: "Saw a huge praying mantis outside the polling place this morning"
Got logged out yesterday, too lazy to log back in until now. Here's what you missed: -watched a runner recede into the distance and thought "if I was running, i would be moving faster" -saw the moon this morning and thought "they forgot to put the moon away"
Due to someone's mistake we're now getting Rhode Island local news, so I learned that Fall River has a new police chief named Kelly Furtado
The Palestine exception will continue to destroy every form of progress in academia that has been achieved since the civil rights era. Here we see the destruction of nearly half a century of feminist organizing on Yale’s campus overnight. yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/10...
Board members who spoke to the News said that the new neutrality directive would be a drastic change from the Women’s Center’s feminist mission since its founding.
This makes me feel ill. I spend hours every week on archival reference. Incorporating AI on any level is a huge disservice to all involved. Disgusting! Also I will NEVER improve my productivity
New from 404 Media: the National Archives is pushing Google Gemini AI on employees. Gave workers a presentation called "AI-mazing Tech-venture" in which NARA said the chat bot could "enhance productivity." Employees have concerns; we got the presentation www.404media.co/ai-mazing-te...
The National Archives is launching a public-facing AI chatbot called "Archie." Employees have concerns.
Catching up on a local Guy who hates the state's plans to make downtown safer for pedestrians. There's a very wide two-lane Main St, not wide enough for 4 lanes, but this guy REALLY wants to paint dotted lines and make it 4. He thinks that'll make people drive less crazy