I'm a Rangers fan (...I know...) and this is my favorite, mostly because I can hear my mama hollering "DAMMIT, CANSECO!" 😂

How old are you in internet years without telling your age? .BBS

...aren't there astronauts stuck on the ISS for months now? How are they going to make sure that doesn't happen? Teeeerrrifying.

I had either the Tank Girl or the classic Mod Vidal Sassoon angled bob for yeeeeears, then it's like a switch flipped and stylists would only do the Kate Plus 8. That's why I gave up and grew long hair!

I did, too. I remember kneeling on the ground praying with the congregation when Gulf War 1 started bc my pastor was certain the End Was Nigh (he was generally awesome, so I was terrified. He was pushed out by the increasingly fundie congregation...)

You know it's academic advising season when... ... you have 24 tabs open and you haven't even opened email yet ... you already have 47 appointments booked for the month (& it's the 1st!)

Love this! I’m always fascinated by Astaires hands. They’re so elegant (maybe because he thought his hands were too big? He turned them into a strength.) Keep in mind this is Astaire dancing on easy mode. Wow.

Cczedwards.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 3:44am

Oh, hey, sometimes letting Youtube pick the next video isn’t a hellscape. Fred Astaire was 71, and had retired from dancing. This was his last dance performance. He danced to an Elmer Bernstein medley. This has been mashed up with Weapon of Choice and shows how modern Astaire’s dancing was.

Fred Astaire performs Weapon of Choice at the Oscars

YouTube video by Andy Carvin

Again, please do not feel guilty for not recycling your plastic, you've been lied to and most of it ends up incinerated or landfilled anyway. The problem that needs solved is bigger than end-user behavior, and there's been a sustained and concerted effort to blame consumers for plastic pollution

Ppropublica.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 4:10pm

ExxonMobil Accused of “Deceptively” Promoting Chemical Recycling as a Solution for the Plastics Crisis The CA attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to have.

ExxonMobil Accused of “Deceptively” Promoting Chemical Recycling as a Solution for the Plastics Crisis

The California attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to ha...

The thing about T&F is that their business model for books is increasingly based on high volume, low editorial/production input and pushing work onto academics where possible. Even AI aside, there are so many university presses and non-commercial publishers who will take better care of your work.

DSsmittermeier.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 8:07am

Working with Taylor & Francis is simply unethical by this point. It’s unfortunately difficult to have AI use revoked from existing contracts but at least try, complain, if you have a book with them. And otherwise do not even consider.

Working with Taylor & Francis is simply unethical by this point. It’s unfortunately difficult to have AI use revoked from existing contracts but at least try, complain, if you have a book with them. And otherwise do not even consider.