@th3j35t3r Vance or a head of lettuce?

Someone on Threads just described JD Vance as looking like an evil care bear and now I cannot un-see that.

@Studio_M_ I was brought up on tongue sandwiches from the deli -- loved it then and now. Mom had a recipe with a raisin sauce.

You know how there are dishes that tell you an ethnic restaurant is authentic? If I see "tacos de lengua" on the menu at a Mexican restaurant, I know I'm in the right place. (Also menudo, though I don't like menudo that much.) @CherNohio

Nowadays, you won’t see brains and eggs on a menu too often, but it was a popular breakfast pairing in the American South up until the mid-1900s. It was also common in fifth-century Rome, if the most-complete surviving Roman cookbook is any indication. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/make-ancient-roman-brain-and-rose-souffle

"This story of cliché-verre [a graphic art technique that combines aspects of photography and printmaking], from its delightful beginning to its general quiescence a few years later, reveals what a generative — and delicate — creative force friendship can be." https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/cliche-verre-and-friendship-in-19th-century-france/

Academics published by the group claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment for the use of their research by the tech company. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--francis-sells-access-to-their-research-to-microsoft-ai

Demonstrating that I can review anything, even a book light.
This one is suitably bright, with three settings from "you're blinding me!" to "just enough to make the text visible." https://amzn.to/3y9FKpW

Overheard (from last night): I’ve truly enjoyed hope scrolling today.

This is a good thought to keep in mind today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uFwyPP5GOQ

Damn. NOW I find out. https://www.yahoo.com/news/krispy-kreme-giving-away-free-153549064.html

@gshevlin Beats me. It was offered without context.

But it made me laugh.

What is the most useless thing you still have memorized?

(Besides old phone numbers; that's too obvious.)

Me: the Ford part number for motor oil. I was Repair Accounting Clerk at U-Haul in 1983 and wrote it 40x/day.

"Unlike forks that have preceded it, which have to try and manufacture interest and attention, Valkey is a constant source of curiosity for clients, and questions." https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2024/07/16/post-valkey-world/

This website lets you watch sunsets across the world.
https://sunset.funwebsite.fun

Oh look, there is an opera I would attend! https://thefixopera.com/

Angband is a free, single-player dungeon exploration game.
https://rephial.org/

"Sensors in smartphones and smart speakers could help determine a person’s level of alcohol intoxication based on the changes in their voice, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs." https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007120

Everyday uses for PVC water pipe https://tomtilley.net/projects/pvc/

Seattle-based Interlune is one of 11 startups receiving NASA grants to test commercial tech in space. The startup plans to use its $350k grant to pulverize lunar soil, or “regolith,” to extract a form of helium that could be used in quantum computing and fusion power.
https://www.nasa.gov/stmd-flight-opportunities/access-flight-tests/nasa-techflights-solicitation-information/nasa-techflights-2023-selections/

The St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve 12 legally binding agreements governing construction and funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium and a surrounding redevelopment called the Historic Gas Plant District.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/07/18/rays-stadium-vote-results-city-council-stream/