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And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. Exodus 4:24-25

Bummer that hummus isn’t kosher for Passover bc that shit goes hard with matzah

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gen ai freezes all progress, creativity, and new thinking in place by recycling what has been, disallowing would could be. and what group of people might be motivated by that i wonder

8yo’s self portrait

Wheels down at Llull International [QUA]

The “I feel bad for you” guy in that mad men meme has such a cool jacket

Coolest thing I've seen at Salute today: this minis version of the classic early-80s Atari arcade game Battlezone. Not the digital-to-tabletop adaptation I'd expected to find, but wow.

The Accountant had brought out already a box of dominoes, and was toying architecturally with the bones. Heart of Darkness

"The entire strategy of seduction is to bring things to a state of pure appearance, to make them radiate and wear themselves out in the game of appearances (but the game has its rule, and its possibly rigourous ritual)." - The Ecstasy of Communication

Artist (and author) Hannes Bok sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bok_ha... died on this day, so here's some of his 1941-1947 cover artwork:

Made it to Rutt’s Hut

Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.

STREETS OF RAGE SEGA 1991 SEGA GENESIS

Put on phylacteries for the first time yesterday. Fun

His even more pointed insight was understanding how many people in elite spaces who identify socially or professional as liberal share his gutter bigotry and appreciate having someone to say it out loud

Oblivion steeps my senses in its poppy. Clark Ashton Smith, “The Beast of Averoigne”

“zap”?

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In the 1830s, 40s, & 50s, Charles Lenox Remond was an abolitionist & women’s rights advocate who spoke out widely against discrimination. His politically active, entrepreneurial family lived in Massachusetts. His maternal grandfather was a Black Revolutionary War veteran; his dad was from Curaçao.

Queer tricks, strange illusions, those begotten of our tropical sun! Henry S Whitehead, “West India Lights”

This is so my shit

I see somebody is celebrating Confederate Surrender Day by admitting he lost

Also good is making a Ninjas & Superspies character, which takes like two hours

I really love AD&D 2e’s kits. They make the game feel infinite, yet are light enough touch to not feel overwhelming.

A Yosl Kotler (1896–1935) Passover cartoon: sign: jew kosher for pesach pipe: smoke kosher for pesach sword: kosher for pesach hot water bottle: kosher for pesach crucifix: kosher for pesach bread and cake: kosher for pesach cart: stake kosher for pesach under cart: shadow kosher for pesach

Quarcoxa seduces researchers with promises of deeper meaning, yet this pursuit is often violently inverted —— sought-after knowledge coming to possess its seekers. In this way, every project becomes both trap and revelation, a mirror reflecting researchers’ own fatal strategies.

Well I’m glad I was young and in NYC during the Obama presidency at least

Calming my nerves by intoning warhammer rules to myself. For example; a Dark Reaper exarch can optionally be equipped with a shuriken cannon, missile launcher, or tempest launcher.

Running a sale this week

The logo for Beyond Meat features a cow wearing a superhero cape which is kind of confusing symbolism honestly.

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