@raiders@darktundra.xyz2026-08-18 20:08:13
Raiders' Maxx Crosby just got a reminder of how the NFL sees him https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-maxx-crosby-just-got-reminder-how-nfl-sees-him/eb5ecbf29dd7ac2ff2303894…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-17 22:10:33
Chargers' Omarion Hampton: OC Mike McDaniel told me I remind him of Hall of Famer Terrell Davis https://www.nfl.com/news/chargers-omarion-hampton-oc-mike-mcdaniel-told-me-i-remind-him-of-hall-of-famer-terrell-davis…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-18 00:51:04
I’m completely charmed as
— after pointing to the band and saying,
“I don’t know who these people are,
but I hope they know the same songs I do”
— they launch into a solid rendition of
“Dream When You’re Feeling Blue,”
with Reilly singing a strong lead and launching into even stronger comedic dance and pantomime during the instrumental sections.
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social2026-07-16 12:42:54
"MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86"
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-professor-susumu-tonegawa-renowned-molecular-biologist-nobel-laureate-dies-0715
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-19 00:50:49
A US circuit court overturned an injunction against Ohio, allowing the state to implement a law forcing platforms to seek parental consent if a user is under-16 (Nate Raymond/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-rules-ohi…
@aredridel@kolektiva.social2026-07-19 17:06:31
periodic reminder that Dunning-Kruger effect is mostly statistical error and if you're using it as a part of your worldview, that's maybe a problem.
Doubly so since a naive reflection of it is a belief in a fascist ubermensch who's just smarter than everyone else. You can justify deeply anti-democratic ideals with it. So consider this carefully.
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng2026-07-19 10:31:14
Fruits Of Labor (Of Love)
(A 10x8" silver chloride print I made last night of a scene captured in the Bernina Range in 2024, which reminded me of 18th century landscape painting...)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-18 17:34:22
Mark Zuckerberg was so convinced the metaverse was the next big thing that he renamed his company after it.
Meta, as Facebook is now known, bet the farm on virtual reality,
investing more than $80bn into metaverse-related ventures over the past five years alone
—only to abruptly decide it wasn’t the future after all.
In March this year it was announced that Horizon Worlds, Meta’s flagship metaverse venture, would shut down its VR operations in June, continuing only as …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-20 15:11:36
Troy Jackson is the frontrunner for Maine Democrats
What happens next?
A reminder of the next steps of the frantic replacement process in the Maine Senate race now that Troy Jackson appears poised to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Over the weekend, all 16 counties elected 500 delegates who will vote in a special convention in Bangor on Saturday,
with the remaining delegates coming from the state Democratic party committee.
This will the formal process of selec…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 15:08:18
Natalie Harp, a former One America News Network show host, has emerged as a key gatekeeper to the president.
Her presence with Trump when the president left Air Force One as a decoy while sneaking on to another plane in a service cart
– even as senior officials remained behind
– drew attention.
Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator from Georgia,
amplified that attention with comments at a rally Sunday in Atlanta.
Speaking of Trump, Ossoff said:
“He golf…
