it's a fabulous time to be alive if you love:
- verification codes
- verifying your email
- yelling "REAL PERSON" into a phone at a robot
- reading nightmarish news all day every day
- hot
raina douris
45.6K posts
raina douris
@RahRahRaina
host & writer of @worldcafe, heard nationally daily from @npr // @wxpnfm // voice on @prettydimwonder & pixar's sodas// formerly @cbc // instagram: rahrahraina
- been a big day for the dumbest people aliveReplying to @AcynHere is a solution that wasn't possible even a few years ago. 10,000 Drones specially built for dumping water or chemicals could provide overwhelming fire suppression fast and stop the fires before they get into fire storm levels.
Readers added contextNot only this is an AI image but also impossible. Even with a max capacity of 200 liters per drone, 10,000 drones couldn't extinguish a forest fire. The deployment and maintenance costs alone make this approach extremely expensive and unrealistic. t-drones.com/blog/how-much-… - i cant stop laughing at this. the image of ridley scott slowly sliding a tiny paper hat onto a picture of joaquin phoenix and GASPINGReplying to @NYMagScott originally had someone else in mind to play Napoleon. “But Joaquin Phoenix really looks like Bonaparte. He has the nose and the eyes. Before I cast him, I took a photograph of him and stuck a hat on it, and I said, ‘There it is.’” trib.al/0Gj6qBY
- kind of funny how fetterman turned out to be a total bust and we're still getting dr oz anywayPresident-elect Donald Trump has nominated television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. bit.ly/3Z0j2d4
- if any other celebrity was killed, the news would be showing all sorts of clips of their work. interesting how that doesn't seem to be the case this time
- one thing i like about shawn mendes is that it's like every day is his first day on earthWow popcorn smells unbelievable.
- to me the blue jays won the world series
- as close to a "i am a fascist" sign as you are gonna get
- neil young continues to rockNeil Young pulling music from Spotify over Joe Rogan’s vaccine misinformation bit.ly/3AtNDTK
- Replying to @emeriticusi think that's what you remember largely because you aren't someone who genuinely engages in politics in a meaningful way, and you never have?
- there is no politician i hate more on this earth than doug ford. just an evil, cruel, greedy, humourless, uncaring monster who genuinely thinks his constituents are stupid and sees no value in nature or beauty if he can't profit from it. a ghoul.Distressed birds circling the forest destruction at Ontario Place @ONPlace4All
00:00 - at the end of our night w steve albini, he came out to start his car, which he had to do by opening the hood & fixing something. every single time. in his mechanics overalls. this guy, a legend, whose desire to not rip off musicians meant he still drove this shitty fucking car 💙
00:00 - let's not start using the term 'incel' as if it's a valid concept. it isn't. no one is owed sex. we already *have* a word for those who call themselves 'incel': 'misogynist'
