Notices by Lew Perin (wrenpile@mastodon.social), page 10

@dredmorbius That’s really late in the season for the first.

@dredmorbius Got it.

Today’s band name: Stiff Metal Tariffs

https://nyti.ms/2nfsXKy?smid=nytcore-ios-share

«Two of America’s biggest steel manufacturers — both with deep ties to administration officials — have successfully objected to hundreds of requests by American companies that buy foreign steel to exempt themselves from President Trump’s stiff metal tariffs.»

I just heard from a friend who’s been vacationing in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. Her flight out of there has been delayed due to haze from the California fires.

I live in Brooklyn. I wouldn’t be surprised to smell a big fire in Newark, but Chicago?!

@notclacke Polygyny creates incels, too.

@kensanata In javascript:

a = x || y; // 🙃

@auntiekiki Oh yeah, in many daily activities I’m totally predictable — it makes life easier and, if psychologists are right, saves neurons for important things.

To those who aspire to making their whole life a work of art: I salute you but don’t dare follow you.

@auntiekiki A glass mug of tea starts my day too, but the leaves that go in vary a lot.

@auntiekiki Is that a mug or a pitcher?

For the attackers (IS?) maybe this has two benefits: kill your enemies and isolate “your” women from the rest of society. https://nyti.ms/2OaZGvZ?smid=nytcore-ios-share

«Two male attackers, wearing full-length burqas to hide explosive vests and automatic weapons, entered the mosque in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province, first firing at the worshipers and then detonating the vests, according to the Afghan police.»

@aparrish @darius I pretty much agree re trust, having experienced instance death.

But while I too am on m.social and never look at the local timeline, I do sometimes search for a hashtag. That’s where the big-instance advantage resides from my standpoint.

@natecull Media normally doesn’t like to make a show of itself, but if you ask it directly, you’ll find it’s quite discontented.

@enkiv2 More generally, hands for semantics and feet for décor.

@enkiv2 Thanks for reminding me of Kiss Me Deadly!

@Gargron It’s even worse in classical music, where an album contains multiple multi-section works.

@Sir_Boops Was 3D-printed pasta involved?