a cracked polystyrene man

megan | they/them | queercrip | mid 20s follows from @someriverinidaho i’m rewatching the wire :) if you couldn’t tell

[valtsv]

time to make a post on tumblr. surely no one will interpret it to be as offensive and bad intentioned as possible.

[valtsv]

by talos this cant be happening

[weepingandgnashingofteeth]

To Whom It May Concern:

[papayajuan2019]

do you ever want to say some bullshit

[sobotka]

[spankerella]

@ perfectunion

[wizardarchetypes]

Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union amid automation fears

Drivers in Massachusetts for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have become the first in the nation to certify a union.

[sobotka]

Couple of minutes ago, we just saw mother and son, now we’re seeing father and son. Two totally different situations, two different cultures—I guess David, his message is […] the people might be different, but the story’s the same: father loves his son, just the way that mother loves her son... Guess they can’t do anything to help them.

Michael K. Williams, commentary on 2x06, “All Prologue”.

[ihatestringerbell]

#NOTICING

[officeshelpdesk]

The woke mob has made Santa gay! Mrs Claus has been replaced with a 5'8 twink named Tony Tinsel

[enemy-viv-deactivated20240228]

[thestuffedalligator]

I’m going to level with you. I have listened to The Devil Went Down to Georgia for most of my life. We were a country music household, this was a staple of my childhood along with Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and that one Chipmunks country album.

I have no idea what “Fire on the mountain run boys run/The Devil's in the house of the rising sun/Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough/Granny does your dog bite no child no” means and at this point I’m too scared to ask.

[dementian]

For once I can be of assistance.

Each of the lyrics comes from an old-time hickory song for fiddles, and is a lyric from that corresponding song.

"Fire on the Mountain" --> "Fire on the Mountain, run boys run"

Fire On The Mountain - Fiddle Player POV

"The House of the Rising Sun" --> "The Devil's in the house of the rising sun"

House of the Rising Sun

"Ida Red" --> "Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out dough"

Ida Red - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

"Granny Will Your Dog Bite" --> "Granny does your dog bite? 'No child, no'."

FTC #149 Granny Will Your Dog Bite

And for your furthered education, The Mountain Whipporwill.

Mountain Whippoorwill (aka How Hillbilly Jim Won the Great Fiddler's Prize)

[impossiblepackage]

this is the key part of the song, that a lot of people miss. people have this misconception that the contest between Johnny and The Devil is about who is the better fiddle player. but it isn't. its about who is the better fiddler.

in a time before things like radios and record players, every time you heard music was because there was somebody in the room with you playing an instrument. and many, many, many social events involved dancing, which requires music. so, if you're planning any kind of gathering in the american south or appalachia, you need to find a fiddler. and the fiddler's job is to play music that everybody knows and likes and can dance to.

the mistake The Devil makes in his bet with Johnny is that he misinterprets the contest as being about technical ability, so he has this big flashy song. he plays fast and impressively with a band of demons playing unfamiliar instruments in unfamiliar rhythms. he's definitely more skilled at playing than Johnny, and thinks he has it in the bag.

but Johnny wins because the contest is about being the best fiddler. the song uses these lines mentioned above as a shorthand for saying that Johnny is playing these songs. Johnny launches into a set of the most popular songs, played well, and that's what gives him his big win. A good fiddler knows all the hits, and can read the room to know what to play next. The Devil loses because he completely fails to read the room, and doesn't know the right songs.

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 11 hours 55 minutes

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 12 hours 5 minutes

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 12 hours 10 minutes

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[odyver]

This got more traction than I imagined and has motivated me to make a more thorough survey where I can actually parse the data.

No email is necessary to input to complete the survey. Please also consider sharing this off tumblr with people in your life to get a broader sample, especially people who love history and love museums!

General Sentiment Surrounding AI Usage in Museums and Archives

Please give your thoughts on Generative AI (such as Sora, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) usage in museums, archives, and other cultural heritage sit

[oneefin]

number theory* diagram

[michaelrotonal]

these relationships are always increasing numbers as well. so obviously we need six eleven to mean somethimg

[ovenroastedtwerkey]

imagine if that's the date it finally happens

[weedstoner]

watching the wire is so crazy bc they will say shit like "cameras dont need film anymore. they have a computer chip" or "hey I have a great idea maybe we could use this newfangled computer system database to look up the information? maybe?" and its like god damn

[sobotka]

Time and again, the show returns to the motif of two people sitting on a bench, having a conversation. Sometimes it strays into park bench place-holders, like the alley lawn chairs Omar and Butchie enjoy, the picnic benches where Frank chastises Nick for stealing cameras or the hospital chairs where Carver tries and fails to comfort Randy. The message, though, is always the same: no matter the technological breakthroughs in communication, our problems must be solved through personal communication. [...] What was neat about [The Wire] was the way it transformed the viewer into almost a silent mediator. You watch these characters and you want them to get along. You want them to solve their problems. You want their city to thrive. The bench scenes are the ports in the show’s storm where characters and viewers can think about how any of that might possibly ever happen.

Jack Silverstein, "Two people on a park bench — “The Wire” and the importance of conversation".

[archibaldtuttle]

I want to show you an actual training slide from my customer service job that I had to see yesterday.

[targetdotcom-deactivated2026011]

Fińàncial Harm

[tittyinfinity]

[itmeansalot]

you gotta come to the club man drinks are $18 and were all on our phones googling dog surgery

[andnowimhere]

- You remember that one day, summer past? When we threw them piss balloons at them Terrace boys? You remember, just before school started up again. You know, I took a beatdown from them boys. I don’t even throw a shadow on it. That was a day.

Y’all bought me ice cream off the truck. You remember, Mike?

- I don’t.

5.09

[eleanor-hugo]

Gutted to learn that the incredible Anthony Head passed away. I need everyone to see thos incredible edit of him