[amnhnyc]

Have you ever heard of a snake that can "fly?" Like many snakes in the Chrysopelea genus, the paradise flying snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) can glide through the air by propelling itself from tree branches, giving it the appearance of flight. To glide, it flattens its body by splaying its ribs, creating a shape similar to a frisbee. It’s a more energy-efficient way to get around, and it helps this snake avoid predators, too.

Photo: nbasargin, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

[raven-moreno]

I'm a chromebook owner (it was the most affordable for me)... I really fucking hate that they've just basically forcing their A.I. (Gemini) down our throats.

I went into the settings, about chromeOS, and then clicked "Send feedback".

This is what I sent them: "Please, stop automatically putting your A.I. software into everything. I'd rather have that as an option, instead of it just being automatically there & non-removeable. Truly, you guys forcing this on me just makes me HATE your A.I. software you've added into near (if not entirely) everything."

To other chromebook, google device(s), and/or android users: If you're feeling the same way as I am, or even more pissed off, then send them feedback expressing how upsetting/aggravating it is to you.... or just copy & paste what I wrote.

[catchymemes]

[raven-moreno]

I've taken to calling uncovered cameras on phones, tablets, and computers, Peeping Toms.

[dysfunctionalphotography]

Yellow-throated Miner, Exmouth WA

[dysfunctionalphotography]

Crested Pigeon, Exmouth WA.

I love these guys, but back home in Perth they aren't particularly common and have eluded me when it comes to trying to get a nice photo. They are without a doubt the most common bird in Exmouth however, they're everywhere and very unafraid. So it was nice being able to get my photos of them finally.

[lemonscribs]

Pride sharks! Happy pride month :D more super cute pride flags themed sharks coming soon 👀

[raven-moreno]

Some a-hole set a big cross on fire in Chicago's Grant Park. I can only assume it must have been some racist psycho. This happed on June 9, 2026.

After Burning Cross Found In Grant Park, South Side Church Offers $10,000 Reward To Find Culprit

The burning of a cross is among the "most potent hate symbols in the United States," according to the Anti-Defamation League.

[the-semicolonoscopy]

It’s Pride Month Eve, so leave out some milk for Freddie Mercury and his cats.

[liberalsarecool]

Republican regressive reactions are malware for a society. Peak MAGA weakness is cratering.

[kellydeal]

There’s a new litter of coyote pups hanging out in the Graceland cemetery in Chicago. They are learning how to coyote.

Sound on!

[marzipanandminutiae]

I'm at the Boston Massacre site

I'm at the SweetGreen

I'm at the combination Boston Massacre site and SweetGreen

[marzipanandminutiae]

#just down the street from the 300-year-old Chipotle#boston

oldest commercial building in Boston! built in 1718, and once the offices of a famous publisher who worked with the likes of Hawthorne, Alcott, and Emerson

now a Chipotle

[apocalypse-angel]

IT WAS A BOOKSTORE FOR ALMOST 200 YEARS. IT WAS ONE OF THE OLDEST BOOKSTORES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY UNTIL IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE HOME OF ANNE HUTCHINSON, WHO WAS EXILED FROM MASSACHUSETTS FOR HERESY DECADES BEFORE THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS.

NOW...A CHIPOTLE.

[marzipanandminutiae]

I appreciate your passion for historical preservation, but it was not a bookstore the whole way through. And the fact that it's currently a chipotle is in large part why the building still exists

It also was never the home of Anne Hutchinson. It's on the site of her home, but that house burned down in 1711. The current structure was built on the same lot in 1718 and it was an apothecary shop until 1828, when it was first made a bookstore

Then in 1832 it became a publisher's office/bookstore combination, which it remained until 1997, when it became a Boston Globe memorabilia store.

Then a discount jewelry store rented it from 2005 until 2009

Then it became a showroom for crafts made by students of the North Bennet St. school, a well-known trade school here in Boston

And it became a chipotle in 2017

so no, it was not a bookstore for 200 years. On top of that, it was threatened with demolition in 1960 to build a parking garage. That's when the building was purchased by an organization called historic Boston Inc. and preserved formally. Though it would remain a bookstore until the 1990s, the preservation model was always what we call "adaptive reuse," where building stays in circulation for retail or office space or what have you while still being consciously preserved

I find this to be a really useful model especially for demographics who might find preservation a hard sell, like people in the business world. Plus, there's a very true fact that not every historical building in a city full of historical buildings can be set aside as a museum – I even really like the fact that, for many Bostonians nowadays, old buildings are NOT just something you go and visit and then leave behind. They're part of the fabric of our lives, consistently, and I think that makes them a lot more real to us

Personally I would rather the building be a chipotle if it means we still have the building

[liberalsarecool]

Republican men hate women. Women who support conservative men are settling for crumbs as other women are targetted and harassed by men who sexually assault/rape women and children.

The misogyny is manifest. #EJeanCarroll

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Bang’s Mountain Squirrel (Syntheoscirius Brochus)

Ignacio Yúfera

[raven-moreno]

So fluffy...

[stainedinink-deactivated2026041]

reblog to give the pervious person a nice rock

[libraford]

Knowing how stuff works at the municipal level is a fucking curse because you can do your best to relay information to the community and they still assume the worst of you.

To the average person, it looks like we're just tearing up all the parks for development. But there were meetings and posts and announcements, and there was community input and awareness programs and we did our absolute best to keep everyone in the loop but some people still fell through the cracks.

So they think we're destroying all the parks.

"Why did parks and rec get rid of the fence at this park??? All parks should have fences!"

The fence was damaged and we thought it might be more convenient to open up the area so that people using the shelter didnt have to walk all the way around to get into the playground. The fence was damaged because people would climb it as a shortcut. (I personally disagree that all parks should have fences.)

"Why did they tear down the playground at Miller Park? It was perfectly fine- they wouldn't have to tear it all down if they bothered to maintenance it like they're supposed to."

Playgrounds are suggested to be replaced every ten years to keep up with accessibility updates. Likewise, it was decided that while we're updating the playground it would be a good opportunity to address the safety concerns brought to our attention in the past decade.

"THEYVE COMPLETELY TORN APART WILLOW RIDGE PARK! How dare they take away our precious few greenspaces and line their pockets with kickbacks from high density housing???"

-deep breath-

If you had bothered to go to any of the four public meetings, read the announcements, or looked at the giant sign in front of the park, you would notice that we are remodeling the park to include a wetland restoration area to address the flooding issues, which was voted on by the neighborhood it is adjacent to.

Yall are gonna feel real silly when these projects turn out to be massive improvements.

[andmaybegayer]

> looking at a new popular collectible

> ask the people if it's objects or gambling

> they don't understand

> pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is objects and what is gambling

> they laugh and say "it's a good collectible sir"

> look up how to buy a collectible

> its gambling

[andmaybegayer]

> #wait are labubu's blind bags?!

Labubus are blind bags but they're also blind bags with some of the most insane dark patterns stacked on top. The online store for them has a thing where they tell you what you got the second you order it online so that you can immediately try again if you didn't get the thing you wanted.

There's also a shake feature that is designed to encourage you to buy more than one by narrowing down the possibility space on a crate of options so that if you're hunting a specific model you can verify that it's guaranteed to be in one of these three IF you buy all three right now!!!!!

[girlishgamine]

You can read more about what dark patterns are and how to spot them here.

Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010

The original website about deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) - tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things tha

[ralfmaximus]

That is a fucking awesome site everyone should visit. Don't skip the Hall of Shame.

[dailymanners]

I just thought of this post, which was actually how I learned what Dark Patterns are, because I tried to cancel my Adobe Acrobat subscription, and it took much longer than I anticipated because several times throughout the process it felt like it was intentionally trying to trick me into thinking I'd cancelled my subscription when I actually hadn't yet.

Please read up on Dark Patterns and learn how to recognize them.