Happiness of Chance Meetings

Freelance serendipidist and reborn feminist. Interested in politics, environment and people. I blog and reblog things I find curious, interesting and inspiring.

[dizzyghoast]

i dont care how cringe it might be in the cultural moment i will defend the integrity of John Lennon's "Imagine"

[dizzyghoast]

just saw a post that was like "ohhh its such a bleak song about stripping us of our humanity in the name of some vague notion of 'peace'" okay sounds like youre really invested in the preservation of suffering in the name of some vague notion of "humanity" so like

[dizzyghoast]

"nothing to kill or die for" sounds awesome actually sign me up

[dizzyghoast]

wow, so dystopian. this song is so chilling i can't believe people like this

[serendip8y]

[naturalhairhow101]

[sartorialadventure]

Laetitia Ky is an Ivorian feminist artist who creates elaborate sculptures using her own hair, wire, and thread to convey powerful messages about feminism, body positivity, Black beauty, and African heritage. Her intricate hair art, which can take the form of animals, objects, or abstract shapes, is influenced by traditional African hairstyles and serves as a platform for her activism and advocacy for women's rights. 

[lurrlonde]

its a heavy burden, having a heart as big as a city. and heavier still when it loves you back

[expressions-of-nature]

by Roger Hill

[the-wolf-and-moon]

 Milky Way Over Temple of Kukulkan

[without-ado]

Once in a Blue Moon l AJ Smadi

[beardedmrbean]

[without-ado]

Lightning in the Wild

l NASA APOD(1) l John Sirlin(4) l Kevin Palmer(235)

[hope-for-the-planet]

China Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric-Powered Containership

China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a f

From the article:

China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further breakthrough in short-sea shipping. The Ning Yuan Dian Kun was launched in September 2025 and has completed its outfitting, berth tests, and mooring trials. The ship set out from its builders, Jiangxi Jiangxin Shipbuilding, on February 1. It will be off Shanghai, undergoing its trials between February 6 and 13. They plan to assess the battery power supply as well as propulsion performance during the sea trials. They will also be testing the ship’s autonomous navigation systems. [...] The power system uses 10 containerized batteries capable of generating up to 19,000 KWh. The batteries will drive two 875 KW permanent magnet propulsion motors, and it will be possible to either recharge the batteries using high-voltage shore connections or quickly swap the batteries for charged batteries. In addition, the vessel has photovoltaic power cells to provide additional power.

[robertreich]

He HAS Overplayed His Hand https://robertreich.substack.com/p/he-has-overplayed-his-hand

[serendip8y]

'I asked earlier this week if Trump has finally overplayed his hand. I believe the cumulative effects of all his wanton and harmful initiatives over the last several months are now setting in. The $1.8 billion fund will be seen as the straw that broke Trump’s legal and political back — the act of hubris that illuminated all the other acts of hubris, the very emblem of Trump’s contempt for anything and everyone beyond himself and his own self-glorification.'

[hellenhighwater]

I saw another post about this that I now can't find to reblog, but there's a wave of mobile ads that are autoplaying audio. This violates tumblr's ad policy and you SHOULD report them. Hopefully enough of us will do so to get rid of them entirely.

Hit the meatball menu in the top corner next to the X, and report for autoplaying audio.

[steampunktendencies]

Gorilla sculpture by Muharrem Batman.

A powerful piece of scrap metal art, meticulously assembled from discarded electrical parts and computer components. Giving a second life to industrial waste.

[mscoyditch]

"August". 2025.

"Summer Day, Logan Rock".

"Song of the Sea Cave".

"Summer Sunset on Porthmeor Beach in front of the Tate in St Ives".

"Porthmoina Cove".

"Honeysuckle".

"Rinsey Rockpool".

"Coastal Path".

Paintings by Hazel McNab. British. b. 1965-

Source: @huariqueje

[incidentalcomics]

“Consciousness is the water we swim in.”

-Michael Pollan

[without-ado]

Neptune's Triton l NASA Voyager 2 l 1989

: The spacecraft captured dark streaks produced by geysers visible on the icy surface of Triton's south polar region. (x)

[depsidase]

[barkingbarghest]

Here is an article from NPR about it (May 22, 2026):

Carolina Milanesi, an independent technology analyst, said Google is trying to make its cash cow business — search — richer and more personalized, and it will make shopping easier. But there is a risk that users may have fewer choices about what to click. "Right now it's: I ask a question, I get a bunch of answers and I feel that I'm in control as to which answer I take, or if I'm looking for something, which product I'm going to end up buying. That is going to be less so going forward," she said. Milanesi envisions AI-enabled search and agents proposing products to consumers — perhaps even those they have requested — but with less clarity or choice around where it's coming from. "If you're going to say: 'I want a pair of Jordans, go find them,' you're not necessarily sure what steps have been taken and whether the AI has used a source or a store that was paid for and therefore came up in the search results," she said, "or if AI actually went and did their due diligence and picked the best for me as a customer."

And here's one from Time magazine (May 20, 2026):

While Google already has “AI Mode,” the company will now power the whole search bar through its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model.  Instead of the classic list of blue links, Google Search will now also generate a custom page with an AI-generated summary of what you’re searching about, which will then trigger a conversation with AI Mode on the main page, allowing users to ask follow-up questions—similar to the kind of layout you would see when opening ChatGPT.

And a little more from Time's article on how this may affect the websites that we are trying to search for:

When Google first started implementing AI-assisted results, news publishers warned of “catastrophic” impacts on the industry, much of which relies on Google search to drive users to their websites.  Last year, news websites saw significant traffic declines as chatbots increasingly replaced Google search as the primary way to find sites and ask questions.  Small businesses also noted drops in traffic to their sites from Google, which has traditionally delivered customers.   Lily Ray, vice president of SEO strategy & research at Amsive, a digital marketing agency, warned as early as last year that Google’s planned changes to search are “going to have a devastating impact on the Internet.”  “It will severely cut into the main source of revenue for most publishers and it will disincentivize content creators who rely on organic search traffic, which is millions of websites, maybe more,” she told Technology Magazine.  

[hedgehog-moss]

Pandolf's interests include watching the sunset while thinking about life