While enjoying the CORAL BEACHES at NHA TRANG I encountered (We thought were JELLY FISH) these. We were left with minor but noticable welts on the skin.
In Victorian days, scientists employed glass blowers to make detailed glass replicas of delicate sea creatures that didn’t survive transport once captured. Saw a display of them at the Corning glass museum; their work was astoundingly detailed.
I just realized that if the Milky Way Galaxy is a Siphonophore - we’re all just debris floating slowly by - thanks Martini - 😏 - also too - everybody go see the pool guy with the double hair part in Martini’s second post down there - otherwise -
The business model for Uber and Lyft was enshittification the whole time. It's gonna also happen with Waymo too, as soon as a critical mass of users is established. It's how tech firms do.
Great, now we’re going to have the Feds disbursed anywhere in the country with a standing body of water that could be vulnerable to an Antifa algae attack.
It's a really easy recipe. It's just rolled oats, butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, seedless raspberry jam, and white chocolate.
You need to put 250g each of butter and brown sugar into a saucepan, add 4-6 tbsp of golden syrup, then heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Then take the melted butter mix off yhe meat and mix in 500g of rolled oats.
Spread half the oat mixture over a baking tray which has been lined with baking paper, then gently compressed it so it covers the whole tray.
Spread 6 heaped tbsp of seedless raspberry jam across the top of the oats, then cover it with the remaining out mix. Lightly compress until the oars cover fully cover the jam.
Bske in the oven at 200C (or whatever the equivalent is in F) for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool them melt enough white chocolate to cover the top (usually around 400g). Spread the chocolate over the top of the cooled flapjacks.
Heat up another 3 tbdp of seedless raspberry jam, then use a spoon to place blobs of this onto the white chocolate. Use a skewer or chopstick to create a marbled effect, then leave the chocolate to set before portioning out the flapjacks ready to eat.
Can't remember who it was who was wanting to try the flapjacks, but there's your recipe. It's a pretty easy one, and it's brilliant for parties, picnics, and bake sales.
Apparently problems with the reflecting pool renovations, So, why are Park Service employees addressing them? Why is the contractor not being called back to fix his fuck-ups?
I fired up my little nail gun compressor to help the neighbor blow up a pool for their Lab. I think it was a bit vulnerable to claws, but on a hot day he could have a few good hours flopping around in it.
Paint is faIling that means either the coating isn't suitable for the substrate,or the substrate was not prepared properly. Contractor needs to fix it, or get back charged.
One of the things this algae scientist on Bluesky noted was that the two times there was bad algae were when the whole thing was emptied and refilled; one time under Obama and this time. There was some scientific reason that was a problem. Obama emptied it again and did something to the filtration system.
they're drawing water from DC's municipal water system. there is some anti-corrosion chemical in the water that isn't a big deal when the pool is just topped off that becomes a huge bio-available source of phosphates to the algae when the pool is filled all at once. pretty sure we read the same thing.
“Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up. I am frankly astonished. I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover.”
“I can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence,” she said, adding: “There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg.”
Well, after a decade of "libtards" complaining about horribleness of the orange waste byproduct, it appears that the millionaires have jumped on board. A bit late to the game, conservatives voices are now swelling in universal condemnation of trump's Iran plan, or sort of plan. An Israeli newspaper owned by trump megadonor Miriam Adelson has published a front page article excoriating trump. The GOP is now watching $millions walk away from the table because of trump's actions. And no, Miriam is not buying the Biden-did-it argument.
"And from where I sit, near Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the people of Israel since the days of the kingdoms of David and Solomon, I say to you: You made a colossal mistake. You failed by signing a surrender agreement with a murderous and cruel terror regime. You severely harmed American interests and the democratic and human values of the enlightened world, and you turned over the hourglass toward the next war, which your successors will have to deal with in the years to come."
It's so nice seeing the right work over Trump the same way they do to the Dems: criticize and obstruct the only move to stop the bleeding ... It's extra that it's a self inflicted wound that they're criticizing him for bandaging.
It’s another siphonophore in the hed gif. Click thru to discover some new tech being used in their identification: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/more-siphono-fun
And, here’s your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/831bd9ba-ce36-4ccc-976a-3493da8fbcb1?utm_source=share
Happy Juneteenth and have a good weekend!
What a cool little creature!
Siphonophores have nothing to hide. They are transparent to all comers.
they seriously named their camera thingie that somehow measures fluid interaction Deep PIV and no one has said anything about that yet?!?
Do you think Ms. Siphonophore would be interested in running for president? She might be someone the Democrats could unite around.
Get them Jelly Roll blues...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9T_Bu_1Rw
Back to jelly world! :D
OK, but why is it smoking a Marlboro?
weed is legal in the Twilight Zone?
The stingy bits are always at the hind end!
While enjoying the CORAL BEACHES at NHA TRANG I encountered (We thought were JELLY FISH) these. We were left with minor but noticable welts on the skin.
“Si-phonophore,
Try to rhyme without using ‘whore,’”
Oops, I couldn’t do it.
Siphonophore,
Sinuous shape that I adore,
Like the wraps that Grandma wore,
And yummy to eat, may I have more?
<gags>
Bravo!
Gelatinous, eh? Are there olives, spaghetti-os and Vienna sausages inside?
Hahhahaha, lol, snort, too early for me!
In Victorian days, scientists employed glass blowers to make detailed glass replicas of delicate sea creatures that didn’t survive transport once captured. Saw a display of them at the Corning glass museum; their work was astoundingly detailed.
I just realized that if the Milky Way Galaxy is a Siphonophore - we’re all just debris floating slowly by - thanks Martini - 😏 - also too - everybody go see the pool guy with the double hair part in Martini’s second post down there - otherwise -
"Hooray, I'm multicellular now! Evolution, bitches!"
Also eligible for the family plan discount!
When watching these composite beasts
The message could not be plainer
If all parts work in concert
Success is a no brainer.
Applause
You say siphonophore, I say fugghedaboudit!
I need to see my eye doctor. I first read "siphonophore" as "saxophone."
And what fascinating little saxophones they are!
I read it a few times and gave up.
Siphon o phore.
Siphon meaning tube, phore bearer or carrier. Tube carrier. Easy peasy.
Irish, eh?
Yep. [squints suspiciously] Why?
Siphon O'Phore.
Ah, like this!
https://tinyurl.com/yfu4ywzx
Those old 6L6Gs were my friends back in the day!
Internet in a box
BOOT EDGE EDGE
I for one believe Biden would have won. He checks all three boxes, elderly, Caucasian, male.
Box #4: The only person in America to beat Donald Trump in an election.
"Rightwing militant accelerationists"? Whoa ! I'm way behind the curve on that one - and I used to be a PoliSci major !
The business model for Uber and Lyft was enshittification the whole time. It's gonna also happen with Waymo too, as soon as a critical mass of users is established. It's how tech firms do.
TGIF Tab's 😎
Stochastic reminder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDf1ksSbSd4
Elon Musk - Carsie Blanton Official Music Video
Tabs has misspelled Cassidy Steele Dale's name in the above link...
Great, now we’re going to have the Feds disbursed anywhere in the country with a standing body of water that could be vulnerable to an Antifa algae attack.
Perhaps it will give them something constructive to do.
Only if said body of water reflects poorly on THE GREATEST MAN ON EARTH!
It's a really easy recipe. It's just rolled oats, butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, seedless raspberry jam, and white chocolate.
You need to put 250g each of butter and brown sugar into a saucepan, add 4-6 tbsp of golden syrup, then heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Then take the melted butter mix off yhe meat and mix in 500g of rolled oats.
Spread half the oat mixture over a baking tray which has been lined with baking paper, then gently compressed it so it covers the whole tray.
Spread 6 heaped tbsp of seedless raspberry jam across the top of the oats, then cover it with the remaining out mix. Lightly compress until the oars cover fully cover the jam.
Bske in the oven at 200C (or whatever the equivalent is in F) for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool them melt enough white chocolate to cover the top (usually around 400g). Spread the chocolate over the top of the cooled flapjacks.
Heat up another 3 tbdp of seedless raspberry jam, then use a spoon to place blobs of this onto the white chocolate. Use a skewer or chopstick to create a marbled effect, then leave the chocolate to set before portioning out the flapjacks ready to eat.
I had our Usaiain flapjacks for breakfast. This spring's Vermont maple surple, fresh strawberries from out front. Sugary goodness.
Thanks!
I'm sure you know this, but just in case...
In the US, "flapjacks" are pancakes.
(Lawyer daughter was super confused by this, when she was in London.)
The closest thing we have to them here are granola bars.
I was aware of this already. And granola bars aren't really very similar to flapjacks, the only real similarity is that they both contain oats.
Figured you'd know this!
(Weird how we really don't have anything like this.)
Can't remember who it was who was wanting to try the flapjacks, but there's your recipe. It's a pretty easy one, and it's brilliant for parties, picnics, and bake sales.
Maybe if Donny offered Iran his Bribe Force One, they'd like him then . . .
Basically all that was done to the reflecting pool was pool coating. High end cost is about $4.00/sqft
The pool is 340,000 sq ft At $14,000,000 for the job, that's over $40.00 /sq ft doesn't anyone look at this shit???
Trump needed the rest as his kickback?
Apparently problems with the reflecting pool renovations, So, why are Park Service employees addressing them? Why is the contractor not being called back to fix his fuck-ups?
There are still Park Service employees?
He’s busy. Buying a new pool.
I fired up my little nail gun compressor to help the neighbor blow up a pool for their Lab. I think it was a bit vulnerable to claws, but on a hot day he could have a few good hours flopping around in it.
Probably because Piggy didn't consider the big picture, and only specified the most obvious part in the contract; ie the paint and leaks.
He's an idiot. He's a trump.
Paint is faIling that means either the coating isn't suitable for the substrate,or the substrate was not prepared properly. Contractor needs to fix it, or get back charged.
For the coating issues, definitely. I was thinking of the algae issues, my bad.
One of the things this algae scientist on Bluesky noted was that the two times there was bad algae were when the whole thing was emptied and refilled; one time under Obama and this time. There was some scientific reason that was a problem. Obama emptied it again and did something to the filtration system.
The dark blue color was a poor choice. In a shallow pool, It will keep the water at perfect algae blooming temperatures.
they're drawing water from DC's municipal water system. there is some anti-corrosion chemical in the water that isn't a big deal when the pool is just topped off that becomes a huge bio-available source of phosphates to the algae when the pool is filled all at once. pretty sure we read the same thing.
"Thanks Obama!"
Privatize gains, publicize loss.
No-bid contract with a "we fuck up, you pay" clause in it.
Piggy swindles again.
Caution: Dotard On the Loose:
“Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up. I am frankly astonished. I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover.”
“I can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence,” she said, adding: “There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg.”
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/19/giorgia-meloni-says-donald-trump-fabricated-story-that-she-begged-him-for-photograph/
Is he presidential yet?
Not your kind of fascist is he, Giorgia?
(She would know.)
That'll teach HER. How dare she talk to him in a serious and stern manner. You'll get yours, piggy!
I'm surprised he didn't claim she wanted to have sex with him.
He probably did, in private. He's a pig.
When you lose the granddaughter of the actual, LITERAL Fascist, well...
The House of Cards is collapsing, slowly...too slowly...but it is collapsing.
Why would he oppose the group he's part of?
Not a white cis dude that he sees on his TV . . .
Trump is so desperate he's having crews dump Ivermectin into the reflecting pool.
(it's not very effective.)
Next he'll have them drain it and paint it Beautiful Gold, and put all that appalling temu gold bric-a-brac around the sides.
Oh god, don't tell him, he'll actually do it.
"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair."
Henlo! How are Uue? Birb ees doing well, hope Uue are too. 😀🦜
Birb is volunteering now. We have sorted through clothing today. I ate some pretzels.
You are good soul, Birb.
Pretzels are good!
Pretty Birb!
A thankey 🙂 (blush)
I read that as "I ate some pencils", and was briefly concerned.
Couldn't have been Crayons, that'd make birb a Marine . . .
Hee heeeee :) :) :)
Nah, I don't nom writing implements 😀😀😀🦜🦜🦜🐸✅🍟
hibirb!
Hiiiiiiiiiii 🦜🦜🦜🦜👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
henlo birbfren!
Well, after a decade of "libtards" complaining about horribleness of the orange waste byproduct, it appears that the millionaires have jumped on board. A bit late to the game, conservatives voices are now swelling in universal condemnation of trump's Iran plan, or sort of plan. An Israeli newspaper owned by trump megadonor Miriam Adelson has published a front page article excoriating trump. The GOP is now watching $millions walk away from the table because of trump's actions. And no, Miriam is not buying the Biden-did-it argument.
"And from where I sit, near Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the people of Israel since the days of the kingdoms of David and Solomon, I say to you: You made a colossal mistake. You failed by signing a surrender agreement with a murderous and cruel terror regime. You severely harmed American interests and the democratic and human values of the enlightened world, and you turned over the hourglass toward the next war, which your successors will have to deal with in the years to come."
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/top-trump-donor-miriam-adelsons-newspaper-runs-scathing-open-letter-to-prez-you-failed/
Fuck off Miriam, Bibi's a goddamn war criminal!
Pop quiz!
"murderous and cruel terror regime"
Does this refer to:
1) The USA
2) Iran
3) Israel
4) All of the above
your thirty seconds start now!
My wheel of fortune answer spinner just threw its bearing, fell off the spindle and rolled down the street, crying maniacally.
If I learned one thing from nursing school, it's *always* go with (4) all of the above!
The answer to this question requires the use of quantum physics, which I don't believe in.
It's so nice seeing the right work over Trump the same way they do to the Dems: criticize and obstruct the only move to stop the bleeding ... It's extra that it's a self inflicted wound that they're criticizing him for bandaging.