Also, your friend Internet Personae asked for a new Meme Chat feature, which we are trying today. It's a place to put your memes and whatnot that are relevant to the daily news... you know, stuff you used to put in the comments when pictures could be embedded. You'll still have Ziggywiggy's nightly chat too, of course, but I'll try to get to posting the meme-specific one in the mornings when I post the Tabs source info. So with that introduction, here it is: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/c17bba64-8fe3-4d59-8ae6-934945effc89
Thanks Martini - and thanks to The Rebecca her mighty Editrix - you don’t know how much I’ve missed the graphics - I live for your morning TABZ gif and as a crazy cat lady white dude for Harris - ZiggyWiggy’s cat chat has been a sanity saver - if this Chat thing works (and it looks kinda weird this morning) great - thank you - thank you - if I see a funny and I want to share the link with the non commenters who might not be aware of the CHAT location - I’m just gonna post something and link to it like this -
We can post images (like the above one) on the website with our browsers that everypony can see; those at your link will remain unseen for those who have chosen to delete the app.
Check the browser settings for that tab and see if there's an option for it to "render as desktop site" or similar. For some reason the substack chat doesn't want to render in mobile mode.
I know - I run into people on the interwebs - that are locked out of stuff - alas we live in a Substack world - I feel the same way about the YouTube app and YouTube on the internets - I hate when I click a YouTube link someone sends me and it opens in the YouTube app especially if I already have the internet open on half my screen and Substack (Wonkette) on the other side of the iPad - I try to avoid most apps (except for graphics programs) - I prefer the interwebs - but I bow to the decisions of her magnificence The Editrix and the realities of the marketplace - I am slowly learning the SubStack app -
Sorry that it is an imperfect solution for you. We do the best with the tools we have. FWIW, I do have the Substack app loaded on my phone and I use it specifically for opening and responding to the chat feature, using the phone's browser for everything else. But if you don't like doing things that way, you can always use a computer browser instead. Or putting things in the "notes" portion like you did is of course an option too, although I understand that some readers like the serial/stacked aspect of the chat feature. Just to clarify too, for those that might not know, notes publishes to the Substack community at large, so it does get a little less personal and more share-y.
I eighty-sixed the app from my phone also too. The browser works better for everything but the chat. For the chat, you must force the mobile browser to render the page in desktop mode.
Change is in the air, like smoke from a massive fire. The Democrats have taken off the gloves and unleashed the warriors. Beau of the Fifth Column has made significant changes to its channel. And now, Wonkette unveils its new Meme Chat feature.
"I think it reflects pretty poorly on our therapeutic society that we try to praise people not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments.”
I don't know what to say about this Vance fucker. I think he's a sadist. He's clearly fascinated by pain, suffering, and humiliation and tries to cover with fake ass strong man protestations. Democrats shouldn't overdo the "weird" thing (some of the best people I know are kinda weird), but this guy does have some kind of peculiar pathology going on. Keep an eye on him.
So. Here is my day. I swear it looks like more IRL than it does in the picture. Also, Serendipity heading off to inspect the delivery. Also, an encouraging hint of sunshine.
To me, dammit. Crip, I dunno if you told 'Trix that I'm the one who found that coincidentally named bit of Electronica, but we both know where you got it from. And it was a REPOST. I've posted several times in the past, the only reason it went up again yesterday is because we were doing couch gags.
You have forced my hand. No hard feelings, but I now have no choice but to commit to my long-planned, never executed search for an official Wonkette song, of which the above was the first and so far only candidate. And since you jumped the gun, you get to help. I'll put together a list of candidates by the end of next week, you can make sure Rebecca puts it up as a real Wonkette post so the Wonketariat can have a proper vote.
You're not the only one who can draft people, kiddo. 😁
Per "non-compete clauses" - the Developers is suing over this since it would prevent him from barring real estate agents at his wholly owned real estate company from competing for other firms. As if these assholes don't already get a sweetheart deal on "impact fees" for all their new properties ( the current impact fees only cover about 40% of the actual costs of improving infrastructure, providing police and fire protection, etc. - we homeowners cover the rest through our property taxes. ). This sweetheart dweal came about after the Developers got their pet state senator and representatives to author a bill preventing the county from raising Impact fees ( One of them was even on the Developers payroll, with a $600,000/yr salary, while protecting the Developer in the Republican-dominated state legislature. )
No, Florida's legislature is not filled with corrupt assholes.
I saw someone claiming that Mark Kelly used to huckster vitamin supplements. Considering how many right wingers do the same thing, one would think they would treat that experience as "helpful"
It's gonna be Tim Walz. He started the ball rolling on "weird", which is working insanely well for the Democrats, and gives the same "nice old white man but also angry at the right people vibes" as Bernie while also somehow only being 60. He's done amazing things in Minnesota, which the ticket can use to rebut any YEAH BUT KAMALA IS A COP grousing coming from the left-left.
Trying to think of what we could offer up as a motivator if we had a picking pool. Like only those that correctly guessed it would be Pete get to tell Steve and Fukui jokes here for a whole week.
I have two cords of wood being delivered in about two hours, to be dumped up at the top of the lawn and transported downhill via toboggan to then be stacked on my deck. I had some teenthings lined up to give me a hand with this project, and coordinated the date of delivery around the family’s schedule.
The mom in this scenario bailed late in the day yesterday. Cheerfully told me that they would come Sunday. Today, however, is the only break in the weather. We have rain, soaking rain, forecast from this evening onward until Sunday. I can’t leave my wood out to soak.
Making matters more complicated, I hurt my hand a few days ago. Nothing serious, probably just a deep bruise. It’s still sore. I don’t want to bugger it up by using it hard in this shape, but I don’t have any choice.
While wet wood is annoying, if you get it under cover within the week it'll be plenty dry by October when you need it. Let the youngsters do the literal heavy lifting here.
My brain knows that, but the what-if, worst-case-scenario part of my gut isn’t buying.
Remind me to tell you sometime about the year that it started snowing and I moved the firewood from the woods into my driveway, and decided that it was getting on to sunset and I could move the wood down to the porch the next day. Rained for three days straight-in November!—and froze, and the driveway was solid ice. I had to go up there and sit on my butt and kick the cylindrical ice cubes down the driveway.
Or the winter that winter came on September 7th and we had so much snow that the daisies were still blooming when it melted off in the spring.
I might aim at just getting it moved onto the deck, and I can put a tarp up over the upper deck and then stack it at my leisure.
Also, I have no way of knowing that they won’t bail again. This was frustrating. I ordered around their schedule.
I will have plenty to opportunity to work off my annoyance today.
This is an excellent example of why advice from your imaginary friends on the internet is useless. You are, of course, The One Who Knows and I bow to your Pioneer Woman experience. Also wish you relief from your pain medicine of choice.
Disembodied, perhaps, but i don’t have that good an imagination. Ergo, you are real.
First load is here, beautifully dumped on a tarp. Some spillage, but that will minimize the raking at the other end. I’m at the front end of this process, where I look in shock at the sheer bulk of the pile. Photographs flatten it out and make it seem less daunting.
Also, it’s likely that the warm weather of summer is behind us, and wet wood doesn’t dry out that well when it’s in the 50’s and 60’s. This stuff is gorgeous, about 10% moisture content. Want to keep it that way.
In other words, you’re probably right. It would be fine.
I’ve had a string of frustrations like this in the last few days—trying to play phone tag with a vet, second wood delivery being rescheduled, and re-rescheduled. And now this. It’s my hand I’m most worried about right now. Grumblegrumble.
A. Is it just me or did everything get posted way earlier than normal today?
2; I realize that Americans with their fancy "First Amendment" might be concerned by the very idea, but I think the England Defense League is on its way to being a banned organization. Especially with a Labour government. Evil fuckers.
We're in Vancouver for a few days, touring and enjoying beauty and civilization. And just the time difference is screwing with me. Posting early? Are you kidding me? ... And WHY?
Don’t. Be mad about Friend. I have a caregiver friend who tells me about old people who never interact with anyone but her. AI friendship would be awesome for them. It doesn’t matter that it’s a substandard kind of interaction, I have no doubt that it would be helpful.
Also, I know about Anthropic and their PI.ai. It was founded by OpenAI refugees who had a better idea about how to make a human aligned AI. It is a cool, humane idea. PI.ai is a really nice chatbot that is very pleasant to use. Not as fully smart as the latest ChatGPT but plenty close.
I use it sometimes to blabber about stuff. I have had some pleasing insights about some of my relationships. Also, I talk to it about science and philosophy topics I like. It’s cheerful, affirmative attitude encourages me to explore and learn.
Obviously there are reasons to be concerned about AI but there are some good babies in the bathwater. I don’t really know about Friend but if it is based on PI.ai, I will give it the benefit of the doubt.
Yeah. I know too many people with human interaction difficulties to deny a starving person some junk food, as it were. My cat isn't a substitute for human interaction either, but she brings me comfort and sanity.
Your hed gif source: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/big-floof-big-thirst
Also, your friend Internet Personae asked for a new Meme Chat feature, which we are trying today. It's a place to put your memes and whatnot that are relevant to the daily news... you know, stuff you used to put in the comments when pictures could be embedded. You'll still have Ziggywiggy's nightly chat too, of course, but I'll try to get to posting the meme-specific one in the mornings when I post the Tabs source info. So with that introduction, here it is: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/c17bba64-8fe3-4d59-8ae6-934945effc89
You are doing amazing work! Every gif makes me smile! Thank you.
If this were like one of those "Hang in There!" kitten posters, it would be called "Friday Night."
like
Young Samson approves this post... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T6PeNWbxVvI
Your efforts are substantial and I appreciate them. Thank you.
Cat courage from the bottom of the glass.
Cats and vodka.
Amirite?
The big orange cat has his head up his ass
The little white cat has his head in a glass.
This Tabs gif is the best Tabs gif. That is all.
Thanks Martini - and thanks to The Rebecca her mighty Editrix - you don’t know how much I’ve missed the graphics - I live for your morning TABZ gif and as a crazy cat lady white dude for Harris - ZiggyWiggy’s cat chat has been a sanity saver - if this Chat thing works (and it looks kinda weird this morning) great - thank you - thank you - if I see a funny and I want to share the link with the non commenters who might not be aware of the CHAT location - I’m just gonna post something and link to it like this -
https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/c17bba64-8fe3-4d59-8ae6-934945effc89?utm_source=share
Kitty reminds me of Lady Gaga in her "Just Dance," video.
🎶How'd I get my head stuck in this glass?🎶
I deleted the Substack app when it started opening up every time I went to the website on my browser. And the app doesn’t work as well on an iPhone.
I see the same thing when Ziggywiggy posts things as I see when I click your link. It looks like this.
https://substack.com/profile/155617549-bradthebot/note/c-63892780
We can post images (like the above one) on the website with our browsers that everypony can see; those at your link will remain unseen for those who have chosen to delete the app.
You may have to check the Enable Awesome Tabs Gif button in your browser settings. Subscribe to my newsletter NOW to learn more!
Check the browser settings for that tab and see if there's an option for it to "render as desktop site" or similar. For some reason the substack chat doesn't want to render in mobile mode.
Brad the Bot, you can skip the chats!
Do you also get contact card popups opening in the comments when you scroll down? I do and it's obnoxious.
I'll try deleting the Substack app bc I only use phone browser.
I did not like the app either. Sticking with what I link to on my phone.
I know - I run into people on the interwebs - that are locked out of stuff - alas we live in a Substack world - I feel the same way about the YouTube app and YouTube on the internets - I hate when I click a YouTube link someone sends me and it opens in the YouTube app especially if I already have the internet open on half my screen and Substack (Wonkette) on the other side of the iPad - I try to avoid most apps (except for graphics programs) - I prefer the interwebs - but I bow to the decisions of her magnificence The Editrix and the realities of the marketplace - I am slowly learning the SubStack app -
Sorry that it is an imperfect solution for you. We do the best with the tools we have. FWIW, I do have the Substack app loaded on my phone and I use it specifically for opening and responding to the chat feature, using the phone's browser for everything else. But if you don't like doing things that way, you can always use a computer browser instead. Or putting things in the "notes" portion like you did is of course an option too, although I understand that some readers like the serial/stacked aspect of the chat feature. Just to clarify too, for those that might not know, notes publishes to the Substack community at large, so it does get a little less personal and more share-y.
I understand, and appreciate what you do. Thanks!
I just didn’t know if you knew that a number of us deleted the app when it started hijacking everything when using a browser (at least on an iPhone).
I eighty-sixed the app from my phone also too. The browser works better for everything but the chat. For the chat, you must force the mobile browser to render the page in desktop mode.
I'm on android and get this at the bottom of the scrren:
Already have the app? Open now
I click on "Open now," and it works.
But, because I deleted the app, because it was not as good as my browser and not letting me stay in my browser, clicking that doesn’t work.
I drink your water.
I DRINK IT ALL UP!
Anahita, bless us!
Change is in the air, like smoke from a massive fire. The Democrats have taken off the gloves and unleashed the warriors. Beau of the Fifth Column has made significant changes to its channel. And now, Wonkette unveils its new Meme Chat feature.
Looks like I may even change my socks soon.
Not ugly, just unattractive… from inside out
"I think it reflects pretty poorly on our therapeutic society that we try to praise people not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments.”
I don't know what to say about this Vance fucker. I think he's a sadist. He's clearly fascinated by pain, suffering, and humiliation and tries to cover with fake ass strong man protestations. Democrats shouldn't overdo the "weird" thing (some of the best people I know are kinda weird), but this guy does have some kind of peculiar pathology going on. Keep an eye on him.
For my own part, I suspect he is a Friend of Dorothy’s, deeply closeted and in great pain about it
AI Companion Device Releases Diss Track Against ‘Friend’
https://www.404media.co/ai-companion-device-releases-diss-track-against-friend/
> The maker of Friend said he had “no relation” to the person who released the diss track.
So. Here is my day. I swear it looks like more IRL than it does in the picture. Also, Serendipity heading off to inspect the delivery. Also, an encouraging hint of sunshine.
https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-63936326?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
OFFICIAL! MUST CREDIT "WONKETTE"...
To me, dammit. Crip, I dunno if you told 'Trix that I'm the one who found that coincidentally named bit of Electronica, but we both know where you got it from. And it was a REPOST. I've posted several times in the past, the only reason it went up again yesterday is because we were doing couch gags.
You have forced my hand. No hard feelings, but I now have no choice but to commit to my long-planned, never executed search for an official Wonkette song, of which the above was the first and so far only candidate. And since you jumped the gun, you get to help. I'll put together a list of candidates by the end of next week, you can make sure Rebecca puts it up as a real Wonkette post so the Wonketariat can have a proper vote.
You're not the only one who can draft people, kiddo. 😁
I propose a song-writing contest with all songs having the word, Wonkette, in the title.
Then we vote.
Not a fan of electronica, so I vote for Not That.
I agree that the name may be all it really has going for it. But the name also demands it's inclusion in the ballot, if only for completeness.
"...there’s plenty of handsome incels out there... " Assumes facts not in evidence.
Per "non-compete clauses" - the Developers is suing over this since it would prevent him from barring real estate agents at his wholly owned real estate company from competing for other firms. As if these assholes don't already get a sweetheart deal on "impact fees" for all their new properties ( the current impact fees only cover about 40% of the actual costs of improving infrastructure, providing police and fire protection, etc. - we homeowners cover the rest through our property taxes. ). This sweetheart dweal came about after the Developers got their pet state senator and representatives to author a bill preventing the county from raising Impact fees ( One of them was even on the Developers payroll, with a $600,000/yr salary, while protecting the Developer in the Republican-dominated state legislature. )
No, Florida's legislature is not filled with corrupt assholes.
I saw someone claiming that Mark Kelly used to huckster vitamin supplements. Considering how many right wingers do the same thing, one would think they would treat that experience as "helpful"
It's gonna be Tim Walz. He started the ball rolling on "weird", which is working insanely well for the Democrats, and gives the same "nice old white man but also angry at the right people vibes" as Bernie while also somehow only being 60. He's done amazing things in Minnesota, which the ticket can use to rebut any YEAH BUT KAMALA IS A COP grousing coming from the left-left.
Trying to think of what we could offer up as a motivator if we had a picking pool. Like only those that correctly guessed it would be Pete get to tell Steve and Fukui jokes here for a whole week.
That "Wonkette" track is SO Wonkette.
Which one of you did it?
"THE PROJECT 2025 DIRECTOR IS GOING HOME"
Fine, but why does Kevin "bloodless if you allow it" Roberts still have a job?
I have two cords of wood being delivered in about two hours, to be dumped up at the top of the lawn and transported downhill via toboggan to then be stacked on my deck. I had some teenthings lined up to give me a hand with this project, and coordinated the date of delivery around the family’s schedule.
The mom in this scenario bailed late in the day yesterday. Cheerfully told me that they would come Sunday. Today, however, is the only break in the weather. We have rain, soaking rain, forecast from this evening onward until Sunday. I can’t leave my wood out to soak.
Making matters more complicated, I hurt my hand a few days ago. Nothing serious, probably just a deep bruise. It’s still sore. I don’t want to bugger it up by using it hard in this shape, but I don’t have any choice.
While wet wood is annoying, if you get it under cover within the week it'll be plenty dry by October when you need it. Let the youngsters do the literal heavy lifting here.
IMO, YMMV, etc.
My brain knows that, but the what-if, worst-case-scenario part of my gut isn’t buying.
Remind me to tell you sometime about the year that it started snowing and I moved the firewood from the woods into my driveway, and decided that it was getting on to sunset and I could move the wood down to the porch the next day. Rained for three days straight-in November!—and froze, and the driveway was solid ice. I had to go up there and sit on my butt and kick the cylindrical ice cubes down the driveway.
Or the winter that winter came on September 7th and we had so much snow that the daisies were still blooming when it melted off in the spring.
I might aim at just getting it moved onto the deck, and I can put a tarp up over the upper deck and then stack it at my leisure.
Also, I have no way of knowing that they won’t bail again. This was frustrating. I ordered around their schedule.
I will have plenty to opportunity to work off my annoyance today.
This is an excellent example of why advice from your imaginary friends on the internet is useless. You are, of course, The One Who Knows and I bow to your Pioneer Woman experience. Also wish you relief from your pain medicine of choice.
Disembodied, perhaps, but i don’t have that good an imagination. Ergo, you are real.
First load is here, beautifully dumped on a tarp. Some spillage, but that will minimize the raking at the other end. I’m at the front end of this process, where I look in shock at the sheer bulk of the pile. Photographs flatten it out and make it seem less daunting.
Also, it’s likely that the warm weather of summer is behind us, and wet wood doesn’t dry out that well when it’s in the 50’s and 60’s. This stuff is gorgeous, about 10% moisture content. Want to keep it that way.
In other words, you’re probably right. It would be fine.
Oh—if I could be there to help I would!
You all help by being here.
I’ve had a string of frustrations like this in the last few days—trying to play phone tag with a vet, second wood delivery being rescheduled, and re-rescheduled. And now this. It’s my hand I’m most worried about right now. Grumblegrumble.
A. Is it just me or did everything get posted way earlier than normal today?
2; I realize that Americans with their fancy "First Amendment" might be concerned by the very idea, but I think the England Defense League is on its way to being a banned organization. Especially with a Labour government. Evil fuckers.
We're in Vancouver for a few days, touring and enjoying beauty and civilization. And just the time difference is screwing with me. Posting early? Are you kidding me? ... And WHY?
Your weekly Movie Night reminder, this Saturday we are watching 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ziggywiggy/p/wonkette-movie-night-aug-3-the-third?r=2knfuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Zither music!
Oh my goodness—this is my favorite movie!!!
Don’t. Be mad about Friend. I have a caregiver friend who tells me about old people who never interact with anyone but her. AI friendship would be awesome for them. It doesn’t matter that it’s a substandard kind of interaction, I have no doubt that it would be helpful.
Also, I know about Anthropic and their PI.ai. It was founded by OpenAI refugees who had a better idea about how to make a human aligned AI. It is a cool, humane idea. PI.ai is a really nice chatbot that is very pleasant to use. Not as fully smart as the latest ChatGPT but plenty close.
I use it sometimes to blabber about stuff. I have had some pleasing insights about some of my relationships. Also, I talk to it about science and philosophy topics I like. It’s cheerful, affirmative attitude encourages me to explore and learn.
Obviously there are reasons to be concerned about AI but there are some good babies in the bathwater. I don’t really know about Friend but if it is based on PI.ai, I will give it the benefit of the doubt.
Yeah. I know too many people with human interaction difficulties to deny a starving person some junk food, as it were. My cat isn't a substitute for human interaction either, but she brings me comfort and sanity.
aw that made me sad now!