I just finished reading Jennifer Saint's Ariadne, based on ancient Greek myths, and it struck me how much the Greeks' attempts to placate the gods resemble our endless quest to make the algorithm happy. So I made this little piece and put it on IG - let's see how the robots like it
I moved here two years ago today. Previously, I'd spent nine long, horrible years in a tiny miserable flat (all I could manage at the time, because I had the better part of Β£50,000 in debt to pay off).
So now I have a proper little house, and moving here also meant I had my own garden for the very first time.
Here's some before and now pictures - apologies for the big metal pole in the middle, but that was in the picture two years ago so felt I had to stand in the same place.
Still a lot can be done, obviously, but I feel like I've made some progress.
A rainy night in #Boston with the skyline seen from #FanPier
You can find this on my site here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/rainy-night-in-boston-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print
#NewEngland #Massachusetts #Cityscape #Skyline #BostonArt #MastoArt #MarkOnArt
I would like to thank Elon Musk for posting a hateful antisemitic tweet and then defending it like a bratty five year-old, thereby reminding me that my quitting Twitter a few weeks ago was an absolute moral necessity. If I hadnβt done it then Iβd have to do it now.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/16/elon-musk-defends-inflammatory-tweets-ill-say-what-i-want.html
Ocean view - along the coast north of #SantaCruz #California many years ago.
Find out about prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/magicians-cave-by-the-ocean-california-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print
#photography #coast #ocean #cave #Seaside #MastoArt #CreativeToots #MarkOnArt
My jaw is on the floor. This just made Joy Reid's broadcast. DEEP red #Colorado Springs (home of the Focus on the Family extreme reich group) just turned their backs on the Rep candidate and elected a black independent man, Yemi Mobolades , for Mayor. Congrats! #ColoradoSprings #COpol #VoteThemOUT! https://gazette.com/election-coverage/yemi-mobolades-victory-marks-seismic-shift-in-colorado-springs-analysis/article_d0afa790-f44a-11ed-a4f2-0bb80c573ff1.html
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
I like how you always initiate debates between autistic people. It's so good to read how others experience things.
Also I agree with you on not putting us into different boxes, bit sticking together and speaking out for one another.
Ron De Fascist wants to be Adolf so bad. The sad thing is, some people are waiting until he DOES the heinous things Adolf did before they wake up and sayββDAMNβthis guy is Adolf!β
Please donβt wait til thenβNOW is the time to raise your voice. VOTE.
NEVER AGAIN! means something
ππΌππΌππ»#Democrats keep #Pennsylvania House majority, positioning party to prevent limits on #abortion rights | AP News
Okay, I confess: I've started watching #TheGoodDoctor out of curiosity.
Now, I need to talk about it with the @actuallyautistic people, but I'm also interested in non-autistic impressions.
Of course there's the question of representation. #seanmurphy is the stereotypical savant autistic. But there are people like him, right? To me, that's fine.
Then there's a lot of prejudice. To me, it seems a bit exaggerated. If he has succeeded in studying medicine, why are they so concerned?
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Last spring we had ravens nesting nearby. They are loud! They didn't nest here this year but they're still around, often calling to each other. Here's my tribute to this intelligent bird - I have added a quilted effect to my #artwork to give it a 3D look.
Art is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/the-raven-quilted-peggy-collins.html
#raven #birds #birdart #nature #flying #wildlife #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #peggycollins
https://www.lanermc.org/community/lane-health-blog/the-3-levels-of-autism-explained
I wasn't diagnosed originally with any of these, but Aspergers Syndrome. Only years later when I had to be diagnosed AGAIN in a different country from where I was born post DSM-5 did I receive this diagnosis of Level 2. Which is ironic, of course, in that people often equate "aspergers' with "level 1".
Listening to NT βautism expertsβ speaking about things like unmasking, making boundaries, and advocacy is like listening to Jerry Falwell talk about reproductive rights or Enoch Powell speaking about race relations.
A nice moment in my singing lesson today: with help and guidance, my voice did what I wanted, and then my coach and I both raised our arms in victory and went "yay!"
I've been given interoception homework for next lesson, although it wasn't called that.
Also I started crying twice, because of the *music*, man.
She mainly seems amused.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.