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He posted it on Twitter, if anyone still goes there.

https://x.com/Sparlato/status/1651061896966029312

In the history of modern art, there are certain highlights we all learn about.

You know about this one.

You've heard of this one too, from Rene Magritte.

But today, friends, in front of the US Supreme Court, our society saw the premiere of a new, wild juxtaposition:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court

I cannot find a photo of Mr. Parlato's sign anywhere, and it is KILLING ME.

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In the history of modern art, there are certain highlights we all learn about.

You know about this one.

You've heard of this one too, from Rene Magritte.

But today, friends, in front of the US Supreme Court, our society saw the premiere of a new, wild juxtaposition:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court

I cannot find a photo of Mr. Parlato's sign anywhere, and it is KILLING ME.

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today’s mood is carrie fisher feeding meryl

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had a minor crisis when 12ft.io went down yesterday and thankfully it's back now but this seems like a good opportunity to compile a list of similar paywall-evading tools in case 12ft ever gets canned for real:

12ft.io: the legend himself. definitely my favorite of the bunch by virtue of being the easiest to use (and the easiest url to remember), but it's configured to disable paywall evasion for a handful of popular sites like the new york times, so you'll have to go elsewhere for those.

printfriendly: works great; never had any issues with removing paywalls, even on domains that don't work with 12ft.io. since this site is literally designed to make sites print-friendly, it might simplify the overall formatting of the page you're trying to access, which can be a good or bad thing. my only real issue is that the "element zapper" (which lets you remove content blocks from the print-friendly preview) is a little sensitive if you're browsing on a touchscreen device, which means you might accidentally delete a paragraph when you're just trying to scroll. but if that happens you can reload the page and it'll revert everything back to its original state.

fifteen feet: basically a 12ft clone, minus 12ft's restrictions. haven't used it much since I only discovered it yesterday in the wake of 12ft's 451 error but it seems to do the trick.

archive.today: an archival tool very similar to the wayback machine, but it also works as a de facto paywall removal tool. (the wayback machine seems to remove paywalls as well, but archive.today has better UX imo and is way faster to use.)

and an honorable mention for sci-hub: only works for scientific/academic journals, not random news articles, but the other sites listed above only work for random news articles and not academic publications so you gotta have this one in your toolbelt for full coverage. pubmed is your oyster.

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My book arrived today! Jessica has been working on this for SO LONG, and I can't wait to dig in!

You can find the author here:

You can order the book here:

I'm excited for the author (an online friend for ages), for Richard's family, and for myself, since I finally get to read this.

Richard Hunt painting + speedpaint

if you haven't heard, Jessica Max Stein is releasing a biography on Richard Hunt March 15th, 2024!! It's called 'funny boy - the richard hunt biography' I have been waiting for this book for a long time and I am THRILLED it is coming out so soon, please, if you have any interest in the man (or the muppets) spread the word !! hes deserves just as much recognition as Jim Henson or Frank Oz

bit of a different post than usual, but it's my account so I can post what I want lol :o)

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I have one of those robot vacuums but there's a mirror in the house low enough to the ground that the lidar scanner can see a nonexistent room in the reflection so on the navigation map it's generated I have a room that doesn't exist that I have to forbid the vacuum from entering.

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Concept: financially struggling biology student discovers that the reason her monthly data bill is so high is because an ant colony in her basement has been stealing her wi-fi.

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*RARE* John Denver & Johnny Cash - Take Me Home Country Roads

Found this while going through my granddad’s VHS tapes and couldn’t find it anywhere online, so here it is.

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wsb is so fucking funny actually

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all of your feelings are valid as in “worth acknowledgment and internal consideration” but some of your feelings are also stupid and mean, and you need to deal with that shit without making it anyone else’s problem

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Yknow the thing where red pandas just lay down on a branch and let their legs hang and they’re just like vibing

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my yearly redraw of neil banging out the tunes! 🎶🐀

past years: 2022/2023

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True. But also:

Great time to be a lover! Many things are excellent and even more people are smart and good!

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I must not explain the joke. Explaining the joke is the joke-killer. I will face my followers who did not get the joke. I will permit them to pass over me and through me

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