Reposted by Dan Bornstein
I’ve been out of the loop a little, and was wondering why my New England 83 year old normielib mom had gone hard for Ossoff. Now I get it. The moms want blood.
Dan Bornstein
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Virtual Machinist. Loves coffee and noise. May or may not be working on an operating system. [bridged from mastodon.social/@danfuzz on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]
![We clearly must have Mozarts today, and at least a couple of them probably got the same upbringing he did to nurture their skill and talent, and we would therefore have:
* a musician of significant talent, dedication, and skill,
* who can write music across a bunch of different contemporary genres,
* who explicitly draws from the work of other musicians to build their style, and
* who is willing to do the musical equivalent of shitposting and wear fancy outfits while doing it.
I can only conclude that the modern day Mozart is Weird Al Yankovic.
I will not be taking questions.
[juxtaposed images of Mozart and Yankovic]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eaexqcrswbv7xumhv65winyp/bafkreih3zx6xfcsckyybt3byh3qxpz2pqugg6l6hxkjvveivmdv64j5vqy)
![Photo of a pair of cast iron utility access panels embedded in pavement of various types, with a bit of grass growing around them. The left panel is a vertically-oriented rectangle, with a circular design debossed into it, including arcs and circles filled with writing, approximately top-to-bottom:
SISTEMA
SISTEMA DEI VIGILI • ACQUA MARCIA
S.P.Q.R 1897
LUSWERGH. ROMA
The right panel is smaller and octagonal in shape. Its design includes an inset octagon and circular elements. Written on it, approximately top-to-bottom:
ARRESTO • A.C.E.A.
POTABILE
SARACINESCA
[obscured] LE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2qs23mq4zudn6fjclaob2gr/bafkreiaj34lez6wvvd4jtx7kkqcsvgavfp4s4th332uoj5yynhqu6hzcze)
![Photo of a square cast iron utility access panel embedded in black with white speckles. It is decorated with a grid of shapes reminiscent of downward pointing stealth fighter jets. In the center is an opening shaped like a keyhole, presumably used by inserting a hook of some sort in order to lift the panel. Lettering on the panel reads (approximately top-to-bottom):
CHC50
OPEN [as part of a small diagram indicating how to lift the panel]]
FONDERIE BELLI
EN124-2 C250
UNI CMQ [upside down]
EN-GJS-50-7 [not 100% clear]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2qs23mq4zudn6fjclaob2gr/bafkreifcqujcnlaz57foq2d2m72pisqovhpfbwo3fl44ltwufne5ikciiy)
![Photograph of an emergency call box of some sort, on a finished stone wall, with an orange border of some sort on the left-hand side of the photo.
The box itself has a grey top half which includes a rectangular grid of square holes which are probably covering a speaker or microphone (or both) above a circular button partially surrounded by small white squares. Below that is a deep red area with white lettering: "SOS" at the top, "PREMERE" above "POUSSER" on the left, and "PUSH" above "DRÜCKEN" on the right. In the center is a raised sub-sign with white dots on a brighter red background. The dots are Braille for "PREMERE SOS". Below that (still looking at the box) are two triangular green lights between which is a very small indentation inside which is the label "d COMMEND" where the "d" is stylized, a logo where the stem of the "d" is an upward-pointing arrow.
Next to the box is a sign with red writing on a white background. It reads:
CHIAMATA DI EMERGENZA
Porsi frontalmente e premere il pulsante per più di
tre secondi
Ogni abuso verrà punito a norma di legge
EMERGENY CALL
Stand frontally and push the botton [sic] for more than
three seconds
Any abuse will be persecuted [sic] by law](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2qs23mq4zudn6fjclaob2gr/bafkreiglq4fhae7bgxenz6nng5mp47kel3wwynabnljzpln6p74kgdd24a)
![Photograph of a square cast iron looking utility panel embedded in a mix of various types of worn pavement. It has a hole into which a removal tool might be inserted vertically centered on the left side. The majority of the panel is covered in a checkerboard pattern. Lettering on the panel reads (top to bottom):
italgas [stylized flame atop the "l"]
GRUPPO
GAS [large type, enclosed in a debossed square]
PISANO
SALERNO UNI EN 124
1 5 0 1 C 250](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2qs23mq4zudn6fjclaob2gr/bafkreieez7db2sldixojbqo7ebtzudnn7fztmnvnfn46l6odq4zibqezqi)
![Photo of a square cast iron looking drainage grate, embedded in cobblestone (paving somewhat visible around the edge of the photo). The drain is created through a series of vertical slits rounded at the ends, in two rows of four each. Between the two rows are the lettering:
S.P.Q.R.
and in smaller type centered at the bottom:
S.A.F.O.D. [in a curvy-ish typeface with a bit of personality, and underlined with a line arched slightly upward]
TORINO
There are a couple cigarette butts at the edges of the grate, and some sort of plant (green leaves) can be seen stretching up from under the grate towards three of the middle slits.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2qs23mq4zudn6fjclaob2gr/bafkreiem3wjyxh5pagkpfqymnxxnfwcrnn2kskwcxviqkklbz23jampuzu)
