I saw this on Mastodon today (saved the image, lost the source), and it just brought me so much joy! Did you know that we live in a world where octopuses dream, otters have a favorite shell that they carry with them all their lives, cows have best friends, and bees have different “dialects” of dance depending on the region? Or that cats purr at a frequency that accelerates bone healing, the forest grows flowers first after a fire, and dolphins give each other names and respond to them, and Penguins make proposals by giving each other the most beautiful pebble?

Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future

Alt: An animted (GIF) picture of Yoda from Star Wars with the words "May the Fourth be with you" written on it, which is a reference on "May the Force be with you" and how May 4th became sort of the Star Wars Day (or so I guess)

Vivaldi launches 7.9 with a genuinely new way to reclaim your screen and a new tab feature that will become part of your daily browsing.

A few weeks ago, I was on a trip in my camper and had stopped at a gas station in Georgia to refuel. I saw someone sitting on the curb making a sign asking for money, so I walked over and gave him $40, figuring I would be gone by the time he was finished with his sign. He looked me in the eyes and started sobbing. I don’t know if I’ll ever forget that mixture of pain and relief on his face.