Notices by Peter Drake (peterdrake@mstdn.social)

Setting up for episode 1 (Pandemic) of the #TabletopSummer board game / exercise series. The emergency response meeple is so realistic #Violet barked at it! #preparedness #disaster #BoardGames #net #cert #pdx #portland

When they were done servicing my car, they parked it here. I don't know how they knew I was a new ham, much less why they think I'm doing it so well. #ham

Penguins, per Vescovi.

"Daddy, what's a tariff?"

"Hush, dear, it's best not to think about unpleasant things. Now hold still while I vomit this partially-digested sardine down your throat."

#MastoArt #drawing #ink #fineliner #penguin #pingwing #PenguinsOfMastodon #PenguinsOfMadagastodon #HeardIsland #uspol

Since that last sketch threw off the witch-to-broomstick ratio, here's a broomstick with zero witches (but two cats). #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #witch #CatsOfMastodon #meowstodon

The first robin of spring. #BirdsOfMastodon

Looks like digiKam is a bust, too. Auto-tagging is so bad as to be nearly worthless:

Reflecting pool in the fog? "traffic light"
Many photos of #Violet? "cat"
Drawing of a meerkat or someone spinning fire? "bird"
Box of rubber snakes? "bottle"

It's fairly good at *detecting* faces, but is totally unable to recognize them.

We might have to give up and stick with Google Photos because nothing else works.

#digikam #photos

Both of our workplaces have sent out information about what to do if ICE shows up. (TLDR: Contact security, who know what we can/must disclose/allow.)

#ice #dystopia #fascism

AI Sensei says this was my fatal mistake. Can you find the better move?

#go #igo #baduk #weiqi

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276342/nsf-freezes-grant-review-trump-executive-orders-dei-science

#science #uspol #nsf

@lowqualityfacts Biblically accurate cats.

A mouseketeer fires a mouse out of his mouseket. #MastoArt #drawing #mousetodon

@jonobie Somewhere on Mastodon, someone is watching shows through the lens of historical dentistry, shaking their head, and sighing.

Democrats: Republicans are weird!

RFK Jr.: Hold my bear.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/rfk-bear-19619347.php

#uspol