Laurence

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Information Pro trying to go sane in a crazy world. All my skeets are MY thoughts, so blame me; everyone else does. War Eagle!!! 🖖 [He/Him]

Map of the Burlington, VT metro agency provided by Enterprise Rental car. It is from 2012
Can of Raven's Roost, a Baltic style porter from Parkway Brewing
A very wet Laurence standing next to a full-size Beaker, the Muppet in the rain. Beaker is hold a sign that say "Stand Up for Science."
A mass-market paperback (such a great format) by Frederick Pohl, The Gateway Trip, Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee." The cover shows an alien hand pointing at Earth on a space map.
A picture of Deep Space Nine from the Star Trek show of the same name setup for the title card. The title is "Babylon Squared," arguably one of the best episodes from the show Babylon 5.
The words "Stranger Things" with Saved by the Bell logo styling. Very 80s
Two screenshots from Miss Congeniality. The 1st is William Shatner's character, beauty pagent host, asking Miss Rhode Island to describe her perfect date. She replies, with a smile, "That's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot and not too cold. All you need is a light jacket."
Glass chandeliers hanging in the glass museum in Murano, Italy
An Auburn alum wearing a large kevlar glove, is holding a golden eagle and petting it. War Eagle!!!
A freshly baked chocolate chess pie
A chocolate chess pie
Star Trek, The Original Series (TOS), USS Enterprise, NCC-1701
A lot of books in floor-ceiling, built-in bookcases in a family curated library
A glass octopus sculpture with a large head & some very aggressive arms. Definitely wants to fight
Scene from The Princess Bride where the sick kid asks his grandfather, "Is this a kissing book?"
A picture of 3 pints of Guinness on a black background, framed like a motivational poster. The motivating caption says, "Guinness" in large print with a subtitle of "A refreshing alternative to food."
A gif of 1960s TV Batman, played by Adam West, saying while in a dark place, "A clam is only a bivalve mollusk." The reason for this fun science fact is unknown until the scene switches to show a giant, mutant, clam. It is green, has teeth, and maybe tentacles? It is hard to say, but it isn't normal.
Auburn University's award winning tiger mascot Aubie is dancing down the street in Auburn as the Auburn fathful cheer him on.
A Far Side cartoon. We are in a classroom and one of the students, with a very small head, has his hand raised. The teacher, whose back is to the class, has his head turned towards the student as the student asks, "Mr. Osborne, may I be excused? My brain is full."
A collection of Thanksgiving pies on the counter. Rum Pumpkin, a cirus-cranberry, Pumpkin, Bourbon Pecan, & 2 apples
A Panasonic Senior Partner, a "luggable" IBM PC compatible with a small monochrome green screen and built-in thermal printer.
I giant winged creature breaking out of Earth's moon, which was apparently an egg. This is from an episode of Superfriends
A Google maps image, night mode, with a dropped pin in the "town" of Two Egg. The only other identifier is a road labeled as "69A".
Book cover for the Star Trek novel Ex Machina by Christopher Bennett
A much younger me (then a 28ish year old man) holding a golden eagle. Not just any eagle, Auburn's War Eagle VI, aka Tiger. She is on my well protected ledt head as I hold her above my head, which causes her to spread her wings. This is in the old aviary outside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
A long room with walls covered by bookcases. Several thousand books fill the shelves. There is a table in the foreground with a partially completed puzzle. Their is also a comfy looking leather chair for reading.
Animal from the Muppets, on what is likely an old wooden ship, looking down, not liking what he sees, and quickly exiting stage right
A small white dog who's head is hanging down at the top of a staircase as if every muscle has completely shut off.
A daggit, aka robot bear looking like a brown bear with metal joints that actsblike a panda, playfully pushes a kid back with it's front "paw". Of course, the is the boy Boxy with his daggit Muffit from the original Battlestar Galactica
A Christmas wreath made out of computer punchcards with corners folded down to give a triangular end, spray painted green, with so.e silver tinsel in the middle.
Pair of socks on a man's feet. Both show a white sloth with black highlights and outline hanging from a black & white branch. The sloth is holding a red book.
A man's feet. He is wearing Kermit the Frog socks that are, unsurprisingly, green.
A collection of pies from a recent Thanksgiving sitting on a counter. Lots of yumminess on display.
A mug of coffee on a semi-cluttered desk. The mug is large and from Powell's City of Books in fake Portland, aka Portland, Oregon
Sec. 3. Unbiased AI Principles. It is the policy of the United States to promote the innovation and use of trustworthy AI. To advance that policy, agency heads shall, consistent with applicable law and in consideration of guidance issued pursuant to section 4 of this order, procure only those LLMs developed in accordance with the following two principles (Unbiased AI Principles): (a) Truth-seeking. LLMs shall be truthful in responding to user prompts seeking factual information or analysis. LLMs shall prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity, and shall acknowledge uncertainty where reliable information is incomplete or contradictory. (b) Ideological Neutrality. LLMs shall be neutral, nonpartisan tools that do not manipulate responses in favor of ideological dogmas such as DEI. Developers shall not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments into an LLM’s outputs unless those judgments are prompted by or otherwise readily accessible to the end user.
A Swear Trek gif of Kirk in his burgundy movie uniform tapping his chest lightly and saying, "it hit me right here, in the fucking feels," while smiling. There a big, blue sun behind him. The scene then shifts to Spock taking a deep sigh.
A pale yellowish poodle mix dog laying on a dark gray couch with his head perched on a brown pillow. He's living his best life
Hardback edition of the book Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor. It has the silhouette of a Nigerian woman on a pale blue & pink pattern of computer chips
Two walls covered in books, one 4 bookshelves long and the other 9 bookshelves long. All SciFi & Fantasy. There is a small table in the room with books stacked for filing.
A poodle mix on a dark gray couch with his head on a brown pillow. He has short, pale yellow, hair except for his tail which is floofy and orange.
A strawberry rhubarb pie with a lattice top in a yellow pie plate
A partially consumed piece of sumptuous strawberry-rhubarb pie looking yummy. The filling is glistening red with chunks of fruit (rhubarb is pie-fruit) and theie is a lattice crust on top. There is a fork sitting next to the piece on the plate.
A large table covered in cookies of all varieties, including some mini doughnuts. The centerpiece consists of "J & J" in lighted letters. The wall looks odd but that's because this was in an Irish pub in the States.
An old-school, metal lunch box with Speed Buggy! Another take on the Scooby Doo formula, Speed Buggy has 3 human partners. In the picture, the crew is being attacked by a large robot. The Shaggy rip-off mechanic is holding on for dear life as the robot is about to capture him.
A coffee brown ale made by Colonial Beach Brewing. Is is a rich, golden brown in color in a pint glass from the brewery. It has a nice creamy head from the nitro pour
The best animated version of the DC Comic character Bane saying, "So we're blowing up Todd after dinner." Todd is a barista who keeps messing with Bane by getting his name wrong and Bane has had enough.
Gamilon Supreme Leader Abelt Dessler, the big baddie of the first season of the anime Space Battleship Yamato, aka Star Blazers in the U.S. he is blue with blonde hair and is wearing a gray military uniform with a red collar. Very confident and smug. He is holding a wine glass in front of him with spikes which contains a blackish liguid. I suppose it is Gamilon wine. Looks foul, kinda like his soul.
A metal bowl with enough chocolate hip cookie dough for over 120 cookies
A giant space squid eating a ship, from Star Trek Lower Decks
Two garlic bulbs on a wooden table. Unless you are cooking. In that case, you should equate them to 2 garlic cloves so your dish has kick.
Powen sharing the XKCD cartoon whereb1 tiny block is holding upper an entire ecosytem.
The stage for a small conference and the purple chairs facing it. The chairs are church chairs as they have pockets on the back for hymnals. That make sense as it is a working church. Above the stage is a sign with the name of the conference, MonkiGras 2025. To the left is a vertical banner listing the sponsors. The right banner says "Susrqining Software Development Craft."
A pint of pale table beer on a wooden table
A lovely cappuccino in a broad, white mug next to a warm chocolate croissant, both on a wooden table
Shot of espresso in a beige cup with faint hints of steam coming off
2 garlic bulbs of garlic sitting on wood with old red paint on it
The two bullies fr the movie "A Christmas Story" sitting on a tree. Any semblance to people in today's news is purely coincidental.
Florence, Italy at sunset. This is the view from the Michelangelo Plaza. The sky is golden and the skyline of Florence is clear