@deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy#TIL ovine
adjective: Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep.
noun: (figuratively) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.
@kurt.social#TIL that the mod of both /r/eastside and /r/BellevueWA will ban you for, e.g. posting about local ICE activity (b/c "national politics", "violating community rules") but will leave your post up if it is full of racism and fascist boot-licking.
@ilearntoday.bsky.social#TIL In 2017, France passed the Right to Disconnect law, making it illegal for companies with over 50 employees to penalize workers for ignoring work emails or messages after hours.
@deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy#TIL kratom (a plant, a drug).
"Despite long-standing data describing the opioid activity of kratom, it remains widely accessible. FDA … has consistently banned kratom from human consumption, yet, enforcement has been inconsistent … kratom product manufacturers even being official sponsors of […]
@loretta1960.bsky.social#TIL
Ascorbic acid or ascorbate is the chemical name for Vitamin C!
I'm so used to reading and calling it Vitamin C that I honestly had no idea it went by another name as well lol
@deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy#TIL equivoque
A word or expression with more than one possible meaning, often used deliberately for ambiguity or wordplay.
@ilearntoday.bsky.social#TIL Pierce Brosnan was let go from the James Bond role after a brief 2‑minute phone call with the producers.
@darkuncle.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy#TIL that ETH Zurich (the Swiss federal institute of technology) is getting an IBM Quantum System Two in their new #quantum innovation hub https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/swiss-innovation-hub
@deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy#TIL ooh, now that's a useful word for this decade!
claque, noun
▪ A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
▪ A group of fawning admirers.
▪ A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false […]
@bevilacqua-t.bsky.socialOMG, "Forever" is the name of the book! #TIL
@dichotomiker.dresden.network.ap.brid.gy#til https://vutuv.de ist da, eine linkedin-alternative im fediverse
@kc96817.bsky.social#TIL that an entire can of Spaghetti-O’s fits in the YETI Rambler Stackable Mug 🥄
@doublegarlic.bsky.socialVampires being trendy is an indicator of recession
#TIL
@donkey.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy
@donkeyoaty.bsky.social