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[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

“In the end,
I believe there is nothing we must do to be loved.
We spend our lives trying to look more beautiful, more intelligent.
But I've understood two things:
Those who love us see us with their hearts and give us qualities
beyond the ones we truly have.
And those who refuse to love us will never be satisfied with all our efforts.
Yes, truly.
I believe it is important to let our imperfections be.
They are precious,
for they help us understand those who see us with the heart.”

— Frida Kahlo

[🤠 @heavensbvnny]

I just want you to remember. 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. 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. Penguins make proposals by giving each other the most beautiful pebble

[kevan🎸 @wegotl0ve]

my mom,
my cat watching my mom,
my dad watching my cat watching my mom

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A pancreatic cancer drug more than four decades in the making has cracked one of the most stubbornly lethal cancers, extending people’s lives and keeping their tumors in check for twice as long as those on regular chemotherapy. https://t.co/88SMECrIHd

[Sick @sickdotdev]

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

[Kina @consuesco]

@Bunny_ngl Catherine

[Kina @consuesco]

@kirti_sd Did they not foresee this or did they foresee this and decided to have an extend stay ? :)

[sett's murder victim (RIP kiriko nananan) @PumpkinNMayo]

btw you can turn off google's AI search overview entirely, including the environmental consequences from it
https://t.co/wBbgtR3Bl8

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Arthur. I'm 72. I work at Second Chance Thrift Store on Maple Street. Been pricing donated clothes and organizing shelves for 9 years. Most people drop off bags without looking at me. I'm just the old man sorting through their leftovers.

But I notice everything.
Like the boy who came in last November, shivering in a torn hoodie. Couldn't be more than fourteen. He touched a winter coat on the rack, navy blue, barely worn, then checked the price tag. $12. His shoulders sagged.

He walked to the counter with a thin jacket instead. $3.
"That coat would fit you better," I said, nodding toward the navy one.
"Can't afford it," he mumbled.

After he left, I couldn't stop thinking about him. Minnesota winter was coming. That thin jacket wouldn't cut it.

Next week, he came back. Headed straight for the navy coat, touched it like it was gold, then walked away. This happened three more times.

Finally, I pulled the coat off the rack. Took it to the back room. Put a "SOLD" tag on it.
When he came in the following Tuesday, I was waiting. "Hey, kid. Someone bought this coat but never picked it up. Store policy, after two weeks, we have to discount it." I handed it to him. "It's $3 now."
His eyes went wide. "That's not... you're lying."
"You calling me a liar?" I said, pretending to be offended.

He bought it. His hands shook as he counted three dollar bills. Put it on right there in the store, zipped it up, and his whole face changed. Like he'd found armor.
"Thank you," he whispered.

I did that seventeen more times that winter. A single mom needing work shoes. An immigrant family needing blankets. A homeless woman needing socks. I'd move items to the back, mark them down, create "store policies" that didn't exist.

Then a customer caught me. Watched me do it.
Instead of reporting me, she donated $100. "For your store policies," she said with a knowing smile.
Word spread quietly. Regular customers started funding my "pricing errors." They'd buy $50 gift cards and leave them at the register. "For whoever needs it."

Last week, a young man walked in wearing that navy coat. But he wasn't fourteen anymore. He was in his twenties, college sweatshirt underneath.

"You're Arthur, right?" he said. "You gave me this coat seven years ago. Told me it was store policy." He smiled. "I knew you were lying. But you let me keep my pride."
He handed me an envelope. Inside was $500.

"I'm a social worker now," he said. "I help homeless youth. Because someone showed me that kindness doesn't have to be humiliating. It can look like a store policy."

I'm 72. I price used clothes that smell like other people's lives.

But I learned this, Dignity matters more than charity.
Help people without making them feel small.
Lie about the price. Bend the rules. Make up policies.
Let them walk out with their head up.
That's what changes lives."
.
Let this story reach more hearts....
.
Credit: Mary Nelson

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

20 reasons why walking is the most underrated exercise on the planet:

1. It burns fat. Walking uses fat as a primary fuel source. You don't need to do hours of cardio to lose fat. You need to move more.

[David Wolfe @DavidWolfe]

Starting December 16th, Meta will start feeding all your data to AI. This video is an instructional on how to turn these settings off.

[Aleksandra Huk @HukAleksandra]

Bank: What’s the purpose of this withdrawal?

Me: To remind you who’s money this is

[Philippe Lemoine @phl43]

If you feel like you're bad at your job and it's making you depressed, just consider that, as the investigation of the recent heist revealed, the password to access the Louvre's videosurveillance system was "Louvre".

[Reid Southen @Rahll]

You're not creating anything with AI, you're exploring an infinite library of other people's works and laying claim to anything you find there because you feel like you put effort into the search.

[kiti メ @NainKiriti]

You turn your phone off for hours. When you turn it back on and connect to Wi-Fi, all your messages and notifications appear instantly.
Where were those messages hiding while your phone was offline?

(a thread)

[Isaac King 🔎 @IsaacKing314]

Anyone who tests AI on their area of expertise rapidly realizes that AI is an idiot.

Unfortunately, it is becoming clear to me that many humans do not have an area of expertise.

[swamp hag ✨☕️🌸🍓🍰 @potatoslav]

hunter gatherer mindset is why men can’t find the ketchup in the fridge but can spot an enemy on the other end of the map in Halo

[John Hultquist @JohnHultquist]

If you’ve been laid off from a cyber threat intel position, and you want a ticket to CYBERWARCON, please reach out.

[Kina @consuesco]

@RoshanKrRaii https://t.co/M8JoFOLRvS

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

This is amazing - a periodic table showing every element and how it’s used.

Chemistry really is everywhere. 🔬✨

What’s your favorite element?