phantasmagoria

Noun LookUp a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) Less specific representation mental representation internal representation Related phantasmagoric phantasmagorical surreal surrealistic phantasmagoric phantasmagorical surreal surrealistic a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream what happened next was a phantasmagoria of horror and mystery Origin early 19th century (originally the name of a London exhibition (1802) of optical illusions produced chiefly by magic lantern): probably from French fantasmagorie , from fantasme phantasm + a fanciful suffix

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Apple Music Replay 2023

See the full-sized image here. Apple Music Share URL WTF Shortlink - https://davidblue.wtf/am23 Playlist ID: pl.rp-0AA8HygLJv7 Market Tools

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obloquy

Noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Synonyms opprobrium Less specific shame disgrace ignominy a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions Synonyms defamation calumny calumniation traducement hatchet job Less specific disparagement depreciation derogation More specific character assassination assassination blackwash smear vilification malignment libel slander name calling names name epithet Related badmouth malign traduce drag through the mud calumniatory calumnious defamatory denigrative denigrating denigratory libellous libelous slanderous defame slander smirch asperse denigrate calumniate smear sully besmirch defame slander smirch asperse denigrate calumniate smear sully besmirch obloquy - LookUp noun

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Siri Simone Voicemail Greeting

Whyp Raw File As of iOS17, it would appear that responsibility for synthesizing the Default Greeting preview (locally on one’s device) has now fallen to whichever Siri voice you currently have selected in settings at the time. Upon noticing this, I verified that the actual recording a missed caller will hear is the same (apparently carrier-side) as its been since before the trees and rocks on Earth and it occurred to me just how much better stock, out of the box Siri Voice 2 sounds than her, so I gave it a shot.

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epistolary

Adjective

  1. written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; “an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs”; “the epistolatory novel”
    • Synonyms
      • epistolatory
    • Similar to
      • informal
    • Related
      • epistle

Adjective

  1. Literature (of a literary work) in the form of letters an epistolary novel

Literary relating to the writing of letters.

Origin

mid 17th century: from French épistolaire or Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle)

being real…

bawl

Verb shout loudly and without restraint Synonyms bellow Less specific shout Related bellow bellowing holla holler hollering hollo holloa roar roaring yowl bellow bellowing holla holler hollering hollo holloa roar roaring yowl make a raucous noise Synonyms yawp Less specific roar howl Related roarer bawler bellower screamer screecher shouter yeller cry loudly; “Don’t bawl in public!

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Diamond Bay Car Wash (Google Review)

Sorry about the narrative - I found the experience about to recount oddly significant. Its gist: Digital payments on-site do not appear to be functioning as of late June 2023. I was able to use cash successfully. Though it’d obviously been long-abandoned, the water that came out during the rinse cycle, at least, was free of debris and did not smell of poo poo. The employee of the Break Time told me that: The store had been able to sell working car wash codes for as long as she’d worked there.

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utile

Adjective being of use or service; “the girl felt motherly and useful”; “a useful job”; “a useful member of society” Synonyms useful Antonyms useless Similar to handy multipurpose reclaimable recyclable reusable serviceable useable usable utilitarian utilizable See also effective effectual efficacious expedient helpful profitable serviceable Attributes utility usefulness Related utility usefulness utile - LookUp adjective rare advantageous I deplored the killing of them for merely utile purposes noun

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I finally bought the least popular Seiko 5 color!

I can see why, now… the face isn’t exactly readable.

but boy, it’s so stupid how long I let myself exist without wearing an analog wristwatch when I know better.

might be on time, finally.

(taken with my #iPhone4S)

#Seiko5 #womw

My First Ever OpenStreetMap Contribution

Excited to contribute my first “commit.” The iOS app is really something, ain’t it? Changeset Page Diary Page Source Node Source - https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/11336750663 Changeset Source <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <osm version="0.6" generator="CGImap 0.8.9 (1855409 spike-07.openstreetmap.org)" copyright="OpenStreetMap and contributors" attribution="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" license="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"> <changeset id="143839719" created_at="2023-11-09T21:21:25Z" closed_at="2023-11-09T21:21:25Z" open="false" user="extratone" uid="13679993" min_lat="38.9848318" min_lon="-92.2089808" max_lat="38.9848318" max_lon="-92.2089808" comments_count="0" changes_count="1"> <tag k="comment" v="This is my first commit! Always welcome feedback."/> <tag k="created_by" v="Go Map!

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Gas Price Sign Update

A manual (non-digital) Break Time primary fuel price sign. Gas Price Sign Update To date, the most utile function I’ve yet found for ChatGPT: helping me streamline the process of changing the non-digital price signs at my gas station job. Gas Price Sign Update Shared by David Blue via ChatGPTchat.openai.com You: I need to change the (physical, non-digital) price signs of my gas station. If I tell you the current values on the sign for each of the 3 displayed grades and the new values they need to be, can you tell me which individual numbers I need to bring out with me and in which order to slide them in?

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