Gum on China’s Shoe

ProfundumPhoto@toot.community

Mostly photography, wildlife, birds, Chinese and all things Taiwan (and occasionally trying to make all of those come together at once). <a href="https://toot.community/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/fedi22" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fedi22</a>

Posts

Post #3075228
RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/116653724018719278 Basic humanity, and yet beautiful to see.
Post #3075227
Taipei’s Confucius Temple, Taiwan. #taiwan #taipei #ConfuciusTemple #TaiwanPhoto #photography #台北 #台灣 #孔子廟 #孔廟
Post #3075226
What does Trump think “Thank you for your attention to this matter” means? Did he hear it somewhere and think “Ooh, that sounds grown-up!”? It’s sounds like something you might use to close-off a “To whom it concerns” letter.
Post #3075225
RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/116665800421319122 Pretty high on the list of “Jobs that won’t be replaced by AI”… Fascinating to see them binding the pieces of stone together by pouring in molten metal reinforcing.
Post #3075224
As a bird person, this insurance ad really annoys me. In the TV version, the little bird&#39;s nest is washed away, and the big bird turns up to rescue the little bird and its egg and carry them to a new nest. My problem is - that&#39;s a raptor! Look at that beak! It&#39;s made for tearing flesh. The little bird and its egg? Just more protein! Maybe flesh-eating-predator-pretending-to-be-friendly is actually a good representation of an insurance company...
Post #3075223
Detail from a door in Taipei’s Confucius Temple. #taiwan #taipei #ConfuciusTemple #TaiwanPhoto #台灣 #台北 #孔子廟 #孔廟
Post #3075222
Detail from an artwork in the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. #taiwan #taipei #TaiwanPhoto #台灣 #台北 #美術館 #台北美術館
Post #3075221
RE: https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/116681217923633867 Conclusive proof that the Fediverse has been monitoring not just what I say, but what I think, and then uses that to shape the content it feeds me. I was thinking about “big endian” JUST YESTERDAY, and here we are. An excellent application of intrusive surveillance to shape my feed towards topics that will be more to my interest. Thank you, John Mastodon, I love you.
Post #3075220
RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116683531117865946 The sequel to “Snakes on a Plane”…
Post #3075219
RE: https://aus.social/@dgar/116683270655317027 That beak is made for murder.
Post #3075218
Police patrol box in Taipei’s Shilin District. #taiwan #taipei #shilin #TaiwanPhoto #台灣 #台北 #士林
Post #2931173
‘ The rise of fascism in the United States, the abandonment of [their] alliances, and the corruption and incompetence of the Trump regime have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world sees [them].’ https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-end-of-american-credibility
Post #2931172
RE: https://mastodon.social/@joyousjoyness/116627081170374017 Boosting for 抓餅 and the riotous, colourful chaos of a decent night market!!! #taiwan #台灣
Post #2931171
Interesting report on Formosan gem-faced civets (白鼻心 /Paguma larvata taivana）increasingly being found in Taipei. The report mentions sightings in the Da’an, Wenshan and Beitou Districts. We’ve also seen reports elsewhere of sightings in National Taiwan University campus. On the list to try to spot one… #taiwan #台灣 #台北 #taipei https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5446093
Post #2931170
Sculpture of an arhat at a temple behind Taipei’s Xiangshan. #taipei #taiwan #xiangshan #TaiwanPhoto #photography #台灣#台北 #象山
Post #2931169
Rhinoceros sculpture in Taipei’s Xinyi District. #taiwan #taipei #XinyiDistrict #TaiwanPhoto #台灣 #台北#信義區
Post #2931168
RE: https://mastodon.social/@violetblue/116637798162504941 ‘ Decades of research in developmental psychology have shown that moral reasoning develops through consequences—not punishment, necessarily, but experiencing the effects of your actions on others, receiving honest feedback, having to accommodate reality as it actually is rather than as you wish it to be.’ Accountability may be uncomfortable at times, but ultimately it makes us better, and I&#39;m also convinced happier, people.
Post #2931166
“YouBike” share bikes in Taipei’s Xinyi District. #taiwan #taipei #XinyiDistrict #TaiwanPhoto #台灣 #台北 #信義區 #YouBike
Post #2931165
RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116643232719052079 NUM 2 ENGINE IS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF?!?!?!?!?
Post #2931164
Decorative flourishes on a Japanese-era column in Taichung Railway Station, Taiwan. #taiwan #taichung #TaiwanPhoto #photography #台灣 #台中 #日據時代
Post #2931163
Hey everyone! I found the words of the prophet!
Post #2931162
A decorative simulated bookcase in the old Miyahara Opthamology Clinic in Taichung, Taiwan. #taiwan #taichung #TaiwanPhoto #MiyaharaOpthamology #台灣 #台中 #宮原眼科
Post #1493928
RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116442187460727786 What’s the substance going into the backpack?