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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
It really does this.
Men will spend billions on building their own AI rather than go to therapy.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It really does this.
Never change Northumberland Gazette.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Never change Northumberland Gazette.
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
Steve and Steve would like to thank Steve, Steve and Steve for their hard work.
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Steve and Steve would like to thank Steve, Steve and Steve for their hard work.
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i love the smell even if it gives off pure, natural, undiluted cruelty
October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
i love the smell even if it gives off pure, natural, undiluted cruelty
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Very unfortunate cut-off.
October 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Very unfortunate cut-off.
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thinking once again about one of the all-time great newspaper mixups, when Dennis the Menace and The Far Side got their captions swapped
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
thinking once again about one of the all-time great newspaper mixups, when Dennis the Menace and The Far Side got their captions swapped
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me when you get your acoustic guitar out at a party I was up to that point enjoying
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 PM
me when you get your acoustic guitar out at a party I was up to that point enjoying
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If a bell tried to toll for me I’d kick its ass
September 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If a bell tried to toll for me I’d kick its ass
August 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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gentleman, gentleman, please, there's no need for this! you are both in the epstein files.
June 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
gentleman, gentleman, please, there's no need for this! you are both in the epstein files.
OH from passing kid: “It won’t be black dark, it will be what do you call it ,’tear-light’”?
May 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
OH from passing kid: “It won’t be black dark, it will be what do you call it ,’tear-light’”?
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
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March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
Not now, mysterious balloon from Austria.
OE-ZZM, a (presumably) piloted gas balloon which departed the Austria-Germany border more than 24 hours ago, continues north above the UK, most recently crossing RAF Menwith Hill and, at ~4.10am local time, east of Pateley Bridge at about ~4500'
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March 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Not now, mysterious balloon from Austria.
“Driving You Crepes”. A pun swerved at the last second.
March 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Driving You Crepes”. A pun swerved at the last second.
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you hear Crouching Tiger and you're thinking, well that's gotta be the most fearsome and best camouflaged creature in this title,
January 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
you hear Crouching Tiger and you're thinking, well that's gotta be the most fearsome and best camouflaged creature in this title,
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Wondering if anyone else has been affected by any of the issues in Kafka's The Metamorphosis? At the moment I'm just putting out feelers.
December 30, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Wondering if anyone else has been affected by any of the issues in Kafka's The Metamorphosis? At the moment I'm just putting out feelers.
“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?”
December 14, 2024 at 10:09 PM
“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?”
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felt coot, might delete later
November 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
felt coot, might delete later