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Chris Barncard
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Science writer.
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This January 2012 issue of @theonion.com waited in an outhouse in Wisconsin's northwoods until November of 2017 to burn me/America real good with that kicker.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Get plunked!
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Brewers Radio Network bumper music update: The subtle suggestion to Blake Snell in the bottom of the 8th is from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Give It Away"
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Brewers Radio Network bumper music update: "Voodoo Child" leads into Jacob Misiorowski's postseason debut
October 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Happy Kitrick Taylor Day to all who celebrate. www.latimes.com/sports/story...
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Brewers Radio Network bumper music update: "Hit Me With You Best Shot," Pat Benatar
September 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Brewers Radio Network bumper music update: "Turnin' Up the Heat"
July 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Definitely one of those days when you are deeply jealous of a science writer colleague at another university. Way to run with this, @joshuaebrowncom.bsky.social. www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news...
Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel | UVM News | The University of Vermont
Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move tons of nutri...
www.uvm.edu
March 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Monkey see #footupfriday ...
February 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
" ... Unfortunately, the world is now acting in such a way as to eliminate that courtesy -- among many others. So, I can only ask your forbearance."
Alan Furst, from "Dark Star":
"Polite people avoid certain topics. Experience shows the wisdom in that. Like one's dreams or medical condition, it's just better to find something else to talk about. ...
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Alan Furst, from "Dark Star":
"Polite people avoid certain topics. Experience shows the wisdom in that. Like one's dreams or medical condition, it's just better to find something else to talk about. ...
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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RIP George Tice — The photography legend is dead at 86.
www.flakphoto.news/p/rip-george...
RIP George Tice
The photography legend is dead at 86.
www.flakphoto.news
January 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Definitely a positive I remember from my school-board covering days. Kids have prepared a statement, and they can't even imagine saying one word they haven't thought out carefully. Can you imagine.
I've learned tonight that public comment by literal children is just as good as anyone else's. Best part is they keep it short.
January 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A few years ago, I wrote a story without *any* em-dashes. I still think about framing that thing.
Apparently folks think that writing that contains an em dash is a dead giveaway that it's from ChatGPT, which I guess is a sign that most people have never read anything in their lives.
January 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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this is so petty lmaooo
January 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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We need to plan and build so many regional walking/cycle tracks in every metro in this country:

(The 606, Chicago)

📷 Jason Thorne
January 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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You don't have to be better in 2025. You can be worse.
January 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Going round.
December 22, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Human factors engineering
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Flowchart of human history:

1. Suffer incredible hardship.
2. Amazing science and hard work fixes hardship.
3. Everything is much better for about 50 years.
4. Nobody remembers hardship anymore.
5. Solution to hardship now considered unnecessary.
6. GOTO 1.
December 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Motorola V70 still the coolest phone I ever owned. Shocking SAR, though.
December 10, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Massachusetts last year made phone calls from prison and jails free.

It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones.

You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2
boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts Is Making Communications Free for Incarcerated People
The reform would eliminate the exorbitant charges people face to keep in touch with loved ones in jail and prison, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
boltsmag.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:20 AM