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Two historical dramas that, evidently, take liberties with what is actually known but are still well worth watching IMO: King & Conqueror (Prime), Chief of War (Apple).
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Two historical dramas that, evidently, take liberties with what is actually known but are still well worth watching IMO: King & Conqueror (Prime), Chief of War (Apple).
I was today years old when I found out my local library account can be used for accessing digital versions of the local newspaper (in a terrible worse-than-PDF-like format, basically useless) and the NYTimes online (gotta redeem a new code each day and click through a buncha crap but it works well).
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was today years old when I found out my local library account can be used for accessing digital versions of the local newspaper (in a terrible worse-than-PDF-like format, basically useless) and the NYTimes online (gotta redeem a new code each day and click through a buncha crap but it works well).
Reposted
“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
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January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
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(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
"There's good news today..."
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"There's good news today..."
Old man Airhead Rogers is surely going to retire now
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Old man Airhead Rogers is surely going to retire now
Not the kind of YouTube channel I usually watch—famous drummer who has somehow never heard of one of the most famous drummers of all time and has to invent a performance for a drumless track—but it was very entertaining
youtu.be/sHU4re5lOpE?...
youtu.be/sHU4re5lOpE?...
Kriss Drummer Hears "Baba O'Riley" For The First Time
YouTube video by Drumeo
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Not the kind of YouTube channel I usually watch—famous drummer who has somehow never heard of one of the most famous drummers of all time and has to invent a performance for a drumless track—but it was very entertaining
youtu.be/sHU4re5lOpE?...
youtu.be/sHU4re5lOpE?...
You can call it Golden Puffs or Honey Smacks but I know what it really is—Sugar Smacks!
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
You can call it Golden Puffs or Honey Smacks but I know what it really is—Sugar Smacks!
The next presidential election will be stolen.
President Trump said in an interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his 2020 election loss. Trump has long pushed the false claim that the machines had been rigged against him.
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election
In an interview, the president said he should have ordered the National Guard to take the machines to find evidence of fraud, but added that the Guard might not have had the sophistication to do so.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The next presidential election will be stolen.
Epic comeback, but it wouldn't have happened if the Pack hadn't missed 4 pts. Cardiologists in Chicago must be having a field day.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Williams sparks 18-point fightback as Bears oust Packers for first playoff win in 15 years
Caleb Williams threw a late go-ahead TD as the Bears erased an 18-point deficit to beat Green Bay, earning their first playoff win since 2011
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Epic comeback, but it wouldn't have happened if the Pack hadn't missed 4 pts. Cardiologists in Chicago must be having a field day.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
"That's when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports"
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
How AI turned a Utah police officer into a frog
Civil libertarians say Disney shapeshifting is the least of the problems this new tech could cause.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"That's when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports"
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
A complete rundown of the themes in the 2nd Trump administration...
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
2025 in Review, Part I: The Democracy Demolition Derby
Click on the map for the article
www.electoral-vote.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A complete rundown of the themes in the 2nd Trump administration...
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
I *love* (sarcasm) how mapmyfitness now loads the initial map view to (zooms out)... Baltimore... instead of my profile's setting of Tucson. Way to make sure I'll just use Strava instead, guys.
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I *love* (sarcasm) how mapmyfitness now loads the initial map view to (zooms out)... Baltimore... instead of my profile's setting of Tucson. Way to make sure I'll just use Strava instead, guys.
Prediction: Stranger Things will have a 40th anniversary in 2056, set in the year 2023. Dustin and Eleven will be MAGA.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Prediction: Stranger Things will have a 40th anniversary in 2056, set in the year 2023. Dustin and Eleven will be MAGA.
Does NWS Tucson still produce monthly & seasonal summaries on social media? I don't see any recent ones on FB or their web site.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Does NWS Tucson still produce monthly & seasonal summaries on social media? I don't see any recent ones on FB or their web site.
Bloomberg News: betting against Christ's return yields 5.5% annual interest. (I would add, indefinitely).
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bloomberg News: betting against Christ's return yields 5.5% annual interest. (I would add, indefinitely).
"the Great Hunger [the Irish Potato Famine] was a very modern event, and one shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendant"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.
www.newyorker.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"the Great Hunger [the Irish Potato Famine] was a very modern event, and one shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendant"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How long before 'active shooter' training is an actual video game?
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How long before 'active shooter' training is an actual video game?
Quiz: The NFL playoffs. Without looking it up, do you know how many wild-card teams make it per division and how the first-round matches are determined?
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Quiz: The NFL playoffs. Without looking it up, do you know how many wild-card teams make it per division and how the first-round matches are determined?
This was one of the most interesting New Yorker articles of the year...
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rT56lu
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rT56lu
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This was one of the most interesting New Yorker articles of the year...
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rT56lu
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rT56lu
Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was six volumes... at this point, the accumulating scandals, outrages, and other debacles of the 2nd Trump administration would have to fill at least one volume....
December 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was six volumes... at this point, the accumulating scandals, outrages, and other debacles of the 2nd Trump administration would have to fill at least one volume....
Tucson trivia: who was General Hitchcock, namesake of the Catalina Highway AKA Mt Lemmon Scenic Byway?
A) a Union general
B) a Confederate general
C) owner of the Tucson Citizen
D) first head of the U.S. Army Air Force
tucson.com/news/local/s...
A) a Union general
B) a Confederate general
C) owner of the Tucson Citizen
D) first head of the U.S. Army Air Force
tucson.com/news/local/s...
December 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tucson trivia: who was General Hitchcock, namesake of the Catalina Highway AKA Mt Lemmon Scenic Byway?
A) a Union general
B) a Confederate general
C) owner of the Tucson Citizen
D) first head of the U.S. Army Air Force
tucson.com/news/local/s...
A) a Union general
B) a Confederate general
C) owner of the Tucson Citizen
D) first head of the U.S. Army Air Force
tucson.com/news/local/s...
Flying out of TIA in the mid-90's, Jerry Mathers in front of me in line, the gate agent says, "Say, aren't you The Beave?" He mumbles something, looks bothered, and moves on...
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Flying out of TIA in the mid-90's, Jerry Mathers in front of me in line, the gate agent says, "Say, aren't you The Beave?" He mumbles something, looks bothered, and moves on...
Best thing about 2025 has got to be Spotify lossless.
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Best thing about 2025 has got to be Spotify lossless.
Top 10: Exotic spaceplanes that failed to take off
Top 10: Exotic spaceplanes that failed to take off
tech.yahoo.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Only 3 people mentioned in We Didn't Start the Fire are still alive."
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From the dataisbeautiful community on Reddit: [OC] With Brigitte Bardot's passing 3 people in 'We didn't Start the Fire' remain alive
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December 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"Only 3 people mentioned in We Didn't Start the Fire are still alive."
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