NYT Spelling Bee has a disappointingly limited vocabulary. However, I was astounded when it didn't accept "felicitate", which apparently is "mainly Indian English".
June 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NYT Spelling Bee has a disappointingly limited vocabulary. However, I was astounded when it didn't accept "felicitate", which apparently is "mainly Indian English".
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what happens when a microscope crashes into a telescope?
they kaleidescope
they kaleidescope
February 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
what happens when a microscope crashes into a telescope?
they kaleidescope
they kaleidescope
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Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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1 marathon = 20 miles + 10 kms. Okay, okay, that's approximate (misses about 8 meters). But still more satisfying than the decidedly non-round numbers in any pure units.
January 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
1 marathon = 20 miles + 10 kms. Okay, okay, that's approximate (misses about 8 meters). But still more satisfying than the decidedly non-round numbers in any pure units.
I like to convert between different units when running. 3km is approximately 10 light microseconds, which to me seems a more impressive distance.
January 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I like to convert between different units when running. 3km is approximately 10 light microseconds, which to me seems a more impressive distance.
Another great story featuring leeches. I genuinely don't understand people's reactions to leeches and leech stories. They don't cause infections or pain. Is it just the sight of blood?
Second fun leech story of the week: During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con several years ago, I casually mentioned going wading in the local leech pond to collect leeches for my axolotl.
September 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Another great story featuring leeches. I genuinely don't understand people's reactions to leeches and leech stories. They don't cause infections or pain. Is it just the sight of blood?
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This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
September 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
I love this story!
I knew a biologist--still do technically, she's not dead--who went on a field expedition and came home with a NASTY code. No symptoms but absolutely DEVASTATING congestion. She was talking like a plugged-up cartoon character for months. Nothing helped.
September 28, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I love this story!
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NYT PUZZLE EDITOR: remember guys we have people playing our games from around the world, so make sure your questions aren't too Americancentric ok?
WORDLE: sure
STRANDS: of course
SPELLING BEE: ok
CONNECTIONS: [wearing a stars and stripes tuxedo & Uncle Sam hat, firing gun into the air] YEEEHAWW
WORDLE: sure
STRANDS: of course
SPELLING BEE: ok
CONNECTIONS: [wearing a stars and stripes tuxedo & Uncle Sam hat, firing gun into the air] YEEEHAWW
August 31, 2024 at 3:23 PM
NYT PUZZLE EDITOR: remember guys we have people playing our games from around the world, so make sure your questions aren't too Americancentric ok?
WORDLE: sure
STRANDS: of course
SPELLING BEE: ok
CONNECTIONS: [wearing a stars and stripes tuxedo & Uncle Sam hat, firing gun into the air] YEEEHAWW
WORDLE: sure
STRANDS: of course
SPELLING BEE: ok
CONNECTIONS: [wearing a stars and stripes tuxedo & Uncle Sam hat, firing gun into the air] YEEEHAWW
Snake oil is an actual thing you can buy?! Learned this when looking for reviews of the book AI Snake Oil.
September 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Snake oil is an actual thing you can buy?! Learned this when looking for reviews of the book AI Snake Oil.
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Oversized cars endanger pedestrians in several ways:
♦️ They convey more force in a crash and take more time to halt
♦️ Their height creates blind zones that hide those on foot (esp children)
♦️ Their tall front ends strike heads/torsos, rather than legs
♦️ They convey more force in a crash and take more time to halt
♦️ Their height creates blind zones that hide those on foot (esp children)
♦️ Their tall front ends strike heads/torsos, rather than legs
September 24, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Oversized cars endanger pedestrians in several ways:
♦️ They convey more force in a crash and take more time to halt
♦️ Their height creates blind zones that hide those on foot (esp children)
♦️ Their tall front ends strike heads/torsos, rather than legs
♦️ They convey more force in a crash and take more time to halt
♦️ Their height creates blind zones that hide those on foot (esp children)
♦️ Their tall front ends strike heads/torsos, rather than legs
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Super important thread about mega sized cars and pedestrian safety. If you’re concerned, we’re in the 60-day comment period where you can ask the government to regulate car safety for those OUTSIDE cars as well as inside. See the end of this thread!
First, context.
America is mired in a pedestrian safety crisis. Deaths among those walking (and cycling, too) recently hit 40-year highs. No other rich country is experiencing anything like the chart below.
Source: www.ghsa.org/resources/Pe...
America is mired in a pedestrian safety crisis. Deaths among those walking (and cycling, too) recently hit 40-year highs. No other rich country is experiencing anything like the chart below.
Source: www.ghsa.org/resources/Pe...
September 24, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Super important thread about mega sized cars and pedestrian safety. If you’re concerned, we’re in the 60-day comment period where you can ask the government to regulate car safety for those OUTSIDE cars as well as inside. See the end of this thread!
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Today I learned that Moebius did illustrations for Maxwell House Coffee magazine ads. And they are amazing.
September 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Today I learned that Moebius did illustrations for Maxwell House Coffee magazine ads. And they are amazing.
I came across a published math paper from 2017 (by engineers, not by mathematicians) which is horribly wrong. It's not just that the proof is sloppy, the claim itself is nowhere near right, as the simplest of examples shows. The journal is highly reputed (not a math journal). Way to report this?
September 23, 2024 at 4:13 PM
I came across a published math paper from 2017 (by engineers, not by mathematicians) which is horribly wrong. It's not just that the proof is sloppy, the claim itself is nowhere near right, as the simplest of examples shows. The journal is highly reputed (not a math journal). Way to report this?
www.youtube.com/live/ydYDqZQ... I am glued to this. I don't think I will sleep tonight.
Namibia: Live stream in the Namib Desert
YouTube video by NamibiaCam
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2024 at 7:34 AM
www.youtube.com/live/ydYDqZQ... I am glued to this. I don't think I will sleep tonight.
Some lizards seem to go out of their way to be ugly. Even within a species they seem to be competing with each other. Do birds/predators get grossed out?
August 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Some lizards seem to go out of their way to be ugly. Even within a species they seem to be competing with each other. Do birds/predators get grossed out?
A happy non-Covidy spike.
Oh hello Britain 😳
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download
August 15, 2024 at 2:03 AM
A happy non-Covidy spike.
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hello new followers
i would really appreciate it if you shared our updated coverage of the Starship wastewater shitshow
it has more nitty-gritty analysis, including those pesky lil mercury decimals details
the bottomline is that this remains very Not Fucking Good
www.popsci.com/science/spac...
i would really appreciate it if you shared our updated coverage of the Starship wastewater shitshow
it has more nitty-gritty analysis, including those pesky lil mercury decimals details
the bottomline is that this remains very Not Fucking Good
www.popsci.com/science/spac...
SpaceX accused of dumping polluted Starship wastewater in Texas for years
The bombshell allegations may violate the EPA's Clean Water Act.
www.popsci.com
August 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
hello new followers
i would really appreciate it if you shared our updated coverage of the Starship wastewater shitshow
it has more nitty-gritty analysis, including those pesky lil mercury decimals details
the bottomline is that this remains very Not Fucking Good
www.popsci.com/science/spac...
i would really appreciate it if you shared our updated coverage of the Starship wastewater shitshow
it has more nitty-gritty analysis, including those pesky lil mercury decimals details
the bottomline is that this remains very Not Fucking Good
www.popsci.com/science/spac...
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Related to Trump's performance: Its a lot worse for someone to talk in rambling word salad that goes nowhere than it is to struggle for a few seconds and then make a cogent statement, but people treat the latter as much worse than the former because it doesn't look as confident
August 13, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Related to Trump's performance: Its a lot worse for someone to talk in rambling word salad that goes nowhere than it is to struggle for a few seconds and then make a cogent statement, but people treat the latter as much worse than the former because it doesn't look as confident
Tried to find out the name of the cooling gadget that the marathoners were wearing in Paris yesterday. Now I see ads and product reviews for "wet towels" everywhere. Starting to feel a bit of empathy for Arthur Dent.
August 11, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Tried to find out the name of the cooling gadget that the marathoners were wearing in Paris yesterday. Now I see ads and product reviews for "wet towels" everywhere. Starting to feel a bit of empathy for Arthur Dent.
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Imagine doing 80 on the freeway and then seeing this
August 10, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Imagine doing 80 on the freeway and then seeing this
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Not sure of the origin of this but not seeing any reason to spare the rest of you.
August 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Not sure of the origin of this but not seeing any reason to spare the rest of you.
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@bsky.app I wish there was an easy way to find the original post with a link to an article. I will click on a link to a potentially interesting article/site, but will decide to like or share only after I have read the entire article. A feature with the article backlinked to the post would be great!
August 8, 2024 at 2:03 AM
@bsky.app I wish there was an easy way to find the original post with a link to an article. I will click on a link to a potentially interesting article/site, but will decide to like or share only after I have read the entire article. A feature with the article backlinked to the post would be great!