Happy transistor day! On this date in 1947 scientists at Bell Labs first demonstrated this now ubiquitous electronic device. The phone I’m using to post this message has approximately 16 billion transistors.

Excellent oven spring in this weekend’s pain de champagne.

Happy birthday Jean-Luc Godard!

Hooray for Wisdom, the Laysan Albatross! Wisdom is known to be at least 74 years old, making her the oldest known wild bird on the planet. This past week she returned from her year long travels around the pacific to her breeding ground on Midway Island.

Happy birthday William Blake!

Say goodbye to the Slender-billed Curlew. A new scientific paper says it’s virtually certain the species has become extinct, making it the first European bird to go extinct in modern times.

Bluesky is a real Choco Toucan chamber.

Happy birthday Terry Gilliam!

Actual photos of students graduating from Kyoto University

I got this grab of that one frame, but I don't remember what cartoon it's from either. Thanks!