@janellecshane Oh, here’s a good one!
“You use recipes for dread but hunger is ignored.”
Category: Wandering.Shop
@janellecshane “You attack monsters and are able to create hostility by dropping raw meat sources. …
“You attack monsters and are able to create hostility by dropping raw meat sources. Loot your loot, buy ammo, alive better and now you have what you need.. well you thought the depression was over awhile ago. Oh well.”
Better solar cells using coffee. Wait, what?
Better solar cells using coffee.
Wait, what?
It turns out growing certain types of photovoltaic cells with caffeine in the mix results in better crystals that have a higher output *and* last longer.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/solar/java-takes-the-jitters-out-of-solar-cells
I swear this is like a subplot from a Bond movie or something.
I swear this is like a subplot from a Bond movie or something.
A beluga whale showed up near Norway with a Russian-made camera harness (but no camera) and has Norwegian officials speculating about Russian military spying cetaceans.
Apparently it’s not that improbable, since there’s a history of the Russian (and previously Soviet) military training dolphins???
https://www.latimes.com/world/la-na-norway-beluga-whale-20190429-story.html
An interesting read on trying to revive pre-Colombian Native American agriculture using plant species related …
An interesting read on trying to revive pre-Colombian Native American agriculture using plant species related to those whose seeds have been found in archaeological sites.
The Promise and Perils of Resurrecting Native Americans’ Lost Crops
@InvaderXan Dirt when talking about what the ground is made of, soil when talking about …
@InvaderXan Dirt when talking about what the ground is made of, soil when talking about growing plants in it.
I just saved an article on procrastination to read later… 🤦♂️
I just saved an article on procrastination to read later… 🤦♂️
Vanellope’s “Slaughter Race” song is such an absolutely perfect parody of the Disney Princess song …
Vanellope’s “Slaughter Race” song is such an absolutely perfect parody of the Disney Princess song archetype.
Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes…
Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes: “The high speed of society has jammed your internal clock.”
8YO just finished the main story of LEGO Incredibles and discovered the bonus level where …
8YO just finished the main story of LEGO Incredibles and discovered the bonus level where you play as the Omnidroid and destroy the city.
He’s gleefully smashing everything while saying “It’s just wrong to save the city and then destroy it” *smash* *smash*
“Saving the city then destroying it? Not cool! :-)” *smash* “But, if it’s a game, it’s fine!” *smash* *smash* *smash*
MISSION COMPLETE!
I don’t think there’s anything left above the base plates…
Oh hey, WordPress redid their color scheme so that it’s a different shade of teal …
Oh hey, WordPress redid their color scheme so that it’s a different shade of teal than everything else!
I feel like I ought to write something for Speed Force about what’s going on with Heroes in Crisis and The Flash…
I feel like I ought to write something for @SpeedForce
about what’s going on with Heroes in Crisis and The Flash, but unlike anger, severe disappointment just isn’t motivating.
Fortunately, Ed wrote something better than I could have, and broadened it to the way Heroes in Crisis is handling mental illness as compared to The Unstoppable Wasp.
“Heroes In Crisis” vs “Unstoppable Wasp” and a Look at Mental Illness
“They asked artificial intelligence to create a game. One of its first ideas involved exploding …
“They asked artificial intelligence to create a game. One of its first ideas involved exploding Frisbees.”
The article goes on to describe a less dangerous game that they ended up actually implementing, but there’s something perfect in the exploding Frisbee idea.
I keep hitting the wrong blue-and-white icon.
I keep hitting the wrong blue-and-white icon.
I should especially (not) put Skype, Simplenote and Shazam next to each other.
Or maybe I should, and it would be easier to notice at a glance which white S on a light blue blob is the one I want to open.
I love the oddly-specific categories you can find on Wikipedia, like “Fictional cubes”
I love the oddly-specific categories you can find on Wikipedia, like “Fictional cubes”
Interesting read: Why Google+ Failed
Interesting read: Why Google+ Failed
“Google Plus didn’t fail because Facebook is invulnerable. It failed because of deep flaws embedded in it from the very start.”
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@mjog Yeah. By the time Inbox was introduced, I’d already set up enough custom rules that I wasn’t interested in even trying it, but the analysis makes a lot of sense.
Some great examples of spectacular mirages over the ocean, including the fata morgana
Some great examples of spectacular mirages over the ocean, including the fata morgana, which occurs when different layers of air refract light so that an image – or multiple images – appear above where the object actually is. Named for Morgana le Fay, because it can make distant islands or ships appear as castles in the air.
The Most Interesting, Spectacular Mirages Aren’t in the Desert
The Wikipedia article on the phenomenon also has some great images, and a diagram of how it works.
Growing weeds to capture carbon
Interesting: Some California farmers are deliberately growing weeds to capture carbon and add organic matter to the soil.
California Has Farmers Growing Weeds. Why? To Capture Carbon
A fascinating look at historical descriptions and illustrations either known to be, or matching up with, migraine auras.
A fascinating look at historical descriptions and illustrations either known to be, or matching up with, #migraine auras.
Yes, the enum has a typo init.
Found a comment in code accessing a third-party library:
// Yes, the enum has a typo init.
I can’t bring myself to fix the typo in the comment!