Had to do a double-take when looking at the updated website control panel to realize they just had an unfortunately placed line break in the list.
The wind keeps making this whistling noise that sounds almost exactly like the hailing whistle …
The wind keeps making this whistling noise that sounds almost exactly like the hailing whistle from classic Star Trek
Western Gull
Heermann’s Gull
Hearing fireworks!
Hearing fireworks!
uspol
Anyway, I’m relieved at the result of the election, though in a sane country it wouldn’t have been as close as it was. Trump started his term taking a sledgehammer to the walls and when the house caught fire, he cheerfully tossed gas on it figuring he’d look better by firelight. I’ll happily take someone who’ll at least try to put the fire out, even if his repair plans aren’t perfect.
uspol
JFC there are still people who think there’s “no difference” between the two major parties? Have you fucking been paying any attention for the past 4 years????
Check out this vine!
First substantial rain of the season. That’s two things to be happy about today!
First substantial rain of the season. That’s two things to be happy about today!
Patrat is on the lookout
History, overuse of x-rays
From the same era as radium watches 😱
When X-Rays Were All the Rage, a Trip to the Shoe Store Was Dangerously Illuminating – IEEE Spectrum
Election maps typically show land. But land doesn’t vote.
Election maps typically show land. But land doesn’t vote. People vote. Whether they’re spread out over a lot of land or concentrated in a city.
And if land did vote, I suspect it wouldn’t be voting for the party that’s consistently rolled back environmental protections.
9YO has started pronouncing “XD” aloud. 😬
9YO has started pronouncing “XD” aloud. 😬
I guess it’s better than “Maniacal laugh!!!!”
Big Parma
OMG I’m looking at a takeout menu and the restaurant has a limited edition chicken burger called the Big Parma (as in Parmesan)
uspol
I love how I’ve seen opinion pieces titled both
“The election has actually been the most normal thing about 2020”
and
“Stop pretending anything about this election is normal”
uspol,covid,mh
Finding myself focusing on covid news/stats to keep myself from focusing on election news/stats because it’s less stressful. wtf, brain?
I’d like to think we can all agree on this, at least.
I’d like to think we can all agree on this, at least.
Covid measures metaphor
Covid measures metaphor: Think of each measure (masks, distance, limiting crowds, ventilation, etc.) as a slice of Swiss cheese. Sure, there are holes in each slice, but you stack them together and they cover each other’s gaps.
A Swiss cheese approach to pandemic safety
Also, a nice visual display of how coronavirus spreads in indoor scenarios and how different actions reduce the risk.
A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air
Saw someone walking down the street in an inflatable unicorn costume.
Saw someone walking down the street in an inflatable unicorn costume.
A Metro train in Rotterdam overshot the end of its track, but caught on a …
A Metro train in Rotterdam overshot the end of its track, but caught on a giant whale tail sculpture instead of falling 30 feet to the ground. No passengers were onboard, and the driver escaped unharmed. Now they have to figure out how to get the train down safely.
The sculpture, incidentally, is called “Saved by the Whale’s Tale.”
Saved by the whale: Runaway train caught by fateful sculpture